The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-22

Duer, McLane Of Maryland, and Ashe Of North
! Carolina
The House then took recess until o'clock
| In the evening, Messrs, Sackett Of New York,
Marshall OF Kentucky, and McKissOck, spoke
upon the same subject.
FRIDAY, AUGUST l6, 1880.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of
Whole, and took up the Civil and Diplomatic APP
preparation bill Mr. Ewing proceeded to speak
upon the Presidents New Mexico message. He
not was followed by
Mr.. Sweetser, who commenced remarks and had
proceeded far, when
The hour to which the general debate was linn
tied arrived
Mr.. Bayy said that he was anxious to express
his views at length on the Presidents message
but as the rule gives gentleman who reports q
bill the privilege of closing the debate to defend
it from attacks made upon it. be should not violate
it's spirit He then replied to remarks which had
been made with reference TO the Committee OF
Ways and Means, of which he Is the chairman,
and stated in relation to the petitions referred 10
1t asking for modification of the tariff, that the
committee intend TO report to the House that il
is inexpedient to act upon the subject
The Clerk read the first clause Of the bill, as
follows
For compensation and mileage of Senators,
members of the House of Representatives, and
delegates four hundred and sixteen thousand three
hundred and thirty eight dollars Prouied, That
the mileage Of Senator's Representatives, and Del
sgites, shall hereafter computed INC y
which the neils ere Transported from the C., 4 oil
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member Of either branch OF Congress. residing
east of the Rocky mountains shall receive more
than one thousand dollars mileage for each session
and no such member or delegate residing west OF
the Rocky mountains shall receive more than
two thousand dollars mileage for each session, nor
shall any member of the Senate receive mileage for
any session Of that body which may be called
within thirty days after the adjournment of both
Houses Of Congress, unless the travel for which
such mileage is charged has been actually per-
! formed
Mr.. Johnson of Tennessee moved to amend, by
adding proviso: that the salaries Of all officers
civil and military, as well as members Of Congress
holding Office under the Government, where the
salary is over one thousand dollars, and no consti-
tutions prohibition, from and after the first Mon
day in December, 1850, shall be reduced one-ffth
upon the whole amount of salary provided it does
not reduce the salary below one thousand dollars
and then down to that sum.
Mr.. j. said that the time had arrived 10 COM
mence retrenchment. The appropriation bills
call for more than $50 900 900 to be expended
during the present fiscal year. In less than two or
three years reform viii be the watchword Of
party, unless the spirit of extravaganza be now
resisted and they should begin with this amend.
The question was then taken, and it was dis.
agreed to.
A debate followed upon the mileage and pay Of
members, during which numerous propositions
were made and rejected.
And the House adjourned
SATURDAY, AUsUsT II, 1850.
Nothing Of Importance was transacted to-day.
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1850
The House refused to suspend the rules for the
purpose of making the Territorial Texas bound
airy, and California bills, the order Of the day
for tomorrow. The same result attended mo-
ton to suspend for the purpose of introducing a
resolution to adjourn on the second Monday In
September.
The House then resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole, and took up the Civil and Diplo-
matte bill.