The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-16

Whereas bill entitled bill reducing the duties I'm
ports and ior other s.s Been sd before ne ION
ofthe Treasury embodyng his views IN relation 10 the
contained in his late annual report to Congress: and
whereas the parliamentary privilege Of every member
OF this House TO be preseni at s session Of any commit
thereof and 10 he eognzsn Of their proceedings and
all matters submitted to the consideration Of such commit
Rsolrsd That the Committee Of Ways and Means be in
Of said bill furnished BY the Secretary Of the Treasury
and that the clerk the usual thereof TO be
printed for the use Of the members
Mr.. REID moved that the resolution be laid on
he table.
Mr.. scHENCK asked for the yeas and nays
which were ordered.
After a brief conversation on a point Of order be
tween Mr.. McCLERNAND and the SPEAK
Err,
The question was taken, and resulted as fol-
lows
Birs, lame, a g1asI, Bowiin. BrocLenofoush. BrOd.
head, william O. Brown, Burt, Cahear, Augustus A
cobb, Collin cuiIOm cummins, Cunningham, Dssiel JEFF
fenon Davis De Mott pobbn, Dunlap, Edssll Ehsworh,
Groyer HamIn Hsrslson, Haunsnson Henley, Isaac 4.
Hoimss Hopkins, Hough George $. Houston. Edmund w.
n Johnson Joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson George w.
Jones, Jones Preston King, Lsb La ssrr Lyon lump
Kay r. Martin, b. Martin, Morris, Norris Parish Pay
Pefrll Phelps Price, Rathhun Reid Refe Ritter Roberts
Leonard n sims. simpson. Thomas smith, Robert Smith
stanton STARK Gather ST. John sykes James Thompson
Jacob Thompson. Thurman, Tibbstts, Tredwsy, Went.
worth wheston, Williams Woodward, Woodwork, Yam.
eey and Yell-l04.
SAYs-Messrs. Abbott, John q. Adams Arnold Ash.
nun Baker, Barringer, Bell. Blanchard, Milton Brow
VIM W. Campbell John Campbell Carroll, Cooke Col
lsmeT. Ctansion, Crolier Culver Garrett Davis Dixon.
Dockery, Edwin u Ewing Gentry, Giddinss. Graham.
Grinnell Harper Herrck billiard. Eas Holmes John
w. Houston, samuel ID. Hubbard, Hudson. Washington
Hunt c, lngersoll Daniel King. Lswis, Levin Long,
MeOaughsy, McHenry, Mcliysine Marsh, Miller, Nose
ley, Peb1etOn, Ramsey Julius Rockwell John A, Rock
well Root RuRk, schenek Seaman, severance, Truman
smith Albert smith, Caleb b. Smith, Thibodeaux Thorn.
sssOn, TTumbo, Vance, Vinton white, Winthrop Wood
run Wright, and Young-66.
So the resolution was laid on the table
FoRIIFIcATioEs AT st. Mays.
On motion Of Mr.. J. G. CHAPMAN,
Rssssed That the Committee Military Affairs be In
sucted inquire into the expedeney and importance Of
construc ting oTtihcatons at ST. SsTys the Potomac
and ThomaS Point in the Chesapeake as estimated and
by the board Of engineers and reported Nov H.
ls2i and by the engineer department an Nov, ls25.
FRAsKRG PRIyILEGE.
Mr. STEPHEN ADAMS offered the following
| resolution;
Rssorsd That the Committee the Post Once and
Roads be instructed TO report bill restoring to the Post.
General and deputy Posmasten the iranking PrVi
lege
Which was read, and debate arising, it was laid
over.
COAST pETEEcEs
On motion Of Mr.. La SERE,
RssoIr.d, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be In
uctrd to inquire into and report upon the deenees neees
sary protect the Of the United States along the
Gulf Of Mexico and to command the various approaches to
the city Of New Orleans