The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-19

MIR. B., from the same comtniuee' ihaue au-
verse reports upon the petitions of Benjamin kcrn,
John l.. Watson, Susannah Langreen, and James
Campbell; which reports were laid upon the table.
MUTUAL TIAE INSURANCE. COMPANY.
Mr., Nc ENRY, from the Committee for the
District of Columbia, TO which was referred the pc
ttion upon the subject reported bill TO incorporate
the Washington Mutual Fire insurance Com pany
which was read twice, and committed.
PRIVATE.
On motion Of Mr.. JOSEPH JOHNSON, ordered
that the Committee on Revolutionary Claims be
discharged from the consideration Of the petition Of
Eleazer Blake, and that it be laid upon the table.
RIGHT OF WAY.
Mr.. COLLAMER, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands to which referred the bill to grant to
the State Of illinois a right Of way through the
public lands Of the United States, and for other
purposes, reported the same, without amendment,
accompanied by report IN writing ordered that the
said bill be committed.
FoRT WAYNE LAND DISTRICT.
Mr.. L. SMITH, from the COMMITTEES on Public
Lands, TO which was referred the bill to attach TO
the Fort Wayne and district certain tracts Of land
lying within the limits Of that district which are
not now attached TO any district, reported the same
with All amendment; which WAS concuued IN, and
the bill was ordered 10 DO engrosscd, ana read
third time to-day; the said bill being engrossed,
read third time, and passed.
PRIVATE.
On motion OF Mr.. DANIEL, ordered that the re-
naming papers relating to the claims Of Joseph
Knock, upon the files OF the House, he taken there.
from, and referred TO the Committee OF Claims.
Mr. BIGGS, from the Committee on the Judi
cary, made adverse report upon the case Of Sarah
B. II. Sdth, widow Of John Stith; which was laid
upon the table.
MILEAGE.
Mr.. JOHN P. MARTIN, from the Committee
on Mileage, reported the following bill
A BILL relative to mileage OF members Of Congress
D. 1 enacted BY the s,'Of, Gad HOu" e Representative
~ me United states u siRsTied in C0HyTtss assembled Thai
after the close OF the Prsss session Of til. twenty ninth
Congress the for mileage ofmrmbes Of Congress shall
residence Of each member and The capitol the sum Of eight
dollars the distance TO he computed by the nearest mail
csivs his pay shall dspOsie written certificate with the
proper officer or paying Gad money that he has actually
travelled at least said distance
twelve hundred miles from the capitol shall receive
the rate Of ten dollars per bundled miles for any distance
exceeding said twelve hundred miles, aud no
The bill having been read twice,
Mr.. MARTIN, observing that il made no appro-
priatoE, and did not, therefore, require commitment
moved that the bill be pu, on its third reading.
Mr.. THOS. SMITH moved the reference of the
bill to the Committee Of the Whole on the state of
the Union.
Mr.. MARTIN urgently opposed the motion. He
suggested that II prevailed, it would be altogether
uncertain whether the bill would be taken up at
the present session of Congress. II was an impor-
tant measure. IL adopted, it would, in connection
with another bill which he intended report cut
ting down the constructive mileage OF Senator's save
TO the government during the existence Of the pres
ent administration the sum of $3.50 900. The DEM
ocratc party Yves in the majority in this House. Ii
was responsible 10 the country for the that
might be adopted. He believed il the hill pass
ed IL would do much good; for il would demonstrate
that relrenchment had Commenced, where II proper.
ly ought to commence, in this body.
He asked the yeas and nays on the motion to
commit which were ordered
Mr.. THOS SMITH said, if The genomNa from
Kentucky [Mr. MARrN] wished that the bill should
take another direction, he (Mr S was willing to
withdraw his motion to commit.
But Mr.. TiBBAITs renewrdit.
The question was then taken, aad decided in the
affirmative, as follows:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Abbott John @ Adams, Ashmun Bay.
head, William q. Brown, Burt, William W. Campbell,
Csthcart John O. Chapman, Chase, Clarke, Coamer,
man. John II. Ewing Fickiin. Foot, uiddnss. Gra-
ham Hampton, HARRISON, Harper Hiidrd Eoge, John W
soil, Joseph R. Ingersol jenkins Joseph Johnsoe.
Andrew johnson, seabon Jones, Kennedy Levin. NcCel
%n Mshe
well, John A Rockwell Root, Sawyer, Scaminon,
smith, Stanton, Stephens, st. John, strohnr benjamin
rhomPsoa Jacob IhO%p'on!, Tibna,ts Too%bs. Tired
NAYs-Aiessrs Bariuger, DediDgcr, Bell Biggs. Boyd,
Milton Brown, Burlington, John II. Campbell. Cobb,
Cooke, Collin, Cranston Crozer Cummins, DeMott. Dill
bingham, Dixon, Doheio, Dunlap, Ed:ali Ellsworth.
George $. Houston, Edmund ", Huhari, IIungerford,
Lawrence, Leske, Leib, Lewis Lumpkin, McCisrnand,
Mcconnell, MIGRATE, Mckay, John Martin. barclay Mar
tin Morris Moulton, Nir.n Norris, Reid. Ritter Russell
Alexander D. Sims, Truman Smith sarkwea:her Jane,
Thompson Thurman, Trumbo, Vance, White, Williams,
Wilmot, Wood, Young and Yost-7o.
So the bill was referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr.. HENLEY inquired whether it wonld now
be in order to move that the bill be made the special
ORDER
Voices. Say for the fourth of July.l
The SPEAKER said that the bill had now pass
ed from before the House, and that the motion for
a special order ought TO have been made part Of
the motion to commit.
Mr.. HENLEY sugges, that il was the prac.
,ice Of the House TO make special orders at any
time.
The SPEAKER thought it had been the univer-
sal practice, when motion was made to commit, to
move simultaneously (when it was desred) TO make
the bill the special order. The chair thought the bill
had now passed from before the House. and that it
could he reached only by vote to reconsider.
Mr.. GEO, s. HOUSTON inquired whether the
| committees had been called through
The SPEAKER osscnted.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Whercupon, motion Of Mr.. Mckay, the
House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, mir. BowLM,
of Missouri, in the chair and resumed The consid-
Grafton of the bill making appropriations for the cur
rent and contingent expenses Of The Indian depart
ment, and for fulfilling treaty stpuationa with the
various Indian tribes, for the year ending June 3Oth,
lS47.
The reading Of tho bill Ivy sections was concluded
without any amendment (other than those hereto.
fore noiiced) having been offered.
MIR. CULVER, directing back the attention Of the
committee to the various items Of appropriation fol
fulfilling treaty stipulalons with the Creek and Sem
mole Indians, with INFORMATION from the chairman
| OF the Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. Me
KAY in relation to certain objects of appropriation
under the treaty Of January ith, l845,
| Mr.. MCKAY invited the gentleman TO examine
the treaty for himself (Which he handed to him.
| After some conversation,
| Mr.. CULVER offered amendment, which
having been subsequently modified, read finally al