The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-08

A letter from the Comptroller Of the Treasury,
transmitting, in compliance with the acts OF ID VI
March, 1903, the Sd Of March, 1877 statements OF
the accounts which have remained due more than
three years prior to the 30th September last on the
books Of the Second, Third, and Fourth Auditors Of
the Treasury, and on the books Of the Register of
the Treasury which letter and statements laid
upon the table.
hitting report Of the superintendent Of the con-
slruction Of standard weights, measures, and bal
anees during the year lo45, under the superntend-
enee Of Alexander ID. Baehe which letter and re-
port were laid upon the table.
Mr.. p KING, from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, TO which referred bills from the Sen
ate Of the following titles, viz;
An act granting pension TO Joseph Mouisoni
An act granting pension 10 John Clark;
An act for the relief Of Francis Someraneri
| reported the without amendment; which
were committed.
Mr.. w. w. Campbell made an Intellectual mo-
ton introduce resolution referring TO the SeeTe-
tary Of State, for the purpose OF examination, and
with view TO action at the next session, the bill IN
relation TO the consular system.
Mr. MCKAY objected.
Several Intellectual motions were made TO get in
reports from committees.
Personal.
Mr. STEWART rose and asked leave TO make q
Mr.. COBB. will object 10 personal explanations
i from this time forth.
Mr. BOYD. We have no time for personal ex.
plantations. These things can be done in the news
papers, and shall oppose anything Of the kind.
MIR. STEWART moved a suspension Of the
rules.
The SPEAKER said the motion was not in or.
der, the previous question having been seconded
| and the main question ordered the amendments
to the general appropriation bill.
Mr.. Mckay insisted on the regular order OF
business.
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
amendments To the bill making appropriations for
the civil and diplomatic expenses ofIhe government
for the current fiscal year.
The SPEAKER announced that the previous
question had lat the time Of the ad joumment last
evening" been seconded, and the main question or
| dered
Which main question was on eoneurring in the
amendments.
They were read, and such as were not reserved
for a separate vote were acted on collectively.
| MIR. WHEATON, from the Committee on En-
rolled Bills, made a report and Mr. W., in the
course Of the day. made several other reports from
| the same committee.
Other amendments, on which separate vote was
called, and the yeas and nays asked but refused
were also concurred in or disposed OF.
Amongst the record votes was the following:
On concurring in the amendment of the Senate,
IapprOprlhuns So<U,UOU 10 pay TWO lnshlmenB oil
| indemnity under the convention with Mexico,
MIR. Mckay asked the yeas and nays; which
were ordered and, being taken resulted follows:
YEAs-MesSrs stephen Adams Atkinson Bedingsr,
Benton, Bggs, James Black, James A Black, Bowln,
Boyd, BrihEerhon, Brockenbrough Burlington, Reuben
Chapman, Chase, Chapman Cobb, Cooke Collin Culloui,
worth. ErdmSn. Fsian Fries, Garvin, Gordon Grover,
Hsralion hsrmanson' Henley, Hoge, Hopkins Hough,
j.m.. nq r. Johson. JO..p% John.oS XnSrr% Johnson
seabom Jones, Kaufman, Preston King Lsske, Lumpkn,
Meclsan Mecleiisnd McClsrnaDd Mckay, John ?.
Petit, Plsbury Reid, Ritter Roberts scammon. Alex.
ander D. Sims Leonard H. Sims simpson, Stanton Stark.
| weather st. John, James Thompson, Jacob Thompson
| Thurman, Tibbats Towns, Wentworth, Wheaton, Wick,
Williams, wilmot, Woodward, and Yost-ss
NAYs-Messrs John Quincy Adams, Ashmun, Bsrrin-
ger. Bayly, Bell Blanchard William W. Campbell, John
r. Campbell, John @ Chapman Clark CransiOn Garrett
Sans RsSs hiaP EiSlnS Ssi
billiard; Elias B. Holmes, John W. Houston samuel D
King, Lawrence, Leib, La sere, Lewis Long Maclay,
Mcconnell, James Mcdowell, McHsnry. McIiysine,
Julius Rockwell, John A. Rockwell, Root, Runk Saw.
tee schenck Seaman, Severance, Truman Smith, Albert
smith, Stewart strohm. Strong, Benjamin Thompson,
Trumbo yinon, White, Winthrop, Wood Woodwork
Wright, and Young-6s
So the amendment of the Senate was rejected.
| MILEAGE.
| The question being on concurring in the report of
the committee by which the amendment of the
Senate was agreed TO, striking Out the section of
present session. the mileage to members Of Congress
shall be follows Forty cents per mile for the first
200 miles; IS 200 and under 300; 30 cents
over 300 and under AGO. and 25 cents per mile for
any distance 400 miles Provided, That the aggre-
gate of mileage to any senator, representative, or
delegate at any one session shall not exceed $3.50;
| (Which amendment, if agreed to, would leave una-
tered the present provisions Of law in reference to
mileage)
After an Intellectual attempt by Mr.. HAMLM to
get the yeas and nays the vote was taken by teers,
and decided in the affirmative.
| Thus the House agreed to strike Out the section
| Mr. HAMLlN moved a reconsideration Of the
vote, and demanded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered; and, being taken resulted-yeas 80, nays
| SO.
| So the House reconsidered the vote just taken.
q message in writing was received from the Pres
ident of the United States by the hands of his pr-
| vate secretary, James Knox Walker, esq.
| [Cries of "Read, ;" "read;" ooh no, not now."1
The question then recurring on the original prop
oson to strike out Gas per amendment of the Sem
ate the section, taken and decided in the mega
| tve--yeas 81, nays 100.
So the House finally refused to agree with the
| Senate in striking out the section.
The amendments having all been disposed of, the
bill was returned to the Senate.
A message was received from the Senate, by A.
Dickins, ESQ.,, secretary, informing the House that
| the Vice President being absent, the Senate had
elected the Hon. Mr.. ATcHIsos president pro TEN.
RECESS.
On motion ofMr MCKAY, it was resolved that
the House take a recess from to 5 o'clock.
RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
The SPEAKER, by consent, laid before the
House the following message from the President
of the United States; which was read:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States:
Invite your attention to the proprety Of making
an appropriation to provide for any expenditure
which it may be necessary to make in advance for
Mexican republic. 1t my sincere desire to ter
inmate, as il was originally to avoid, the existing war
with Mexico by peace just and honorable to both
parties. II is probable that the chief obstacle to be
surmounted in accomplishing this desirable object,
will be the adjustment Of boundary between the
two republics, which shall prove satisfactory and
convenient to both and such neither will hereaf.
ter be inclined TO disturb. In the adjustment of this
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