BY The SOUTHERN MAIL.

TWENrY-ElGHT CONGRESS-,


SECOND SESSION.

House OF Representatives.
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House OF Representatives.


wAsHIsGroN, Saturday, Feb. ~, is45
llaye, was oneIea oy Mr. Tuston VINO maoe an appro'
'rale aiiuon to the Anniversary Of Washington Birth
isy.


The reading OF the journal dispensed WITH on mo-
ion Of Ma LEONARD, OF New York


Mn HsmLIS, OF Maine wished TO offer a resolution.
The CHAIR said could only be done by general
sent.


Objections were made.


Ma. HAMLIN moved suspension of the rules and called
or the yeas and nays Ten members stood up for the
and nays and forty against them. SO they
lrdered


Ma r. D. DAVIS of N. Y, asked if the yeas and nays
could be ordered by less than quorum
The said the Constitution OF the u s. provided
hat oneh of the members present could order the yeas
and nays.


In reply TO query from some other member
The SPEAKER said that less than quorum could not
'uspend the rules Of the House


Mr. KENNEDY OF Md, asked Mr. Hamlin TO withdraw
Mr.. HAMLIN asked if he withdrew the motion and asked
or teers whether he could ask the yeas and
Mr. PRESTON KING asked if it were competent for a
member to withdraw the motion after the yeas and nays
had been ordered


Some Member asked what the object of the resolu-
ton proposed to be introduced.


The Speaker replied II to grant the of the hall
% the Congressional Temperance Society.


The calling OF the yeas and nays then commenced
aud resulted cas- o5 nays g. SO the rules were not
suspended


MIR. THOMPSON, of Miss. wanted a suspension of the
rules enable him to that the Committee cf the
Whole be discharged from the consideration Of re-
latve TO the Choctaw land claims.



the amendments to the Appropriation Bill.


Mr. Mckay called for the order OF the day.
Mr.. THOMPSON still persisted in his motion.
Mr. Mckay asked him to stpone 1t until evening after
this bill had been disposed Of


Mr. THOMPSON said the gentleman would perhaps object
then


Mr.. MCKAY said he would not.


The CLERK then proceeded to read the various amend
ments proposed in Committee Of the whole and such az
were objected passed to he voted after
wards Those not objected to adopted in the lump.
and the question was taken seati on the
amendments objected to-


The first objected the approprating SS7 IT'S
for Tor the books which ordered
session for the members OF Congress-


Mr. MCKAY having found number Of the books in the
State department which need not be purchases proposed
t. reduce the amount to $50 943, which agreed
The question then recurred on the amendment as
amended, and on this


CAVE JOHNSON, of Tenn asked for the yeas and nays
which were ordered. Yeays 98-nays "a


The next amendment was appropriating $4,000 for
The purchase of books for the Library instead of $25O0
CAVE JoHNsEN again called the yeas and nays Yeas
Several bills from the Senate were here received
The next amendment was the one appropria,ing S2o-
600 for repairing and furnishing the White House.
Yeas and nays were again ordered. Yeas l20-nays
The next amendment was for $1,000 for the expense of
the Magnetic Telegraph for the ensuing twelve month";
Yeas and nays were again ordered. Yeays ll2-nays
The next was for improving Pennsylvania Avenue,
which not order ed only persons rising for them
division and subsequently tellers were called for.
The amendment appropriating $50 600 ior the
erection of building for the War and Navy Depart
ments


The yeas and nays were called for, and tellers
called Tor that and there voted SO yeas which the
Speaker said he believed to be sufficient number and
the yeas and nays were ordered. Yeas s5-nays 81
The next amendment to remove the Office Of the
Surveyor General OF Public Lands northwest ofthe Ohio
rom Columbus Ohio to Michigan which agreed to-
The next was for $50 600 to erect Custom House at
savannah, Ga.


On this the yeas and nays were ordered. Yeas ss-
nays So


The next was the payment Of arrears to the Custom
House clerks at New Orleans on the same principle
hsd been acted upon at Philadelphia New York and Bos
ton.


The yeas and nays agan ordered Yeas s2-nays
On Mr. c. ISGERscLL proposition for $72 900 outfits
tor all the Ministers Plenpoentiary the yeas and nays
we're also called. yeas l03 nays SO.


Mr.. ADAMS wished to address the House the propo-
ston but it could only be allowed by the general
sent OF the House, objections we're made and Of
he could not make bis remarks.


The to appropriate So ass for the salary of
Mr. Ledy ard. as Charge in France Agreed to.


On the proposition pay MIR. Goggin S52 for pay and
mileage, while contesting seat in the House Of Repre-
senta''ves, the yeas and nays were called Yeas lis,
nays 80.


On proposition to calculate the mileage members
by the nearest mail routes the yeas and nays also
called. Yeas 1856 nays l3
White House to be American If as cheap as any other
and if not then into the cheapest market the and
nays were also called. Yees rs. nays 81


Several other amendments agreed to without d.
Visions and then the bill ordered to be eDgroed and



The passage Of the bill was then moved and the pre-
vious question: which was seconded and the main ques
tion ordered and the bill passed.


MIR. OwKN moved that when the House adjourn il ad.
journ till "a P NJ. which not received.


The House then adjourned.


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