The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-10
House OF Reps esentatives.
WAauINGroN Feb lS
FUNERAL EXPENSES.


luton authorizing the clerk ascertain the expenses
House, and that the amount be paid the family
Of the deceased.
Mr. ATKINSON regretted that the proposition had been
introduced II he stood alone he would vote aga 1t
He knew that 1t required moral courage to stand
up and oppose the resolution He would suffer his
to be of before he would put hi, hand into the pub
lie treasury for euch unconstitutional purpose Ii Is
bad enough to bury member who dies hereto bury
ndivdus at the public expense Hehopsd never see
The gentleman would pardon him. but If he stood alone
he would vote against It.
was said BY the gentleman from Virginia, more
money would be tsktn from the treasury than if MIR
successor the 2aa or asa Of February instant Mr.
Hornbeck 1t would be recoected here to take his
seat but being sick, he went home have the consol
Ing influence Of his wife in his dying hour.
Mr. HoUsroN OF Alabama inquired whether there
Was any precedent for the resolution?
the usage Of the House. The resolution was ell.
tirely proper The amount ought to be paid He was
perfectly willing that the money should be taken from
Nh HousroS, since he had been In Congress, had
never heard Of such usage.
Mr.. ATKiNsoN-I desire to know up to what time Mr.
Hornbeck was paid
Mr.. BHoDHEAD-Up TO the time of his death, and no
more.
Mr.. McCLELLANp, for the purpose Of examining into
the subject and ascertainpg whether the proposed
iowance was warranted by usage moved that the
luton be referred to the Committee Of Accounts that
they may rep ort, and the House act sdvisedly.
Mr. BRopHEAp-I hope not.
The motion of Nh McClelsnd was agreed to-
TRANSPORTATION MAILS
Mr. GoGGir, from the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads reported bill to amend an act to pro
States and foreign countries which read twice aid
referred to the Committee Of the Whole the State
the Union.
Other reports were made from Com mittees
THE PATENT
The srEAKER remarked that there were Senate bills
on the table, and with the consent Of the House. they
would now be disposed Of
The bill authorising the appointment of additional
Mr FARELLy expressed the hope that il won,d be mt
upon fs passage The business Of the Office was prses
ing months ago there were about three hundred
cases on hand. Now, there were eight hundred
motion was made that the bill be referred to the
Committee Of the Whole on the State Of the Union.
SIX months behind. If any gentlemen were nervous on
the subject Of salaries which the bill proposes in
crease, ne had something TO- say The examiners must
yea from the patentees themselves and they have ask
ca Congress to authorize the employment Of additional
two hundred thousand dollars on hand.
MIR. A JOHNSON thought that it was no argument that
larger salaries should be given because was snr
plus Of nth Of million of dollars He was orposed
to the passage Of bills without their frat being referred
70 committees and moved that the bill be the
Mr.. HEsLr hoped that the bill would 20 to the Com.
mittee on Patents.
And the motion Of Mr.. johnson was agreed to
The LOAN
On motion Of Mr. virTor, the House resolved itself
OF the Whole the State Of the Union
Mr. Bolts in the chair
Inc loan bill was taken up and read
MI viSroS wished to move an amendment.
dr HousIor, OF Alabama ask the gentleman TO give
way. desire to offer amendment
Mr. vIrror-I desire to move one myself
Mr.. HoUsTor-Mine will be a substitute
Tho CHAIRMAr-Does the gentleman from Ohio weld
the floor! jew
Mr. VirroS-I move to strike out from the sixth and
seventh lines the words" eighteen millions Ave hu ndrsd
Thousand DOLLARS, and substitute sixteen mionsD as
t1s smount OF the proposed loan Az the last sesson
OF congress, he said when 1t the duty Of the exc
cutvs and congress to make provision for the wants Of
the government for the present fiscal year the Score
tary Of the Treasury and the President Of the United
States informed congress that the Of twenty
mions would be sufcient TO carry the government
until the let Of July leaving balance In the Treasury
ct that time Of four millions Of dollars osn 70 that
amount vas then raoOmmendsd and granted By con-
g1ees ~ the money ebtAnel At The present. session