Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-21
FRlp,Ay, TEBRagARr 20, ls4s.
MILEAGE OF SENATORS.

The House resumed the consideration of the following BILL
reported from the Committee on Mileage, and which was
pending before the House yesterday when passed TO the
gular orders of the day
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the United States Of 4meca in Congress assembled, That
shall be allowed travel fees whats0-
for attending called Executive session Of the Senate
unless he shall have actually travelled and performed the jour-
ney attending such meeting and that constructive
travel attend such Executive session shall be made
allowed.
The SPEAKER divided the House the motion for the
previous question pending yesterday
On this division quorum not voting
A call of the House ordered on the motion Of Mr..
HARRISON.
The roll was called about half over and 1t being apparent
that large quorum then present
The further prosecution Of the call dispensed WITH
the motion Of Mr.. COBB.
The previous question then seconded, and the main
question ordered to put
The SPEAKER stated that the main question would be
the engrossment ard third reading Of the bill
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON said the question would be first
on the amendment which he bad proposed yesterday.
The SPEAKER said he did not know that an amendment
pending
Mr. THOMPSON Il moved an amendment yesterday,
and il is still pending. 81.
The sPEARER said he would consult the Journal.
Mr.. THOMPSON. If it isnot the Journal, then the
Journal is wrong
The amendment found, and is as follows:
Strike from the word unless the word " meeting
aud insert whenever the shall be called within
after the adjournment Of any regular session.
The question put the amendment, and it was re-
iected. =
After it was rejected Mr. C, j. INGERSOLL said he was
desrous record his the amendment md asked for
the yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER said the amendment had slres|y been 70
jeced, and too late to call for the yeas and nays.
The question REQUIRED on the and third read
ing OF the bill
Mr.. PRESTON KING asked for the yeas and nays.
They ordered; and being taken, follows
| YEAS--Messrs Abbott Stephen Adams, Anderson Ar
jaime Bass Bo.s Boyd saiss ' srod% sd
Milton Brown, William g. Brown, Burlington, William ".
Chapman Reuben Chapman Chase Clarke Cobb, Cooke,
Coamer Collin, Constable, Cranston, Crozier, Cullom,
Culver Cummins Cunningham, Daniel, Darragh, Garrett
Davis DE Mott Dillingham;, Dixon, Dobhin Dunlap, Erd-
man, John H. Ewing, Edwin IL, Ewing, fsrsn, Ficklin,
ham, croper ha@o ason Hsr%sno. Harper Hsn-
ley, Herrck, Hoge, Elias b. Holmes, Hopkins, Hough,
John w Houston, George $. Houston, Edmund W. Hub
James b. Hunt, Joseph Ingcrsoll Jenkins Joseph john
Andrew Johnson, George W. jones' Seabcrn Jones,
renee Lcake, Levin, Long, iumpkn, Mclean, Mecsr-
nand Mcconnell, Mcdowell McGaughey, McHenry, Nc
Kay, John ?. Martin, Barclay Martin, Morris, Moseley,
Price Ramsey, Rathbun, Reid Ree, Ritter, Juu. Rock.
well, John A. rockwell, Runk, Russell, sawteIe Sawyer,
Scammon Schenck S, aman Seldom Severance Alexander
Albert Smith, Thomas Smith, Caleb b. Smith, Isobt Smith,
s %o"n ms.
Vance, Wentworth, Wheaton, Wick, Williams, Wood,
wS0dySrth Yansey o Ss Youns
Giddngs Charles D. Ingersoll MeIlvane, Morse, Rhet
Root, Winihrop--1o.
And the bill ordered be engrossed and read third
time.
And thereupon the bill read the third time and the
question stated, Shall 1t pass
The previous question moved by Mr.. J. p. MARTIN
and, being seconded tho main question is, Shall the
bill pass was ordered TO be put
And, being taken, il passed in the affirmative.
And the bill passed. and sent to the Senate for
currence