The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-01
rwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
House OF Representatives.

House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, MAY 90 1886
TERMINATION or DEBATE. . ,m
The resolution, to terminate the debate on the bli IN.
the number of paymasters in the army nall On
hour after the shall have been considered in com.
mittee, taken up and after being amended ox'sno-
ing the time to two hours it was passed
TINE OF MEErINo-ANp 4 REcEss.
Mr.. BoYp asked leave to introduce resolution, that
hereafter the daily hour Of meeting shall De ten O'Clock
the House shall take recess from two to hall past
1 rec O'Clock, P. M. -,
Objection being made, he moved suspension Of the
The yeas and nays were ordered and taken and the
question decided in the negatve-yeas II, nays 60
not two thirds.
Mr.. DANIEL moved that the rules be suspended, for
the purpose Of considering bills on the private calendar
The question taken and the motion was agreed to
yeas ~ nays 10.
Several private bills were acted on.
LAST
The bill for the relief of Seth NJ Leavenworth was Ia
From the report Of the Committee the Post Once
and Post Roads, appears that the Postmaster IN
d ds TO in Indiana The bid Of
Mr. Leavenworth was accepted In the month OF sep
tember 1888 upon the 2, ha ana
transferred to Orchard Leavenworh placed new stock
upon the whole route distance o. one hundred ana
perform the contract consequence OF the oreach
Of contract he has sustained loss Of twenty OF inar
Washington wait the pleasure Of Congress, and the
expenses attending his sojournl ,,.s,.
the Speaker as passed,
Mr.. wEsrwoRrH moved reconsideration Of the vote.
"a voice :" Oh, no let it go'0
The question was taken and a majority appeared to
have voted in the affirmative but before the result was
Mr. WrsrwoarH moved to lay II on the table. IA
voice" There better claim" and anothcr'
The yeas and nays were called by several gentlemen,
MIR. HorKIss-I appeal to the gentlemen to Withdrew
tho notion hope the House will not thu. persmpOrly
dispose Of the claim In my Judgment and in that Of the
Committee the Post Office and Post Roads, presents
Of sisares merit ever to the h ssn
coming here from his distant home leaving his family
and friends for the last three years He ha: waited long
COMMITTEES have three times reported in favor Of his
lief trust there will be objection 70 the b-it il
Of Al thor.
was something wrong about the bill, nths gentleman
Mr. WEsrwoRrH-I knew nothing Of the merits Of the
case. =.
that he would have danced if the fiddler had been
to draw the tail Of the horse across the enra OF ns
cat"]
message received from the Senate, stating that
they had postponed indefinitely the e. resolution pss,sd
Committee to proceed to West Point 10 attend the exa'
Soto soes What's thatrn asked member of ano-
ther and he received reply The Senate has post
poned that damned white.w ashng machine"
PAYMAsrERs ARMv-BLAcxsMirHs AND
TAILoRs-AuDAcITr.
The House resolved itself into q Committee Of the
Whole on the State of the Union (Mr Hemlin in the
Chair and resumed the consideration Of the bill providing
for additional Paymaster General and three other
Paymastcrs Of the army
Messrs Burt, ATKINSON, and McHEsRy, look part IN
the debate, and were succeeded by
Mr.. DAVIS Of Mississippi, who replied TO Mr. John-
and other mechanics. The explanation which he made
the gentleman he thought would have been sufficient;
wine in new bottles il must burst OUT and esrvesce He
again repeated that in what he said on Thursday tnaS
blacksmith or tailor could have secured the same
oan1to The eold
education the Rio Grandc, by the planning Of iortn-
cations, etc., he meant to cast no reflection on any man
pursuit and it required great share Of ingenuity
and audacity to say he did So The speech was pre-
pared not Tor this House. but for other places. The gen
ooR NO ocnee a. the remark tailor can make coat
but may not be able to make breastwork
Mr.. HoLMKs, Of $. Cob, yes; breasfwork belongs
Mr. DAS',.-But not in a military point Of view IA
voice Yes, he may make coat for an ofhcer"l he
then spoke OF demagogues etc, and said Mr. johnson
was ashamed Of his trade.
dacityn to deny what the gentlemen himself had said II
gentleman from Mississippi hated to see demagogues,
il he did not want to see in the odous Of the
term II the member had learned to be tailor he never
would have been anything else He then spoke Of up
Mr. DAvn-To whom does the gentleman alludei
Mr.. JoHs.or-If the cap fits the gentleman, let him
Mr.. W. IIusr desired to say few words, and asked
the gentleman from Tennessee TO give way.
II his information corrsct the gentleman from Mis-
sissippi was . graduate Of West Pont-thereiore, the
battlefield and not this hall, to speak o. he did Of me
chsnics was the place for him. While the gentleman
that institution, at expense Of $4,000 20 tns
eminent he tMr Johnsonl was on the tailors oVI."
ing TO educate himself, and taxed to pay nn ~
expense Of $4,000 In what he had said, ne meant
personal but when this sort Of game was ~ ~.
he might be set down AZ q hand, certain VS. oi "o
House to Judge which was guilty o" audacisy.'
rAY.MAsrEas AoAir
The hour TO which the debate Wa h shs sommss
to vote amendment. ssysrs, 2, ~. ,as%
posed Of the pay o. ,ns inc 9rsaS To- -
Substitute the bill was % p sS,' !, ,s ,s s aac
ona ~ war and remain in once 30 long as the BILL
Al this increasing the rank and file Of the
army shall continue in force -,
chair. -. .p.-- .. a..
Mr. Housror, of Alabama, said something 70 tno
sneakcr which was heard 1T the reporters desk
there being much confusion In the hall
Mr. sTEwAar, OF Pennsy vana, was undersooa s 70 III
ouirc Of the Speaker whether II was in orneI .or %
gentleman 10 leave his own scat and get up IN t'on "