The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-23

but withdrew the motion at the request of Mr. I'm
derwood who expressed hope that the bill would
not be laid on the table, but that the House would
concur.
The motion to lay on the table was renewed, and
on it, MIR. CAVE JOHNSON called for the yeas and
nays
They were ordered.
The vote stood yeas &c, nays l0l.
So the motion was rejected
The amendment was then concurred in.
The act amending pension acts of 1886 and 1887
and granting pensions to certain widows, was next
taken up, and, after a brief debate, the Senate
amendment was concurred in.
The amendments to the bills for the relief Of GER
tain settlers in Wisconsin, and for supplying the def
ciencies in the navy pension fund, were also con-
Cured in.
Mr.. FILLMORE offered resolution, that all de-
bate the contingency bill, in Committee of the
Whole, should cease to-day at O'Clock.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. FILLMORE then called for the orders of the
day.
The business of the morning hour was the calling
of reports from committees. The committees were
called in order.
Among the sundry reports was one from the Com
mittee the District of Columbia, being the bill in
relation to the sale of lottery tickets in the District
amended by the Senate, with that amendment still
further amended in the House.
The amendments were concurred in and the bill
was passed.
About the conclusion of the morning hour, Mr..
ARNOLD offered resolution prescribing the time
when the debate should cease on his bill.
Resolution overruled
The House then resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole, MIR. STUART, of Virginia, in the chair.
Mr.. J. r. INGERSOLL moved to lay aside the
consideration of the Tariff bill, which pending
when the committee last rose.
The motion prevailed-l07 voting in the afirma-
tive, noes not counted.
The contingency bill was then taken up.
The first amendment of the Senate proposes to
raise the salary of the watchmen of the State De-
partment from 1865 to $500.
The Committee of Ways and Means recommended
non-concurrence and the House decided not to con-
The Senate proposed to raise the salary of clerk
from III ,O00 as proposed by the House, to $1,000.
MIR. PROFIT said he had no intention to oppose
any Recommendation of the Committee of Ways and
Means, he wished merely to express the hope that
this bill, which provides for the pay of the members
of the two Houses will be suffered to hang between
them, until tariff bill shall be passed If appro
priation he said is made for our pay to-day, we WILL
in all probability, be left without quorum on Mon
day.
Mr.. BLACK hoped the bill would pass Money
is paid into the Treasury under the Compromise act
and it Is then proper TO pass appropriation bills
After some further remarks by Messrs. STANLY,
HOPKINS, GORDON and PROFIT, the House
refused to concur with the Senate.
The Senate amendment establishing a law clerk at
salary of 81 800 was after brief debate, rejected
The Senate amendment giving salary Of $500 to
the Superintendent of the Treasury Building was re-
jected.
The House refused also to aise the salaries of the
watchinen of the Treasury Building and in all other
proposed by the Senate, that the salaries
of the watchmen of all the Executive Buildings the
House decided should be $685. per annum.
The amendment giving clerk, at I'll 200, to the
of Indian Affairs at ST. Louis instead
IF fbot a MI Quad in
The proviso granting the compensation now enjoy
ed by persons actually employed though not authorize
ed by this law, was concurred in
The amendment abolishing the Office of public Ar
chitect was cOncurred in.
The amendment, providing for the preparation of
indexes to the manuscript papers of the Congress OF
the Confederation SC. and approprating VI 900 for
that purpose, was concurred in after brief debate.
The amendments granting $3.50 for labor in the
Navy Department, and 800 for sealing ships regis
ers concurred in, that granting $500 for
preparing indexes to documents in First Comptrollers
Office
The recommendations of the Committee of Ways
and Means concurred in, with but little debate,
till the amendment was reached providing for the
compensation Of temporary clerks in the Post Office
DEPARTMENT.
On this subject debate arose, in which the gene
raj character of the clerks of the Executive Depart
ments was discussed, which terminated in eulogy
pronounced on them by MIR. Granger and MIR. Wise.
The amendment putting the salary of the public
gardner, heretofore, at 200, was not concurred
in that appropriating.$1 200 for building
bridge over the Tber.
The amendment, granting the extra allowances
usual at the end of long session. to the clerks mes
sengers, and pages of the two Houses was not con-
Cured in.
MIR. HOPKINS, of Virginia, offered, as an amend
ment an additional section authorizing the Ser
geant-at-A Arms to pay the extra allowance out of the
pay and mileage Of the members Of Congress.
The amendment was ruled out of order.
On motion of MIR. INGERSOLL, the committee
rose and reported.
He then moved that the House concur with the
Committee of the Whole, and demanded the previous
question.
r Mr.. HOPKINS moved that the House should
again 20 into Committee of the Whole and take up
the post road bill
House communication from the Treasury Depart
ment 1t addressed to the Committee of Ways
and Means but should have been addressed to the
House.
The communication, which was read by the clerk,
calls for authority to issue Treasury notes.
Mr.. FILLMORE suggested the propriety of re-
ferring it to the Committee of Ways and Means with
such instructions as might be deemed expedient.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Maryland said he would in
sruct the Committee to report his bill.
Mr.. HOLMES moved The reference with instruc-
lions to authorize the issue of such amount of Trea
sury would be sufficient to carry the Gov
eminent TILL the next session of Congress-
Mr.. Bolts moved to lay the whole matter on the
table.
MIR. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, called for the
yeas and nays. They ordered The vote stood
yeas 60, nays LA.
So the subject was not laid on the table.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Tennessee offered modifica-
ton to the resolution Of MIR. HOLMES, providing
that the Treasury notes authorized to be issued should
be in lieu of so much of the loan.
Mr.. FILLMORE asked division, SO that the vote
should be first taken the reference and then on the
instructions.
Mr.. CUSHING said that the loan bill was con-
structed to authorize the issue Of certificates trans
ferable on simple delivery. This was matter that
should be carefully noted, and for that reason he
called the attention of the House to this view of the
powers vested in the Treasury Department.