Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-08-13

their masters, or for any project Of cmancipa.
ton or colonization, or for any other object
than the re establishment of the Constitution
and the laws Of the United States over rebels,
Mr.. Stevens. Mr.. Chairman, regret
that gentlemen should take every oppor-
tunity to oppose the Administration in
the due execution of the laws. With.
out discussing this question now, make
the point of order that this amendment
is Independent legislation, and is not ad.
missable. 1t changes exis ing laws
the appropriations in the bill are all to
carry out existing laws.
Mr.. Mallory. Will tho Chair allow
me to state to the gentleman from Penn
sylvania, that my object in introducing
the proviso is rather to compel the expen
diture of this money according to law
than to enable the President or any one
else, to expend it in violation of law.
Mr.. Stevens. You had better impcach
him when he violates the law, think.
Mr.. Mallory. We wish to prevent the
Necessity of impeachment, if possible.
| The Chairman. Tho Chair must over
rule the point of order, unless the gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania can point to
some law that provides that money shall
be appropriated for these purposes.
Mr.. Stevens. Why, sir, all these ap.
propriations are made in pursuance of
some specific law; and if this amend.
ment prevails, it will, Of course, change
the law.
The Chairman. The Chair is OF the
opinion that proviso of this character
may be added to the bill.
Mr.. Stevens. Then trust the Com
mittee will vote it down.
Mr.. Mallory l rise simply to request
the gentleman from Pennsylvania to per-
nit us to have vote upon this proviso
in the House by yeas and nays.
Mr. Stevens. | have no doubt the
House will give them. So far as / am
concerned, am certainly in favor OF
them l want to see how many there are
opposing this Administration.
The proviso was disagreed to-ayes,
33, noes, G6.
Mr.. Wickliffe. Before the committee
rises to report to the House. | wish to
report the bill to the House, wish to
ask the chairman of the Committee OF
Ways and Means a question. l have
been anxious to see the report OF a cer-
tain Quartermaster in South Carolina, in
reference to an enormous expenditure ol
money by him, as reported in the news
papers. l have endeavored to get a reso
+; luton passed by the House calling fol
the information; but SO far without sue
cess The statement is that an enormous
amount has been expended by that quar-
termaster in the shape of salaries to civ
i.ians employed to superintend the raising
and growing of cotton by the negroes in
the islands on the coast of that State
| cannot state the amount, but it is very
large, according to my apprehensions o
it, | would like to know the number o
persons SO employed, and the amount sc
expended; and [ would be obliged to the
chairman of the Committee of Ways ant
Means also TO inform me from what ap
. preparation made heretofore by Congress
that money has been thus abstracted ant
misapplied?
= Mr.. Stevens. have no more infor
nation on the subject than the gentleman
has.
Mr.. Wickliffe. l am sorry fer ii; be
cause called for the information the 9th
er day and could not get the House tt
pass the resolution.
Mr.. Stevens. l have no knowledg
obout it. presume the officer has don
his duty. If not. when the attention
the proper department is called to it, the
will require of him an explanation
what he has done. | do not kpow tina
it is the business of the Committee o
Ways and Means to inquire into sue
matters.
Mr.. Wadsworth. l would like to as
the chairman of the Committee of Way
and Means question. would like
know whether this bill-embraces appre
priations for the past. or merely to cove
the expenses for the future?
Mr. Stevens. These appropriations a.
for the year ending June Both, 1864.
move that the committee rise, aud repo
the bill to the House. m
The motion was agreed to-
Mr.. Stevens called for the the previo
question on the passage of the bill.
The previous question was seconde
aad the main question ordered to be pr
Mr.. Maynard called for the yeas ar
nays OH the passage of the bill.
MIR. Mallory. again state to the gel
- tleman from Pennsylvania that if he wi
allow this proviso to come in there WI
not be single vote against the bill fro
this side of the House.
: The Speaker. No debate is in ordi
,c Mr.. Stevens. will merely say in l
ply to the gentleman from Kentucky, tn
cannot consent to the adoption of
ii. proviso. for it would have the effect
.c nuliiy the bill,
icy The Speaker. No debate is in ord
my The question was taken and it was
cided in the affirmative--yeas lO7, nay s
LTD There was but three nays against
rad bill, viz Messrs. May, Of Maryland, N
,5e: ton. (Rep.) of Ohio. and Wicklitfe'
der Kentucky. Messrs. Vallandigham, n
IS dletou and White, (Chilton Al OF
'r Democrats from Ohio, did not vote
hat Voorhees,. Law. Holmon, &C., OF India
ave Richardson, Allen. &C., of Illinois,
any not vote, and but few of the Democl