The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-18

presented several weeks since, at which time he adj
yised several of his colleagues, that on some saiia
, bic occasion he would move an amendment 70 th'
SILVER and harbor bill" making an appropriation
for the Improvement Of the Maumee river.
He had several days since presented To his col
league lMr. SoHEsckl his proposed amendment
and asked him If he would support IL. Mr. 3. re
piled that he would because he considered himsel
bound, in justice TO the persons who had conhded
this matter TO his to do so; because he consld
cred the proposition meritorous; because he be
eved the people of his own State, and particularly
those in the vicinity of the Maumee bay, esutled Ia
the appropriation.
He had submitted the motion with no design OF
desire to wound the feelings of his colleague Ar
SAwYER1 or TO do him injustice here or elsewhere
but simply TO discharge duly which the eluLens oil
his own State had devolyed upon him. and IN do
ing which, his conduct had the entire appreciation
of his judgment.
The SPEAKER said that tho business first in
order would be the call OF the committees for re-
ports.
| MILEAGE OF Members.
Mp. MARTIN, from The Committee on
Mileage offered a resolution dischargng the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state Of the Union from
the bill heretofore reported by him, in relation to
the mileage of members
Mr. BoWLIN said that, as this subject had been
brought up, he desired to offer an amendment;
|
Sac That member be allowed pay for any day that
he does actually attend the sitting Of the House in
session that day unless absent by its order thu business
Of the House prevented from attending by sickness
and the failure Of any member to TO his
the call Of the House the call OF the ayes and
shall constitute him an absentee for the day unless ap.
pears from the journals Of the House that he absent
its order be excused for sickness the certificate OF
physician and no member absent from the House for his
business pleasure and with without the leave
Of the House shall receive any pay for the time he IL SO
| absent
That II sh al n. ths anti, M th csrL ofths Hama.
at least once every day to furnish the
with list Of those members who the pree edng day,
failed at time to to their either up
call Of the House the ayes and and the
sergeanatArms upon receiving such list shall charge
the members absent aud shall take from his pay
In the settlement al his the amount Of one days
| pay for every day 80 absent.
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON desired leave to make
two reports, as he was not in his seat at the moment
the committee Of which he was member was call
| ed few days ago.
The SPEAKER said that The mileage bill was
before the House, and that the question would be
on ordering it TO be engrossed for a third reading.
| Mr. MARTIN desired to know whether it was
| in order for the gentleman from Missouri Mr. Bow
LNl to offer an amendment whilst he (Mr. M } was
on the floor
| The SPEAKER was understood to say that, not
understanding the gentleman from Kentucky Mr.
MARTIN as claiming the floor, il had been given 10
The gentleman from Missouri, Mr.. BowLR,l who
had offered his amendment.
Mr.. PERRY moved that the bill and amendment
be laid on the table
Mr.. HOPKINS was understood TO request Mr..
PERRY not to insist on that motion, as the whole
subject would thus be laid on the table.
The motion was not withdrawn.
The yeas and nays were asked by Mr.. Hop
KIss, and other members, and were ordered.
The Clerk proceeded to call the roll; and when
the name Of
Mr.. C. J. TNGERSOLL was called, that gentle
man rose and asked the Speaker to state what the
bill was.
The SPEAKER said it was the mileage bill.
Mr.. lNGERSOLL said he knew il the mile
age bill, but Che was understood to add) he knew
nothing OF what lis provisions we're.
The SPEAKER said the clerk was calling the
roll; il would not be in order TO read the bill.
Mr.. INGERSoLL asked, as personal favor,
that it might be read.
But 1t was not read.
The roll having been called through, the vote was
announced as follows
YEAs-Messrs. stephsn'Adams Arnold. Ashmun. Ba
Campbell Cathcar Chapman Constable. Cranston, Doug
lass, fieklin Foot, Gsrvin Giles, Harman,on, Hoge'
La sere, Lyon Maclsy, Joseph J. Mcdowell. Marsh
Morse Moselsy; Parish. Payne, Perrill, Perry PhelP"
Stanton, Sykes. Thibodeaux Jacob Thompson Tibbaus
Vinton. Wentworth, and Yancey-4e
NAYs-Messrs. Abbott John Quincy Adams. Anderson.
James Black Jane. A. black, Bowln, Boyd, Brodhssd,
Milton Brown, William G. Brown, Burt Wm.W. Camp
Clarke, Cobb, Cooke Collin, Crorer, CulfOm. Culver.
Cummins, Cunningham, Daniel Dargan Darragh, Garrett
goos, Dunlap, Ellsworth Erdman John H Ewing Edwin
H. Ewing Fsran Foster Fries Gentry, Giddngs: Good.
Hampton, Harper, Henley, Herrick. Elias D. Holmes,
Hopkins, John W. Houston George S. Houston Edmund
IngersoII James H Johnson Andrew Johnson, George
w Jones Kennedy Daniel P; King, Preston King Lsake
Lei6, Lewis Levin, Lumpkin Mclean McCleand,
well c(,aur Nj Twain
Mckay, John p Martin, Barclay Martin, Morris, Moulton
niven Owen Pendeton, Pollock, Ramsey, Rathhun Reid
Ritter Julius Rockwell, John A Rockwell. Russell Saw
telle Sawyer Scammon, schenck Seaman, Seldom Sew
erance simpson Truman Smith, Thomas Smith Caleb B.
Smith. Starkweather, Stewart St. john Strohm, Strong
Thomasson Benjamin Thompson. James Thompson, Tred
ward, Wright Yell, Young, and Yost-lS5
So the bill and amendment were not laid on the
! table.
Mr.. BowIIN,
Mr.. YELL offered the following as an amend
| ment to the amendment:
Strike out SO and insert IS per diem and insert
s6 for every twenty miles of travel to and from the
seat of government
And be ii further enacted That from the year eighteen
hundred and fifty the seat Of government of the United
state. shall be- and hereby located and near
land granted by the State Of Missouri to the
federal government for that purpose whenever Congress
shall signify its acceptance
Mr.. BoWLIN accepted the amendment mod
| ifcation Of his amendment.
| Mr.. YANCEY moved that it be laid on the table,
(hough the reporter thinks it not heard by the
Speaker.)
| Mr. G. w. JONES moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out the words smear the city OF
St. LOUIS and inserting "Jefersonvie, in the State
of Indiana"
Mr.. J. said that whenever the scat of govern
ment was removed, he desired that this should be
| its location.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE inquired of the Speaker
whether it would be in order to move to go into
Committee of the Whole on the state Of the Union'
| The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
MIR. DROMGOOLE submitted the motion, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. SCHENCK asked leave to say few words
in personal explanation.
| Objections we're made; and the Speaker suggested
that the gentleman would have an opportunity here
after.
Mr.. SHENCK said very well; the House would
be pleased to consider this notice that he wished
10 make personal explanation.
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