New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PAY or NIDgUIPNES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
PAY OF MIDsHlPMES.
Mr.. RICE (hIass.) introduced bill to in
,reass the pa? Of mipshpmen and for other purposes
Also bill 10 create the grade vi Vice Admiral in
Nav; also. Hill providing furLer Legislation IL re-
yard to the Navy and Marine Corps.
OATH FOR JCEtEs.
Nj SPALDyG introduced biz prescribing the form
o. oath to b. administered to those who may serve as
uIors In tae District and Circuit Courts OF tue United
COMPUTATION OF ARMY RATIoNs.
Mr.. YUoSta Introduced BAL 60 dehue the commute
tol value o. sae army raiions.
NAvY-YARD AT CHICAGO.
Mr.. ARsOLD introduced oil 10 establish @ Navy
Tsrd and depot al Chicago. Illinois.
EILEOAD LANDS ~ MICHIGAN.
Mr.. ursoy introduced a bill granting alternate zee,
:craiD rrOads II tia! State un"eI the act approves
June J. lsId
STATES not ENTITLED TO VOTE
Mr.. WILSON introduced JOINT resolution declaring
which States are not entitled TO representation IN the
Electoral College.
TINE FOR TAXING wEIsxy.
NJ GRINNLLL introduced biz - ane nj the Revenue
tAws b. changing the time for ievyiHg the tax OIL
whisky
PRESERVATION or LAKE HArBoRs.
Sr. Brown (Wis) introduced bil making epDTo-
proton for he repair and preeryGtioD Of Government
IArbors Oh Lakes superior and Aicliran
\ MINING DEPARTAENT.
Ny. COLy 0Cal) introduced bill 10 establish q
Mining Department
Ali the above bs appropriately referred 10 the
ORR FoREIGS POLICY.
Mr.. DAYS Gid introduced the sane resolution
which was reported nom &c Committee OF Foreign
A fairs Thursday and lio Ou tie table. declaring
Congress has Constitution r.gIt 10 an authoritative
voice in declaring and procmns tie foreign policy Of
the United states, &c.
Mr.. DAvI, demanded the previous question
Mr.. SIIvF-;s suggested RI amendment. striking ont
She words President and Inserting the "a AecGiye
Department
MIR dave accepted the amendment.
Mr. PEUla( New. York; sug g.st, O at the lost cars
and resolution be stricken out but Mr. DAVE sid De-
could not agree O. srIke out the most fundamental Irn
siples Of tie measure.
The demand TO- the previous question was seconded
a1d carried rs vote of - agolnst A.
Mr. fARE- wOl:TH moved 10 lag the resolutions or "a
sable. which motion was neCstiVec by q vote o. ~
against ~
from the Committee on Foreru Affairs.
Mir DAVE Nid)-NO. 1t was offered by me iodoy.
o. Representative from the third district OF Narynn
Mr. WAsiuUESE-So l SUPPOSED; and az member
from iliuol-. demand the yeas and nays on H. ban
she mAiu question he now prtf
che same H. wa reported from the COMMITTEES on
Foreign A fars IN Thursday. ana which The House
.s5ied With tie single exception that ile wods Exc
stve Depa tnent were subsiltnIed iof IAs "Oiu
"ProsideIL'
lie main que,tion We, then ordered to DO put by
vote vi u dsuIuSt 10
The qncs OF was taken on tie frat part Of the feso.
ht.o,ss sh,t Conrrrs, hes constitutions, iislt 70 a.
authoritative voice A. eeca'.n- ON! r.,cibips ~. ,-n
ppwcrs and oor ihinss and j. The con'' uto do'y a.
lie E1ocu rpayt,eut respect to; policy 10, IT, 10
diplomatic regulations than IN Of the naiiona togv
Uni, wos greed 70 by vote Of lls yeas against
TsAs-Mc..r. william J. Allen hrev, Allison. Ame', An
.one Andrssyn Arnold Baldwin lMi-nD Baldwin Cdaf.
Rs1t-r Bsaatu Bis, Blow, BOYD. Brandasrc. BToeks,
Broonsn ro.,p ,8is.), Chensr o.. ". Coik Cobb Co.
fo;h Cox tgyfns. treswei, h,'.. MAJ DsVN g. ~
Dawes Dave. Deauson, Dca'a.. Dfon D.icg., c.ey,
fdsn Eds o Edrise, Fsn,worl Franz, fink, Canon,
s.rie!d, uridsf Gnswold Haze IL ain hart s'o' iIe-
Nsri. Hero. Highly, ie MN .in,bid lowal ne'"-T!
lCt). Jenc~. Mason, Kelley "clote ~ W heTnla'
Marcy Marvin McC iurs, MclloVe Nclndoc MoIs naey,
yjlsf rs . Moorhead Mosl. Slorr,s Ohio, Ann Nv
Leonard iycrs, Nelson Noge' pNelI ifth S.Nr'i
(OhioJ Os Patterson Perry I1te. Price, PUN h"i5-l
Psl RaudsilvD Rice tMsss Rirs lie. }, holnis fNi!i
ho- seaeuc scolcld ahaunoH son sm.iher.' hpa'alt
Steele IN, ~. stevens stfou'r s;n-ti s"ea I.ayer'
W..hburpe u!. Whslcy, Joseph w. While, Williams VIII
SAW IA. Blaine. Bou,wel, Col-. Kellogg (A;chl
LiiteJoi,n. forperoy. Saith, Ssn akaa1gss-a
The question was next put on ~. ecng 10 the second
And the proyety Of sy decisfaoa OF sy foreign policy
b. ConEro.. 'ilrieny proved 10y tie vote which po'
.nined attopic for diplomats explanation with
~ BroonsL1 moved 10 Law this clause on the tnhic,
Bot the question decided in tao negative, by
TIE isttc. iauch Of the resou,iun was then a,-ped
n by vote OF G' yeas against = nays. as ;oi.ISs
democrat IN itaLcl.
ser.on. BaIeei tAlchl EszeT, M How, boyd c0a,,
Cagro,h. Or (,oBsa, Ddsis tMa.i. D2rf%1 U'asi'os
JJfrfr.. Fh,c., tfGntyE. Nff.tri ffft.ff N"1
Iarrnqo Iiorr, (ll) Hcvys, iig1y, Hol1fd4 HnDnofd
llows, Jru-ses, keruan. knaES i-aT i97-9r IL L1g1
lfaiLorL, biefcy McIJoweu N-h',gt hoorheaf - ff'-
li,,,ts TO-. A,ls0a, Noble, ONeN tOD, Or, tefdleoa
Yeyry Prize. PigI,nf Randall Pal Hi' -ci'Ics hf'
SLOANE sni Acr Nfeif ~. " stevens hf0It: nit0ff
S.uaf Toprac,f .o.rAees, Gett-o,L., jas. ". u ."s
v,illiAsn.-I.o'. 90; Dosa a.
NArs-Moe.i-. icy. io",g, Baldwin tM"sl be,n T,t
6.r Boutv. ..Llss~e, bro,.Iai, a. u t.trE. oth
coz. Crs,,oi '. -. ~ Dewos. Dixon Dfiggs tcsles
flcot frsp. ..nr! bae. Hgtcid-s, Hubbard ttiJ
fmbb.rd Ys..-s ,.eiey. kellos. Aiich Kellogg On. VI
IA,tieIoLn Marin. Mcbride McciHg Aendoe Aiacs
~ Afv.r. Veil 4 Ia
Pic Psue.ov Rice MASH, Riee tAicl Rollins ": nj
scohsd Shs,nou -mith. spldins T!syer Thomas I'scy
Jpsop Van .kenburr WasburDe IN Ws.4bnrn Ma y
~Lsioy " co., Window. IeasaGn Union, 81 Dem -
WHISKY TAX.
Mr.. STEVENS from the Committee Of Ways and
1enns reported bill 70 the effect that the act to pro-
vide intornel revenue for the support oil the GoVer
ent established juno 30 1864 he amended IN the 10Th
ssciion by st-ikihg out the word February! wherever
Il occurs ard Inserting in lieu thereof January.
fhs ~ section provides that IN addition 10 the du!
now imposed b. Law. al spirits OF domestic production
bsd Tor sale on The first Of Janlu loo shh DC SID
tsct to dlHy q fny cents per galoD ,,r
M 6fEs ssB sSxad of immediate action on tLs Oil