Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-18
XXXIXth Congress
WASHINGTON, June 10.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, June 10.
HOUSE.
Mr.. GARFIELD gave notice that ne /
would next Monday night offer resolution |
directing the Committee on Mileage to exa-
mine and report what discrepancy, IL any |
there was between the amount oil mleagS
received by members Of last Congress ana |
the amount claimed by them, directing the
committee tc allow no more mileage IN in-
t,Ira 20 a member than claimed by him. He
explained the reason why he wished the re-
solution to be adopted. On looking INTO
documents showing the mileage OF mem Ders
for last Congress, he found himself set down
., bsibg maid for {, ,Tl0 miles Of travel, being
Cor 6S5 miles four times, whereas he had
u ,I,imed in answer TO a circular sent
bv The Chairman Of the Committee on Mile
age. 565 miles as the distance IRON nome W
Washington, which, multiplied Oy iouI'
would make the number OF miles loI "hISh
he should have been paid 2,ZoU, SO thaC nc
was maid for 4sO miles more than ne hau
claimed. Drawing his mileage IN sums ol
S5o and 500 at time, he did not notice
his discrepancy, and 1t was only on reier-
rin, 20 The document that he became aware
| ~ tho fact. He found on inquiry that otheI
| members had buen allowed more mileage
than thew had claimed. The gentleman from
| Cleveland, Mr.. SpaldiDg, claimed lot Only
| $40 miles and was allowed for 6S4J ana ms
| colleague, Mr.. Schenck, claimed loi only
/ $50 miles and was allowed Tor olZ' Inc Ie'7
tor in which they stated the number Oi
niles travel. in reply to the circular of the
| chairman Of the Committee on Mileage, he
| found in the room of the Sergeant-at- Arms,
| and endorsed with the increased number OF
miles. Approved }. W. W., the initials oi
| Mr. White of Ohio, the chairman OF the
committee. In the case Of his colleague
NJ Srhenck. he had discovered, on being
| Maid the balance due to him the last day OF
! Congress. this discrepancy, and had ueclin-
ed 10 receive the increased amount II aP
peared that the Committee on mileage hSu
N this way got up scale distance utterly
nnLTnown 10 members Now the whole
thing was known 10 the country, and mem
hers were set down as having received
| very considerable amount more than they
had claimed. He therefore gave this notice
that he would on next MONDAY ask IN Ihs :
unanimoqq Gepff,en1gt tie t66t tommittee on Mile
| age To INQUIRE INTO the matte -
oNo business being in order except genera
, debate on the Presidents annual message
MT JULIAN made speech IN iayor o.
the Congressional plan Of reconstruction.
Mr.. STEVENS gave notice OF his inteh
, tion to offer the following resolution
Resolred, That the Committee on foIelgt
| Affairs be instructed 10 lhqu'tto Sg ~ ".
rraDriety of loaniug the Republic OF Mex
: 60, on proper security, SO, 600, 600, to ensbl
said republic TO prevent the overthrow 0
: lis government and the establishment oi
! mo9archioaI government on the continen
. Of America. He addressed the House i
q favor of the proposition
. speeches were made by Mr.. Niblaes
a on general politics by Mr.: Davis,
the tariff question and by Mr.. Kerr, q
"a posipg Congressional interference with To
= railroad system of the country.
MANY other members who designed mai
inc speeches to-day, and had no opport'
- niIy Of doing so, were authorized to ha,
"a them published in the Globe as part OF Il
of debate. :.
Mr.. DAVIS announced that since Il
meeting of the House he had received atel
graphic dispatch announcing the death, tt
as morning, after a short illness, of Mr. Jam
ed Humphrey, Representative Of the I'M
CongTessionsl district of New York:
moved, as 8 mark Of respect, that the hou
adjourn and he gave notice to the N
York delegation of meeting to arrauge
programme for paying due respect !"
m memory of the deceased.
20 The House thereupon, at S;4', P. m7
nd / IOurned.