The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-25

| nm nnon The most favorable terms. The explora-
ions also made by him were OF inealcuaole adyan,
tage 70 the government In enabling 70 avian Iesei
OF positions 20 prevent smuggling by British agents
In,o ,ho.e then frontier portions Of the country,
and thereby added thousands To the nauonai treas
| ury. H., -. ,A., IN. anDli-
cant is the widow Of General H. M. Pike, VINO glo-
riously fell at York, Upper Canada, IN lelsa name
sacred IN our counlrys history, one that lives I'M
halned in every American bosom. After having
established as is shown, that such has been lhe
noIev of the government in such cases, appeal
| with confidence 10 every gentleman present NOS W
make the claims Of the worthy widow OF this as
tnguished and departed patriot an exception 70 inc
rule. will close, MIR Speaker, by reading an eA-
tract of letter from Mrs. Pike, TO friend IN THIS
city, Of the date Of January IL, 1876;
aDEAH slE; Your Kind favor came to hand lev days
since and for your uncsSsng eAeTnons ~ my hshsn PEI
health ever since you seldom able to leave my
room and although for several days past have eSPe
al restoraon 10 even solerable share Of health Indeed
andcT existing circumstances cannot be expected NY
present dwelling 10 lily calculated for security nom inc
rude blasts OF severe winter had battered myself that
Il would have been repaired ere the cold SeIthe ss 10
but was disappointed, and mus. now make the bss'oi
make no further remark. This short extract
makes It's own appeal TO every heart
| TMr. WHEATON, from tho Committee on En-
CROSSED Bills, reported that the committee had found
correctly engrossed the bill aPproPraling for certain
rivers ana harbors and certain other bills; and they
received the signature Of the sP$qksr ous,-
Mr.. WENTWORTH '''"'eu 'h0 P''''o0' fNe'
u0 M HOUSTON, of Alabama, moved to lay the
eMr MCDOWELL, Of Ohio, asked the yeas and
nays on this notion which were refused.
Tellers were asked and ordered, and the question
being taken, they reported ayes AZ, noes 70.
| SO the House refused to lay on the table.
The question recurring on seeonding the de-
mand for the previous question, was taken, and de-
eided il the affirmative.
The main question was thea ordered; and, being
taken the vote resulted yeas 81, nays O., as fol-
| owS:
| YEAs-Messrs Abbott, John Quincy Adams, Ash
nun, Bell. Blanchard, BEnksrhOn Brodhssd william w
man, Chase, Cranston, CroEier. Culver, Cunningham
Dllingham, Dixon, DoeksTy, Ed.al John H. living
Giss, Goodyear, Gordon, Graham, Gridsr. Hampton
| Harper Hhliard, elias D. Holmes, Isaac T. Holmes
r IngsrsoI James H. Johnson. Daniel 2. King ThOma,
Butler King Lewis Lsyin Long Joseph J. Me .
M MRS"' M' sS.sy sad FsS
| nl Petit rillsbury, Pollock, Ramsey Roberts julius
Rockwell, John A Rockwell Hunk ssSysI seaman .,S
Caleb b. smith stephens, Stewart, Thomasson, BenJa
man Thompson, James Tse@Pson IlsSsa:, r Ly,n
ihroP Woodwork, and Youns-ss.
| NiYs-Messr,. stephen ADAMS, Atkinson, Bsdinser
| Bggs, James Black, VIM. q. Brown Burlington, Bur,
Reuben Chapman. Chapman, Clarke, Cobb, Daniel Dob
| bin Dromgoole Dunlap, Ertmsn, feklin Grover, Han
@und W HUBBARD James B Hunt, Hunter Andrew
Johnson. Georgs W Jones seaborn Jones kaufman,
Preston King, Lawrence, Lumpkn, Maelay, Mcclellan,
| McClernand Mcconnell, MeCrSts. Mckay, Barclay Mar
Tin, Morris, Norris, Phelps, Rahbun, Reid Rss Rhstt
| Ritter sswtele, scammon seldom, Alexander ID. Sims,
Leonard H. sims stanton, 81 John sykes, Jacob Thomp
SON TredwAy, wick, Williams. Wood, woodward, and
/ lot-61.
So the bill was passed.
GOODS IN INDIAN TERRITORIES.
= RI
by which the Senate bill ito authorize the transport
,ation Of goods, wares and merchandise through the
Indian territories yesterday rejected.
The motion 10 reconsider agreed to; and
The ball, on motion Of Mr.. p, was recommitted
to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON called up the motion
to reconsider the vote by which the bill for the
lief OF the widow Of Thomas Murray was laid on
/ the table.
The motion to reconsider was agreed TO.
The motion to lay on the table Withdrawn.
And the question recurring on the engrossment Of
1 the BILL
Alter some conversation,
| The bill having been amended so as to accrue to
the legal representative or representatives Of the said
Murray,
| The report was read, and, after further remarks,
Mr.. GORDON renewed the motion to lay on the
\ table.
The yeas and nays were asked and ordered; and
being taken, resulted, yeas 81, nays 70.
| So the House refused to lay the table.
The question recurring on the engrossment,
Mr. HOUSTON, of Alabama, briefly opposed
| the bill.
Mr.. CATHCART sdrooa,edit.
After remark by MIR. THOMPSON, Of Mis-
sissipp,
The question was taken on ordering the bill to be
engrossed and the vote stood, ayes 4s, noes 55-no
quorum voting.
Mr.. DANIEL moved a call Of the House. Re-
fused.
A new count was taken, and the vote stood, ayes
| 81, noes 5I-a tie.
The SPEAKER voted in the affirmative, making
the vote ayes So, noes 81.
So the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
The question being on its passage,
MIR. HOUSTON, Of Alabama, asked the yeas and
nays, which were ordered and being taken resulted
yeas 49, nays %.
So the bill was passed.
Mr.. ROBERTS asked and obtained leave to
move TO discharge the Committee Of the Whole
House from the further consideration of the bill for
| the relief of Harriet l.. Catehugs.
The motion agreed to, and the bill was read .
| third time and passed.
The joint resolution from the Senate for the relie
! of Putney & Riddle coming up
MIR. DANIEL called for information respecting
IL.
Mr. GILES Tin the absence Of his colleague, Mr.
| LleoN, who reported the billy explained and de
| Tended Its provisions.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. DANIEL, the resolu
| ton passed by informally.
! Mr.. ROCKWELL, of Connecticut, suggested
| ms il was desirable to forward the bills passed in
this House to the Senate early as possible, tina
| such bills would give rise to no debate be frs
| taken up and acted on.
! Objections were made, and the House proceeded
| in the regular order Of business.
The Senate bill granting pension to Rchart
| Elliot being under consideration,
Mr.. GORDON opposed the BILL and moved tt
lay it on the table. He withdrew the motion, how
ever, temporarily, at the reques, Of
! MIR. BRoDHEAD, who defended the bill.
Some conversation ensued between Messrs
BRoDHEAD, RATHBUN, HUNGERFORD
and GORDON.
| MIR. BRoDHEAD moved to amend the bill BY
reducing the pension from twenty-four TO twenty
dollars per annum. Agreed TO.
Mr.. ROBERTS moved an amendment to strik,
out the provision for back pay from 1891, 81
that it take effect from passage. Agreed to.
The bill was then ordered engrossed, and tn,
question being on its passage, the vote stood aye
| 81, noes "a. No quorum.