The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-,
Second Session.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1877.

| The journal OF yesterday was read and approved.
REPORT FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT
| The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate re-
port of the Secretary of War, made agreeaby to law,
showing the balance OF appropriations in the treasury the
July, 1885 the appropriations made for the fiscal year
1856 the repayments and transfers of that years the
amounts drawn BY re9uisiton from the treasury the
same time and the balances remaining unexpended for
two years which was ordered TO be printed
PETITIONS
| Mr. j. M CLAYTON presented the petition of John
McCntic praying the purchase by the United States, for
the of the several navyyards and arsenas of the
right 10 use his mortlsng and enonlng machine; which
was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. BREESE presented petition of the trustees OF
the Milwaukee Library Association in the Territory OF
Wisconsin, praying that copies of the laws and public
documents printed by order of Congress may be furnish
ed for the use of their ASSOCIATION; which referred to
the Committee on the Library
Also, resolution passed by the Legislature OF the State
of Illinois, nsuctng the senators and requesting the rep
resenatves of that State in Congress, to their eXer
tons to procure donation of land to the several town
ships in said State for the purpose OF establishing libra
res theren which was referred to the Committee on
Public Lands and ordered to be printed,
Also, resolution of the same Legislature, nsncting
the senators and requesting the representatives OF that
State in Congress to their eXerons to procure APP
preparation for completing the Cumberland road through
the State of Illinois which was referred to the Commit
tee on Roads and Canals, and ordered to be printed
MIR. THOS CLAYTON presented petition of citizens
OF Delaware praying the adoption OF measures for the
speedy termination OF the with Mexico which was
referred to the Committee ON Foreign Relations.
Mr. ARCHER presented the memorial of the heirs Of
Thomas Edmunds, deceased praying indemnity for French
spoliaons prior to 1900; which referred to the
lect committee on that subject
Mr.. ATCHlSON presented memorial of the leglsla-
ure of Missouri, praying the graduation and reduction of
the price OF certain public lands in that State and dona-
ton OF such lands not worth the cost OF survey
which was ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. CASS presented the memorial of the heirs OF
Hartman Bennerhasset deceased praying indemnity for
the destruction of the property OF the deceased by body
milf Tho pf he
the year 1906; which was referred to the Committee OF
Claims.
Mr.. DIX presented petition of citizens of New York,
demonstrating against any increase OF the present rates
of postage; which was laid upon the table,
ATTACHMENTS IN UNITED STATES COURTS
| Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee on the Judiciary
reported bill to make attachments which are made I'M
der process issuing from the courts OF the United States
conform to the laws regulating such attachments In the
courts of the States which read and passed to the
second reading.
FREE BRIDGES EASTERN BRANCH.
| Mr. MILLER, from the Committee for the District Of
Columbia, reported bill TO provide free communlca-
ton across the Eastern Branch of the river Potomac, in
the District of Coumba which was read and passed to
the second reading.
LANDS IN IOWA.
| Mr.. JARNAGIN, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims, to which had been referred the memorial OF
Pierre Choteau, r and others, reported the following
resolution:
Resolved That the President of the United States be
quested direct that the sale Of the land advertised to be
sold the SIN day Oh 1915 at
buque the State Of Iowa. be suspended until the claim
may be fully heard as 10 their rights either In Con-
The land above referred being the southeast of fraction
al township No. 3d. range q the southeast quarter OF
ship 49, ranges q g. and A. and township ST, ranges B. L.
and that is much of the said townships and ranges
Isppi river
MAILS TO AND FROM THE ARMY.
Mr. NILES, from the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads, reported joint resolution providing for
ltr,, rttnr uaIls IN nd
which was read and passed to the second reading.
Mr. FAIRFIELD, from the Committee on Naval Al
fairs which had been referred the bill from the House
for the relief of James jones' of the city of Brooklyn
ported the same without amendment.
PASSAGE OF LOAN BILL.
The amendments to the bill from the House author
ling issue of treasury notes, loan, and for other
purposes, having been engrOssed the bill was read
third time by its title, and the question being upon its
passage
Mr. EVANS rose and said that he did not intend to OPP
nose the passage of the bill but he desired take this
occasion to set himself right to prevent his views
from being misunderstood for he found that his remarks
had been enormously reported in particular in which
il was of some Importance that he should be clearly
derstood In the debate which occurred upon this bill
the day before yesterday he had been made to say that he
would ''checruy vote for placing duty upon those ar
tcles which were now free from duty" This by no
means expressed his meaning He had not expressed
a readiness to vote for independent measure i'm
posing duties upon the list OF articles which were
ready to embrace the free list or large part OF It,
in any bill that might be brought before that branch
of Congress imposing duties for the purpose OF increas
inc the and furnishing the government with the
necessary supplies He would be extremely reluctant to
vote for an insulated imposing duty upon the
articles now ee-a measure IN which nothing else was
contemplated than such duty for supplying the Deficiencies
in the revenue He though necessary TO make this
explanations order that he might not be called upon
hereafter to vote for any such under the mis-
taken supposition that he had declared himself in its IA
Mr. MANGUM demanded the yeas and nays upon the
passage of the bill which ordered and being taken,
resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Archer, Ashley, Aichison, Ather-
tom Badger Bagby Benton Berien, Breesc, Bright But
ton Colqu Crtenden Dix Evans, Fairfield Greene Haa-
negan Houston, Jarnagn, Johnson, OF louisiana LOWS
ManplIn Mason Miller, Morehead, Niles, Rusk, SEWER,
simmons, Speight, Surgeon, Turney' uPham' Webster
Westcolt, and Yulee-i3.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Ciley and Corwin-2
So the bill was passed. and ordered to be returned
to the House of Representatives for concurrence IN he
amendments:
THE PUBLIC LANDS IN OREGON
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF the bl
TO create the office of surveyor general of the public lands
in the Territory of Oregon and to grant donation rights
to settlers therein, and for other purposes. I'm
The question beng upon the passage oil the DL u was
decided in the affirmative.
Subsequently MIR BERRIEN moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was passed; which was agreed to.
So the vote was reconsldered.
DIFFICULTY WITH
The following resolution, heretofore submitted by Mr..
HANNEGAN, was taken up for considerations;
Resolved That the President be requested communi-
cate the Senate amy information he may possess IN rea-
lion TO the recent misunderstanding between the American
,nbortes mt Rio lanero aud the government of Brazil
far as may be compatible with the public interest