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sentatiyes read three times by unanimous consent
and passed
srSAroas IrRox INDIANA
On motion by Mr. HAMI.IN. the Senate proceeded 10
the consideration Of the following resolution which was
reported time ago from the Committee the Ju-
dietary eH
Resolved Thai in the case Of HOa
admitted 10 their u s,us
bsrs and protesting against their election Or any them
testimony, ro.estsn and tie sitting
% Tho s a ~ ss intel @ or amy ss s he suprsa
circuit courts Of the stats Indiana by first giving ten days motto"
ed at Indianapolis s-frE .ta4 ..s..4 -A44ls IN
The question pending was ON tho motion Of Mr.
TRuMHuL to amend the resolution by striking oat all
after the word resolved and inserting in lieu thereof
! the following
That proceed Of
this body ofdHanss n f,sts and JHsx Bmour
Mr. HAMLIN urged the Importance Of coming to
speedy decision of this question in view OF the important
subjects which will engross the attention of tho
Senate.
Mr. BENJAMIN advocated the adoption OF the resola
ton reported fssa the committee
Mr. COII4AMEsR contendcd that the testimony sought
to have taken immateria and ought not to he adj
mitted in the consideration Of the subject
Mr. PUGH replied at length, arguing that some
Of the information which it proposed to take would
influence his mind in deciding the legality OF the elec
ton
Mr.. TONES hoped the resolution would be adopted
| The subject was debated ut length by Messrs
/ SIMMONS, TRUMBULI,, GREEN, and Others.
/ Mr.. STUART in favor of tho adoption OF the
luton of the committee If the time could be limited
and also definite direction given to what aote
should be investigated 80
] The question being stated,
Mr.. HUNTER remarked that the Senate very thin
and he hoped by general consent some time might be
assigned tomorrow when the question should be taken
He would suggest that the further consideration of the
subject should be postponed until clock morrow
and that the question should be taken thnn
/ The motion agreed to and after executive
! session, the Senate adjourned
aa
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. SAT-
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication
from the State Department addressed the chairmen of
the Committee Foreign Affairs and the committee Of
Ways and Means respectively the subject of anappro
paton to refund to the Of Sweden and Nor
$749 paid by him ut the United States navy yard at
Gospor for repairs of the Swedish barque Ellen the
occasion of that vessels coming into port TN distress with
the wrecked passengers OF the steamship Central Ameri
ca which laid the table and appropriately
| ferred. 1850
The SPEAKER stated the business first I'M order be
the consideration OF the following resolution introduced
by Mr.. WARREN. of Arkansas. the LIST instant the
question being the motion that the rules be
pended:
Rsed That from asr the Of this resolution an de
strictly confined 10 the bill resolution directly submitted the
be- hereby sci apart Tor
arising condition o. the Union generally such other
matters as gentlemen mny be disposed to discuss. n
1 At the suggestion of Mr.. HOUSTON of Alabama Mr.
WARREN modified his resolution by adding the follow
ing words
upon wht evening shall upon aseraoa
business
| tho
he suspended and it not agreed to-yeas A. nays
I l39.
EXPENSES INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES.
Mr. j. CLANCY JONES OF Pennsylvania asked the
unanimous of the House to report resolution
! from the Committee of Ways and Means approprating
S3 900 for the payment of the expenses Of the various
investigating committees The House had raised several
investigating committees, and had incurred considerable
expense for the payment of which there money
in the contingent fund Application had been made
| by the gentleman at the head of one OF the COM
mittees for the passage of joint resolution, which
had been referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
chairman of that committee he had addressed letter
to the heads OF the several investigating committees and
the Sergeant Arms and the Clerk of the House
He found that it would require for the payment OF the
peses already incurred the of $35 600; and these
expenses had only been incurred by the action OF two
three of these special committees. The Committee of
Ways and Means had therefore, instructed him to report
1 the following joint resolution
making appropriation payment
penses the investigating committees Of The House Represent
Rssera Dr.. That thc hereby
appropriated In the Otherwise
the the
during the present
shall DO added the contingent fund Of this
House.
Mr. J. stated that IL his opinion that this
would all the expenses already incurred that
would be incurred provided the other committees did not
act; but il they did act he thought that sl00 600
$50, 900 would be needed
4 Mr. HARRIS, Of Illinois, inquired what supposed
| to be the expense of each committee
Mr. J. CLANCY JONES said his opinion founded
merely upon the work cut out
Mr. HOUSTON, of Alabama, stated that the committee
had had meeting since he had received the letter OF
the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means and
had reached that point where it could make anything
! like estimate satisfactory to the House.
I Mr. STANTON, of Ohio, said that he had made
sponse to the letter of the chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means, because he had of knowing
the extent of the Information that might be desired So
far the expenses had reached thousand dollars, aud
he thought it probable that they would exceed TWEEN
ty-ive hundred dollars
Mr. j. CLANCY JONES said he rccollected very we'll
when the deficiency bill reported to the House it
found to be in large majority He wanted the
House to understand that he did not wish to place
obstacles In the of those committees but If they
all carried to the fullest extent Of their powers
the expense would be greatly increased He had been
he would be called upon to ask for money hereafter
The resolution was then read third time and passed
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