The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-02


the House that there had been great misaPprehen
sion the subject, and thai, no serious objection
on the part Of the House existed, he would moy'
the postponement Of the special order unlii The sec
oad Tuesday of the present month.
| The SPEAKER said that motion was IN order
Mr.. C. J. INGERSoLL said he, for one, woulc
only say that his decided impression had been tina
the second Tuesday had been the day specified. HI
had had no idea that IL sas the frst
Mr.. @. DAVIS moved that the rules in relation
TO the order Of business be suspended TO enable hin
to offer the following resolution; which was read FOL
information
Rssoir.d That the Committee ofths whole oase III.
Of the Union be discharged from the eonsdesion
bill to protect the rights Of American settlers In the ter
ey Of the same and that the and third sections
said bill be recommitsd TO the committse on the Judiciary
the fourth section TO the COMMITTEES on Public Lands s
hnh section to the Committee Indian Affairs the sixth
and seventh sections to the Committee on Military Affairs
Posi- Roads the ninth section to the Committee Of Ways
and Means and the tenth section to the Committee on Dor
egn Affairs. ..
The resolution elected some laughter.
Mr. c. J, INGERSoLL inquired Of the Speak,
err, whether the motion was debstsbel .. -
| The SPEAKER having replied in the negative
put the question on the motion 10 suspend the
rules.
And, two-,hirds no, having voted in the afhrma.
tive the rules were not suspended.
So the resolution was not received.
| Mr. PAYNE inquired what had become Of the
proposition Of the gentleman from Illinois, lMr
The SPEAKER said il was yet pending
MIR. PAYNE inquired whether IL would not be
in order TO correct the journal in this respecil
| The SPEAKER said that there was no necessity
for any correction, inasmuch the Journal had cor
reeIly stated the fact "
| Mr.. DOUGLASS. hope that the special or.
der viii be postponed until the second Tuesday OF
this month, and make that motion.
ID al. .L...k
er such disposition Of the bill lay now within the
power OF the House Could the House be in pos.
session of that subject before the time to which It's
consideration had been postponed should have ar
rived
The SPEAKER said that the House could ar.
range it's order Of business at any moment, and that
the motion to postpone was in order.
And the question was then taken, and decided IN
the affirmative without a decision.
SO the bill to protect the rights Of American
settlers in the Territory Of Oregon until the termi-
nation Of the joint occupation OF the same, was
made the special order Of the day for the seona
Tuesday in January, instead the first Tuesday, as
heretofore appointed.
THE TENTH VOLUME.
On a former day the following resolution was
reported from the Committee on the Judiciary:
ssois,d That clerk Of be directed to per
the 10Th volume Of United states complies
by him and published in this city and distribute them
that none shall be distributed members OF Congress
Delegates from Territories provided that they be pur
chased at 50 SoPery volume .. ...- . ~
And this resolution, aner some discussion as Il
/ the rights Of parties under existing contract fo
that work, the competing editions thar were ia pro
Of publication, the cost to the government &c.
had been referred TO the Committee Of the Who'll,
on the state Of the Union, (of which discussion,
sketch appeared in this paper.)
Mr.. RATHBUN now rose, and, after prelim
4 Of ,,l..
vote by which the bill had been so committed b,
| reconsidered, in order that the resolution nigh
come up for disposition in the House.
| This being privileged motion, took precedenc,
of all other business.
The discussion above referred to, end directed
mainly to the same points, was row renewed, nnc
was participated in, directly, or by way of expana
ton, by Messrs. RATHBUN, MCDOWELL
WINTHROP, M. BROWN, COBB, DILLING
HAM, REID, and MARTIN.
When Mr.. MCDOWELL, Remaining that h,
should adopt the principle in relation to THU
matter, that he should in any other transaction o
fe--that was, buy where he could purchase tn,
cheapest-moved, with that object in view, the pre-
vious question.
There was second. The main question on re.
consideration was ordered, and being taken, tn
/ House refused to reconsider the vote.
So the resolution continues to sleep comfortably
for the present in the Committee Of the Whole OF
the state of the Union. .'.
i .. ... ..' FoREIes wooL.
| Mr.. GORDON Qeave having been refused
moved that the rules of the House be suspended tc
enable him TO Introduce the following resolution
which was read for information:
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Treasury be- and h
hereby reque sted inform this House prac
cable OF the amount and quality of foreign wool mporte
into the United States since August 3d. sa2 in each
the Of duty paid thereon; the valuation of the
the last port place whence exported to the United State.
and the country whence exported and also the amount
countries in the time and the quality valuatio
at the port place Of exportationo such EXPORTS and
Of the United States as the department may have The
Of furnishing for the information of the House.
The House refused to suspend the rules So tn
resolution was not received.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER proceeded to call the commit
tees in their order for reports.
| Mr.. DANIELS, from the Committee on Claims
made an adverse report upon the petition of Henry
Bogardus and Ebenezer Atwell; which was lai'
uron the table. - ,... ...
Mr.. D., from the same committee, reported tn
\ A bill for the relief Of John Anderson;
A bill for the relief of Charles M. Gibson, &C
lcompaned by a report in each case; which bill
were scverally read first and second time, ant
committed to committee of the whole House to-
morrow.
Mr.. POLLOCK, from the same committee, mad.
report upon the petition Of the securities of Eli
ljah J. Weed, late quartermas,er of marines, de
ceased, accompanied by bill for their relief; which
Till was read first and second time, and COMMITTEES
to committee Of the whole House tomorrow.
Mr.. GORDON, from the same committee, mad
a report upon the petition Of Lyon and Howard
accompanied by bill for their relief which bill wa
read a first and second time and committed to
committee of the whole House tomorrow. -r
4 Mr.. McCLERNAND, from the Committee o.
the Public Lands, to which the petitions upon tn
subject were referred, reported bin TO remove tn
land Office at Lebanon, in the State Of Alabama fror
that place to Jacksonville in said State; which bi
was read first and second time, and committed I
the Committee Of the whole House on the state Q
the Union. 5 . .. .....' .... s. ...e
Mr.. ASHMAN, from the same committee, mad
adverse report on the petition of Jesse johnson
which report was laid on the table. .. ....u.....
| .n t. OREGON. ..,". ....
The Committee on Military Affairs having bee
called,
MIR. HARRISON, its chairman, reported "a bi
to raise two regiments Of r1emcn, and for othe
prrposes.D which was read first and SECOND tim