New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-20

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. BURT. from the Military Comnittee. report
ed bill 70 re6rzsaizs The Pay Department. Of to- Army
which was read IFice referred 10 the Committee Of
the Whole and ordered % De printed
| The consideration Of the Report o. the Printing
COMMITTEES In favor Of printing 900 copies Of the Re-
port Of the Typographical Engineers on the improve
neni Of the HNbor OF Budalo was the arsi business
IN order
Mr.. TooMBs Of Ga opposed the resolution. on
the ground ths, the printing Of exrs numbers was 81
abuse which ought 20 Be ed that there wss 10
warrant in the Constitution for tie printing Of asr
cultural and other works for distribution. De also AZ
lacked the printing D contract a. Dot being equal to
the old n de.
Mr HENLtY followed in defence Of the contract
system which he maintained had answered every pur.
pose which il WAS expected IL would although i wss
not perfect yet advancing toward H. and for the
shori time il had been in operatonit had done won
ders lie urged that the cost OF printing hsd been re-
ducsi upward Of 20 Per cent that had the same
quantity Of printing been done 3; the prices paid to
RfTcmE s HEIss i would have cost >l07 o0o, or AZ
the prices Paid 70 GALEs SEAroS, sf8l 100 y hile
the actual cost was only l0l COO When be concluded
motion was made by Mr. Il. w. J0NEs OF
Tenn that the resolution be laid the table Which
ot BY Ayes TO- Noes lo6. The resolst0u was then
adopted
ON motion OF Mr.. VISToS the House resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. CALEB 3. SMITH IN the Chair. aud resumed
be consideration Of the Civil and Diplomatic APpro-
priAfion bill
a number Of amendments Of no Importance were
offered - various stages. until the portion making sp
propriauous for the Navy Department, was reached
when
Mr. SAWYER offered an amendment DroridHg
Is trebp made dufy Of is ssesfary Of ne Nary and
he sreqHvt3 20 ssHe an order a50ptfHg Plugging u fht
Nary.
Tie vote on this proviso was taken BY telers
and resulted In favor OF 1t, - Opposed 70 IL 81
sundry other amendments having been offered,
Mr. MULLIS Of y. \. offered an amendment
a.
gisature and other officers Of the Territory OF Wis
consis
Mr. HALL Of Mo. opposed this mode OF creating
Territorial Governments by making appropriations
therefor when Congress had refused 70 pass scs or
gsnz.Ds Territorial Governments.
Mr. SCHENCK could not see anything IN refer
encs % the Territory Of Wisconsin which did not
equally apply the Territory OF Iowa Each Of them
had portion Of their territory which included In
their Territorial limits excluded from their STATE limits
He moved 10 include Iowa also. This amendment was
accepted By SIR. MULLIS
Mr.. BOYDES opposed the amendment lie |
thought the proposition ridiculous ihst after a
state had been organized the law organizing Terri
tory could be In existence.
Mr. VAS DYKE conteuded that the passage Of the |
law admitting the state did not abroga,e the appics
ton OF the territorial law to the remainder OF the Ter
riory
Mr.. VISION contended that neither Iowa nor
Wisconsin could be recognized rs Territories without
the passage Of laws organizing them-that the adInis
sion OF the states soIosdteo tao ltitisoia' H"'oi"
ments.
Mr. DUER thought if they were going into this I
business Wholesale they hsd better include California
and SepMexco lie could not see the difference be-
tween the
Mr. THOMPSON OF Ind. argued that the action OF |
Congress. admitting portion OF the Territory a.
state could act repeal Of the Territorial laws
relating 10 that portion Of tee Territory not included
IN the state limits.
Mr.. JoHNsoS Of Ark. thought il the arguments
used by the friends Of this good they sp
piled with equal force 10 the Territories OF Missouri and
Arkansas and thst thsse Territorial Governments mus,
st be in existence portions Of their limits had not
been included in their state limits
Mr. LYSDE of Wis. asked the members % turn |
their nti0n 10 the time when portion OF the Terri
tory OF Wisconsin taken from the Territory and
added Michigan. and said II the aTgupenthel good
that adding psrt Of the Territory state did not alb
rogate the Territorial Government, II could not be
coutended that erecting another portion OF the Terri
tory into state. abolished the Territorial Government
Mr.. ROOr said he understood this amendment
was fret offered In fun 1t seemed they had go. 10
arguing IL ia real earnest. He no. wished TO call the
attention OF the House 20 the position In which they
were pscsd by their act admitting the Delegate from
Wisconsin lie thought they had better 20 back u the
fun again.
In accordance with this suggestion, it would |
seem. vote being taken smotOn 10 strike out Wis
consn it carried by large ma 1rty thus leaving
the mendment making appropriation Tor territorial
officers in Tgpd. As thus amended the motion was /
after some discussion rCtcied. ,
An amendmeqt was then offered by Mr.. hOUs- |
TON Of Del sppropraiing $4,000 beside what may be
realized from a sale Of the old furniture 70 reurnsn
the White House, which was adopted
At this point a motion was made that the Com-
mitiee rise which was carried.
The SPEAKER resumed the Chair.
The Chairman of the Committee reported prog
ress and the House adjourned