The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-28
HOUSE Or REPRESENTATIVES,.

| CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS ELL
| The House proceeded TO the consideration of the
amendments reported from the Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, to the bill making
appropriations for the civil and diploma tic expenses
| OF the Government for the year ending June 30,
! 1851.
with view to prevent the bill from going over 10
| the Speakers table,) to reconsider the vote by
] which the House concurred in the appropriations
for outfits for charges DIES atIaires to Portugal New
Grenada, Ecuador, and Guatemala, 8 Is, 900, was
this morning laid upon the table.
separate vote was taken on concurring in the
amendment appropriating 200 for the outfit and
salary for charge d'aifaires at Nicaragua; and
the question was determined in the Affirmative
yeas | 70, nays 55.
The amendment appropriating $4,000 for the
relief and protection of mariners the western
waters, TO be disbursed under the direction of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, was non concurred in
yeas SO, nays 9S.
The amendment appropriating S 900 for the
purchase OF site and the building of a custom
house and post office at Cincinnati, was non con-
Cured in-yeas IS, nays 1913.
The amendment appropriatng s 500 for re-
pairing the vaults of the Philadelphia custom
house, to render them more suitable for the storing
OF goods, was concurred in-yeas 100, nays So.
Mr.. DUER moved a reconsideration Of the vote
/ by which the House non concurred in the amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for the relief and pro-
/ lection of mariners on the western waters.
! Mr.. BURT moved to lay the motion on the table;
and, on the question being taken, it was decided in
/ the athrmatve-yeas 80, nays SIS.
i The amendment appropriating s SO, 600 for the
purchase of site and the erection Of post office
and other government offices at St. Louis was non
| cncurred in-yeas II, nays 80.
| Mr. BAYLY moved to reconsider the vote, and
/ TO lay the motion on the table.
The question decided in the affirmative
The amendment appropnating s 80, 900 for n
post office and custom-ho house in Bangor, Maine
was non concurred in-ycas so, NAYS So
The amendment for the purchase of site and
the erection Of a custom house and postofiice and
rooms for the United States courts at Mobile Ala
bama, $4,000, was concurred in-yeas ll3, nays
Is.
The amendment appropriating S25, 900 for a
custom. house and post at Bath, Maine was
concurred n--yeas o. nays 81.
The amendment appropriating $4,000 TO ena-
publishing in the DAILY Globe two thousand col
umns Of the proceedings OF the House of the pre-
sent session, at the rate Of 81 50 a column was
concurrcd in-yeas l03, nays So
The amendment appropriating $40 900 f r bind
ing the Congressional Globe and Appendix for
members, was concurred in-ayes 90, noes 10
The amendment to enable the Clerk to purchase
one hundred sets of the Congressional Globe and
Appendix, $4,000, and TO purchase one hundred
sctts Of the gstcr Of Debates 5OO 10 be kept
by the Librarian for the Of members; and ono
sett to be distributed To each State and Territory
of the Union, was non concurrcd images 81, noes
~.
The House concured in the amendment Of the
committee, striking out the following item viz:
To enable tho Clerk Of the House Of Representa-
tives to purchase thousand two hundred and
twenty i've copies Of Mayo's "Work on the Urea
sury Department" in two volumes, al two dollars
and fifty cents per volume, six thousand one hun
dred and twenty five dollars
Several other amendments we're disposed Of,
when,
Under the operation Of the previous question, the
bill was passed-yeas 80, nays o., az follows:
YEAS.-Mcssrs. Alexander, Allen, Aston, An
dcrson Ashmun, Baker, Bayly, Bcalc Bennett
REacll HDkpp- BDUtb. HoWris In HrsrL
Briggs. Burrows, Chester Butler, Thomas b. But
Ter, Csbell, Gable, Joseph =. Caldwell, Calvin,
Campbell, Chandler, Clark, Cole Corwin, Crowcll,
Dcbcrry, Dixon, Duer, Duncan, Eliot, Alexander
Evans, Nathan Evans, Ewing, Fitch, Fowler,
Frcedley, Fuller, Gentry, GdGings, Gilmore, Colt,
Gould, Grnnell, Holloway, Hampton, Hay, Hay.
mond, Henry, Ibbard, billiard ,Hoag gland, Holmes,
Houston, Howe, Hunter, Joseph w. jackson, Will
liam r. jackson, Julian, George G.. King, James
G.. King, John A. King, Preston King, La Serc,
LETTER, Litilefeld, Horace Mann, Mason, Matte
son, McClcrnand, Mcdowell, McGaugbey, Mckis-
sock, Robert VI McLane, FINS r. Mclean, McWil-
lie, Meacham, Moore, Morehead, Morse, Norton
Nelson, Newell, Ogle OTIS Outlaw, Peaslee, Peck
Phoenix, Pitman, Putnam, Reynolds, Robbins
Rockwell, Root, Rose, Ross, Rumscy, Sackctt
Sawtelle, Schcrmerhorn, Schoocraft, Seldom, Shep.
perd, Sylvester, Spalding, Spraguc, Stanley, Fred
crick y. stanton, StetsOn, Strong, John -. Tbomp-
son, Thurman. Tuck, Underhill Van Dyke, Vim
ton, Walden, Waldo, Watkins, Wcllborn, Went
worth, White, Williams, Wimot, and Wilson-I32
NAYS.-Messrs. Albcrtson, Ashe, Ayerctt, Bay,
Bingham, Bowdon, Boyd, William J. Brown, Bucl,
Burt, George Alfred Caldwell, Carter, Cir gman;
williamson X. w. Cobb, Colcock, Daniel, Dim
mick, Disney, Doty, Durham, Durkee, Edmund
son, Featherston Gerry, German, Hail. Hamilton,
Harason, Harlan, Isbam G.. Harris Sampson w
Harris, Howard, Hubbard, Inge, Andrew Johnson,
Jones, Jobb Mann, Mcdonald, McLanahan, Nc |
Mullen, Mcqueen, Meade, Mllson, Morrs, Owen, !
Parker, Phelps, Potter, Richardson, Robinson Saw
age, Sweetser, Thomas, Jacob Thompson, Toombs, !
Nonable, Wallace, Whittlesey, Wildrick, Wood, |
Woodward, and Young-62
Mr. STRONG gave notice that he should TO. NOR. |
row 10 take up the report OF the Committee Of
Elections in the Philadelphia contested election |
case.
And the House adjourned.
The following petition was presented under the
rule viz.
by Mr.. SPALDING. The petition Of G.. w |
RounIa nd "a, lha Istfe tin,, MI