New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-04

toe cspifoL he said this wN the gentleman WA
senos behind certain table Up stairs lLausaser and
Various voices" That not Beau Hickman
No; it's yellow man. who washes the tuul'
bers and attends to the eatabes'
Come, let's give him the money"
No, II ought not to be paid"
Question: Question.
The resolution, as amended, passed.
lhe House passed the Senate bill 20 ilc0rp0-
rste the Sisters OF the Visitation Of Washington and the
senate ci resolution for the relief OF The Spanish Mn
hter and subjects at New Orleans and Key West for
indemnity for losses sustained in consequence Of rots
in ISL
Mr.. DUNCAN asked, but the House refused,
to take up the Senate bill supplementary to the Steam
boat law Of last year.
Mr.. McMuLLES, at 4 o'clock, moved that the
House take q recess ali g
Mr.. JoHssoy (Ark. NO no. Not till We
adjourn II we do can't get through the business.
Mr.. CLNesAy-Let Us take a recess. We
can do business better and quicker whenwe come back
Cries Of sgreed agreed Question taken, but no
quorum voted-25 against p.
A VOICE." I'm devilish hungry and want my
dinner"
Mr.. JOHNSON ARK moved call of the
votes. Not agreed to.
The House went into Committee on Senate's
amendment to Navy Appropriation bin.
Mr.. McAULLES moved the Committee take
3 recess till 6l9 o'clock.
The CHAIRMAN decided the motion out of
order.
Mr.. McMUILEy appealed from the decision.
On taking the question TO sustain the Chair,
orly % members voted. Then there & call of the
roll 70 note Rbsentees; l02 answered to their names
some leaving the hall ha, IN hand they responded
The Committee rose, and there was call
Of the House. 4 majority now answered to their
ntmes The doors were closed. and few excuses of.
feed for absentees when all further proceednGs in the
cal were dispensed with and the doors again opened
The House again went into Committee on
the Senaies amendments Of the Navy bill, dis ;assng
some OF them under the five minute rule
A long debate took place on the Senate's
amendment apTrOprsting $4,000 for enabling the
Secretary of the Treasury carry into execution the
contract tor Basin and Railway az San Francisco The
discussion involved the integrity Of the contractors,
and the proprety of making further appropriations to
make the dock more seryiceablc.
Mr. STEVENS (Tenn) said this was not the
time 70 embark in Of this kind involving the
expenditures Of millions of dollars He believed agents
now lowering round here who were 20 get thou
sands Of dollars should the amendment pass An hon
Orable gentleman from Eew.York, not here now, had
informed him that he was offered SO 900 II he would
withdraw biz opposition 10 the dock measure
The debate having terminated by limitation,
the amendment was rejected Ayes,23i Nays
Ii was now : o'clock. The galleries were
deusey crowded and lobby members present increased
in numbers. so much noise and confusion preaved that
il next to impossible 20 comprehend the legislative
proceedings. Members we're continually going 70 and
returning from the outer room, in which were liquid
ard solid refreshments Amendments to Navy bill still
discussed and voted on SEINE members weary Of the
dry proceedings retired chat with lobby friends and
smoke cigars The falling of lsdys fan from the gal
lery hitting honorable below upon the head but not
seriously wounding him excited some lftle mer1nent
Just about this moment bury old member came into
the hall with hunk OF bread and ham in his hands eat
ing thereof most heartily The proceedings were fire.
quenty interrupted by the reception Of messages from
the Senate
The Committee rose, when Mr.. HOUsroS
made report grom the Committee Of Conference on
the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill. The report
OF Compromise having been read he moved the pre-
yous question
Mr.. CLEVELAND rose TO appeal that this be
net done, and was loudly called to order
Demand for previous question seconded
Mr. McMULLES-Will it be in order TO move
to have the amendments printed.
Cries of mo" NO"
The Yeas and Nays were ordered.
Mr. McMULLES-I can't hear the character
Of the amendments. desire to have them read or ex-
planned. We have to go blind and am not willing to
do II.
Cries Of you're right" Order" "Order."
Mr. MoMULLES-I call for the reading Of the
amendments
The SPEAKER, pro TEN, (Mr. stuart)-I there
IL objection they will be read.
Cries of Object" Object" all over the
Hall
The gentleman is not in order
Mr. McMULLEN-I rise to privileged ques-
ton. move TO Suspend the rule by which the House
determined TO take the vote Excessive laughter
The CLERK commenced calling the roll.
When Mr.. Clemenss name was reached, he rose and
asked in an excited tone, whether Members were
PEELED TO vote on propositions they knew nothing about
He was loudly called TO order.
The SPEAKER desired gentlemen to keep the
tisles clear and preserve order.
The House rejected the Conference report
Yeas 60, Nays 100.
Mr. MEADE moved to reconsider the vote
The objection principally was only small in
crease OF salaries.
Mr.. HUBBARD moved to lay the motion 70 re-
consdr on the table.
Mr.. JONES (Tenn.) said it would not take
more than five minutes for the senate 70 make the bill
acceptable TO the House.
Mr.. HIBBARD said he did not wish the bill TO
fail on the contrary he earnestly hoped II would
pass. He did not expect perfect bil but ne wanted
II perfect he could get t. He wanted u stripped
OF the abominatons put in by the senate 1t - not too
late to have another Committee OF Conference.
Mr.. MEADE said the House has not only this
BIN but other important bills 10 act upon. He eieved
the vote had been taken under Misrepresentation IN re-
acn 70 the extent OF the increase VI the salaries OF the
heads Of departments ss,OO0Per annum now are less
81, coo were Eve years ago.
Mr.. BELL rose 10 q question OF order; that
the gentleman is discussing the merits Of the bill
The SPEAKER said The gentleman was in Or
der.
Mr. MEADE resumed, saying. We have no
enemy sht, and viii never have our army in order
without enemy in front II democrats oppose the
bill because Of the small increase Of salaries let them
GO 10 the opposite rank.
A VoIcE-When did the gentleman come
into the party New converts are always Jealous
Mr. MEADE said the increase OF salaries was
not txrrsvsgant The Chairman Of Ways and Means
did not object 20 IT, No was more Of watch dog
than he.
Mr.. BRows, (Wis.,) rose and asked that the
gentleman conhue himself the question under debate,
q I'd avoid personal.res Q.aIghter).
Mr. MEADE remarked he had merely used a
figure Of speech If the bill should be lost extra ses
son would have be called which would cost Thousands
more than the Little increase Of salaries u this bill
Mr. STASLY said his purpose was not 70 make
sneech but give the House any explanaton 10 his