The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-12


Mr. sEABoRN JONES, by leave, gave not., |
Of motion for leave 10 introduce bill 70 amend n
judiciary system Of the United States.
TIE PRWArH eALnpAL
Mr.. DANIEL chairman Of the Comm.
Of Claims) rose and said, that inasnuch az a,
joint resolution Of notice which had so long snsss,
the attention Of the committee, was now dispo~I
Of he should feel ii 10 be hlE duty, Tomorrow A.
the next day, to insist on the transaction Of bas
ness on The private calendar. He gave this not.
that gentlemen interested in that calendar might
in their places.
THE wAKE-Horsse sIsrIs
Mr.. WENTWORTH, on leave, gave notice Of, |
bill to provide for the establishment of ssn,r
wsrehousing system.
Mr.. RATHBUN, on leave given, presented r,s.
lutons of the legislature of the State Of New YOh
nstrucung the senator's, and requesting the rpn
sentatyes from said Slate, in the Congress Of A '
United States to use their best endeavors 10 pus
any Increase on the present rates Of poslsr,
until the present system shall be fully Tested; vha
resolution was laid upon the table.
Mr.. MCKAY called for the orders Of The dsy
The bill from tbs Senate entitled San act Tor In
relief Of the legal representative OF Pierre Msasn
Josiah L. Belts, Jacob FeaInan, and Edmund Rob
erts, Of the State Of Illinois, sureties Of Felix 3
yrain, late Indian agent deceased, was read txis
and committed.
CfEdhEh pfocccucu W
REPORTS rsoa coaarrrLEa
AAAIEr HOSPITAL. i
On motion Of MIR. q. S. HOUSTON, ordered Il.
the COMMITTEES OF Ways and Means be d,seAass
from the consideration Of the resolution Of The Hos
OF the 9th ultmo, relative to appropriation kr
marine hospital al PAdnea b, IN Kentucky.
IOWA.
On motion OF Mr.. MeCLELLAND, ordered ID
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the consideration Of the memorial Of the legslaas
Of the Territory OF Iowa, for wharf al the Town
KeOkuk, and that ii be laid upon the table.
NAVAL DEPOT AT TOLEDO.
On motion OF Mr.. MeCLELLAND, ordered d.
the Committee on Commerce be discharged frOs X
the consideration Of the memorial OF citizens Of d
State Of Indians for naval depot al Toledo al \
that they be referred TO the Committee on Nav |
Affairs.
FORT pEAhBoRS.
On motion of MIR. WENTWORTH, the HOus
proceeded TO the consideration Of the following rsss
luton, offered by him the 10Th inst; which w
read, considered, and adopted, as follows, viz
Rss0lrs4. That the Secretary Of War eonmunics4
present condition ana use Of Fo Dearborn at Csrsro
and whether without injury to the pablie i,va
for the benefit OF sesnen Lake Michigan; and hat
procure from the officers in charge estimate Of The
thereof.
military purposes near said could be so wlAss
pubic ineonvenienee detTiment 10 raise the amouB
cssIAy TO meet such expense and also as 70 the sxPe
Of establishing marine hospital Al that place and also
TO the eSpedeRey Of selling the ss Of said fort entirely
the purpose OF applying ths proceeds to the purchase
grounds further without the business portion Of NJ
city.
On motion Of Mr.. TIBBATTS, ordered that On
Committee on Commerce be discharged from Ii
consideration of the petition Of citizens Of Rhok
Island and Massachusetts for the improvement 4
the Pawtucket river, and that II be laid upon In
table.
On motion Of Mr.. McCLERNAND, ordered ,As
the Committee on Public Lands be discharged frcs
| the consideration Of the memorial Of citizens i|
Fulton county, Indiana, for school lands in lieu
section Is, township 30, north Of range So and III
the memorial Of citizens in the State of Ohio
favor ofgranting lands in limited quantities to ss
al settlers, and that they be laid upon the table
SALES OF PUBLIC LANDS.
| On motion of Mr.. McCLERNAND, ordered Id
the same committee be discharged from the consH
Grafton OF the resolution from the legislature OF In
State of New Hampshire, relating TO the subieci
distributing the proceeds Of the sales of public land
among the several States, and thar il be comm,tc
| to the Committee Of the Whole House on the sna
Of the Union.
PosT-RouTE-
Mr.. ERDMAN presented petitions Of CHI
zens of the counties of Lehigh, Bucks, and Mont
gomery, in the State Of Pennsylvania, praying for
the establishment Of post-rouie from Pottstown 10
| Coopersburg; which petitions were referred TO th
committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. BIGGS, from the Committee on the Judcu
ry, TO which the subject was referred by resoutoc
Of the House on the 18th January last, ~
ported bill TO amend the act approved the % Of
April lS44, entitled "An directing the disposition
of certain unclaimed goods, wares, or merchandise
seized for being Illegally imported into the Unid
States,r accompanied by a report in writing; which
bill read twice, and (after brief explanation
its object by Mr. b. ordered to be engrossed and
read third time to-day. The said bill being en-
crossed, was accordingly read third time, and
passed.
| DRY-pocK AT PHILADELPHIA.
| Mr.. LEVIN from the Committee on Commera
| to which the memorials upon the subject were re-
ferred, reported bill to establish drydock the
navy-yard in the city of Philadelphia, accompanied
by report; which bill was read twice and com
mitted.
MEXICAN EsTALMENTs.
Mr. CALEB B. SMITH, from the Commitss
on Foreign Affairs, reported the following rcson
ton; which was read, considered, and adopted
viz: -.
Resoiped That the President Of the United States b. n
quested to communicate this House. II in his opinion
not incompatible with the public interest copy OF the cor
muncAtion dated 18th October ls45 from the agent m
United States at Mexico relative to the Of the
and 5th nsalm ents OF the Mexican indemnity which
ferrcd in his last annual message having been received
at the State Department the 9th November last and n
all information in his posession relative TO the said n
mens and TO the payment Of the said indemnity andtom
adoptedshy the State Treasury Departmental
relation therto which communicated In the me-
sage ofthe President the Senate Of the OIL OF Febu
lssS las been received taken place since that time
PRIVATE. ..n
Mr.. GARRETT DAVIS from, the COMMITTEES On
Foreign Affairs, made an adverse report upon The
petition of A. H. Everett which report was laid upon
the table. m.s.a
Mr. ATKINSON, from the Committee on Revo'
lutonary Pensions, made an adverse report uponsh,
petition Of Thomas Harvey; which report was nd
upon the table.
PATENT OFFICE
Mr. HENLEY, from the Committee on Paentl
reported a bill declsratory Of the powers, and n
CALLING certain acts Of the chief clerk OF the patent
Offices which bill was read twice, and engrossed snd
read third time and passed. and sent to the Senate
for concurrence. a
PRIVATE.
Mr.. J. A. ROCKWELL, from the Commune o.
Claims, made report upon the case Of Josiah has
kelI nnanted hv A., Ear rxlief which