The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-08

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Mr.. ATCHiSoN inquired whether the title 70
the land was contested, or whether there was any
other claimant.
Mr.. ASHLEY replied in the negative.
Afer some further conversation between the
above gentlemen, the bill considered as ~ COM
mittee OF the whole, reported back TO lbs Senate
without amendment aud ordered 70 be sngrossed
! for third reading.
Ga motion, IL Was
Rs,olsss That when tho senate adjourn. II sdJoum to
| Monday next
| coMnIITIE or CLAIMS
Mr.. PENNYBACKER moved that the yaGancy
occasoned in the Committee Of Claims by NE rssig-
nation Of Mr. BAsBY be filed by nomination by the
! Chair; which motion was adopted and
The PRESIDENT nominated Mr.. DIeKHsos.
| Mr.. ALLEN, from the Committee on Foreign
| Relations, to whom was referred the join resolu-
ton presented by him some time since, advising the
President Of the United States TO give noueeio Great
Britain Of the cessation Of the joint occupation OF
the Oregon Territory, reported back the sanf, with
an amendment TO read as follows;
JOINT RESOLUTION to anoul and abrogste tn consen.
uon Of the sixth day Of August sighssn husred and
tweo,yssven, between the United suites Of Anres and
Great Britain relative TO the eoanTy wsswsn Of the
Stony o. Rocky mountains.
RssOhsS BY hs ssasts Sad Hsass Of R,prf'ssuaiiss.
" ne Uslsa staiss u -S@srses ~ Csasrsss 4r.tl<a
he SKIN Of August eighteen hundred and twsny
between the United ststes Of Aneica and Grsat htan
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mountains the United States Of America do SOW think 10
snnul sbrogste that convention and the said eoyen
ton hereby accordingly entirely annuDed and abrogated;
Prordsd That this shall take effect after s
piTaion OF the term OF twelve months IRON the day On
the passage Of this resolution And the President q the
united states hereby authorized and required to give
such notice. and also at the expiration Of ssla eon'enson
| ~ issue his procsmation setting forth that TACT
Mr.. A., on reporting the resolution, obsered
that the reason why he did not before do so, was,
he had been told by senator that he desired TO
make u preliminary question; one which came APP
previously TO the general words Of the resolutions.
80 as TO keep the discussion Of the two quts.
tons separate add distinct from each other. He
| proposed, therefore, on Monday morning next, To
ask the Senate TO take up the resolutions, with a
view TO FIX day for the consideration Of the subject
matter OF this question, and that the preliminary
question be then ton Monday brought teforo the
Senate.
The reading OF the amendment be,g called for, il
was ordered.
After some few remarks thereon from Mr.. CAL
HoUN and others, the amendment was ordered to
reprinted. ,,,,r-..,
Rtotred That the Secretary OF the Senate procure and
place IN the room Of the Committee y Foreign Relation
ment maps Get Of globes and such hooks the commit
tee may direct and pay oL them out the contingent fund
Of the Senate provided the expenditure for this purpose
shall not exceed $500.
Mr. A. hoped that there wouli be no objection TO
the adoption Of the resolution and observed 1t was
a remarkable fact that whilst other rooms were
| furnished with books and maps, there was, in
the room Of the Committee On Military Affairu,
but one solitary map, and with the exception
| Of documents printed for the use Of both
houses no books; not single volume relat-
| ing TO the business Of that committe. The con-
sequence was that thecommittee were compelled to
repair to the library, and to those books in the War
| and State Departments, which entailed more labor
| than their reQtiar huanesg rept,irel The
did not originate with him. the committee felt that
there were books required in order that they might
be able to discharge their duties, and in that view
he acquiesced.
Mr.. DAYTON said a few words, and
! Mr.. DAVIS stated that the committee to which
he belonged ION Commerce) felt the same inconve-
nience for want OF books &c; and such the diff
| fcuty Of procuring them, that they were a long
time before they could geta digest ofthc laws of the
United States; and he was not sure hut even that
had disappeared from the room. Now, aiey Eel,
strongly the Inconvenience Of that state Of things;
they were every day obliged to seek information
where they could get il; and he thought something
ought to be added to the furniture OF that room in
the way Of books, &c. He would be glad to sec
some measures taken to furnish not only the room OF
the Committee on Military Affairs, but all the res,
with such books, maps, &c, as were requisite.
The question being called on the resolution, it was
agreed to.
| On motion of Mr.. HAYWOOD, the Senate then
went into executive session, and after some time
spent therein, during which several nominations by
the President of the United States were confirmed, J
the doors were opened, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The journal of yesterday having been read,
| Mr. HAMLIN desired to offer an amendment
The journal did not show, he said, that the report
made Yesterday from the Commute on Elections had
been ordered TO be printed.
| The SPEAKER said it not usual to put that
fact on the journal, because it was matter OF
course. ....
The journal was thereupon approved.
The SPEAKER, by consent, laid before the
House the following executive communications:
/. From the War Department, covering stnte-
men Of the contracts made by the authority of that
department during the year ls45.
2 A state ment from the clerk of this House, oil
the manner in which contracts for stationery were
made. n. '-..'
3 A report from the Commissioner Of. Public
Buildings Of the annual expenditures for the year
l645, and Of the in which the appropriations
for public buildings and grounds had been applied.
All which communications were laid on the table,
asd ordered to be printed. lt
By general consent, the bill from the Senate on
the Speakers table for the reefof William Elliott,
jun, put on its first and second reading, and
appropriately referred.
Mr.. DARGlN, on leave, gave notice of bill TO
regulate writs Of and appeals from the district
of the United States for the middle district Of
Alabama. f.
The SPEAKER said that the first business in
order would DO the call Of the committees for re-
ports, and proceeded with the call--commencing
where il had been suspended on former day.
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF the ARMY.
Mr.. HARRISON, from the COMMITTEE on Mill.
tary Affairs to which had besn referred the bill
from the Senate entitled "An act to repeal the ae
which abolished the office Of one Of the inspectors
general Of the army and to revive and establish I'D
otfce,n reported the same without amendment.
Mr.. HARRISON said that, in order that the
House might understand upon what II was about to
vote, he would ask that the clerk read commune
cation from the Secretary Of War, and also letter
from the commando -in-chef on this subject. "a,
MIR. II. would simply remark that the repeal of
this law had been recommended by every Secretary
Of War since its passage. And the Committee on
Military Affairs, in recommending the passage Of
the bill from the Senate, had not gone TO the full
extent ofthe inquiries which, by resolution of this
House, they had been instructed to 60 into relative
to the restoration of the officer. The committee
had before them abundant evidence that the officer