LINCOLN MONUMENT.
Mr. STEWART, from the special committee thereon, reported that the finances of the State were not in a condition to justify a State contribution to the National Lincoln Monument Association, and asked to be discharged, &c.
Mr. STEWART said the Committee vote the commendableness of the object, recommend it to private contributions, but asked to be discharged because the State fiuances will not justify a State contribution of the amount expected - $10,000.
Mr. HUGHES moved to recommit the subject, with instruction to report in favor of an appropriation of $10,000 for the National Lincoln monument.
Mr. SHUEY earnestly supported the motion. He could not go home to his constituents and look them in the face, with the consciousness of having voted against a proposition to contribute to this monument.
Mr. MATTHIS considered that these monuments should be left to private contributions.
Mr. THACHER proposed to add: "$6,000 toward a monument to the memory of General Anthony Wayne, in Fort Wayne, in Allen county."
Mr. LONG of Jackson proposed: "$10,000 to the Washington National Monument.
Mr. HUGHES said Mr. Matthis was mistaken in alleging that the erection of monuments were left to private contributors. There were numerous monuments in and about Washington paid for by the public money. Advocating his own motion at length, he closed with a motion to lay the amendments submitted by Mr. Thacher and Mr. Long of Jackson on the table; and thereon he demanded the previous question.
The SPEAKER said the Chair was doubtful about the amendments being in order, and subsequently announced that decision.
Mr. HUGHES withheld the demand for the previous question at the request of
Mr. LONG, of Jackson, who was heard in support of his amendment.
Mr. CHAMBERS proposed to add $500,000 for a national monument to the memory of every Union soldier that fell in the late civil war.
Mr. LONG appealed from the decision of the Chair.
After debate as to the question of order by Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HUGHES and the SPEAKER -
Mr. CAMPBELL demanded the previous question, and there was a second, and the main question was ordered.
Mr. STEWART closed the debate on Mr. Hughes' motion, &c., justifying the action page: 347[View Page 347] of the committee, submitting considerations with which he would not be ashamed to face his constituent. The committee would, of course, be governed by the instructions of the House.
Mr. Long, of Jackson, now submitted his, appeal in writing, viz:
"The Chair decides that the motion to recommit the report with instructions to appropriate $10,000, can not be amended by a proposition to make an appropriation to the Washington National Monument, the monument to General Wayne, or to the soldiers of the late war."
The SPEAKER. The appeal does not, state the point. The decision of the Chair-is this: That as the committee is a special committee, it is not in the power of the House to appoint to them any other duty than that in the resolution under which the committee was raised.
Mr. LONG then withdrew his appeal for amendment.
The motion was then taken on Mr. Hughes' motion to recommit the report with instructions to report for an appropriation of $10,000, resulting yeas 48, nay 44 - as follows:
YEAS - Messrs. Belford, Bischof, Blanch, Bruker, Campbell, Crain, Daggy, Danaldson, Dunn, Erwin, Evans, Ferris, Geisendorf, Gordon, Greer. Griggs, Hartman, Hamiton, Hopkins, Hughes, Litson, Long of Kosciusko, Martin, McCarthy, McLean, McMurry, Miller, Moore, Newcomb, North, Peelle, Prather, Scammahorn, Shook, Shuey, Skidmore, Smith of Lagrange, Spencer, Stafford, Srewart, Thrasher, Thomas, Watson, Wilson, Wolfer. Woods, Wright, and Mr Speaker - 48.
NAYS - Messrs. Baker.Barritt, Bird, Black, Bobo, Cambers, Cory, Crowe, Douglass, Edmonson, Foulke, Fuller, Higgins, Hoineus, Hostetter,Hudson, Hungate, Inman, Long of Jackson, Lopp, Mason, Matthis, McClasky, McFadin, Morrison, Montgomery, Newland, O'Neil, RatliffRoss, Sabin, Shanks, Shields, Shoaff, Shull, Smith of Wabash, Stackhouse, Tebbs, Thacher, Van Valkenburgh, Wason, Williams, and Wolfe - 44.
So the motion was agreed to, and the report was recommitted.
