Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-12-23

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Secretary of the Treasury, the reading o
which was dispensed with, and 5000 extra
copies to be printed. ti sA.
= Mr., Woodbridge gave notice that he in
tended to Introduce, q bill for the sale ofthe
mineral lands on Lake, Superior. d
Mr.. Breese gave notice Of a bill to re-
duce and graduate the price Of the public
lands--a bill to establish territorial gov.
ernment in Oregon-and bill to establish
a land Office in Oregon.
On this morning, Thursday, Dec. 10, J
the Vice President laid before the Senate
a,report containing the names of the off
GERS and men killed in the battles of Palo
Alto and Resaca de Ia Palma. Ordered to
be printed for the use of the Senate.
Mr.. CrittendeR offered a resolution, in.
stituting an inquiry into the expediency Of
providing additional pay to the officers,
musicians and privares, (regulars and vol
unteers, who distinguished themselves in
the present war with Mexico.
,f Mr.. Crittenden gave notice that at an
early day, he should introduce a bill to pro.
vide for the improvement of the western
rivers, the Ohio, Mississippi, &c.
Mr.. Ashley gave notice that he would
in few days introduce bill to provide for
the graduatin ofthe sales of the public land.
The resolution yesterday offered by Gen.
Cameron, instructing the committee on mil
itary affairs to inquire into the propriety Of
granting l60 acres Of land to each commits
stoned officer, Musician and private soldier,
who may, or shall have volunteered to serve
the country during the present war with
Mexico, and of increasing the compensa-
ton now allowed by the War Department
for the transportation and subsistence of
the volunteer troops from their homes to
the places of rendezvous in their different
States, was taken up and agreed to.
Mr.. Semple offered a resolution, calling
on the President for information as to the
manner Of transmitting letters to and from
the volunteers in Mexico, and as to wheth-
or any additional regulations are necessa-
ry. Adjourned till Monday
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House of Representatives was call.
cd to order by the speaker at twelve o'clock
on Monday, Dec. 9Th. The roll being
called by the clerk, it appeared that 1872
members were present, which number was
subsequently increased to near 200 by the
coming in Of other members. The day was
spent in the transaction Of preliminary bu.
siness, such rs the selection of seats, ap-
pointment Of committees to wait on the
President and inform the Senate of the or
ganization, &C., &c.
In the House, on Tuesday morning, Mr..
Boyd introduced bill to increase tho pay
of non-commissioned officers, musicians, ar.
tificers and privates Of the regular army
and to grant the militia and volunteers
bounty lands in certain cases, which was
rem twice and referred to the military com.
mittee. . ~.. , 7-
Mr.. Sawyer, Of Ohio, gaven notice Of his
Intention to introduce bill to reduce and
graduate the price Of the public lands.
Mr.. Tibbats, Of KY, gave notice Of his
intention to Introduce bill for the improve.
ment of western rivers.
The message Of the President Of the Uni.
ted States was then received by tho hands
Of his private Secretary, and read by the
clerk Of tho House.
The reading having been finished, mo
ton was made by Mr.. Broadhead, of Penn.
sylvania, to print $4,000 copies of the mes.
sage and documents, and 10000 copies o
the message without the documents for the
use of the House.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Miss, gave his rea
sons in favor ofprinting smaller number
and moved to amend the resolution BY
striking out the 10000 without the docu
ments.
Mr. Payne, Of Ala, advocated the print
ing Of the whole number asked for, on the
ground that the dissemination of the mes
sage would unite the people in regard tc
the war. He severely censured portion
Of thepress for the course taken in reference
to the administration and the war. In any
other country, he said, it would be callet
treason. .-,
Mr.. Robert Smith, of Illinois, moved IL
amend the resolution so as to provide fol
the printing Of $4,000 extra copies in the
German language, and spoke in terms o
eulogy Of the German population in thi
country. The amendment was rejected.
The original resolution was then amend
ed by striking out the 10000 copies with
out the documents, and in this shape it wa
adopted.
Mr.. G. Davis, Of Kentucky, said that I
portion Of the message was not sufficiently
explicit, and he therefore asked leave to
introduce resolution, calling upon thu
President Of the U. s. for copies Of all or
ders given to Generals Taylor, Kearney
and Wool and Captains Sloat and Stockton
in reference to the formation ofciyil govern