Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-12-30

n to the Mississippi, down the Mississippi to New orear
thence back sI hat .M.ssaep by the mosh Of
river the Ohio and wheeling BY Baltimore
< Washington. Should not this be corrected !"
Mr. MORSE said he represented the Red river district
he did travel foot upon the Red river either going up
: down nor did ne charge for any such travel
Mr.. TURNER said, of course the gentleman who repr
sened The Red river district must be involved and he left il
the gentleman to settle that matter
He did not know Che said) but hewas engaged in vel
small business. gentleman him suggested that Ii
writer Of this article would not be believed any how th
therefore was no slander But his constituents living tw
three thousand miles distant, might be aware Of h
facts and therefore il that he had deemed necessary
repe the slanderous charges and mputaons Of fraud,
as they concerned him. !.
He did not feel disposed to pursue this matter 50 Gar
words concerned He had risen particularly to propos
action Of the House in regard this NATTER becaus
one of two things was apparent to the American people,
either that every member this floor thief AM
(addessing the Speaker) yourself among the numbero
you charged with the petty larceny of S4 5Oor that h
writer Of that article had basey falsely, knowingly wiluy
undertaken to SANDER upon this House. In the face
4 the American people and the civilized world.
Mr. T. concluded by offering the following resolutions
Resoued That the Committee Mileage be instructed to
inquire into and TO report to this House WHETHER during the
Congress any greater amount Of mileage has been
drawn from the treasury by OF the members
OF this House than he entitled by whom
drawn and to what amount. Also that said committee
port to this House by what rule the mileage every
computed by whom the claim for it is allowed and upon
| evidence allowed.
l
York Tribune the day OF December 1s4s in which the
mileage the members forth and on be re-
TO and report whether said publication does amount
substance to allegation OF fraud against of the
bers OF this House in the matter Of their meage and If
the Judgment OF the committee, does allega-
or false.
Resolved That said have power to send for per-
sons and papers.
The resolution having been read
Mr. demanded the previous question, but subsequ emily
withdrew the motion
Mr.. EVANS, OF Maryland, renewed it,
Mr., GREELEY, of New York, gave notice that, when
these resolutions were disposed Of he should rise priv
legged question.
Mr. THOMPSON, of Indiana moved that the resolutions
be laid on the table
The yeas and nays asked and ordered and being
taken, were follows
YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Ashmun, Boyden. Candy, Grams.
Gaines Giddings, Hale Hudson, Hunt Moehead, AInlln
Palfrey Root Schenck, Stephens, Thbodaux Richard W.
THOMPSON, Thurston, Toombs, Van Dyke, Warren, and
NAss-Mes.rs. Adams, Barrnger, Barrow BayIy, Bing-
ham, Bowin, Boyd Brady, Bridges, Wm Brown, Chas.
Franklin Clark, B. L. Clarke, Clingman, W. X. W. Cobb,
Cooke Colamer Conger Crowell Crozier, cummns, Dar
Alexander Evans, Faan, Featherston Fickln, Flouruoy
French Fries Fulton Goggn Gott Green. Greeley, Grin
nell, Wizard r. Hall, Nathan K Hail. Hammons, James G.
Hamptp, Harmanson, Henley, Henry, Hill, E. b. Holmes,
Georges Houson John W. Houston, Hubbard nge Charles
J. Iqgso irvin IyeTson Jameson. Andrew Johnson Jas
Sidney Lavrenee Lincoln Meceland Msceraand NC Nc
Miller norris Morse, Newell Peaslee Pete Petit Pey
ton, Pbury Pollock, Preston, Rchey, Robinson Rockhiil
shepper Sylvester Smart Caleb b. Smith, Truman Smith
Stanton tarkweather Chsrles f. Stuart Strong, Tamadg
ay9r, homas, jas. thompson, John o. Ihompson Robt
Wentwpth, Wilmot, and Wiison-12s
So tbs House decided that the resolutions should not be laid
ON the tble
question:
Mr. RIES inquired Of the Speaker whether the question
was susceptible of division
The SPEAKER said that the question could be taken
parately each resolution.
number Of members here requested Mr. EvASs with
draw ths demand for the previous question.
Mr. EVANS declined to Withdraw the motion, and desr-
cd the why he did The was that
the gentleman from New York (Mr GREELEY had spoken
audience to which the members Of this House could not
speak If the gentleman wished assa any member of this
House, let him do so here.
The SPEAKER interposed and imperfecly heard,
but understood say that out order to refer per-
sonalE 10 gentlemen on this foor
Mr. EVANS said he would refer to the editor of the Tr-
bune and he insisted gentleman was not entitled to
reply.
Loud cries from all parts Of the House. "Leth him speak,
with mngling dssents.
The question then taken the demand for the pre-
yious question but the House refused to second il.
Mr. GREELEY, Of New York, after alluding lin a man
heard by the repoe to the that had been
made the article in the Tribune relative the subject Of
mileage and the abuses which had notoousy been pracsed
relative it, said he had heard gentleman quote word
in that article mputng illegal charge to any member Of
this House, imputng any thing but legal proper charge
The whole ground Of the argument was this Ought not the
law TO be changed Ought the mileage be settled by
the route instead of what called the usuaytra
yelled route, which authorized gentleman coming from the
centre Of Ohio around by Sandsky, Albany, NewYork
Philadelphia and Baltimore and TO charge mileage upon that
He did not object TO any generhans taking that
il be FL but that the route upon which the
mileage ought TO be computed
Mr. TURNER ntcposed, and inquired il the gentleman
wrote that article
Mr. GREELEY replied that the introduction to the article
mileage written by himse the transcript from the books
Of the House and from the Of the Senate made
10y reporter his direction. That reporter, who for
lmery clerk in the Post Office Department. MIR. Douglass
Howard had taken the latest book in the Department. which
the distances Of the several post Offices IN the
ry from Washington and from that book he had gotho-
nestly he knew, though might not have been entirely
urae instance wo-the official list Of the distances
d the several post Offices from this city. In every case, the
tost Office OF the member whether Of the Senate the House.
had beef looked out his distance charged set down, then
tie post Office book referred and the actual honest dis
lance by the shortest set down opposite and then the
computation made how much the charge excess, not
Of the legal mileage but Of what would legal the mileage
was computed by the nearest mail route.
Mr. KING, Of Georgia. desired, al this point OF the gentle
mans remarks say word The gentleman said that the
members charged Now, he (Mr. X desired to say, with
reference himself that from the first be had always refused
10 give any information the Committee Mileage with
respect the mileage which he would be entitled. He
II a.