The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-20
THE DAILY UNION.


agreed 10;
as' e. Ta. e q Il dc es s. ss
Weed Nall and the rsss and rssss. % y s nst.e
sioa. o~s~ish 70 take sworn testimony IL New York
behalf the united states and also Of tho psonsrs as
port and testimony with HI opinion thereon early
day as praeuesbie
II THE MAuMEE RIVER.
On motion of Mr.. MILLER, ~
Ordered, that the Committee on Roads and Ca
mails be discharged from the consideration OF The pc,
ttion Of citizens of Indiana for the Improvement OF
the Msumee river, and that il be referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
4 sErs N. LEAyEswoRTH.
MIR KENNEDY, from the COMMITTEES on the Post
Office and Post Roeds, made report upon the peli-
ton of Seth M Leavenworth, accompanied by
Joint resolution for his relief which resolution was
read twice and committed,
EMANUEL BrRRr, &c.
i In pursuance of previous notice, Mr., SEAMAN
asked Obtained leave, and introduced bill for the
relief Of Emanuel Berry and John M. Reese; which
was read twice and referred TO the Committee OH
\ Commerce.
rHE MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS.
i In pursuance Of previous notice, Mr.. PRICE
asked and obtained leave introduce bill TO con-
tinue in force act making an appropriation for the
payment Of horses lost by the Missouri volunteers
in the Florida war which bill was read twice and
\ committed.
| AssIesEEs IN BAsKRUrrcY.
In pursuance Of previous notice, MIR. JOHN A.
ROCKWELL asked and obtained leave to intro
duee bill in relation to assgnees in bankruptcy;
4 which bill was read twice and committed TO the
Committee on the Judiciary
i rusLic LANDS TX ILLINOIS.
\ Mr.. WENTWORTH gave notice OF motion
for leave TO introduce bill 10 authorize the State Of
Illinois to tax the lands within her limits as soon as
sold.
Il cosrEsrEp ELECTION FROM FLORIDA.
Il Mr.. HAMLIN, chairman OF the Committee OF
Elections, in pursuance Of the notice he had here
tofore given, rose and moved that the House pro.
coed to the consideration Of the report Of that COM
mittee in the Of the contested election from the
State Of Florida.
And this is question Of privilege.
Il Personal.
Mr. CABELL (the sitting member from Forda)
ross and asked leave TO make a personal ex Plana-
ton.
Leave having been granted,
4 Mr. CABELL said that he wished 10 call the
attention Of the House to certain reports published
in the newspapers Of Friday last ofasia,ement pur-
porting TO be made by the chairman Of the Commit
tee Of Elections, and which he would ask the clerk
) TO read.
The clerk then rsed be following statements:
Al Prom the Baltimore Patriot Of Jan. II.
mir H.snis chairman Of the Committee Of Elections
signed Tor ths House 10 Consider the Flo1s election ease
But he UNDERWOOD ths member how holding the
as he should Isan Mr. wouS s up ne aS
election Tor and he did not return
by Monday next then MIR a. would make proposition TO
the House the subject OF that genernans absence"
from the Union Of Friday evening last
"cosrEsrGp EL,erlos rroN FLoKip.- Mr. H.nlrs chair
man Of TIE COMMITTEES on Elections. rose and said would
he reeeliecsd that he had some days since given roee
from Fopida ,oay lie Ind now r;,.n for the Suposs Of
log that he did not propose to call up case 10 day
and would take this oee,soo to say that when he had
gwen ms no.es me 1nsr ae ono not snow nor dd
ton knew, ths, the sitting member was absent lie r rs
had harmed this until last evening He Understood
that the gentleman proposed TO return thi.
s ne matter n.a now neen m Y nuDer o. aays
the geniieman return II he returned to night he should
call up Tomorrow lfih gentleman did return in all
week the committee had come to the conclusion that
bs,Sep .hs ssnsmao renmsd or NOT enS IN s
event he Air IL should call up the report on Monday
nextS =
5 The extracts having been read,
d Mr.. CABELL proceeded to say that he was not
present when these remarks had been made, and he
was not, therefore, prepared to cav which of these
two reports WINS true He undentood IN. Chairman
of the committee to saw, however that the first OF
the two reports THAT from the ubntmore Patriot)
was moro particularly iucorrect---especiauy as to
that part of J, which spoke of resolution Of inquiry
= as 10 his (Mr C. ,s) absence-no such in,ination
IS having been given bv that gentleman,
In relation to the report In the Union. - il Ger.
tainly placed him IN false position; inasmucb ,s
!. an infeceooe mpbt he drawn from ~. rem,rL. nj
!, the gentleman from Maine [Mr. H.MLrsl that az
, forts had been mae bv him IMr. CT 10 protract
4 decision or postpone The consideraon of M. on,s
ton. The report stated thai the report OF he com
mittee had been made somr dav. aimee and I'm, II,
Grafton had been DELAYED, but would no Longer
tcular asy in his absence. N ~ '""'" " VI p'''
III The rrnort Of The comm,,.. u,s mad. .ho,,, -.
I days ago Whether it was printed at the time The