The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-04

sent their merits briefly to the committee and not
beng disposed to consume more Of their time, he
would, IN conclusion, call upon those gentlemen
who were generous in regard to the pay and COM
pehsauoh OF the volunteers Tor the Mexican war, to
snow their magnanmIty in the present case. He
could assure them that from eye witnesses of those
scenes, and men IN whom he placed the most impli-
CIT conhdence-and among the rest TO member Of
the last Congress, Hon. Mr.. Bowen, who owed his
life to their liberalty and magnanimlty-he had
learned that never did display more courage,
more determined valor, nor more genuine patriotism.
Here was an opportunity for all who were so ex-
ceedlngly anxious TO manifest their love for brave
men TO exhibit their feelings. Here was a a.
subject for their beraity; and he would merely say
further TO them that he thought il might be as we'll
to conform their conduct to the old adage, pay off
the old score before you begin new one"
Mr.. Nee. here submitted an amendment
TO appropriate $4,000 to compensation to those citi'
Leh oil Michigan for private property taken destroy ed
The authorities troops Of Great Britain while such prop
e was In the possession or occupancy Of the troops or
caPtulaton subsistng between said governments during
said war"
Mr.. BOWLlN did not rise for the purpose Of en-.
teTlng into the general discussion. He was opposed
TO the bill, from beginning TO end, and he pledged
himself here II this bill passed. and the settlers at
tempted 10 NIX themselves upon the lands of Nilsson
~ TO raise his voice before the people In defiance Of
the whole concern. But his object was to cad at
tenuon To certain amendments which he intended 10
PROPOSE that il the bill should pass it would be in
such form al least do Justice to those on whom
the munIhcence Of this government was cast. He
then proceeded TO explain and enforce the provisions
Of his amendments.
Mr.. COBB obtained the floor, but a few minutes
remaining for debate and desistlng under this ne
cesslty from his purpose of going into general ar
gument, brought forward a few OF the points against
this bill, and warmly appealed TO the committee
against It's injustice and impocy.
The hour having expired, the committee proceed
ed TO vote.
Mr.. KING, OF Massach usetts, asked that an opin.
ION Of Chief Justice Marshall on tho subject Of these
claims might be read.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE objected, remarking that it
was in the nature Of debate.
The motion TO strike out the first section Of the
bill rejected.
Amendments were proposed by Messrs LEAKE,
THOMAS SMITH, s. ADAMS, 8. JONES,
COBB, BOWLlN, THURMAN, STANTON,
PENDLETON, HOUGH, SAWYER, MeCoN.
NELL, CUMMlNS, JACOB THOMPSON, AT
KINSON, B. MARTIN, MCDOWELL, Of Ohio,
and McCLELLAND.
All these amendments, without exception, were
voted down or declared out Of order.
Mr. DROMGOOLE offered a substitute for the
bill; which rejected
On motion Of Mr.. CONSTABLE, the committee
then and reported the bill to the House without
amendment
And the question being on ordering it to a third
reading;
Mr. HAMLIN moved the previous question.
Which seconded. And the main question
was ordered to be taken
Mr. BOYD asked the yeas and nays; which were
ordered, and being taken, resulted follows:
YEAs-Me'sr. Abbott, John Quincy Adams. Arnold
Ashmun, Blanchard, William W. Campbell, John II
smPbel Carroll John o. Chapman, Clarke, Constable
rlnston Culver. Davis Dixon, DOcksry, Dunlap, I'd.
sail J. u Ewing Edwin II. Ewing, Foot, Giles, Order
Gnnnell Hsmlin Hampton, Harper, Hilliard, Elias
Holmes, Isaac +. pomes John " Houston samuel D. |
Charles J. ngsrssl, Joseph r. Ingerson, jenkins Dan.
lei King Thomas B. King, Lawrence, Leib, Lewis
McHenry McIlvsine, Marsh, Miller Mone, Moseley,
Nven, Pendeton, Perry Petit Pllsbury. Pollock Ram
sawtelle scsmmon, schenck seaman, Severance Tru.
man smith, Albert Smith, Caleb B. smith, stewart |
Thompson, Tilden, Toombs Trumbo vinton. Wheaton,
White Williams, Winthrop, Wood Woodwork, Wright
NAIsSMessn. Stephen Adams, Atkinson Bedinger |
Bell n Benton BSs. Jsmf s Blsss 's%s. a BLACK Bow
Reuben Chapman, Chase, Cobb, Cooke Collin, CroLier
& Da1e ID Mott Doh
FickIin, Foster, GarviR, Goodyear, Gordon. Graham
Grover HARRISON, Harmanson, Henley, HOge, Hopkins
Hough, Geo. $. Houston, Edmund W. HUBBARD, Hunter,
James Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Andrew johnson, |
George w Jones. seaboIn Jones, Kaufman, Preston
Connell, Joseph Mcdowell Mckay. J. P Martin D |
Martin, Morris, MoultOn, Norris, Owen, Payne Reid
Relic, RhCtt Ritter, Roberts Sawyer Seldom, Aex ander
Sims. Leonard II, Sims, Simpson Thomas Smith, James
Thompson, Jacob Thompson Thurman, Tibbatts, Towns
Wentw ORTIZ Wick, Woodward, and Yost-ss
So the bill was ordered to a third reading. |
Whilst the clerk was calling the roll,
Mr.. PHI ELPS rose and said that he YVES inter- |
ested the passage Of the BILL and, therefore the
rule forbade him vote IL he could have been per-
mItted to do so, he would have voted against the
bill. |
[Mr. WHEATON, from the Committee on En-
rolled Bills, made report |
And having been read third time by its title,
And the question being, "Shal this bill pass"
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON moved that the House
adjourn. Gut the House refused to adjourn
The previous question demanded, and latter |
some conversation between Mr. LEAKE and the |
SPEAKER, on point of ordcr) was seconded
And the main question ordered to be now
taken. |
MIR. THOMAS SMITH asked the yeas and
nays, which were ordered
And the question, "Sha this bill pass" ia |
ken and decided in the affirmative, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Abbott, John q. Adams Arnold, Ashmun
Blanchard William w Campbell, John II. Campbell |
poePy nsnap
H. Ewing, Edwin II Ewing Foot, Giles, Order, Grnne
ome. HsPs W h Houston Ea 0T Ss
bard, Hudson, Washington Hunt James B. Hunt
Kes Thomas B1or King LeS
Levin Lyon Long Maclay. MCLEAN McCrate, McGaugh
ey, McHenry, mcIlvane Marsh, Miller, Morse, Moseey
Nven, Parish rendleon Perry, Petit Pisbury, Pollock
Ramsey, Julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell Root
Runk Sawelle, Scammon, Schenck Seaman, Severance
Truman Smith Albert Smith, Caleb Il. Smith, Stewart
strohm Strong Sykes Thibodeaux, Benjamin Thompson
Thomssson, Tilden, Toombs, Trumbo, Vinton, Whea
ton White, Williams, Wilmot, Winthrop Woodwork
Wright, and Young-9i
NATS-Messrs stephen Adams, Atkinson, Bedingcr
Bell, Benton, Biggs James Black James A Black, Bow
lin. Boyd Brinkerhof, peterborough Brodhead, Milton
Brown Burt Reuben Chapman, Chase Cobb, Cooke
Collin Crozier Cullom, Cummns, Cunningham, Daniel,
De Mott, l'ohbin, Douglass, Dromgooe, Ellsworth,
Erdman, Faran, Fckln, Foster Garvin Goodyear, Cor
don, Graham, Grover, Hnrason, Hormanson, Henley
Hoge. Hopkins, Hough, George =. Houston, Edmund
W. Hubarl Hunter, James H. Johnson Joseph Johnson,
Andrew Johnson, George W. Jones, seaborn Jones,
Kaufman, Preston King, Leake, Lumpkin, McCleand,
McClernand, Mcdonnell, Joseph J. Mcdowell Mckay
John r Martin Barclay Martin, Morris Mouton Norris
Owen, Payne Reid Relfe Rhet Ritter, Roberts, Saw
yer Seldom, Alexander D Sims Leonard II. Sims simp
son Thomas smith. James Thompson, Jacob Thompson,
Thurman Tihbattsr Towns, Wick and Woodwa rd-s7.
So the bill was passed precisely in the form ia
which it has heretofore been published in this paper
Mr. HAMLIN moved reconsideration of the
vote, and demanded the previous question.
A motion was made that the House adjourn. Re
jscted.
The question REQUIRED, and was taken, on the de-
mand for the previous question, and there was