The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-21
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
First Session.
MONDAY, July 20, 1876.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

MONDAY, July 20, 1886.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal of Saturday was read and ap
proved.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
The SPEAKER announced the special order O
the day, being the consideration of the report Of IN,
select committee on the subject of the public print
ing.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. THoS b. KING asked and obtained leave
TO make a personal explanation. He said
Mr.. SPEAKER; IL will be recolected that wher
the vote was tuken the passage of the tariff bill
was absent from the House l perceive this cir
cumstanee has been seized upon by some Of the adj
minstratlon papers of the country, and the impress
sion attempted to be made that lodged the vote.
NOW, sir, beg leave TO say that | am not in the
habit OF lodging" any question. Having been
quite unWell for some days, left tho city for the
double purpose OF health and the transaction of inn
porant business, with the intention Of returning In
time 10 vote AGAINST the bill. The debate TO
cease on Thursday. II was my opinion, and also
the opinion OF gentlemen | consulted, that Friday
would be occupied IN voting on amendments, and
that as Saturday would be the 4th Of July the vote
on the passage Of the bill would not be taken until
gent nature OF my business did not return 10 vote
on Friday. Had been here, should have voted
against the bill and l do not desire escape any
responsibility which may attach 20 such vote.
disapproye OF the principle tohish the bill framed
and 81 us details; and Il ls my intention, at early
day, to express my views at length on the whole
subject. Meantime, however | cannot permit an
erroneous impression to 90 abroad respecting my
position IN regard to II. The bill having passed by
majority of 10, my vote against it woud not have
varied the result.
Mr.. PAYNE asked leave to present a petition.
Oheced 10.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
Mr.. HENLEY moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state of
the Union for the purpose Of proceeding to the con-
'ideration of the special order
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
MIR. Mckay said it was very desirable that the
bill under consideration on Thursday last making
appropriations for paying delegations of Indians 10
enable them TO return honey and for other pur poses
should be acted upon. Also the army appropra
ton bill, which had been returned from the Senate
with amendments. In order TO act upon these bills
he would move that the consideration Of the special
order be postponed for the present. He presumed
they would not take long.
MIR. u. DAVIS said that the special order had
already been postponed week, and he trusted that
II would not be further postponed. He supposed
there was no doubt that it could be acted upon to-
day.
And the question being ON postponement,
Mr. q. DAVIS asked the yeas and nays; which
were ordered, and, being taken, yeas IS, nays
65
So the consideration of the s,ecoI ~ ,,.- ,,.. 49,,
- u ''o 'pe'i''i oiuei was PosF
Mr.. WHEATON, from the Committee on En-
rolled Bills, made a report.
VARIOUS OBJECTS OF APPROPRIATION
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the House resolved
If h. Al.l. &
the Union. (Mr McDowxII. of Ohio. in the cho;, \
and resumed the consideration of the hill making
additional appropriations for certain objects of eve
penditure therein specified, and which IL as fol-
lows: = 80 Il
Be ii enacted tv On. Senate and ,,.s. Of
shs United Sta,s Of aasiea in Congress asssSa Ina,
following sums of money be- and the hereby
Tor the several objects OF expenditure herea
For The pay and milssxs Ct members of cono-ss. aud
delegates hundred and sixty thousand seven hundred
dollars i"1 s ,n.r,s. If Oh. - -. ,,,
TOT e ehPees o the MISSION 10 ,ne WIG indians oil the
to this cy and to homes saS o,o o. n
them sixty thousand v hundred and forty dol
lars P,oidsd, That no other higher compensation shall
Se idon s theo % 10 negouae win
teenth july eighteen hundred and fortywp nor shall any
expenditure be allowed by the accounting officers what
shall appear to have been proper and reasonable;
nn , ndred doar a. % IN
leu OF article OF treaty Of
July eighteen hundred and ory thousand dollars
For deirayng the expenses OF negotiating the
syn ps ; c. y, in a a., Lnu'eh ior I'm.
stele and treaty two thousand dollars; p0' ''''
For expenses Of surveying the western line of lands
ceded and marking the same per third article of same rea
~ one ''0u'an' "0',a'"
The pending question on the motion of Mr..
to increase the item for pay and mileage
of members, from $780, 700 to Sl76,548, so as to
cover the time between the Sd of August (the day
to which the appropriation first made applica-
be) to the 10th Of August, the day on which Con-
gress has decided to adjourn.
The amendment was agreed TO.
The question then required on the motion of Mr..
Com, to strike out the said item.
Some explanations followed between Messrs. Nc
KAY and DROMGOOLE, in relation to the appro-
priation for similar object in the civil and dpo.
matte appropriation bill.
And Mr.. DROMGOOLE made few remarks in
regard to the delay which had taken place in the
passage of that bill in the Senate, and opposed the
system of double appropriation for the same object
in these two bills
Mr.. HAMLlN spoke in favor Of the motion to
strike out.
Mr. q g HOUSTON renlied IN MIR II .uI "a.