The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr.. COBB OF AaBaana asked consent to report bill
in relation to presumption rights to public lands smp
flying them that everybody may understand them and
have it recommited to the Committee Public Lands
but objection made. lal 5hlf& H1} 3gl
brief discussion ensued to the priority of business
and proposition to devote one hour to call of the COM
mittecs for reports Was objectsdito. ahr E4
rms aNHRAL APPROPRIATION AND THE YoKrricArIoN
NJ taas h" 8 APPROPRIATION BILL. s1 lAlit4f
The House then proceeded to the consideration Of the
amendments Of the Senate to the bill making appropria
ons for the Legislative executive and judicial expenses
Of the government for the ensuing fiscal year, reported
yesterday from the Committee Of the Whole with the
recommendation that some of the amendments DO
CURED In and Others non -concurred in m s,l, m.
The first amendment providing for the payment Of the
mileage of the newly elected members Of the Senate in
attendance at the called executive session. commencing
the 4t Of march, 1857, was not agreed to yeas &c.
mays 1873. 7aGtl EahIamh 9a FA tNt taitsf
The second and third amendments making slight re-
ductio in the salaries of the officers Of the Senate
concurred In. fila tiA ~ tut9lat haiaA79i4 aNai'N
The fourth amendment, providing for additional com
pensaton to messenger in the Office Of che Secretary Of
the Senate; the fifth amendment, providing for sta
tonery for the current fiscal year. and the sixth amend
ment providing for msceanecus items. were scveally
rejected f2saa y bis1a hio tat- ua's 10 s9'slh'
The Senate amendment fixing the price of binding the
Congressional Globe and Appendix at sixty instead of
enty cents per volume agreed toayes LOG, 38
The eighth niathi aud tenth amcndments giving the
usual extra compensation 10 the official reporters OF the
The eleventh and twelfth amendmcnts, striking out
the daughtsmen and the clerks employed pon the land
maps from the item making appropriation for their
copsnsation and that of the clerks to committees and
temporary clerks In the Office of the clerk Of the House
of Representatives not agreed 80, l04
The thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments,
providing for necessary Of botanic garden for
tho pay Of employees and for repairing damages the
green houses by the hail storm of last June, were
orally agreed TO. n's ~ = g~''lS Z Il
The sixteenth amendment providing for carrying into
effect the act for the admission Of Kansas agreed TO-
The seventeenth amendment copferrng upon the chief
Commissioner IN the absence of the Commissioner the
eighteenth amendment providing for the preservation
Of the collections OF exploring and surveying expeditions
by tho government fhe nineteenth amendment pro
vidng for the arrangement Of those collections in
the Smithsonian Institution and the twentieth amend
nsnt abing the Secetny of the Interior to pay to tho
superintendent of the building occupied by the Interior
Department the usual additional allowance with his salary
as clerk, were scveally agnsdFto.
The twenty first amendment providing for clerk hire,
office rent, fuel and lights at tho several district land
offices thu land States and Territories and the twenty
second amendment striking out the compensation Of the
surveyor general Of Utah and the appropriation for the
rent &C., Of the surveyor generals Office were scveray
The wenty third aincndmcnt in relation 70 the com
pensaon Of the superntendcnto of Wnder building, and
the twenty fourth an,cndment, providing for dsfnyng
the expenses o taking the ccnsus OF Minnesota Terfito-
Ty, worc severally copcGrrcd iu.g 49,. AZ i ~ 1a,
Thc twenty fifth amendment, making IN appropriation
of forty thousand dollars for services Of special counsel
and other extraordinary expenses in defending the title of
the United States to public property 10 California hay
ing been concurred in,