The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-02

Comptroller Of The Treasury, ia The adjustment Of the ac
counts Of Peter dsbufsng clerk OF the Interior
Department allow him the sum Of 50 600 paid 10 Mr.
Cocoan the clerk 10 the Committee Of Ways and Means,
soycrally agreed 10.
The bill was then real the third time and passed
yeas o. nays elias follows;
YEAS Messrs Adral Anderson Arnold Barr Bingham bishop
Miss Bowls, Branch, bryan Burns Chapman, Ezra Clark John
Clark Clay Clark oehsane, John Cochrne, cookert Conn
Corning Crawford, Davidson, yt of Maryland Davis Of Indiana
Dmnck Eiie, English, tis faus@orhi Faulkner, Florence
Foley tesr Gddns Guns es-,isn aasoGl S,'f Il, 1I
Hickman Hodges Horton Howard Hughes Huyler, Jones OF Penn
lsvcov Malay MrF6hea McRaS Mason Miller Montgomery
Morris q nnoi Nbla& Nehos Parker, tetn syoa Phelps 81
Ais Phelps Mlaesoa Reagan Reilly dud, Robbins, sag
sou shaw Of Illinois singleton smii Of Tennessee smith Of VIZ
ihayer yanaighain Wade washburh Maine Watkins, White
whtcy winslow Wood, wooi2on, woendyke aad Wright Of
SYs-AIessrs Abbott Andrew, Atkins Avery, ErEsdae
s Bo1ha@ oyec sainio9 B9llngame Barnsa e.ke eaaee
chusct Davis Of Iowa Dawes Dean Dick Iodd Dowdo Durieo
Granger Grow Harlan, ill., Hopkins Hoslan jenkins, Jones Of
1eunessee Km kent Helsey knapp Leb rIcher Marshall Of
sylyauia Morse Of New York, Murray, o sne Phillips, Pike
Runin sanddge scales seward shaw Sor Csrona sherman q
OHIO shorter spinner stanton steward Of fennsyiyana, Talbot
washbu q Wisconsin, washbuo Of lno Wright Of Tennessee
aud LoIicohsr--9l.
MAnsrEAMEn APPROPRIATION BiLI-
On motion Of Mr. PHELPS, Of Missouri the House
then went into Committee OF the Whole the state Of
the Union r BARKsDALE, of Mississippi ia the chair
and proceeded to the consideration OF the bill making
appropriations for the transportation OF the United
States mail by ocean steamers and otherwise during the
fiscal year ending june 30 1860 general debate having
been terminated by resolution Of the House.
Mr.. WOOD OF Maine, moved That the appropriation of
S4262 for the transportation OF the United States
mail 70 EUROPE be stricken out ana an appropriation IN
serted providing ior general service nom all The principal
ports of the United States
Mr. ENGLISH, OF Indiana, raised point OF order that
IL provided for new system OF ocean mail service which
m. E.alt 4.
Tor the fsi iee years would cost e government about
hve millions OF dollars.
Inc VHAlhMAN decided we amendment To DO out oil
order This was an appropriation bill to carry out the
existing law whilst the amendment proposed new lines
not established ny law
Mr. SEWARD, OF georgia, iaseu q point OF order put
the question being taken the decision oil the Chair stood
as the Judgment OF The committeeayes %, noes not
counted
Mr. HORTON OF Ohio, moved to amend the first section
oil the i SO as 10 provide Tor the payment Of heapprop
Of the money arising from the revenue OF the Post once
to pnoher anp,apans 5000 ooo for mail line between
Nav York ana iIyernool and between New Yor, and
Havre and Bremen and authorizing the Postmaster Gen
Ora to contract for the service with responsible parties in
ad ma Month 70 Have AMI nrsmen for nariod moi
ana once ioh W LAY y ann peiheii, ot poiioo no
exceeding ten years lie should do this for the purpose
Of Giving e,iciency to this service
.51,,rr nc q at;.ga,,.; ,,,,a.., Al, 1000 ~
- '. ni',i =, ~ otfveou wy VI
o t thn obangna tba sxistn~
;li III ~ ,Ii'.r .oo,nansea a.; ~, Ia ,,eiI az
riv'Ne go -, 4. ~ ~, 49, 800 - -, - a, !
this service except mat arising nom the postage on the
mail matter these steamers shall transport
The auestion being taken The amendment was re-
iected
Nr HOhloN then moved his second amendment
when me Ihaif fuieo ont q o'uer ana an appear pels
NOS sa
Mr. SEWARD ,noved that tba annronri,tion of sI2s !
qs2 for mail service between the limited states and Soutb
.nnton Iiyernol Rrenen uayre or suc other mort or
ors In Eone as he postmoster General MAY direct he
striclen ant nanlino which after 4 long and animated
discussion
NJ, ENGLISH NJ Indiana moved that the epacfing
,nuse he stricken ont which motion was agreed TO
On nntion ~ Mr. prlYNEspr az Kentpclv The com
,it,ac tben roae aud ren,rtaJ ta bnI 70 tbe House
Mr pUrJ ps ~ Missouri demanded the nrevous
Question nondnc which
M HOMES Of Tennessee moved that the bill he laid
ON the table which motion did not preyail-ycas s
NAYS 7O.-as follows.
49, s AV"g. c1sh ~ ~ E ,i fs" cn'no
asn c 4 paws Of Maryland paws Of Mississippi Iavis OF Iowa
Dawes Dean t"k pti briee hno Foster Varireb Gilman
Sinner eooiwn Granser Grow Hall q Msaehnsetis Harlan
am Smatel Of rennsy,yanI lamar Inyeov Nasll Of Ken
tueky aarsal Illinois stteson Maynard Morrill, iii
nos Morse Of Maine Morse o New YORK Mott Nichols on Palmer
tnrse, Iousr r w n, S, =, S s sb i !,
srsn slns'' aw wn San, W i'yS ~ IN
nois, Watkins, Wood and Wrigh, Of Tennessee 81
ss u A p Ap, @na' p ah p , a'Sry
sanman Sark Of Missouri Clay comn Crawford I,nmick Ia
onison English, Eu Faulkner Florence, Stdngs, Greenwood
trees Grover iw1us iou ngns hay,er, Spnes o
Slb,ek reyton Phelps Mssou Phelps Of Minnesot1
Th nasssn Reilly id,cte sanilgc scott soaring shaw Of mi
49, .NA .il lt,nU- tNangDn an lara