The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-11

Of The House be and asked for the yea. and
nays. n
Mr.. BRopnrAD, of Psnnsylvania-I ask toe gen.
teman to modify the resolution 40 "a TO into
the expectancy Of susha measure. CIT ought to be
The srrAkER-The question Is on a susv.nsion of
the rules.
Mr. MEADE On reply to Mr.. Brodhead) i would do
70, thought that an inquiry were necessary
(" Queeton,'O
Mr.. CoLLAMER-I would ask what rules are to be sus
pended? t"l wish you would keep order, want to
The SPEAKER All the rules which prescribe the or.
MIR CoLLAmrR-If the rules be suspended will the
revolution be epen for debate
Tho SPEAxER-The gentleman from Virginia will
have the floor. ('Taks the question: Question. y
question
The roll was called, when
Mr. GAVE was understood as desiring to vote
The SrEAKER-Wss the gentleman within the bar
when his name was called
Mr. GAvLr--I don't know. (IIa hs)
The result Was aunounced-Yeas 10, nays 900 the
rules we're not suspended,
THE MEXICAN TREArY-rHE yIGHrH or January
On motion Of Mr.. Vipton the House again VIZ mt in.
to Committee of the Whole The state Of tho Union
mir Rockwell, Of Coanecticat. in the chair).
MIR. VIsroN moved that the Committee take up the
bill ms king provision to carry into effect the article
OF the treaty-the payment Of the fret two insamen
of money
Mr.. TooMBs raised the question that this was not
special order, and, unless 1t were, no objected 1t
being considered.
Mr.. v,sros said that he could not speak With con.
fdence but this bill together with the deficiency BILL
was reported ON the same morning. and was with it
made The special order.
Several other gentlemen said something A to their
understand Dg Of the matter, and subsequently,
vote was taken by tellers and while GO q tie men
were passing through to be counted voices heard
the eighth Of January" Agreed it's the annivsr.
ssry Of the Battle of New Orleans"
The committee rose amid much confusion, and the
Chairman reported progress.
Mr. STErmErs moved that the House adjourn. GAY"
"ay,o" "no,n" no,"" no"
The SPEAKER-The Chair cannot decide.
Yeas and nays yeas and nays.n " IT'S the
eighth Of January; let's adjourn" "No,". nos
The roll called and before two clock the House.
by yeas 100 nays 70, adjourned. So much for the
eighth Of January and the patriotic spirit OF the
bers.
TUESDAY, JAM 0. 1919.
BOARD TO SETTLE CLAIMS.
Mr.. c. BUTLER moved to reconsider the vote by
which, yesterday the bill for the establishment Of
board Of commissioners for the settlement of claims
against tie United Statr-, was taken from the Com.
mittse Of the Whole on rle State of the Union and
referred to the Committee on the judiciary.
Mr RocKwELL. of Connecticut, advocated the mo.
tom for, ifthe bill continued with tie Committee on
tbe Judiciary would be some time before . report
would be made. and when It should be made It would
be put at the foot Of the and the
Was that 1t would not be reached this session.
Mr HARMS moved to lay the motion to reconsider
MT RooKwrlL remarked that he would consider this
The yeas and nays taken, and the motion to
lay upon the table disagreed to- yeas 49, nays &c.
The question was now taken ON the motion to re-.
consider and it was agreed to-yeas, 90; nays, SO.
After further proceedings, Mr. BUTLER moved to
dhs y ws the Of
Of the bill, with view to restore it the special
order.
Mr. VEEApLr moved to lay that motion on the table
The yeas and nay. were again taken, and the ques-
ton decided In the negatively yeas 90 nays l2o
The vote by which the committee was discharged
from the further confederation of the bill recon.
ridered and it was restored as the special order 1t
was now ten minutes past one O'Clock.
AN APrEAL-rHE CHOLERA.
MMr vISroN, the chairman Of the Committee Of Ways
and Means, raid matter Of Justice, the approprs.
ton bills should be sent by the House to the Senate in
time to enable them to review and examine ttem. 1t
lers) may make its appearance in this city He was
here fifteen years ago when It came and from the sen.
saton which then existed, he quite that, IL
1t ,hould again appear, Congress could not be kept
together, and the members would separate without
Pa.ssg the appropriation ms An extra session would
In that event. become necessary. His intention was
to press the appropriation bills and In this no hoped to
have the concurrence of all parts of the House. He
through by tie end Of January, ana tSs ~Oua l."Hs
the Senate but one month to consider and examine
them.
The House then resolved itself into n Committee OF
the Whole on the State Of the MON, (Mr Rockwell
Of nscticut in the chair and to the
sideaion ofthe bill making appro for the sup
port Of the
INDIAN DEPARTMENT,
and for fulfilling treaties with Indian tribes for the
year ending June 80, 1850
The bill I'D in all its length and BREADTH and
without word Of de bate or amendment the committee
rose when the bill read third time and passed,
without opposition.
MILEAGE OF MEMBERs
The House again went into . Committee of the Whole
on the State of the Union (NIr Smith of Indiana in
the chair) and took up the bill making
fcr TIE civil and diplamatic expenses Of the govern
The CLERK having read the first clause Of the bill,
viz:
"For compensation and mileage Of Senator'S Mem.
bers Of the House, and delegates, sos, 2OOn
MIR. EMBnEE moved an anne ndmsnt, - . proviso,
that the mileage Of the members of both houses OF
congress ibsl DO ascertained and charged by the
shortest mail rou. from the places Of their
to The city of Washington.
MIR NrcoLL-What's that! Read it again. C'Resd,
"ReaditD
MIR sr.rn.s.-I move to amend BY saying "the
mobilization! e. Read,n "let's hear II again y
MIR. GREELkY-The usual mail route from C N NATL
by the Ohio river IL six hundred and eighty five miles
the shortest route Is Ave hundred miles The usual
route from eastern Vermont, by Bennington to Troy
about five hundred miles but by way Of Boston
ell. hundred and nifty give this an illustration
MIR. SryPuESs-I insist the amen dment The
idea is the route which the mail ira Is
the route usually travelled Let the members be al.
lowed according to it, think this Is correct In prin-
ciple.
Mr.. GArIE-I would suggest e louder" "louder,'D
that some some members travel by no mail route at
Mr. FvAss, Of Maryland arose for the purpose Of do
Mir GiYLS (still holding to the aoor)-what ask,
would become Of the member from Oregon. There no
mail route. "a voice" Yes there ia, on the Pacific ~
Mr.. EVANS Of MarylsDd-I ask whether 1t would be
in order to offer an amendment! emo, no'0
The CHAIRMAE-It would not be in order
There was much buzzing of voices and me mbers
were standing and conveIsAg in various parts OF tho
hall As well rs we could hear, senethiDg like what
follows, took place.
Mr.. HoUsTos, Of Delaware, said that II any gentle
man bad committed fraud, the act sould be reInsded
by the approximate committee Therefore. there
ocoasio Tor further legislation unless IL be- proposed
TO draw an air line, and determine distances by lst-
tede and longitude. "a voice" Vein travel In bal
loom, after q wbile.n Tia! haD The mileage ought
to be paid according to the usual mail route not ex
the number OF miles for the charsnQ
extra compensation.
Before Mr. Houston had completed the last sen.
tepce there half dozen mbers very an xious
to obtain the floor; and before he took his seat the
erss of Mr.. Chairman" Mr. Chairman. uttered BY
them, wei terrible TO people with weak nerves
MIR. Tuck was the fortunate contestant. He said
We are called upon by the voice Of the
pstple to correct ON abuse in matter where our own
pockets are concerned. While the facilities for ira
yelling are ten times greater than they formerly were
wsreceiye the same mileage as heretofore.
Dissent EpPRyssED--MR. GREELEY ENDORSED.
hr. WSsrwoRrH-One word with the gentlsrnan's
permission. The gentleman speaks Of the unmistakea-
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