The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-25

KILL enterprise and coufayv ieh have distinguished the
ecent brilliant operations on the Rio Grande.
ereby authorized and directed TO 70 be paid 10 each
oncommiSsioned Ocer musician and private, belonging
o said army the 9th instant, months additional
s to be paid out Of any money in the treasury not other
Mr.. WINTHROP begged leave to inquire Of the
member from Ohio, whether any official
dispatches in regard TO the recent affair on the Rio
irande had yet been received He was under the
impression that il would be somewhat premature,
4 not altogether supplementary, TO adopt any ae-
ion on the subject, until these dispatches had
been received, and their general purport communi-
,ated 10 Congress by the President. Mr.. w. would
unite most cordially in any testimonials Of gratitude
10 General Taylor and his troops for their good con-
duct and gsllantry. But he thought it would be
better to wait for official Authorization Of the
The SPEAKER said debate was not in order
Mr.. BRINKERHoFF suggested that the rules
might be suspended and the resolution received. IL
might then, If gentlemen desired 1t, be informally
passed over until official communications should
have been received.
The rules, without a dissenting voice, so far az
the reporter cosld hear were suspended.
And the resolution having thus been received, was
read frst and second time time.
Mr. BRINKERHoFF said that, by the general
of the House, the resolution could be pass
ed over informally.
MIR PRESTON KING suggested the necessity
Of commitment, inssmueh the resolution made an
appropriation Of money; and he moved its reference
TO the Commute ofth Whole on the state OF the
Union.
Mr. DRoMGooLE was understood to take the
liberty to suggest 10 the gentleman from Ohio Mr.
BRRKEHHoFT) that the subject should be divided, 80
that the thanks Of Congress should DO rendered TO
General Taylor and the army, and that hereafter the
gentleman should either bring in ball or joint res
olution aPproprating money for the extra pay con-
templated
Mr.. BRINKERHoFF Let all go together.
The resolution was then referred to the Commit
Tee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the House resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state OF
he Union, (Mr HoPKMs, Of Virginia, In the chair }
and resumed the consideration Of the bill making APP
for the civil and diplomatic expenses
IF government for the year ending 30th day Of
June, l647, and for other purposes.
The pending question on the motion Of Mr..
5sOvER, to amend the bill by striking out the fol-
owing item:
"For compensation two keepers ofthe public ar
hives in Florida, one thousand dollars"
The question was then taken, and the amendment
vas agreed 10.
So the item was stricken out
Mr. ID. p KING renewed the amendment which
he had heretofore offered to the bill to supply
ain deficiencies in appropriations for the current
deficiency the fund for the relief of sick and dsa-
Dled seamen.
Mr.. KING enforced the justice and propriety Of
he appropriation.
Mr.. Mckay opposed it, contending that if the
aw of 1898 and 1902, authorizing the collection OF
he hospital money, enforced an ample fund
would be realized He hoped the committee would
refuse the appropriation
Some conversation followed between Mr.. KING
and Mr.. MCKAY as to the extent (,fany) to which
he appropriation had received the endorsement OF
he department
Mr.. ISAAC E. HOLMES and Mr.. WIN
THRoP briefly sustained the amendment.
Mr.. McGAUGHEY argued that there no
principle which would justify an appropriation Of
this sort.
MIR. z. H. EWING insisted that Congress wa,
bound to make it.
Mr. G. s. HOUSTON argued that no obligation
lay upon Congress to supply any deficiency which
might have been created in this fund
Mr. HAMLIN contended that the government
Of Mr.. KNc. tMr. II. yielded for ex-
PLANTATION TO Mr.. SEABORN JONES.l
Mr.. DRoMGOoLE spoke briefly in opposition
to the amendment, contending that whether he re-
garded the question Of right, of power, Of
policy, he could not support the appropriation.
Mr.. FARAN submitted that if there we're suf-
6cient number of sailors in the merchant service,
provided the hospital fund of 30 cents a month
were properly collected to raise sufficient more
than sufficient money for the purpose needed, the
if il did not the money properly
was bound to protect those men and see
that they did not suffer. II the government
wished to be relieved from this necessity, let them
take off from the sailor the tax of twenty cents
moth. ......
The oueston was then taken and the vote stood
ayes 10, noes IS
SO the amendment was agreed TO-.
The following item being under consideration:
For the and completion of the marine hospital,
at Pittsburg. Louisville and Cleavsland 10000"
Mr.. BOYD moved to amend it by inserting after
the word louisville" the word "Paducah."
Mr.. JOSEPH J. MCDOWELL desired to move
an amendment, striking out Louisville" and in
serting Cincinnati"
This amendment (the reporter thinks, though he
could not hear distinctly was not entertained, but
is to be offered hereafter.
Mr.. DARRAGH made few remarks, of the
purport of which nothing could be heard by the
reporter, with the exception Of an intention in
Dictated by Mr.. d. to increase the appropriation
from $4,000 TO $4,000.
Mr.. BOYD did not object, he said to such an
amendme 1t; but presumed that it would not be in
order until his own amendment had been dis,
posed of.
Mr.. MCKAY went into brief statement of facts,
and of the state of the law connected with these
marine hospitals. The proposition for Paducah was
for new work. The committee could Judge for
itself as to the propriety of having two hospitals in
Kentucky.
Mr.. BOYD thought the remarks Of the gentleman
from North Caroline, Mr. McKAY,l seemed to be
an argument against the whole system Of western
hospitals. That was distinct question from his
(Mr. B.'s) proposition.
Mr.. b. traced the history of this question from
the time memorials first began to come in for these
hospitals, to the appointment Of the medical board
in 1889, for the selection of sites. Amongst these
selected was Paducah. And Mr.. B. read an extract
from the report Of the commissioners, showing the
importance and eligibility of the selection of thai
site. In lS4l, law was passed authorizing payment
for the sites selected. For that at Paducah, only
one thousand dollars were paid for site Of ten
acres At the last moment Of the last session, ar
appropriation of $4,000 had been made, under
an amendment Of the Senate, to commence
building these hospitas-Psducah amongst the
rest. A gentleman raised the question as to the
completeness of the title to that site. The fact Of
its completeness not .being known, Paducah wa,
dropped. And that was the only reason. The