New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-20
By THE- MIDNIGHT SOUTHERN IAIL.
SATURDAY IN TIE HOUSE.

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The Civii aad pts,ssatic Bm-ss.m.s,, A..
.ss'esi'm- Fay and Mileage Bsshs Ter
Correspondence Of TIE rrhune
wnHtssrOs, Saturday gvee,Ds. An, NJ
This bss been di'grseefaIy loassri.h a.v IN.
Committee Of the W hole, into which tia ss...
was promptly resolved, icund isself no less thu,
three or bUr times With out quorum TO transso<
the business. Twice coun, was had revealing
the true state Of the case At other times il was
purposely avoided feel il my duty TO spot Tie
sbsentees Here they are on The frst cal Of he
roll;
Administrators Alb.rsO1, Allen Andsrsoa, A.
drwt Btfer Fay Bes 10. sslsn Boe,ek soles, BeosA
Csisy, Cleveland couser, Dmm,eh, pixOa. pas(. M.
murtsor, Evsns E-Bs, fleetiey 4sctry, 0unoss.
Goodenow, Green, Hsrkes- Hame,ou. Harlan. HEassr
ser Hbbtrc III liald, Hoai.'r. Hubbard Kslfnaa Ia.
ler LeYin Marshall Mlion. seDoUsis. McGsasssy Ne
ki,soSa MeLane Nile. ai,'9a, aSSSf ao.sas.s ~
TOO, sgtsOn JACOB rnorp,on, J. 8 fAomPs0a, fss.sa
Tuck. Eaa Dyke, Whiis-67.
The seccnd call Of the roll found the fouowhd
absent:
ABsEsrEEs-kessrs Allen Anderson. Anirswa Asia.
ssS,S bs Svps'N s SSso sis c.Sss cI.sssss
picbey, pinrick Dixru. Duer, Evans, Ewn{, fre~fy,
9enpy, GlmSe. osOeseow. o.seo. hsesss aaa as.s-
T. w Johrsou, hsnfm,n Letter: hSrssl. hepoaAl4s
Mcdowell hcLaEe. Mclean. Miller. nillsoa nsses
roo, Rosa Savage H. Stanton, Sevsns Ststsoa Jsmss
Thonpsor, J. B. Taomps0r, Tuck. Uadsfhi. walts-S1.
Sixty seven servants Of the people absent a.
once And wheni During the discussion OF ssns
t,iiins local bill No; when the Civil and Dipb-
matte bill, providing the indispensable supplies ..
the Government and involving the expenditure o
many millions Of the peoples money.
Bat cast your eyes ovsr the LIST and no<S -
number Of Wings absens-they whom the ossssy
will hold specially re,poksible for the amount ~
nature Of the expenditures Of the public money,
their party Aow being the one 10 powsri Hero ~
are the wheels of Government dry a. those q n
eastern shore wagon, and yet Whigs-yea Nsvsk
EN- Wings, during the Presidency Of N0rshsa
msr-absent themselves on every fnvIous Pre-
text and leave the appropriations for the support
Of "a Administration, 10 which they should take
special pride, at the mercy cfthe enemy Condao-
tors OF a Wig Journal what say you OF men wis
thus act But people Of the country stlarge, whas
say YOU to this =,
The discussions 70 DAY did not get much beyond
the point where they broke OF yesterday. The
nieete and pay question called forth good many
reforrnatory amendments but a. the teesrsphsc
sketch will show, they received most measer sup
dictated proposition 70 deduc. for absent time--to
MAKE tAe amount of pay reoetce2 dePend on tAe
annual Of tcOrk dOhe-gOt only some forty ODD
votes If l remember anghtl The direct route
mileage reform was showed no more quarter 10
day than yesterday. -,
A proposition by WILLTAMsoS H. w. COBB ere
sted much merriment, but suggested consrass "
my mind which perhaps did rot present isseii 70
others | allude 20 his "bee line amendment-
How Little Ike the industrious bee are these Con.
! eress.nen, for the greater part Had he proposed
| q drone Inc, il m ght have met with some tavor
| The annual book question came up to-day Tne
| provosition 20 appropriate tlceEtg sereH met'tna
dolays forthe pun books for the ~
ofthe Mem beTs, called forth amendment tom No
| JosEs, proposing 10 honestly name the amount 20
tuaIIy ,arsndered In that way-e'ghty thousand
thus making q clean breast Of it l need hardly
say that his proposition " AZ too noneat 70 prevsn
The fact came Out to 6sy-or rather t was repro
claimed, for IL was out long sgo-tnat certain Nom
bcrs are In the habit Of selling their books, instes
Of taking care Of them aud using them TO suppl
their empty noodles the requisite amoautof know
edge, or dispensing them 70 their constituents J.
There IA as one thing hont which There vas n f an,
hesitaion and that the appropriation OF ten do
lars beyond the present amountfor the long sessioi
| $3.50 10 furnish stationery. Now, have no doab
that some of the members, who do condesend To at
tepdto the requests Of Their costtueats have egitl
mately used up their thirtyf five dollars But ther
this has bee an unusually p'o.racted session henc<
the proper way would have been TO make q specls
sppro yrir,ion for this emergency, instead Of 10
creasing the amount for the Grst session OF eact
Congress, NJ the amendment first san stoned b.
the Committee will do. OHce get the amount o
this end that appropriation raised, ssd II VIII b
next TO impossible ~ get ltreduced aud thus VII
the treasury be drained more and more ever
year!