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to make the general appropriation bills, in theorder
they were reported the special order for to- morrow
and from day to day until disposed Of
Several objections having been made, he moved
suspension Of the rules; and the yeas and nays were
| ordered.
MIR. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas. asked whether, il
the rules should be suspended it would be in order
to move an amendment TO the resolution, to include
| the River and Harbor bill.
The SPEAKER replied in the negative, for the
| reason that the motion to suspend was made for
Mr.. FOWLER inquired whether, if the rules
should be suspended, and the resolution adopted,
any business besides those bils could be taken up.
| The SPEAKER repeated. that special orders take
precedence, otherwise it would be wholly useless to
| make special orders.
MIR. VAN DYKE asked whether the resolution
| included going into committee.
The SPEAKER replied that il would only con-
troll the business Of the House after going into COM
mittee.
The question was then taken, and the House
fused to suspend the rules-yeas SO, nays Gas
| follows:
| YEAS.-Messrs. Anderson, Avcrctt, Bayly, b.
cock, Briggs, Brisbin, Brooks, William J. Brown,
Burrows, Burt, Geo. A. Caldwell, Joseph p. Cald-
well, Cartier, Casey, Cole, Daniel, banner. De-
berry, Dimmick, Edmundson, A. Evans, Ewing,
Featherston, Freddy, Gentry, Goodenow, Hamil-
bard, Hiliard Hoagland, Holiday Holmes. Hunter.
Inge, Joseph w. jackson, George G. King, James
G. King, John A. King. Littlefeld, Horace Mann,
Job Mann, Mason, McClernand, Mcdonald, Nc
Queen, McWilGe, Meacham, Daniel f. Miller,
Millson, Moore, Morrison, Morton, Nelson, Olds,
Orr, OTIS Owen, Parker, Peaslec, Peck, Phelps.
Potter, Richardson, Robbins, jr., Rockwell, Saw
telle, Seldom, Sylvester. Thaddeus Stevens. Jacob
| Thompson, James Thompson, Toombs, Undcrhill,
Van Dyke. Vinton, Waldo Wallace, Watkins,
Wsli6Srn' Whittlesey, and Willi a, .p.n
Andrews, Ashe, Bell Bennett, Bingham, Booth.
Bowie, Bowlin, Boyd, Brock, Albert G. Brown,
Bucl, Butler, Joseph Gable, Calvin, Campbell,
ger, Corwin, Crowell Disney. Doty. Durham,
Durkee Eliot, Nathan Evans, Fitch. Fowler, Full.
Ter, Gddings, Gilbert, Gott Gould, Grinnel, Hall,
HARRISON, Harlan, isham G. Harris. sampson w.
Johnson, James l.. johnson, Robert W. johnson,
Jones, Julian, Kerr, La Sere, LETTER, Levin, Mat
teson, McGaughey, Robert M. McLane, Finis p.
| Mclean, John X. Miller, Morris, Morse, Ogle,
Outlaw. Pom, Phoenix, Pitman, Reed, Reynolds,
Risiey, Robinson, Root, Rose, Ross Rumsey, jr.,
| Sackett, Schenck, Schermerhorn, Schoolcraft,
Spaulding, Sprague, Stanly, Frederick p. Stanton,
Richard H. Stanton. Stetaon, sweetser, Taylor.
Thomas. Thurman, Venable, Walden, Wentworth,
White, Wildrick, and Wilmot-97.
| BOARD ACCOUNTS.
MIR. INGE moved that the rules be suspended,
and that the House resolve itself into Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union on the spe
cial order, otherwise there would be frivolous mo-
| tons to suspend the rules.
| The motion prevailed, and the House went into
committee on the Senate bill to establish Board Of
| Accounts
Mr. McLANE, of Maryland. was called to pre-
/ side
| The first section was under consideration, and
various amendments were discussed in five minute
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved that the committee
rise, and report the bill to the House. The motion
prevailed-ayes II, noes 81.
MIR. w. moved that the rules be suspended, and
that the Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union be discharged from the further considera-
| ton of the bill.
vail, the question would be the bill as amended
in committee, on the bill referred to the
mittee.
The SPEAKER replied that the bill would be
| before the House, as it was when REFERRED and
would not bring up the action Of the Committee of
| the Whole the state of the Union.
Mr.. WENTWORTH asked that the committee
be discharged ffom the further consideration Of the
The SPEAKER. If the committee be discharged,
it will being the bill before the House without
amendment.
Mr.. WENTWORTH At the rate we are going
on, Il see no chance of doing any thing am will
ing to stay here until midnigh to-
ing to pass this BILL But there is end to talking
Mr.. ASHMUN asked for suspension the rules,
that the committee might be instructed to report
tho bill, as amended, to the House.
Mr.. WENTWORTH modified his motion in
cordance with this suggestion.
The question was then taken on suspending the
rules, to enable MIR. WENTWORTH to offer rcsolu-
| ton, discharging the Committee of the Whole
| the state of the Union or directing the committee
| to report forthwith the special order, with such
amendments as have been agreed to in committee
And it was decided in the negative-ycas "a, noes
4 55; not two thirds.
Mr.. WELLBORN moved a suspension of the
rules in order to enable him to move that the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union be
discharged from the further consideration Of the
Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the Secre
tary of the Treasury to allow the payment of in
teres to the State Of Georgia for advances made to
the United States, for the suppression Of hosties
of the Creeks, Seminoles, and Cherokees, in the
years 1886, 1887, and 1888.
| Mi. INGE made motion which had precedence,
and the House again went into committee the
| bill TO establish Board of Accounts.
| The first section, as amended, read as follows
| "That Board shall be established to be called
the Board of Accounts and to consist of three COM
| missioners, to be appointed by the President, by
| and with the advice and consent of the Senate
Each commissioner shall receive salary Of thirty
hve hundred dollars per annum, shall hold office
for the period Of six years, and shall be removable
| by the President for official misconduct. The
fret three commissioners to be appointed under this
act shall be appointed the for two, the second
for four, and the third for six years. after which
| all appointments shall be made for six years,
unless they are made to fill vacancies occasoned
| by death or resignation. The said commissioners
| may be re-eligible. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board to hear and determine all which may
referred by Congress to the Of the
said Board. Any claimant, officer, or agent, who
| shall make claim founded upon any contract, ex-
pressed implied, with the Government of the
United States, and suggest by bill, in the nature of
bill in equity, that his claim cannot be brought
within the strict provisions of law, but is good in
equity, shall be heard by such Board, and such
Board in all their decisions, shall be governed by
| the established principles of law and equity"
| The question now REQUIRED on the motion of Mr.
German, made on Saturday, to strike out the first
section of the bill, when
| Mr.. MCDONALD moved to strike out the section,
and insert, in lieu thereof, the first section of the
| bill reported from the Committee on Clams-(al
| nwin0 ante IN TTpitcd hv
1 equity.) He said that almost every member had
expressed his opinion, and he wanted to bring the
committee to a direct vote.
| MIR. EWING opposed the amendment
| Mr.. JULIAN offered proviso, that nothing
herein contained shall authorize the Board to hear
or decide for the loss service of any slave. He
| considered slaves persons and not rs property,
and therefore the subject should not be brought be-
| fore the Board.
Mr.. HOLMES was understood to soy he was glad
the gentleman from Indiana had red his amend