Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-21
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Ia, 1916.
MILEAGE OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

Mr. MARTIN, of Kentucky from the Committee on Mile
reported bill 70 regulate the pay and mileage Of
bers Of Congress The bill read twice. and as follows
lie enacted &c That after the close OF the present
sion Of the goth Congress- the pay ornleage
Congress shall be follows wit for every twenty miles
between the residence OF each member aud the Capitol the
Of eight dollars the distance be computed by the
mail route by and that each member before he shall receive
his pay, shall deposte written certificate with the proper
ocer for paying said that he has actually travelled at
least said distance.
Ind be il further enacted That members living over twelve
hundred miles from the Capitol shall receive the often
dollars per hundred miles, for distance exceeding said
twelve hundred miles, and no more
A motion was msde by Mr.. THOMAS SMITH, that the
bill be committed the Committee Of the Whole the state
Of the Union.
Mr. MARTIN opposed the motion TO commit, and said it
very important BILL by which great reform would be
made and much money saved to the country That ought
TO be avorte with the Democratic members and
that the people would hold this Democratic Congress and Ad
mnisiraon responsible for the IL the bill
mcd he said would not be heard OF again in the regular
The SPEAKER about TO put the question the com
mtnent When
The motion Withdrawn.
II was Immediately renewed by Mr.. TIBBATTS,
And decided by yeas and nays, follows
yEAS-Messrs. Abbott John Quincy Adams Ashmun,
Bayly Benton blanchard Brockenbrougb Brod
head, VIM. g. Brown, Burt, w w Campbell, Cathcart, j.
Garrett Davis Erdan, John II. Ewing, Ficklin, Foot Gid
dmgs Graham Hampton, HARRISON, Harper billiard, Hcge
onm pamne, - ns Jor.
Andrew johnson, Scaborn Jones, Kennedy Levin, McCe
land, Mcdowell, McGaughey, Mcieny, McIIvane Marsh
Morse, Moseley, Owen Parish Pendeton, PERIL, Petit
Phelps Price, Ramsey Relic, Roberts, Julius Rockwell
John A. Rockwell Root Sawyer Scammon, Seddon, Leon
ard IL smms Simpson, Thomas Smith, Robert Smith, STAN
ton, stephens St John Sohm, Benjamin Thompson, Jacob
Thompson, Ibbas Toombs Tredway, Ninton, Wentworth
Wick, Winthrop, Woodward, Wright Yancey, yeli-ss.
NAfS-Messrs. Barringer BediDger, Bell Biggs James
A. Black, Boyd, NJ. Brown Burlington John III. Campbell,
Cobb, Cooke, Cranson Crozicr, C1lnmins DeMou Diug
ham, Dixon Dobbin Dunlap Edsa, Ellsworth, Faran, Gar
VIM Gentry, Giles, Goodyear, Gordon, Grnnell, Grover,
Iiamlin, Henley, Herrick, r. h. Holmes, g. SHouston,
r. W. HUBBARD, Hungerford, James H.Johnson, George W.
Kin, McClernard, Mcconnell McCrate Mckay, John p.
Martin, Barclay Martin, Morris, Mouton, Niven, Norris,
heid, Ritter Russell, A. ID. Sims, Truman Smith, Stark
weser James Thompson, Thurman Trumbo Vance White,
"hams' Wilmot, Wood, Young, Yost--7i.
And 20 the bill committed
Mr. HENLEY inquired if il would now be in order TO
day
The CHAIR answered in the negative. The bill having
been committed longer before the HOUSE,
uon touching could be made except Ivy unanimous
consen', or ny suspension Of The rules.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole on
inc state Of the Union, (Mr BowLrN in the chair and
on LOT te Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty si
Paaons with the various Indian tribes for the year ending
30th June, ls47.
MI CULVER called the attention OF the committee TO the
appropriations Tor fulfilling spuaos contained in the treaty
o. me sth January, 1885, with the Creek and Seminole In
mans re apprehended that part Of the appropriations
famed IN the various items for fulfilling the spustons in the
treaty referred TO- was 10 be applied payment for slaves
CANNED oy tne Indians After few observations respecting