New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion of Passion KING the House
suspended the rule on the reception OF the Report
by him Of the Senate bill, amendatory Of the act OF
July, le4O providing for holding the Courts OF the
United States in Of sickness other disability
of the District Judges. The bill passed without
debate.
The consideration Of the Homestead bill
was further postponed until Tuesday week.
Mr. JOHNSON Of Arkansas, rose and said
Mr. Speaker Ihss been made my duty to state TO the
House that the unpleasant Misunderstanding which
this House on the l7th inst, between our
brother members Messis Durham and Fitch, was
referred ana submitted at the instance of their re-
spective friends, TO Hon. John e. Breckenridge
and myself and further, that having declared
what believed to be the plain duty Of each to the
other it Is In our power to state that all differences
have been justly and honorably settled.
Mr.. JOINS, of Tennessee, made an inef-
fectual effort have the rules Suspended IN order
that resolutions may be called for Yeas W Nays,
72-not two thirds.
Mr.. WILLIAMS offered resolution to the
effect that members may hand in their reports to the
Clerk 10 be cockesed and referred under the drec-
ton of the Speaker He said the COMMITTEE nave
not had chance to report for seven weeks Hence
mttee OF the Whole on the Deficiency, bill.
Mr.. H0UsTON spoke an hour, more partlcu-
larry al to the abuses which have oreps into the Quar-
teImaster's Department In many cases, tniIty forty
and as high as fifty dollars have been PAID for ,un
Of hay, in a grass country. Enormous prices, 700,
10 be hauled thirty or forty miles, when in fact the
posts ought 10 be located in the woods.
Mr.. HALL asked whether the gentleman
had heard how mach hauling corn cost, and whether
cent IN New Mexico!
Mr.. HOUsToN was not prepared to an
swer distinctly.
M. HALL asked whether it does not now
cost three or four hundred dollars per rear for each
horse In dragon seTvce3
Mr.. HousToN-- The cost of keeping each
mule Was about $3.50, including wagon-msstsrs and
keepers.
Mr.. HALL only wished to be Informed
why forage should cost nothing during var, ana 30
much IN time ofpeace
MIR. HousToN resumed, and said that some
of the posts ara 50 far from springs that o and SIX
horse teams are constantly empioysd IN naSmns
namely officers quarters cost from $50 to $ioe per
menth however, he learned thai enoIts are penny
made TO correct these abuses IN New.AeHso, seoa
n not more than ten million shau DC paid fof sun
of hay In conclusion he advocated the passage OF
the bill, throwing the Executive the rssPonsioui
~ of the sxpe ndiiures heretofore and hereafter ne
sections of the bill then Severely acted upon
Mr.. Obs moved to strike out the item
of S795 coo for forage The last Congress cut do
the appropriations for the War Departments one ana
a half millions OF dollars Notwithstanding tins, u
has expended two and quarter millions, ana TN soe
Executive asks Congress TO pay the money. nc
House has been informed BY Mr.. BROOKS tnat tncy
must assume the responsibility OF voting the money
Now, he (hr Olds) considered this contest DO.
tween the Executive and Congress for the eohHoi o.
the purse Of the country and he would not vote ioi
| the bill on any such issue
MIR. Books replied, contending that Con
sress has its own win and II 10 bound TO look INTO ne
| items and take the responsibility The aPpfopna
mons last yesr were not cut do wn and ahaf mil
lions but two millions three hundred thousand oV
lars and there would not now be adehciency reaiJ
exstins Congress had done last year what II mac
| hitherto. - ~,
After some further debate MIR. Olds's mo-
| ton was negstiyed-Ayes IL. Noes not counted
MIR. OLDs moved to strike cut the apPro'
u~i.tion of tSoo 800 for transportation OF arms &c
| and made remarks against the bill, urging Ihs Ad
minisasion to take the responsibility ooiuIy' AM
| not try TO sneak out OF 1t In cowardiy manner
Mr.. Houston replied, saying that tne ex
| pspses must be net. and no did not conceive nj
Olds's reasons were sufficient to induce aim =" WV
| against the bill ~.
Mr.. Ons said there 10 only one csnditieI
on which he will vote for The bill. namely, tnss ~
| President dismisses persons connecseo viva "a
| war Department, commencing With the secretary
| WU and every other officer, who has violated ina'
reclly the Law of the last Congress
MIR. SrANLY replied, saying amonl
other thapas that IL the snicers have violated IN
law. il was the duty Of Mr. on . oTme iotwsI
sr,icles OF inpsachment Why did gencsmen nSl
Iect in the general debate 70 sttask ne Pill u,
Whigs challenged Investigation iss ~ .iS:s;s~
Do their wofst--on them rests the responnsany.
Mr.. ORR replied that an Impeachment
81 or loo o(Rcsrs would occupy months. The A
mipisration has directed he sxpendisnree, nss =.
cosding 70 the .pprsvsissions, bat with rssaIo
| heir oWu eottDeteo.
n. MARsuALL (Ky.) would take the n