SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFIC BILL.
On motion of Mr. STANTON, the consideration of the Supplementary Specific bill [H. R. 395] making appropriations for special session, was taken upyeas 60, nays 19 - the question being on Mr. Dunn's amendment to strike out the item for fifteen hundred dollars for stamps and stationary for the special session on the part of House.
Mr. COFFROTH made the point (which was sustained) that the gentleman can not move to strike out what the House has inserted in the bill by amendment.
Mr. DUNN then moved to reconsider the vote adopting that item, and thereon he demanded the previous question, and under its operation the House agreed to reconsider-yeas 50, nays 31-and the question recurred on the adoption of the item appropriating fifteen dollars to each member for stamps and stationery for the special session.
The item was rejected-yeas 6, nays 74-Mr. McDonald explaining, that he submitted the item, not in the faith that it would be adopted as it was. He voted "no."
Mr. McDONALD moved to reconsider the vote of yesterday adopting the item for the allowance of one hundred and ten dollars for Samuel Beatty, to reimburse his expenses in the Beatty-Peelle contest.
On motion of Mr. COFFROTH the motion was laid on the table-yeas 54, nays-22.
He then moved ineffectually, to reconsider the vote by which the item for allowance of ninety-nine dollars to James R, Peelle, to reimburse to him his expenses incurred in the Beatty-Peelle contest.
Mr. CORY proposed to amend the bill by striking out the item to appropriate one month's pay (thirteen dollars) to each of the one hundred and fourteen men of Captain Steinberger's command, called out to repel the invasion of Kirby Smith. He alleged that more than twenty thousand men could claim pay for repelling that invasion with as good a show of right as the men of this command.
Mr. VATER moved ineffectually to lay the amendment on the table-yeas 17, nays 51.
Mr. DITTEMORE made an ineffectual motion to adjourn-yeas 24, nays 50.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Parke, demanded the previous question, and under its force, the item was stricken out-yeas 56, nays 23.
Mr. STANTON now demanded the previous question on the order for engrossment, and there was a second-Mr. WILLIAMS, of Knox, desiring to offer an amendment.
So the bill was ordered to the engrossment and third reading, considered as engrossed and read the third time.
Mr. DITTEMORE moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Claims, with instructions to strike out the item for allowance of $2,119 to Daniel Keely and sons for services as musicians.
Mr. DAVIS, of Floyd, took the floor and spoke at length in favor of the motion to recommit with instructions to amend. He desired also to add instructions to the committee to amend by striking out the allowances to sundry persons for services as witnesses before the committee on arbitrary arrests for the session of 1863; also to strike out the allowances for expenses incurred by the parties to the Beatty-Pealle contest which was determined at the last session of page: 220[View Page 220] the Forty-Sixth General Assembly. But, not being reduced to writing, his propositions were not entertained at this time. Before he had concluded, and giving way for the purpose-
Mr. COFFROTH moved that the House adjourn-which was decided in the negative-yeas 40, nays 44.
Mr. STANTON submitted the point, that, when a gentleman yields the floor for a motion to adjourn, he loses his right to the floor.
The SPEAKER ruled against the point of order.
Mr. COFFROTH submitted the same point, and proposed to appeal from this ruling. Pending which-
The House adjourned.
