The daily union., 1846-05-04
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| The journal Of Thursday was read and approved
| The SPEAKER said the business first in order
would be the motion pending at the adjournment on
Thursday last to refer to a select committee OF hye
the memorial presented by MIR. TIBBArrs IN oehaii
Of the bird.
The motion having been taken and agreed TO, tho
memorial was ordered TO be referred accordingly.
Mr.. BRoDHEAD inquired Of the Speaker whai
| would be the regular order Of business
| The SPEAKER said: the call Of the States for
petitions commencing, where the call had last been
suspended, with the State Of Connecticut.
Mr.. BRoDHEAD said it had been long time
since the committees had been called for reports
He moved, therefore, that the rules be suspended
for that object.
And two-thirds having voted for the motion, the
rules were suspended.
SO the SPEAKER proceeded to call for
| REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
| PRIVATE.
| Mr.. GORDON, from the Committee of Claims,
made a report upon the Of Martin Thomas,
late lieutenant Of ordnance and superintendent of
the United States lead mines in the States Of Mis-
souri,, Illinois, and Wisconsin, accompanied by a
bill for his relief which bill was read twice, and
| committed.
Mr.. G. also, from the same committee, made a
report upon the case OF Jacob Gideon, accompanied
by bill for his relief which bill was read twice,
and committed.
Mr.. G. also, from the same committee, made ad-
verse reports upon the Of j. Calvert Ford, Of
John w. Ford, of John Scriyener, Of Thomas c..
Miller, of Edward Morriss, Of John Mason, of Ed
ward Fitzgerald, of Marshall A. Matthias, and of
Joseph Davis which reports were laid upon the
/ table.
| Mr.. POLLOCK, from the same committee, re-
ported bills Of the following utles-viz:
| bill for'the relief Of David ThomaE, Of Philade-
| phia;
| hill f,r ,ba r.I,aF Of Michael Nour...
A bill for the relief Of Elisha F. Richards; accom-
| panied by II report in each case; which bills were
| read twice, and committed.
| Mr.. p. also, from the same committee, made ad
verse reports upon the cases Of A. Augustus Con-
| derry, Of John s. Tyson, administrator of Jonathan
w. Sherburne, Of the heirs of Bernard Todd and Of
Abraham c. Crandal which reports were laid upon
the table.
On motion of Mr.. p, ordered that the Com
mittee of Claims be discharged from the fur.
her consideration Of the petition Of James Little
and that il be laid upon the table
| Mr.. DANIEL, from the same committee, made
an adverse report upon the petition Of Orlando
s. Rees and Jacob Stonifert; which reports were
laid upon the table.
| CUSTOM HOUSE AT EAsTPoRr.
| Mr.. GRlNNELL, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bills Of the following utles-vz:
bill for the purchase Of site and erection Of
custom house at Eastport, in the State Of Maine.
bill for the relief Samuel Billings, owner Of
fishing schooner Susana, accompanied by report
in each cave; which bills were read twice, and COM
| mitted.
| Mr.. GORDON, from the Committee of Claims,
made report upon the petition Of Archibald Ball
by bill for their relief which bill was read twice
and committed.
| TOWN OF NEwBERH.
On motion of Mr.. GRINNELL, ordered that the
| Committee on Commerce be discharged from tbs
consideration Of the petition Of citizens Of North
| Carolina for a custom-house and marine hospital
in the town of Ncwbern, in said State, and that it
! be laid upon the table.
! Mr.. THIBODEAUX, from the committee to
| which was referred the bill for the relief of Jobn
Chasseand, the consul ofthe United States for Svr,
and Palestine, reported an amendaory bill accomps-
MED by report in writing; which bill was read twice
and ordered to be engrossed and read third time
to-day; the said bill, being engrossed, was read a
third time and passed.
| KNOXVILLE AND CHATTANOOGA.
| In pursuance Of previous notice, Mr.. CROZIER
asked, obtained leave, and introduced bill allow
ing duties on foreign merchandise, imported into
Knoxville and Chattanooga, in the State of Ten
nessee, to be secured and paid hoss places which
| bill was read twice and committed.
| PRIVATE.
Mr.. .McCLERNAND, from the Committee on Pub.
lie Lands, reported bill authorizing the issue Of
patents to George Ramsey and Thomas T. Janu-
ary, for certain lands entered in the county Of 81
Louis, in tho State of Missouri; accompanied bv q
report in each case which bills were read twice, and
| committed
| LANDS IN WISCONSIN,
Mr.. M. L. MARTIN, in pursuance of previous
| notice, asked, obtained leave, and introduced :,
bill to quiet certain titles to land in the Territory of
Wisconsin; which bill was read twice and commit
| ted ..r
On motion of Mr. RELFE, ordered thrt the Com,
mittce on Public Lands be discharged from the con-
sideraton of the petition Of Charles McClain, of
Missouri, and that i; be committed.
Mr.. r. also, from the Committee on Public Lands
to which the petition upon the subject was referred
reported bill to authorize the constituted
of the county of Polk, in the Territory of Iowa, to
enter quarter section of land for seat of Justice:
which bill was read twice and committed. =
PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. r. also, from the same committee, to which was
referred the bill to establish permanent prospectivc
system in favor ofacual settlers on the public lands
reported an amendatory bill; which bill was read
twice and committed.
On motion of Mr.. PETIT, ordered that the
Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from the
consideration Of the petition Of James Williams and
that il be committed.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
MIR. RATHBUN, from the Committee on the Ju |
dietary, TO which was referred the bill to establish
board Of commissioners to examine and decide GER
tain claims against the United States. reported an
amendatory bill. Ordered that said bill be commit.
ted.
MIAMI LANDS
Mr.. THoS. SMITH, by leave, moved that the
Committee Of the Whole House be discharged from
the consideration Of the bill grant the right of pre-
empton to actual settlers on the lands acquired bv
treaty from the Miami Indians in Indiana; which
motion was agreed to.
And the question being on ordering the bill TO
third reading,
Mr.. 9. DAVIS opposed it in few remarks, di-
reced particularly to the description and value of
the lands, and asked the yeas and nays.
Mr. THOMAS SMITH explained briefly what
the propriety and Justice Of the passage oS bs I'm;
. Mr.. CATHCARr remarked that tRe gen,loman