The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
EVENING SESSION

rose with the view Of taking up and dsposiDg OF
Senate bills. .t
AAReuE AND REPRIsALs.
The bill authorizing the President Of the United
States 10 issue letters VI marque and reprlsals was
twice read, and on motion Of MIR. MCKAY, re-
feued to the Committee Of the Whole on the state
The bill amendatory Of the postage law was read
twice and referred 10 the COMMITTEES on the Post Or
flee and Post Roads.
.# PATENTS.
The bill relative to the duties of Commissioners OF
Patents came up, and Mr.. OWEN having pro-
posed a substitute therefor, was passed by In
formally.
PRIVATE BILLS, &c.
Amendments of the Senate TO sundry House bills
were taken up, read, and eoncurred in, viz
A bill to establish additional land Office in the
Territory Of Iowa.
A bill for the relief Of James Gee.
A bill granting certain lands TO the Territory of
Iowa. TO aid In the Improvement Of the navigation Of
the Des Moines river, in said territory.
A bill to attach to the Fort Wayne land district
certain tracts of land lying within the limits Of thai
district, which are not now attached TO any die
trict.
Joint resolution directing the payment of certain
volunteers and militia called out by General Gaines,
A bill for the relief Of Wiley b. Parnen.
A bill for the relief Of Ebenezer Conant.
A bill declantory Of the powers, and legalizng
certain Of the chief clerk OF the Patent Office
A bill piaking copies OF papers certified by the
secretary OF the Senate and clerk Of the House OF
Representatives legal evidence.
A bill for the relief of Smith, Thurber q Co, OF
New York.
Joint resolution for the relief of Sheldon B
Hayes.
So these bills and resolutions have finally passed
Mr.. RATHBUN, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, TO which was referred the bill from the
Senate to provide for the efectua publication
of the laws Of the UIited States reported the same
with amendments. ......r .i
The bill and amendments were read.
Aftsr some conversation by several gentlemen,
MIR. BOYD demanded the previous question
which was seconded and the main question ordered
being first on amendment Of MIR. q. DAVIS, TO in
sert the words sin newspapers having the larges
number ofsubscribers."
The yeas and nays were asked and ordered, and,
being taken upon this amendment, resulted-yeaf
90, nays 49,
So the amendment was rejected.
The amendments reported by Mr. RArHBus were
then agreed to.
And the bill was ordered to be eugrossed, read
third time, and passed.
MINERAL LANDS.
Mr.ASHMUN, from the Committee Public
Lands asked leave TO report bill from the Senate t.
establish an additional land Office in Michigan, and
10 provide for the sale of the mineral lands.
Objections being made,
Mr. A. moved suspension Of the rules for its re-
cepton; negatived-ayes 81, noes 4s-two-thirds
not voting therefor.
DEBArE-PaEspEsr's MESSAGE.
Mr.. VINToN asked and obtained the unani-
nous consent of the House TO offer resolution
providing that no member shall speak more than Is
minutes on the Presidents message received this
day. ...
fa lt..naf to mir
Mr. ViNFON accepted the amendment, and
modified his resolution accordingly; and in this form
it was agreed to. -Ha..
MILITARY ACADEMY.
On motion Of Mr.. Mckay, the House then re-
solved itseh into Committee Of the Whole on
the state Of c Un'0n, (Mr. NoRRIs, in the chair,
and took uP e ame' .inents OF the Senate to the
bill approprlr ing foT tie support OF the Military
Academy at West Point. ;,
The amendments of the Senate having been dis
posed of,
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the committee rose,
md reported its action.
Mr.. McKAY demanded the previous question;
which was seconded, and the main question ordered
The amendment providing for a board of vlslters
10 attend the annual examination OF the academy
was concurred n--ayes 81, noes SO.
The other amendments having been disposed Of
some by concurrence and others by non-concur-
renee the bill was returned to the Senate.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
The amendments of the civil and diplomatic bill
having been returned from the Senate, with mes
sage that the Senate insisted on their amendments
disagreed to by the House,
Mr. Mckay moved that the House insist, and
that a committee of conference be appointed
NH&R:INGERsoLL moved that the House
II n, having precedence, was first put and
,eiss y 81, noes 80:
Thef3o6se then insisted, and committee Of con-
ference was appointed.
The Committee of the Whole on the state Of the
Union resumed its session, (Mr. NoRRIs in the
chair) . ..
MEssAGE-FoREIGN INTERCOURSE.
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the committee pro-
ceeded under the resolution just adopted, limiting
the time for debate Of each member minutes,
to the consideration Of the Presidents message and
of the following bill, introduced this morning by
by Mr-McKAY:
Of the United States IF 7erica an Congress assembled
That Of 1000 in addition the here
tooe made be and the same hereby appropriated for the
purpose Of deraying any extraordinary expenses which
be incurred in the intercourse between the United
States and foreign nations to be paid out Of money in
under The direction of the President of the United States
who shall Of the expenditure thereof to
be laid be ore Congress as soon as may be.
Mr.. WHITE said that his object in rising to address
the committee was twofold According to the prac-
tice and usage of this House, (said he,) shall
cidln pfNHeSo VI pupiIsiiibS dt soHo udy
Gin case shall deem il advisable) remarks upon
those momentous questions, which have been so
unwisely and injudciously acted upon, and for the
present at least, decided by this House and the
present Congress. My efforts to obtain the floor
while they were under discussion were unavaling;
had it been otherwise, should then, as shall in
my published remarks, denounce the measure as
fraught with more mischief and positive evil to the
people Of this country than any man has ability to
estimate or comprehend: measures which are des-
tined uproot and overurn all the present business
relations Of this Union; infcting upon the laboring
community suffering and misery incalculable--upon
the enerprising and industrious revolution and ruin
in their varied pursuits, and sadness and sorrow
upon all Those measures are revolutionary in
their character. The revenue bill, subtreasury and
warehouse bills ore all acknowledgement upon
the deepest and dearest interests Of the people Of this
republic; experiments which wise and prudent men
would never make; experiments which shake the
confidence Of men in the stability Of this Union, if
they do not shake the very foundations Of the
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