The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-09
not ~ OF REPREsENTATIy

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SELECT comaITrEn,
Msssrs OglH. ~ Maine; RosiSsos, of indiana;
bAE, 0t Missusri, AllEa. vi Massachusetts,, and
TsUHNAs, ~ New York, were appointed the select
e,aBnIiitre orsfcd on Saturday, to investigate the
ehafRgs against the Iian. JosiiuA ". GippiNos, OF
having improperly distracted certain papers from
the Post Once Department, and that they be an-
th0rlEed % send foe persons and papers.
on uaoti,n oi Mr.. STRONG. the testimony taken,
together With the exhibits IN relation 10 the CON
tfict - r.hnsyy ANA. ~orc ordered io be printed
&c thr tsse - iisr tammitico VI Elections md lhc
ti,aase
rDsf orflcy REF1sM
Nj sONGER asked leave 10 introduce the fol
lowing Tss0i,ttun. shhh after being read for in.
ttrmasion, ~ss uhjocteci %, viz.
whorraa the Committee the Poet Office and
Poet Roads iaVs mot reported biz for the rcduc-
tign - ros1ags and proposing other reforms IN the
pfaseel p's.iNgr sy-cIu, bot have neglected Ia
irt lht sanse anti the scssion Of Congress has 50
Jas advanced that there s reason 90 fear there will
BE- time or the action oi this House unless such
hih sall ~ reported Immediately; therefore, be il
Rssairsa. That tbe c',,nniltre on the Post Office
aud P,a.t ROAD is and they hereby are, instructed
g. pptft ~ ths ii0nse. immediately bin TO abol.
Va ths ranking Prisilegc aud for the reduction Of
postage 90 tho uniform rate, when pre- paid, uf two
cents on letters weighing no more than hall
each, and tts cents when not pre- paid; also
providing thar al spapers within the county OF
their pphii ats, or the distance 81 thirty miles of
lac mails ID artuai Subscribers free Of postage.
AMEspNrpT % rnE oossTirrrioS
Nc DANiLi. asked leave tO offer a resolution
wbich read ilf Information lo the effect that
lAsa THIRDS 1T tir two Houses of Congress concur
fiBe tis following amendment ca die Constitution
~ the tnit.d states b. pruposed 90 te legislatures
VI the several ~tats which, when ratified by three
E,urtl,.. .hali lc par, si ths Constitution, Viz.
That tlie 18th artcle he amended by adding;
fAnd provided. that no amendment shall be made
A AL ALERT the institution sln-
,cfy la the staics. without thr OF all
D. statss ia which the institution exists"
Digestion bring made the resolution was not re-
ut cASAt Asp HrALru.
Mo NENABf.E asked. bot did not obtain leave,
OTTER resolution insiructing the Committee for
tbe District Of Columbia ~ Inquire whether the
canal la tins city does iniurc thc pubic health;
n -. that they report the hesi means OF rcineyng
the evil.
gur oALrnS rlkIN.
The HOUSE resumed the consideration Oi the re.
part II the select COMMITTEES appointed b. inycsti
gate the cpnneNion and relation 81 the Secretary OF
War 30 the claim II ths representatives ct George
Gaiphin.
Ths SPEAKER stated the question to BE- on the
motion oi MI scHEscS 30 b. cScu-cdinom voting,
when
Nj scHEScK withdrew tho motion.
The House By vote Oi yeas ~, nays 81
laid on The table che motion Of MIR THoNFsos, oi
Mississippi. made Saturday, 90 reconsider the
81 that rcntlvIaan b. tsr Substitute II Mr.
sfHENcK, 'totaliy dissenting Rom the correctness
II the opinion. oppressed by ihc President Of The
United states % The said Secretary Of War, that
bic (ihs aid Crawford) being o. the bead of me
War Department and ths agent u the claifnan did
NOT take from hfs any rights be may have had a.
sut b gent wotid have Justified him IN havin x
the examination and decision oi tbs hahn by the
secretary II the Treasury susTcndrd. F"
The qasgiiUn tlien iakcn on the sccoud psri Ut
the amendment of M. THoNrsos, and which b.
~ inll0N.:
Rssoir.d. CBfh.y, That t,is lIou.e disapproves. 81
aud dis-cnis irum the opinion gwen ny tho After
psy General in hNur ni an allowance ~ Interest un
said claim. and from che setpn Il the Secretary u
the Treasury ,n paynsui IT ths same.
The wss agreed 70 year ia, nays GO a. iol.
YEAS Mcssfs An4rtasn Alexander. Alien,
Ashr, Avcfett. Ray, Bissril, Booth, Bov don. Bow
lin. Boyd Briggr, Brooke Alieu q Brown Wi.
liam !. Brown, Buel. BUT, Cable. Geo. A Iali
veil. Carter Cleveland. " Y. ". Goth, CUlrock n,
Colr. longer Corwin. uranici. ~. try Dilnfnict.
Disney. Doty. Durham, Dufkee Llnunis0n, "a
ing. icaiefston, Pitch. Pos w.. Gerry Giddings,
Gtlmorr, Guftnsn, Got, Gould, Hau, Hamilton,
Hammond Iiaralssn. Harlan. ishlm g. Harris.
Ssmps1n W IIarfis. Ts5nas l. Harrs. lirilrd.
nibbard. Hoilalay. Holmcs, Hubbard, Hunter.
lusrph " lsctson, Andrsu Johnson. lunrs. 10
Ian, kaufman. Preston King. - Stre. lsfsf. iai.
tlcheid. Job Mann. Mason. NJ Cloruaud. Mriana.
han, W Queru. NJ Willie. Nfrdr. Miilff. Miiifuu.
Morris, More. Morton. Newell. olls orr. Ovcn.
INNkffs ffAHIffH fffNf fNfNIN'r NNiNflr EWafiis
Richardson. Robinson. Rooi. Roe. Ro-s. ssvsr,.
Sawtsie, ~~ddun Sylvester, irc,isrirk y Stsutau.
Richard " stanton, AIS. ". Sirptiens, Si~islu.
strong, Swectssr, isrub 1homprun. lanes thulnp
suu, 1oJlnl-, Van Dyke, Nsnaile Wsld~u, Waldo,
Wallace. wrliborn. wenivafth. Mhdril a.. VII.
mot, Wood, Woodward, and Young lig
NAYS Me-srs Alston. Address. ntksf. Hsn-
nett. Hotes Bsc,k, a. Better. Cabell. \. y Gait.
Clingrnsn. Crowell. Dsirrry. bi,t,on. Dus1 Dun
| car, Nathan Esans, Freddy, Gentry. Cunn.i,
/ Holloway, Ilsmpton. Ilsy. Hayfunfi. Hliiard.
/ Houston. Hove. William \ Iack-,u. ksrr. DAME
y. king, Goorgs a. King. Isuirs g. kinr. I,.itn A
King. iorac- Mann, Marshall. Naito-,n. " Gan.
| ghey NJ kisaock, .M0-nre, Nslsssn. OTte. OUTLAW
Pitman, Putnam. Reed. Reynolda, Ki'isy, nf-.k
well Rumsey schenck schsrmerhorn, - hpulrraf
| Shcppcrd. Spalding. Sthniy, fhadicus Steven
Thurman, undcrhil, Ninipn. Whit. William
and Winthrop TO.
'rhc qoosiidu ponAiug was nov .,s,cd. To o.
let cOniniiloc lad reported ti'e flioving resia
/ tiunH;
l. R,,olrsd. Thsi tic claim 81 DR. representative,
81 George Gaiphin W. natR iusi dcHsud svnins
tic United States
p That the oct ~ Conyrcss maize " the duiy N
of the aid claim and u wn thefsiufr lhii ''cl.n
/ fpruity with Law" and ''prerc,lrpi
| 3 That the SGT aiorrsaid 90 nss authsfirl a..
Secretary Il the Trsuspfy ~ pay intercst on 80.
claim. and Ne payment wss not " in oonf1uuitj
| with law" 0r "precedcut."
These resolutions Nc S,Hr,rx prar.~cd Il
strike out, ana O. tN-crt an iullOWH
Resoioed That there b go q, iicurr auiui,iffi
by the committee a. whofn was referred tise D. q
Ter Of the Hon. George W Crawigfd, ssklnr ''ai
investigation into his condust ion reference 81 ~
claim Of the representative 81 beeagc Gaiplin
which impugns hi- personal oftciai ruilduti Il
relation g. the Fcttlspcnt Il tss ssid claim "A
the proper ofticcrs ~ the t4uyfrnulrnf re
rided, ho'oerr, That this Houss 10 not ~ te un
dcrstood AZ approving his rclstion o. t'Ist riain
in continuing " hc interested IN the prCsrs siiou a
IL when u was 10 D. examined, adjusted. and pa.
by one Of the departments II the Cos frufnsnf, b
himself being NJ The same ufne az the hcaA ~ ~
other Of those departments. bat the House, can
riders that snch come non sud interest a q tefa
Der Of the Cabinet with claim psnding sod pft.~s
cuted before another dcpsrirnr NJ would ~ dsnFrf
on. precedent. and ought not a. b. San fiofsr
And which substitute had l-en AfncndeA on 30
ton Of Mr.. THOMPSON q Mississipri. W sddin
, the following
"And consequently. thai che Ilosse aisa il.tsil
dissents from the Cofrcs tines ~ the nYiri0n, -
pressed by the President II the United state % ~
said Secretary Of War. tibet hts fihs ssid Graw