The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE


short executive session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL, m.
EXTENSION. ... -
The SPEAKER stated the first business in order be the
motion of Mr. BALL. of Ohio submitted Monday last to
suspend the rules for the purpose Of introducing reou
ton calling upon the President for information to what
of money has already been expended debts in
Cured upon the enlargement of the Capitol and what fur
Their Of appropriation may probably be required to
complete the agreeaby to the present plan of
sruction also, requesting minute information in regard
the work on the Treasury and Post Office extensions
Mr.. PHELPS of Missouri, called the attention of the
House the fact that there two standing committees
who had charge of the investigation of the
specified in the resolution and read from the rules in sup
port of it. He willing that thorough Investigation
should be had into the matters contained in the resolution
and if either of those committees would report to the
House that they could not obtain the necessary nfoma
ton he would vote for comforting upon them powers to
make the most extended inquiry but under the resolu
on great expense would be incurred large additional
force would be necessary in the Office of the Commissioner
of Public Buildings and long time would be required to
obtain the information called for.
Mr. BALL of Ohio said that, a member of the Com
mttee Public Buildings he had been induced to offer
the resolution in order that the information might be
brought before the House, that the country might the
in which the law had been disregarded and the
public money wasted He trusted that the motion TO
pend the rules would be agreed to in order that he might
tell gentlemen things in connexon with this matter that
they had never heard or dreamed OF.
The motion to suspend the rules was agreed to-yeas
1871 nays rs.
The question being on the passage of the resolution
Mr. BALL then addressed the House at length narrang
exraragances which be imagined he had discovered had
been committed by the administration in letting out
for work the extensions of the Capitol Treasury
and Post Office buildings and charged that the
had been given to the highest instead Of the lowest bid
ders
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr. KELLY, of New York, obtained the consent Of the
House publish speech upon party politics. and particu-
larry upon the division existing in the democratic
party in New York
Nj STEPHENS of Georgia presented the written argu-
of Mr. GALLEeos sitting member for the Territory of
New Mexico in which he sets forth bis claim to represent
that Territory against the contestant Mr. s. stated that
the delegate could speak English, and had prepared
written in English of the facts which be had
based his right 10 seat in the House He asked that the
argument be printed also any statement submitted by
the contestant Mr.. Otero; and it ordered
Mr.. H. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, moved suspension Of
the rules for the purpose OF reporting from the Committee
the Judiciary House bill TO expedite tho issuing Of pat
for confirmed land claims IN California with an
amendment which motion was agreed toyeas lol, nays
Mr. NJ explained the provisions of the BILL and asked
that II might be put upon It's passage
Mr. THELPs of Missouri, wished time to examine the
bill and have II printed and therefore moved to postpone
1t until two weeks from tomorrow
Mr. DENVER, Of California hoped that the motion to
postpone would prevail IL very important BILL and
had been sprung upon the House suddenly and unenpec
eddy He wished to bring forward some amendments to
the bill which would change materially and he desired
time to consider IL, and prepare them.
Mr. MARSHALL said that he bad no personal interest
in the matter and would leave ltogeher TO the gentle
from California.
Mr. HERBERT of California, sorry to differ with
his colleague but be thought the bill should be acted upon
once 1t Of the most important intro
duccd this session. affecting their common constituency
and plain simple bill Of but three sections needing
but little amendment and the House was just as well pre-
pared upon II to-day 1t would be In two weeks
Besides II il postponed there would be certainty of
reaching again. and il might be lost by thus deerring
action upon it, II was very important that something
chi ba dor IN land In
hoped that the House would down the motion to post
pone and proceed the consideration Of the BILL
Tho question taken, and the motion to postpone was
agreed TO.
Mr. STANTON of Ohio, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs reported bill for the relief of Don Patti which
was read twice and committed
Mr. OLIVER, of New York, from the Committee on In
valid Pensions reported House bill for the relief of s
Knapp; which was read and committed
BILL INTRODUCED
Mr. HARLAN of Ohio introduced bill TO pay the Ohio
volunteers in the Mexican war which read twice and
referred to the Committee Military Affairs.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr. PORTER, Of Missouri,
R,.ord That the Speaker Of this House be directed TO
settle the accounts Of The Hon John O. Miller, late
Der Of this House from the State Of Missouri for mileage and
per diem from the Of the session to the llh
of May, the day OF his decease.
Mr. A. K MARSHALL, of Kentucky, moved a supervision
of the rules for the purpose OF introducing the following
resolution
Re.oved That Clerk Of the House Of
furnish and deliver to Of the members and delegates Of
the House of the Congress who have not already re-
ceved the same and for the same out OF the contingent
of public character as were furnished to the members
delegates the last Congress under the joint resolution
f Eebruary and resolution OF the House oil
January 90 1854 Propded, That they
be furnished prices exceeding those for which they
heretofore supplied to such members and delegates
Pending the motion to suspend at twenty minutes of
four O'clock
The House adjourned.