The New York herald., 1865-12-15


OF January,
Mr. wIsHBuRss moved the insertion Of the 10Th Of
January"
Mr. JoHssoS (deni of Pa thought the House might
include all the holidays The sh OF January was great
holiday IN his state and generally celebrated in the
right way He should therefore for adournment
in order 10 allow gentlemen who lived ut great distance
TO go home aud remain few days.
MT RADFogD, dem Of ~ r., asked the gentleman 10
include the Fourth Of July.
Mr. JOHNSON replied that the State Of New York did
not know the Fourth OF July. II was played out.
Mr. FAn.swoRrH, (repl OF ILL.,, IN favor of working
along now and adournng next summer. No business
would prepared during the adjournment and tho result
would be that when the members met again they would
be in the position before the adjournment by
losing much time they would be compelled TO stay
here till summer swelterng through the hot months OF
June and July Besides the cholera, which has visited
Asia and Europe, may then be here. II was folly 70
adjourn Let the gentlemen continue In session and
!, work when ali the members present He had never
been here long session that members did not regret
long duration .of the houdsys
Mr. sPALDISG, trep.) of Ohio said he CAME here to
work. but hs willing TO crafty his Western friends
who came here with the expectation Of spending the
holidays at home. The sense OF bs committee had been
taken ana they voted in favor OF adourning from the 2st
Of December 10 the 4th Of January This was as long
time az had ever been given. Heagreed with what had
| been we'll said by the gentleman from Illinois We
would be losing the most valuable time for two or three
weeks when we might work every hour of the day:
When the hot summer cones shall regret that we did
| not r main continuously IN session.
Mr. STEVENS remarked that the rules required that the
principal Appropriation bills be reported within the st
| thirty days. The Committee on Appropriations would
ready before the holidays to report those bills 50 that
l
! Mr. KELLEY, irep.) Of Pa, remarked that the House
might as well adjourn to the 9th OF January. But be
rose to ask his colleague Johnson who said the Fourth
| Of July played out ut vicksburg Gettysburg.
Mr JOHNSON replied that he had informed the gentle
played out in ha, State If the Fourth July was played
out at Gettysburg his colleague did not help TO play
| 1t out.
Tho House agreed to the amendment to adjoum to The
9th OF January next and the question recurring the
| passage OF the resolution,
Mr. PIKE. trep) Of Me-, said he hoped II would be
| voted down.
Mr.. WAsHBuRNE--l do not.
Mr.. Ro LINs, (rcp.) Of N H. nnSuccessuly moved IA
| lay the resolution on the table.
The resolution was then agreed to by vote Of 90 yea;
against 81 nays It provides lthe senate concuning
that the two houses will adjourn from the Goth Of De-
cember to the 9Th Of January next.
The on the adoption Of the resolution is fo
| lows:-
Barker Bari & Baxter, Rssman Bidwsll, Blaine Blow Bous Bout
iss Sssss
ao smsfa9 IL s & H
S M n'sS ~s xr
SON 3r,h Paine Patterson fcrhsm, Prise Rousseau Saw
sass ss insS sss sS
iams, Wilson Of Iowa, Wilson Of Pa, wihhsld Wood
N.Ts-Mss.rs Alley Am.s Baker Baldwin, Benjsmln
CIV y hgSssif 9i Ohio James Humphrey Reason KsisO
q Ohio Loan Lynch, Marshall Melarg Mckee, Nc
heSaf
sssV%s rnaysr %s TWIN
RgrURSIsInSo AND REPAIRING THE PRESIDENTS Housn
Mr.. STEVENS from tho Committee Appro ps atoms
reported bill nppropriang thirty thousand dollars,
SO much az may bo necessary, TO refnrnsh the Presi
dents house and to repair the same. This amount wa
| required, and than the usual amount which
failed To be appropriated during the last session.
| Tho bill was passed.
APPROPRIATIONS TuE PAYMENT Or INVALID orrsy
Mr. STEVENS also reported bin approprang SIC 40
600 for the payment OF invalid aud other pension.
Mr. JonNsos had objection to the passage OF III
bill but he wanted to Increase tho pensions OF IN love
grade Of pensioners by giving them more than eight dol
| lars month"; which was not sufficient for their sup
Mr. STEVENS said the remarks Of the gentleman wer,
very WELL but the bill was prepared IN accordance viii
the existing law. He would be willing at the proper
time to vote for Increase of bountes, and make then
| payable out Of rebel estates.
| The bill was passed
| APPROPRIATIONS TIE WEST POINT ACADEMY
Mr. STEVENS also reported bill making appropriations
ending June 30, 1857 which referred to the Commit
tec of the Whole on the state Of the rn'on and nad'
| the special order OF the day for January IS.
| ACROSS RIVER ALBANY.
Mr. DAVIS, Gep) Of N. Y, introduced BIN, which wa,
referred the Committee Roads and Canals proyid
ing that the bridge being constructed the Hudson
river at Albany. by the Hudson River Bridge Company
New York Legislature, and may be used as postal rout'
| OF the United States.
| COPIES OF GRANTS REPORT.
| Mr. LAprrv, (rep) Of N. y, from the Committee on
| Printing reported resolution that twenty thousand
copies Of the official report Of Lieutenant General
quarters Of the army Of tho United States
Mr. wAsHnuRxE, OF H., suggested that the gentleman
\ had better make the number little argcr--say nifty
thousand copes-as the report long that but ow
newspapers outside Of New York printed IT,
any other members 20 give ul circulation 10 Ii report
Il was interesting But they could not neglect ~ha'
they conceived to be tho performance Of duty. was
IN Tho nf
mcnt DESTROYS - tho commi.tse wsrs TO pay conp-
men. both % thesubet and the author O tho report
eopiss % They Exceeded by 10 per cent tho % de%s .
for tho "a Fr% ~
the Public Printer aoh copy Will COST without cover
seven and With covers ten cents II two hundred and
ffy thousand copies printed s originally propos
3D. the expense would be nearly s25 600 They would
have reported in favor Of printing that number If the
aolars will be asked deray ths expenses Of public
printing; and therefore time that retrenchmeni
system which would be followed during the whole ses
sion He repeated, they must economize In pubic print
ing and not increase the expenses this head TO two
three millions.
The resolution was then adopted
nousE AT JERSEY ONT.
Mr. WRIGHT, dem OF y. j., introduced bill, which
was referred 10 tho Committee Commerce, authoris
ing the Secretary Of tho Treasury 70 purchase suitable
and making an appropriation amount not speci6ed foI
| EorArrzma rHE souvnEs or soLpums
Mr. CLARKE rep Of Kansas introduced bill, which
| was referred 10 the Committee on Military Affairs, "a
equazo the bounies Of soldiers by providing the UNIFORM
bounty Of hundred dollars per year. computing foI
the whole period Of service and counting the whole term
of enlistment In OF honorable discharge by
OF disability Incurred In the service, because their
services longer needed all bounties heretofore
paid 10 be deducted from the total Allowance In case OF
death the bounty reyert-Hrst, TO the widow; second
70 bis Children third 10 the father II loyal resident Of
tho United States next to the mother and next TO the
brothers sisters
| TREASON AGAINST
Mr. HENDERSON, rep) Of Oregon, offered the following
resoution:--
Resolved That treason agans, the United States gov
ernment liz q crime and ought 10 he pun shed.
Mr. DAVE, (rep) OF " Y wished II 10 BE- referred 10
4 the select committee Of fifteen
Mr. WENTWORTH rep OF ILL.,, could see no use In pass
ing II, the faet being admitted
The House adopted the resolution by unanimous
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