American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-30
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rReporiei for the American Republican,
EERsr SESSION Of the 29th CONGRESS,
WASHINGTON, July %, 1916.


MIR Dix presented a petition, very numor-
ously signed, for the repeal of the Pilot law OF
1897
Mr. Mangum moved to postpone the prior
orders, and take up the bill to grant site for
the Washington Monument, which was agreed
10, but
Mr.. Benton urged that the morning business
mad not been disposed of, and moved to layl
this OIL the table, which was done by vote OF
"a to 90.
Mr.. Dix, from the committee on commerce,
made several adverse reports in private cases
Mr. Niles moved that the joint resolution
from the House regulating the matter OF the
public printing be made the special order Tor
tomorrow at l2 O'Clock.
MIR. Speight objected, and called for dlVi-
sion on the motion, but it prevailed by so large
count, that 1t was given up by those opposed
10 it.
MIR. Lewis reported the Naval Appropriation
bill, with certain amendments
On motion of MIR. r. johnson, it was ordered
that the vacancy on the committee of the Dis
trict ofColumbia, occasioned by MIR. Haywood's
resignation, be filed by the Chair. MIR. Rusk
was appointed.
On motion of MIR. Rusk the bill to incorpo-
rate the Texas Navy into that Of the u. States
was taken up, and a long discussion eRsued
thereon. Finally the subject was postponed
until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, the Sub-Treasury
bill from the House was taken up, and great
many amendments, made thereto by the Sen
ate committee, were agreed TO.
The committee proposed in addition to Bos-
ton, New York, Charleston and ST. Louis, that
Detroit should be place of deposite, but this
was rejected.
After the words "pad in gold and silver was
added, cor Treasury notes issued by the Gov
eminent of the u. 81
Instead Of Receivers of public money, the
agents are called Assistant TreaSmers.
The bill to go into effect in January next.
Upon a clause authorsing payments in
Treasury drafts al par, long discussion ensued
Mr. Benton objected to this feature as at war
with the main object Of the bill.
Messrs. Lewis and Calhoun defended the pro-
vision, and without taking any question upon
1t, at o'clock,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A larger number ofmembers were in attend
ance at 10 o'clock than is usual, in anticpa-
tien of the reception OF the Tariff bill from the
Senate.
The Chaplain having offered prayer,
The Speaker took the chair, and called the
House to order directing the clerk to read the
journal, but
The Secretary of the Senate appeared with
message from the Senate announcing that it
had passed the bill reducing the duties on i'm
ports and for other purposes with an amend
ment in which he was directed to ask the con-
cuIrence ofthe House.
The chair then read the journal
The Speaker then announced that the first
business in order was the special ordeI-the
Warehouse bill.
MIR. Lynn Boyd moved the postponement of
the special order, and that the House proceed
to the consideration of the message from the
Senate with the Tariff Bill.
Mr.. Brodhead demanded the yeas and nays,
which were ordered
Mr. Mckay moved a call of the House,
which was ordered.
The clerk called the roll-l99 members an
swered to their names.
On the names of the absentees being called,
- more answered-2ll present.
1t was moved that all further proceedings on
the call be dispensed with.
MIR. Winthrop called for the yeas and nays
which were ordered and resulted-ayes lag,
nays &C.
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
special order and taking up the message from
nays 100.
MIR. Winthrop raised point of order that it
was not in order to proceed to the considera-
ton of the bill from the Senate without vote
oftwo thirds
The Speaker decided that as the motion en-
braced both points and no division had been
called for, it was too late to make the point of
order.
Mr.. Winthrop appealed from the decision of
the chair and called the yeas and nays
Mr. Adams, of Miss. moved TO lay the APP
peal on the table, and the yeas and nays were
called for and ordered. Yeas lO2, nays 9s.
The message of the Senate was read.
MIR. Mckay moved a concurrence in the
amendment, striking out the ninth section,
and moved the previous question.
Mr.. Winthrop moved that the bill be laid on
the table. The yeas and nays were called for,
and ordered, and resulted, yeas &C, noes ll3.
The question was then taken on seconding
the previous question, lO2 in the affirmative,
l0l in the negative.
The question then was, "shall the main
question be now putt" on which the yeas and
nays were called and misunderstanding, yeas
100, nays 1903.
Mr.. James Thompson, of Pa, enquired if it
were IN order to make motion to postpone to
a day named, or indefinitely?
The Speaker replied that it was not in or
der, the main question having been ordered to
ne now put.
MIR. Jas. Thompson, of Pa, then moved that
the bill and amendment be laid on the table,
and called for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, and resulted, yeas SO, nays Ill.
The yeas and nays were then ordered on the
concurrence in the amendment of the Senate
and resulted, yeas IFS, noes 90.
Mr.. Barclay Martin moved reconsider
lion, and moved the previous question.
Enquiry was made by Mr.. Rockwell Con,
if II would he In ordnr to r,nro n most nnnn.