The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. CLAY obtained the floor; and, on motion,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication
from the War Department transmitting transcript OF the
official Army Register for the year ending the both june
1885, showing the annual pay Of each officer OF the army
the amount paid him for ratons servants, and forage
and the gross amount paid allowed him in all respects
for and his account for and during the preceding fiscal
year from appropriations for the support OF the army
which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Also communications from the same department trans
hitting statements OF the expenses OF the national armo
ries and of the military establishment for 1856 which
were laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Also from the Department OF State enclosing copy OF
letter. with accompaniment addressed by the Secretary
of State TO the chairman of the Committee Foreign AT
fairs in relation the claims of Michael Papprenizer
Austrian subject for losses alleged to have been sustained
by him New Orleans in 1851 which was referred to
the Committee Foreign Affairs and ordered to be print
ed.
Also accommodation from the Treasury Department in
to resolution Of the House OF the Gath utmo
relative the claim OF the employees OF the House under
the resolution of the first session of the present Congress
which referred the Committee of Ways and Means
and ordered TO be printed
resolution:
Rssoloed That the Arms be, and he is hereby,
authorized pay James Allen the rate Of compen
during time that he served member of the
first the Saith Congress that other members
titled under the present act regulating the compensation
of members Of Congress.
Mr. w. stated that the House knew that MS
from the Wabash district Mr. ALLEN held his seat up to
time in july when it decided that neither his
colleague the contestant entitled to seat on the
floor of the House After this decision was made the
House passed the compensation act and the question now
whether his colleague entitled TO pay under that
measure under the old law regulating the subject
new question which ne thought tne speaker nad
be submitted to the House for determination 1t was un
der these circumstances that he had submitted the resou
tion and he hoped would be agreed to by the House.
Tha atinpt yaqf and 10
Mr. COBB of Georgia. asked consent to submit the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved That the committees be called for reports for
reference only and motion made under this order shall
be subject to motion to reconsider.
Mr. CLINGMAN of North Carolina, objected to the res
olution he very anxious that the bill of the Mill
tary Committee alluded to few days since by the gente
man from Mississippi Mr. QUrNAN should be acted upon
also number bills in possession of the Committee on
Naval Affairs
Mr. COBB moved suspension Of the rules; which mo-
ton did not prevail--yeas lilo, nays 67
Mr. MACE, of Indiana, under suspension of the rules
submitted the following resolution:
esored That the resolutions of this House at its first
sion authorizing certain standing committees to have clerk
compensation of 81 per diem be construed to authorize
the employment of such clerks during the sitting Of this Con-
gress
The question was taken and the resolution agreed to-
yeas lit, nays So.
On motion Of Mr.. WALK, of New York, under sus-
pension of the rules
PRESIDENT
he is hereby to inform the House by what authority
architect employed and paid for designing
under the superintendent of military engineers.
Mr.. QUITMAN, of Mississippi, moved suspension of
the rules enable him to report from the Committee
Military Affairs the bill to increase the pay of the Off
of the army, including military storekeeper twenty
dollars per month"; and fixing the Communication price Of
officers subsistence at thirty cents per ration also,
thorzng the Secretary of War; upon the recommendation
of the council of administration to extend the additional
nav
any post Of the army the act to take effect from and after
the commencement Of the present fiscal year.
The question TAKEN and the motion to suspend the
rules decided in the negativeyeas lis, nays Gas
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Akers, Allen, Allison, Barclay,
Benson, Bowie, Brooks Broom Bufnton, Burngame, Cad
waader, Campbell Of Pennsylvania, Campbell Of Kentucky
Ch New Ga bgT,
Maryland Davis of illinois, Davis of Massachusetts, Denver
Dewitt Dick Dickson. Edmundson Elliott Etherdge Eus
ger, Hall Of Iowa. Hall Of Massachusetts,, Marrs Of Mary
land Harris Of Alabama Harris Of Illinois Harrison Haven,
kentucky Marshall Of Illinois, Maxwell Mocarty Miller
a assas Ss fssa pss
s ssn, T sSpas1 Tysos VAL
i SSTa %oodra as woodsorth and wright
Burnett can bh ca2
Connecticut Cobb Of Alabama, Coliax, Cragin Crage Dam
re Day, DEAN Dodd Duree, Edwards, Emrie, Giddings
Gilbert Grow, Harlan, Holloway, Horton Of N T., Hous
Knight Knewlton, Knox, Letter. Letohe Lindley, Mace
Matteson, McMullin, Morgan, Morrill,, Nichols, Perry,
Phelps Pike, Porter, Ruffn Sabn, Sherman, Simmons
stanton, Talbot Thorngton Todd, Traton, Wade, Wal
and Zollicofer-65.
Mr.. wALBRIDGE, of Michigan, moved suspension of
the rules to enable him to submit the following reso
luton as4e
Resolved That the bill for the benefit of the Pacific Rail-
road Company incorporated by the State Of Missouri with
the substitute reported by the Committee Public Lands
be made the special order of the day for the 4h day of
the first business order after the reading Of the journal
that every succeeding day until disposed Of and that the
bill and substitute be printed
The motion to suspend the rules was disagreed toyeas
TO- nays l05--as follows;
YEAS-Messrs. Akers, Albright, Barbour Bennett Of
New York, Billnghurst Bishop, Bowie Brenton Broom
Bufnton Burngame, Caruthers, Chaee, Clarke Of New
yer, Dick, Dickson Dodd Edwards, Emre, Evans, Flag
er Gilbert, Granger, Hall of Massachusetts, Howard
Hughston, Jewett Kelsey, Knox, Lindley, Mace A. X
Marshall Of Kentucky, Marshall Of Illinois, McCarty Mil
ward Morgan Nichols Norton Oliver of Missouri, Pearce
FELTON, Phelps Porter, Pringe, Reaud Richie, Rivers
Sapp Scott Shorter Smith Of Alabama stranahan Thor
ington, Todd Tyson, yalk WabrdEe WalSTon Wash Wash
burne of Wisconsin, Washburne OF Illinois, Wells, Whit
new Williams and Woodworth-70.
NAYS-Messrs Aiken, Barclay, Barksdale, Bennett Of
Mississippi Benson, Bingham Bliss, Boceck Boyoe Brad
shaw, Burnett Cadwaader Campbell Of pennsylyania
IIsbsm "a Comns Cfaige Crawford, Cullen umbaek,
Damre Davidson Davis Of Massachusetts, Day, Dean, De
Witt, Durfes Edic, Elliott, Eustis Faulkner Florence
~ nl;no;s Varrison Haven. Hodges Hoffman, Holloway,