The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-05


ton from TIE beginning Of lhc seaals1 ~ slhA s,
were respectively admitted fs0ytl*a ssssLas
delegate shall recare any coapcasAsAon - snt* - a.
resolution
Mr pnELPs. o. Missouri ap,e~lssi e. Mr. fosss -
withdraw his motion ia order that te asnennens - ~
Senate 10 the miscellaneous appropriation bli aigh b.
taken from tho speaker table.
Mr. BOlCE consented.
Mr. PHELPs then moved that Tie rulss 10 .u.f-sl
ed for the purpose indicated above ~hIsh taotia
agreed to--ayes 4 Is noes 45
Mr. PHELPS OF Missouri then demanded che psstiss.s
question on the adoption Of the amendments shlh
seconded-ayes 90, T5--and ths ns4ia qaa.siaa
ordered yeas 1906, nays IS
The question recurring on the amendments
Mr, BLAIR OF Missouri, moved that tina hsuaa AL
jonrn which motion did prevail yeas ~ NAYS tsE
The amendment restoring the appropriation "a see.
900 ior continuing the Capitol extension ressto8
The amendment reducing the appropriations ~,
yeys OF public lands and private land CLAIMS ha Gsiisa
TO si3 600 that increasing the appropriation fos te
pair OF Pennsy lyania 10 80 600 wgSc sesefy
agreed to-
The amendment restoring the appropriation q ssso
600 for completing the Washington aqaoiaet wss ~
jected
The amendment approprating S. 200 05 coan, iens
certain volumes Of the exploring expedition nsssiy
completed and pay OF superintendent agreed io
ayes 10, noes so.
The amendment appropriating 81 900 TO repay Cos.
eor Douglass Ion supplies furnished by him 10 the sos
teens called iato service in Oregon during the inda
agreed to.
ment Of the volunteers employed In Florida ia 1857 ad
1853 called INTO the service 10y the requson oi The
President was agreed toyeas os, nays SO.
The amendment appropating So 600 Tor repairs OF the
Long Bridge over the Potomac TO be expended uudet the
direction of the Commissioner Of Public Buings 1as
agreed To.
The amendment approprating 1913 900 for altering and
hitting up the old Senate chamber for the Supreme Court
and the present Supreme Court for "a law library
agreed to.
The amendment providing that from and after the lst
day of July next the iranking privilege, except FAR
conferred by special law as a personal privilege be
abolished, WAS not agreed to-yeas 49, nays 80.
The amendment providing that for the purpose of as
certanng the probable cost of the execution the ya
Gus plans reported to Congress for the enlargement Of
the public grounds surrounding the Capitol the Comms
sioner Of Public Buildings is directed to ascertain from
the OF the private property the prices demanded
therefor and report to the Congress- being reported
Mr. LEICHER, OF Virginia inquired how Ear the
grounds would extend
Mr., LOVE-JOY, Of Illinois. To Bladensburg on one
side and Georgetown on the other. Laughter
The question being TAKEN the amendment rejected
The amendment providing for the continuing force
of the treasury note law of 1857 being reported
Mr.. JONES, Of Pennsyv ana, Iascd point of order
that under the decision Of the House the Post Office
appropriation BILL we'll the constitution the Senate
had right to insert clause OF this kind in appro
priaton bill
The SPEAKER thought the point of order came too
late and besides he would override 1t the ground that
if sustained it would devolve upon him the necessity Of
Mr.. JONES, Of Pennsylvania, appealed from the dec
sion of the Chair pending which H
Mr.. ENGLISH, of Indiana, moved that the appeal be
laid on the tape pending which the decision of the Chair
was called for
The SPEAKER stated that he decided that he had
nothing to do with the question of ORDER the ground
that it was for the House to determine it.
The motion to lay the table the motion to reconsider
was agreed to-yeas l20, nays 81.
The question recurring on the amendment
Mr., ANDREWS, OF New York. lat twenty minutes
past five o'clock, a. M moved that the House adjourn
which motion did not prevail.
The amendment then rejected-yeas 90, nays 93
Mr., MARSHALL, of Kentucky, then moved that the
vote by which the amendment rejected be reconsid
cred, and that the motion to reconsider be laid the
table which latter motion not agreed to--yeas &c.
nays 49,
Mr.. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, then withdrew the
motion to reconsider aughterl when s9
Mr.. FLORENCE of Pennsylvania, renewed the mo-
ton pending which ~
Mr.. PURyIANCE of Pennsylvania moved that the
motion to reconsider be laid on the table which motion
did not preval-yeas SO, nays 49, ~ Is aigfe N
The vote recurring on the motion to reconsider
Mr. POTTER, of Wisconsin, moved that the House adj
journ; which motion did not prevail. atg si,fa
The motion to reconsider then prevailed -yeas &C.
nays 81 and the amendment was agreed to yeas a.
YEAS Messrs Ah Arnold Atkins Avery Barksd.e Barr 10
cock nham, Bowie, Bycc ranc Bryan Burnett Barns Csskie
CLARK Missouri Clay Cobb, John cocrans, Corning Craig Of Mis-
lssi.sppi Dowdc Eamundsdn Elliott English East faulknsr
Foley ellis lmer Gr0sbeck
Grover a q Ohio Hawkins Hodges, Houston jackson
Jcnku Jcvcu, I n Tqnpesce Lamar landy Lecher Mscay,
s sss sar s S a ass. & ynsra
ws sasan S Easss saTass Savage s ss.ss se
smith of Tennessee stalworth Stewart Maryland
New York. Taylor Of louisiana Underwood vaandghan
Vance, Saitns White wcey, Wnsow woodson, wortendyke
aud Wright OF TcnBesslerai. .s ~ a tt
NAYsAessrs. Abbott Adan AHdreYs nneit, Bingham,
Bliss Bayon, Bainton Barlpgame Ga, alapg, lsac Chapman
Clark Connecticut Clark of New York, C6ax Combs Gyode
Curtis Davis Mary and Davis Of Massachusetts Of
Dawes Dean Iewart Dodd urfee Ee Farnsworh Fenon
Foster, Gooc Goodwin, Granger, Grow Hall OF Massachusetts
Harris Hakn Hoard Horton, Howard aylcr, Jones Pennsylva
MA Keim Kellogg Kgorc Knapp Kunkel lyana eiiy
Morse Of Maine Mott Murray oln Palmer Parker Phillips,
Purvsnce Reilly Robbins Roberts Royce Sherman OHIO shr
Of New York spinner stanton Stewart Pennsy Tap
Tompkins, Wade Wabrdge, waidron washbarn
The 4aegdments in relation to officers of the navy on
the retired or furioagi list were agreed to-
The amendments authorizing the Postmaster General
States mail between New York and Astoria via Panama
semi monthly, and such mail matter pass the Te-
huantepec route, provided the trips shall be made In
twenty-five days. and the whole cost shall not be less
hap $52s,0Q0 year that providing for contract TO
carry the 4ai betyeep New Orleans and San Francisco
via Tehuantepec provided alps be made in fifteen days.
and the cost shall not exceed $3.50 600 yeas aal chat
authorizing him TO contract with ButterHed and his
socates FOR the conveyance of the mails from and the
United States and from and to the Republic of Mexico
touching at the principal ports Of the Gulf of Mexico
and South America, at cost Of $3.50, 900 year.
scverally rejected.
TIE amendment providing for continuing the pubIica-
ton Of the American State Papers by Messrs Gales
seaton rejected
All the amendments of the Senate to this bill having