The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

doors were reopened, and then the Senate
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House IN pursuance Of its order OF yester-
day, met at elsren o'clock.
The journal Of yesterday without having been
read through was approved.
AMENDMENT TO THE RULES
Mr.. McHENRY (leave having been denied) moved
suspension OF the rules TO enable him 10 give no.
tice of the following amendment, which he pro-
posed TO offer TO the rules and orders Of the House;
R''Oired That when bill resolution shall be referred
to the committee OF the Whole and the committee shall
amend the and after having so amended H. shall
adopt substitute for the bill revolution the whole OF
the amendment shall be reported TO the House and the
House shall either with without the previous question
vote the amendments in the IN which they are
amendments proposed shah he between the original bl
resolution with the amendments concurred IN by the
House and the substitute proposed by the committee
Mr.. DRoMGooLE. l understand it is only q
notice.
| Mr.. McHE That is all
And the question having been taken, the House
| refused to suspend the rules.
| SO the notice was not given.
REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNT
Mr.. MCLEAN, from the Committee on Ac-
counts, reported the following resolution:
Rs,Opd That the clerk Of the House be authorized to
pay John Haub and Cole laborers In the
the House the OF so per day In addition to
their pay Of 81 50 per day; and that he paw the
House Of Representatives so cents per day in addition 10
their present pay in consideration OF the additional labor
performed by them and that the be paid from the
Commencement Of the present session. and that the door
keeper be allowed to employ additional fireman from
per day said additional having been allowed by the
Committee on Accounts Of the last session
Mr.. HAMLIN moved to amend the resolution
by including the messengers of the post-ofice de-
partment Of the House.
Mr. II said
Dor than all the other messengers in the Capitol
The amendment was agreed to.
And the question recurring on the adoption Of the
resolution, as amended
Mr.. PRESTON KING asked the yeas and nays;
which ordered; but
On motion of Mr.. PRICE the resolution v,s
recommitted to the Committee on Accounts
A message was received from the Senate, inform
ing the House that the Senate had passed a bill en-
titled An act to authorize the justices of the county
court of Bates county, in the State Of Missouri. to
enter certain quarter section of land for a county
seat.
Also notifying the House that the President of
the United States had notified the Senate that he did
yesterday approve and sign the bill of the Senate.
entitled An act to authorize the Secretary of the Ma
Wy to contract for the purchase of American water
rotted hemp for the use of the navy.
THE INDEPENDENT TREASURY.
On motion Of Mr.. DROMGOOLE, the House
he
state OF the Union-Mr. DANIEL Of North Carolina
IN the chair-and resumed the consideration of the
bill to provide for the better organization of the
treasury, and for the collection keeping trans
fer, and disbursement of the public revenue, and of
the amendments thereto pending
Mr.. ORDER was entitled to the Aoor. b,,
yielded for moment to
Mr.. McHENRf, who gave notice that he would
when in order, offer the following amendment:
In section D, lines and 6, strike out the words
"uness sooner removed therefromn and insert in
lieu thereof the words, f they shall so long faithfully
discharge the duties of their respective Offices"
Mr.. ORDER then resumed the floor and a !.
dressed inc committee IN opposition to the bill He
proposed (he said to submit a few remarks IN
show the impotc and injurious consequences
which were to result from its passage.
Inc gentleman from South Carolina [Mr
HOLMES, who had addressed the committee vester.
day in favor OF the bill had announced his intention
10 Vo.e ior because Its effect would be to check
the over issue Of State banks, and thereby 10 pro
hblt too extended currency He (Mr G \ would
attempt to show the gentleman that in this resnec,
he was mistaken. In his liberalitv and candor Tho,
gentleman had admitted that the public money
wooid ne as safe under the control and agency or
S % as would be under individual agency
Now, when gentleman who supported he I'm
yielded that proposition, he conceded every reason
able ground OF opposition, and left no foundation
upon which 1t could commend itself to the sober
uiscreet' ana calm Judgment of those who intended
10 egsIae for the interests of the country and not
10 snoserve or carry out the pledges Of a party.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania mfr. G. J. |
iNeERsoLLI had taken n course somewhat differ. |
ent, but less candid than that Of the gentleman from
oouth carolina. The gentleman from Pennsyva.
ma could not see anything in the bill but what was
desirable, and nothing that was Objectionable. II !
seemed TO that gentleman to be a measure which
ought to pass as matter Of form, without invest-
gauon, and without remonstrance on the part of
those who were the representatives OF the people |
here and who had their highest interests in CHARGE
Tor he said that it was merely supplementary 10 the
act OF 1888, creating the Treasury Department and
treasurer for the purpose Of receiving
and safe keeping the public money. The gentle.
man could see nothing that had party aspect in
the bill As an individual he (Mr. G.. } was always
proud to see that, on measures which were TO Cd.
crate on the great interests Of the country gem
tlemen could come up to the proposition without
reference party results party pledges That ought
TO be, and he presumed was admitted to be- the true
basis Of wise legislation. But had il not been sui.
cienty demonstrated yesterday, that the gentleman
rom Pennsylvania rather Disgusting this bill
tMr. @ could say 20 without dis,
in fact and in truth we're the promp,
ing motives at this day to the introduction of tbis
Measure herel
This bill had had the benefit of the sup,rv;s;o-
md had called forth the labors Of Distinguished