The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-05

be printed, aud referred to the Committee the Ii
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Mr., MeDUFFIE submitted the following resolu-
ton; which lies over; .,.-.
Rssassd That this Commissioner Of the General Land
in the two upper tracts OF the Houmas' land claim mum
bered in the Transcript Of decisions Nos lT and Is'
before tbs board OF and connrmed and
also the number Of Of said grant included IN hs pa
Eats issued the llth Of August lst4 sna cns
under the survey ordered by Caborn and exeiu
ded Ia the patents issued Aforesaid ami tue snauon OF
nssa ssis s. b s La%d Once within the limits patent
ed on the 18th OF August s aforesad aud the number
% Of the sad which have been sur
rendered to the Gsnsra Land Once oy the paIs. hSns
thereon The number Of applications by persons holding
within the limits embraced In the patents Of that date
% the Land once since the lah Of August 1874 to have
those doas patented the TO this date with
copy OF each application and also the number Of spPea
lions which been made for refunding Of purchase
money also what OF purchase money has been
refunded upon entries made within the limits Of the Houmss
August Isll ana the OF acres upon which pur
chase money has been refunded .... . ...
Mr.. YULEE submitted the following resolu-
ten
Rlsoissd That the Committee on Public Lands be direct
hs grant Of alternate sections Of the public lands along
line OF all public improvements which may be cons, rds
are stuatsd and also similar grant along the line of nv
err the navigation Of which may require improvement
Mr.. Y. asked the immediate oonsid GRAFTON Of the
resolution, IL no objection was offered thereto.
Mr.. WEBSTER objected; and requested that
the resolution be allowed TO lie over under the rule
The senate had fallen very much into the habit oil
submitting resolutions which read frequently so
low that none could hear them, and acted upon
without law or order He objected to such viola
ton Of rules. This suspension Of rules by unani-
nous consent quite equal TO an entire abroga-
ton Of Them and he felt It his duty TO object 10 any
further proceeding OF this kind.
The resolution, being objected to, lies over.
REPORTS FROM coaMIrrEEs.
Mr. FAIRFIELD, from the Committee on Ma
val Affairs, TO whom was referred the petition OF
Samuel r. Reed, asked that said committee be dis
charged from It's further consideration, and that
be referred TO the Committee on Pensionsj which
was agreed to.
Mr. DICKINSON, from the Committee Of
Claims, to whom was referred the House bill for
the relief Of John r. Williams, reported it without
amendment.
Mr.. NILES, from the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads, reported without amendment
the House) Joint resolution for the relief Of Seth
M. Leayenworth.
GENERAL PRE-EMprios SYSTEM.
On motion Of Mr.. ASHLEY, the Senate took up
ton system in favor Of actual settlers upon the pub
lie lands when its further consideration was post
poned until Wednesday next, for which day it was
made the special order.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
On motion Of Mr. SPElGHT, the Senate re-
sumed the consideration Of the bill granting alter
nate sections Of the public lands for the improve
ment of Pearl river.
No further amendments being offered, the ques-
ton was announced upon ordering the bill to be en-
CROSSED for third reading. The yeas and nays
being ordered, were taken, and resulted as fol-
lows
YEAs-MessrI Ashley. Atehison, Barrow Breese. Css,
Chalmers, John NJ. Clayton Corwin, Greene, Houston
johnson of Nd Johnson of La Miller Morehead, Rusk
Sewer Simmons, sPeight Sturgeon Webster and West
NAYs-McSIrs. A,herton Bsgby. Berrieu, Bright Tho,
Mcbuhe, Msngum Niles, Penny hacker. and Turney-Is.
So the bill was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading. 80.
tSeveral messages in writing were received from
the President Of the United States.
Mr.. WEBSTER presented a memorial from
Henry Stevens, a citizen Of the United States now
in England, engaged in the collection OF American
books, documents, &c. in relation to the History Of
the United States, for the benefit of the British
museum, praying Congress to aid him, by furnish
ing for the use of the above museum, copies of all
public documents State papers, which have boon,
or may hereafter be printed by Congress; which
referred to the Committee on the Library.
Mr.. w. took this occasion also to protest against
the taking up Of important measures in the Senate,
before the old hour of i o'clock.
A bill 1.-THE Pearl river) had just been ordered to a
third reading, by vote Of two thirds Of the Senate
The morning hour was, by the rules, set apart for
morning business, called, and his consent would
never be given to taking up important measures, un
iii after the hour Of i.
TREATIES WITH THE REPUBLIC TEXAS.
A message from the President of the United
States, communicating in compliance with resou-
ton of the Senate information the subject of the
treaties concluded between the late republic of
Texas and the governments of France and Great
Britain was read; and on motion Of Mr.. WEB
STER ordered to be printed.
RErRocEssIoN OF ALEXANDRIA.
Mr.. PENNYBACKER rose for the purpose of
lnquirng of the chairman of the Committee for the
District Of Columbia, when that committee might
be expected to report to the Senate in relation to the
House bill for the retrocesson of the county of
Alexandria to the State Of Virginia.
Mr.. HAYWOOD replied that he was unable to
answer the question of the honorable gentleman
from Virginia. further than to state that the com
mttee wer, engaged in the consideration of the sub
iect, and very busy in hearing speeches thereon
He supposed however that the bill might be report
ed during the coming week.
THE CALL FOR TROOPS BY GENERAL GAINES.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the fol-
lowing resolution, submitted yesterday by Mr..
CASS: ..- '""" -. y" .#y'.
Re,o That the President be requested to inform the
senate whether officer Of the army during the past
present year. has called volunteers militia into the
vice e the United states without lsgs authority ,hsrsior
organized and whether Of officers Of the line stan
h"en appointed contrary to law and whether such calls il
made, were necessary and the probable they will
cost; and WHETHER any advantages have resulted
likely result hererom and also what the De-
partnent Of War adopted for the defence Of the
frontier oil the United states, during the period
Mr.. CASS rose and said that when this resou.
ton was up yesterday, the honorable senator from
South Carolina had asked him question which he
would answer now. Before he did so, however, he
would state that the action of the other House yeser
day had in some measure superseded the necessity Of
any thing being done till it before the Senate
The House had introduced provision into the law
prohibiting the calling Of any militia or volunteers
unless the officer sent to the governor of the State
on whom the requisition made, copy of the or.
ders Of the Executive of the United States He
(Mr c. would take occasion to repeat that his OBJ
ject was not to cast censure upon any one. He did
not contemplate military inquiry at all. 1t was
civil inquiry. For General Games himself he en-
terained high respect. He was an honorable,
brave, and patriotic man. He had rendered emf
nent services to his country. He (Mr. C.) did not
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