New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

being .aged In TIE confederation Of private bills.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. EyASs, OF Nd. moved reconsideration Of toe
vote the passage Of the resolution reerng the Pre-
siden,s Message % select Committee and moved 70
lag the resolution 10 reconsider on the table.
Dr. McCLEANAVo hoped the motion 70 lsy on "a le
would 10 withdrawn a. he desired a. opportunity TO be
heard en- this subject.
Mr. EtANs was very sorry Tor his friend from Illinois,
but not sorry enough to withdraw the motion.
The Ayes and Noes were then demanded On the no.
ton 10 Jag on the table, which was caried-Ayes %
Noes =.
Mr WASHINGTON HUNr offered resolution that the
House would adjourn al o'clock 10 allow the officers
Of the House opportunity 10 attend the funeral Of
the lsie Mr. GoLD prncipa Clerk Ia the Office OF the
Clerk Of the II use which was adopted nem. con.
The bills from the senate on the speaker table we're
then taken Up and disposed Of Among them
TIE joint resolution from the senate o. repeal the
clause IN toe Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.
reducing the miisgs Of the Messengers bearing the
Electoral votes from = 10 III cents per mile II was
read fret and second time when
The SFEAKEB laid before the House memorial from
tae Messengers from Ohio Vermont, Michigan. Wis
cousin ana Florida representing that the allowance Of
l2 cents per mile WAS barely sufficient 70 pay their
penses leaving nothing for the trouble and response
b.ity.
Ma VISroN moved the reference Of the Joint resolu.
lion 10 the lommftec OF " aD1 M-ans tie SAID THIS
subject fully considered ~ the last session when
the clause making the reduction was adopted and he
thought the law should not be repealed now without
any consideration whatever one thing he knew that
the Messengers from Texas, Louisiana, &c. would
ceve 10 the rate Of l2i CENTS per mile from srcH 10
siQit hundred doAars-and that merely for coming here
delivering letter and going back.
he thought that was pay enough
Mr. McCLELLASD Of Mich. opposed the reference,
and hoped the Joint Resolution would pass at once
tie moved the previous question
Mr. CoNGEE moved that the Resolution do lie on the
table on which the 7ote was taken by ayes and Noes
and resulted Ayes ~ Noes l23
YEAS -Messrs Al bon, Bsy.y Bedinger, boyton,
orr -, y 49, H. nsi mn " ~. 800
Embree, Evans - Evans, Fisher. frsed.ey, Gddi1gs,
Con, Greeley, HI. ?. Holmes Hubbard; g. W Joa-s
Kenn'n D. 2 King ". T. Lawrence Lord McD0E-
el McRsy NesOn. Psfrey, Preston, ROse, Root, Rum.
sey. 81. J0hn, sheppard. Sheriff., 7 smith, Thomss
8 Thompson, Toouios, Einion, Wallace, While WICK,
HAYs-Me.srs Adsms. Barrow, Belcher Bir5san Black.
mar Bous Bowln Brady c. Brown Butler. Cabel. Candy,
CslAcan +. Clark, Clngman W w Cobb, Cooke Col
amer. Collins, Cummins, Darling, Dlckey, Dickinson,
Dixon Donne. Dunn. Edwards, Farsn, Farrely Feather
-ton Fictin, Tloarnoy, French Fulton Gaines Gayle
Gorfin. Green, Gregory, Grnne y. X. Hal, Hsmmons,
NJ Hampton, HsunsnsOn Harris, Henley. Henry, Hisrd,
O. 5. Houston, " Houston Hudson lrgr, c. } lager
soil Irwin IversOn, sriesOn, Jenkins Johnson X W
Jonon, kaufman Lahm - sere 5 Lawrence Letter Ii
gon, Lincoln McCernsnd Mellyeiae Nc Lane,
} Mann, Mann, Msrsh Mesd. norehead, Morris Mofse,
Nh in Murphy, Eicol, Outlaw, Peaslee, Pect, Peiui,
Peyion, Phelps, Pllsbury, Poeck, Putnam Richardson
Richey Robinson, Rockhil, J. Rockwell J. A Rockwell,
sawyer shsncE, Sylvester simpson, r smi1, stanton,
stsrkUestheT Stuart SrOhm, Strong Taylor, ThibOdeauX,
] Tbomrson. j. Thompson, r W Thompson
Thompson. " Thompson. Thurson Tuck, Turner, Van
Dyke. vensble Warren, Wentworth, Wiley, Williams,
Woodward
The previous question was then seconded the main
question ordered and the reference 10 the Committee
OF Ways aud Means defeated by vote by count % In
favor, 81 opposed.
The bill was then ordered be engrossed for third
reading. and read third time.
Mr.. Mcclellan Of Mich. moved the previous ques-
zion b ba al no
Mr GREELEY rose and objected to the bill passing
through all is stages one day.
The SPEAKER decided that the objection came too
late il should have been made before the resolution
had been read third time.
The previous question seconded and the ayes
and being ordered on the passage Il was passed
by Ayes 49, Noes "a.
YE,s-Messrs Barrow, Becher. Bingham, Birdss Blsck-
MAJ Bot,s Brady. Brodhesd Brown, Boiler Csbel Can
BY Cslhcsn + CLARK, W. Rw Cobb, Cooke, CoIlamer Col
Edwards, Fsren Pesherston, Fckin FlOurnOy French,
Fulton, Gayle, Goggn, Green Gregory, Grnnel, Ham-
nous, J. g. Hampton, NJ Hampton, Harmanson. Harris,
Henley, Henry, Hiisrd, G Houston, w Houston,
lnge j. lngeron Irwin Iyerson Jameson. jenkins,
" johnson r W Johnson, Kaufman Lahm, Lasere, Left
Ter Lyon Lucoln, mcCeland, NcClernsnd, MclIvsin-,
Mcbsne j. Mann. II. Mann, Marvin, Meade, Morehesd.
Morris Morse Mulin Murphy Newell, Outlaw. Peaslee,
Pendeion Petlii Peyion Phelps Plsbury, Pollock Put.
nam, Richardson. Richey. Robinson, RocAll J. Rock
vel SAWYER Sylvester, Simpson, C. B Smith, Stanton,
s,srtvestSer Stephens. susrr, srohm Taylor Thibo-
desux, Jacob THOMPSON X w. Thomps9n r. a Thomp-
W Thompson Tharston, Tompkins Turner van Dyte'
ward
NAYs-Me,srs Abbott, Adams Bsyy, Bowlin Boydcn,
" G. Brown Burt Chase, B. L. CLARK Clingman, Conger,
Cranson Cnsfed, Daniel Donnei Duer, @ Duncan, Eek-
er Embree Evans, N. Evans Fauelly Fisher, freed
ey Gdiings Cot Greeley, Hill, r B. Holmes Hubbard,
J. r. Ingerson, A. johnson, G. W. Jones, kennon, ID.
King, W T. Lawrence, Lawrence Lord, Mckay Marsh
Nelson NcoI Pa'ey Peirie, Preston, Rockwell Rose,
Root Rum8ey 81 John, Shepperd Sheriff. Smart smith,
strong Thomas las Thompson, J Is. Thompson IOymDs,
Ninton, Wallace, White, WICK Wilson.
Mr. McCLELLASD then moved reconsideration OF
the vote, and that the motion be laid on the table which
carried.
The next bill from the Senate, which gave rise to any
discussion, the bill TO incorporate the Washington
and Alexandria Steamboat, Company which
Mr.. JONEs of Tenn moved 10 amend By pro
viding that the stockholders should be individually
liable for all the debts Of the Company. lie said he was
opposed 20 a Corporations having power to svndle
honest men out of their hard earnings
Mr. H. NIcHoL OF y. y. moved, TO amend the amend
ment by limiting the responsibility Of stockholders TO
twice the amount OF their stock.
The Previous Question was then moved and second
cd and the Ayes and Noes being refused on Mr.. MICH
OILS Amendment, II was lost on rird roce vote On
Mr. JoNEss Amendment the Ayes and Noes were or
dered and resulted Ayes, - Noes 81.
The bill was then ordered 10 be engrossed and read
a third time.
Mr. JoNEs then moved its reference 20 the Committee
on the District of Columbia, and proceeded 70 make
some remarks when, o'clock having arrived,
The SPEAKER adjourned the House.