The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-12

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Committee on the Post Once and Post hoaas, ihasmucn
as thus was the only mode at tins stage OF Inc o oy
which the modification desired by the gentleman from
Virginia adh nj Booockl could De elected ,;o On ,hs
Mr. CObB OF Georgia moved to lay the mouon on tne
table, which was lost; and then the motion by MI.
bRoDHEAp was agreed to-
so the bill was referred
Personal EXPLANATION.
Mr. McCLERNAND corrected an error in the "lynion''
report of Yesterdays proceedings which represented
remark of his as in reply TO the delegate from WISCONSIN
[Mr TwEEprl whereas he was replying to the gentle
from Indiana, IMr SMIrHl l01
Mr. TWEEbY delegate from Wisconsin, explained.
and said that he had not alluded to the schemes for grad
ed tug ha s done in The Inions repot of yestedav
nroceedings He did denounce a policy which he CON
hss,;e n the n,erests nj he west hnt he cher
shed no feeling of hostility 10 the graduation of The
nr;ca NJ tba nuhlGc lands
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
IN r,o,;on &c NJ VJNTON ,ba House resoIvaa ;tse,f
On mooa OF nv Inc ho s,s % I'VE n nse
Mr Tnnmns in Inc cba;rI and resumed The cons;deraon
~ the Nm ~ NJ Il nv he msvmrnt Of rev
ana mo- Other % or ne year a
Hi - M o Nfo 80 =
Mr. ROCKWELL Of Connecticut took the floor. and
Treasnrv in reIaton - ne snapcas An exclamation
which vas nrom;se% with rsferancs TO- msiaEe which
he had before pointed out in this report had not vet ap
peared except what had come from the chairman of the
Senate Committee on Finance That gentleman had ad-
mitted in effect the mistake which he had pointed out
mistake affecting the finances Of the country in amount
equal to one million four hundred and one thousand nine
coming from the Treasury Department and proceeded
to point them out particularly
Mr. STRONG rose to make an inquiry in regard to a
matter which had perplexed him somewhat The bill,
in The first aph provides the paw for revolutionary
Under tbe act nj ISIS and 40 on proyson was
made for other classes but there was nothing for The
of that large class Of pensioners under The act Of
ihs 1h of = ne Isae More iha" 900 nsns;on cerS
scl'
OF those under the act Of 1918. He asked the chairman
with reieence to ths annarent omission in Tie Items Of
The Hill y
Mr.. VINTON. The appropriations in the bill were
based m the estimates from he Office Of the Secretary of
War The act of 1s3o made ts own anpropriation Ne
read the estimates for this purpose from paper before
him
NJ SAWED ,hah. .bi MOS ~, ooo..;o, for ,o,;,
ica speeches to operate upon the presidential election
OF this character was the speech lust closed by the GEN
tleman from Connecticut IMr RocxwEII l That speech
he regarded as wholly undeseryinp repy as were also
ali the speeches that have been pronounced here 10
bring the Executive into disrepue The acts of this ad
ministraton will be remembered with admiration. when
all this special pleading will be forgotten, remembered
only hostile efforts against the best interests OF our
country Ii speeches could not be made to the question,
he would suggest that the Dill De reported al once
Mr.. VlNTON. Since this bill has been reported sew
eral estimates have been sent in from the department
which makes il necessary to amend before the bill is re-
ported. sdj
Mr. SAWYER continued, deprecating the practice of
making Buncombe speeches upon bills OF SO much i'm
porance 70 the country oe this on wont TO mako
to make speech but ne disilked to consume time by
sPeaklne ON queston NOT DeIoIe tile nouse. ~ nad
oeeh 700 mucn our custom mere 70 pass Ds rsi' anu
men maxi eecnes I nen alIe ~ h nc woua IKE
thing about aboIitionism with reference tn
mos;dent;ai nrosnects ISavara vnS?ces. niso on ao
Pe ,1 PlosPeots. locVeid vCSoo. o o'i W
OH. NehIsmeh WI sfeI ~ pe Wiling - IioW me 10
20 o' wouiu hot PIoUdUy DC 81 we'll sduSAcu Win tue
course might take II might not be agreeable to their
taste. eco on go on."J No, sir; am serious in my
oppostion to making speeches for Bncomhe on import
ami subjects II was mportan that action should he had
,non This Hill at an earv dav Hundreds ~ Moor oJd
rorn ont Soldiers ,ora ,u,mg fr ;,s nassano and ho
o :li: ' % "eio w.P ~ .is Pose w .t ~
was ho wilS " Iuisuhe uhie wife n,a'.cs u .his
sent to allow the bill to receive the necessary amend
mens at once, and defer all their irrelevant speeches to
some future occasion He would himself desist and run
the risk of getting the floor hereafter
Nl. hiovel 20 aineno we p peloie 'ne
Rouse SO as 10 NIX tne salary OF Inc commissioner OF
Pensions at 3O0the same as that OF the head OF each
Oh .ae o ,11sT, bureaus.
MT NlNlo sad that Inc appropriation lot tne sala-
ry OF the Commissioner OF Pensions wasmade IN the civil
and diplomatic appropriation bill, and would come up
when that bill was under consideration.
Mr. BRODHEAD then withdrew his amendment-giv.
ing notice that he would move it when the general APP
preparation bill came up.
Mr. G. W. JONES gave notice that he would oppose
that amendment He considered the sum now allowed
So 500 per annum-ample compensation for the services
performed by the officer in question: and proceeded to
submit his views upon the subject of excessive salaries
MIR. yINTON moved an amendment to the first item
of the BILL simply correcting an error which was agreed
to-
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