Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, AUGUST Is, 1850.

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On motion Of Mr.. EWING, the House went into Com
mittee Of the Whole the state Of the Unon (M Burr
Of South Carolina, in the chair and resumed the condea
ton Of the bill making appropriations for the civil and dpo
matte expenses Of Government for the year ending the 30h
Of June 1851, and for other purposes.
Mr.. EWING, who was entitled to the floor, made
speech nearly hours length in favor Of the bill of the
Senate for the settlement of the Texas disputed boundary
question, and also in favor of the claim Of Texas.
Mr.. SWEETSER then obtained the floor, and was pro-
ceedng express his opinion the Texas disputed bounda
ry question, when
The hour of twelve o'clock arrived the time which the
House had determined by resolution to close the debate
the bill under consideration
Mr.. BAYLY, availng himself of the privilege allowed
member reporting the under consideration, then
closed the debate in speech which occupied half hour
principally in reply to the speech Of Mr. JoSEs, made
time since advocating decrease in the expenditures for tbs
support Of the Government
The Clerk then commenced read the bill by secions
with view Of amendment
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee moved to amend the first
section by adding thereto the following proviso:
Provided further That the salaries OF all officers, civil
and military well members Of Congress, holding offices
under this Government where the salary thousand
first Monday December, 1850, shall be reduced one-fh
upon the whole OF salary Provided does not
duce the salary below thousand dollars and then down
that sum-"
After remarks by Nh. JOHNSON, the amendment wa,
Mr. sWEETsER moved to amend the first section of the
BILL which reads Tha such member of either branch Of
Congress residing east the Rocky Mountains shall receive
more than one thousand dollars mileage for each session. and
no such member delegate residing west Of the Rocky
Mountains shall receive than two thousand dollars
mileage each session. by reducing the first named sum to
five hundred dollars and the last named sum to one thousand
dollars
Mr. MORSE moved to amend the amendment by ncreas-
ing the first to $4,000 and the last sum to SO 600.
The question taken the amendment to the amend
ment and il was disagreed to.
MI VENABLE moved to amend the amendment by
striking out $780, the TO which was proposed to re-
duce the mileage of member residing east OF the Rocky
Mountains and inserting in lieu thereof the sum Of $685.
After remarks by Mr. VENABLE, the amendment to the
amendment was negatived.
The question was then taken the amendment of Mr.
SwEETsER, and it was disagreed to.
Mr.. ORR moved amend the first section Of the bill by
striking therefrom the following proviso
And provided further That such member of either
branch of Congress- residing east Of the Rocky mountains
shall receive than thousand dollars mileage for each
Rocky mountains shall receive than thousand dol
lars mileage for each session shall any member OF the
Senate receive mileage for session Of that body which
be called within thirty days after the adjournment OF both
Houses Congress- the travel for which such mileage
is charged has been actually performed"
After remarks by Mr.. ORR, in favor Of, and Mr.. CAR
TER in opposition to the amendment
The question taken on the amendment, and II was
not agreed to: ayes 81, noes 20.
Mr.. SCHENCK moved to amend the first section of the
bill by adding, after the provso which reads "Tha the
mileage Of Senator's Representatives and Delegates shall
hereafter be computed the route by which the mails are
transported from the Capitol to the residence Of such SENATOR
Representative or Delegate, " the following
Of mile tor going to and returning
from the seat OF Government rouade that from ana aler
Congress- Senator'S Representatives and Delegates
SHALL in lieu per diem compensation, be each paid an
annual salary their services Of $780, at rate for
the time which such Senator Representative, and Delegate
shall continue in Office: PROVIDED further, That he shall have
actually taken his and entered his duties as MEM
Der OF Congress-" .
Messrs sCHENCK and DUER spoke in favor of the
amendment; when &
Mr. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi moved to amend the
amendment by striking out the 500" as annual
compensation and inserting in lieu thereof the sum Of
"S2, OoO"
The Question was taken on the amendment Of THOMP
SON, and it negaived.
Mr.. SCHENCK, at the suggestion Of Mr.. MEADE,
modified his amendment by adding thereto the following
And the compensation for such salary to relate to and be-
gin from the commencement OF the Congress.
Mr. WILMOT moved to amend the amendment of the
gentleman from Ohio by striking out all that part relating to
mileage, and inserting the words "hat the per diem COM
pensation shall be ten dollars per day."
After remarks by Messrs. WlLMOT and HUBBARD,
the amendment was disagreed to.
Mr. BUTLER Of Connecticut moved to amend the amend
ment of Mr. ScHEscK by striking out thereof all after the
words for their service and inserting in lieu thereof the
words amount TO be ascertaned by taking the average
aggregate annual paid for mileage and per diem dur
log the last FIVE years. deductng thereom the here
allowed mileage, and dividing the balance by the num-
Der Of Senators and Representatives.
The amendment was disagreedto.
The CHAIRMAN decided that Delegate had no right 10
make motion. He had other privilege than that express
y conferred by law. The Chair could imagine very MANY
by which delegate could join the debate without,
making notion The Chair Of the opinion that the
delegate from Oregon, although entitled to participate in the
lebate, was not entitled to make motion
Mr. MCLEAN, Of Kentucky, appealed from this decision
The question taken Shall the decision Of the Chair
and the judgment Of the committee " and decided
IA the Affirmative Ayes ~, noes Sc.
So the decision Of the Chair was sustained and it de-
cded that delegate had right to make moiono amend