The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-12


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sherman Of Ohio, sherman Of New snhh Of nno spinner
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Tennessee and 2oiicOner-sS.
The question recurring on the adoption Of the original
resolution amended by the adoption of the substitute
of Mr.. RuouE
Mr. cox, of Ohio, moved that the whole subject he
laid on the table which motion prevailed-yeas 81
nays 93as follows
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Cox Craig OF Missouri crage Of North Carolina Crawford Curry
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Of Pennsylvania Ke kankel q Maryland lamar landy. isd
Maynard Miles Miller Moa Moore Nielaek rsnde'on peon
Phelps Of Missouri Phillips Ready Rcaua ndidee Savage Scales
Scott Seward shaw Of North cona shorter, singleton, Smith Of
Tennessee Stephens Stevenson Taylor ct New York Taylor Of
kms White wnsow wo@to5 Wight 81 Georgia Wright Of T
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YAYs-Messrs Aran, All, Andrews nenne,t Blair, Bray
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sets Davis Iowa. Dawes, Dan poli, Durfse Ec FArnsworh
beck Grow, Harlan, askp, Hickman Hoard Horton, Howard
Lawrence Leach, Letter, oycos Aesou Montgomery Morgan
Sorr Morris e Fen., ysna Morris Of Illinois Morse 81 Maine
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Royce sherman Of Ohio sherman o. New York smith Of nho.
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Air liam, ot Now horK, py unanimous consent,
submitted resolution directing the Committee on Naval
Aiaits 70 ascertain ana report which OK the navyyar
OF ,he United States can DC dispensed with without prelu
dce 10 the public service and the best means OF dspsng
thereof which was agreed 10.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
The SPEAKER then stated the business next in order
to be the consideration Of the bill making appropriations
for the naval service for the year ending June 3d. 1860
the question being on the motion of Mr. SHERMAN OF
Ohio that t be referred to the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs in lieu of that offered by Mr. PpELps of Missouri
that it be referred the Committee Of the Whole on tho
state of the Union
Mr. PHELPS, of Missouri presented his reasons for
opposing that motion 1t was a departure from the
practice Of the House commencing from the Foundation
of the government When the first Congress assembled
the estimates first referred to the Committee of the
Whole House. and there revsedor rather there was an
attempt the part of the committee themselves to pre-
pare estimates for the purpose Of carrying on the govern
ment Shortly thereafter the Committee of WAYS and
Means was established which from time to time reported
bills embracing such appropriations rs they believed
for the several departments of the gov
ernment This proposition would made an innoya.
ton upon the established practice of the House He
had not considered the proposition as merely ap-
plicabe to the naval appropriation BILL but appi
cable to all the appropriation bills which might be intro
duced into the House They had a Committee on Pen.
sons, Indian Affairs on Military Affairs ON Naval
Affairs on Commerce and the Judiciary and there were
expenditures arising under each head and which might
be referred to the several committees which he had
enumerated if the House adopted the proposition
refer the present bill to the Committee Naval Affairs
Mr. MONTGOMERY, of Pennsylvania would like to
had made any arrangement by which the revenue of the
government would be increased. They asked day
by day make various appropriations to defray the
penses of the government and they informed that
there was deficiency of eight millions of dollars now
which created very large national debt. He would ask
whether that committee had made any ARRANGEMENT for
increasing the revenue of the government.
the gentleman to ask that question.
Mr.. CLARK, of New York. inquired whether it would
be competent Tor the Committee on Naval Affairs to in.
these appropriations He was inclined to vote
for the reference that lie might get them reduced
Mr. PHELPS replied that il the bill should be referred
that committee it would have it In its power to recon-
mend an increase of appropriations as authorized by ex
isting law or decrease The Committee of the Whole
had The same power
Mr. BOCocK Of Virginia said that any recon- mendo.
ton made by the committee would come before the
House in the form of nm amendment to tho bill and
tbe House nonld bava !, senayata vote ,,,,n n 5E
Mr. CLARK inouirel whether they contemnI,ted an