Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-24

D. The amendment of Mr. TaUasros thsrsfos not be-
| fore the committee.
Mr.. HUBBARD moved to amend the amendment BY add
ing thereto the following provso
"9nd provided further That for every days absence from
the House. without leave there shall be deduesd from the
Of each member ten dollars unless such member shall be
sick and unable on that account to attend to his dues
After remarks by Messs. HUBBARD and POTTER
The question was taken on the amendment and the vote
stood ayes AZ, noes "a. a9t
No quorum voting ID tt aEF4 ffs
tain the Of the abseniees which being done the
mtee and reported the absent members the House.
A quorum having appeared
The committee resumed its session.
Mr.. HUBBARD then modified his amemendment BY re-
cing the the absences pay from dollars
per day to "eght dollars per day. sssg-
The question then again taken on the amendment
and il sgreed to: Ayes SO, noes 81.
The question then REQUIRED the amendment Of Mr.
SCIENCE, and being put, ii was disagreed to.
Mr. BROWN, Of mississippi movedto amend the bill by
striking therefrom the following: aa fs
Pro1idd That the mileage Of Senator's Representatives
and Delegates shall hereafter be computed the BY
which the mails transported from the Capital to the res
Ct aSs i
gress residing east Of the Rocky mountains shall receive
than thousand dollars mileage for each session. and
ns shall receive than thousand dollars mileage tor
each session shall member Of the Senate receive
in thirty days after the adjournment Of both Houses Of Com
gess unless the travel for which such mileage charged has
been actually performed tR ef tta
And insert in lieu thereof the following
Sand hereafter members Of the House Of Representatives
and Senators shall receive MILEAGE but instead thereof
shall &c paid and sass and
shall be entitled to diem compensation Of twelve dollars
Of his return but member shall be allowed pay
than twenty days travel in going to Ca returning from Com
i gress." 7at. t5 - "a ff III # tssat3
Mr. sCHENcK moved to amend the amendment by in
sorting after the word actual the word necessary"
Mr. ALBERTSON moved to amend the amendment by
reducing the per diem which was proposed to give the
members from Sl2 to Sc; which was disagreed to.
The question then taken on the amendment Of Mr.
! BHowN and it disagreed to-
Mr. MEADE moved to amend that part Of the bill which
provides that member Of either branch Of Congress red
ing east Of the Rocky mountains shall receive more than
mileage for each session. and such member dele
gate residing west Of the Rocky mountains shall receive
$4,000 mileage for each session, oy Increasing the first named
$780, and the last named sum 5O0 which amend
| ment was disagreed to.
| Mr.. WOODWARD moved to amend the first section Of
the bill by adding thereto the following proviso:
"Prouid also That member shall be paid less for any
one session than 81 ,20o.'
| The amendment was neaaived.
Mr.. PARKER moved to amend the first section Of the
bill by striking the words " by which the mails are trans
ported" and inserting in lieu thereof the words usually
travelled so to be certified Ivy them in writing"
The question was taken on the amendment and i was
not agreed to.
On motion Of Nh. CALDWELL. Of Kentucky, the COM
mittee then rose and reported progress.
The House then adjourned.
SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1850.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following
WAsHIsoTos AUGUST l6, 1850.
beg leave hereby to tender resignation 2. mem
Of Congress from the second district Of the
''A'' : -1'A'''~'-' CHAs. NJ CONRAD.
Hon. HOW'LL Com, Speaker House Of Representatives
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into Committee of the Whole on
the Of the Union, (Mr BURT, Of South Carolina in
the chair and resumed the consideration of the bill making
appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of Gov
for the ending the sOh Of June, 1851 and for
| other purposes.
Mr. McGAUGHEY moved to amend the FIRST section Of
4 the bill by striking therefrom the following proviso:
Provid That the mileage Of Senator's Representatives,
and Delegates shall hereafter be computed the by
which the mails are from the capital the
dence Of such Senator, Representative or Delegate
After remarks by Mesrs. McGAU GHEY and TOOMBS-
Mr. FITCH moved to amend the proviso proposed TO be
stricken by inserting before the word route, in the
second line the word nearest make the mileage
hereafter be computed by the neaest route by which the
i mails transported"
After remarks by Mr.. FITCH
Mr. MEADE moved to amend the amendment by striking
Of the proviso the words the by which the mails
are transported from the capital to-, and inserting in lieu
thereof the words direct line from the seat Of Govern
| ment to the post office nearest"
The question taken the amendment to the amend
| ment, and it was not agreed to.
The question then taken the amendment Of Mr..
| FITcH, and it negatived.
Mr. NELSON moved amend the proviso proposed to be
stricken out make read That the mileage Of Sena
TORS Representatives and Delegates shall hereafter DO
puted on the route by which the mails shall be transported
from the capital to the residence Of such Senator Represen
tave, Delegate at the time Of the commencement and
close Of each session Of Congress for which such mileage
| shall be claimed" 3asfs
After remarks by Mr.. NELSON, The amendment dis
| agreed TO.
/ M. STANTON, Of Kentucky, moved to amend the
proviso by striking the words route By which the mails
are transported" and inserting in lieu thereof the words
usually travelled route" to make the mileage hereaf-
4 ter to be computed on the usually travelled route.
After remarks by Mr.. STANTON, the amendment was
disagreed to ayes 40, noes 70. s,4E
Mr.. COBB of Alabama, moved to amend the Proviso 90
as to make it read That the mileage Of Senator's Repesen
aves and delegates shall hereafter be computed bee
line nstead Of the route) "on which the mails, &c.;
which amendment disagreed TO-
The question was then taken the amendment of Mr..
strike the proviso and disagreed 70.
| Mr.. FEATHERSTON moved to amend the first section
| Of the bill by adding thereto the following eaa aF
And that no member the House Senate shall receive
any per diem for any time that he shall be absent from Ae
sngs Of the House, unless he be detained BY sickness
leave Of absence be granted to him by the House."
After remarks by Messrs FEATHERSTON and WOOD
WARD
Mr. CARTER moved to amend the amendment, 80 as to
make that any member who absent unless de-
tanned BY sickness leave Of the House, shall receive
half Of his pay.
After remarks by Messrs. CARTER and vINTON, the
amendment to the amendment was disagreed TO-
The question then taken the amendment moved by