The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-11
THE DAILY UNION

New York, Nj. RAIHBuS,l was IN order, FOE the
simple reason that the House had decided that the
gentleman from Georgia, Mr.. KING was in order,
Mr' IIBBAFFS appealed from the decision.
An inquiry was made whether the appeal was
debatabe.
To which the SPEAKER replied that it was not.
Mr, FARAN suggested, in view of the remarks
OF Mr. KING, thai those who had not voted for the
joint resolution needed jusfcailonj il was those
WHO hfd voted for il that did need Il.
The SPEAKER said, the gentleman was not in
order.
Mr. RATHBUN said, he would relieve the
House from the difficulty into which IT had thrown
i,sclf
Mr. TILDEN called Mr., r. to order.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman has been twice
called TO order ulready, and an appeal has been
Mr.. RATHBUN. was about to say that which
aPprehend will dispense with the necessity of AN
spPeal
After a brief conversation between Messrs.
ASHMUN and =. KING, the appeal, under the
condition stated by Mr.. RArHBUS, was Withdrawn
by MIR. TInATrs
Mr. RATHBUN resumed. Now, (sad he J
without being able to give the reasons and the great
variety Of reasons, which had Induced him 10 vote
for that resolution
Mr. CHAPMAN interposed and renewed the OBJ
lection to Mr. RS proceedings and the appeal from
the decision of the Speaker permitting it
Some conversation arose; when
MIR. RATHBUN, remarking that he would not
press his right under what he considered very bad
precedent, yielded the floor and resumed his seat.
Mr.. BiGGS rose The Faid) not to personal ex-
planation, but TO make motion.
Mr. SCHENcK-Mr. b. still retaining the floor
rose The said) TO personal explanation.
Some conversation took place upon point Of Or
der AS 10 the right TO the floor.
The SPEAKER decided that gentleman rising
for the purpose Of personal explnnato on could not
dlspossess gentleman already upon the floor OF
his right 10 IT,, and could not proceed unless the
door was yielded by the gentleman occupying it.
MIR. SCHENCh appealed 10 the gentleman TO
hear a request lie wished to make to him.
Mr.. BIGGS declined to yield the floor.
Some conversation followed.
MIR. BlGGS was understood TO say, il would be
recollected by the House that what was technically
called resolution day had been postponed for several
weeks. There were many members who had resO-
lutions n present. and il necessary to pass these
resolutions order 10 get the business Of the ouse
before the committees. He would move therefore,
that he rules be suspended for the purpose of re-
ceiving such resolutions as might not give TO de-
bate.
And the question being taken, the House refused
to suspend the rule.
A message was received from the President of the
United States, by the hands J. h. Walker, esq, his
private ,secretdTy, informing the House that the
President had approved and signed the bill in rela-
ton to collectors and other officers Of the customs.
PENSION LAW.
On motion of Mr.. TlBBATTS The House resoly-
ed itself into Committee of the Whole on the state
of the Union, (Mr BRoDHEAD in the chair } and re-
sumed the consideration Of the bill making appropri-
atoms for the payment of revolutionary and ether
pensioners during the fiscal year, ending the Both
June, 1877.
decision Of the chair ruling out of order the amend
ment OF MIR. TiBBArrs proposing TO change the laws
on the subject OF pensions.
Mr.. TlBBAT'rS modified his amendment by
adding at the end thereof the following:
Be further endeisd That the provisions Of the act sp
proved seventh june eighteen hundred and thrty two
titled An act supplementary 10 the act for the relief Of
tain surviving officers and soldiers of the oluton" be-
those officers and soldiers spies and Ringers who under
one or moro engagement shall have served for OF
three months upwards in the against the Indian
tribes OF any time previous 10 the treaty Of Greenvie in
the year hundred and hve appca.
on N thg proper department and proof thereof they shall
be entitled to have their placed the pension roll
lad be Further enacted That for terms Of service greater
than three months allowances shall be made to all those
embraced by this extension in the and under
the same regulations and rales Of testimony which
piled to similar arising under the act which Is hereby
extended.
.9ndbe Further enacted That in cases where services
shall have been rendered for shorter time than six and
less than three months previous to the treaty peace with
Great Britain, in the year hundred eighty.
three and shall under the existing laws eute the per
who rend red the 10 pension by Of their
not amounting months shall be lawful estimate
every such term OF service less than months and not less
than three months and the applicant proof thereof shall
be allowed as in other
find be hes enacted, That person shall be allowed
pension under by virtue of this act lille
such person shall continue draw pension under any
other act now in force
ind BE- Il further enacted That in all cases in which testi
mony shall be taken be used in the any
claim claims anst the United States any aprca-
ton for pension under this act or any other act now in
force and where the oath to the wtne or witnesses so
posing shall be administered by any State District
IorS Officer legally au to administer oahs if any
shall knoy
false testimony he she they offending shall be
and held to be gny OF corrupt P1EGry and may be pro.
shed in the though the oath to said witness
witnesses had been administered by an officer OF the Uni.
ted States, and under its authority.
The point of order was further debated by Messrs
HAMLlN, SCHENCK, SAWYER, RHETT,
&c. DAVIS in explanatory A. D. SIMS, ASH
NUN in explanatory DILLINGHAM;, RATH-
BUN, ',McCLELLAND, HOPKINS, ..TIBBATTS,
Mckay, E. H. EWING, and J. X. NIGER
SOIL.
The question on the appeal was then taken, and
by ayes l02, 80, the decision Of the chair was
affirmed.
So the amendment of Mr.. TIE BATS was decided
to be out of order.
MIR. CALEB B. SMITH offered the following
amendment:
SEC BE further enacted That all arrearages of pen.
sion now due which may hereafter become due the
heirs Of any deceased pensioner shall be paid the admin.
sraor executor Of such deceased pensoner in trust for
minrator executor shall be liable the
of any debts demands of any description hatever
against the estate such deceased pensioners but the
shall be paid by such administrator executor to the le
gal heirs OF such deceased pensioners who by law
entitled to the same.
Pending this amendment the committee rose
and reported.
Mr.. STEPHENS asked leave to offer resou-
ton
Objection was made,
And then the House adjourned; but
Mr.. COBB rose and demanded the yeas and
nays.
Some FIVE or six members (merely from habit, as
it seemed to the reporter) rose to second the de-
mand;
But, by the time they were well their feet, the
Speaker, in direct line for the door, considera-
bly, on his way home.
Mr.. COBB, apparently struck with some new
idea, put on his hat and walked off.
Whereupon the members who had sustained him
in his demand for the yeas and nays, seeing them
selves left in the hall, which was, by this time,
nearly deserted wheeled to the right took open or
der,
And forthwith adjourned.
The following petjtions and memorials were pre-