The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-17

But the House rejected the motion.
30 the resolution was NOT received
oh moton OF Mr., HENLEY, (submi,ted NJ,
leaEel me ball for the relief Of Benjamin Tarh.Ta
junior, Henry b. latham, and c. N. latham wa,
''-e0'ninI''ed 10 The Committee on Patents.
| THE l0TH VOLUME.
on motion OF Mr. GORDON, the House resuD,,d
| "e consideration oil the following resolution hereto.
fore reported from the select committee on III 80
ject; "" u'S SUD-
RssoiTsd, That the clerk Of this House esu,s i, b,
sled lhe tenth volume Of the Laws Of the United S,
hs sans manner as the eighth and ninth volumes wsrs ~
The pending question being on the am.rAu-.
providing that none Of the said volumes should NV
delivered to members Of Congress- VIC
MI Mt' GORDON demanded the previous question.
which was seconded. O'
The main question was ordered, and, being taken
me amendment was agreed 10. '
The question then REQUIRED on the substi,n,s h...
totore offered providing that the clerk be nsrc,sd
70 return the sixteen hundred copies to Messrs Cid.
con. REJECTED. 'u'
And the resolution, amended, was r,isesd
The STEAMER announced the business first in
ORDER TO be the call OF the committees for reports
INDIAN AUTHORIZATION BILL
On motion Of Mr.. MCKAY, the rules were sus-
pended, and the House resumed the consideration ~
The amendments to the bull making appropriations
''~ "HN ca kSnsts OF the Indian
Department
A desultory and explanatory discussion upon
these amendments was participated in by Messns
Mckay, GRAHAM, and JACOB THOMPSON
The Senate (amongst others) had proposed the
following amendment;
Fo the balance due the WyanIotts on the valuation nj
hsir Improvements on the lands in Ohio and Michigan
eeded by the WyADdos TO the United States acoordns In
!he APPrasement made BY Ae.srs Kirby and John Wal
ker pursuant to the h article Of the treaty made between
the United States and the wyNndos upper sandusky
Msis 90 ~ lStl the sum Of slOI and SO much OF the
act OF the l1th Of June, ls4 makes appropriation
Of 10000 for the benefit Of the said tribe indians be and
the same Is hereby, repealed"
To which amendment Mr.. TIBBATrs proposed
the following amendment:
S57Os4 a. In addition TO the Of money heretofor,
appropriated which also directed be paid the po
5Io to the appropriation made at the session Of Congress in
1854 to the contrary notwfhstaBdihgn
A discussion followed Involving the value of the
land and improvements Of this lribe and the oh
legation OF the treaty binding the United States to
stand by the first aPpraisement mOde,) in which
Messrs. TlBBATrS, JACOB THOMPSON. ST
JOHN, and CUMMlNS participated.
Mr.. G. s. HOUSTON demanded the previous
question: but there was no second
The discussion was continued by Messrs. NOR
RIS, ROOT, Gin explanatory CUMMINS, and
BRlNkERHOFF, I'm explanatory
"A message IN writing was received from the
President Of the United States by the hands Of J.
Knox Walker, esq. his private secre,ary.l
Mr. COBB demanded the previous question; bu,
waived the motion to enable
Mr. G. S. HOUSTON to offer proyiso, that no
money should be paid TO any white man or quarter
Indian, but should be divided among the Indians;
which amendment was not in order.
The demand for the previous question was then
seconded.
The main question was ordered, and, being taken,
The amendment Of Mr. TBBArrs to the amend
ment Of the Senate, was agreed 10.
And the amendment Of the Senate, thus amend
cd, was eonetIrsd "a.
Mr.. J. J, MCDOWELL moved a reconsideration
OF the vote, with a view. to make certain explana-
tons; which, however, he was precluded from making
on decision Of the Speaker, that the motion to re-
consider not debaiable.
The SPEAKER, by consent, laid before the
House several bills and messages from the Senate
which were appropriately disposed or
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The House took up the bill making appropriations
COR the service of the Post Office Department for tho
fiscal year, which had been returned from the Sen
ate with certain amendments.
The bill having been committed
On motion of Mr. MCKAY, the House resolved
itself into Committee the Whole on the state of
the Union, Mr. KENNEDY, of Indiana, in the chair
and proceeded TO the consideration OF said amend
ments.
They were concurred in without debate.
The committee then rose and reported its action
And the House CONQUERED therein.
Mr.. SAWYER asked leave to report a bill.
Mr.. Mckay proposed that the committees should
be called for reports
Mr.. ID. P. KING moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee of the Whole on the state Of
the Union, for the purpose of taking up the bill!
providing for the erection Of q monument 10 Gen.
Wsuen.
The House refused to 60 into committee.
Mr.. MCKAY then submitted his motion (Which
was agreed toy that the committees be called for
The SPEAKER (Mr' ' Horxu, pro tenn, nro-
ceeded to call the committees in their order.
I'VE will give journal of these proceedings to-
morrow.l
The House adjourned.
CoRREcnoN.-In the preamble to the resolutions
Of Mr.. JOSEPH J. MCDOWELL, on the subject of the
Oregon treaty, published yesterday, the word "sel-
ing" was substituted for "ceding" and the word
prefers" for proposes" thus perverting the mean
ing
That portion Of the preamble, corrected, will read
as follows:
Whereas people are the only Legitimate soyereicn.
tons relating to the annexation of foreign territory or states
70 The and OF cedng their territory and transferring
no measure involving either cen be consttutonay
ed on by less than the whole legislative power of the gov
eminent and under their instructions and with their CON
'ent: and whereas believed and understood that the
British government under the false Pretence Of claim to
Oregon territory to the whole Of which, the
parallel Of latitude 81 deg 40 min title clear and un
Questionable and superior to all other title or pretence of
lite has Is believed, within few days past submitted
o the President and through him the Senate PROPOSE
ion to compromise what she insists be difficulty that
xss between herself and this government by which she
proposes to accept nearly oneha Of said territory to pre-
erre the peace OF the two governments and compensate
ler for claims that have no foundation In fact
The following petitions and memorials were pre-
ented under the rule and referred to the appropriate
BY Mt DOBBlN The proceedings of large and patr
uc meeting in Raleigh n c. without distinction Of party
ION james lredell presiding and James Marriott ESQ
as secretary approving of the act Of Congress appro
atng ten millions OF dollars and authorizing the Pres
en TO accept fifty thousand volunteers for
war with Mexico and encouraging the people to unite
n the service OF their country
BY Mr. w W. CAMPBELL: Tho memorial of the trus.
ees Of Columbia College in the city Of New York praying
hat there may be abrdgment Of those provisions Of the
evenue laws Of the United States by virtue which books
maps and other scientific and literary apparatus and OBJ
Gets have for the last thirty years admitted free of
uty when imported for the OF or literary
4 learning in the United States. = '.-''
BY Mr.. COOKE: The petition of Robert Uo,L. md n,