The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-11
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Secretary OF War 10 lay before the House the re-
port OF Msssrs. Lewis q Blu Ter, commissioners "a
the wild Indians Of the west, &c. Adopted.
NAVY PENSIONS.
On motion Of Mr.. MCKAY, the House re-
solved itself into Commillee of the Whole on
the state Of the Union, (Mr. Co.'s, in the chair,
and took up the amendment Of the Senate TO the
navy pension bill, which adds section appropriate
ing $4,000 for the payment Of invalid pensions,
which, prior TO 1884, were paid out OF the priyateer
pension fund '.... ......r ....
Mr.. MCKAY moved that the House now concur
The question was put and decided in the aairma-
| tive. .. .. 1..
And, on motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the COMMITTEES
| agreed to rise and report. ..a'..... ...
| Mr. q. DAVIS rose and called for a count.
| The CHAIRMAN decided that II was too late
the question having been decided in the affirmative,
with no call for division.
Mr.. DAVIS objected to the validity of the pro-
ceedng, as there was no quorum present. and II was
not competent for the committee 20 act on this any
| other subject. .-. .. . ... ..I
The CHAIRMAN repeated that the COMMITTEES
had disagreed with the amendment Of the Senate, no
division having been called and that the Chairman
| could not know whether quorum was present OF
not, unless by count
The committee then rose and reported.
And the question was propounded on concuning
in the report Of the committee disagreeing to the
amendment Of the Senate.
| Mr.. @. DAVIS renewed his objection TO the va
lidity Of the proceedings Of the committee and
further conversation occurred on this point.
| IL being finally agreed that a vote Of the House
would indicate whether quorum was present,
| Mr.. ROCKWELL OF Connecticut demanded the
yeas and nays; which were ordered, and bsing taken
resulted-yeas "a, nays 48.
| So the amendment Of the Senate was non-con-
CURED in.
| REVENUE FROM CUSTOMS.
| Mr.. MCKAY asked leave to offer certain resolu-
tons, which (he said) were mere resolutions Of en-
Mr.. w. w. CAMPBELL objected.
| Mr.. MCKAY. | send them TO the chair, and
ask that they be read.
The SPEAKER. They will be read for infor-
i nation.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. object. a
Mr.. MCKAY. ask the reading, and | move
suspension Of the rules
| Mr.. CAMPBELL. object
| The SPEAKER. Il Is moved that the rules be
| suspended for the purpose Of receiving these reso
utions, and they will be read for Information. Tn,
| resolutions were read.
Mr.. CAMPBELL asked the yeas and nays OF
the motion to suspend the rules, which were or
dered.
| And the clerk proceeded to call the roll.
| Whilst doing so, Mr.. MCKAY interposed, and
asked leave to state that he had introduced the
| utions under instructions from the Committee Of
| Ways and Means.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman is not il
order.
The call Of the roll having been completed, tn,
result Of the vote was announced as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs. stephen Adams, Anderson. Arnold
,n SDse a SaS Benton bf
Brockenbrough, Burt John @. Chapman, Reuber
Chapman Chase, Clarke Cobb C0cks cummn' Gun
goole Dunlap Edsal Ellswo rh, Erdman, b. II. Ewing
farap. Fiekn, Fries, GaTvin; Giles Gordon, Grover
Houston Edmund W. Hubbard, Hunter, jenkins. Jane,
r. johnson, Andrew Johnson, seabOrn Jones, Kaufman
Lunpfn' Nacisy' MCLEAN, Mecleiand, Mccierns H
Mckay, John P. Martin, Barclay Martin Morse, MOuI
REID Rseu Ritter Roberts sswtsIIe seaPmon. %iss
snder ID. Sims Leonard H. Sims Stanton. Strong Sykes
wentworth Wick, Williams, wilmOt Winthrop Wood
ward, Woodwork, and Yost-so.
| Burlington, William W. Campbell, John II. Campbell
Carroll, Crsnson, Order, Grinnell, Hampton, samue
soil, Lewis McHenry Mciysns Marsh Miller Mo.eYsy
P.pdle,on Ramsey julius Rockwell, John A Rockwell
Albert smith. s,rohm. Tilden. Trumbo white. Wright
| and Young--ss. .--
So two-thrds voting in the affirmative, the rule,
were suspended, and the resolutions were received
| And the question being on the adoption Of the
| resolution
Mr.. MCKAY demanded the previous question.
Mr.. P. KING lin the meantIme) submitted an
amendment providing that the cost should include
the expenses of each district.
! Agreed TO-
The previous question was seconded. The main
question ordered, and the resolutions as amend.
ed were adopted
| Mr.. PETIT desired to offer an amendment
| The SPEAKER. 1t is too late. The resolutions
| are adopted.
Mr.. PETIT. They are passed. but no part Of
the question had been put until had addressed the
chair three times.
The SPEAKER. The chair did not hear the
gentleman.
| REPORT ON THE BANKS.
On motion Of Mr.. BOYD, submitted on leave
the report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the
subject of the banks was ordered to be printed
| Mr.. RHETT made an Intellectual effort to intro
| duce resolution.
| On motion of Mr. J. R. INGERSOLL, submit
charged from the consideration of the bill for the
relief Of Charles F. Cybel; which was read third
| time and passed
| PRIVATE BILLS.
On motion Of Mr.. DANIEL, the rules we're sus-
pended and the House proceeded to the considen-
ton Of Senate bills on the private calendar.
Several private bills from the Senate (of which
we could not obtain the titles) taken up, con-
sidered read third time and passed.
Mr.. McCLERNAND, on leave given, reported
back from the Commute on Public Lands, the joint
resolution from the Senate relative to errors and de-
fective in certain plate and field notes. which,
by consent, was read third time and passed.
Mr.. MARSH made an Intellectual motion to dis
| charge the Committee of the Whole from the con-
sideraton of the bill for the relief of J. p. Skin
ner.
Mr.. w. w. CAM PBELL moved a suspension
Of the rules for the purpose Of proceeding to the
consideration ofthe bill for the relief of the widow
of Alexander Hamilton.
The motion rejected.
MIR. DANIEL said, that there were number of
Senate bills in Committee ofthe Whole, some Of
which ought to pass. 1.-THE House would indulge
him by going into committee, he would designate
SUCH as in his OPINION entitled to its favora
BILE consideration.
The motion was not agreed 10.
Mr.. HARRISON, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported the bill from the Senate for
the relief Of Bent, st. Vran & Co.
The bill was committed ...s.." ...
Mr.. HARALSON also reported the bill for the
relief Of Mary MacRea, widow Of Colonel Will
liam MacRen, late of the army Of the United
States. .......
Mr.. billiard, from the Committee on the