Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-HoUsE-Mr.
Garfield gave notice that he would next
Monday offer a resolution from the Com
mittee on Mileage, to determine what dis
crepancy, if any, there was between the
amount received by members of the last Con-
gress and the amount claimed by them, and
directing the Committee to allow no more
mileage in future to members than is claim
ed by them. He explained the reason for
which he wished the resolution adopted,
that in looking in the documents for the
last Congress he found himself set down
paid for two thousand seven hundred and
forty miles of travel, whereas he had only
clGimed six hundred and eighty-five miles
In answer to the circular sent him by the
Chairman of the Committee on Mileage, he
stated $50 miles as the distance from his
home TO W Washington. That multiplied by
four would make the number of miles for
which he should have been paid $500. So
that he was paid for $50 miles more than he
had claimed Drawing his mileage in sums
of $50 TO 500 at a time, he did not notice
this discrepancy, and it was only on refer
ring to the document that he became aware
of the fact. He found now, on inquiry, that
other members from Ohio, perhaps from all
points of the country had been allowed more
mileage than they had claimed.
The gentleman from Cleveland, Mr..
Spaulding, who claimed for only j12 miles,
was allowed 634, and his colleague, Mr..
Schenck, claimed for only CTS miles, and
was allowed for So. The letters in which
they stated the number Of miles travelled, in
reply to the circular of the Chairman of the
Committee on Mileage, found in charge Of
the Sergeant-at-Arms, and Endorsed, with
the increased number of miles, approved, J.
w. W., the initials of White, of Ohio, Chair
man of the Committee. In the case of his
colleague, Mr.. Schenck, he had discovered
that on being paid this balance, due him on
the last day of Congress, discovering The
discrepancy, had declined to receive the in
creased amount
1t appeared that the Committee on Mile
age had this way got up scale of distances
utterly unknown to members, and now
members are set down as having received a
very large amount more than they had
claimed. He therefore gave this notice that
he would next Monday ask unanimous CON
sent for the consideration of the resolution
directing the Committee on Mileage To in
quire into the matter.
No business being in order except the gem
eral debate on the Presidents annual mes
sage, NJ. Julian made speech in favor of
the Congressional plan of reconstruction.
Mr.. Stevens gave notice of his intention
TO offer the following resolution:
ReS0Ired, That the Committee on Foreign
Affairs be instructed to inquire as to the
propriety of loaning to the Republic of
Mexico, on proper security, S20,000,0O0, to
enable the Republicto prevent the overthrow
of its government, and the establishment of
a monarchial government on the continent
of America. He endorsed the House in ia
vor of the proposition.
Speeches were made by Mr. n Clark, on
general politics, and by Mr.. Davis, on the
tariff question. Many other members who
disagree making speeches to-day, and who
had now the opportunity Of doing SO, were
authorized to have them published in the
Globe, as part of the debate.
Mr.. Davis announced that since the meet
ing of the House he hadreceived a telegram
announcing the death this morning, after a
short illness, of j. II. Humphrey, Represen-
tative from the thirty-first Congressional
District of New York. He moved, as a
mark of respect, that the House adjourn,
and he gave notice to the New York dele
cation of meeting to arrange a programme
for paving due respect to the memory Of the
deceased.
The House then adjourned.