The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-04
\ CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES.
FRIDAY. MARCH 2, 1919.


m the further consideration of the bill carry into
art The 5ih article OF the treaty between the United
States and ihe iePuoc Vi MEXICO Oh lhe Su Vi reouaS'
Mr. s also proposed substitute for the said bill;
yhich having been read al the Clerks table,
Mr. s. addressed the House in It's favor, and was
followed by Messrs. STANTON, COLLAMER, and
| EVANS of Maryland
| MI INGERSOLL next took the floor, and hav
;or proposed an additional substitute amendment
oiLe amendment proposed by Mr. SMITH, proceeded 10
address the House upon the bill and proposed amend
'"fMJ essrs. SCHENCK and BURT also made few
remarks upon the bill and proposed amendment
Mr. ViNrON interrupted the speech OF MIR Burt with
motion for the reference OF the army and iorthcalon
bls to the Committee of the Whole the state of the
non bu, objection being made, it was decided by the
Chair TO be out OF order.
The debate was then continued by Messrs. BURT and
SMITH of Connectcut and, nj the conc fusion OF the
remarks the latter, he moved the previous question,
Which having been seconded by the House, anu The man
question being ordered,
The CHAIR stated the first question to be upon agree
ing the amendment Tor subsuie) proposed by MIR j.
INcERsoLL to the amendment proposed by Mr.. SMITH
of Connectcut which having been put was decided IN
the negative
nouncng the election of the honorable Senator ATcsoN
10 be their presiding officer pro tenn and also the action
of that body on several bills.
The question then REQUIRED on the amendment pro-
posed by the gentleman from Connecticut, Mr. SMITH j
which having been read, was agreed to.
| Mr. BURT moved that the bill be laid on the table.
On this motion he asked the yeas and nays; which
ordered and 1t was decided IN the negative-yeas 49,
l32.
The engrossment of the amendment having next been
ordered the bill read the third time
On motion Of MIR JONES of Tennessee, the bill was
then read in full.
Mr. EVANS OF Maryland moved the reconsideration
the by which the House had ordered the amend
nent to he engrOssed.
Mr. POLLOCK moved that the motion be laid on the
The previous question the passage of the bill hav-
ing been called and seconded. the bill was passed
On motion of MIR vINrON, the rules suspended
tI,nT anrt
Means the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill, with
the recommendation that certain of the Senates amend
merits be concnrred in and that others be disagreed to,
and also sundry amendments thereto recommended by
The SPEAKER called the attention of the House to
the joint resolution for the suspension of so much OF the
10th Joint rule prevents the transmission of bills be
tween the two houses a, this stage of the session.
Mr. COBB of Georgia objected to its consideration. and
it was postponed for the present.
Mr. BOTrS rising to a privileged question called up
his notion made time since, to reconsider the vote
certain bill granting the right CT way to railroad
company in Florida and withdrew it.
Mr.. EVANS of Maryland renewed the said motion,
and its consideration was postponed for the present
| Mr.. VlNTON (he rules having been suspended for
Tat purpose) moved the usual resolution to stop debate
taken up in committee in fifteen n,uues; which having
been amended, on motion OF Mr. hAuFMAN,so as to
limit the time to five minutes, 1t was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. ViNTON, Che rules having been
suspended for that purpose the army and orifcaton
appropriation bills returned from the Senate with amend
nients, were referred to the Committee OF Ways and
Means and the said committee granted leave to SIT
during the sessions of The House, upon the said bills and
Mr.. HARRISON moved suspension of the rules to
take pthe bill the Speakers table providing for the pay
for horses lost during the Mexican and on this
motion the yeas and having been ordereI the rules
were suspended-yeas 80, nays 10l.
Mr.. HUNT moved the suspension OF the rules for the
purpose OF taking up and referring the Senate bills now on
On motion of Mr.. VlNTON, the House then resolved
Itself into Committee OF the Whole on the state OF
consider the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill as
amended by the Senate and the amendments thereto this
morning reported from the Committee OF Ways and
Means.
After some time spent in discussing (under the five
minutes rue) the several before mentioned amemnd-
ments. and others proposed thereto, the committee rose
and reported back the bill with the amendments which
the committee had agreed to-
Mr. STEPHENS then demanded the previous ques-
ton; when seconded
Sundry amendments agreed to IN COMMITTEE OF the
Whole were agreed to-no one dissenting
On concurng in the amendment to appropriate $4,000
to finish the City Hall OF this city, the vote stood
Yeas log, nays SO.
The amendment approprating $4,000 TO pay the
panss keeping up the light on Pei Grass shoal recon.
Committee of the Whole, was lost-yeas IS, nays lo5.
The Senates amendment approprating 5000 to pay
Col H. NJ Johnson the balance of the estimated cost of
the Choctaw Academy buildings, amended in Com
mitee OF the Whole by adding thereto follows:
The acceptance of which shall be in full o; all claims
whatsoever.
Inc amendment 10 Inc amendment having 0een con-
CURED in thus amended, 1t was rejeced-yeas 49,
l2l.
The amendment approprating $4,000 to purchase the
remaining books ana papers OF George Washington and
like sum for those OF Mr. Monroe, agreed To-
yeas III, nays IS.
The next question upon which division was called
was concurng the amendment extending the con-
s,uon and laws OF the United States the ter
rtores.
Upon this the question taken by yeas and nays
and If was rejected-yeas 100, nays Ia
There being amendments this bill TO be
considered
Mr. VLNTON addressed the House upon the injury TO
The public interest involved in adlourning at that hour
On motion of MIR. BROWN of Pennsylvania, the mo-
ton TO reconsider the vote (made originally by Mr..
Borrs) by which the right OF way granted TO the
railroad IN Florida, was aId on the table.
Mr., J. A. ROCKWELL offered resolution to go into
Committee of the Whole the private CALENDAR object
ed To-
Mr. LEVIN, from the Committee on Engraving offered
power contract for the engraving OF the drawings
conpanyng the report OF the Commissioners OF the Patent
Office
After debate between Messrs. STARKWEATHER
COBB, LEVIN, STANTON, MURPHY, and STUART
of Michigan
MIR WHITE moved to amend the resolution so as to
confer the Commissioner this power not agreed to-
Mr. FlCKLlN moved to lay the resolution on the
able; not agreed to-
The resolution then adopted.
MIR. CONGER, from the Committee on Printing, re-
ported joint resolution comforting the Secretary of
the Senate, and Clerk of the House, and clerk Of the
Committee Printing the power to audit the
OF the public printers during the recess exercised
by the Joint Committee Printing which read
twice
A motion to adjourn then put and lost; and an
amendment TO the joint resolution having been moved
II n..I-