American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-08
AmeriGan Republican,
Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the 29th CoN"N h'sS'
WASHINGTON, May I, l646.

WASHINGTON, May 7, 1916.
SENATE.
Mr.. Johnson of La, presented resolutions OF
the Legislature Of Louisiana, asking appro prla-
tons for two lighthouses.
Mr.. Speight moved reconsideration of the
vote by which the bill concerning the Florida
Judpes was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Dix presented sundry petitions prayingI
Il return of duties; referred to the committee on|
Finance.
The bill TO settle the claims of New Hamp-
shire on the u. States was put on its passage,
and the yeas and nays being taken, stood ayes
lS, noes l0-no quorum voting.
Here questions arose as TO the order of pro-
ceedinp under these circumstances, and it was
asked, if there was any rule for call OF the
Senate' The reply was, none. While this
matter was the subject of conversation, quo
rum appeared but the bill was, meanwhile, in
formally passed.
Mr.. Breese, from the committee on Public
Lands, reported, without amendment, the
House bill to reduce and graduate the price Of
the public lands.
MIR. Johnson of La, from the committee on
Private Land Claims, reported the bill concer-
ming the suspended land claims, with amend
ments, which were ordered to be printed.
The Calendar was then proceeded with in
order.
Two private bills were passed.
A third, being for the relief of the heirs Of j..
J. Bulow of Florida, gave rise to a long discus
sion.
The bill was advocated by Messrs. J. NJ
Clayton and Crittenden, and opposed by the
Florida Senators, who insisted that all the
claims for losses in the Seminole war should be
embraced in one bill, and that Congress should
pay the whole or none.
The bill was finally laid on the table.
The Senate then took brief Executive ses-
sion, and afterwards adjourned until Monday
next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Mckay moved that the House 90 into
committee of the whole OH the state Of the
Union.
MIR. ]. Q. Adams expressed a desire that the
motion be withdrawn, in order to enable him
to offer series of resolutions.
Mr. Mckay refused TO withdraw his mo-
LlOn, and the same being put was lost.
Mr. Adams then offered his resolutions
They called for the names OF the soldiers who
have been shot, and directed that the President
have arrested for murdea every officer who had
shot or caused to be shot any soldier without
trial
Objections being made to the reception of
The resolutions, Mr.. Adams moved suspen-
sisn of the rules, and called for the yeas and
nays on its adoption, which being ordered, his
motion was lost.
Dir. Giddings moved a reconsideration Of
the vote by which the House yesterday refused
10 print the message from the President on the
above named subject, and then proceeded TO
address the committee upon the question. Mr.
g. was frequently interrupted on points of or
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al times, he was finally called to order by the
Speaker. From this decision he took an ap-
peal, which appeal, on motion, was laid on the
table, and where the motion to reconsider was
also laid.
Mr. Adams, of Miss. offered a Joint resolu-
ton providing that Congress ad journ en- Mon
the 18TH of July next. Objections were made
TO its reception, and a motion to suspend the
rules for that purpose failed, by yeas lOl, nays
,62-not two-thirds voting in the affirmative
On motion of MIR. Mckay, the rules were
suspended, and the House went into commit
tee of the whole, and proceeded with the con-
sideraton of the post office appropriation bill.
The motion pending was a motion to strike
out the poviso in the last section with refer
ence to the compensation of deputy post
masters.
Mr. Hopkins advocated the motion to strike
out, and proceeded further TO show that had 1t
not been for the circular of the Postmaster
General of last summer, respecting compensa-
ton of deputy postmasters, all the large Fost
Offices would have been brought In debt to the
Department without paying any salary to post
masters; while the small offices would have
had to be discontinued by hundreds.
Mr.. Garrett Davis spoke at some length IN
opposition to STRIKING out the proviso to pre-
vent the deputy postmastersI receiving more
as compensation, than the per cent. provided
by law, instead ola stipulated amount regulat-
ed by the Postmaster General. He attacked
at length, and with some ability, the regulation
referred to above as hagitous violation otthe
law.
The amendment was further debated by
several members, and the proviso was finally
stricken out by ayes SO, noes 55.
On motion of Mr.. Mckay an amendment
was adopted appropriating $4,000 to keep the
Telegraph in operation between this city and
Baltimore until January next. The amend
ment further provides that the Postmaster
General be authorised to have the use of the
Telegraph for its receipts, and also, under the
direction of the President, authorizes its sale
whenever good offer is submitted.
The BILL as amended, was reported to the
House, when under the operation of the pre-
vious question, the amendments were concur
red in without division, excepting on striking
out the proviso, which was agreed to by yeas
85, nays rs. The bill was then ordered to b.
engrossed, read third time and passed. Tn,
House then adjourned.
[Correspop fence of the American Republican,
WASHNGToN, May I, lS46.
The C;re,iit Court met this morning at TEL