The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-04
A SAILOR OF THE NAVY
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
House OF Representatives.

House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, lSl7.
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order to
be the resolution Of Mr.. Cobb amend the rules by
striking out the fortyfrst which permits any member
requesting to be excused from voting to make brief
verbal statement of the for making such request
Under cover of this rule honorable gentlemen have tax
occasion 10 make speeches the merits of questions
pending and this the gentleman from Georgia wishes
10 interdict in future
No quorum having voted seconding the demand for
the previous question,
MIR CoBB determined not to give itup So" moved a
call ofthe House and asked for the yeas and which
were taken: The result was-36 to ll3-and the call
was refused.
The STEAMER requested gentlemen to vote on one side
the other. There were more than quorum present
Three four trials had already been made
the demand for the previous question. Gentlemen will
please vote. [" Ay, ay, sir'l
The tellers repoI tea-yeas 49, nays a. The demand
for the previous question therefore seconded.
Tho SPEAKER now stated the question 10 be on apree
ing to the resolution, when cries of yeas and nays
yeas AID nays proceeded from dozen tongues. They
were ordered; and
The resolution was adopted-yeas s5-nays H.
Mr. scnsreK AS everything should have title.
propose this shall have.
The SYEAKER-The gentleman is aware that il is not
usual to give titles to the rules.
Mr.. scHrSeK-I see no reason why il may not be
done.
The srKAKsR-The Chair thinks not
Several gentlemen objected-it was, they said out of
The title proposed by Mr.. schenck was read:-
A rule to cut of the last remnant Of freedom Of
speech left under the various gaggng processes hereto
fore in use by the majority in this House,
The srEAKER-lt is clearly out of order
INDIAN sETTLsmENr AND COMFORTS OREGON.
Mr. THoMAssos submitted resolution, which was
adopted, instrucDg the Committee Territories to in
quire into the proprety and expedency Of setting apart
district OF country west of the Rocky Mountains for
white man shall settle, unless by permission of the
President OF the United States and unless with view to
improve their condition.
THE DpilssAL or CAPT. rArIo
Mr. DAVIS, Of Kentucky, submitted resolution which
was adopted calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury
to furnish TO the House all papers relating to the recent
dismissal OF Captain Fatio from the revenue marine ser
vice. and the between the Secretary and
Captain Fatio on the subject.
VOLUNTEERS Ercsvgp INTO rsr SERVICE
Mr. GENTRY offered resolution that the Secretary OF
War report TO this House the number OF volunteers rs
ceved into the service othe United under the
Of May last what number have been killed in battle and
have died OF their wounds and Of dses, and wha,
Der have been discharged for disability
The SrrAKgh-The resolution lies over
Mr.. GrSrnr-I should like to SEQ it pass. presume
there is no objection.
The resolution was agreed 10.
Mr. BuRr-I desire TO move an amendment.
The SpsAKER-It is not in order
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE oN-REDucTtoN or sALARtys-A
ON GOLD AND SILVER WARE, Erc.
Mr. JoHvsoS of Tennessee, submitted resolution re
quirng the Secretary OF the Treasury to report to tho
House the precise condition Of the fund of the smthso
MAN Institution also, to the proprety of suspendng
tho act creating mat institution until after the war, and
retang the S!a2i99 In the Treasury demands
also that he make suggestions with regard to the re.
ducton OF salaries particularly Of all officers who
ceive more than thousand dollars per and fur
ther report his opinion the propriey and praci,
biy OF lcvying an ID vsiorum tax gold and silver
pate Watches pleasure carriages &c, &c, &c and the
probable amount Of revenue which may be received from
the same, and any other suggestions pointing out where
the pruning knife DO used TO op Off and what
trenchment In tho public expenditures may be made.
Mr. OWEN said he wished to debate the resolution and
therefore II was ordered TO lie
couSrEkrEITERs OF CURRENT COINS
Mr. ScHENcK asked leave TO submit resolution, in.
strucng the Secretary of the Treasury TO communicate
TO House what persons have been employed during
the past year in his department, whether he has sp
pointed any person persons, and how many, TO de.
tect counterfeers Of the rent coins how such per
appointed and that he communicate copies OF
the instructions given.
MIR. Mckay objected, and the resolution lies over
REDUCTION sALsRIEs-TEA coFFEy-rAy
LUNrEkRs
Mr. BELL, of Kentucky, submitted a resolution, in.
structing the Committee Military Affairs 70 report
bill making reduction OF twentyfv psr IN tho
compensation Of members OF Congress and all other OH
in the civil departments OF the government whose
salaries be constutionsly reduced during their
vce-the reduction TO continue long the MEXICAN