The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
M iournal OF yesterday having bean read

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIFE
The journal Of yesterday having been read,
Mr.. BARCLAY MARTIN rose to move cor
recton. Ii was, he said, matter Of no importance;
but he was represented as having moved the pre-
vious question He had not the honor to do SO, al
though he tried TO obtain the floor for the pur-
pose
The journal was corrected accordingly.
Mr.. BAYLY said that he understood he was
represented on the journal as having moved the pre-
vious question, latter debate" If such was the
statement, It incorrect, because he had posses
sion Of the floor, and had distinctly announced his
intention to forego the desire he had to speak in COM
pllance with request on the part Of friends near
him.
The journal was corrected accordingly; and was
then approved.
DEFICIENCIES IN APPROPRIATIONS.
A message was received from the Senate by A.
Dickins, esq, secretary, informing the House that
the Senate had passed the bill making appropriation
for certain deficiencies in appropriations for the hs
cal year ending 30th June, 1876, with amendments
in which the Senate asked the concurrence Of this
House.
On motion Of Mr. MCKAY, submitted on leave,
the bill and amendments were referred 10 the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means.
THE SMITHSONIAN BEQUEsT.
The SPEAKER said that the special order of the
day was the bill in relation TO the Smithsonian be-
quest.
On motion Of Mr.. OWEN, the consideration of
the special order was postponed until tomorrow.
THE NOTICE AND THE DIsAOREERG VOTES OF THE
TWO HOUSES.
The SPEAKER announced the un6n shed bust
ness to be, the motion pending at the adjournment
last evening, that committee OF conference on the
part Of this House be appointed the subject Of the
disagreelng votes of the two houses on the joint
resolution Of notice.
Mr.. BIGGS demanded the previous question;
and, by ayes 81, noes "A, the demand was second
ed. .rH.
And the main question was ordered to be now
taken.
The yeas and nays were asked and ordered; and,
(aer some conversation on point of order between
Mr.. S. JONES and the Chair,) being taken--re-
suited as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Stephen Adams, Anderson, Atkinson.
Bauinger, Bayy, Bell, Benton, Biggs, James A Black
Blanchard Bowlin Boyd Brockenbrough Brodhead Burt
Cahcart, Augustus A. Chapman Reuben Chapman, Chase
Chapman, Cobb, Collin, Cullom, Cummins, Cunningh am
Daniel Dargsn Garrett Davis, Jefferson Davis Deano
De Mott, Dillingham;, Dobbn Dunlap, Erdman Garvin,
Giles, Goodyear Gordon Graham, Grover, Hamln Hamp.
ton. HARRISON, Harmanson, Hiliard Elias B. Holmes
HUpseTford Ws.hinSten Hunt, james b. Hunt Hunter
jenkins, James H. Johnson, Joseph johnson, George W
Jones' seaboIn Jones Preston King Lawrence, La sere
Levin, Lumpkn, Macay, McClelland, Nice onnel James
Mcdowell, McHenry Mcvaine Mckay, Barclay Martin
Morris, Morse, Monlton, Norris Owen, Parish Payne
Ritter, Roberts, Julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell Root
sawtele, Sawyer scammon schenck, Seldom Severance
Stanton Starkweather Stewart St. john Strohm Strong
Thomasson, Jacob Thompson Thurman Tibbatts I'll
den, Tredway Trumbo, Wheaton, White, Wick vii
ams wilmot, Wood, woodward, Yancey, Yell and Yos,
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NAYs-Messrs Abbott, Arnold, Ashmun, Milton Brown
William @; Brown, VIM w Campbell, John H. Camp
bell Carroll John g. Chapman, Clarke, Cooke, Cranson
roo enS ae G0Gs sans
Hoge, Samuel d. Hubbard, Hudson Joseph r. lngersol
Andrew Johnson. Kennedy, Thoms: B. King, Leake
bert smith Robert smith stephens Thibodoaux, Vinton
Wentworth, Winthrop, and Wright-l9.
So the committee of conference was ordered to be
appointed.
Mr.. C. J. INGERSOLL rose and said "Mr
Speaker"
The SPEAKER. Was the gentleman within
the bar when his name called
Mr.. C. J. INGERSOLL. l was not; but de,
sire to say that if l had been l would have voted
| for a committee Of conference.
Mr.. E. H. EWING. And desire to say that if
| had been within the bar, | should have voted
against committee of conference
| The SPEAKER announced the following men,
bers as composing the committee Of conference:
| Mr.. G. J. INGERsoLL, Mr.. OWEN, and Mr. Hill
| LARD.
THE SECRET SERVICE FUND
| Mr.. BAYLH rose to inquire of the chair
| whether motion to reconsider the vote by which
the papers transmitted from the President yesterday
had been laid the table and ordered to be printed
| was debatable notion
| The SPEAKER said il not, because the mo-
| ton to lay on the table was not debatable.
Mr.. BAYLY said his reason for making the
inquiry was that he desrous, if possible, to cut
off debate upon the motion, submitted yesterday, TO
lay on the table and print the message and cores
| pondence n relation the fund.
The SPEAKER said he thought the motion to
reconsider would not be debatable.
THE INDIAN TRIBES IN OREGON.
On the motion ofMr. JACOB THOMPSON, the
| House resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole
on the state of the Union, (Mr. G. s. HoUsroN, Of
Alabama, in the chair,) and resumed the consider
alton of the bill TO regulate trade and intercourse
with the Indian tribes in the territory Of Oregon and
to preserve peace and cultivate friendship with and
among the said Indians.
| Mr. Seldom held the floor from Yesterday, on
a motion which he was then understood 10 submit
to strike out the 9th section, and which motion
the chairman now decided to be the pending ques.
ton. The bill will be found in yesterdays pro-
ceedings,
Mr.. s. rose, but yielded for moment to
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON, who moved the fol-
lowing amendment:
Insert at the end Of the 18th line the words, land
deliver the same over to the proper authorities to be
dealt with according to law"
Mr. seldom resumed the hoor and addressed
the committee during the greater portion of the
hour. The general points Of his argument may be
stated follows: il was not his intention (he said
to award to the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr.
JAcoB THoMPsoN the priority in point Of time in
the amendment which he had offered
| Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON said he did not wish
| to claim il.
Mr.. seldom continued The amendment Of
that gentleman by no means covered all the objec.
tionable provisions Of the BILL or accomplished all
the purposes contemplated by the amendment he
himself proposed now to offer. 49,
The amendment was read for information.
Strike out all after "other person" in the 7th line
and insert as follows: