The Washington union., 1858-02-25
HOUSE OF REpREsENTArIvEs.

The SPEAKER stated the business first in order 30 be
the consideration of the bill granting pensions to the
officers and soldiers of the with Great Britain Of 1872
and those engaged in Indian during that period
this day having been set apart for its consideration.
Mr.. SAVAGE, of Tennessee, said after consultation
with the friends of the bill he found that those who had
been preparing to oppose the bill had not obtained the
information which they desired to submit to the country
They had called upon the President for certain infora
tion, which, If it had reached the House, had
reached him, and which, printed had not been distrbu
ted to members 1t not his desire to take any
fair advantage for the purpose of pressing the bill upon
the country and he desired that the fullest and
ample opportunity should be given to debate il He
asked unanimous consent to postpone the further cOnsid
Grafton of the bill until the first Tuesday in April and
that be made the special order and considered from day
to day until disposed of
Objection being made, after n brief discussion,
Mr. SAVAGE moved that its further consideration be
postponed until the first Monday in March next; which
motion was agreed to-aycs lO2, noes 30.
RKroRrs PROM COMMITTEES
Mr. MASON, of Kentucky from the Committee
Accounts to whom referred the reorganization of
the offices of the Clerk and Postmaster reported bill
fixing the number and compensation of clerks,
gers pages and lborers of the House of Representa-
tyes
rThe bill read, and provides that the pay per
of the Clerk shall be So 900 of the Chief Clerk
shall be 81 l6O Journal Clerk ST. 1907 five clerks each
81, 800 three clerks each 81 400; four clerks each
$1,000 that the Clerk may employ three messengers du-
ring the year. and eight during the session. at SO per day
their services may be required 81 so per day also
one clerk at ST. SOO and one at ST. 400 per
annum TO continue the alphabetical ndexing of private
claims That the pay of the Doorkeener shall be S2 100
per that he may employ superintendent of the
folding at 81 500 and under the direction of the
Committee Accounts such folders and labores may
he necessary that he may employ fourteen messengers
during the and eleven during the session at per
day five laborcrs during the year and five during the
session at 81 20 per day and twenty pages between the
ages OF ten and sixteen years, during the session at 50
per day that the pay of the Postmaster of the House
shall be $2, loo per annum, and he may employ
ssant during the session at 81 80 per day five messen
gers at 81 per day and four mail boys but during
the he shall reduce the number his EMPLOYEES TO
the number which be necessary the messengers
furnish each horse and caTyall at price not exceeding
80 per day.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georga, moved that the bill be
recommtted and printed which motion agreed TO-
Mr.. SPINNER of New York, submitted minority re-
port upon which,
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, submitted the same mo-
ton which agreed to.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, from the Committee on
Ways and Means reported bill authorize the Secre
tay OF the Treasury to change tho present system of
vding relief for Sick and disabled seamen and moved
that 1t be reoommitted and printed which motion
agreed to-
MIR. MAYNARD, of Tennessee, from the Committee of
Claims presented adverse report the of James
Marsh and others and it was laid on the table.
Mr.. CkAWFORD of Georgia. from the Committee of
ways ana Means, presented adverse report the let
X Q. Murphy, late consul at Shanghai and it was laid
the table
Mr.. HARRIS, of Illinois, then moved that the House
go into Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union; which motion was agreed to- ayes So noes ST.
rnE INDIAN APPROPRIATION Dill.
The House accordingly went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr GREENWOOD of
Arkansas in the chair and resumed the consideration
of the bill making appropriations for the current and con
tngent expenses of the Indian department and for fulfill
ling treaty stpulations with the various Indian tribes for
the year ending 30th June, 1889
Mr. CRAWFORD, of Georgia, addressed the committee
at length He showed that the opposition to the amis
sion of Kansas not the result of any action of the
ccompton convention, but of the fixed and settled de-
termination the part of the anti slavery Of the
North TO repudate their pledges OF 1850 and the Kansas
Nebraska act The Territory of Kansas had attracted
more OF the public attention than any other subject The
question very naturally arose. Why was this The
swe ad IN the hatred which existed in the blnckrepub
on party to slave labor, and the doctrine of slave gov
crhinen' rs provided for the people of Kansas by
Inc organic ac He then reviewed the settlement Of