The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-04

asked for a committee OF conference
Mr. kuNKEL. of Maryland, moved that the rules be
suspended la order 10 enable him TO report from the
Committee on Accounts the following resolution
soi That Tie cohhIes Accounts bs and hes hereby
authorized 10 audit settle with aud ALLOW all lawful d easghsbs
compensation 10 oil persons have been actually employ
% ,ae .erso 90 ouse daTas q, rrsss' and ns
money treasury that may been appropriated o the
oeleneos contingent expenses u the House representative
The question being taken, the rules suspended
yeas l61, nays 49,
The resolution then adopted.
Mr. D0DD of New York, from the committee OF con
ference the dsareeng votes Of the two houses on the
bin in relation 20 supplying the citizens of Washington
aud Georgetown with Potomac water and preserving the
Washington aqueduct, submitted report THE report
provides for the appointment of officer Of the United
States corps of engineers 10 take charge Of the work at
compensation greater than his regular pay, aud also
provides that the citizens Of Washington and Georgetown
shall have power TO establish complete system OF sewers
in aid OF the execution of this act
Mr., JONES OF Tennessee, said the committee ON con-
ference Ia this had prop nd independent seetion'
which had not been ia controversy between the two
houses
Mt BURNETT, of Kentucky replied that the section
formed part OF the substitute oiued by the Senate
Mt JONES. of Tennessee, moved that the report be
bald on the table which motion did not prevail
The report then adopted.
Mr. NICHOLS, OF Ohio, then called up the report OF
the select committee appointed by the House 10 nyes'i
gate The charges against member of the Committee on
Accounts pending question being the adoption OF
the fvliowing resolution
ssoo That upon review Of the testimony taken he matter
Q. ehass esass. Jos neaee 2 e House IRON ne
mtted
Mr. NICHOLS stated that since The resolution bad
been prepared facts had TO the knowledge OF the
committee which, his opinion, and the opinion OF the
gentleman from North Carolina, Mr.. WMsiow, should
have induced them 10 have gone further aud fully and
completely exonerated MI, SOARING When the resou-
ton had been introduced he had rsht to know, from
the charges who was implicated; but he did know that
the gentleman from New York the gentleman pointed
at In justice to the Clerk lar as the testimony in
this case concerned there nothing whatever
hccting upon his character lie demanded the previous
question,
The previous question being seconded
Mt STANTON of Ohio moved that the resolution be
laid on the table which motion did not prevail
The resolution was then adopted.
MIR. CRAWFORD, of Georgia, from the committee of
conference the dsaecng votes Of the two houses on
the army appropriation bill submitted report rIhe
report restores the appropriation of $500 600 for fo
cations and experiments fixes the appropriation for ord
aud ordnance stores at 5000 000 instead of 5250
600 placed in the original bill restores the appopria
ton for the Benia arsenal leaves entirely the Sen
ate amendment providing for the payment TO the several
States the interest they may have lost paid upon
moneys expended during the war of 1872 and the
subsequent TO that period The appropriations for frd-
cations agreed upon follows Fort Knox, $40 000
Fort Montgomery $40 900 Fort Carroll, $4,000; Fort
Delaware SIS 600 Fort Calhoun, ST5 000; Fort Smith,
$50 900; Fort Taylor, 100000 Fort Gaines, $50, 600.
lie demanded the previous question
The previous question being seconded the report
adopted ayes SO, A. A message having been
received from the Senate announcing that that body had
adopted the report, the bill is passed
On motion OF Mr. PHELPS, of Missouri, under a
pension OF the rules the amendments of the Senate to the
Post Office appropriation bill taken from the Speak
cr's table, when Mr.. T. moved that they be referred TO
the COMMITTEE. Of the Whole the state Of the Union
AZ this stage of the proceedings, Mr. DAVIDSON, of
Louisiana, understood To announce that he was in
structed to inform the Speaker that private bills
passed after this period would DO signed by the Prcsi
dent. Fs5 t u.
Mr. GROW, of Pennsylvania, then submitted the fol,
lowing resolution question of order
Re,oto bill No $40, making appropriations
ayiug The expenses the Post Office Department year
ing June, 1860 the thereto
The cson thirteenth of said amendments
the nature OF a revenue bill.
Mr. G. referred to the article in the constitution which
prohibited the Senate TO originate BILL and
tended that the amendment OF the Senate increasing the
rates of postage did increase the OF the Post Office
Department, which Congress appropriated in the
manner that it did the revenue from other sources
Mr. RliCHiE of Pennsy lvania, protested against the
decision of this question by the Speaker
Mr. GROW understood he was to have vote upon lis
resolution,
Mr. I'HELPs, of Missouri, remarked that although the
Senate could originate revenue bills, they could
amend them, and he did not think the point Of order
well taken.
The SPEAKER decided that the gentleman from
Ponnsy lvania was entitled to vote upon his resolution
but was in doubt TO whether not the motion to
fer to the Committee Of the Whole would take prcce-
dence OF the resolution. att
MIR GROW stated that if the question should not be
taken first upon his resolution, its object would be de-
fcated @
Tho SPEAKER outer further consdoratiun decided
that the question had been submitted properly by the
gentleman from Pennsy vana, and the question would be
first taken on the resolution
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee, then offered the following
resolution a substitute for the resolution submitted by
Mr. CHOW EiN
shall orie
ito Ia the ilonse OF Representatives.
Mr. GROW said the amendment had been offered in
violation OF the agreement between himself and Mr.
PHmps when he Withdrew his objection TO taking up tile
should object to taking from the Speakers table the a
prorriation bills ard te House would whether
not they could suspend the rules.
Mr. PHELPS replied tbat he bad agreed that the gen
tcman from Pennsylvania shoudiac bis point of order
bit that gentleman had Submitted d resolution about
which he knew nothing.
Mr. JONES, OF Tennessee, rcma,king that if he had
been that 1t would have been IN violation any
agreement between these gentlemen for him to onr his
resolution, he would not have done so, withdrew his
olutioD.
Mr. PHELPS then moved that the resolution be laid on
the table; which motion did not provayeas 80 nays
l06
The resolution of Mr. Grow was then agreed to yeas
III nays T6 as follows
YEAsaicssrp. Abbott drain All, Andrew Arnold T.
bishop Brr, Bliss, Btayon,
angh thsic Ezra Ozark, ornce Clark cLwsop Clark B. tl
john Coohranc Cfs Cn,ins, Coyoe Cox, Curtis
OF Maryland Davis Maasarhnscts vs Iowa, Dawes
pswar Dick, Dmuick ncdd, Dc Eic, fen,on florence
nf