The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-26
Heuss Of Representatives.
BY Rams ELRCTRo-cHEAIIckL TELBGRAPH
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w.sHrSerOs, Sept. Is, 1850.
APPROPRIATION ron the
The bill sppropriatng six millions II acres GLAND
TO the States for the support Of indgcnt insane, was
on motion Of Mr. Josrs referred to the Committee Of
the whole the State OF the Union,
sTFAins
The Senate bill to incresse the commsspriat Of the
army by adding four commisssries, passed, with
an amendment authorizing Major General Scot. TO
1ect his senior aid from the list Of captains The Law
provided for tho selection from lieutsnauts AID
81 his aids has been promoted for gallant net in
Mexico. This bill retains him.
PROTECTION uuNss STEAMBOATS,.
The House took up the bill TO amend the act rTovid
Eng for the otter security Of pssssngers on feels
smonS other tAinss life boats and life preserve
each psssen er always In readiness No comou' t'ie
material 10 be carried freight the boilers 20 ln
amined every sx months; aud the nunber Of p--a-n-
gers is prescribed sesordipg to the dimensions % ma
vessel The act TO take effect - April hrst next
after consultation with steamboat owners. IL wa
The uous. vent into committee or thu bin makiss
APPROPRIATIONS
Three hours consumed In discussing the propo-
stion OF Mr. Marshall (whig) Of KY, 90 pay certain
Western volunteers, discharged at the conclusion Of
The Mexican var, their srresrages Of milesgc Nj.
sand dollars Tor the seacency. was ssrssa ssins
the pay according to the usual instead OF thu
iirect route; but this and other amendments we're
Mr. B.iIr, ldem) ofva., called the attention Of the
ut
PROPOSED showed that Congress, were approPristias
: more money than they are raising ny tire existing
tsria, more money can be raised than the present
amount, unless tax tea ard coffee; and even this
would not be enough without resotng 20 direct taxa
tion or ioane Our national debt. Including ten mill
M 0ss,r dem ofMo, charged Mr. Dayly with
being profes.sdy in favor Of ret1f but opposns OBJ
ject With that view II like Satan reproving sin.
M HrIlrsao. ,-his, Of Ala defonded the sdmiBis-
traticp, and esid that the vhigs not In majority
in Congress and the democrats are responsible for the
n
Mr. R,osssDsos, dem Of Illinois retor,sd holding
The Wigs Responsible for the extr.Vagsnse
Mr.. Bsrtr cufendsd himself aud the democrats In
he Hcuse.
Mr. Hrll,s o. responded.
Mr.. Burt, epproprstng four hundred dollars 20 psy
FOR musical insrunsnts lost In Mexico BY the second
Amer further procsedings little debate again broke
out a. she scooomy and consistency Of the wings
much ecefu,,on prevailed. Among the several amend
nente sgreed to vas one spproprstins ten thousand
dollars ior .re puss nsse o. burial ground for Amer
Efforts we've made 70 have the committee rise Twice
fcuns itsslf without quorum. The greatest con-
Mr.. B.rps wished AN adjournment; he ssis he hsi
l5eep here since nine o'clock in the morning sad but
one crscker he'd pass I'd his lips he was net gsaed
vas pev hs'f past sin O'Clock.
A Bve -n'Dute speech made On an amendment,
vhes several motions In succes-ion ma1e, that
he coanittee rise quorum did not vote aud the
reil on each occasion called and the resst report
ed TO the House BY this means, ~ was aimed
thst quorum present, and the House again vent
Snts con nittee. The question was again taksn on
molten that the committee rise.
Mr. erarLrr (shig), Of North Caroiins, inquired Of
the Chairman what the vote
CusrsnAr-Ayes 10, noes S.
Mr sr.slrr-I ~ish the country 70 know the fact
that only eight democrats have voted among the noes
ana ell the syes we're Democrats Gentlemen the
deuo~vstic eide move that the mittee rise, and
then rsfuse 20 vote. They refused 60 uaps.ct the
publlc business Let the reepondhiuty rest the
fisht shouisers This has occurred more :han once
The came game coutirusd 90 b. played By the Gem
nittes amid graf disorder, .ot tive hours Points