The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-21

Of Representatives TO pay contracts made and nov
due. rejected
Ca n'ouon Of Mr.. MCKAY, the 4th item Of tn,
o'p was amended 9y inserting ah'r the words "pay
| hsn. 10, ths words missionary. society Of" 7
The committee then rose and reported The bill AMI
amendments TO the House
Mi, GEO, ). HOUSTON demanded the previous
question, which was seconded. And the main ques-
uon was ordered and being taken, the amendments
were eoncurred IN, And the bill was read third
And the question being on It's passage,
| mr. JACOB THOMPSON demanded the preyi-
Gus question; which was seconded The main
passed. .
| THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion OF Mr; Mckay, the House again re-
oo' 500 user INTO Committee Of the Whole on the
Wa uie Union, (Mr' Passion kme, Of New
York, IN the chair, and proceeded 10 the consider
auon OF the amendments Of the Senate to the bill
making appropriations for the support of the army
Ihe hrst question was on the amendment OF The
senate striking out the words "for Communication of
forage Tor Officers horses, s7l,6O3;" and inserting
ties, sl3l Cos" ....
MIR. MCKAY explained the provisions of the law
relative to allowances for officers forage the prac-
ice under u, and the necessity for the amendment
WHICH ne offered 10 the amendment OF the Senate in
the form OF the following provso:
us' ~ VihceI, unless IN actual service IN the
r ssos,s allowed iosss or money in lieu thereof
ing Tor s nav o1ne op s &c, MAJ
ing SON June 1896 -. =.
Under this proyiso Che said all the officers en-
gagged IN the war in Mexico would receive forage
Tor the horses To which they were entitled in time
of war. and all others would receive no more Than
was allowed in time of peace
Mr. HOLMES and MIR. j. n. INGERsoI.I
briefly opposed. and Mr.. HOUSTON Of Alabama
defended the proyiso. -.
nu,ndn,snt and - an on shs a'hendNent 70 the
al "''N was ee'eoa 'o-ayes %, noes
And ,h. a
Tbs sm.ad"oa., as y. ss alhenaea was aaoptea.
rsh.sa ~ na9., =, inc SENATE Proyding Tor The
ry being under consideration.
A brief explanation followed on the mart of
hessrs' MCKAY and ASHMUN.
Mr; MeCLEkNAND moved the following
amendment. ....
d Dc aTh,r enacted That the sum of thirty hOu.aDs
dollars BE- and the same hereby appropriated out Of any
applied under the direction Of tbs seerta o wss Ss
puIposs o. site and commencing the
sonausnee Of the camSspaSa s"as asae near the
Mississippi rivers in puTsuapes az The 40 2,h oil, ana
smSs. ls Tor the selection Of site upon the western
Mr.. G.. s. HOUSTON moysd IN .m.nd a.
amendment by striking out Port Massac," and
inserting Cypress Greek in Alabama
Mr.. TlBBATTS raised the point Of order on the
amendment.
The CHAIR ruled IL ont Of order
Mr.. McCLERNAND appealed.
And, after some conversation, the decision of the
chair affirmed.
So the amendment was not entertained
no o'hei a.nsnunlenis o. the senate having been
conquered TT, 10 or disposed OF,
House WIZ
v
The cornoit,ee ,ooL m o,J i,., Al 80,
anros1;., uP anu considered the bill
for the year ending sh gaSe is.S 81 navy
No amendment made.
IN ne o1mini'ee 'heh rose ana reported the said
bills to the House.
ARMY AUTHORIZATIONS BILL
The House took up the amendments made in
In ,oaL;nn " .ne VIC VI .ne SENATE 70 tne
Dlr. , making appropriations Tor the support Of the
The House concuned with the committee in its
( NAVY PENSIONS.
tn. uou,. tool -, ri. LIN
Inc louise loon up THIS OIL.
MIR. MCKAY moved TO strike out the following
item: .-h
"To nay the pensions of invslids who ver, o,,d., AN
board Of private armed during the late war three
Thousand dollars
And Mr.. Nick. demanded the previous question:
which was seconded.
And the main question (on the amendment, and
men on ordering the Oil TO third reading) or
dered to be now taken.
Mr.. MCKAY, regarding the principle of The
amendment as very important matter, asked the
yeas and nays, and which were ordered and bein,
taken, resulted as follows:
yEAs-Messr, s,snhsn Adam. .,r,,...
Benton Bigcs James Black Bowlin nasd '1 W;if,
Il i.I Sfown h Sa'hca1 augustus Chapman Chapman
IIarke 'oop Conin Constable, Cummins, Daniel, Oar
gan, De Mott billing ham, Dobbin, Dromgoole, Erdman
Iaan f,skhn Garvln Giles Goodyear, Gordon, Grover,
f w.
,noi9' names .. Hunt James " Johnson Andrew John
oh W. W. Jones, Kaufman, Daniel I. King, Leib, Lyon.
,ong, Lnmpkin, McClernand, Joseph j. Mcdowell Nc
tay, John T. Marun Barclay Martin, Morris. Morse,
lwen, fayne, Phisbury, Hathhun, Reid, Relic, Ritter
toperts, sawyer, seldom, Alexander d. Sims Leonard
y. John, Strong, james Thompson, Jacob Thompson
thurman uI Lihoatts. Iredway, Wheaton Wick Wood
NAYS Massrs abbo,t Arnola A.hu, ,.
je Burlington, william w. Campbell John q, @han%Ss'
lranston, Culver, Cunningham Garrett Davis Dixon,
pGpgas5r Dunlap, John H Ewing, Foot Order. Grin
aac E. Hoimes JoSn gans,nn s hss Holmes
Hudson Joseph r. In9ersoIl Jenkns Tbonas Rue
King Lewis NcClelland McCrate NicJJenry Na,sh