The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

Mr. l.. GROVER the representative from the recently
admitted State Of Oregon appeared, was qualified and
took his seat
PERSONAL ESrLASArioS.
Mr. B0NHAM, of South Carolina, stated that he had
abored under misapprchcnsion the other day when he
insisted there had been agreement that all the amend
ments to the Oregon bill should be voted upon and
nothing had been said about tho rules the House He
found, ON referring to the Globe, that it had beenar
ranged that amendments to be received under the
rules This had escaped his attention before he felt
it due to the Speaker the gentleman from Tennessee
Mr JoNEs and the gentleman from Georgia. Mr.. str-
PnESs that he should make this explanation he had
answered them somewhat abruptly There had been no
Intention of course, to be dsrespectfu TO the Chair
any one.
\ coNTUMAcious WITNESS.
on motion of Mr.. TAYLOR, of New York, resolution
reported from the select committee appointed invest
gate the accounts OF the late Superintendent of Public
Printing was adopted directing the Speaker to issue his
warrant to the Sergeant-at- Arms comaifdpg him to
take into custody the body of John Cassn, adel-
pha, who being duly summoned before that coinmittec
the sth of February last refused appear aud have
the same forthwith before the bar of the House
for contempt of its authority
SALARIES or GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Mr., CRAWFORD, of Georgia, asked leave to introduce
Tor reference bill to reduce the salaries of certain oi
and Others in the service of the government of the
United States.
This bill provides that all laws or parts of laws in
cesng the salaries of public officers and others in the
service o the United States government since the LIST
july 1880 be repealed that all salaries hereafter shall
be paid under and in conformity to the laws regulating
and providing for the payment thereof anterior the ls
of july 1885, and this act to continue In force until the
animal receipts in the United States treasury m the m
ties paid under the tariff of 1887 shall be equal 10 the
amounts annually appropriated by Cong -ess
Mr. KELSEY, of New York, and Others objected
BONDS.
Mr. WASHBURNE of Wisconsin presented Joint res
outions of the legislature of that State relating to its
claim to the per cent net proceeds the sale of the
public lands within its limits and they laid the
table,
THE cAFruRkD AFRICANS.
Mr. DOWDEIJs of Alabama, asked but did not OBJ
tain, leave To introduce resolution calling upon the
President for all information in his possession showing
The amount Of money expended by the government di
recy indirectly, account OF the captured Africans
sent to Liberia under the act of 1919 and the laws en-
acted since that period also. the quantity of stores pr
visions, and munitions OF to thlt colony
for their benefit and the Of maintaining the naval
power of eighty guns under the treaty of Washington
together with the number of deaths of officers and men
whilst in that service and the whole number OF Africans
captured and restored
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion of Mr. PHELPS Of Missouri aftes the adop.
ton OF the usual resolution terminating general debate ON
this subject in two hours consideration should b
resumed the House went into Committee OF the Who'll,
on the state OF the Union, (r Hovsros OF Alabama in
the chair aud took up the Indian appropriation hill
the question Icing upon the amendments az the Senats
heyeto
REVISION on r,s TARIFF
Mr.. STANTON, OF Ohio replied briefly To- the r,fna,k
OF Nc GARSFfr o. Virginia insisting that the coun,ri
.on which that gentleman had instituted between the m