Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-08-22

q The Committee at quarter past ten rose, and
&the House adjourned. -
Senate no, in session: having adjourned over
10 Monday.
Committee Of the Whole, and took up the civil
and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr. King spoke for an hour upon the Presi
a.n,,s message and the Texas boundary ques-
ton.
speech upon the same subject He said the ohly
wav 10 keep faith with New Mexico, upder the
treaty, ana to do justice 10 Texas, was to pass
Mr.. Pearce's bill. This was also Tie best policy
for the South. In conclusion. he made an elo
oueut appeal to Northern .dembers In behalf OF
this measure. :,
A, r. O'Clock, MIR. Bsyly, chairman Of the
committee on Ways and Means, rose and made
his closing speech upon the appropriation bill.
A discussion then arose as 10 mileage and pay
of members, in which Messrs. johnson. Of Tenn.
Sweetzer, Thurston, Morse, Venabe, Anderson,
and others participated-most OF them In favor
of the present system.
ASIA o'clock the committee rose, and the
House adjourned.
SATURDAY, Aug. IL.
HcusE.-The Speaker laid before the House
letter from c. NJ. Conrad, rendering his resig-
nation as a member of the Second District of
Louisiana.
Mr.. Nelson moved tina. the House go into
committee on Private Calendar disagreed, As
toll.
The House went into Committee on the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill, and resumed
the consideration OF the clause making appropri-
for t,o nd nj me, uhora
Various amendments were rejected,-Mr Fealh-
erstone's by vote Of Sc to 81.
The clause as originally reported, viz: mile
age to be computed on the routes by which the
males are transported. No member residing
east of the Rocky Mountains shall receive more
than one thousand dollars mileage for each SEES.
sion, and no member or delegate west of the
Rocky Mountains more than two thousand dol
lars, and constructive mileage shall not be al.
lowed.
Mr. johnson, of Arkansas, moved an amend.
ment, providing the dollar additional for station
cry. The allowance by law had given out, and
members he heard ali around had been purchas
, ing from their own pockets.
After few words by Mr. Bayly and Nj
Thompson, Of Mississippi, the amendment was
adopted, I6 to al.
Mr. Schenck offered an amendment, namely
that for the purpose of enabling the clerk L
furnish members of the present Congress, wht
had not received them, such books as were fur
nished 10 members of the twenty eighth, twenty
ninth ane thirieth Congresses, S27, 600, provid
ed this shall not be construed to authorize re
printing OF them.
Mr.. Vnton said the books have been sold owe
and again by members, and nothing turtle
should be done than distribute thoso already OF
hand He had often been ia,portuned TO sci
his books.
Mr.. McClernand Does the gentleman charg'
the tact of ne..oers selling books Of his owl
know ledge'
Mr.. Vinion-I know it and can prove it, an,
that Is sufficient. | make no accusation agaius
auy member
Mr.. Giddngs offered a proviso, that book
snail be marked or stamped in an inefaceab
manner, on the cover or title page, with tn
name OF the members receiving. He wanted L
prevent the abuse OF public confidence. Adopt
ed.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, the amount was in
creased to $4,000.
Mr.. Phelps said that not $500 copies of tn
"Anerican State Papers" we're printed by au
tority, yet 1850 were distributed. Book-mon
gers bought them for a song, and sold them
the government for some SIX or seven collers pc
copy.
MIR. Schenck said that member who woul'
sell his books was little better than one VIII
would commit petit larceny.
Without disposing of the subject the commit
tee rose and the House adjourned.