The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-21

MIR. JACOB THOMPSON desired tine reporter
thinks) TO suggest ali amendment.
The SPEAKER put the question on the demand
for the previous question, and the vote stood-ayeS
60, noes 81.
So there was a second.
And the main question was ordered TO be now
taken, (Which main question was, hrst on inc
amendment Of Mr. HUsrER, and then on ordering
the bill TO third reading)
The amendment having been read, and the ques-
ton being on agreeing thereto,
Mr.. BOYD asked the yeas and nays, which
were ordered and, being taken, resulted as fol-
lows
YEAs-Msssrs Abbott John Q. Adams, Barringer,
Burlington Bur William w Campbell aaron J SiIsI
Dargsn, Garrett Davis Dslano, Dixon, Doekeryi Drom'
Eoois. Edwin living Foot, Graham orSSr ann5Sl
Edmund W. Hubbard. Samuel ID. Hubbard, Washington
Hunt, Hunter, Joseph r. lngsrOli Lewis Levin Nc
we'll John A. Rockwell, Root Runk, seaman, seddon,
severance Truman smith, Albert Smith, stephens Bena
ton, White winthrop. woodruff, and YOuns-oO.
Benton, Bggs James 4 black Bowun Boyd. brinksrhOn
Brodhead WIN. q. Brown Cathcart Augustus A Chapman
Reuben Chapman. Chase Chapman, Clarke, Collin Gull
o@, cS@%n.. Cunningham Daniel Jefferson Davis, De
Erdasn, Faran Feklin, Fries, Garyin. Giles Grover,
H.mlin, Hampton HARRISON Harmanson, Henley, Hose
Charlie, J. Ingerso jenkins, James IL Johnson Joseph
Johnson Andrew Johnson, George w. Jones, sesborn
iS%s1 p Mscs.n MsGsa hecisaad Joseph J.
Mcdowell Mckay Barclay Martin Morris, Moulton, Nor
Ref. r'f Ri.r kos.r saass sarys sss%%on Ass
andsr D. Sims, Leonard H. sims, Thomas smith, Robert
saith 81 John s'%SE T&S@S s w Jacob
ward, woodwork Yell and Yost-ss.
so the amendment was rejected.
The ball was then ordered to third reading at
this time.
And having been read a third time by its title,
and the question being, "Shall this bill pass ?"
Mr.. PAYNE demanded the previous question,
which was seconded And the main question
ordered To be now taken.
Mr.. THoS. SMITH, Mr.. HENLEY, and
others demanded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, and, being taken, resulted as follows
YEAs-Messrs Abbott. John @ Adams stephen Ad.
ans Anderson, Atkinson Barringer Bsdingtr Bell Ben.
ton. Biggs James A Black, Bowln Boyd. BriDkeThoH.
William Brown, Burlington Burt, carroll Cs'h heart
Cooke, Collin, Crozier Culom Cummins, Cunningham.
DSryan, jefferson Davis DE Mott, Dillingham;, Dixon,
Dobbin, Douglass DromgOole. Dunlap, EdEall ETdnan
Fsnh, Eickln Foster Garyin, Giles, Grinnell Grover,
ia@ln, Hampton Harrison, Harm9n,On; Henley, Hos.,
Hunter Charles j. lngerSoll Jenkins James ~ Johnson
Joseph Johnson Andrew johnson, o. ". Jones' seaborn
Lyon. Lamp2in. McCiean' McCielisnd' Mcciernsnd'
Joseph J. Mcdowell McGaughsy Mckay, Barclay Mar.
Price Reid Relfe Ritter Roberts sawtelle sawyer Scam.
Seldom, Alexander D. Sims, Leonard H. Sims Thomas
Smith, Robert smith stsrES eather s.. John, s!rohm.
TrsdSsys Trumbo, Wentworth White, Wick Williams
woodward, wOOdw orh, Yell, Young, and YoIt-Ils,
seaman and Woodrun-6.
So the bill was passed.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. BOYD, the House resolved it.
self into Committee OF the Whole on the state Of
the Union, (Mr. HoPKNs, Of Virginia, in the
chsir,) and resumed the confederation Of the bill
making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses Of government for the year ending the
Both day Of June, l847, and for other purposes.
Mr.. GROVER moved TO strike out the following
item:
"For compensation Of two keepers Of the public
archives in Florida, one thousand dollars"
Mr.. GROVER wished to know what these ar
chives we're, and what necessity there for put
ting such an item in the BILL and if the archives be
longed to the general government, why were they
not transferred to the land office
Mr.. MCKAY explained, that these were archives
transferred to the government by the acquisition of
Florida They related TO the titles Of property in
that State. The appropriation had been regularly
made ever since the acquisition Of Florida, Three
years ago resolution had been adopted instructing
the Committee on Public Lands to inquire into the
expediency OF having these papers transferred to-
Tallahassee, the seat Of government, or Of placing
them in the custody Of some officer. The commit
tee (of which the present Speaker Of the House of
Representatives was charman) made report against
the proposition.
Mr. GROVER was not satisfied Che said) with the
explanation. He supposed the archives related to
titles. But was Congress-, for all time to come to
thousand dollars year for the preser-
vation Of archives which could be kept lust as well
in the Office Of the Secretary of State'
Mr.. BROCKENBROUGH explained, and vindi-
Gated the necessity and proprety Of the appropria-
ton The amount paid TO the keepers (of whom
there were two) was $500 apiece. One of them had
his Office in the extreme west, at Pensacola and the
other at the extreme east, in st. Augustine. This
was necessary to the convenience of the peo-
pie and of the government The one officer
had charge of the archives relating to the
west-the other to the east The gentleman
from New York Mr. GRovERl seemed to think il
strange that there was such office established in
his own State Could not the gentleman see the
in his own State he'd by grants from foreign
government, and in different language probably
there would then be n necessity for a keeper Of
the public archives in New York. Mr.. B. stated
the various purposes for which the Office in Florida
was required, and the consequent necessity of the
appropriation.
Mr.. GROVER expressed himself still dissa,is-
fed.
Mr.. Mckay referred to Mr.. CoLLAMER in rela-
lion to the report made two years ago, from the Com
mttee on Public Lands.
MIR. COLLAMER rocolected (he sad) that two
years ago the subject had heon sent to that committee
Of which, then as now, he member. The
committee gave the subject full consideration, and
made report upon II. They came unanimously to
The conclusion that the public service required that
this system of keeping the archives should be con-
Iinued.
Mr.. MCKAY then remarked if any change was
10 be made, should be done no, by striking out the
but in the proper form. Let the gen.
leman introduce resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Public Lands to report bill which would
effect his object.
Mr.. GROVER INDICATED his motion as an ap-
propriae mode of arriving at desirable reform,
and spoke ofthe parliamentary difficulties which at
tended every other mode Of proceeding.
Mr.. BROCKENBR OUGH made some further
explanations.
On the suggestion of Mr.. MCKAY, the report
referred toy from the Committee on Public Lands
was read. ,-..
Mr.. CHAPMAN insisted that the duty of pre-. |
serving these archives belonged to the State, and
not to the general government
Mr.. DARGAN inquired whether these archives
we're evidences of private tesi
Mr. BROCKENBROUGH. or all SORTS IF titles |
n the State |