The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-30
The journal Of yesterday having been read

| HOUSE OF REPRESENT ES-
| The journal of Yesterday having been read
| Mr.. HENLEY said that he was recorded as hav-
| Jog voted in the negative on the mouoh 10 Jay on
the table the joint resolution respecting the w est
Point Academy, whereas he had voted IN the g0"n'-
The SPEAKER said the journal would be so
| amended.
And thus amended, the journal was approved.
PAYDEPARraENr or THE ARMY.
When the House adjourned last evening" reso-
luton was pending, introduced by Mr.. HARRISON
providing that all debate the bill making certain
alterations in the pay department Of the army,
should cease in half an hour after it should again
have been taken up in committee;
Which resolution Mr.. AsHhUN had moved to be
laid on the table;
And the question on that motion having been Ia
ken, the resolution not laid on the table.
The question now recurring on its adoption,
Mr.. BURT moved 30 TO amend it as to substitute
one hour for half an hour
Mr.. ATKINSON moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out one hour, and inserting hOO
hours.
The question was taken first on the amendment
Of Mr., Burr, and II was rejected.
And the amendment Of Mr.. ATKINSON, by yeas
90, nays 50, was agreed 10.
No quorum voted, but the fact was not no.
ticed.l
And, thus amended, the resolution was adopted
So the House determined that all debate on the
bill should terminate in two hours after tho bill
shall again have been taken up in committee
CHANGE OF HOUR AND RECESS.
Mr. BOYD (leave having been denied) moved a
| suspension OF the rules 10 enable him TO make a
motion that hereafter the daily hour of meeting
shall be ten o'clock, and that the House will take
| recess from ttoO O'Clock until half past three.
The yeas and nays were ordered; and being taken,
were yeas IL, nays CO.
So, two-thirds not voting in the affirmative, the
rules were not suspended.
MIR. RATHBUN, on leave, made an explanation
| IN relation TO some remarks made by him in COM
| mittee yesterday.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
Mr.. DANIEL moved that the House proceed to
| the consideration OF the private calendar He asked
that the House would at least dispose Of the private
business on the Speakers table, after which il could
| determine whether 1t would go into committee on
| the private calendar or not.
The yeas and nays asked and ordered, and
| being taken resulted as follows
| YEAs-Messrs. Abbott Arnold Ashmun Bell Blan
chard Brodhead Burlington, Carroll John O. Chapman.
Cooke CTanson Culver, Cpmmins, Daniel Dargan, Oar.
digs, Graham Order Grnne HsmIin Hs%p,o n H Es
rick Elias b. Holmes Hough, John w Houston samue
D. Hubbard Hudson Hungsrord, Washington Hunt Jas
Joseph johnson, Daniel P. King, Lewis Long Maclay
MCLEAN, MeClelland, MciiSnry, McIlvaine, Marsh Mi
er, Niyen Norris, Payne, Pendleton Pollock, Rathbun
Ritter, John A. Rockwell Root schenck seldom sever
ance, Albert Smith stewart strohm Strong ThbodesuX
Winthrop, Wood Woodwork, Wright and Young-77.
NAYs-Mes,rs Stephen Adams, Beddinger, Benton
Burt, Cathcart, Augustus A Chapman. Reuben Chapman
Chase, Chapman, Clarke. Cobb, CuOm, Cunning ham,
Edwin wing sDn Fe. GTOVsE aan.oP
Henley Hose, Isaac =. Holmes, Hopkins, George S
George W. Jones, Kennedy. Thomas Butler King Leakc
La sere, LumPkin, Mcdonnell Joseph J. Mcdowell Nc.
I'm pa ~
Parish. Perril Perry, Reid Relfe Roberts sawtelle
sawyer, sesmmon. Alexander d. Sims Thoma, smith,
ward and Yeli-7I. ''" "''o'
So the House proceeded to the consideration of
| the private calendar.
CAPTAIN JONES.
The bill directing the mode Of settlement of the
| accounts Of Thomas ap Catesby Jones, coming up,
The amendment heretofore reported from the
Committee Of the Whole, was agreed to.
And the bill was read third time and passed
| Mr. WENTWORTH moved reconsideration OF
the vote, but the House refused to reconsider it.
MEssRs. HOLMES AND PEpRIcx.
The bill for the relief of Philip B. Holmes and
William Pedrck coming up on the question Of con-
curing in the report heretofore made by the Com
mittee of the Whole, recommending that the bill do
not pass
Mr.. SCHENCK called for the reading Of the re-
was read.
The report was then concurred in.
So the bill was rejected
MEssRs. SMITH.
The bill for the relief of Nathan Smith, Charles
K. Smith, and others, was read a third time and
passed.
Mr. WENTWORTH moved reconsiderato Of
the vote.
The House refused to reconsider.
SETH NJ. LEAvENwoRrH
The joint resolution for the relief of Seth M.
Leavenworth was read third time and passed
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved reconsideration of
| the vote; but withdrew the motion.
Mr.. HARRISON renewedit.
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved that the motion
be laid on the table.
Mr.. HOPKINS made an earnest appeal on be-
half of the claimant, whose case on the score of
JUSTICE (he said) was Of the strongest that had
| ever been presented.
Whereupon, the motion to reconsider was uilh
| dra,on.
DOCTOR GRAY.
The joint resolution for the relief of the heirs of
Doctor John Gray, deceased, coming up on the
question Of engrossment,
| Mr. HARRISON moved to lay aside the private
calender, with view to go into Committee of the
| Whole on the state of the Union.
i The yeas and nays asked and ordered; and
being taken, resulted follows:
i YEAs-Messrs. Stephen Adams Bednpsr Benton
Bggs, James A. Black, Boyd BrinkehoG Brockenbrough
Burt W w Campbell, Cathcsrt, Augustus A. Chapman
r. Chapman Chase Chapman, Cobb Collin, Cuom, c un'
l ningham, Jefferson Davis, Dobbin Dromgoole Dunlap
Ellsworth ETdman, Edwin H. Ewing, Ficklin Fries Gar
vim Giles, Grover, HARRISON, Henley, Hoge, Isaac E
| Holmes Hopkins, George s. Houston, James B. Hunt
Hunter, Joseph johnson, Andrew Johnson, George w
Jones, seaborn Jones, Kennedy, Preston King, Law
renee, Leake. Lumpkin, McClelland ,Mcclerna6d Nc
Connell, McCrate Joseph J. Mcdowell John r Martin
B. Martin, Morris, Morse Moulton, Niven Norris Owen
Parish, Payne Perrll Perry, Reid, Rhett Ritter Russell
| SCammon n
Thomas smith Robert Smith, starkweather. St John
strong Jacob Thompson, Tbbatts, Tredway, Wentworth
Wick, Williams WOODWARD Yell and Yost-ss
i NAYs-Messrs. Abbott, Arnold Ashmun, Bell BIan
chsrd, Milton Brown Carroll, John O. Chapman Clarke
Cooke, Cnnston, Culver, Cummins Daniel Darragh De
Mott, birmingham, Dockery, Edsall, Graham, Order
Grnnell, Hamlin, Hampton, Herrick Elias D. Holmes
Hough. John wv, w Houston, Samuel D. Hubbard Hudson
HungeIford Washington Hunt Joseph r. lngersoll Jen
kins Daniel P. King Thomas Butler King Reib, Lewis
Long, Macay, MCLEAN, McHenry Mc1ivaine Miller
Moseley, Pendleton Pollock Ramsey, Rathburn, John
,i Rocsws Rs0 sche9G seldom Severance Albert
| Thompson, Tilien Trumbo White Winthrop Wood
worth, Wright, and Younger.