American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-12
AmtricGw Rtpnbittan,
Reported for the American Republican,
FiRST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS-
WAsHINGTON, June IT, Io70'

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On the Paymastcr bill, made a report by which
Inc House agreed to recede from the amend
nent' recurring discharge OF the Paymaslers
al the end of the war, and the Senate recede
rom the amendment requiring these officers to
be permanent.
Territorial and other bills from the House
were appropriately referred.
On motion of Nh Atherton, from the com
1l..tee on printing, 1000 extra copies Of the
Message and correspondence on the right OF
search were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Rusk submitted resolution looking to
he establishment of judicial districts in Texas.
On motion of Mr.. Dix, the Senate took up
he supplemental war bill
The pending question was Mr.. Huntington's
amendment to the clause respecting the dis
charge Of the Generals after the war.
Mr.. Morehead resumed his remarks upon
Executive patronage.
MIR. DIX opposed the amendment by the Sc
nator from Connecticut, and desired that all
he amendments of the House should be dsa-
greed from.
Mr.. Huntington urged that his amendment
involved an important principle which should
be met and disposed of.
N-. J. NJ Clayton continued the debate in
leply to some of the remarks of Mr.. Allen yes
.elday upon the Oregon question and Mexican
war.
Mr. Allen replied.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Hunting
.on's amendment and it was rejected-ayes
20, noes II.
The entire amendment of the House was
then rejected by ayes IL, noes 50.
Mr. Hannegan then moved that the Senate
reconsider the vote. whereby they had refused to
concur with the first amendment of the House
,iof making but one Major General, and two
Brigadier Generals and this was done.
The question then was upon agreeing with
The House, and after some discussion, which
was ended by an appeal from Mr. Mangum,re
ninding the Senate that ii was past the hour to
81: for another purpose, the vote was taken,
and the amendment agreed to, by-ayes 90,
noes 22.
The other amendments of the House were
disagreed from one by one, without division,
and the bill returned TO the House.
Several messages in writing were received
rom the President, and one of them contained
further correspondence of Gen. Gaines, which
was ordered to be printed
After a few unmportant matters were dis
posed of, on motion of Mr.. Mangum, at a few
minutes past two o'clock, the Senate went into
Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Sawyer had leave to make personal
explanation, which was, that he felt exceeding
y aggrieVed because ina speech of Stewards
Of Pa, which was left at his room last night, he
found that il was charged, that on the vote Ia
ken on granting $40 month to the volunteers,
only Democrats had voted in favor of it, and
only 6 Wings against it. Mr.. Sawyer said
that ne felt himself misropresented, &C., and
great number of other Democrats, and he had
a copy of the lntelligencer, which showed he
said that on the final vote there were 63 Dem
ocrats and Al Wings vo ted for $40 month,
and Sc Democrats and % Wings against it.
He asked Mr.. Stewart as an honest man to
take back what he had said.
Mr.. Stewart said he would not take back
word-not single word it was true as Cos
pei. He had referred to the vote on concur
ing with the Senate in striking out the $40 u
month, and reducing it to 81. On that vote
he numbers stood as he had asserted-S DEM
only voting for the $40 and only 6 Wings a.
gainst it. Mr.. S. spoke with some heat on
his subject.
Mr.. G. w. Jones moved to discharge the
committee of the Whole from further consider
alton of the Office Distributing bill, which mo-
ion was lost.
Mr.. Bown offered a resolution to end de-
bate in one hour after going into committee Oh
that bill, which on motion of
Mr.. Dromgoole was laid on the table, yeas
70, noes 70.
MIR. Mckay moved to 90 into committee of
the Whole, but withdrew the motion for
Mr.. HARRISON who made report from the
committee of conference on the bill to increase
he number of Paymasters. The report recon-
nended the House to strike out the proyso
limiting the officers to the end of the war, the
other amendments of the House remaining as
hey were.
Mr.. Linn Boyd was opposed to striking out
he proviso. He wanted the officers to termi-
nate with the war.
Mr.. McClelland explained the Report of the
Conference committee, which he thought had
been misunderstood.
Mr.. Mckay thought the effect ofthe Proviso
had also been misunderstood, and he, therefore,
explained it.
The previous question was moved and sus-
tanned, and the report concurred in by 81 yeas,
81 noes.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, and on motion of Mr.. Mckay LAID aside
The Office distributing bill, and took up the
naval appropriation bill
The appropriation for pay of officers and sea-
men was increased on motion OF Mr.. Mckay
nearly one million of dollars.
The appropriation for the salary of MIR.
Copeland as constructing engineer was stricken
out.
Mr.. Stanton, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported an amendment TO appropriate
$1,000 for the qualification of nautical alma
nae from the calculations made at the Wash
ngton Observatory.
Considerable debate arose on this proposition,
and great number of amendments were pro-
posed and voted down, The appropriation
was carried, SO to &c.
Mr.. Levin, of Phila., moved an amendment
% build a dry dock at Philadelphia and Pensa-