New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-29

the article whether intentionally not bad done bin
Injustice and therefore he fsl, bound call the s,en
,ion OF the House g. the fact
some conversation (which was too iuistnctly hesrd
20 be- infinitely reported here took place between Mr.
GKEEIEY snr Ms IvRNER with reference % the short
distance Of the latter gentleman residence from
an air line the distance WAS greater than u had been
put down In the newspaper article IN question, snd
repeating thsi the only modes OF CONVEYANCE nom ns
residence were BY the lskes ~ the rivers and VIZ
GREELEY stating that General Dodge OF Iowa who
had Just taken his seat In the Senste, hsd come by
another and more direct route % which Mr. lvS
NrR replied that General Dodge resided three hundred
miles below him and consequently he could take the
southern route while be (Nr T. could not
NJ HcrsroN Of Del explained thsi he had uniformly
travelled BY the regular post route IN pass ina between
his place Of residence snd this city and said that there
was in isct no other practicable route Yet he bad
been marked down by the gentleman from New FORK
as receiving excess OF mileage
MIR GRxEI 81 said IL must BE- obvious that no gentle
man could 20 around nquirius into the mail routes,
and guessing whether the distance Of the residence OF
each member ought 70 be computed "a great as u WAS
pu down in the post Office book All that ne could %
% direct the oihcis liz; 20 be taken ne had msde
no alterations in 10
He hsd fet Il his duty % call the attention OF the
House and ~ the country O. these abuses which exist
"a reference 20 the allowance Of miesse Of members
OF Congress They were certainly gross sbuses, ara
ought II De corrected There mputstou IN
the article upon any member that he had made illegs
charges but arguments and facts had been tor
ward 70 show the necessity OF altering the law-
Mr. MILEs demanded the previous question, which
seconded
And the main question Was ordered 81 be now taken
Which main question on the adoption OF the reso
uiions
Mr. LINCOLN called for division Of tue question. So
that 10 should be- taken the resolutions separately
And Il was accordingly ordered
The question was then taken on the hrst Resolution
and il was adopted
ON the question Of adopting the second Resolution,
which IL a. follows
Rerfd That publication INSIDE IN The New ork Tn une
The - day Of December. lS4S Ia witch the esge Of
members set forth sni commented be referred the
same committee with instructions 10 inquire into ana r.
port whether ssd publication does not substance,
10 allegation Of fsud against OF the members Of his
House In this mser ofiheir mileage ant a. m the iuis
meni Of the Committee 10 does amount % aeg alton 81
sut then lo Inquire no o. and report whether that segs
ton trus or false
Mr.. C0sH of Ala called tor the yeas vat nays which
were ordered and. beingtsken. were-Neas 100 Nays
81 The nays were
NANs-Messrs Bsrnusrr, Barrow, bIsckmar boydon.
BRADY Butler, Candy, Cahcsrt Iapp. Cocse. Oolsmer,
Conger Crsnston Dckey Dusr Garnet Duncan Edwards.
Embree Farsn Fsre.iy Fisher Gaines. Giddngs James
Hsnptot. Henry. Hudson. Irwin. Lincoln. McClelsnd.
aorehead. Mul.i'. Rob'nso'. Ju,u. Rockwell, Roman,
Root knmsey sheppeTd, stephens. rsmafge, Tuck Ia
ton. " arreu and Nhie-B
30 the second resolution was adopted
The question then taken on the third resolution.
and 10 rejected
Whercup0n the House AZ Oumei