The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-10

spent therein, the doors were opened, and
The Senate adjourned TO meet tomorrow at II
o'clock, a. m, resolution 10 that effect having been
adopted in executive session motion Of MIR
SEVER.
HOUs OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal of yesterday (having been read in
part snly) was approved.
Mr.. KAUFMAN introduced to the House Mr..
T. PnLsBuRT member elect from the State Of Texas
who qualified and took his seat.
Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL rose, he said, to
privileged question.
The SPEAKER. There is already privileged
question pending-the motion Of the gentleman
from Indiana MIR. HEsLErl to reconsider the reso
luton adopted Immediately previous to the s<ourn,
ment Of the House last evening.
Mr.. COOKE asked leave to present petition.
Objected to.
LOSSES By INDIAN HOsTILrTIEs.
Mr.. HARRISON made an Intellectual effort to
introduce the following resolution:
Rstosd That the Committee OF Claims be instructed
inquire into and report upon the proPreiy Of paying the
citizens Of Alabama Georgia and Florida who lost proper
~ BY the Indian hosities in 1886 the amounts which they
were respectively reported to have sustained loss by
amounts each the principles Of justice shall
title them
THE SECRET SERVICE FUND.
Mr.. S. JONES, from the select committee on the
subject asked leave TO introduce the following reso.
luton:
Whereas part OF the testimony taken by the select com
mttee appointed inqare into the charges preferred
the Hon Cn.RLEs j. IEGEasoLL against the Hon DANEL
WEsTER has been copied into the minority report made
one OF that committee and ordered to be printed by the
Rs,Oir,d That all the testimony taken by said committee
be printed with the majority report.
Mr.. BRINKERHOFF said that the resolution
with which the minority report presented by himself
yesterday concluded, provided for this very print
ing; and he suggested that that resolution should be
taken from the Speakers table where it had yester-
day been laid by vote of the House, and be
passed
The SPEAKER. Objection is made to the re-
cepton Of the resolution.
Mr.. BRINKERHOFF | hope the Chair does
not understand me Directing
The SPEAKER. No; the objection comes from
another part of the House.
Mr.. SEABORN JONES moved a suspension Of
the rules.
The SPEAKER said the motion was not in Or
der, because the House was already acting under a
suspension Of the rules in relation the resolution
adopted last evening.
So the resolution not received.
PRIVATE.
On motion Of Mr.. BRODHEAD, Con leaye,) or
dered that the papers in the case of Martha Clarke
be withdrawn from the files Of the House.
REMOVAL OF A MESSENGER.
The House resumed the consideration of the un-
finished business Of last evening, being the motion
of Mr.. HENLEY to reconsider the vote by which the
following modified resolution Of Mr.. HOPKINS had
been adopted:
RESOLVED That william Stewart be- and he is hereby
declared, messenger Of the sergeansams of this House
Some discussion followed Involving the law reg.
ulatng the appointment, the causes of removal,
&c. y which was participated in by Messrs HEN
I nd
consideration, and by Mr.. LEAKE and Mr.. BOYD
in explanation.
Mr. RATHBUN then demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE asked him to withdraw the
demand.
Mr. RATHBUN said he woul withdraw i, on
pledge Of renewal.
Mr.. DRoMGOoLE declining to give the pledge,
the melton was not withdrawn.
Mr.. TlBBATTS moved to lay the motion to re-
consider on the table; but Withdrew the motion
Mr. HOPKINS renewed it.
Mr.. KENNEDY asked the yeas rnd Nays which
were ordered.
Some conversation followed as to the effect of the
motion to lay the table, should it prevail on the
resolution adopted last evening.
The SPEAKER explained that the resolution
would remain in force
The question was then taken, and decided in the
aftirmatve-yeas IS, nays 80.
the resolution had been adopted, was laid on the
table.
THE l0rH VOLUME.
The SPEAKER announced the business first in
order to be the resolution reported by Mr.. GoRpoN
from the select committee in relation TO the disribu-
ton Of the tenth volume of the laws of the United
States.
Mr.. WINTHROP being entitled to the floor.
THE SECRET SERVICE FUND
Mr.. BRlNKERHOFF moved that the rules of
the House be suspended for the purpose Of taking
up and disposing Of the resolution submitted by
himself yesterday, providing for the printing of the
testimony and exhibits taken before the select COM
mittee on this subject.
STATE GOVERNMENT ron wIsCoHsN
Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL rose and called nm
the motion submitted by him yesterday TO reconsid-
er the vote by which the House had passed the bill
ITO enable the people Of Wisconsin to form con-
stitution and State government and for the admis-
sion Of such State into the Union"
Mr.. BRlNKERHOFF claimed that he had the
floor, and that his motion had the priority
The SPEAKER said il had been usual TO take
up motion to reconsider (Which was a privileged
notion in preference to any other business.
Mr.. H0GE moved that the motion to reconsider
be laid on the table.
The motion was not entertained, because the
floor was the property Of
Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL, who briefly sus-
tanned his motion 10 reconsider, and indicated his
intention to be, that motion should prevail to move
the recommitment Of the bill to the Committee on
the Territories, with view to strike out the follow
ing proviso;
That the convention which may assemble 10 form con
nhon for the said State shall be liberty 10 adopt such
northern and western boundaries in lieu Of those herein