The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-11
TwENTH-NINTH CONGRESS,
First Session.
THURSDAY, June IL, 1886.
In SENATE

for property destroyed by the enemy during the ats
war with Great Britain, which was referred TO the
Committee Of Claims.
PAR DEPARTMENT THE ARMY.
Mr.. DIX from the committee Of conference, APP
pointed yesterday 10 confer with "a like committee
from the House IN relation to the disagreelng votes
OF the two Houses, upon the bill making alterations
IN the pay department Of the army, submitted re-
port recommending as follows
That the senate reeede from lis disagreement TO the
@mendmsns Of the House with the exception OF the pro
Ba by which additional ocefs 10 he appointed In the pay
department. shall eontnae in service only long the
increase ofhe rank and ale Of the army may
authorized and provided for la passed during the
session. and that the House from so much
Of It's amendmeAtto the original bill is contained in the
should the Of the eonferees be adopted
oy the two Houses the effect will be substitute for The
Thsthe President Ohs United states be and he 4. herb,
authorized by and with the advice and consent oha senate
appoint three additional masters to be attached to the
sEoa .fnd b Jthsy ,saesd That the
IN virtue Of this act shall perform the duties receive
army and shall In like be subee to the rules AMI
articles. Of war and previous to entering apon the duties Of
the 0nces shall give such bonds 10 the United States
the Secretary Of War may direct for the faithful perform
ance Of their duties
The effect Of the foregoing substitute is the strike from
the original bill the provision Orzing the
o. an assistant PsymassT general aud the provision repeal
Ing 20 aueh o. me act oil 18Th May $50, As limits the
urs oil the once OF PaynaseT Of the army, that the m
tsuon VIII remain In full force It's further effect is tc
LLony ms amendment Of the House so as to place thu
Iee additional paymasters 10 be appointed the
ioouns as the Psymssters Of the army In service
On motion Of Mr.. D., the Senate considered th,
report, and the same coneurred in
PENSION LAWS.
Mr.. ATHERT0N, from the Committee on Print.
ing, 10 whom referred resolution to print sou
copies Of compilation Of the existing pension laws
made report adverse TO the adoption Of the resolu
honi which report was concurred in, and the ques
ton being now upon the resolution, il was laid upon
the table.
Mr.. A. also, from the same committee, reported
IN favor Of the motion to print additional humble
Of copies of memorial from the representatives OF
the Society OF Friends Of New England, praying
the adoption Of measures for the perpetuation O,
peace.
Mr. SEWER moved that the report be laid upon
the table until the close Of the war; which motor
was not agreed To.
The question was then taken upon the adoption
OF the report; and the same was concurred in.
RIGHT or sEAacH.
Mr.. A, also from the Committee on Printing, to
whom was referred a motion TO print S 900 add
emments ofhe United States and Great Britain during
the years 1910, l64l, l842, and IS4S In relation %
the right Of search. Also q copy Of the protest b,
General CAss, when minister to France, against the
uintupe treaty, and the correspondence in relation
thereto, reported an amendment providing for the
printing Of 1000 copies only which amendment
was concurred in
The question was then taken upon the motion to
PRINT as amended, and il was agreed TO.
Mr.. DICKINSON, from the Committee OF
Claims, submitted an adverse report upon the peti.
ton Of John Cooke; which was ordered to be
printed.
THE JUDICIARY.
Mr.. RUSK submitted the following resolution:
which was laid over under the rule:
,l,.J hat ,ba
ttruced to inquire into the proprety OF establishing an adj
donal Judicial district Of Texas and fxn.
United States in said State
NOTICE OF ELL.
Mr.. MkNGUM gave notice of his intention to
ask leave of the Senate TO introduce bill for the re-
lief of VIM. II. Thomas.
Mr. JENNESS asked to be discharged from
further service upon the Committee on Finance;
which was agreed to.
GENERAL ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The (House) bill to define the boundaries of the
State of Iowa, and to repeal so much of the &C, Of
the Sd of March, l845, relates to the boundaries
Of Iowa, WINS read first and second time, and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Territories.
STATE GOVERNMENT FOR WISCONSIN.
The (House) bill "to enable the people Of Wis
consn to form constitution and State govern
ment, and for the admission Of such State into the
Union," was read twice and referred to the Commit
tee on the Territories.
THE pEsMoINEs RIVER.
The (House) bill granting lands to the Territory
of Iowa, to aid in the improvement Of the naviga-
ton of the Des Moines river in said Territory was
read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
sToCKBRIDGE INDIANS.
The (House) bill to repeal an act entitled San
act for the relief of the Stockbrdge Indians in the
Territory of Wisconsin, approved March 3, l843,"
and for other purposes was read twice, and referred
TO the Committee on Indian Affairs
SURVEYORS GENERAL.
The (House) bill "to equalize the compensation
of the surveyors general Of the public land offices
Of the United States and for other purposes" was
read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public
Laods.
FOX AND WISCONSIN RIVERS.
The (House) bill to grant certain quantity of land
to aid in the improvement ofthe Fox and Wiscon-
sin rivers, read twice. and referred to the Com
mittee on the Public Lands.
SEAT OF JUSTICE.
The House) bill to authorize the consiu ted autho
rites of the county of Polk, in the Territory of
Iowa, to enter quarter section of land for a seat
of JUSTICE was read twice. and referred to the Com
mittee on Territories.
LAND OFFICE IN IOWA. |
The (House) bill to establish an additional land |
office IN Iowa read twice, and referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
PRIVATE
The Senate considered the adverse report of the |
Committee on Pensions, on the petition Of Philip |
Slaughter, which concurred in.
THE WAR WITH MEXICO.
On motion Of Mr.. DIX, the Senate resumed the |
consideration of the act supplemental to act en-
titled can act providing for the prosecution of the
existing war with Mexico"--the question being up
on the second amendment made by the House of
Representatives to said bill, which is as follows:
After the word establishment" in the It'll line of the
original bill insert
"Pyoridsd. That when the with Mexico shall termn-
ate the number of major generals in the army shall be
duced to and the number Of brgader generals shall
reduced to two and the President Of the United
thozed and directed to select from the whole number
which may then be in Office without regard TO the date
their commissions the number to be retained and the
remainder to be discharged from the service Of the
States"
by accident the above amendment was ascribed
in our paper of yesterday to Mr.. HUNTINGTON
To this amendment Mr.. HUNrNeToN had sub