The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-20
RkENcH sPoLrArIoNs.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The journal Of yesterday (havng been read in
| part only was approved.
Mr.. STEWART rose to su bmit motion.
Ana Mr. ST. JOHN rose to ask the House to
AXE up, and refer to the Committee Of Ways and
Means, the Indian approp ration bill, which had
| oecn returned from the Senrte with certain amend
| nents.
THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE..
The SPEAKER. No motion can be entertained
| until the Chair has made explanation in relation
to the condition Of the business Of the House. The
| state Of confusion in which the House was at III,
| time of the adjournmont yesterday, makes the eS
PLANTATION necessary.
The gentleman RrorA Georgia MIR HARRISON
presented resolution authorizing the publication o.
| certain public documents. The resolution made ar
Appropriation OF money-a fact which, at the time
the resolution yeas rend, the Chair did not discover
1t was therefore out Of order and bill would be
CURED to accomplish the object.
The gentleman ON Virginia Mr.. HuNTER1
had moved SUSPENSE Of the rules, to enable him
to submit motion that certain days be specially
set apart for the consideration Of bills relating the
District Of Columbia. That motion was pending
But the Chair would state thai no motion
would be in order, except by unanimous consent
because special order had been set apart for this
and the two next succeeding days.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. ST. JOHN, the bill making
appropriations for the current and contingent ex-
penses Of the Ind an Department. which had been
returned from the Senate with certain amendments
was taken up, nd referred TO the Committee OF
Ways and Means.
MILITARY ROAD.
Mr. ROBERT SIN It'll, from the Committee on
Roads and Canals or leave given, reported bill
for surveying and CO nstructing military road from
Fort Howard, in the Territory of Wisconsin, to
Fort Wilkins, in tn State of Michigan; which bill
was read twice, AM committed
Mr.. STEWAR' + moved a suspension of the
rules, to enable hU to offer resolution.
The SPEAKE'R said the motion was not in Or
der.
THE TERRITORIES.
The SPEAKER announced the special order Of
the day, being the consideration of bills relating to
the Territories
Mr.. DODGE rose and said that, by an under
standing with the chairman of the Committee OF
Ways and Means, he rose to propose that the spe'
cal orders be postponed until the three first leglsa-
tive days in June. 1t was important that the appro
prntion bills should be acted upon; and with this
view it was that the motion to postpone had beer
admitted.
The question was taken and the special order
was postponed accordingly.
THE WAR.
Mr. STEW ART moved a suspension of the rules
to enable him to introduce the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the Committee Military Affairs he in
Sructed to report hill increasing the pay of volunteers
from dollars ten dollars per month and granting &c
who serve to end Of the war die in the service
one hundred and sixty acres of land
Mr. s. asked the yeas and nays on that mo-
lion.
On that demand no quorum voted.
MIR. STEWART moved a call Of the House; bu
withdrew that motion, and demanded tellers on
the yeas and nays, which were ordered
And the coun. having been again taken, the yeas
and nays were ordered.
Mr.. A. d. SIMS moved that the motion TO sus
pend be laid on the table
The SPEAKER ruled the motion out Of order.
Mr.; G. s. HOUSTON suggested that the resolu
ton should be so amended as to assume the form Of
n resolution of inquiry.
The question "Sh all the rules be suspendedm waf
then taker, and decided in tho negative, az fol-
lows:
YEAs-iiessrs. Abbott, John Quincy Adams, Ashmun
O. Brown, John II. Cam pbel Carroll, Cathcar John @
Chapman. Reuben Char man, Chase, Cooke, cOlsmer
John u. Ewing, Foot, GENTRY Giles Graham, Order
iTnaell. Harper, Hlliati Elias ?, Holmes John W
R Inger.oll, George W. Jones Daniel P King, Thomas
butler King Lewis, Mselsy McCelland MehshrS Nc
Payne. Relfe Julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell, Root
Runk, schenck Seaman, Truman Smith, Albert smith
BENJAMIN Thompson, Tibbats, Trumbo. wentworth anc
White--70.
NAfs-Messrs' stephen Ada ms, Atkinson, Bedinger
Benton, BigEs, James A Bl ack, Boyd, Brinkerhof
BrOckenbrough Brodhesd, Burt Clarke Collin Crsnston
Cunningham, Daniel Dargan, Jefferson Davis De Mott
Dobbin, Dockery, DromPooe Ellsworth, Erdmsn. Fickn
Fries, Garvin, Grover Hamn, Isaac +. Holmes Georg,
Houston, Hungerord James b. Hunt, Hunter Charles
ingerso jenkins Jar H. Johnson Joseph johnson
Preston King Lawrence Leake l. evin, Joseph Mellow
en- James Mcdowell, Nc Gaughey. Mckay Marsh Morris
mounon Norris, Owen, Phelps Pr ice Reid Rhe Ritter
ROBERTS sawyer sedd klexa lder D. Sims, Leonard
sims, simpson starton Stark weather Sykes Jsme'
,n9mPson Jacob Thorn pson Tired lwfy, Vance, Yinton
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80 the rules were not suspen ded, and the resolu.
non was not received.
IRON AND ATTAIN rRteATEs