Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKER ted that the question was upon the
eighth resolution yesterday reported from the Committee
of the Whole the state of the Union proposing
fer much Of the Presidents message relates to
and the improvement of harbors and rivers to the
Committee Commerce.
Mr.. ROBINSON explained that the resolution offer
ed in committee by the chairman of the Committee Of
Ways and Means (Mr HorsroS) proposed divide this
subject refer the subject of rivers the Commit
tee Roads and Canals (Which the rule required and
the subject Of harbors to the Committee Commerce.
The Committee of the Whole amended the resolution 50
refer both subjects to the Committee on Commerce
which tantamount to instructions to that committee
to bring in river and harbor BILL and to overslaugh the
Committee on Roads and Canals He hoped this would
not be permitted and demanded the yeas and nays on
the adoption of the resolution as ii now stood.
The yeas and nays were ordered and being taken re-
suited: Yeas So, nays GO. e. .-tt
So the resolution agreed to- e
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
The SPEAKER then proceeded to call the committees
for reports, when the following were made:
Mr.. WILLIAMS, from the Committee on Elections re-
ported the following resolution;
Re,ored That the Clerk be directed pay JoHs S. LIT
TILL his per diem and mileage as is usually allowed 10 mem
bers Of Congress from the Of the sls Con-
gress to the 18th day of September 1885, inclusive the
test for seat between him and the Hon. JoHs RoBBs IT,
having been decided on that day.
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee moved to lay the resolution
the table which motion disagreed to.
The question was then taken the resolution and it
was agreed to BY the following votes Yeas 49, nays "a
ported the following resolution:
Rolred That the Clerk Of this House be directed to nav
HENDRICKS WRIGHT contestant in the contested election
from the 11h Congressional district in the
first session of the 32d Congress- the daily pay and mile
age paid 10 members Of this House from the FIRST day of said
session until the second day Of July following inclusive being
the day upon which said contest decided. m tefi
The resolution was agreed to Yeas 100 nays so -
Mr.. DAVIS of Massachusetts,, from the Committee ON
Elections, reported the following resolution
Rcsored That the Clerk Of this House pay 10 John T.Iia
fero of Virginia. the per diem and mileage
that allowed members of Congress- computing the Der diem
from the Of the session Of the 10Th Con-
gress till the I'd Of December 1911. Also that he paw
the said Taafero like compensation per diem and mileage
from the Of the first session of the 18th Con-
to and including the I'd Of August 1913 and the like
compensation per diem and mileage computing the per diem
from the of the second session OF the 18th
Congress TO and including February IL, 1914
brief debate ensued to the merits Of the case
when, ta fQ
On motion Of Mr.. ASHE, the resolution was amended
so MS to allow Mr. Talaferro the compensation allowed
by the law in force when he q contestant.
Mr. B0C0CK asked division Of the resolution so that
separate vote could be taken upon each Of its branches
The resolution accordingly so divided, and the
question first taken upon the first branch Of the
luton, and it agreed to: Yeas ~, nays 81.
The second branch of the resolution then disagreed
to Yeas 81, nays "a
Mr. DAVIS Of Massachusetts, moved to reconsider the
vote Just taken.
Pending which, the House adjourned.