The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-16
TwErTY-NINrH CONGRESS,
First Session
TUESDAY, June l6, 1876.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


mr. MORSE rose 10 a correction. lie said thai
on MIR. TIBBArTs's motion 70 reconsider the appro'
priation for the dry-dock al Philadelphia, he was
represented to have voted in the affirmative, when,
IN truth and in fact he did not vote at all on the
question Of reconsideration.
The Journal having been ordered to be amended
accordingly, was approved.
THE l0rH VOLUME.
The SPEAKER announced that the business
hrst In order would be the resolution of the select
committee on the subject Of the distribution of the
lOlh volume Of the laws Of the United States.
THE OREGON TREATY.
MIR. JOSEPH J. MCDOWELL rose and moved
that the rules Of the House be suspended to enable
him TO introduce the following resolutions, which
was read for information:
Whereas the people the only legitimate soyerenl
In this republic and are Of right the arbtsn OF all ques.
lions relating the Of territory or
TO the and Of selling their territory and
involving either can be consutionaIy ACT
cd on b less than the Whole legislative power Of the gov.
smsn mt Inh under their instructions and with their
sent ana whereas II believed and understood that the
British government under the false pretenee Of claim 10
PoIuon o Ser territory west Of the Rocky mountains De.
oregon territory 10 the whole OF Whish TO the
parallel Of latitude 81 deg 10 min our tide Is clear and IN
as'en-ee and superior TO all other title or pTstence Of
IA - believed, within few days past, submitted
20 TIE President and through him 10 the senate propos
uoho compromise what she insists be difcaty ths,
es o.tween herself and this government by which she
Pslsrs TO accept nearly ohshs said territory to pr,
hs peace Of the two governments, and eompensste
believed the senate has been In secret session upon M
and recommended and advised the President to
sisosS ne ana smhody In The form Of treaty to lie
shsmitted 70 tAem for ratification and whereas Il is be-
mat Is one Of the questions that require the
iva % hs people, and the action Of the whole Legislative
P9Nsf OF the government and be
ao,.sd and settled BY the treaty making power; ana
when the people and their immediate representative arr
ignorant Of said proposition would be doing violence the
nhF III UY H. II
mated Of no obligatory force upon hsmi Be Il therefore
hiSgsd That IN the opinion OF this House the duty
and action upon the and submit il 10 the people To-
their decision and instruction.
Rss0trsd further That II the treaty making power In s
eTe eoneaye attempt 10 settle question Of he magnitude
am Importance Of the Oregon question will furnish
u incompatible with the constitution and the rights Of III
people and VIII call for prompt corrective place ug
tights honor and welfare Of the country in the keeping
hsioi5sa That the object and purpose those who desire
the preservation Of the liberty honor and true interests
them, that needs midnight veil 10 hide them from b
puee NeS and scrutiny and that past experience attes
many TO that Of the lew, and thur enables one
this government TO enlarge is circle Of action 1nI Jr
make II supreme. - ' "
Mr.. g. W. JONES moved that the rules he ana.
pended, ana ma the House resolve itself into Com.
nii Tue OF Ine Whole on the state Of the Union.
o ." EAhER said that motion TO suspend
the RUS had already been made by the gentleman
t sr.a ONO, Mr.. MGDowELL,l and that motion wa,
Mr.. GORDON called for tho consideration Of the
report OF the select committee on the subject of the
distribution Of the 10th volume of the laws
mf. meDoW ELL suggested that his motion IN
suspend The rules had precedence.
The SPEAKER so decided
mr.; ". w. JONES thought that the Speak.
CT hsd again and again decided that a motion to sus
pend the rules to 90 into com,nttse y,,s =, I'll So;
in ordey 100 ~ "i' ''''e'
Ibe SPEAKER. The motion of the gentleman
20 Huspend the rules would be in order II the very
S'me motion had not previously been made.
MT JONES. But fora different object
The SPEAKER. As matter of course. for
different object '0' ."
Mr.. DRoMGooLE desired to be informed
whether motion to lay on the table the motion To
suspend The rules would now be in orderi
Inc STEAMER said it would; but nothing womb
De gained by IT. because any other gentleman nigh,
Immediately make motion to suspend the rules for
Mr. MCDOWELL asked the yeas and nays ON
ms motion; which were ordered, and, being taken.
resulted as follows: e ~'A'"'
YEAs-Messrs Benton. Brinkerhof Burlington Cr,vs,
anhInsean Darr1gh, Edwin H. Ewing Faran, Foster
w Houston, Mclean McCieihnd Mccisrn o1es Josn
!; Mcdowell Meaaughey Mcllyaine PerriIi' POLLOK
smith St john rb Sea' T s%ih rI R0Ss
NAfs-Messrs. Ashmun, Barringer Bs,l, Rail p,.u,
lanes A; Black Boyd BrOckenbrough Broihead Vito
IaS William g. Brown, Burt, William W. Campbell
A. Chapman Chapman, Clarke, Cobb, Cooke, eoilin
66Ianston CroIier, Cullom Daniel Dargan, Jeaer.o1
Dunlap Edsa Ellsworth Erdman, John Fl EWIog Fct
Grds FOOT uentry Giles, Goodyear, Gordon Graham
George s. Houston, Edmund w Hubbard samUppI u
Hubbard Hudson, Hungerord Washington Hunt Hup,eJ
jaHss MS sow snmpkin Maeay Mcconnell
Morse Moulon No Fany s harsh Barclay Martin
phlsoury Reid, Rhett, Ritter Julius RockwsH Iobn
seS ehwe Rqnk Russell sawtele, scammoh, seaman
Albert smith, Caleb B. Smith stanton stenbens s,swar
son Ia strong Thbodeaux Thomasson BENZ Thomp
Ni'oP' WOODWARD, fancey, and Young-ll6
90 the rules were not suspended, and the Joint
resolution was not introduced jaw
- Inc question now required on the motion of Mr.
" w. JONES, that the House resolve itself into
IGmmiaee OF The Whole on the state of the Union.
might be waived for moment, to enable hin, ~
Withdraw certain papers from the files of the House
Objected to. VI '"' iiouSe
y. THE RULES OF THE HOUSE
MT HOPKINS asked leave to rive no,;cs or ,
mouon 70 amend the rules so as to provide tho, M
motion to suspend the rules during The present sss
SION should be entertained unless seconded bv ma
Jorlty OF the members present.
Objection was made. ,H..
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The question having been then taken on the mo.
non Q, Mr. JONES, and decided in the affirmative
Wh Iiouse resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union. (Mr. Conn al
georgia, IN the chair,) and resumed the cnnsidera
uoh Oh the amendments of the Senate to the bill
making appropriations for the current and contin-
gent expenses Of the Indian department, &c.
Mr.. PlLLSBURY was entitled to the floor He
sa'a re rose under an embarrassment which could
De Ill conceived, Representing as he did Western
Texas the theatre of the present war he felt unable
70 90 justice to the in which the soldiers If
the United States were engaged He felt the inn
this floor. ~ "''' y"
Mr. r. remarked that he had known that the
SUBJECT OF Texas had long been the theme of discus
SION and grave consideration IN the counsels of the
nation; ne thought that all these matters of nice
calculation upon treaties and upon rights had been
settled with the settlement Of the Question If arnsr
auon that the ordly inteecs of the nation had ex-
creased their mighty powers upon ii; and he had
never hntlCpated thai ut this r.