The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-10
MTELHIGENCE By The MAILS.
THIRTlETH CONGRESS-
FIRST SESSION.
House OF Representative.

House OF Representatives.
WAsHIroror, July 8, 1s4s.
MAJOR oENERALs BRIeADIER GENERALS
DAvs' oRAcB.
Mr. Boris Of the Military Committee, said that
when the House went into Committee yesterday, they
had under consideration amendments Of the Senate
reported back 20 the House suspendug the operation
Of the law OF lS47 till the fourth Of March next By
reference TO the papers of this morning t has been
sRcaly announced that the additional major generals
and bril- adler nerss will go of service the 10th
sfthis month By what authority this period has been
designated he was not prepared TO This afforded
time for due elaboration on the subject; aud beiev-
ing that the bill, before that time, be put into a
better and more acceptable form he moved that 1t be
again referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
The SrEAKEs-The chair hears no objection
Mr.. BRopBrAD said he hoped the section inserted by
the Senate granting ,hree months extra pay to all the
officers well all the private soldiers would be
tanned. He had suggested the propriety of such an
amendment TO this a similar bill, when IL orig-
naiy before the House but without success, and he
therefore pleased that the Senate had inserted it,
He wac in favor of executing the law authorizing
additional military force, but he wished to give all off,
well pIvates, three months extra pay when
they disbsnded in consideration Of their vaua-
BILE services and many sacrifices.
The motion Of MIR Bolts was agreed to.
COMFORT sEAMEN.
Mr.. WHIrE asked the House to take up the bill
.ewing certain navy pensions for Eve years to the
widows OF officers Of the navy and to extend the pro-
visions TO the widows and children of Marines remen
40 AT least amid the noise which prevailed, so
understood the design Of the bill from the Senate
The Committee of the Whole discharged from its
further consideration.
The CLERK requested to read the bill; but it
was not in the hall and out he hurried to procure it,
Mr.. wHrrE-Alr Speaker
The SrEAKER-The Clerk has gone into the office for
the bill, sir.
About fifty members comfortably in their seats
reading the news of the dayl
Mr.. CoreER disturbed the pause in legislation by
ny presenting report from the Committee Printing
Mr., WHITE.-I hope the gentleman will make
port requiring the clerks have the bills where they
csn be found [Ha. ha j
Mr.. CoNorR's resolution passed. ordering to be
printed ten tn usand copies Of the reports Of the
lority and the minority Of the Committee on Public
Expenditures on the annual report Of the Secretary
of the Treasury-one side exposing 1.-The grossest
rors" and the other showing the most perfect
cy in the affairs Of the Department.
The CLERK. who had hurried out Of the hall, now
came in with the velocity Of locomotive holding the
bill in relation to navy pensions in his hand.
The SPEAKER, (noticing the arrival) remarked-The
bill is now in the hands II the clerk Gentlemen win
please give attention to the reading of the bill
The knocking OF the presiding officer walked up
veral members who doing in their seats, with
looked wid-like.n
The SPEAKER-The gentleman from New York asks
the House TO proceed to the consideration Of the BILL
the title Of which was read by the clerk in tone
hurried that the words all together like mud"
and were incapable Of separation)
Objection WAS made to action upon the bill.
Mr.. BURT call for the orders of the day.
The SrEAKER-I here is no regular order Saturday
MIR. ROCKWELL, of Connecticut-I ask whether there
not two the table to be denitively disposed of
Mr. VINToN-Wm it be in order to move to 60 into
Committee Of the Whole on the State of the Union?
The SPEAKER-lt will
MIR. ROCKWELL will suggest the setting apart Of
an hour for reports from committees.
Mr.. VINToN-l would have no objection to that.
Mr.. RocKwELL-I will move to go into Committee on
the Private Calendar.
MIR. WHIrE-I hope the gentleman will, for q
ment, withdraw his objection.
The STANDARDIZATION is made tho right Of
the chair.
Mr. WHITE trust that the bill will be taken up.
We have bad pension bills for widows and children Of
soldiers of the army and for those of revolutionary
soldiers. We have none for the navy.
The question was taken on going into committee
on the private calendar and determined in the mega
tive.
MIR HuNr-Is it not in order to ask for the regular
orders Of the day?
The SrEAKER-There is no regular order on Satur-
day.
The House then resolved itself into Committee Of
the Whole the State of the Union and up the
Senates amendments to the bill for the payment Of
the expenses Of the
INDIAN DEPARTMENT.
Debate ensued, and the anne ndments disposed
Of.
Mr. SAWYER made motion, which agreed to,
that the committee rise.
The SPEAKER resumed the chair, when the amend
ments adopted in committee voted by the
House.
The proceedings the bill excessively dull and
net interesting to the public generally Without rain
was falling, and the hid his face behind the dark
clouds
number of private bills from the Senate were re-
ferrod the House adjourned