The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-06-09
CON GRESS S.


The appropriation bill being under consid-
Grafton.
The question was put on Mr.. Darrah' $
motion to strike out $4,000, and insert
$4,000 as the appriatiou for the erec-
ton of marine hospitals at Pittsburgh,
Louisville, Paducah, Cleveland and
Natchez, and it was lost; Ayres 56. noes
SO.
Mr.. Lasere moved to add to the item
the following:
..And for finishing the marine hospital
at McDonoughsville opposite New Or
leans, S30,OOO." This was rejected.
And the question was put on Mr.. Gro
ver's motion to strike out the item for
marine hopitals at Pittsburgh, Paduch,
Louisville, Cleveland, and Natchez, and
there were: Ayes 79, noes II. So the
item was stricken out.
"For the building or purchasing a
revenue cutter, to be employed on the
coast of Texas, $4,000"
Mr.. Darrat move to amend the amend
ment by inserting an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the hospital at Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Tholnasson asked Mr.. Darrah to
modify his amendment so as to grant
$40. 900 for each of the hospitals at Pitts
burgh, Louisville, and Cleveland: making
in all, 100000.
Mr.. Darrah agreed to this suggestion,
and modified his motion accordingly.
And the question was taken to a
gree to ii, and was lost-Ayes II, noes
80.
The question recurrcd on Mr.. McKays
amendment.
Mr.. Thompson of Pennsylvania, NOV
ed to insert in the bill the following item.
For the erection and completion of
the marine hospitals at Pittsburgh, Louis
vile, and Cleveland, $4,000.
Mr.. Boyd moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting Padacah. Negatlved:
Ayes so, noes sc.
Mr.. Thompson's amendment was then
rejected: Ayes 5S, noes, "a.
Mr.. Jos. ]. Mcdowell moved to a.
mend by adding as follows: land the
per diem pay of members of Congress
shall hereafter be six dollars"
A motion was made that the committee
rise. Carried-Ayes II, noes 20.
Mr.. Mckay moved that the House
again resolve itself into Committee Of
the Whole on the general appropriation
bill.
And the House again resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole on the gen
eral appropriation Bill, (Mr. Hopkins in
the chair.)
And the question was put on Mr.. Jos.
McDowelPs amendment to reduce the
pay of members of Congress to SIX dol
lars per day, and was lost.
Mr.. Dockery then moved the follow
ing:
"That from and after the end of the
present session of Congress the mileage
allo wed and paid TO Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress and Delegates
from territories, shall be 40 cts. per mile
for the first 200; 25 cts. for each mile a
'bove 200, and not over 400: and % cts.
per mile for any distance over 400 miles
Pr0rided, That the aggregate mileage al
lowed to any Senator, Representative or
Delegate in one session of Congress, shall
in no case, exceed $3.50.
This was agreed to, Ayes 81, noes 80.
Mr.. Yell moved to add to the bill a
section, providing for the removal of the
seat of Government, in the year 1850, to
the city of ST. Louis, in the State of Mis-
souri,.
The Chair ruled the section not in or
der.
The question was then put that the
committee do agree to the amendment OF
Mr.. Dockery, and it was carried; ayes
90, nays 81.
Mr.. Bell moved to insert in the bill the
following.
"That the pay and emoluments OF all ofti,
GERS of the Federal Government in the civil
departments, including that of Members OF
Congress, excepting such officers, how
ever, whose pay and emoluments cannot
be constitutionally reduced dnring their
term of service, be and the same is hereby
reduced 25 per ceutum from and after
the lst day of June next; the reduction to
continue as long as the Mexican war con-
tinues. And that from the commence
ment to the conclusion of said war, the
paw of the volunteer soldiers of the Amer
lean Army be ten dollars per month, IN
stead Of that now allowed by law.
Mr.. Stephen Adams moved to add to
this amendment the following:
"And that members of Congress shall
not receive any per diem pay on account
of attendance at the present session after
the Goth day of Juna next"
This was agreed on.
And the question recurred on Mr..
Bells amendment.
II was divided so as 10 take a Seperate