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And on motion of Mr.. HOPKINS, the motion to
reconsider was laid ON the table.

on leave ordered that leave be given TO withdraw
the papers in the Of George Ramsey, and Ihos.
L. January
| THE ARMY or OCCUPATION
Mr. HARRISON, from the Committee on Mil
tary Affairs, to which was referred the communlea-
ton Of the President incloslng dispatches from the
army of occupation reported that they had had the
same under consideration and in view Of the re-
cent brilliant victory of the army had directed
certain amendments to the resolution offered by the
gentleman from Ohio, Mr. BRNKERHoTT, tender
| ing thanks 10 Gen. Taylor and his army, which
would be offered by that gentleman when the reSo-
luton was taken up. He (Mr. II. was directed TO
ask that the committee be discharged from the fur
Their consideration Of the communication, and that
it be referred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state Of the Union where the resolution was pend
| lag,
Ordered accordingly.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
On motion of Mr., MCKAY, the House resolved
itself into Committee OF the Whole on the state OF
the Union, Mr. HOrEISs, of Virginia, in the chair,
and resumed the consideration Of the bill making
appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses
OF government for the year ending the 3Oth day Of
June, l947, and for other purposes.
| The pending question on agreeing 10 the
| first clause Of the amendment Of Mr.. BELL, which
is in the following words:
That the pay and emOlumsnts Of all the officers Of the
federal government In the civil departments, including
|
ever whose pay and smouments cannot eonsutionslly
reduced during their tsrm Of service be and the same
hereby reduced IS eenum from and aisT the LIST OF
June next the reduction to continue SO long a. the Ms1L
can war continues
/ And it rejected.
The question recurring on the second clause Of
! the said amendment-to wit
And that from the commencement to the conclusion Of
the pay Of the youAtssr soldiers Of the American
By s dollars per month Instead Of that no" allowed
l.
submitted that such amendment had been offered
some time ago, and had been decided out Of order
The CHAIRMAN was not aware The I'M
derstood TO say that similar amendment had been
introduced. The Chair ruled, however, that the
amendment was in order, on the ground that the
general law providing for the payment OF volunteers
4 was sufficient authority under the rule.
i Mr.. Mckay appealed from the decision.
And the question, "Shall the decision Of the
Chair stand as the judgment Of the committee
was taken, and decided in the negative.
So the decision Of the Chair reversed
l And the second branch Of the amendment of Mr..
BELL was not entertained.
Mr.. BRODHEAD offered the following as an
additional section to the BILL but Withdrew it
intimation from the clerk Of the House, B. b.
French, esq, (through the SPeaker,) that such was
already the existing law.
And he further Enacted That shall the duty Of the
clerk OF the House Of Representatives and Of the secretary
of the in the purchase OF stationery other art
American manufacture in all cases II the be
purchased advanageou'y as the manufactures of other
| countries.
Mr.. STEWART offered the following amend
ment:
That each private ina volunteer company who has
shall hereafter volunteer in the army Of the United
who serve the end Of the against Mexico shall re-
ceve 100 Of land and the heirs Of those who vOun
service ofthe United during war shall the
100 Of land the soldier would have done If he had
lived and served to the end Of the war.
| Mr.. GENTRY suggested TO Mr.. STEWART to in
clude regulars as well as volunteers, and not to
make discrimination between them. The regu-
lars had fought too well to admit Of any such dis
elimination against them.
Mr.. STEWART at first accepted the sugges-
ton, and made the corresponding modification, but
subsequently withdrew it.
After some conversation,
The CHAIRMAN ruled the amendment out Of
order.
Mr.. STEWART appealed from the decision.
The committee affirmed the decision Of the chair
So the amendment not entertained.
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the committee then
rose, and reported the bill and amendments to the
House.
THE STORM KING.
Mr.. G. w. JONES moved to amend the bill by
striking out (he sad) much related to ths
Storm King.
The item in the bill read as follows:
mete0E0l0glst
Office Of the Surgeon General. $4,000"
/ Mr.. JONES now moved to strike out the words
'and metGorologlst," and to reduce the appropria-
ton from $1,000 to $1,000; Il. e. striking out the
amount of the Storm Kings salary
And Mr.. J. demanded the previous question.
Some conversation followed on points of order
in which Messrs WINTHROP, J. q. ADAMS
McHENRY, and the SPEAKER participated
And Mr.. McHENRY appealed from decision
of the Speaker, that it was competent for member
a.
the committee were disposed of, though such amend
ment was not an amendment to any one reported
from the committee
The House affirmed the decision of the chair
The demand for the previous question was then
seconded. And the main question (irst, on the
amendments, and then ordering the bill to third
reading, } was ordered to be now taken.
The amendments were read, and such of them as
are not herein particularly mentioned, were concur
red in without division.
FLORIDA ARCHIVES.
On concurring in the amendment of the commit
tee striking out the following item
For compensation Of two keepers of the public archives
Mr.. BROCKENBROUGH asked the yeas and
nays; which were refused.
And the question being nken the vote stood
ayes SO, noes SO.
So the item was stricken out
SICK AND DISABLED sEAMEN
On concurrng in the following amendment of the
4 committee:
ITO supply deficiencies in the fund for sick disabled
| seamen, $4,000"
Mr. HUNGORFORD asked the yeas and navs;
which were ordered, and being taken, resulted as
| follows:
i YEAS-Messrs. Abbott John Q. Adams, Arnold, Ash.
mum Barrnger, Bayly Bednger, Bell, Biggs, BLANCHARD
Milton Brown Burlington william w. Campbell, Carroll,
John @. Chapman, Clarke Cooke, Colamer, Crapston,
Crozier Culver DaIngh, Garrett Davis, Jefferson Davis
nj Eu ing
Farm, Foot Fries, Garyn Gentry Giddings Giles Gri
der, 6rnnell, Hamn Hampton Harper, Herrck billiard,
| h. b. Holmes, John w Houston, s. ID. Hubbard Hudson
Washington Hunt Charles J. ngersoll Joseph r. Inger
soil, jenkins Daniel King, Thomas .. King Lawrence
| Lewis Levin, Long, Maclay, McCIeliand McCrqte 10.
seph J. Nc Dowel James Mcdowell; McHeRry MeIlFane
Marsh Miller, Moseley, Penhleon, Perll, Perry Pollock
Ramsey, Relie Roberts, Julius Rockwell John A. Rock
i well, Root, Runk, sawtele, scammon, Seaman Sever.
ance Albert Smith, Caleb b. Smith, Stanton Stewart
Strohm, Thomasson, Benjamin Thompson, James Thomp
son, Tbbatts, Tilden Trumbo Vance Wentworth, White
1 Williams, Winthrop Wood Wright, Yell and Young