The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-02

son of Louisiana, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Niles
reaSe hnsk' Simmons, upham, Westcoit woodbridge
NAYs,Messrs Allen Ashley, Anterior, Benton, Breese
Bright Cass Dix, Fairfield Hannegan, Houston, SEWER
Speigh, Sturgeon, and Tuney-i6
So the further consideration of the bill postponed
until Thursday next
Mr. BERRfEN then submitted the following amend
ment which he designed to offer al the proper tme and
which was read and ordered to be printed
Provided aipays, and is hereby declared to be the
ton, That the with Mexico ought be prosecuted
by this government with view TO the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
portion Of her territory that this government ever de
srons to maintain and preserve peaceful and friendly ela
ing republic of Mexico win always be ready enter upon
negotiations with view to terminate the present unhappy
preserve nvoate the national honor of the United States
and OF Mexco that is especially desirable IN order TO
ought always to exist between neghborng republics that
the boundary of the State of Texas should be denitvey
settled and that provision be made by the republic OF Next
for the prompt and equitable adjustment of the just
claims OF our citizens on that republic
| MIR; BADGER then moved that the message OF the
President of the 4h of August last in reference TO the
subject together with the letters referred to- and the
proceedings OF the Senate in relation thereto be printed
for the use OF the Senate
| The motion was agreed to-
| THE COPPER LANDS
On motion Of Mr.. BREESE, the Senate then proceed
ed, in committee OF the whole, to the consideration OF
part Of the State of Michigan and to provide for the
sale of the mineral lands of the United States in the
State Of Michigan and Territory Of Wisconsin.
| MIR. CORWlN submitted sundry amendments to the
bl which were agreed to-, and it then reported to
the Senate, and ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
On motion of Mr. BREESE. the bill was then read a
third time, by unanimous consent and passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate then went into the consideration of execu-
tive business, and after some time spent therein, the
doors were opened, and
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal having been read
CORRECTION.
Mr.. G. s. HOUSTON askeda correction OF the journal
He not recorded as voting on the motion to post
pone the special order of yesterday to Monday next He
voted in the affirmative
THE ALABAMA VOLUNTEERS.
Mr.. r. CHAPMAN also asked to have the journal
corrected as to state that he endeavored to get the
yeas and nays on yesterday the motion to lay his
resolution in relation to the Alabama volunteers, upon
the table; but that the House refused the same.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
Mr.. McCLELLAND, (by unanimous consent,) from
the Committee on Commerce, reported back the bill
king appropriations for certain harbors and rivers in
to the Committee of the Whole on the state OF the
Union.
Mr.. T. B. KING, from the Committee on Naval Al
yachts belonging to the New York yacht club; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union
COAL AND IRON.
Mr. seldom (by leave) submitted memorial Of
ship-owners and ship of the State of Virginia,
in favor OF restoring the rates OF duty coal and
which was referred to the Committee OF the Whole on
the state of the Union.
THE VACANT PANEL.
The business in order being the motion by Mr.. Nc
DowELL, of Ohio, pending at the time of adjournment
yesterday, to suspend the rules in order to permit the
PRODUCTION OF joint resolution in relation to filling the
vacant panel in the rotundo of the CAPITOL the question
was taken thereon, and decided in the negative
THE MILITARY ACADEMY
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the House resolved itself
Mr. HAMLN in the chair,l and proceeded to the consd
Grafton Of the Bll making appropriations for the sup
port Of the Military Academy for the year ending on the
30th of June, 1885," which was read.
Mr.. J. r. INGERSOLL moved to amend the bill, by
inserting appropriation of So 900 for the expenses Of
board Of vsiters which he supported in few remarks
intended to show its justice and necessity.
The question being taken upon the amendment, 1t was
i M. j. R. INGERsoLL further moved to amend the
bill by increasing the appropriation for repairs and i'm
provements; fuel and apparatus forage Tor public horses
and oxen stationery printing, and other incidental and
contingent expenses, from twenty thousand dollars to
Mr.. HUNGERFORD said that the Committee of Ways
and Means satisfied that the appropriation reported
would be amply sufficient.
The question then taken on the amendment, and
1t was rejected
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion of Mr. MCKAY, the bill was then laid aside
to be reported to the House, and the committee proceeded
to the consideration of the B making appropriations for
the cvi! and diplomatic expenses of the government
Mr.. WENTWORTH said he would move an amend
ment to the bill, and upon that would take oppor
tun to express his views upon the proposed tax tea
and coffee. He would not have troubled the committee,
it were not that his in relation to that subject
had been attacked vigorously by the press here and
elsewhere He would vote in favor of taxing tea
and coffee, until the country was placed in far worse
He sincerely believed that if Illinois taxed for her
tea and coffee she would pay more for the support of the
national government than she paid under the tariff OF
1S42 and that his congressional district would pay
greater tax upon tea and coffee, than any slave State
in the Union Heaven knew that Illinois was not in
situation to be taxed any higher "A laugh He had
advocated the doctrine that Illinois should pay all her in
erest He had always held TO that doctrine, and had
always advocated it, both politician, and editor
at the head of public press He could not consent
on tea and coffee in his State, which would fall on
free labor He here desired the Clerk to read dozen
lines from Secretary Walkers report, which on former
occasion the gentleman from Alabama had refused to
have read. 1.-THE extract referred TO here read
But the Secretary of the Treasury had said in his report
that the tax would be of use unless took effect the
LIST of January On the I'd day of January therefore,
he (Mr. WENTWORTH submitted resolution, stating
that it was inexpeden TO lay tax those articles. He
not little surprised at the of the honorable Sec
rotary They have better leaders, he could not fol-
low He was told that there large number of wings
urging that they should tax tea and coffee Why Be-
cause they had got their stores full and would make
money out of the operation. He would not afford them
such facilities Was their country reduced that there
no way to raise it, except by taxing the old maids
tremes; said Santa Anna, come sisters, throw in your
ewelry your bracelets, and earrings, and help TO