The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-20
THE DAILY UNION

Marsh Morse Parish Petit Relic, Roberts, Sawyer Rob
erl smith, Stanton IhibodeauN jacob thompson, Towns
NAYs~siessrs Abbott John Quincy Adams, stephen
Adsms Anderson Atkinson, Berringer Bayy Bedinger,
Bell Benton Bggs James Black, James A Black, Bfod.
head Milton Brown William O Brown, Burlington burt,
William w Csmphsu Carroll. Reuben Chapman, Chase
Clarke Cobb Cooke Colhn Constable, Ctanston, Cro1er,
Cullom, Culver cummins, Cunnhsham Daniel Daragh,
Garrett Davis De Mott, Dixon poooln' pnniep Edhall
Giddfngs Giles, Goodyear Gordon GfalSm Gr1neil,
Grover IIamlin Hampton Harrison har%1nsoh asipsr
s. Houston, Edmund w. HUBBARD Hudson, HungerioId,
Washington Hunt James B. Hunt Hunter Jenkins, James
H. johnson JOSEPH Johnson Andrew Johnson, George w.
Jones sesborn Jones Daniel King Preston King Thomas
Butler King, Lawrence Leake, Lewis Levin Long NC
clellanJ. Mcdonnell, McGaughey. Mclvane Mckay,
John r Martha barclay Martin Miller, Morris Moseley
Moulton, Niyeu Morris owen psyns, Pendleion rerrll
Rockwell, Runk, Russell scammon. seaman, Seldom,
severance Alexander d. Sims Leonard H. sims simpson
rg%ST smith Albert Smith, so sSSss s"n @SleI Rem
Janin Thompson, James Thompson Thurman, ilbbau'
Trumbo, Wheaton, White, WICK, Williams winthrop
Wright, Yell, Young, and fost-lao'
So the House decided that the bill should not be
committed.
The question then required on the motion that
the bin be aade the special order for Monday next
Mr.. MCKAY said he had submitted that motion.
But if il the pleasure of the House TO act upon
the bill now he would not embarrass il by any mo-
ton Of that kind. He would therefore withdraw it,
and substitute for il demand for the previous ques
ton.
Which previous question would have operated on
the now pending question, "Shall this bill be en-
CROSSED for third readingf'
But Mr.. MCKAY Withdrew the demand on a
pledge Of renewal, at the request OF
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON, who said that he
had no objection TO make to the esd sought to be at.
tanned by this bill; but he thought that the manner
in which IL had been drawn up would prevent the
accomplishment of that end. The abuse to be cor
rected WA. ihisr that where, as the gentleman from
Illinois Mr. DouoIAssl had said, one session ran
into another, the senator in such case should not
have another mileage, because il was impossible for
him. in the interim, to have travelled over the dis
lance.
Suppose a case. Suppose that Congress should
adjourn the first Of June and that the President,
on the Goth OF June, should conclude treaty, say,
for example, on the Oregon territory. Upon this
treaty the action Of the Senate was desired, and that
body was convened in executive session the LIST
the 10Th of July: some Of the members of the
Senate might probably have gone TO the Virginia
springs TO some other part Of the country whers
their business or their health might call them:
were these senator's to be cut out Of their mileage
Surely no man thought OF proposing such a
thing.
Mr.. MARTIN turning to Mr.. THonrsoN, and
his reply therefore mpenectly heard) was under
stood 10 cav that where senator's had actually trav-
elled the distance, their mileage would be paid.
Mr.. THOMPSON proceeded. 1t was wrong so
II.
should close on the ls of July and that the sena-
tor should not go home, but chose to remain here,
or had to attend to the business Of his constituents,
that certainly should not deprive him Of hls mileage.
He desired 10 offer an amendment In this respect
He knew the abuse which the chairman oflhe Com
mIttee Mileage wished to correct; and he (Mr.
IT, went with him for its correcton-tAat was TO
say that where it not possible for senators TO
have uaveItd the distance they should not receive
mileage The gentleman spoke OF executive
sessions called upon the inaugural n of the Presi-
dent every four years These sessions were con-
vened the 4th of March, Congress closing It's
sion on the night of the Sd.
Mr. MARTIN was understood to assent to this
exposition of the object Of the bill
Mr. THOMPSON continued. The gentleman
wished to cut off mileage from senators in those
cases where they could not go home and back again.
But wherever there was a bona fde adjournment,
and members went where they pleased, it was not
proposed to cut them off. He (Mr. T. did not sup
pose that the chairman of the Committee Mile
age, or the committee ITSELF the House, contem-
plated any such thing because in that case II would
be manifestly wrong. Senators in such cases were
entitled their mileage, and whether their business
induced them to stay here, to go home else
where, was not q proper subject Of inquiry. They
entitled to their mileage and their constituents
were ready to award it to them. He therefore Of
fered the following amendment, and renewed the de-
mand forthe previous question.
Strike out from the word "unless" to the word
"meeting," inclusive, and insert:
Where the shall be called eet Immediately af
ter the adjsarssnent of preceding session"
Mr.. THOS. SMITH appealed to Mr. T. to with
draw the demand, that he (Mr. S. might say few
words.
Mr.. THOMPSON replied that the choice was
not left to him, as he was under pledge to Mr.
McKAr
Mr.. TIBBATTS rose to inquire if the "morning
hour" had not expired.
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
And so, like streak of lightning, the bill passed
from under the consideration of the House for this
day. 1t will he the first business in order to-mor-
row, when the immortal "morning hour" shall again
have dawned upon the House.
Mr.. TlBBATTS, with view, he said =, to enable
the chairman Of the Committee on Military Affairs
[Mr. HARALsoNl to bring up his bills, moved that
the House resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr.. G. S. HOUSTON, on leave, withdrew GER
tain papers from the files of the House.
Mr.. HENLEY made an Intellectual effort to have
the call Of the committees for reports concluded.
The motion Of Mr. TBBATTs having been agreed
to, the House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr. DANIEL, Of
North Carolina, in the chair.
sAPPERs AND MINERS.
Mr. HARRISON moved that the committee pro-
coed to the consideration Of the bill creating corps
OF sappers ana mnersj giving notce mat II tnat Dill
should be taken up, and disposed of, he would then
move that the committee take up the bill providing
for the organization Of two regiments of
MOUNTED RIFLEMEN.
Mr.. Mckay suggested, that when the committee
rose yesterday it had under consideration the In
dian appropriation bill, and that, before the motion
of the gentleman from Georgia, [Mr. HARAL-
SON, could be acted upon, it would be necessary to
postpone the consideration Of that bill
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motion.
And the question being taken (by tellers) the
vote STOOD ayes 50; noes, 50.
No quorum voting.
But a liberal quorum was obviously present; but
the members seemed at this time to take the
bodily exercise requisite to enable them to pass be-
tween the teers to be counted.
Mr.. MCKAY called for another count at the
same time expressing the hope that the committee
would first dispose of the Indian appropriation bill;
after which it could take up any business it might
think proper.
a Mr.. HARRISON then said, that upon this in
timation from the chairman of the Committee Of
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