The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-21
HOUSE OF REPREsEN + ATlvEs,
PalDAr, February 81, ls45.

Several bills from the Senate were read twice
aud appropriately referred.
Of the House 10 take up the bill granting to the Ten.
nsssee and Coosa Railroad Company the right OF
Wa, through the public lands Ia Alabama. There
being no objection, the bill was read, when
Mr.. HOPKINS moved an smsndment-thst 1t
shall be the duty Of the company, when the road
shall have been competed, To transport The United
States mail, so long as q charge may be made for
travel, when required TO do 80 BY Inc POSTMASTER
General according TO his schedule, aud for which
compensation shall be paid by the Department not
exceeding hs paid for the mail service, Tor the time
being 10 the States OF Tennessee and Alabama and
Ia Of refusal the part Of the company 10 CON-
ply with the laws Of this section the right Of way
shall be sbrogated and annullsd.
Mr.. r. CHAPMAN moved the previous question,
which was seconded, aud
The question being, hrst, agreeing To the amend
ment,
Mr.. HOPKINS calls for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and, being taken, resulted-yeas 1885,
nays 22
80 the amendment was agreed TO-
And the bill was read a third time and passed
The bill allowing Draw backs on foreign msrchan.
disc exported la the original packages 10 Chihuahua
and Santa Re, Ia Mexico, and 10 the British Norh
American Provinces adjoining The United States was
read a third time and passed.
Mr.. VANCE moved that the rules be suspended
for the purpose OF receiving reports iron Committee,
which would not give Iise 10 debate but the motion
did not prevail
The House resolved itself into Commute. Ctbs
Whole 90 the state Of the Union, and resumed the
consideration Of the general appropriation bill
Mr. PRATT submitted an amendment making An
appropriation Of hive thousand dollars for laying the
foundation Of an addition To the Patent Office, snd
northwest wing 10 the Treasury Department
MIR. MCKAY IVES under tho impression that the
gentleman hom New York had Withdrawn this
amendment yesterday Il seemed, however, that he
did not but merely reduced the amount of the appro-
priatlon. The object WAS u limit the Government
and be trusted the amendment would not be adopted
II an appropriation was necessary Tor the purpose de-
signated it should be by separate bill and not BY an
Amendment to that under consideration.
Mr. PRATT remarked that II the founda.
lion were laid now, IL would settle down firmly
and strongy-eeriainly an important desden.
Ium when the sine OF the proposed building
add the weight Of the materials were eoDsiIered.-
An ounce Of experience was worth more than a ton
OF theory. Any gentleman who had paid the least
attention 10 the subject must be that when i'm
mense structures were reared, without giving toe
foundation sufficient time 10 settle, the permanence
of the edihee was endangered and espeeia IN should
this fact be regarded on the present OCCASION a. our
public buildings should be constructed as TO endure
II possible, as long the Republic itself No prac.
tcsl man, he presumed would deny that il was bet.
ter 10 bsgn right, and this his amendment empla.
ted. IL proposed but small appropriation in CON.
II would meet with favorable response
However, the question was taken on the amend.
ment, and II was rejected.
Mr. PRATT moved 10 strike out from the bill the
appropriation for rebuilding the branch Mint at Char
lotte, North Carolina but, after explanations, the
amendment was disagreed To.
Nr. DODGE, Of Wisconsin, moved an amend.
ment sppropnstng s2l 425 for defrsying the expen.
ses OF the Legislative Assembly of the Legislature Of
Wisconsin, the printing Of the laws, etc. This was
The amount estimated by the Secretary Of the Urea.
sury, and was in conformity with the law Of Con-
gress of 1886, organizing the Territorial Govern.
ment
Mr. MCKAY said il was not until 1899 that the
Government paid the expenses Of the Territories +;
bot as there law authorizing Congress to
make the appropriation, he did not object to il. The
bill proposed thirteen thousand dollars but the gem
teman designed TO increase IL TO nearly double the
amount Arkansas, when Territory, was allowed
but thirty legislative days. but Wisconsin asked for
seyenty-five. The committee, however were will.
ling to consent to fifty legislative days, period suf
hcienty long in which to transact the business of the
Territory.
The question being taken, the amendment wa,
adopted.
Mr.. DODGE Of Iowa moved an amendment. that
part of the appropriation Of Sl6929, voted at the
last session to deray the expenses OF tb. Legislative
Assembly Of Iowa, be applied the payment of the
expenses incurred by the convention which formed
the State constitution.
Mr.. MCKAY objected to the anne ndment, as calcu
lated to set precedent which would occasion large
drain upon the treasury.
MIR. DODGE wished it To be distinctly borne ia
mind that the money was already appropriated, and
that he only asked for an application of part OF the
money, to defray the expenses of tho convention
which formed the State constitution.
The question was taken, and the amendment re-
jected. -
Several other amendments were offered until The
hour OF two, when, according to the resolution ADOPT
ed yesterday, all privilege of explanation and reply
ceased, and the committee proceeded to dispose of the
remaining sections of the bill.