The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-13

The journal Of yesterday was read and approved
FREaosr's Rrrosr.
The SPEAKER, by consent, laid before the
House Tho following letter from the clerk, in answer
q he resolution introduesd yesterday by Mr.. SrE-
FHEssi
oFuer Housr or RrssI.Esr.rI,s. usIrED sr.r,.
February Is, lsao.
sR; IN answer 10 the resolution adopted yesterday BY
ths House in the following words; ..
"Rssosd That the clerk Of this House report the rss'oh
or ssuss 81 tbs delay ~ delivering the :, be
copies Of Capt Ffements report, which were ofdssI ~
printed by House the la, session Of conss 'f TIE
ass Of tbs members thsieoL"
The cerh has tbs honor state that IN WIN
te RESOLUTIONS Of the House Of 81
ray a. sa directing The paos 70 III ~
SSSa, Hes.s ssi.s as the report written by Captain
itsmonl ami all printed ssmsms In tbs month Of
fremont made tn. for the engraving of all
plates attached to tbs report q his second expedition
his arsr portion Of which TO be furnished
BY LD4leoa 2, ,Ss siy q Ne. sssk and the re.
contracts we're made ~ csptsin Fremont without any
the 6adsgasd contracted with Mr. David Haas Of this
alter advertising for proposal hs being the lowest
Mr. Hans and Mr. Endisop have furnished all the work
eonuseed isr By then but In ssn.squsses o. the axs
have been unable Up to this time TO furnish more than
about c copies ofeonpsts sst, sfshs sngavings which
Upon aeousaltatloa with M Weber one Of that arm
CIV since he informed that would DO out Of his
power supply the entire looco sets OF engrayins for
which be enutrsci~d before Msy or June mkt
AZ oen ~ 900 sets are eomps,ed the Msssrs Wsbsrs
send @ the Secretary Of tbs senate and 600 10 the Clerk
the House Of Representatives.
About two weeks since 5oossts came 10 this once and
Immediately sent 70 tbs binders fhs House for the
In rsp 20 an application the badsr. yesterday for the
sent been furnished rscslyeds note from John c.
Rives ESQ., mi, morning informing tina, the sets Of
have Botiasd Msssrs Weber Of the fact and pre-.
sumo the defect will be supplied in q few days
viii tax ths liberty nosi respectfully % suggest the
Ito that the uls adopted during the las. Congress and
craving has operated 10 delay the delivery Of public dOeu-
msnts very much Ana the Executive aSea%sn', 81 the
months ago still in the hand. Of the binders where they
rsclsd cT BY tbs Committee Engraving. Of the last
VERY rsspectfulIy
Your obedsnt servant,
Clerk House Representatives. U. !
speaker ofthe House Of Representatives
The letter having been read,
Mr.. STEPHENS moved that il be laid on the Ia
ble and printed. Ordered accordingly.
And Mr.. S. gave notice that he would hereafter
introduce resolution resembling the rule Of the last
session in relation TO engraving.
Mr.. BoWLiN, on leave and in pursuance Of pre-
vious notice, asked obtained leave and introduced
joint resolution giving the assent Of Congress to
the disposition Of the 500 200 grant of land to
Missouri for the support Of free public schools as
provided in her constitution, made in convention
A. d. ls45i which resolution was read twice, and
committed.
.. MARIsk HOSPITAL AT PADucAH.
Mr.. BOYD rose to a privileged question. He
moved To reconsider the vote of yesterday on the
motion of the gentleman from Alabama, MIR Hoys-
ros,] submittfd under instructions from the Com
mtee of Ways and Means, by which that commit
tee had been discharged from the consideration of
the resolution Of the House Of the 9th ultimo, rela-
tive TO appropriation for marine hospital at Pa
ducah, in Kentucky.
Ia supporting this motion, Mr.. B. said that at
an early period of the session, the following resolu
ton had been adopted:
Rs,Ored That the Committee OF Ways and Means be In
,ructed to inquire into the proprey Of making an apPro
pratiou bd marine hospital the site purchased by
the goyenmo for thai purpose at Psducsh. Kentucky
Yesterday, (Mr. B. eontinued,) the gentleman
from Alabama, Mr.. HousToN,l under the order of
the committee, asked to be discharged from the fur
Their consideration of the subject and il was referred
tn the Committee on Commerce. The reason why |
have moved tina reconsideration, will strike the |
mind Of every member with force. This is no new
proposition. In 1887, law OF Congress was passed
authorizing the President TO cause to be selected
on the western waters number Of sites tive, be- |
eve,) fof the purpose of building marine hospitals
The selection was made. The commission report |
ed. The report was accepted; and a law was pass |
ed, authorizing the purchase of these sites, and
amongst them, this one at Paducah The sites
were purchased and paid for, and now the titles are
complete. At the last session, a law was passed
providing for the building Of hospitals upon these
SITES emitting Paducah, because the title to that site
WIS then incomplete But as the title was now COM
plee, as shown by letter from the Secretary Of
War, propose that this matter shall be referred
back TO the Committee Of Ways and Means and
that they report suitable provision for building the
hospital there. The propriety Of the motion will be
seen by the committee itself; and the House must
perceive at once that this cannot be regarded as
new proposition.
The question was then taken on the motion to re-
consider; and it was decided IN the Affirmative.
50 the vote reconstructed.
MIR BOYD then read clause found in the civil
and Diplomatic appropriation BILL containing an APP
propriaon for the erection of other marine hospi
tails.
The SPEAKER said the resolution would be re-
ferred back to the Committee of Ways and Means |
Mr.. Mckay was understood to inquire Of Mr.. |
DorJ whether he designed to instruct the commit
teei
MIR. BOYD said such had been his intention, but
he would waive il; THUS leaving the committee to
Inoiir. INTO the expediency of the appropriation
MIR. GEO 9 HOUSTON was understood to sug-
gcst that the vote having been reconsdered the res
ontion was now before the House for additional sc-
ton. 90 s..T' F ..a
The SPEAKER said the report made yesterday
by the gentleman from Alabama, [Mr. Housros, |
from tho Committee Of Ways and Means was a
dousle report. II proposed, first, that the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means should be discharged from |
the Further alteration ofhe subject and second
~ that il should be referred to the Committee on |
Commerce. Both these motions had been reconsid-
cted and the resolution therefore, in the opinion Of
the chair, went back to the Committee of Ways
and Means.
Mr.. 9 S. HOUSTON said he had no DISPOSE
tion--nor had the committee any disposition-to
evade action on this subject. They had thought,
however, that this was not in the same condition as
the other works provided for in the bill; and there
fore they had brought it back to the House.
Tbs resolution, without further discussion, was
referred back to the Committee Of Ways and Means.
Mr.. COOKE asked leave to introduce bill Of
which he had heretofore given notice, and which he
had bean endsavoring for some FIVE days past to
present.
Objection was made
Mr. BRODHEAD asked leave TO offer a resolu- |
ton having relation, (the reporter thinks,) to the
COMMIT tee on Rules; but some objection being made,
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