The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-18

Bsxt sesslon hundreds will present themselves here
ne nsd NO hostility to him. but he w.s opposed to
opening the doors OF the treasury uulsss Justice be
done to all who rendered service In the Mexican war
Our sywpethies alone should not be Affected. There
soldier. II We adopt this sy.tem We cannot raise sum
cent revenue to meet the demands.
Mr. vEN4BLE Thought that there was NO danger OF
inc EVIL which wss spprehsnded by the genteman
from New York Suppose hundreds do present them
selves Let them make out such case that Of
Major Scantlen and be would vote for all Of them
and he thought that the country would sustain Con.
gress The country has never failed to provide for
,uch disabilities The Major fell in the front Of battle
he 10 The wreck OF man. with foot In the grave
and he asks for subsistence for the few days
OF bis life II soldier IL provided for in eas country
not how many such cases there were he cared not
there were i've hundred he would to sustain and
comfort them In their diatress.
Mr.. MULLEN moved to lay the bill ON the table
This vas not sgreed to.
The bill then ordered to be sngrossed for third
reading. -
Mr.. TUNER preferred to have general bill passed.
to embrace oil such class Of Notwthste ling
for claims Of this nature when clearly made ont IL
was true that but few private bills get through the
Home and they by special favor. He was not OPP
The bill for the relief Of Major Scantan was then
parsed. t~
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole ON the State Of the Union the General Ap-
Mr., SMITH, Of Indiana, was called to preside.
The amendment pending WAS tho reduction Of the
mileage according TO the shortest mall route, which
MIN RsSPosd to amend BY saying the route
NE MURPHY alluded in the course Of his rsnarks,
under.tood charged him With taxing three dollar:
and twenty cents more than the Law allowed. He did
not see his colleague in bis seat IfMr Greeley were
here be would say that the gentleman had by his
him, although he, {Mr. Murphy lived beyond him
sa as b
done to correct the system Of mileage and he vii.
rg to increase thsipsr diem to ten twelve dollars
Mr.. GREELEY now appeared In his seat. M
Mr. MURPHY repeated what he had said. and added,
there 10 route from my residence but the usual post
lowed by Law, but IS 20 more! SAY that the gentle
NAL himself travelling the same route and living
fodr miles this side Of ceives the amount
Mr.. GREELEv-I seked the Sergeant At arms to
make out my amount by the shortest post route Ha!
rected. III -, 49,
MT MvRrHr-Did you not receive $ls4 for mile
MIR GRrELEY-I received $50 for 225 miles, by the
shortsst poet ronte; but live four miles beyond the
Mr. RIcHARpsoN-I would ask II the gentleman did
not present his account to the COMMITTEES, and the
amount drawn in accordance with It?
Mr. GREELEY-Sir! .l..
Mr.. RICHARDSON Was not the account made out
by yourself and the amount you claimed drawn!
MI GREELEY-I made out the account from what
believed to be the route; but found that It was not
correct According to the latest post office books the
distance was stated TO be $50 miles but it only
226.
Mr ScHENcK-Did anybody make out the account,
Mr. GREELEY-I don't know who made It out; but
caused the correction
Mr. SAWYER about the matter Of mileage had no.
thing further to say. He thought that Mr.. Greeley
had received just rebuke for his Mr.. Sawyer
then objected to several Of the items In the b-viz
tho Coast Survey the West Point the Bridge over
Potomac. and the Auxiliary Guard.
MessrsI NicoLL and McLANE said q few words
In vndcation of the appropriation for the
vey; and
Mr.. KiNa, Of Massaohusetts, briefly advocated an
appropriation for marine hospitals.
The question was then taken on the amer dment OF
Mr. STEPHENS, to allow mileage by the route usually
travelled ana II was rejected
Several other amendments voted on but, with
out coming to any conclusion the committee rose and
The House adjourned.