NIGHT SESSION.
A message from the Senate announced the passage in that body of the General Appropriation bill, with amendments, and other action.
The House resumed the Specific Appropriation bill.
Mr. BRANHAM proposed., to strike out and insert " $244," the $4 per diem compensation of the principal clerk, Jonathan W. Gordon, and the first assistant clerk, Asa P. Newkirk.
After debate, cut off at length by the previous question, the amendment was adopted yeas 59, nays 14.
Mr. HEFFREN proposed to make the compensation of the three Clerks assisting the principal clerk, also four dollars a clay, which was agreed to without a division.
Mr. VEATCH proposed $3 a clay for the principal clerk of the Stationery Room, and $2 a day for each of his assistants ; which was agreed to.
Mr. BRANHAM proposed $4 a day for each of the four journal clerks ; which was agreed to.
And so the bill was read through, receiving sundry amendments.
Mr. BUNDY proposed $500 each for compensation to the Commissioners of the State of Indiana, appointed by the Governor to represent the State in the late Peace Conference at Washington.
Mr. SHERMAN proposed $600 each ; which was laid on the table.
Mr. Bundy's amendment was then adopted.
Mr. FRASIER, for Mr. HENRICKS, proposed that Ariel and W. H. Drapier be allowed $500 for 500 copies of the Brevier Reports; which was adopted-yeas 59, nays 13, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Atkisson, Bingham, Black, Boydston, Branham, Brett, Brucker, Burgess, Cameron, Cason, Collins of Adams, Combs, Cooprider, Davis, Erwin, Feagler, Ferguson, Fisher, Fleming, Ford, Fordyce, Fraley, Frasier, Gifford, Gore, Grover, Haworth, Heffren, Henricks, Hudson, Jenkinson, Jones of Vermillion, Jones of Wayne, Kitchen, Lods, Owens, Packard, Parrett, Pitts, Polk, Prosser, Prow, Ragan, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Sloan, Stevenson, Stotsenberg, Trier, Turner, Veatch, Warrum, Williams, Woodhull, Woods, and Mr. Speaker-59.
NAYS-Messrs. Campbell, Collins of Whitley, Epperson, Lane, Lightner, Moorman, Nebeker, Newman, Orr, Robbins, Smith of Miami, Thompson and Underwood-13.
Mr. MOODY proposed $1,500, $3 per diem and mileage, &c., for compensation of the Swamp Land Investigation Committee, &c.
Mr. HEFFREN proposed to amend by striking out "$3" and inserting "$4" in lieu; and striking out all that relates to mileage.
Mr. MOODY accepted, and so it was agreed to.
Mr. STOTSENBERG moved to reconsider this vote.
Mr. HEFFREN moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table-which was agreed to-yeas 47, nays 13-no quorum voting.
The House then, at 11.5, adjourned.
