The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-28

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companying papers. report ia compliance with the
ents Of the eighteenth section OF aet 30 regulate
de diplomatic and consular systems OF the United States;
bieh was laid the table and ordered TO be printed
Aso letter from the Secretary Of state, transmitting
communication 10 the Committee Foreign Affairs,
,nnienng further legislation for the relief OF consul
- oers and in regard 10 the duties OF certain minis
49, and colsnls which referred 10 the Committee
- Forsigu Affairs and ordered 20 be printed
Ala, communication from the interior Department,
"a ny 10 resolution calling for certain information rel
t;ye 10 military reservation at Rock Island which
vas referred the Committee on Military Affairs and
dsred to be printed
CONSULAR APPROPRIATION BILL
The SPEAKER stated the business FIRST in order to be
the consideration Of the bill making appropriations for
the consular and diplomatic expenses Of tho government
for the year ending June 30, 1860 reported yesterday
ltn the Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the
Union with sundry amendments.
The first amendment was stated TO be the recommends
on OF the committee that the entire section making APP
propations the salaries of the snyoys extraordinary
ministers and commissioners OF the United States NJ Tor
lg countries be stricken out and the following inserted
FOR extraordinary, ministers, ant commits
aers uailed sles Great Braa Frame, Russia SPIN,
Brazil Mrxico, ehHas Peru, aud Nicaragua sIo5 eeo
The question being put the amendment rejected.
The second amendment appropiating s3,3T5 for the
salary OF the minister resident at Japan from the 18th
January 1852 the Both June next and 81 500 for the
salary the minister resident at Japan agreed to-
The third amendment reducing the appropriation for
deraying the expenses OF the commission to and
mark the boundary line between the United States and
the British possessions, bounding Washington Terri
tory from sl00, 900 TO 81 900, agreed 10.
Mr. STANTON, of Ohio, then moved that the vote by
which the first amendment rejected be reconsidered
pending which
Mr. HOPKINS OF Virginia moved that the motion to
reconsider be laid on the table which motion prevailed
yeas 49, nays 49,
The fourth amendment, reducing the appropriation 10
enable the President to carry into effect the Law OF 1919
for the suppression OF the slave trade from 900 To
slo,o 00 reected-yeas As. nays li5--as follows;
-Nessrs Avery Parksiale, Boeocl Boahan, Royce
Brrh Bryan rnctt ca-ke hly Cobb Crawford, Curry, David
sr nsdcl iinundson, rusl Garnei Garrr Gooe Hawkins
Hodges, Hopkins Jenkins ieeaer Noaeen Nciae Nay
Niles Moore Pryon, knfn naage swArd shaw o North
stevenson Td, TlPe, vanee, Watkins Wright Of Tennessee
SiYsMsssrs Abbott, AlrAin ALL Anderson Aadrews Barr
Bnne Mngham Bishop, Bliss Bowie Bcayton Bainton, BarIn
saas Burs CariIers Case Clark q New York Clark
.cG Cawson Clark IS corane, John coehrane csl CofaI
Cas Corning, ooyede Cox crasin, Craig Mi.roar corii
Dean Dewa mk pcId, nurfe, Eiie farnsworta fenioa,
Granger, Green~os Gresg orosbee Crow h4i q One har
tan, Harris, Hath, Hickman eArd Horton Howard Hughes,
bsg, Kelsey, Kgere Knapp ianay LAwrense leach Llay
gap N a9 Nr a n1sa' aer aan Mor Nor
Psnnyi Morris IlincA- Morse Of Mains Morse q New
pn feint Phelps Missouri Phelps Minnesota. Philips fke
rsr tye, rarzanee Rragan Rcaad Rich Robbins Robert.
Rrs, Rnsssi Scott soaring, shaw Of III o Sherman q OHIO
Illinois, Smith f Tennessee spinner, sianen stewart a
wade W.sns% wadron walian, Ward warren washban d
Wisconsin wa-boarn q Maine, white, whaeley Wilson, wnsow,
The question then REQUIRED upon the motion that the
following section be stricken out
enabs the President Of the Uuitei States into effect
the act g csress third MASch eighteen hnndred ana eise
trade seventy Thousand aclirs frpc That 80 naeh q SAIL
BE- required already incurred
be used from and after the pa-sageof this AGA"
The question being taken, il was decided in the mega
tive yeas 2s, nays lG3.
The bin then read the third time and rejected =
yeas So NAYS 95.
Mr. BRANCH of North Carolina moved that the vote
by which the ll rejected be reconsidered, with the
view OF securing arrangement by which the bill
might be saved
Mr. LETcHER, Of Virginia. hoped gentlemen the
other side of the House who desired TO make bill
would give the Committee of Ways and Means instruc
lions to guide them in their futme action otherwise it
utterly impossible FOR the Committee of Ways and
Means arrive at any conclusion in regard to the wishes
Of the body If gentlemen wished to strike out certain
missions certain salaries let them Introduce resolu
ton and distinctly state what shape they desired the bill
10 when ID back from the Committee of
Ways and Means again He could hardly apprebend that
they desired to keep the Committee OF Ways and Means
n utter ignorance Of the views of the majority OF the
House, and leave them to find them out for themselves
Mr.. NICHOLS, of Ohio, inquired who had the power
in the House and who responsible for carrying out
the President recommendation.
Mr. LETCHER replied that SO far as that
ed he thought ii would puzzle Phiadelpia lawyer TO
tell who had the power. ILaughterl lie understood
there administration majority, but so far as lie
compton this bll concerned he had ascertained
that there WAS not AN administration majority 50
that there must be sort OF an opposition
majority The session drawing TO close, and they
had pass these appropriation bills Congress would
be reAssembled at early day II that extra session
be avoided it necessary for them to confer
with each other and understand what the real desire
Of the majority. He had interest IN the matter
there nobody from his district foreign mission
consulship; but he thought there necessity for
acting In satisfactory way. Ii the bills were to be
eaied the result would be chat by the day the session
expired government would be LEFT without the necessary
appropriations.
Mr. GIDDINGs of Ohio, said II necessary for him,
before he would vote for the BILL TO know whether the
Committee of Ways and Means intended to report bill
approprating thirty millions Of dollars for the purchase
Of Cuba Ii So he wished to stop the administration
where it is.
Mr. LETCHER replied that II the Committee
Foreign Affairs, and not the Committee OF Ways and
Means that had Cuba in charge. Ii the Committee
Foreign Affairs introduced bill and II passed by
the House. the gentleman himself would know that the
Committee of Ways and Means would be compelled to
conform their action to the expressed viii of the House
Mr.. STANTON, of Ohio, stated that IL he understood
the rules Alright the gentleman from North Carolina Mr.
BRaSC could not accomplish his object by reconsider
alton OF the vote rejecting the BILL 1t could only be
reached by bill. There several missions that
they believed totally unnecessary and there would be
vote for the bill il there a provision in it that they
did not approve They held that II bills exceptionabe TO
them were to be passed they be passed by the friends
OF the administration
Mr.. PHELPS, of Missouri said that the motions of
these gentlemen had been off by the action of the
committee He saw no but 10 reconsider the
vote
Mr. RITCHIE, Of Pennsylvania said the objection ON
his side ct the House was only to two three mis-