The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-29


wounds age or other lnhnes, he shall be retired from
service his monthly pay without raons OF other allow
ton efficient in physical power shall fill the place OF snch
retired officer with the raons and emouments belonging
Junior NAV have promoted Provided That any retired
officer entitled 70 pension Tor wounds received IN Dae'
shall forfeit his claim thereto.
lad be further enacted That carry the provisions
Of this act the Secretary OF War be- and he hereby is
NAV eaure the procedure 10 refer tie case OF any dis
qualified officer Aforesaid, TO an army board which shall
consist OF less than commissioned officers OF rank
and experience 10 be detailed by the generalnchef and
the said board shall give their opinion on the merits OF the
ngs thereon 10 the rotary War; be laid before the
President of the United States ior his communion,
disapproyal, and written orders
PRIVATE. ...
Mr.. SCHENCK, (by leaye,) from the Committee on Ma
val Affairs reported bill for the relief OF James Gynn
which was referred TO the Committee OF the Whole
House Tomorrow
cEssIoS OF LANDS TO CINCINNATI.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM, pursuant to notice, asked and OBJ
tanned leave introduce bill TO cede certain lands TO the
city OF Cincinnati and for other purposes; which was
read twice. and referred TO the Committee on Public
Lands
Mr. BURT by unanimous consent submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was agreed to:
Resoped That the Committee Military Affairs be re-
subsistence and quarters for volunteers from the time oe
enrolment until they mustered into the service Of the
United States.
CALL FOR REPORTS IN THE ORDER OF STATES.
committees in their order for reports.
The SPEAKER proceeded to call the standing commit
tees in their order.
Mr.. GORDON, from the Committee of Claims, report
ed bill for the relief OF Geo Parsons which read
twice referred to the Committee of the Whole House.
and ordered to be printed.
ed bill for the relief OF Elijah + Richards; which
referred TO the Committee OF the Whole House to-mor
row.
Commerce be discharged from the further consideration
of the memorial Of citizens of Ohio for grant OF land
to the GAINESVILLE and Maysvile Turnpike Road Com
pany and that be referred TO the Committee Roads
and Canals; which ordered.
ERECTION OF LIGHTHOUSES.
Mr.. NcCLELLAND also, from the same committee
asked that the bill authorizing the erection OF certain
lighthouses, and for other purposes, be recommed to
SAID committee; which was ordered
WAR WITH MEXICO
Mr. c. J. INGERS0LL, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, submitted the following resolution:
Rcsored That 5000 extra copies of the report (Doc
No 1852 OF the LIST session of this Congess presented 26h
June from the Committee Foreign Affairs, on the war
with Mexico, be printed sbr the of this House.
Mr. PETIT objected to the consideration OF the res
Dir INGERSOLL moved a suspension of the rules for
that purpose and, on that motion, demanded the yeas
and nays
The demand for the yeas and nays not being seconded
tived. ''''' " P' w" WIZ '"~ viz "''N'" "'s"'
So the rules were not suspended.
RESOLUTIONS
Mr. BR0DHEAD moved that the rules be SUSPENDED
and the House proceed TO call the States in then order
for resolutions not giving rise TO debate.
Mr.. BOWLIN moved that the resolution be amended
to direct that the call be commenced with the
younger States, "thus proceeding backwards for once
which motion was lost on division-ayes SIS, noes not
counted.
The question recurring upon the motion to suspend the
rules, it decided in the affirmative, and the rules
thereupon were suspended.
REFECTORIEs THE CAPITOL.
Mr.. HAMLlN submitted the following resolution, upon
which he demanded the previous queston-viz.
Resored That the reiectores in the basement of this
Mr. PRESTON KING rose to a point of order He
desired to know OF the chair whether this resolution
would not come under that class of resolutions not con-
tempated by the resolution under which the House was
then acting as would "gve rise to debate except for
the previous question.
The SPEAKER replied that it had been decided over
and over again that the position occupied by the gentle
man from Maine, GMr. HAMLIYl correct and that
having exercised his right of moving the previous ques-
ton, thus pecuding debate, his resolution properly
before the House.
Mr. BRINKERHoFF called for the reading of the
and II read.
Mr.. HANlLlN modified the resolution by adding the
words, unless the keepers thereof shall suspend the
sale therein OF all intoxicating liquors"
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, asked if this House
passed resolution OF the nature under consideration if
could be effective unless it joint resolution, and
The SPEAKER said that the effect Of the resolution
was not the subject then under consideration,
Mr.. BOWLIN Does not the record already show that
no spirituous liquors sold there' tLaughierJ
Mr.. MCDANIEL moved that the resolution be laid on
the table,
Upon which question Mr.. HAMLIN demanded the
yeas and nays, and they were seconded
The yeas and nays being aken resuted-yeas is, nays
100, as folows-viZ .|.'" ",.-
YEAS-NIessrs. Ashmun, Bowln, Brodhead Augustus
Chapman, Cobb Corell, Cunningham, Fries, Garvn,
Liordon, Edmund w. Hubbard, Leake, Nc Daniel, Nc
Henry, John r. Martin, Parish Roberts, and Thomasson
is. 'a.. .ea .... = HIM.. = -.
NAYS-Messrs. Abbott Stephen Adams, Anderson Ar
mold, Barringer Benton, Bggs, Blanchard Bowdon, Brink
Burt, Carroll, Cathcart, Reuben Chapman, Chase Chip,
man, Clarke, Collamer Collin, Cranson Cullom Culver
Cnmmns, Delano De Mott, Dillingham;, Dixon Douglass
Ellsworth, Erdman, Faran, Ficklin, Foot, Foster Gid.
Iamlin, Henley, billiard, Elias b. Holiness John w,
Houston, George s. Houston, Samuel d. Hubbard Hudson
Iungerord Washington Hunt, james b. Hunt, Charles ].
ngefsol Joseph X. Ingerso, Jenkins James H. Johnson
Lewis McClelland, McCrate, Joseph J. Mcdowell James
Nc Dowell, McGaughey, Mckay, Barclay Martin, Morris,
NoseIey, Mouton, Niyen Norris, Pollock Ramsey, Rath
,un Reid Ripley, Julius Rockwell Root Runk, Sawtee
Sawyer, Scanmon Seldom Severance, Leonard II. Sims
simpson, Thomas Smith, Caleb b. Smith, Robert Smith,
lanes Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Tnden, Toombs,
| redway Trumbo, Vinton, Wentworth, Wheaton, Wick,
Williams Wmo,. Winthrop, Wood, Woodruff, Wood.
ward, and Yost-l2O. - .sa... .'..a ... ,..r..
So the resolution was not laid on the table
The question recurring upon the demand for the pre-
vious question, it was seconded. 4. Il .-.,
The main question being then put, it was decided in
he affirmative, Uird Uoce .-
CLAIMS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AGAINST THE U. s.
Mr. NORRIS (by eave) introduced bill providing for
The settlement of the claims OF the State Of New Hamp-
shire against the United States; which referred to