The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-27

The SPEAKER said the first business in order
would be the call of committees for reports.
Mr.. CRANSToN, by leave, presented petition
of shipowners Of Warren and harrington, IN inc
State of Rhode Island, praying that said towns may
be formed into and constituted separate eolIee.o
district, by the name Of Warren dsirieii which was
referred TO the Committee on Commerce. i,
On motion Of Mr.. EDWIN III. EWlNo, inc
House proceeded TO the consideration OF he 'o
ton made by Mr.. RArHBUs on Tuesday as,1 y!9;,S,
eopsider the vote by which the petition y aid upon
Harris, Mason Yanoy, AID others was i"'1 'r
Tn LA yo,. was reconsidered, and the SAID Pc
,,ona were committed to the Commiltee on the
JUDICIARY.
rosYssrsp ELECTION from New JERSEY
Mr.. CHAPMAN moved that the House proceed
~ the consideration Of the report OF The Commi''ee
of Elections in the case oil contested election po"'
New Jersey. . r
Mr.. HAMLIN suggested the posiponement oil
,hs consideration of that case until Monday, that
the House might proceed with the regular business
OF the day. which the consideration OF the prl-
yate calendar
The SPEAKER said it was competent for the
House TO decide whether II would take up inc To-
Mr. DoBBIN said that he had had the honor OF
making the report expressing the opinion OF inc
majority OF the Committee OF Elections lie hao
committed with some members OF the committee
who were Indifferent on the subject; and so far as
he was concerned, he would be guided by the
sense Of the House. lie willing either that the
repor, should be taken up to-day, or that II should
BE- postponed until Monday. II the House prefer
red that il should be taken up to-day, he was VIII
ling. 80
The question was then taken, and 25 members
only voting in the affirmative, the House refused
20 take up the subject this day.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
Mr.. G.. DAVIS moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee OF the Whole for the purpose
oftaking up the private calendar, and that the com
mittee be instructed to take up sueh o'ilS ohiy D"
would not give rise to debate.
The SPEAKER said that by one OF the standing
rules of the House no private bill which gave rise
40 dsbate could be considered to-dsy-thls being
the fourth Friday of the month.
Mr.. DANIEL asked Mr.. DAVIS to withdraw his
motion to enable him (Mr. DasirL) to make a re-
Mr.. THOMAS B. KING was understood to ex,
p,esa the hone that the committees would be called
for reports.
MIR. HOPKINS expressed the same hope.
Mr.. DAVIS insisting en- his motion,
The question was taken, and the motion was
agreed to.
Whereupon the House resolved itself into Com
nittee Of the Whole, (Mr. ID. p. KING, Of Msssa.
ehusetts, in the chair,) and proceeded TO the con-
sderaon of the private calender, under the resric-
tons contained III the following rule:
n the fr-t and fourth Fridays OF each month the cal
endsr Of private bills shall be called over and the bills
10 the passage Of which objection shall then be made
shall be first considered and disposed Of"
The committee considered number Of bills, and
laid aside others to which objection made.
The committee then rose and reported the said
bills to the House.
Mr. HAMLIN moved that the House again 90
into committee on the private calendar, which mo-
ton rejected.
Mr. DOUGLASS moved to go into Committee
Of the Whole on the State OF the Union the Ore
gon bill; which motion was rejected
Mr. q. w. JONES (leave having been denied
moved suspension of the rules, TO enable him to
give notice OF motion to repeal the 30th rule above
given.)
Twothrds not voting in the affirmative, the rules
were not suspended
The bills Of the following titles, which had been
reported TO the House, then ordered to third
reading now, and were read third time, and passed
A bill for the relief Of Charles Benns.
a bill for the relief of James Mains.
A bill for the relief Of James Wyman.
A bill for the relief Of Joseph Watson.
A bill for the relief Of Arthur r. Froege.
bill for the relief Of Joseph M. Rhea
bill for the relief of Samuel ID. Walker, of Bal
timors.
A bill for the relief of Smith, Thurgar, & Co.
A bill for the relief Of John G. Pierre
A bill for the relief of John E. Holland.
A bill for the relief of Daniel Ingalls,.
A bill for the relief of the heirs Of William Evans
An act for the relief of William Elliott, jr of Full
ton county, Illinois.
A bill authorizing the payment of certain claims
of the State of Alabama.
A bill for the relief Of Adam McCHoch.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The SPEAKER, by consent, laid before the
House the following executive communications:
l. A letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury,
transmitting, in obedience to the resolution of the
House of the 18th instant, a report relative to
the claims for horses made by the Missouri vol
unteers in the Florida war; which letter and report
were laid upon the table.
III. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
in answer to a resolution of the House of the 2lst
instant, stating what other legislation he deems
proper and necessary, after the completion of the
marine hospital at ocracock, North Carolina, fully
10 carry out the purposes of its establishment;
which letter was laid upon the table.
III. A. letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury,
in obedience to the resolution of the House of the
18th instant, transmitting report showing the rea-
sons why the appropriation made by the act of the
18th July, 1888. for a lighthouse either on Pea or
Boldly island, North Carolina, has not been applied
to that object '.
Mr. CLARKE offered the following resolution:
which was agreed TO;
Receed That the the Secretary of the Treas
ry and the accompanying documents relating to the light
Committee on Commerce with instructions to inaprs 81 into
the propriety oferectng lighthouse on said island.
Mr.. RATHBUN moved a reconsideration of the
vote by which the bill for the relief of the heirs of
William Evans had been passed.
On motion Of Mr.. R., the consideration of the mo-
ton was postponed until tomorrow.
Mr. TOOMBS moved that when the House ad-
journ, it adjourn to meet on Monday next.
The yeas and nays were asked and ordered, and,
being taken, were--yeas 10, nays 81.
So the motion was rejected.
Mr.. COBB moved that the House 90 into COM
mittee on the private calendar.
Mr. J. II. 1NGERSOLL demanded the yens and
nays.
Pending the question,
The House adjourned.
The following petitions and memorials were pre-
scented under the rule, and referred to the appropri-
ate committees:
BY Mr.. HARMA NsON: The petition Of James Arbuthnot
for confirmation OF private land claim.
By Mr. FARAN; The petition OF 81 members Of the Ohio
Legislature with accompanying papers for the division OF
the state Of Ohio into two Judicial districts for the circuit
and district courts OF the United States.
By MIR. ROBERT SMITH; sundry petitions from the ct
ofst Clair Randolph, Jackson Union and Alexander