The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-13
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
First Session.

FslDAI, June IL, 1876

L Inc ofEhhEh announced inc unnHtbheu Dusl-
ness OF the morning hour 10 be the resolution hereto
fore reported by Mr.. GoRDoN, from the select com
mitee the subject Of the distribution OF the tenth
volume Of the Laws Of the United States.
THE TARIFF.
| MT MCKAY rose TO submit motion that the
| Rouse resolve itself into Committee of the Whole
on inc STATE OF The Union for the purpose Of resum
ing The consideration Of the naval appropriation bill
was very desirable, he said that the ball should
acted upon immediately.
And he would take this occasion to say that he
/ proposed next week (perhaPs on Monday to call
up for consideration the bill that had bee reported
from the Committee of Ways and Means prov ding
for change Of the law Of l642, commonly called
the tariff.
THE PkIyATE CALENDAR
Mr.. DANIEL hoped, he said, that as the gentle
| man from North Carolina Mr.. MeKAYl had betn
INDUCED in few remarks the same privilege would
be extended to him SO far as to allow him to say
| that n the motion TO 60 into committee should not
prevail he should feel il TO be his duty move that
| the House proceed To the consideration of the prl-
yate calendar, which the regular business Of the
day.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
The question was about TO be taken on the motlno
| Of Mr.. Mckay, when
| Mr.. HARRISON rose and asked leave to make
a personal explanation.
Leave having been granted,
| Mr.. HARRISON said he felt himself most reuc-
family called upon TO make an explanation personal
to himself and 70 the Committee on Military Affairs
in consequence Of AN article which appeared IN the
bssd In cor,m.nin. on ~. -. ~ O.. Sr'Di'
Of the 18th May, In which account is given Of the
loss Of Lieut. Stephens while attempting To svim
the Rio Grands with his squadron, and the great
advantages which were lost TO Gen. Taylor in inn
Iproyng the results Of his victory for the want Of
h. Id - a.
| w. - IL IA. I,,'.i 'eN'
II wiz es seen from The letter Of Gen Taylor OF the 18th
OF way Puohhra sbove th~t was very unfortunate that
enabled him u the when me RIO nass
ana srss,y Improve .ns result, o. DIS victory Having
maze inquiry upon the SUBJECT We nave aceain'd that
source OF no isss regret 70 hs war department ma
means Of ding him With such train Is ra
and importance in military operation. has
been long know" TO the department and various efforts have
Tbs sscTs,.rv a1Ws1 in NJ L., !" s nans Pornton Or II
recommended the measure as will be seen from the follow
ing extract:
The propnety Of organizing corps, moderate in point
OF numbers Of miners tsPPen and Pon'onen has here
b rsonS r "pss hscorDn
aud urgent in consequence Of the military occupation OF
Texas The commanding general there has requested
be furnished with Panton train dssmins very essential
70 % 10 ,hn 1872, ~ hs r.. Any ~ ss County, 10 sIy
be obtained When that L The ease the movement, Of
army would be impeded arrested by the considerable
'eem' trayef'lns It's line Of Operations unlss. was sup
ansnSsJ nv corn. in,,ac,rS n ,h a.s ~ r. ~
The name BY which dis corps usually desgnateI raat
Of saPPsr' and miner.s apt TO misesd the Judgment
he nature OF US aunss and consequently as 70 us useful
Of il in attacks aeoa tostised Mac, eonstuts ut mali
portion It's appropriate duties This subject /, fully and
ably discussed in the report Of the chief herewith
saomsa Inc sso"msn ,a , ~ ~ Ivor ."i.lned
and trs, viii proeure for ths Gyor action Of Con
gress This corps need b. hundred
hair sunbr
command O. Inc present engineer 0mcer would not De
rs,''s..-.,... .,,..-., 49,,
r.osaisd soS,. nv ths ~ ndna e, ,sncon by
Congress and the ssor.sry Of War no less than three
times in the early part Of the session addressed the aPPro
pirate committee on the subject urEing the importance
handing he smr in Texas baS esllsd for tS e.septs
equipment to his military operations"
| Now. Mr.. Sneaker. (sad Mr.. HA il il not
known certainly that by the term appropriate COM
| mitteep the COMMITTEES ON Military Ad,irs of tbia
House was meant or thai ,nv censure w,s ;ntend
ed against that COMMITTEES, hut the mnlc,tion il 40
strong since the subject had bcen before thai comnn
tee as 10 leave them no alternative but 10 make pub
lie correction of IL While thew do no, object that
lust Compliment should be pad to the Secretary Of
War, and would willingly concede themselves, to
that officer that he has discharged his duties faithful
Iv and prou,rtlv on this s,biect thew are unviIin0
hat il should be done AZ their exnensc. and il IL
due TO them that the whole facts in relation To their
action on the subject should be known, and they
have directed me to state that which shall now de-
tail to the House that within less than two weeks
after the report of the Secretary of War was printed
and laid on our tables the bill on this subject was
promptly reported to the House On the 10Th of
! December. The ubiect was referred to the gentle
man from South Carolina. (Mr, BuRrl which was
before the printed message of the President and
the accompanvne documents had reached this House
On the an Jan. 1.-The hill having been reported To
this House from the Senate. and referred to the
Comm;t,ee on Military Affairs was promntv
acted on by that committee, and bv the gen.
tleman from South Carolina reported to the House
FIR its action and repeated efforts were made NV tbe
gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. BRiNkERHorr,l the
gentleman from South Carolina, Mr.. Burr, as
we'll as myself, las will be recoected by
the House) to have the action of the House
upon that measure. Its importance felt
no more by the Secretary of War than by the
committee themselves and perhaps It Is due to
oII.c,;o ,hst thev .re addrs..sd nv lass ,ha
os. ~ ,hs al; ~, - ~. .oss;o an ,ha a,,,;ns,