The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-16


which considered by unanimous consent and agreed
to:
Resolved Thai the Committee the Post Office and Post
fishing mail-route from the Washington Village, IN the
Of Coventry in the State Of Rhode Island by the way
ege Ill., in West Greenwich to the town of Volunown, in
the State OF Connecticut
PAY TO SICK VOLUNTEERS
Mr.. TURNEY submitted the following resolution;
which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed
to;
ResOlusd, That the Committee on Military Affairs be in
nteers discharged in Mexico in consequence OF Sickness
their pay for the full term OF their enlistment
NATIONAL ROAD.
MIR SEAPLE submitted the following resolution;
which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed
Resolusd, That the Committee Roads and Canals be
Instructed q inquire into The proPe Of ren9@lsnR 70
al road within their limits and oil granting 70 said states
quantity ofand which viii be adequate to the completion
Of said road TO thee Mississippi river.
STEAM FRIGArE MISSOURI.
Mr. JOHNSON, OF Louisiana, submitted the following
resolution which was considered, by unanimous con-
sent, and agreed TO:
sucted inquire into the expedency ofmakng appro
pration indemnify the officers seamen, and marines of
tanned by them by the destruction by fire Of the said gate
Gibraltar, ON the ID August, lst3.
ROUTE TO OREGON.
Mr.; ATCHISoN submitted the following resolution for
consideration;
ResOIvsd That the Secretary of the Senate be required
to procure the of the Senate 10000 copies of To-.
al b aP OF P s road s ron, se to Oregon
twenty-six hundred dollars.
IMPROVEMENT OF HARBoRs
Mr., BREESE submitted the following resolution for
consideration:
Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce be instruct
ed inquire into the expediency of king APPROPRIATIONS
for such harbos in the United States the safety of nav
CATION and interests OF commerce require.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
message received from the House of Represent
atives announcing the appointment the part of the
House, OF jolut committee on enrolled bills which was
Also, a message announcing the passage by the
House of joint resolution for the election OF two chap
ans to Congress, OF different denominations one BY each
house. to ofcate during the present session; which was
read and concurred In.
... PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Mr.. SEWER moved TO take up the message of the
President OF the United States with view TO its refer
ence to the appropriate committees; which agreed
On motion by Mr. SEWER, so much of the message as
relates TO the foreign relations OF the country was refer.
red to the Committee on Foreign Relations
On motion by Mr.. FAIRFIELD so much of the mes
sage relates to naval affairs, referred 10 the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs
On motion by Mr. LEWIS, so much OF the message as
relates to the finances OF the country, referred to the
Committee on Finance.
On motion by Mr.. NILES, so much of the message as
relates to the Post Office Department was referred to the
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
On motion by Mr.. BENTON, so much of the message
as relates to military affairs referred to the Commit
tee on Military Affairs.
On motion by Mr.. DIX, much of the message as re-
ates to the commerce of the country referred 10 the
Committee on Commerce
On motion by Mr.. DICKINSON, so much of the mes
relates TO manufactures was referred 10 the Com
mee on Manufactures.
On motion by Mr.. WESTCoTT, so much of the mes
sage as relates to the organization of territorial govern
mens in the provinces of Mexico taken possession of by
the arms of the United States referred TO the Com
mittee on the Territories
On motion by Mr.. BREESE, so much of the message
as relates TO the public lands, referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN ILLINOIS
The following resolution heretofore submitted By Mr.
SEMPLE, was taken up, and adopted:
Resoiped That the Committee on the Judiciary be in.
additional judicial district in the State of Illinois.
MAILS TO AND FROM THE VOLUNTEERS.
The following resolution, heretofore submitted by Mr.
SEMPLE, came up for consideration
Resolved, That the President of the United States be re-
luesed to communicate to the Senate what measures, if
papers and from the volunteers now in the service of the
United States in Mexico; and whether in his opinion any
mission and delivery of such letters and papers.
Mr.. EVANS wished TO know why the resolution
should be limited TO the correspondence of the volunteers
and not have reference to the whole army.
Mr.. SEhiPLE desired to learn if there was not some
provision requiring that letters to the army should be
prepaid Many of his friends had sent letters persons
among the volunteers which had not been received
He believed there had been some rregulary in regard
payment OF the postage at the proper office
and charging the to the soldiers II this matter
had been properly attended to the letters would have been
safely delivered and much anxiety and inconvenience on
he part of the soldiers and their friends home avoided
Mr. SEMPLE then modified his resolution so as TO in
Jude the regular army as well volunteers and in this
shape 1t was agreed to.
PAY, PENSIONS, AND PRIZE MONEY.
The following resolution heretofore submitted by Mr.
BENTON, was taken up and agreed to: