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Congressional Mileage

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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
June
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

The Jlouao of Represeimtives Lave been die pj3cd to make a lude bit of a reform in Mileaje expenses. They huve naaaed au act (Juclan ng, - Tuotfrom and aftcr the term of the preeent setion oí Congress tho nuleagc allowed and paid to senators umi rep.-etfcnialives in Conyicbs and de!egute8 Irom lenitonea, huil b 40 cents per mile for iho first "M miles; 35 cents lor eacli mile above 200. und not over 300; 30 cents for eacb iiiilo above 3DU, and not over 400; and 25 cents per mile fir any dislnuce over 400 miles : Prutidcd, tbut ilic aggregnte raileage aliowed to any eenntor, represemaiivc or delégate, ui any onu session of Coiiícsí, chai!., in no cuse ceed $750. h does not appear that the Señóte have aw.nl od to tltib. or that it wíll ajsöent to it. McCIel land, wcare told, voted tor tiiü uct, and Hum and Chipman aainat it. ti vsiil bp seen.thai ji does not take elFeci lili after the prcbciu sualon. 05 The papers liave been publishing for sometime ihal Cassius M. Clay has enlisted as a voluntecr in the present proölavory war, and starled lo join the army in Texas. Wc doubted it inuch at first, but it ieemá to be confirmed bevond all donial. He counnanilsacompany ol' volunteers.