The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-30
RrroRTs OF COMMITTEES.

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On motion or Mr. CAMBRELENG, the Rules were
| suspended TO enable committees to make reports.
Mr.. CAMBREIENGi. from the Committee Of Ways
| and Means reported the following bills, VIZ:
bill making appropriation for the civil and diploma
| tic expenses Of Government for 1888,
bill making appropriation for the naval service of
1883
A bill making appropriation for revolutionary and
| other pensioners OF the United States for 1888.
bill providing for the adjustment Of certain accounts,
uudcr provision in the general appropriation act OF
4 1884
| A bill for the relief OF John B. Lasala. ". Y.
| BY Mr.. HAYNES-A I'll for the relief Of James W.
| Osborne.
| BY Mr.. McKiM-A bill for the relief of the Prcs-
dent and Directors Of the Baltimore and Susquchannsh
4 Railroad Company.
| BY Mr.. POPE-A bill making appropriations for the
! Cumberland Road
great number Of private bills reported by the
Committee Of Claims and other committees, of which
account will be gwen hereafter.
| MIR. BOULDEN from the Committee for the Dis
trct Of Columbia, upon the resolution relative to the
making Of dividends by the banks during the suspension
of specie payments. reported that the committee have
had the resolution under consideration, and finding that
charters Of the banks expire by statutory Limitation
on the lih July, 1888, they deem it expedent 10 re-s
| port bill preventing them from declaring dividends
during the suspension, contemplated by the resoln-
ton, and ask-'o be discharged from any rther action
the reon. -
The report accepted, and the committee dis.
ch; rgcd accordingly.
| REFERENCE er THE MEssAsF.
Mr. HAYNES said helet il to be his dntyto ask the.
H''use again to resolve itself into Commtieeof the-
w ,oe upon the subject Of the resolutions previously
MI red by hiase,-in reference tho commitment Of
| the Presidents Message
Objections being made from variousS aarters,
|. /, MAJ did not insissph his notions 4
THE REyEREscE DIE PEACE socIEry's MEMORIAL IN
/ RELATION TO MEXICO. =
The order of the day was the question Of reference Of
the pemGial presented by Mr. Adams on Tuesday last,
from fro, ,1 hs ew Yorrsaso sStsy N relation to Mess
The cBATs observed that there were two motions
before no blouse; Prorosngsto refer il to the
CopmIec Foreign Affairs, with instructions TO re-
pr hheton. The latcr'of these motions, having pre-
! fer nee, nuttr consideration
Mr.. HOWARD, Of Maryland, 'madc statement to
tho effect thasece his last c.asrks upon this SUBJECT,
When he stated hat no overture had been made BY the
Mexican Government to the United States there had
6ecn received 10y The latter dlicia communication Of
adec fco-o the characteH alluded 20 m the memorial
\ M Howard urthst Said k,S that there was
dis ict overture yet made from tie Government of
Mexico thai OF the United Sfsrcs, consequent upon
thatdecree pf which he sent atspy 10 the Chair and
/ which was md. -
S MIA sNIS made some ob.csvstps, chiefly in OPP
positinn the proposed relcrere to the Committee on
Fofsgn Affairs, for similar reasons 10. those already
] urged; and ~
i n Mr.. HOWARD. us3oinedet some length
Theapo,on to refer the memorial 10 NE Committees
on Foreign Afar, (upon which question Mr.. Adams
- Aenau D1fs the yeas siid a,s) carried by tho
N ing 10 u yeas i7E uiys.5.
: M. EvENtlSISpf vern,oots asked and obtained
leave TO offer Ic NIowing resolution, which lies over
i one day :.
Rxsdired, That the President oftho United States be
requested to transmit this House copies OF all cores
pondeuce between the Government OF the United States
and the Goye,neut Of Mexico, and OF all instructions
sgven TO our Minister the Court Of Mexico since The