Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-01
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1866.

and the article Just read an ronical one, abus-
Mr.. Bingham replied that whether ironicaI or not
the article represented fact. He concluded then in
advocacy OF the absolute necessity of the passage of
the amendment,
Mr.. Hotchkiss, Republican) of New York, opposed
the aInenament, as falling to meet the object in
tended More time was needed for the consideration
Mr., Conklng Rep) of New York, said that he
rose f0r the purpose of moving to postpone the
amendment until the second Tuesday of April and
demanded tne previous question, which was sus-
tanned.
Mr.. Eldridge Of Wisconsin, moved lay the whole
subject on the table. Not agreed to. Yeas Al nays
ITO; The vote was then taken on the postponement,
and itwas agreed to, Yeas 49, nays sc, as follows
Yeas-MMIessrs. Alley. Allison, Ames, Anderson,
Banks, Barker, Baxter, Benjamin, Bingham, Blaine,
Blow, Boutwell,, Brandagee, BroomaIl. Buckland
IB3Gndy, CLARKE Ohio; Clarke Kansas; Cobb, Conk
ling, Cook, CullOm. Darling, Defrees. Delano Den
ming Donnelly, Dumont, Eckley, Eggleston. Eliot
6EapsTorth. El Ferry, Garfield Grinnell, Griswold
Hooper, HOtchkiss Hubbard, West Virginia; Hub
bard, New York: Hubbard, Connecticut; Hubbell
Ohio; Hqlburd, New York; james Humphrey In
gersolI Jencks Kelly. Keso Kerr. Ketchum, Kuy-
kendall, Latin, Lawrence. Pc; Lawrence Ohio: Loan
Lonsyear, Lynch, Marston, Marion McClurg McTn-
Morris, Moulton, Myers 0'Neil, 0rth Paine, Patter.
son. Perham' PHELPS, Pike, Price, Raymond, Rice,
Mass Mass; G6a EGe Me- Sawyer schenGk Shel2Parger
John Il l.. IhQHma2; Tr9wbridge; Epson, Van Aernam,
n H9n " Hor1 MsgIt N Y Warner; Window, Washbqrne,
IL ~ lnQ., " aShhurne, Mass, Welker,
Wentworth, Williams Wilson, Iowa, and Wood
Eays-Mossrs, Anoona Bergen, Brooks, Chanler.
COforth. Davis Dawson, Dennson, Eldridge, Farqu--
har. trick, Glossbrenner. Goodyear Grder, Hard
ing, ky Hubbell, y. Y, Latham. Marshall, McCul-
Pa. Ritter, Rogers, Ross, Shanklin, Sitgreayes''
otT0qSe Iaber, Taylor. Thornton, Trimbe, Winfield
and Wright-36.
APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion OF Mr. Stevens the House went into
GommIttee OF the hole; and proceeded to consider
the bill making additional appropriations for sundry
evil expenses of the Government for the year ending
June 80 1865. Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio. in the chair
Mr.. WaShburne of ILL.,. asked unanimous consent
to ask the committee to go back TO the appropriation
OF one hundred thousand dollars for furnishing the
Batlm2re Court House. which was passed the other
day He did this he said Tor the purpose of stating
mat the appropriation was not for furnishing that
Court House, but was merely for damages claimed to
have been sustained by the contractor Tho way this
appropriation got before the House showed gross
careteSsness on the part Of the Treasury Department.
letter from the Department was read showing that
the work on the Court House suspended and
that he contractor claimed damages therefor. Mr.
Nashburne then SAID that this appropriation was the
injection Of private claim into this bill which ac-
cording to the terms of the contract had been duly
paid There was no estimate the claim had NOT been
audited or allowed. and its insertion here mon
strous outrage; While up he would say that he had
letter from the Secretary of Interior, showing that
the furnishing of the Baltimore Court House had
been done without authority of law and that when
the claim was first presented it was rejected.
Mr.: John l.. Thomas, of Maryland, said as before
stated by him. the people of tmore had interest
either N the payment or the refusal of this claim He
asked Mr.. Washburne if he did not know that the
work on the Court House was suspended by order of
the Secretary of the Treasury in 1868, and that in
consequence of said suspension the contractor claimed
damages2
Mr., Washburne replied. that the contractor re-
sumed the work without any protest, and as his
clam had not been audited nor recommended by any
officer it should not be paid here now. The claim
was private one for damages and not for furnishing
the Court House.
The committee refused to go back and the appro-
priation therefore remained untouched.
The committee rose without concluding the bill
and the House at P NJ, adjourned.