The New York herald., 1850-08-18
rELEsxaPHIc IsTELLIGEHeE.
THIRTY-FuRsr CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
House OF Representatives.

House OF Representatives.
BY BAIS's ELECTRO MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
wAsnIycrOy, August II, 1850.
aEsIGSArIoS CONRAD.
The ssrAxrn laid before the House letter from Mr.
Conrad rendering his resigns lion member for the
second District OF Louisiana.
PRrArE oAIESDAR.
Mr. NrLsos moved that the House go into committee
ON the private calendar. Disagreed to, 45 toll.
DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House went into Committee on the Civil and
Diplomatic Appro pation bill and resumed the conside
ration of the clause making appropriation for the
per diem and mileage Of members.
Mr. McGAuGHEy, (whig), Of Indiane, moved to strike
out the proviso to compute mileage by the route on
which the mails are transported and said this, Il
adopted would introduce rule uncertain that II
would be utterly impossible for members to tell how
much mileage they entitled to, as in the West tn,
mail routes depend on the season OF the year-ths
rivers sometimes being too low for navigation The
present law is best.
Mr.. TooMns, (whig) Of Georgia, said that ! the
routes changed In conseq OF the ason, the
computation could be made accordinsly
MIR. Fnon, (dem) Of Indiana mcy to insert the
nearest route.
Mr Mrlpr (dem) of virg,uil wanted direct line
Mr.. NELSON, (whiI) of New crk wished 20 compute
mileage the route by the mail shall be
ported from the Capitol TO the residence OF Senator's
nencement to the close OF each session OF Congress
for which mileage is paid
by making IL usually travelled route
All these amendments we're seversliy rejected.
Mr.. Com, (dem) Of Alabama moved to compute by
bee line" Naughter) THIS amendment was also
rejected.
MIR. On.sDLrn (wbig) Of Pennsylvania, asked that
the amendment be again read. lie understood that
the gentleman said "bee llne." This humbug.
(La,ghterl
Mr.. FraIHEssIoS, (dem Of Miss, offered an amend
ment that mem Der shall receive pay for absence
by leave Of the House his object was to correct a
great evil Members are absent tor days and weeks at
time, and this should be established by.egislstion
or abolished Gentlemen are in the habit OF going
away from here, either for business pleasure II
they were deducted IL would secure better attend:
fnco, aud the House would not be SO often fJrmed
without quorum, and business would be facilitated
Mr.. wooDwARD, (oem Of south Carolina, WAS for
letting constituents take ea OF their own rspresen-
tatves. distant representative has no right to in
tertre rhe represent ntatiye belongs to his constitu
entslet them supervise his conduct. III the law be
made IL cannot be executed
MIR. CARTER, (dcm) of Ohio.-I move that the per
diem be deducted (Laughter)
The srEAxrR. That is the anne dment
Mr.. CsRTER-Then move to reduce 1t one half.
Mr.. fEArurasTos modidod his amendment to apply
to members Of both houses
Mr.. CAsTER advocated the anne ndment.
Mr. ms,o', ,wnig, Of ohio, SAID 'sas the I.r law
is allowed to be sb bont without leave OF the
House. This subject Of mileage has often and for
long time been agitated, and 1nted ITO nothing.
He appealed to members TO reject tho amendments
and In view Of the .ngth Of the session already
eeed With the bill The effort at ndment Of this
clause, Was much time lost.
Mr.. CAArrR's amendmert was rs sjected, and then Mr.
festherstons-the latter by ffty-sx to sixty seven
The clause remains as originally reported, namely
." Mileage 10 be computed on tho route by which the
nailsare transported member residing east OF the
Rocky Mountains, shall more than thou
or delegate west Of tho Rocky Mountass more than
two Thousand dollars Construetvo mileage pre-
vented"
Mr. Joursos, (dem) Of Arksnsas, moved an amend
men, providing ten dollars additional for stationery
The aovance by law had given out, aud members, he
heard all around have been purchasing from their own
A far words passed between Messrs BlrLv and
TBoxrsor, Of Mississippi, when the amendment was
The body then proceedec TO other amendments, and
. vote Was taken, but no quorum voted
The committee aud the roll called. A
quorum being now In attendance, the House again
The com mittee on voting found itself without q
quorum twice Tho roll was called, the commit
tee rose quorum vas reported, and the House again
Mr scHrscr. (vhis) Of Ohio, .aered an smendmsnt,
namely that for tn. pprposs o. snso.ng the e,srs
not yet read them, such books as we're furnished TO
m.@e.r Of the ,ssny .,esty st,, ninth, n and and
vidsd This shall not be construed to authorize the
rsPrinting Of any Of the books"
Mr. yorrs. (dem Of Tennessee, moved a substitute,
proposing appropriation Of six dollars to each new
M mber In lieu OF the books This would be tbs
aggregate Of seventy-hve thousand dollars, and IL
WOULD be better to appropriate the money that
bsrs might select books twenty times more valuable,
The smendment was read, but there we're only four
Mr. NiNroS said the BOOKS nave been told over NM
over again BY msmbsrB, and nothing further should
DO done than TO distribute those ON hand. lie had
been importuned ever aud over again to sell hi'
books
mr. MocIrrsArp, (dem) Of Illinois Does the gen
temsn charge the fact Of members selling the books
OF his own knowledgc!
Mr. ylrros-I hnow It. and can prove it; and this Is
sur ekpt. I made no accusation against any member
Mr. MoKisrccx, (~higl Of N. Y, said that members
should place the books In thu libraries la their dis
trictr, where the public them Congress
should boy them rntil the trade shal cease
Mr. otpDiEes (fr.esoiD of Ohio offered provise that
the books shsl be marked or stamped In inedsce-
able the title page, With the name
of the member receiving It. daughter, aud cries si
That win do y There should be objection to that
lie wanted 10 prevent Tn. abuse Of public confidence
Mr.. GtoDtres' amendment was adopted
On motion Of Mr JoSrs, the amount was increased
10 $50 900
Mr.. Psslys stated that but fifteen hundred Of the
American State pape.s printed; yet ffteeu hun
drvd and sixty distributed. Bookmongers bought
them foe song and sod them TO the government for
sin or seven dollars
Mr. scsrscx said that who woud sell hi'
books little better than Who would commit
petit larceny.
without disposing of the subject the committes
rose, and the House adjourned.