The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-08
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1919.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIONS.

Mr.. FEATHERS ron asked leave to Introduce a bill,
of which previous notice had been given but call hav-
ing been made Tor the regular order OF business 1t was
not granted.
On motion of Mr. COBB, of Georgia, leave was grant.
ed Withdraw from the files of the House the petition
and papers of II. w. Jsrnagan.
Mr.. BROWN OF Virginia rose to a privileged qnes-
ton, and moved that his motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill to change the times OF holding the United
States courts of the western district of Virginia. and for
other purposes had been laid on the table, be now
Mr. WENTWORTH moved to lay the motion to re-
Mr.. BURT rose to point of order. He desired TO
know whether the motion OF the gentleman from Virginia
[Mr BRowNl was privileged question;
The SPEAKER was understood to have decided the
point in the affirmative.
The question on laying on the table the motion to re-
consider then put and decided by teers the mega
tive-yeas SO, nays II.
The question then recurring upon the motion to
slder, the yeas and nays were called or and the call
having been sustained, ii was decided in the affirmative
yeas lol, nays 76.
The said vote having been reconsidered the question
REQUIRED agreeing 10 the motion made by Mr. VINroS,
that the bill be recommted to the committee, with in
strucons, VIZ To inquire into the expedieacy of pro.
viding that where the salaries allowed by law to
any district judge of the United States less than
81 000 the shall be raised 10 thousand dollars
from and after the first day of January, in the year
MIR. 1OoMBS was understood TO raise point of order
as to the aimsslbiy OF the Instructions which. with
other points OF order incidentally arising discussed
by Messrs: TOOMBS, COBB of Georgia, J. r. NIGER
SOIL, and POLLOCK.
Inc SGEhkEN, AMID much cOnfuSlOn decided an
amendment to the proposed instructions, moved by Mr..
CoBB of Georgia, to be OF order; which had for its
object to raise the pay oil clerks of United Sales courts
United States attorneys, and marshals
Mr.; COBB OF Georgia appealed from the decision of
the Chair
Mr.. ASHMUN moved that the appeal be laid on the
table, which motion was decided in the affirmative
COUNTING THE VOTES PRESIDENT AND VICE PREs-
DENT
The Secretary of the Senate, Mr. DicKINs appeared
at the bar OF the House with message announcing the
tain other bills by the President OF the United States and
the passage of the following resolution by the Senate
Wis
Rsso'pd, That the Houses will nssembl, in tho
chamber OF the House of Representatives
the 1fih instant ~ o'clock aud the Pre- sdep of m,
Senate shall be the presiding officer one person shall
be appoincd teller the part OF the Senate and two on
the part OF the House Of Representatives make is of
the votes they shall be declared t. result shall he
delivered 20 the President Of the Senate who shall
the state OF the and the persons elected to the two
houses assembled, Aforesaid; which shall be
declaration OF the persons eeccd President Vice Pres
ident OF the United States, and h lis of votes
be entered on tae journals OF the TWO Houses.
Ordered That Mr. DAVIS of Mississippi be the teller ON
the part OF the Senate
On motion of Mr.. j. r. INGERSOLL
fesorcd, That the Committee on the Judiciary be au-
thorIzed II they deem expedient employ clerk i'm the
investigation which they authorized make concern.
ing eotna'nt against The judge of the northern district of
New York.
Mr.. EDWARDS, (by leave from the select committee
on the subject OF adueraed drugs AMI medicines re-
ported bin TO prevent the paentny OF medicines ac
comPanied by report IN writing which bill was read
twice, and the report ordered to be printed
On motion of Mr.. VINTON, the House then resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union, (Alr JOSEPH r. lNcERsoLL the chair and pro-