The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-08

for clerk hirs In their respective osces allowed
Law for the once Of the surveyor general northwest Of
Mr. RATHpUN moved an amendment to strike
out the word "Arkansas."
| Mr.. MeCLERNASD briefly opposed, and Mr..
| RATHBUN advocated the motion.
And the question being taken, the amendment
was agreed TO.
The bill was laid aside to be reported.
| IOWA MILITIA.
| On motion Of Mr.. DODGE, The bill 10 provide for
the payment of the Iowa militia called into service
in December, 1888, was taken up.
MIR. ID. stated that the bill had twice passed the
House and been lost in the Senate. He hoped 1t
would be allowed TO pass without debate.
| Some conversation took place between Mr. ID.
and Mr.. G. w. JONES. Mr.. J. expressing oPPo-
ston TO the bill.
Certain amendments were adopted motion Of
| Mr.. DODGE.
W. JONES, to be reported with recommendation
that 1t do not pass.
STATE GOyERSMEsT FOR WISCONSIN.
On motion of Mr.. NJ. L. MARTIN, the commit
tee resumed the consideration Of the bill "to enable
the people of Wisconsin TO form a constitution and
State government, and for the admission Of such
State into the Union"
On motion of Mr.. M. the words "residins within
the limits hereinafter designated" were stricken out
| of the first section.
Also, the words "that she (the said State) does
consent and accept Of the boundaries herein pre-
| scribed =" were stricken from the last section.
The ball was then laid aside to be reported.
On motion Of Mr.. H0GE, the committee roSe
and reported its action on the above bills to the
| House.
LAKE MICHIGAN AND ROCK nVER.
The bill TO amend the act entitled ian act 10
grant quantity Of land TO the Territory of Wis
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to connect the waters Of Lake Michigan with those
Of Rock river, was read third time and passed.
THE DIES MONIES RIVER.
The bill making an appropriation for the survey
of the Des Moines river, in the Territory Of Iowa,
coming up on the question Of engrossment,
Mr.. RATHBUN moved that the bill he laid on
the table, and asked the yeas and nays; which were
ordered, and being taken, resulted as follows
YEAs-Ms..n. John Quincy Adams, A.hmGn, Al.
boyd, BrinkoTbOa, BrOdhssd, Burt, John H. Camp,
bel Cha,e Cobb, Cooke Collamer Collin Cranston,
poeRsTy Dunlap E~oS Ed%.n HS%
n. Ewing, Fickhn. Fries, Glddings, Gordon, Grover,
amlin, HARRISON. Harmanson; Hernck Hillisrd Hogs,
ard, samuel b Hubbard Hungeriord. Jenkins, James
II. Johnson. Andryw Johnson, George w. Jones. Ksuf
nand, Joseph j. Mcdowell James Mcdowell, dciienry
Mckay Barclay Martin, Morris, Norris, Parish Payne
Pendleton Prrrl Perry, Phelps Rathbsn Reid Ritter
Russell, sawtelle sawyer. scsmmon Seaman. Leonard
II. sims, Albert Smith, StaTkwesthsr St John, Thibo.
deauk Thomasson BENJAMIN Thompson, Jacob Thomp
| son. ToombS, Tredway, Trumbo Williams. and Wood.
ward-9l.
NAYs-Messr, Stephen Adams william O. Brown
W. W Campbell Cunningham Dlrrash Jcfsrson Davis.
Douglass John II Ewing. Farsn. Foot, Poster Garyn,
Hudson James B Hunt, Joseph r. inssrIOll, Kennedy
Leib Lewis, Mcclellan, hcClelland hcGuaghey, MeIlvaipe
Marsh Nven, Julius Rockwell. John A. Rockwell Runk
severance, Thoma, Smith Caleb B. smith, Robert smith
strohm, James Thompson, Thurman T!bbstts, Vance,
Vinton Winthrop. Wright aud Yost-46.
So the bill was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. HUNGERFoRD, it was OF
dersd that when the House adjourn, it adjourn to
meet at ten o'clock Tomorrow.
FORT HOWARD TO PORT WILKINS.
The bill for surveying and constructing military
road from Fort Howard in the Territory of Wis
consin, to Fort Wilkins, in the State of Michigan,
coming vi on the question Of engrossment,
The House refused to order it TO be engrossed.
So the bill was rejected
ROADS IN WISCONSIN.
The bill to aid in the const ructon Of certain roads
in the Territory of Wisconsin, coming up on the
question Of engrossment,
On motion Of Mr. 6. w. JONES, the bill was
laid on the table.
IMPROVEMENTS IN IOWA.
The bill making appropriations for certain i'm
provements in the Territory Of Iowa, coming up on
the question of engrossment,
Mr. G. w. JONES moved that the bill be laid on
the table.
Mr. J. A. ROCKWELL asked the yeas and nays
which refused
The bill laid on the table.
MINERAL LANDS.
A bill to direct the President of the United States
to sell the reserved mineral lands in the States Of
Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of Wiscon-
sin and Iowa, coming up on the question of con-
curing on the amendments, and on ordering the bill
to a third reading,
Mr. ADAMS suggested slight modification in
the phraseology of the BILL so as substitute ere
quest" to the President for direction" agreed 10.
Mr. G. S. HOUSTON indicated desire to mod.
ify the substitute, which he had heretofore offered
but
The previous question having been demanded,
some objection was made
And, pending the previous question: the House ad-
iourned.
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