New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

ExrRA COPIES OF REPORT Of BUFFALO HAABoR.
Tue sPEAKgR SAID TIE first business IL order vas
resolution from the Paauag Committee 10 favor Of
printing extra number OF the Secretary " war
report respecting the Buffalo Harbor.
Mr.. NArHAS X. HALL OF Buffalo, spoke earn
esty in favor Of the aon and proceeded 10 reply
10 Mr. TooMBs Of Ga. who bad last Tuesday made a
speech against the printing Of eNtra copies OF -a1 re-
port lie said the c0s OF printing. against which The
gentleman Of Georgia had 50 strongly protested. was
about SIS Thls was the amount against which the
gentleman had made such haransue about eNtrava
gsnce for local object lie compared the commerce.
and the population Interested IN the harbor VI Buffalo
with thgr If al Georgia lie said this GeorgiG econo-
mist o. gigantic intellect understood % entertain
aspirations 20 be p aced tho head u the War Depart
nent The House manifested some merriment Al the
remarks OF SIR. Hal Mr. TooMs5 being absent from
he sest he could not reply.
Mr. CoNGER OF y. y. sidcd some remarks ac-
cusing Mr. TooNBs OF Inconsistency the subject Of
printing the extra copies OF the report called for.
Toe subject was fgrfher discussed by Nr
THOMPSON Of NJ HENLEy 81 lad. and ccHENcK u
Ohio, and finally laid aside.
On motion the House went into Committee
OF the whole on the state Of the Union Mr. SMITH Of
Ind il the Chair, and took Up the Civil and ApproPria
ton bill.
Mr.. EMBREE OF lnd. advocated his Amendment
for reducing and equsizing the Mileage. lie said thai,
thirty members now received s2- per dag Tor this
sion while thirty others received but 60 per day.
Toward the close OF Mr. EMBREEs speech, Mr.
HENLEY held An amusing conversation OF coloquy with
him about their respective chances OF reelection az the
dro!lery Of which the House convulsed
Mr. NESABLE Of y. {. followed, and alluded 70
Mr. GAEELEYs publication relative 10 the mileage Of
members in the Nep York Ir5Hue and declared that Il
was small business. lie praised hs own constituents
for their intelligence indulgence and confidence, and
concluded by proposing an amendment Tor increasing
the pay OF members.
to Justify the publication he had caused to be made in
Tie Tri5nEe he asked If any member had been
charged with taking larger amount than the sum
stated IN the public account
Mr.. TURNER OF III. said les, that he was
charged with taking Of over eight hundred
dollars beyond the sum be would have been entitled TO
bic mileage had been computed by the nearest post
route Mr. TukNEB declared the publication mAlciousiy
false and that he was responsible for Whs; he said
Mr. GREELEY was again interrupted, and com
plants made By Mr.. HARALsoN Of Ga Mr.. BARROW oil
Tenn sud Mr. BRowS OF Miss for the manner In which
the publication bore against them The Members OF the
House all hudded 10 the center and much confusion
prevailed. Mr.. GkEXLEr amid the agitation, pro
ceeded He said thu, II he did edit paper ne worked
a. hard any Member In the House or IN Committee
Mr. MCKAY Of y c. here interrupted him and
complained OF Injustice 10 him in the publication
Mr. GREELEY resumed and replied 70 NJ. RoOT
but yielded 10
M scHENcK. who read The Tri5uHc's publica-
on. show that IL was sheer Al Congress, and asked
Mr.. GHEELEY If u was not sneer.
Nj GREELEr replied that Il was a. slant al mem
bers who refused 70 Do right
Mr. SCHEScK.-That u, 70 vote as the Member
frou New York votes. Mr. ScHENcx stated the course
that be pursued about Mileage and asked Mr. GREELEY
Il he denounced that As dshonors1.e.
Mr. GREELEY said. Ia reply, that he dlsclaimed
charging dishOnOr IN such cases.
Mr. MURPHY Of y. y. GOT the floor, when, on
moiion the Committee rose.
CIVIL BILL.
Mr. NlSros Of Ohio offered a resolution limiting
the debate on the Civil bin 70 one hour after the o
WAS next Up In Committee. which WAS adopted.
Mr. BELCHER OF Me from the Mileage Commit
Toe. submitted Report. which not read as
Mr. STEPHENS OF Ca objected, and moved an
adjournment which wss czIrled.