The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-25

only proceed BY unanimous consent
Mr. GlDDlNGs. Am not allowed 10 state my question
The SPEAKER The Chair does not understand that
the gentleman has ye stated his question Of privilege
Mr.. GibDlNGS stated his question OF privilege 10 be
that his dissent from that bin had not been entered upon
the journal
The SPEAKER said thar the journal was correctly made
Ar. GIDDrNGs said YES but he had not Seen permit
ted 70 make his views upon the subject known and he
wished as matter Of privileges TO enter again
the Of ansactng business In the House hall and
have y 20 upon the journal Of the House.
The SPEAKER The Chair very respectfully decides that
there Is rule Of the House which authorizes protests TO
I be entered upon the Journal
Mr. GIDDiNGS said that he would very respectfully APP
peal from the decision of the Chair.
The SPEAKER, in stating the question said that the
gentleman complains because he not allowed 10 make
speech yesterday and claims right 10 place his speech
upon the Journal to-day in the shape protest He did
not know Of any rule by which the authorizing Of the
spreading of such document upon journal could be
made question Of privilege
Nh. ORR moved 10 lay the question Of appeal the
table.
Mr.. GIDpINGs asked for the yeas and nays which
ordered and the question being then taken the
motion to lay the table, il agreed to-yeas 1877,
nays 46
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication
from the President Of the United States transmitting LETT
ter from the Secretary OF the Interior asking that the APP
preparations therein asked for be made which laid
the table aud ordered to be printed.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr.. DISNEY stated that the Committee Public Lands
had maured certain number of railroad bills which they
very DESTROYS TO put upon their passage lie thought
that they could be passed without debate and II
than justice 10 the gentlemen interested in the bills
that they should be allowed at least to vote upon them
one way the other.
Mr. HAMILTON These railroad bills are theyery ones
which want have examined aud therefore object and
call for the regular order Of business
Mr. OLDS gave notice that he should report the usual
postroute bill on Monday next and move the previous
question TO put it upon its passage.
The SPEAKER announced that the regular order OF
business the consideration of pending amendments TO
the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill.
ASp DIPLOMATIC BILL
They accordingly resumed the consideration Of that bill
and the first question on concarring in the amend
appropratng $4,000 enable President of the
United States to provide hospital accommodations for sick
and disabled American searnen at the port OF a
vana, which rejected-yeas 10 nays ll2.
The question then recnrred on the amendment submitted
yesterday BY Mr. LErcEa il being Mr. Housross compro-
mise-tarif bill proposing that articles paying duties OF
100 40 and 30 per cent shall after the first Of July pay
80 So and "a per cent reducing the present duties
goods wares and merchandise imported into this country
20 per cent Articles paying rs per cent reduced
to ubout 20 per cent the reduction being upon the prnc
pie of the law of 1896
On this question the yeas and nays demanded and
ordered and the question being then taken the amendment
WAS concurred in--yeas l26, nays s2-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Abercrombe Aiken, Jas. C. Allen, Willis
Allen, Appleton, Ashe David j. Bailey, Banks Barksdale,
Barry, Bell Benton, Bliss Bocock Boyce Breckenridge
Bridges, Brooks Caskie Chamberlain Chastan, Chrisman,
Churehwel Clark, Cngman Cobb, Craige Cutting, John
g. Davis, Thos Davis, De Witt Dickinson, Disney, Dow
Edmundson, Thomas D. Eliot Ellison, English, Eheidge,
Faulkner Florence Fuller Goode Goodrich Green Green
wood, Grey, Hamilton, Andrew j. Harlan Sampson w.
Harris Hastings Hendricks Henn Hibbard Houston, Dan
lei T. Jones, George W Jones, j. CLANCY Jones, Roland
Lilly, Lindsey, McMuen, McNair Mcqueen Macy Max
well, May, Smith Miller Mson, Morrison Murray, Mich
John Perkins, Phelps Phillips, Powell Richardson Thomas
Ritchey Run Seward shannon, Shaw, shower SHELTON,
". smyh, Frederick r stanton, Richard II. Stanton,
Hestor l. Stevens, sranb Andrew Stuart David stuart
Wells John Wentworth, Wessbrook, Wheeler Ws A psn
iei B. Wright, and Hendrick B. WriTht-l2e.
Campbell Carpenter Caruthers, Chase Cook Corwn Cox
Groeker, CuIom, Curtis Dawson, Dick, Drum, Everhart
Aaron Harlan Harrison, havcn Hester, Howe, Hughes
Hunt Ingerso Knox, kurtz, iindley, Lyon, McCaloch
swarth Morgan, Norton, Mordeca oliver Packer Parker
Bennington PENN Pratt Preston pringls Purysa Ready
Sapp, Seymour Simmons, Sellers Stratton, John j. Tay
Tor, John L Taylor, Nathaniel G Taylor Teller Tracy
Zollcofer--s2.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved to reconsider and lay the ques-
ton OF reconsideration on the table, which motion was
agreed to.
On the question Shall the bill be ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time the yeas and nays de-
manded and ordered and being then taken agreed
to--yeaS l26, IA.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved the previous question the final
passage OF the bill
Mr.. EDGERTON gave notice if that motion should be
voted down he would TO recomm the bill with in
strnctions remit duties railroad iron and TO admit
dyestuffs, dyewoods and manufactured wool free Of
duty.
Mr.. MEACHAM moved to lay the bill on the table re-
ected-yeas g. nays Ill.
The previous question then ordered-yeas l6 nays
81
The bin then read third time and passed-yeas
l26, nays T7-as follows:
YEAS-M essrs. Abercrombie, james G. Allen Willis
Allen Appleton Ashe, David j. Bailey, Banks, Barksdale
Barry, Bell Benton, Bliss Bocock Boyce, Breckenridge
Bridges Brooks, Cazke Chamberlain, Chastan, Chris
man, Churchwel Clark Clingmap, Cobb, Craire Cutting
John g. Davis De Witt, Dickinson, Disney, Dowdel Dun
bar, Dunham Edgerton, Edmsnds Edmundson, Thomas ID
Eliot, John NJ. Elliott Ellison English, Etheridge, Faux
Florence, Fuller Goode, Green Greenwood Hamilton
Andrew j. Harlan, sampson w. Harris Hastings Hen
bricks, Hepn Hibbard Houston, Daniel r. Jones' George
w Jones, Clancy Jones' Roland Jones' Keitf Kerr Kid
well, Lamb, Lane Latham, Lctcher, Lewis Lilly Lindsey
McDougal, McMullen McNair, Mcqueen Macy Maxwell
May, smith Miller, Mison, Morrison, Murray Nichols
Bile, Odds, Orr Peck, Peckham John Perkins Phelps Phil
lips, Powell Pratt, Puryear Ready, Richardson Riddle
shelton, Samuel A. Smith, William smith William 4
Smith, George W. Smyh, Frederick r. Stanton Richard
H. stanton Straub, Andrew Stuart, David Stuart John
j. Taylor, Thursion, Upham, Vansant, Walbdge, Walk
and Hendrick b. Wripht-i2g
NAYS-Messrs. Bah, Belcher Bennett, Benson BugQ
Campbell Carpenter, Caruthers Chase, Cook Corwn Cox
Croker, Cullom Thos. Davis Dawson Dick Drum East
man. Eyerhart Farley, Fagsr, Gamble Giddings Goodwin
Grey, Aaron Harlan, Harrison Haven Hester Hin Howe
McCuioch, Mace, Matteson Maurice, NAVAL Meacbain
Middleswarth, Morgan Norton Andrew Oliver Mordeca
Oliver, Packer, Parker, Pennington Preston Prngle pa
yid kitcbe, Rowe, Russell sabin Sage sapp, simmons,