The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-21

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birf fEoorNprN ashouncou tue enormous abuse ana
enormous assumption oi lhe administration IN making
contracts Tor the transportation OF troops and for sup
plies ior inc army ia uta whilc Congress was IN session
without asking permission to do He charaby at
tnoued ~ however 70 ignorance OF the law on the snb
!ec. saying ua' ue exec"ye omces haa peen 10 long IN
the habit Of doing pretty much they pleased that they
ana not trouble themselves to Inquire what the law WAS
The question being taken ON the amendment of Mr.
TALE, J" WAS ho' "Bccu toyeAs zit nays ov As ioows'
YEAs-Messrs podeck Cameron Chandler Clark collaer
faenasn Eson po's Foot Hale anu Harlan aoas"S
n johnson o. King r0g seward summons fumou
NAYS Msssrs Alien Bayara Bell Benjamin, nagrs msler,
Bright Brown Clay, Evans Fitch Fitzpatrick, Green Gwin Ham
nond anteI iyeon johnson o Arkansas Jones Kennedy a
sey Toombs wrgha aud Yulee~ 81 ' = r''''~' =
AStNY OK NOT voitNGEMessrs natss, Davis .Sagas Dur
Thompson Of Ksntacky-n @
Mr.. FESSENDEN then moved TO amend the bill by
adding the following as a new section .N
s,o Af h a fa, snac, Tb. No mar, Of ,be amounts an
roprated by any year shall be
used for OF applied to The service Of other year or be anseod
~ a a a any osn uianun o sapeu'us , s % & % s M M ~
for service Of any shall hereafter be made during the
session Of Congress except under law authorizing the same
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5"N. ~ .,ial sf ets ls a4a
Reo That Secretary ofSae be to
this House such correspondence have taken place between
the authorities OF this and tho government oil eh IN
regard to the detention by tho hitter Of tho American vessels Good
Return ana fr'nk at 'hs port N u' year 1857
f'H' phfiANoh "A"oN HoAD' ~
On motion of Mr. OITRO of New Mexico rcsou-
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uoh "'s "uopsou ,0iueoHnS 'ie .,o~'iy - 'Ni +" .o
muncatc to the House report OF the exploration OF the
Fort Defiance wagon with the maps accompanying
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,p oRpyR oy BUSINESS . .. . 81.
At the suggestion of Mr. CLINGMAN, of North Caro-
lima the consideration of the police bill was posponed
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The reception of reports from committees being IN Or
.t,; - ~ ~, ,.,oroI Statos an, rr,r,;to,ios
haiinB pubic huS W "o Soso,i n.t''oo au
and the mechanic pendnp motions being that of
Mr W,,pp,,xny nc michigan To nostpone and that of
Mr. WAsuBuRN of Maine to recommit
These motions being Withdrawn, M
Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont, moved to amend by str-
king out SO much as referred to Territories He said he
had cont mplatcd the measure 1or years. ana thap IL
claimed large share of the public attention Petitions
had been received from number of the States North
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anu ooutl, aIi csoii.enains P"''"so VI VIZ ~, "a
most every day since the OF the session
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