New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-08
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House Mr. FULLER asked, but did not receive
consent TO report the bill for the erection OF certain
Mr. PHILLIPS asked permission TO introduce resolu
ion fhat on and after Monday next the daiiy hour o
meeting shall be IL O'Clock in the morning.
Mr. JONES IN. " objected, saying he was willing to
meet at o'clock sitting until 2, and coming back at or
2 in the evening.
fhe motion reconsider the vote by which the House
yesterday rejected the General Appropriation bill.
Rr. ORR said the action of the House III rejecting the
bill did not excite any great surprise in his mind He had
no doubt produced by Incorporating IN the bill hye,
sx or hundred thousand dollars for certain Castcm
Houses He was opposed TO but voted for the BILL owing
to pressing public necessities Aiter consultation ne pro
posed the House shall reconsider the vote rejecting the
I'm and Tint some one who voted for the Cusomiiouse
AUTHORIZATION bill shall TO reconsider the vote on 1t,
with The view tha. may be stricken out Inc Dih cond
then be passedal civil and diplomatic oicefs Ii tue
MIR PRESTON lky.) frank to say the friends OF
fbe Custom Houses would vote 10 give the first recon
sderaton but they wanted the bill TO pass as was now
The appropriation for the Cusom-Houses was recon-
uended by Government and indorsed by both Houses;
Mr. McMULLEN Va.l said, if the House Yesterday
had been full the bill would have been defeated oy
much larger majority lie wanted TO put down the syS
TEN OF log rolling. -,
Mr. OlIR Is c. said the difficulty was that tho gentle
man after voting the amendments in had refused to vote
for the bi He wanted legitimate and far providing
only for such appropriation as are authorised by law;
The House reconsdeed the vote rejecting the biii ana
that ordering TO be egrossed ior ihd reedS ny %
MI STANTON (Ky) moved for reconsideration of the
Custom amendment. lie remarked he was IN Ia
vor of the Custom Houses but finding seventeen OF 'ose
who voted for them recording their names against ne p
he thought better to sacrifice the Custom iOr uo
present than embarass the great interests OF me country
The vote adopting the Custom-llcuse amendment was
reconsdered by "a against o' a, ..,o,
The question REQUIRED on agreeing 10 me s ,h
making The appropraon 1921 900 for completion oi tne
Custom. ouses at st. Louis, Mobile, Cincinnati nouis
vile, Bangor Bath Wilmington, Del, ana ior se III
Mr.. HAVEN IN. W explained his reasons for having
voted for the amendment If 1t had peen an , oris,n
proposition he should no; have done so-pa, ,ne shnd
Houses have been commenced, and should De hasnyu % m
Whether the amendment be retained I'd tne oi, no
should vote for it, lie showed that while me OV1so h
of WAYS and Means rejected the appropriation ior tnose
Custom. Houses they had reported in the bill an
fcn of $685. for continuing operations on me
Houses at New Orleans, and ss'3oVo ior the |nar0s'
MIR ORR Is. c. said a separate vote was not taken on
these else he should have opposed It as ne du te ocs
Mr. CIINGMAN IN. CT desired the bill be sent 10 inc
Commttee Of Ways and Means with instructions 10 re-
port she amendment abolishng all Customlo the
annual expenditures Of which say Tor per'Od Vi NV
years have exceeded the receipts. = ~,
MT PRESTON Ky justified the amendment for West.
trn other Houses and alluded TO inc iaSt In
shase were nut out by the Committee OF ways ana Means
while NewOreans and Charleston because they were on
,bc Atlantic were inserted by that Committee lie yielded
Mr. BENTON Csio.) who was proceeding TO speak on
tbe subject before the House, when e,.-
Mr. McMULLEN va rose to question :t a ol to orsS Mr
that MIR. Preston had no right 10 y'eu 'no "o'' " ~
Benton : except for explanation
The SPEAKER sustained the point. NJ
Mr. PRESTON said he had merely eA'eAueu " N''
Benton the courtesy often accorded =, 49,. .o,, an ,ba
Mr. BENTON-lf objected to shail nol spSs S u ann
amendment Sir. i am willing to sit down; ST ,n Sn'
not explaining personally but speaking on the custom
Houses, Sir. nv ,,,s, doc. not
attach any blame to the Chair m ~, 80 ro .,,n. II.
Mr. DENTON lin his seatl-I'll tell no lie ABOUT H.
was speaking Of the Custom. Houses -. =. .,a
The SPEAKER-Does the gentleman obJeei 10 Hne
ruling Of the Chair , o,,.-
Mr BENTON-I don't want to make personal expla-
nation. Il,
The SPEAKER-Then the gentleman is out of order;
Mr. PRESTON thought it time to terminate the ue-
bate and moved the previous question: under the operaon
of which the Custom ouse amendment again as reeI
10 be three majority ana the bill passed by vote OF W
agsnst ca. -. r
The bill for settling the claims Of the representatives c
Richard w. Meade, deceased was laid on the table.
Adjourned.