The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-17

Mr., BAlLI, on leoFe gwen, lhUoduccn INC loi-
lowing resolution whiehgwaa adopted:
R,,olssd That the Secretary ofthe Navy be requested
this House how long the ships New ork
svd ST. have bsen UPON the stocks, and how
many similar ships have been bull, and launched since The
building Of said ships we're comeneed aud when baiiI
PosT-RoUrE.
On motion Of Mr.. r. CHAPMAN,
Resoasd That the Committee the Post once sni ro.l
Road, inquire into the expedeney Of establishing post
another from Double Springs 10 Elyton, Alabama
On motion Of Mr.. CHAPMAN,
R.oived That the Committee on Naval Affairs inquire
the proprisy Of establishing naval depot at GRAND
River hsrbor, on lake Michigan.
Mr. MCKAY called for the orders Of the day.
Mr.. J. A. ROCKWELL, who was not In his
seat at the moment his Sate was called for resolu-
ions yesterday, asked leave at this time to offer 0
resolution
Objection made.
EXECUTIVE CONSERVATION.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the fol-
lowing executive communication;
To the Senate and House Of Representatives.:
herewith transmit u communication from the At
torney General relating TO contract entered into oy
him with Messrs. Little Brown, for certain copies
Of their proposed edition OF the laws and treaties OF
the United States, in pursuance Of the JOINT feSoiu
~" " ' - ~ '' JAMES X. POLK.
Ordered that the said message be referred 10 the
Committee of Ways and Means.
sssATE mLLs.
Bills from the Senate Of the following tiIes--viz
An for the relief Of the legal representatives Of
VIM. ID. Cheeyer, deceased;
An act for the relief OF the legal representatives Of
George Duyal, Cherokee INDIAN
An act 10 repeal a part Of the act en-. lied an act
complementary to the several laws for the sale Of the
public lands, approved 5rh Of April, lsa2, and for
other purposes, were taken up, read twlse, and
committed.
THE PENSION BILL.
The House passed to the regular orders of the
When the House adjourned on Thursday last,
the bill under consideration the bill making APP
preparations for the payment OF revolutionary and
other pensions.
And tho state Of the question was this
The Committee OF the Whole on the state Of the
Union had reported the bill to the House with the
following amendments:
ladL. 10 further suGeisd That widow claiming pen
,on whose husband was drawing pension at the n@s o.
say further evidence that said husband entitled to
penson shall any evidence any be required
,n.ps ,.S ds Hs n. oysmsn other than such proof
would be sufficient TO establish the marriage between the
applicant and the deceased pensoncr In civil cases IN
court Of justice, Prer&,S That upon revision OF the tes
hmony In the Of tho deceased husband the com
missioner be satisfied that the pension was properly
md ), further snae,,4 That the 4th section Of the
entitled An making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses Of government, for the fiscal
ending Soh June 1876 and for other purposes shall not be
so construed to apply to applications for pensions
And the question was, "Will the House concur
in the said amendments and order the bill TO be en-
crossed for third reading'n
On this question the previous question had been
demanded, and the pending question, therefore,
was, "Will the House second the demand for the
previous question:"
Aasr some conversation. Mr.. GEORGE w.
JONES, at the request Of Mr.. MCKAY, Withdrew
the demand for the previous question.
Mr.. MCKAY simply wished TO call the attention
OF the House to the Of the amendment adopted
by the Committee of the Whole the state Of the
Union, and upon which the House were now called
TO vote. Ii much more comprehensive than
he presumed gentlemen supposed 1t to be, not hav-
ing turned their attention particularly to it, This
amendment proposed to alter the rules Of evidence
upon which pensions are granted; and he thought
gentlemen would particularly attend TO the Ian
gusge oft they would that the effect Of would
be materially to enlarge the pension laws. IL was
shat no widow claiming pension, whose husband
drawing a pension" &c. IL was not "any
widow under the existing law entitled TO pension,
but any widow who may present an Application for
i pension; and if the simple fact was established
4 that the husbands name is upon the rolls Of the
Pension Office, then by the very terms Of the
amendment the widow is entitled to pension. be
i believed that was not the object of the honorable
mover Of the amendment but if so, and If the
House concurred in the amendment the effect OF 1t
would be to provide that every widow, by simply
.bo.,;nc ,bs, Inc name of her husband IA upon the
'"o""e ma ~, i'. -: -" r.. e r -
pension roll, anu eslapiishihs the ac' vi he' hior
rage by such proof is required in the courts of
iusiice wonld he entitled 10 have her appcaon for
..n!' a,;,,sJ I'd ~ chou that no w,s for.
u aPensoh ouhteu. n"u W '.v" '' ~ W.. 10 70
i tined IN this construction OF the amendment, ne
would read what the Commissioner Of Pensions said
ybos. d,,,,, !, yvouId bs IN evccute the law
NJ NJ -, a. IL. LAY hv whom, il wos
u MI Meh sent up 10 uhe cierh, oy "ho,h was
read the following communication from the ofhcer
named
>. 800.
rFNHoN oFFiek' Fco' To- 1870
Sin. herewith return the amendment the appTopra.
toa bill for ma ing revolutionary and other pensions
The first sentence dec Iaring th,t widow claiming
pension whose husband was drawing pension at the
time of decease shall be required in any such 10
furnish any nn,ther that said husband emit
lid 70 n.n,ion will o,ge the department TO place the
widow OF revolutionary officer soldier the pension
list without our being able to determine, in many
how long IN. husband served or whether he eved long
eoy3sna or rdnws Of revolaonary officers and soldiers
Invalid soldiers Of the revolution draw pensions in