New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-11
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. CHESTER BUTLER Of Pa. moved q reconsi-
Iteration Of the vote by which the bin providing for
Board Of Commissioners to examine claims re-
fened to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. ROCKWELL Of Conn. made some remarks
showing that unless this vote were reconsidcred
almost impossible that the bill could be acted upon
the present Session. he therefore wished to get II
again before the Committee Of the Whole, where gen.
tlemen could have opportunity 10 offer their amend
mentn as no oaInesy desired action at the present
Session
Mr.. lNGE Of Ala. moved to lay the motion on the
table.
Mr.. ROCKWELL said he regarded this as a test
vote the bill he therefore called for the Ayes and
Noes which being ordered the motion WAS rejected BY
Ayes 70, Noes o..
The Previous Question then moved and the vote
reconsidered on Ayes and Noes by Ayes 90 Noes 20.
The motion to refer 10 the Judiciary Committee
being then before the House, the question taken on
II and II rejected.
A motion was made then 70 reconsider the vote
by which the Committee of the Whole was d,scharscd
so as TO place the bin IN It's original position A. sc
cisl order. II moved to Jay this motion on the
table and the Ayes aud Noes again called resus;ins
Ayes o., k0es 10 The motion Was then rcconsis-
cred and the bill placed in its original position, hr
ROCKWELL stating that he would not call for The farther
consideration Of the bill until the amendments wore
printed.
The Committee on Engraving were directed to
contract for 1000 copies Of the Map 81 California to
accompany Fremonts Memoir on the Country.
Mr. NINToN moved that the House resolve itseli
into Committee OF the Whole on the Indian Appropne
ton bill which agreed 10, the bill read over re
ported without amendment and passed
The House then again " ent into Committee on
the Civil and Diplomatic BILL aud the bill being read by
sections.
Mr. EvBREE Of Ind. moved 20 insert after the
clause making appropriations Tor mileage of members
-of Congress, proyiso tina, the Mileage should here
after be computed by the shortest mail route
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for shortest which he believed would be the proper
mode of settling this whole matter.
MIR HOUsTON of Delaware. supported tins usual
route as he considered that If members were to be
COMPENSATED for the expenses OF their travelling they
TO be compensated accOrnDg to the AsHa Travelled
rou,e-at least the usual mail route That was the
route he always travelled and he did not think that the
present compensation was at all too much.
Mr. Tuck OF n. II. sustained the amendment
OF Mr. Embree. He believed the people had called iof
H. and that it ought TO be adopted The abuses which
had been prsctced were great and he considered the
gentleman from New York had done bis duty
Mr.. WENTWORTH said he had heard nothing
from the people on the subject and be wished 70 know
how the gentleman from New Hampshire had
Mr. Tuck said he had remarked that every pa
per In the Union which had referred to the subject AT
MI had commended the course the gentleman from
New York had pursued, and be thought that very
good indication.
Hampshire was himself charged With drawing an ex'
cess In the publication ia The Tribune 70 which
MIR. Tuck replied that he was willing 10 re fund
the excess into the Treasury and he hoped the gentle
man from Ohio would do the same.
MIR BROWN of Miss. next spoke, contendlns
that no gentleman not member had ever mentioned
this subject of Mileage before the publication he was
opposed " the amendment but would 20 LOT apohsh,
Ing the mileage altogether, and stopping the pay OF
members ho abst nted themselves to attend 10 private
business. sc. 5000
MIR. Roor next obtained the floor and proceed
ed 10 rnske humorous speech against the amendment
He declared the usual 10 be nrst 10 aaopl Al
amendmeu, to charge mileage by the nearest post
route-thon deductions for sbsence-tnen cousioellns
man absent Il he did not answer every cal OF we
Avos and Noes and by that time they got urea OF II snu
laid il on the table they sent II 70 me Sehs'e "Ss
riccted there He declared himself opposed to paying
gentlemen from New York at the ssme rate per e ss
those who could not get into cars and ride mere w'nol
sny trouble He said II the present amendment WEI
r,ierted he would offer providing Tor payment ~
the hour for the time engaged in travelling 70 " ASH
ington. q, ,..,o .,.s and
A morton was submitted that coo copies o. me
renort Of the Typographical Engineers respecting INC
bsrbor Of Bpfslo be printed, when
Mr.. TooMBs made some appropriate Eeniai ~
an the uhect Of the extrsvsgance TO wacn 'nis ae'
NJ printing / ID run; and, on his moaon'
I-,e U,vse adjourned At 81 7. NJ.