The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The journal of Saturday was read and approx we'd
Mr.. ST. JOHN (leave having been denied
moved that the rules of the House be suspended To
enable him TO offer the following resolution:
Rssoipsd That the Secretary War be requested to
communicate TO tins House at the earliest PIacucaJe pc
rod the result OF such examinations have heen made by
Sdndusky hay Lake Erie and also that he likewise
the further statement OF the chief that bureau
aiming plan and estimate founded that examination
Tor the Improvement of that habor together with such
other facts touching its position and importance in
mercal and military point OF view may be in his posses.
sion
Mr. JOHNSON, of Virginia, moved to amend the
resolution by providing that one hour should be set
aparl for the reception of resolutions.
The amendment was not in order.
The question was taken, and the resolution was
adopted,
The DEBATE THE ARMY BILL.
Mr. Mckay offered resolution, in the usual
form, providing that all debate in Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union OH the bill making
appropriations for the support Of the army for the
year ending on the 30th of June, lS47, should ter
inmate tomorrow at two o'clock
Mr. McCLERNAND moved to amend the reso-
luton by substituting "to-duy.'
Mr. LUMPKlN moved that the resolution be laid
on the table
The yeas and nays were asked and ordered and
being taken resulted as follows:
YEAS-Nlessrs Abbott John q Adams Ashmun Ba
ker Barringer, Bel Blanchard, Milton Brown Burlington
William W. Campbell, John O. Chapman Cooke Crozier
Culver Garrett Davis, Dixon, Dockery John II Ewing
per, Elias b. Holmes, John W Houston, S D. Hub.
bard Hudson, Washington Hunt, Joseph r. Tngerso
Preston King, Lewis, LumPkn, McGaughey McHsnry
NcIlvaine, Marsh Morris Moseley, Ramsey Rathbun
julius Rockwell, John A. Rockwell Root, Runk, Saw
Stephens, stewart strohm, Thibodesux, Thomasson
Benjamin Thompson, Tihbatts, Trumho Vance White
NAYs-Nlessrs. stephen Adems, Anderson, Atkinson
3edlnger, Benton Biggs, James \ Black, Boyd, Brod
Reuben Chapman, base Clarke, Cobb, Collin Cullom
Cummins, Cunningham, Daniel, DsTgan, Darragh, De
sfJman Farm, FckIn GILES Grover Hamiin HARRISON
Henley, Hogc, Hopkins, George 5 Houston, Hunger
kins johnson. Joseph Johnson Andrew johnson
George w. Jones, Kennedy, Lawrence, Leake Maclay
Mckay, John P, Martin, Barclay Martin, Morse Moul,on
Norris, Owen, Parish, Payne, PerTil Perry, Reid
Relic Rhctt, Ritter sa~elIc scammon, Seaman, Alex
hnder d, sims, Simpson, Thomas smith Stanton. Stark
weather 81. John Strong, Jacob Thompson Thurman
Toomhs, Towns, Tredway, Wentworth, Wheaton, Wick
williams Wood, Woodruff, Woodward Woodwo rth and
Yell-97
50 the resolution not LAID on the table
Mr.. McCLERNAND then withdrew his amend
ment.
Mr.. TlBBATTS moved an amendment subst,u
ting Thursday" for tomorrow, which amend
ment was rejected.
And then the resolution was adopted
THE HOUR OF MEETING
enable him to submit a motion providing that hereaf
ter the daily hour Of meeting should be tel
! O'Clock.
The yeasand nays were ordered, and being taken
were, yeas 80, nays 3d.
So two-thirds not voting in the affirmative tn
rules were moi suspended
| INDIAN TRIBES IN OREGON.
| MIR MCKAY moved that the House resolve Itse
into Committee of the Whole on the state of III
Union, but withdrew the motion at the reque'
of
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON, who said, it woul
be recolected that the consideration of the bill
regulate the trade and intercourse with the II
dian tribes in the Territory of Oregon, an
to preserve peace and cultivate friendship with an
among the said Indians, had been postpone
until to day. lie would move that its further cor
sideration be postponed until the first Monday
June. He thought it desirable that we shOul
wait and see what the action Of the Senate would
on the Oregon jurisdiction bill, so that il might b
ascertsined what would be the proper form in whc
to pass the bill referred to, and in what manner III
amendments necessary to meet the ends and view
Of the committee should be made