The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-04


The amendment reported by the committee was then
agreed TO, md the bill passed
| Mr.. FAULKNER, from the committee, reported
the following resolution:
mi. House Of The memoir % Captain a. u Humphreys 10
seher with any oiher papers bis department eonneed vita The
memoir Of Captain cram document called ior by oer resoa
ton OF this House.
| Mr., LETCHER, of Virginia, inquired whether it was
intended to publish these memoirs by Congress.
Mr.. FAULKNER replied that the committee desired to
have the memoirs referred TO them without being printed
for their examination He especially requested to
make that appeal to the House. that they might not be
printed without being scrutinzcd by the committee
After further debate
Mr. JONES Of Tennessee raised point of order that,
under the rules the resolution go day
it contemplated the printing OF the document.
The SPEAKER decided the point to be well taken So
MIR. FAULKNER, from the same committee, reported
the following resolution
Ralls That the the public printing be in
,o retns ana aoc,nenis shall be cartier
printed and transmitted the senate and House Of Representative
Mr. LETCHER, of Virginia moved to amend the
luton by instlucng that committee to inquire further
whether pay for double composition be stopped where
the work is executed by the party.
Mr.. HOUSTON, of Alabama, stated that he would like
to offer amendment but did not know whether he
could do at this time. There ought to be, in his opn-
ion some amendment by which the Committee on Print
ing would be required to examine these large books two
thirds of which wholly worthless when printed
After further debate Mr. LErcmRs amendment was
| adopted and the resolution agreed to-
NJ IN ~ 4''i ~ p 'i, e wy .'e ~ 4, , ,u, p'Na -
senate resolution lor tle peeht o the nearest maze hei
o' ehe h''s piio, ueieiu ioWsoi, " tno oi'ou ''a'
army, ana lheu Una. ]. pc p'i' upon i's r'See'
~ .,i'e, .,I voisasl.o,c iong u'sonasion s Hs
MI, rENpLsioN, on ONO, hioV'u tpi' IL DO iaiu On
the table; pending which
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE
On motion of Mr. PHELPS, of Missouri the House
went into Committee OF the Whole on tho state OF
chair and resumed the consideration of the bin making
anpronrjaons for the legislative executive and judicial
expenses OF the government for the year ending June 30
1860
Mr. BURNETT, Of Kentucky, moved to amend the
paragraph in relation to the compensation Of the en-
ployes OF the House, by providing that no oice or en-
poye shall receive the pay or discharge the duties o
more than one Office at the same time which was re-
lected.
Mr. PENDlElON of Ohio, moved to reduce the ap-
preparation for boxes, &c fom $4,000 to S5, ,OO0 the
amount required for the purchase OF boxes
During the discussion which ensued -
Mr., JOHN COCHRANE, OF New York, contended that
il they desired to economist they should commence with
the large appropriations, and moi with those smaller
ones, which could not well be dispensed with
Mr.. STANTON, OF Ohio, inquired where the gentle
man from New \ ork would commence
Mr., JOHN CoCHlANE replied that he would destroy
the fankng privilege lie then inquired where he should
accompany the gentleman from Ohio in the work OF re-
tTenchment
Mr. STANTON reioined that he would reduce the army
to the standard OF 1920 and strike down the navy re-
duce the Post Office expenses, and abolish the navy
| yards
Mr.. JOHN COCHRANE said that was not retrench-
ment it was not reform, but deorm There was an Oh
flee for the army, and II the army should be stricken
down, the Office would remain under the law, ana the
! coast and frontier could not be defended.
The question being taken, the amendment was agreed
| to,
Mr.. SMITH, Of Virginia, then moved that the whole
appropriation be stricken out which motion agreed
| to.
Snndry other amendments proposed and discuss
ed, several of which adopted but without taking
action on the BILL the committee rose.
RprIprs FROM CUSTOMS
Tbe SPEAKER laid before The uonse a letter fcom iba
scret,ry of tbc reoeury in con,nliance wifi reso,
tion of lilo House caIIin@ mon him for statement of
~. actual rocn;ns frn,, c,s,us tbe nubc lante and
other urccs and whether IN bis onnion tbev viii bc
sicicnt to meet me cyigencies Of tbe blic q rvce
which was referred 10 the Committce Of Wavs and Means
| and or,lcrcd 10 bc nr;ntod -
Tbe saretarv stoos fiat the recc;nt or te n,esent
fron, tbe returns rca;vc from tbc morris a pns
tan N.w York ph;Iadenb;, and R,Itimore an,onnt 10
,nyo,,s of our r,ll;oe ~ llI,s mt na,taI rot,rns
baye hee, racived r,,, other r, vbcb aro not cuff;
$500 ~ ;,t;s,, ! ca n.nt rrh oont =. t,, rstas
and tho nuL,c lands con6rmad Ala statement he bad
In is ANIMAL rcnort to Conoress and he therefore
was of tbe on;nion that tbc resn would show tbat th
act rcccnts for tbc remainn, ua,ter of the nreseut
venr and fr he newt vear wnnd not varv nuch from
the estimates submitted to ongrcs e ns con,nelled
however Ia saw flat the yeoeints were not alcouaa TO
mcet tbc milk ex;gencv nnIess tbe exnendnres ware
repoed ny Tho cst;mates ~, tho contrary the lille
nasc troun ono ~ tle other brancb of ,vou5
ror IarIy ana tI,, ,roeo the evnnnditnres
It ,y,a eSt;,ot, tbat tho nanson I'LL ,ona would ad