The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


Prayer by the chaplain of the House.
The journal OF Saturday read and approved.
SELECT COMMITTEE coLr's PATENT.
The SPEAKER appointed the following gentlemen Sc
lect committee under the resolution Of Saturday to inquire
into the facts connected with Colts bill
and whether illegal and improper means have been resorted
the passage defeat OF any bill during the
Messrs 'LErcHER THuRsroS CLISGMAN, THOMAS ID. Ell
HOT, EDDY, CuTTING, and ZoLLIcoFFER-
cUsrox-HoUsE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
FROM the Treasury Department transmitting memorials OF
merchants and Others of San Francisco asking Congress
make appropriation Of 100000 for the erection OF
building in that city facilitate the operations of the Gus
tohonse appraisers referred to the Committee of Ways
Mr. CLINGMAN asked to be excused from serving on
the select committee appointed to inquire relative to the pro-
ceedings in relation Colts patent extension lie would
prefer that the report Of that committee should come from
persons who had expressed opinion the subject
agreed to-
DEPARTMENT.
The SPEAKER said the business in order was the mo-
ton of the gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr. CuRrIs to
suspend rules enable him to report from the Com
mittce Accounts joint resolution to Tx the rate OF
compensation the employees in the legislative depart
Of the government and to prohibit the allowance OF
compensation such receive the benefits thereof
GThe Joint resolution the regular compensation
OF the employees of the Legislative department of govern
ment per cent from July l, 1853, till June 80, 1865
with proviso that who receive the benefits there
OF shall not receive the extra compensation.
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee said that the resolu ion had
been altered and not the the reported
from the committee. tt
Mr. CURTIS said it appeared to have been altered with
his knowledge since he first reported it from the COM
mittee two weeks ago.
after some conversation,
rh. SPEAKER said that it evident that certain
words nd been illegally nterpolaed. He therefore or
Sered the Clerk the words which had been intro
duced. -.
The rnls recurring bills containing provision for appro-
prations to be referred TO the Committee OF the whole
..loA --xy0aq nav
Mr. CHANDLER asked ii it would be in order to amend
the resolution 1t appeared to HIM that while eglslatng
in English they ought to use Engsn %oras hne,e "I IT,
such word in the English language us f"foyeS -
ought to be persons employed. ~,
The SPEAKER said It was not in order to amend the
resolution, even to make it English
The resolution passed-yeas 100 nays o.
NEW REVENUE CUTTERS
On motion of Mr. FULLER the rules suspended to
enable him to move resolution dischargng the Commit
tee of the Whole from the further consideration OF the PHI
for the construction of four revenue cutters which he sad
were required for the public service
The House. however refused to suspend the rules rcqu-
ring all bills making appropriations to be considered IN
Committee Of the Whole--yeas Ut, nays 81
CAPE RIVER. ~.
Mr. ASUE moved to suspend the rules and That the Com
,nttee of Whole be discharged from the conso
Grafton of the bill providing for the removal Of obstruc
tions on the Cape Fear river. The bill appropraus
Slao ooo foe the Of the river and 100000 to
reimburse the citizens of Wilmington, North CARDINAL
The House reaed lay the bill on the tableyens "a
nays 1874
Mr. FULLER moved TO strike out the second section
approprating 100000 reimburse the citizens OF VIII
mington, North Carolina
The amendment was agreed to- and the second section
stricken out
The bill passed---yeas no. nays 49,
DEBATE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, all debate in Committee OF
the whole during the present session ordered to
be confined the question Immediately under consdera-
ton.
HOUR
On motion of Mr. PHILLIPS, the House agreed to meet
at IL o'clock, a. M, and after the 18th instant
Mr. WENTWORTH presented the resolutions OF pnbiic
meeting of the soldiers Of the Of 1872 residing in
Peoria Knox Fulton Stark Henry Tazewel and Warren
counties Illinois, and asked their reference the Com
mittee Military Affairs
Pending the question the consideration OF the bill
granting land the State of Iowa for the construction
n railroad,
At halfpast three o'clock the House adjourned.