The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-24
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.

and physicians OF New York, asking that the duty
on leeches may not be increased; which was lald on
the table.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Louisiana, from the Com
mttee on Pensions, reported back, without amend
ment, House bills with the following titles:
An act for the relief of Patrick Kelly senior, ofhe
county Of Indiana, State Of Pennsylvania.
An act for the relief Of Patrick MasIerson.
An act for the relief of Ebenezer Consnt, Of the
county Of Jefferson, State Of New York.
An act for the relief Of Lewis LANG
An act granting pension to Joseph Duncan.
An act for the relief Of VIM. Gump
Mr.. J. also asked that said committee be dis
charged from the further consideration Of the Dill
for the relief of Samuel r. Reese, and that Il be
referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs which
was dgrstd 10.
Mr. PEARCE, from the Committee on Pensions,
reported back, without amendment, House bills
with the following utes-vlz'
An act for the relief Of Mary Phelps
An act for the relief Of Margaret GwinnuP, o.
Hamilton county, ONO
An act for the relief Of James Gee.
Mr. PENNYBACKER, from the Committee OF
Claims reported, without amendment, the House
bill for the relief Of John Carr, John Batty, and
Samuel Stevenson, seamen on board the vhae-shlP
Margaret.
THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.
Mr. ASHLEY, from the Committee on the Ju'
the payment Of claims without amendment rec
ommending it passage, and moving It's immediate
consideration.
The motion To take up the above entitled bill was
agreed 20; and the bill was considered as in commit
tee of the whole, reported back without amendment
ordered To a third reading, read third time and
passed.
DUTIES ON JAVA COFFEE.
Mr.. EVANS moved that the Senate proceed TO
the consideration Of the House) "bill to repeal that
part Of the act Of the thirteth August eighteen hun
dred and forty-two, which imposes duty oil TWEEN
ty per centum ad yalorem on Java coffee, and to re-
fund the discriminating tonnage duties levied on
Spanish vessels Except those from Cuba and Porto
Reo) by the act of the thlreth July, eighteen hun
bred and thirty-two, and to prohibit such duties
hereafter" which motion was agreed TO.
The Senate, as in committee Of the whole, con-
sidered the BILL and adopted the following substitute,
reported from the Committee on Finance, viz:
That from and after the passage Of this act coffee the
production growth Of the colonies or dependencies
the Netherlands imported into the United states from the
Netherlands either in Dutch American vessels shall he
admitted free OF duty and so much OF the act approved the
thIreth day Of August eighteen hundred and forty two
change modify existing laws imposing duties i'm
ports and for other purposes as Inconsistent herewith
2 .and bsd further ted That the Secretary oil
the Treasury be- and he hereby authorized and required
TO refund and pay out Of any money IN the treasury not
otherwise appropriated to the several persons or Pares
entitled to the same the amount OF duties levied and col
eced upon the mPorstons Of coffee In american vessel
from the Netherlands the production or growth oil the col
ones dependencies Of the Netherands between the
hireth day OF August eighteen hundred and ioHyt~o
and the eleventh day Of September eighteen hundred ana
fony.fve.
SIC B. Ind6s further enacted That the Secretary of the
Treasury be- and he hereby Is authorized and required to
refund pay Of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated to the persons or parties seyeraly en-
titled the same the amount OF discriminating
tonnage duties heretofore levied and collected on Spanish
esses coming from foreign countries except IRON Cube
Porto Rico under the act approved the thirteenth day
July, eighteen hundred and thrtytwo, entitled AN
concerning tonnage duties Spanish vessels" and
after the passage Of this act discriminating
Tonnage duties shall be levied spanish vessels coming
fo oreign countries, except those coming from Cuba OF
TOrto Rico.
The bill was then reported to the Senate, the
amendment was concurred in, the bill ordered to
bird reading, read third time and passed. The
ltle was amended, and passed as follows
An act exempt coffee imported from the Netherlands
-<om duty in certain cases, and for other purposes
MLTTAKI BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.
Mr.. ALLEN mo, that the Senate proceed TO
che considera On of l,e bill further to extend the
time for locating Virginia military land warrants,
and returning surveys to the General Land Office;
which motion was agreed TO.
The bill was considered in committee Of the
whole. reported back without amendment, ordered
to a third reading, read third time, and passed.
LOST TREASURY NOTES.
On motion Of Mr.. EVANS, the Senate proceeded,
as in committee Of the whole, to the consideration OF
the bill to pr0Vlde Tor the payment OF tne cFlueI-
ces of public debt in certain cases"
Mr. E. moved an amendment to the bill, by the
addition Of section repeating the 9Th section of the
''bil to authorize the issue Of treasury notes, and
loan," passed few days since, which section, Mr..
E. said, provided imperecty for the same object
which the bill is designed to accomplish.
The question taken on the amendment and II
was agreed To- the bill reported to the Senate as
amended, the amendment concurred in, the bill or
dered TO a third reading, and, by unanimous con-
sent, read a third time, and passed
HARBoR AND RIVER APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. DIX moved that the Senate resume the con-
1ideration of the harbor and river appropriation
bill
Mr.. RUSK expressed the hope that the bill au-
thorzing the President to increase the naval force the
United States by adding thereto the naval establish
ment of Texas, would be taken up and disposed of.
Mr.. WESTCOTT expressed desire to get up
the bill for the admission of Iowa into the Union
The question being first upon taking up the mo-
ton by Mr.. DIX, the yeas and nays were taken, and
decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen Archer, Ashley Atchison Bar
row Benton Berren Breese, Bright Cameron Cass, Gil
Dayton, Dickinson Dix, Evans, Greene, Hannegan, Hun
tnEon Jarnagin johnson Of Louisiana, Miller Morehead
Pearce, Phelps semple, Simmons, speigh Sturgeon Up
NAYs-Messrs Athe.ton Bagby, Chalmers. fairfield
Houston Lewis, McDufie, Mangum, Penny hacker Rusk
SEWER Turney, Westcott, and Yulee-l4.
The bill was then considered as in committee Of
the whole.
Mr. JARNAGIN submitted the following amend
ment:
For the improvement and continuation OF the canal
around the Muscle shoals in the Tennessee river and
moving distractions in said river above said shoals $780,
600 to be expended under the direction Of the War De-
partment"
Upon the question the adoption Of this amend
ment, Mr.. j. demanded the yeas and nays; which
ordered, and, being taken, resulted as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs Archer, Atchison, Barrow, Breese, Cha
Critanden, Evans, Houston Jarnagin Johnson Of
Louisiana Rusk, Turney, and Wescot-l3
NAYs-Messrs Allen, Ashley Atherton, Bagby, Benton
Bright, Cas-, Cilley, Thomas Clayton, John NJ Clayton
Cofwin, Davis Dayton, Dickinson Dix, Fairfield Greene
flanagan, Haywood. johnson of Marylan Lewis Nc
Dufie Mangum Miller, Morehead Niles Pearce Penny.
hacker Phelps sempe, SEWER Speigh Sturgeon Upham
Woodbridge, and Yulee-36.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Louisiana, submitted the fol-
owing amendment; which he advocated in few
remarks, viz:
For improvement of the navigation of the Sabine river
and Of the harbor at It's mouth, $4,000"