The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-17

The SPEAKER was understood to reply. reports
from committees
Mr.. ASHa1UN then called for the regular order of
Mr. J. R. INGERSOLL. rising to privileged question.
offered the following resolution which having been read
by the Clerk, was agreed to
Resapsd That Clerk under the supervision OF tho
Committee Accounts 10 the witnesses who appeared
corning Judge Conkng Of New York. of the contingent
fund OF the House such per diem and mileage compensa
also pay the clerk of said committee the dem COM
pensaiion usually allowed for similar services.
Mr. WHITE asked the unanimous consent of the
House to permit him to move that the Committee of the
Whole House be discharged from the further consdera
ton of the bill to release George Ward from surety
ship In A certain case.
Mr. ASHMUN objected
On motion OF Mr. GoGGIN, tby leave0 it was
Ordered That ho letter from the Postmaster General
copies OF the OF offers Tor carrying tho
mails of made for the transportation OF the mails,
Of Of such land and water mails established
ordered, Il report of additional allowances made
tractors report of curainents OF mail service and
port of fines imposed and deductions made from the pay of
contractors within the fiscal ending June 3oh. ls DO
transferred 10 the Committee on The Post Ohoe and Post
Roads.
MESSAGE ERoM THE SENATE.
A message from the Senate delivered by the
Secretary OF that body, Mr. DCKiNs, announcing the
passage of similar resolution to that passed the day
before in the House for the appointment of a Joint
committee. consisting of two from the House and one
from the Senate, to wait Zachary Taylor and Mlard
Fillmore TO 10 them their election as Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States for four
years. commencing the 4h March, ls49, and asking
the of the House therein Also requesting
Of the House of Representatives the return of the bill OF
the Senate grant the right OF way across the public
lands and dispose of said land in aid of several States
in the construction OF railroads and canals.
On motion OF Mr.. BROWN of Pennsylvania (by leavc)
permission granted for the withdrawal from the files
of the House the petition and papers Of Caharne Abel
On motion OF Mr. ASHMUN, the House proceeded to
the consideration of business on the Speakers table
NJ npQ Impn n he Of
House, reported by Mr. Com OF Georgia, from the Select
Committee Rules being announced 10 be the first basi
the Speakers table, It was read by the Clerk.
follows:
"It shall be In order consider act any order,
resolution, motion, whereby !. Is proposed to create
Of any portion OF the same, except ia OF printing.
unit. the has been considered and reported upon by
the Committee Accounts, and all such propositions shall,
their introduction, be referred by vrae Of this rule
aid committees shall motion 70 suspend the rule DO
entertai ned except by unanimous consent"
The question being on the said amendment.
Mr.. KAUFMAN moved the previous question; which
having been seconded by the House,
Mr.. HUDSON moved to lay il upon the table; and on
this motion the ayes and noes having been ordered.
was decided in the ahirmave-ayes SO, noes 49,
Mr.. V!NTON rising to privileged question, asked for
the consideration OF his motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill reported by the Committee OF Ways and
Means establish the Department of the Interior, &C.,
had been ordered to be engrossed; but
up and upon the message from the Senate, received
this morning, asking for the return OF the Senate bill
granting the right OF way through the public lands and
TO dispose OF the same, IN and OK several States IN The
construction of railroads and canals
The SPEAKER decided that. through parliamentary
courtesy, this business had precedence over all other
On motion Of Mr. COBB of Georgia. the Clerk was d.
rected TO return to the Senate the said bill.
THE HOME DEPARTMENT
The question then required on the motion of the gen.
eman from Ohio [Mr vINrosl to reconsider the vote
by which the bill to establish the department was ordered
-Csrl - A.
slider the table
On this motion the yeas ana nays were ordered and
was decided in the airmahve-yeas 1903, nays ~.
COMMUNICATIONS ON THE SPEAKERS TABLE
Mr.. JOHNSON OF Arkansas moved that the House re.
solve itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state
of the Union on the general calendar.
fad y Sso,s Se III.
Secretary OF War transmitting. in compliance with reso-
luton OF the House of the 2oth December last, est.
mate OF the value Of the public property, including the
soil on Governors Island, in the haTbor Of New York;
and also reports from the headquarters OF the army the
engineer office, and ordnance bureau. the subject OF
ss d 20 %as ay S %s
letter. estimates. and reports were laid on the table and
ordered TO be printed.
Aletter from the Commissioner OF Patents transmitting.
in compliance with the act OF Congress Of March g. 1884,
his annual report which letter and report referred
to the Committee on Patents
The question then REQUIRED the motion of Mr. JOHN.
Of Arkansas that the House resolve itself into Com
mittee OF the Whole the state of the Union; which
having been put, was not agreed TO-.
AMENDMENTS THE RULES.
On motion of Mr.. TRUMAN SMITH, ths Committee
Rules discharged from the further consideration
of the proposition to amend the 25h rule OF the House,
introduced the 18th Of January last and referred to
that committee BY MIR. PALrREY: proposed amendment
laid on the table.
Mr.. s. also, from the same committee, reported tn.
following resolution
Rsoped That much Of the 34,h rule provides that
when debate closed by order Of the House, member
shall be allowed committee five minutes explain any
amendment he may Offer be from aud after the 18th day
Of February instant suspended for and during the residue
the
On the question OF agreeing to this resolution, Mr. S.
moved the previous question
Mr.. JENKINS moved that the said resolution be laid
on the table and this the yeas and nays having
baen ordered, it was decided in the afhmative-yeas
| MIR. JOHNSON of Arkansas novel that the House
resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole the state
OF the Union which was not agreed TO-
Mr.. CALEB g. SMITH, from the Commit, on
Rules reported the following amendment to the
Goth rule, viz after the word 'esabshed in the sixth
| line thereof, insert:
"And it shall to move tho previous ques-
ton on the same day when offered"
| Mr.. JENKINS moved to amend the amendment by
striking out all thereof after the word and" and insert
ing shall be in order to the previous question
when offered and if the call for the previous question be
seconded, the resolution shall lie until the day.
when the first business in order shall be the disposition
OF such resolution by reference or otherwise"
Mr.. ALEXANDER EVANS moved that the said
amendments be laid on the table, not agreed to- 49,.
Messrs, ROOT, JENKINS. SCHENCK, VINTON, and
EVANS participated,
| On motion of MIR. VINTON, the House proceeded to
the consideration OF the business the Speakers table