Resolved, That the said Alexander Long, a representative from the second district of Ohio, be, and he is hereby, declared to be an unworthy member of the House of Representatives. Resolved, That the Speaker shall read these resolutions to the said Alexander Long during the session of the House. The same having been read, Mr. Eldridge made the point of order that the said amendment was out of order, on the ground that the words spoken by Mr. Long were not taken down in writing at the time of their utterance, nor was exception taken to them either in Committee of the Whole or in the House until after another member had spoken and other business had intervened. And Mr. Holman made the point of order that it was out of order because not germane to the original proposition. The Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Edward H. Rollins) overruled the point of order, and decided that the amendment proposed was in order. From this decision of the Chair Mr. Eldridge appealed. Pending which, The House adjourned. THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1864.-Pages 519, 520. The House resumed the consideration of the preamble and resolution submitted on Saturday last by Mr. Colfax, in regard to Mr. Long, one of the representatives from the State of Ohio-the pending question being on the appeal taken from the decision of the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Edward H. Rollins) that the amendment proposed to be submitted by Mr. Broomall was in order. After debate, The question was put, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? And it was decided in the affirmative, {eas... So the decision of the Chair was sustained. FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1864.-Page 595. 638 79 66 Mr. Brooks was called to order for irrelevant remarks, and having taken his seat, and the decision of the Chair that he was out of order having been submitted to, Mr. William H. Miller moved that Mr. Brooks be permitted to proceed in order. The Speaker having announced as the business next in order the bill of the House (H. R. 395) to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof heretofore introduced by Mr. Hooper and its further consideration postponed until this day, Mr. Holman made the point of order that the said bill must receive its first consideration in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, on the ground that it imposed a tax, and also made an appropriation. The Speaker overruled the said point of order, on the ground that it con tained no appropriation, nor did it impose a tax upon the people, such as was contemplated by the rule. From this decision of the Chair Mr. Holman appealed. And the question being put, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? Yeas. It was decided in the affirmative, {Nays So the decision of the Chair was sustained. 71 31 Mr. Fernando Wood also made the point of order that the bill must be first considered in Committee of the Whole, because it created new offices, and affixed salaries to the same, and thereby created a charge upon the people. The Speaker overruled the said point of order, on the ground that the salaries created by the bill must be appropriated for by another bill, and that no appropriation is made therefor by the present bill. From this decision of the Chair Mr. Wood appealed. And the question being put, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? Yeas It was decided in the affirmative, {Nays So the decision of the Chair was sustained. ... 85 9 Mr. Holman having proposed to renew the point of order just made on the suggestion that other sections of the bill than those already referred to contained an appropriation, The Speaker decided that the said point of order could not be renewed, on the ground that such a practice would open the door to an indefinite number of appeals, and he referred to a decision in the 32d Congress in confirmation of his decision. From this decision of the Chair Mr. Holman appealed. And the question being put, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? It was decided in the affirmative. So the decision of the Chair was sustained. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1864.-Pages 586, 587. The Speaker having announced as the result of a vote yeas 71, nays 72, and that it was decided in the negative, Mr. Upson stated that he had voted in the affirmative, and that his vote was erroneously omitted to be counted. The Speaker then announced the vote on the said amendment-yeas, 72; nays, 72; When Mr. Philip Johnson made the point of order that it was too late to correct the former announcement of the vote. The Speaker overruled the said point of order. From this decision of the Chair Mr. Johnson appealed. And the question being put, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? It was decided in the affirmative. The Speaker then voted in the negative on the said amendment, and declared that the amendment was disagreed to. 67 SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1864.-Pages 598, 599. Mr. Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 198) making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the 30th of June, 1865, with the amendments of the Senate thereto, reported the same, recommending concurrence in the 8th amendment with an amendment, and concurrence in the remaining amendments without amendment. The House having, by unanimous consent, proceeded to their consideration, to. The amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were severally read and agreed The 6th amendment having been read, "pay," in Mr. Holman moved to amend the same by striking out the word “ section 2, line 6, of said amendment. Pending which, after debate, " Mr. Holman proposed to modify his said amendment, as follows: Strike out all of the 6th amendment of the Senate after the said word "pay," to the end of said section, and insert in lieu thereof, as other soldiers of the regular or volunteer service: Provided, however, That the pay of the private soldier of the army shall be twenty dollars per month from and after the 1st day of January, 1864, with a corresponding increase in the pay of the non-commis sioned officers." The Speaker decided that the said proposed modification was not in order, on the ground that it changed an existing law, which, by the rules of the House, was prohibited in an amendment to an appropriation bill, and was not germane to the Senate's amendment. From this decision of the Chair Mr. Holman appealed. Pending which, Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne moved that the appeal be laid on the table. And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative, So the appeal was laid on the table. Yeas 95 25 Page Adjournment sine die, propositions for.. Monday, July 4, at 12 m., fixed for time for, further extended ten minutes.. time for, further extended to 12 o'clock and 30 minutes Agricultural colleges, extension of time to, for accepting benefits of act.. amendatory of act granting land for benefit of. See H. R. 38. Agriculture, Commissioner of, in regard to printing extra copies of report of in regard to binding report of.. See H. Res. 32 and S. 339. ..154, 326, 687, 785, 874, 1024, 1027 1026, 1027 1032 1033 1033 1034 .45, 138, 199, 320 61, 69 .182, 202, 253, 338 ..699, 746, 921.998 222 463 158 534 100, 122 140 532 See H. R. 410. (See Order, questions of.) from the decisions of the Speaker. Appropriations, for invalid and other pensions.. for the Military Academy... See H. R. 75. See H. R. 33. See H. R. 34. 912 102, 121 55 55 70 83 83 91 129 164 168 202 215 921 340 265 366 .................742, 748, 749, 819 858 153 123 124 543, 572 to amend 16th section of act defining pay and allowances of certain officers of........... 935,359 See H. R. 218, 302. |