The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-11

THE 10TH VOLUME.
The SPEAKER announced the business first in
order To be the resolution heretofore reported by
Mr.. GORDON, from the select committee on the sub
ect of the distribution Of the 10Th volume of the
Laws Ofthe United States;
On which resolution Mr. WINTHROP was en-
Iltled TO the floor.
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
Mr.. SAWYER, on leave made personal expla-
nation in relation TO the statement in published
speech Of Mr. STEWART that but six democrats voted
IN the House for the proposition TO increase the pay
of volunteers to SO month, and but i've wings
against it, He denied this TO be the fact, and re-
fened TO the journal TO show that on the only
corded vote taken on this question, on an amend
ment 10 the war bill proposing this increase OF pay
to $40 month, siriylirss demOc ats voted Jor it,
and A wings for it, So democrats against it, and %
wings. And he called on Mr.. STEWART to retract
his declaration.
Mr.. STEWART (Ieaye being further granted)
declined TO retract and explained the grounds on
which he had made his statement.
THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
Mr.. G. w. JONES asked leave to submit a mo-
ton that the Committee Of the Whole on tho state
of the Union be discharged from the further consd
Grafton of this BILL (under consideration Yesterday
Mr.. TlBBATIS was understood 10 suggest a
resolution to close debate.
The SPEAKER put the question on the motion
Of Mr.. JoSEs, and two-thlrds not voting Ia the al
hrmatlve, II was not received
Mr.. MCKAY asked the general consent Of the
House TO make report from the Committee Of
Ways and Me- ms.
The SPEAKER said that the first business in or
der was reports from committees.
Mr.. TIBBATTS offered resolution providing
that all debate on the aforementioned bill shall ter
inmate in two hours after il shall again have been
taken up IN committee.
Mr.. PRESTON KING suggested modification
as to time, but what 1t was, the reporter could not
learn.
Mr.. BoWLIN suggested substitute proposition,
which limited the Time to ten minutes.
Mr.. TlBBATTS said he would accept il # il
not dIscourteous TO the gentleman who was en-
titled TO the floor on the subject
Mr.. BOWLlN modified his resolution so as to
read lone hour"
Amer some conversation on a point of order,
Mr.. DROMGOOLE moved that the resolution
be laid on the table.
Mr.. TIBBAT'Ts asked the yeas and nays; which
were refused.
The question was then taken, and the vote stood
aye 10, noes 10.
SO the resolution was laid on the table.
THE NAVAL Al POPULATION Bull.
Mr.. MCKAY rose, he sad, To make an appeal TO
the House. Ii was well known TO its members
that the fiscal year expired on the Both Of the pres
enl mOnlH. uoHai uppiopIldhOn OIL ndu not
yet been acted on, and 1t was important that it
should be passed before the commencement of the
next ifs al year He moved, therefore, that the
House resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole
the state Of the Union for the purpose of taking
up the bill.
But Mr.. MCKAY waived the motion for the mo.
ment
PAYMAsrERs OF THE ARMY.
And Mr.. HARRISON, from the Committee of
Conference on the disagreeng votes Of the two
houses the bill making certain alterations in the
pay department of the army, made the following re-
port
The committee OF conference the part OF the House
Representatives on the disagreeing votes Of the two
houses on the bill Of the entitled AN act
alterations in the pay department Of the army respect
fully report:
That they have the conerees the part Of the Sen
ate and after free and full conference the subject Of the
said dsagreeing votes have unanimously agreed
mend and do recommend to the respective houses fol-
lows:
That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the
amendment Of the House with the exception the proviso
by which the additional officers to be appointed the pay
department shall continue in service only long the
increase Of the rank and file the army be
authorized and provided for in the act passed during the
present session. and that the House from so much
ots amendment TO the original bill is contained in said
proviso Should the Recommendation of the conerees be
adopted by the two houses the effect will be to substitute
for the two sections of the original bill the following Tina,
the President OF the United States be- and he is hereby
by and with the advice and of the senate
appoint three additional to be attached the
pay department ofthe army.
src. .. And be uthsr enacted That the officers ap
pointed in virtue OF this act shall perform the duties
receive the same pay and allowances the present pay
masters Of the army and shall in like be subject
upon the duties Of their Office shall give such bonds to the
United States the Secretary Of War may direct for the
faithful performance of their duties"
The effect of the foregoing substitute is to strike from the
original bill the provision authorizing the appointment Of
ing so mueh Of he act Of the 18th of Nav sc
the tenure of the office OF paymasters Of the army that
the limitation will remain in full force. Its further effect
modify the amendment of the House place these
additional paymasers to be appointed the footing
as the paymasters now in service.
Committee The part IF the COMMITTEE the part Of the
JOHN A. DIX H. A. HARALsoN.
SAM HOUSTON, r. McCLELLAND,
Mr.. BOYD asked for some explanations, which
were made by Messrs. McCLELLAND and Nc
KAY, and the latter demanded the previous aues-
ton.
There was a second. And the main question
ION concurrng in the repor) was ordered to be now
taken.
Mr.. JOSEPH J. MCDOWELL asked the yeas
and nays thereon, which were refused.
Mr.. BOYD asked division.
But the SPE AKER said that the question must
be taken on concurrence in the report as a whole.
The question then taken, and by ayes "a,
noes "a, the report was concurred in.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the House resolved il
self into Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union, mr. HAMLN, of Maine, in the chair, and
took up the bill making appropriations for the naval
service for the year ending the Both June, 1S47.
The bill having been read through, wps taken up
by sections
The following item being under consideration:
For pay of commission. warrant and petty officers and
seamen including the engineer corps Of the navy two mil
lion five hundred and eightyone thousand hundred
and ninety FIVE dollars"
Mr. MCKAY said that since the bill had been re-
ported, 1t had become necessary to increase the
amount of this item. By act Of the last Congress
the force that the Secretary was authorized to en-
ploy was limited to seven thousand five hundred
In consequence Of the existence Of a state Of war
the number had been increased to ten thousand 1t
had, therefore, become necessary to make a cores
ponding increase in the amount, and he moved to
strike out the sum it was and insert three mil
lions FIVE hundred and seventy-one thousand seven
hundred and thrty-fve dollars.
He would state for the information Of the COM
mittee, that the number Of men employed during
the last year was smaller than that which had been
employed for several years past. In 1910, the
number was 1912; in 1884, 74l9; in 1912, 9,7S4; in