The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-26

an indirect ccnsure upon tue administration lie had
voted for the amendment Of Mt RaAScn because lac did
not believe they were paupers OF bankrupls
Mr. BRANCH understood Mr. PIiiiLips not TO have
said his amendment was eensure upon the adminstra
ton
Mr. PHILLIPS said he did not know whether it was
or not. tf
Mr. RrTcHIE Of Pennaylyania remarked that the
gentleman did not to know precisely which was TO
be considered the administration
Mr. PHELPS Gesuming) desired TO say that when the
gentleman referred 10 the attempt 10 oesure the admin
isaton contained in this appropriation blll he asked
him 10 point out the section aud clause
Mr. PHILLIPS dnterupting said he meant to SAY the
gentleman himself chairman OF the Committee OF Ways
and Means who voted for the clause put in ior the pur
pose Of censuriug the administration
Mr. PHELPS The amendment 30 which the gentle
man refers has not been put upon this BILL La giving
his vote for IT, was no censure upon the administration
10 only authorized the administration to give the contc
tors not the power Of changing the points of departure
but OF choosing road 20 san Francisco than the
one upon which they were now travelling He believed
the transmission of mail matter would be expedited from
five TO days and he had yet To understand that the
exact line Of post route became administration
measure He would ask whether the gentleman from Penn
lynia had declared lac would vote appropn
alton bills at this session OF Congress Z
Mr. PHILLIPS replied that he had not He had made
up his mind to vote for this BILL and he meant to
carry out his determination.
Mr. PHELPS then inquired whether he had declared he
would vote for no more appropriation bills unless the
tariff should ba amended
Mr.. PHILLIPS replied that he had not
Mr. PHELPS found no fault with the determination of
Mr. PLs to vote against this appropriation bill ii it
was ia accordance with the viii of his constituents le
chen moved tho previous question
The previous question being seconded, the motion that
The vote ordering the bill to be engroased be econsidered
agreed to yeas l2l, noes 67
Mr.. BARRE, of New York then moved that the vote
by which the amendment OF Mr. BRANCH in relation TO
post Office buildings adopted be reoonsdered pend
ing which
bIief debate ensued, in which Messrs. BRANCH and
SMITH, Of Virginia, opposed the amendment of Mr..
Pis authorizing the payment out Of the treasury OF the
deficiencies of the Post Office Department MIR, SAITH
urging that it would relieve the Postmaster General OF
all necessity or retrenchng his expenses and Messrs.
HOWARD and PnELrs of Missouri replied TO the remarks
of the former gentleman contending that the Postmaster
General could not disburse money except in pursuance OF
law.
Mr.. PHELPS then demanded the previous question ;
pending which
Mr. VANCE, of North Carolina although he could not
vote for the amendment of Mr. BLAIR, moved that the
vote by which il rejected be reconsidcred; pending
which
MI CRAWFORD, OF Georgia. raised a point of order
that the motion could not be entertained pending the de
mand for the previous question
The SPEAKER decided that the motion could be en-
tcrtancd pending the call for the previous question
The previous question being seconded, and the qucs-
ton recurring the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment Of MIR Branch adopted
Mr. PHELPS moved the rules be suspended and the
House so into the Committee of the Whole on the state
Of the Union pending which
TIE COMMITTEE on ACCOUNTS
Mr. NICHOLS, of Ohio, from the select committee APP
pointed to investigate the charge made in the correspond
clce of the New York Times, and other newspapers,
that ii member of the Committee on Accounts had re
ccived consideration for reporting favorlbly upon GER
tain claims brought before that committee submitted a
unanimous report accompanied by the following resolu
ton
by
ulici,n for the conviction member implicated l sHaRIsol
the charge specified neither the testimony sufficient to war
rant bis expulsion
O. 0tSp IF prS1S 56 The TspSFt and M
it was his intention to call it up tomorrow.
EXECUTIVE coMMUsIcAToSs.
The question recurring upon the motion that the House
go into committee
the SPEAKER laid before the House the annual
port of the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ;
WHICH laid on the table aid ordered to be printed
Also the joint resolutions of the city councils OF Wash
nton protesting against the passage OF the bill before
Congress granting further privileges to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company which laid the
table and ordered to printed
Also communications from the Secretary of the Treas
ury in refInce 10 the Chickasaw funds, and in
to resolution of the House calling for statement of the
amount and disposition Of the vepcrc cent funds
ing 10 the State of Indiana which seyeraliy laid
on the table and ortorcd to be printed.
The question was then taken, and the motion of Mr.
PHELPS agreedto
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION hill.
The House accordingly went into Committee of the
whole on the state of the Union MIR JONES, of Tennes
see IN the chair and resumed the consideration Of the
bill making appropriations for the naval service for the
year ending &c. 1861 general debate being closed
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. BRYAN of Texas said in the Globe yesterday
in the report of the discussion the army BILL it APP
peared after some remarks which he made upon the de-
enceess condition of Texas that in reply to the question
of Mr. K1GoRE 81 would like to know where the gentle
man from Texas will go when he leaves the Union r.
Mr. REAGAN replied +" Where STOOD under
the Lone Star, and when go will take with us
the whole of The Gull States if not The whole South.
lie would ask his colleague il those were his sentiments
Mr. REAGAN replied that that announcement had been
made by his colleague and not by himself
Nh BRYAN reoincd that his colleague avoided saying
whether or not lie endorsed tile sentiment Ii he had
been willing to endorse 1t, he would have been will
Ing 10 let it appear as his They his words
and he would stand by them.
nEpAIas ARMAMENT, AND EQUIPMENT.
Mr. SHERMAN, OF Ohio, moved that the paragraph
approprating So 100 600 for the increase repair
ent and equipment of the navy fuel for steamers and
purchase of hemp be stricken out and paragraph in
serted appropang for fuel for the navy to be purchased
in the mode prescribed by law and the transportation
thereof 5000 900 for the purchase Of hemp and other
erss 1860 GOO for the repair armament and equipment
OF vessels, 81 sts eco provided, that more than
81 600 Siaii he expended any navyyard in the repair
OF agy vessels until the necessity for such repairs and the
probable cost thereof is ascetancd by the report of
board of not less sbnn three officers of the navy.
Mr SHERMAN oontcsIal that there had been gross
abuses la the PURCHASE of these materials, duplicating
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