The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-03

cafe, Phelps, Spruance Sturgeon, Tuney Underwood,
| So the bill rejected.
The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE Observation-Disclosures.
Mr. COLLINS of New York appeared TO day. and
took his seat
Mr. CONGER. from the Committee on Printing, re-,
ported the following resolution, which was read and
agreed to:
Resorel That the reports of Lieut. Emory, Lieut. Albert
Lieut.. Colonel Cook, and Journal of Captain Johnson
Counties on Accounts be authorized 10 contract for the
bindi0g OF the same in good durable form.
Subsequently, Mr. McLANE moved to reconsider the
vote by which the foregoing resolution agreed to-
Ga motion of Mr.. STEPHENS, the motion TO recon
slider was laid on the table.
MIR HENLEY from the Committee on Printing, re-
ported adversely TO the printing of the documents ac-
companyng the letter from the Treasurer OF the United
States, said documents being copies OF his accounts Of
receipts and disbursements of the Post Once Department
for the year ending June 80 Sis. Report laid on the
table
Mr. HENLEY from the same committee, reported the
following resolution, which was read and agreed TO:
Resopea That twenty thousand copies Col Fremonps
last report the Senate, without the appendix be printed
Mr. VlNTON, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported bills of the following titles, VIZ
bill making appropriations for the payment OF revo-
utionary and other pensions OF the United States Tor the
year ending the Both OF June, 1885,
bill making appropriations for the payment OF navy
pensions for the year ending Both June, 1880; r..
bill making appropriations Tor the naval service Tor
The year ending June 80, 80 which bills were several
ly read twice, and committed.
Ga motion of Mr.. VINTON,
Ordered Thar said bills be made the special order Of
the day for the h day of January instant and SO to con
tnue. Fridays aud Saturdays excepted, until disposed Of
On motion of Mr. VINTON, the Committee of Ways
and Means discharged from the further on3ideraon
of the letter from the Secretary of The Treasury respecting
appropriation for the surveys OF anu IN
louisiana and the referred to the Commit
tee on Public Lands.
NOTICES OF BILLS AND RESOLUTION.
joint resolution given, under the rule, as follows
| BY Mr. ALEXANDER EVANS:
bill for the relief OF the legal representatives OF Ur
By MIR. FLoURNoY:
A bill to relrocede to the State of Maryland all that
portion of the District of Columbia not occupied by the
By MIR. PHELPS pN '~'''
bill granting TO the State of Missouri the right of
way for making railroad from Lexington on the Mis-
souri, river, Ohio city, at the mouth OF the Ohio river,
in said State
BY Mr.. CALEB B. SMITH;
| A joint resolution to repeal resolution entitled
ga JOINT resolution directing the of procuring the
printing for the two Houses OF Consress, approved Au
gust g. 1916
on Elections, reporteu the following resolution which
was laid on the table and ordered TO be printed:
saDed That Henry II sbley be admitted to seat on
from the Territory OF Wisconsln.
MESSAGE PRESIDENT.
message from the President Of the United States in
writing, received by the hands Of his rvate
tary, which was delivered at the Speakers table
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
The SPEAKER announced the next business in
order the consideration OF the bill to supply deficiencies
in the appropriations for the service OF the fiscal year end
ing the 3oth OF june lS!9 reported from the Committee
of the Whole House the of the Union on Thurs
| day last, with sundry amendments.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the
bill the question being on agreeing to the
and agreed to The third amendment being read, viz:
For expenses OF agent in taking the Of the
OF 29lh of July, 1913. iour hundred dolars;"
| Mr. CLINGMAN moved to strike out the words "four
hundred dollars" and insert in lieu thereof five hun
lel and fifty dollars, said to be paid to John c.
hlulloy, who was employed for said purpose"
| The question being put,
The amendment the amendment agreed to; and
as thus amended, the said third amendment then
agreed 10.
| The fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments were then
severay read and agreed TO.
| The seventh amendment was then read, follows
"For copying abstracts from old sea journals for the
wind and current charts, and for payment of duties on
books, maps, charts and instruments ported for
of navy $4,000 And from and the 3Oth of June
next all books maps charts, mathematical instruments,
philosophical apparatus, and all other articles whatever
free of duty anything in the act of July Both, 1885, entitled
An act reducing the duty on imports, and for other pu
poses to the contrary NOTWITHSTANDING"
Mr.. WIN TON moved to amend the same by inserting
after the worG " mathemacal,' the word nautical which
amendment to the amendment was agreed to- and thus
amended the 7th amendment was then agreed to-
The Sth 9th, and 10th amendments then read and
sevcrally agreed to-
| The llth amendment then read viz: At end OF
line 81 in the printed BILL insert, Including the compen-
saton of clerk to the Sergeant arms the rate of
four dollars per day during the present session, provided
that hereafter there shall not be allowed messenger
the office OF the Sergeant alarms y when
Mr.. VlNION moved 10 amend the amendment by stri-
king out the proviso.
After debate between Messrs. ROOT, VINTON,
BROWN OF Mississippi, SMITH OF Indiana, and THOAlP
son of Pennsylvania,
| Mr.. VINTON moved the previous question which
having been ordered, the House, under its operation,
agreed to the amendment to the amendment, by yeas and
nays-yeas 50, nays So
The question REQUIRED on the amendment as amended ;
which being put by yeas and nays, agreed to yeas
90, nays 70.
The amendments having all been agreed to, the bill
ordered be engrosscd and subsequently read
a third time, and passed
Mr. NtNTON moved reconsideration OF the vote
by which the said bill was passed. and also moved that
tie motion to reconsider lie upon the table, which latter
motion was agreed TO.
So the bill stands passed.
Odeyed, That the Clerk request the concurrence of
Senate in said bill.
On motion of Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL, the House
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole House on
the state of the Union, (Mr. BURT in the chair)
THE PROPOSED TRIBUNAL FOR ADVOCATING
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
Mr. JOHN A. ROCKWELL moved that the House
proceed to the consideration of the special order, viz
The bill (No 412) to provide for the settlement claims
against lthe United States; which debated at con-
INGERSOLL, DUER, MULLIN and FICKLIN; after
which the commitie rose
And then the House adjourned.