New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-19
xXxIu CONGREss...First Session.
WAsHIsGroN, Saturday,, August IL.
The Senate is not in session to day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


The Speaker LAID before the House a letter from
Charles Conrad rendering his resignation as a
member for the Second District of Louisiana.
MIR. NELSON moved that the House 90 into Com.
mittee of the Whole on the private calendar,
which was disagreed to, As to II.
The House then went isto Committee on the
Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, aud re.
sumed the consideration of the clause making ap-
preparation FOR the per diem and mileage Of
members.
MIR McGAUGHEY (Whie) of lad. moved to strike
out the proviso to compute mileage by the route
which the mails are transported, and said this, il
adopted, would introduce rule so uncertain that
il would be utterly impossible for Members 20 tell
how much milesge they are entitled to, as in the
West the mail route depends on the season OF the
year-the river sometimes being too low for nayi'
cation. The present law is best
Mr.. ToOABs (Whigl of Ga. said that If the routes
are changed in consequence Of the season. the com
putston could be made accordingly.
Mr.. FITCH Loco Of Ind. moved to insert the
nearest route.
Mr.. MEADE (Loco) of Va wanted a direct line.
MIR. NELSON (Whfg) of N Y. wished to compute
mileage on the route by which the mail shall be
TRANSPORTED from the Capitol to the residence OF
Senators, Representatives and Delegates at the
time of the commencement to the close Of each ses.
sion Of Congress for which mileage ia paid.
Mr.. STANTON Loco Of KY moved 70 amend, by
making it usually travelled route"
All these amendments were severally rejected.
Mr. COBB Iocol o, Ala moved to compute by
bee line Laughter. This amendment was also
rejected.
Mr. CHANDLER, (Whig) of Pa. asked that the
amendment be again read. He understood that
the gentleman said bee line This was ham
bug. Laughter
Mr.. NCGAUGHEY's amendment was re- ected.
Mr.. FEATHERsToS, Loco Of MISC. offered an
amendment that no member shall receive pay for
absence from the House or the city, unless from
sickness, or by leave Of the House. His object
was TO correct gres. evil Members are absent
for days and weeks at time, and this should be
established by legislation, or abolished. Gentle
men are in the habit Of going away from here, Ell
ther for business or pleasure. II they were de-
Quoted, it would secure better attendance, and
the House would nor be so often found without
quorum, and business would be facilitated
Mr. WOODWARD. Loco Of 5. g. was for letting
constituents take care Of their own representa-
tives A distant representative has no right TO in
terfere. The representative belongs to his con
slituent6-let them supervise bis conduct II the
law be made II cannot be executed.
Mr.. CARTIER, Loco of Oho-I move that the
per diem be deduc ted. Laughter
The SPEAKER-That ia the amendment
Mr. CARITER-Then move 10 reduce It one-hAi'
Mr. FEATHERsToS modified his amendment 70
apply to members Of both Houses.
Mr. CARTIER advocated the amendment.
Nj Vision, Whig,) Of Ohio said that the IAs
was already sufficient, il executed. No memosi
allowed to be absent without leave oil tne n' tn.
This subject OF mileage has often ana ioe IIs
time been sgitsted, and amounted 70 no'nII5.
appealed 70 members TO reject the amenu neus'
and. Ia view Of the length OF the SESSION AN'a'''