The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-19

10 ''' Senate and House Representatives. q ' 0""''
| The memorial of the Jackson Monument committee re
specifically represents that the committee have the full
assurance, in the of voluntary contributions al
ready received that adequate means attabe TO erect
the monument General Andrew Jackson contemplated
by those who value his public In preparation for
the work, and fit material for the statue, they ask Con
gess put M teir disposal portion of the cannon taken
| by the general during his campaigns.
The trophies Of victories have, in all me been consider
tho fame OF their achievements and the memory Of the
conduct and vaor through which the country triumphed
The column OF Napoleon is made OF the cannon taken M
Austeriz and for the material OF the equestrian statue 10
Wellington recently erected in London the British govern
has dedicated the brass pieces captured Waterloo
General Jackson took, at Pensacola some large morars
and cannon OF the finest metal winch more man hundred
years have tested, and shown TO be ndeSrrhcube by time
and the elements These pieces are not OF the caber used
in service and they are reported as unservceabe at
the Ordnance Department.
The committee hope hat Congress may deem that they
can be devoted purpose suitable as that OF perpet
uatng for future the form of the hero who gave them
to his country, and that by resolution such OF them as are
Ordnance Department. will be directed to be delivered
the Jackson Monument committee for the object they have
IN charge.
Brass artillery captured Pensacola By General jackson
s aRDSnd'' brass g%"s weight s sisS lbs
''These guns and mortar; now lodged at waenlei,
&C. TALCOTT, Lieut.. Col Ordnance.
"ORDNANcE OFFICE, April H. ISi6.'
Mr.. DIcCLERNAND then asked leave TO submit the
following Joint resolution
Whereas number OF enteprsng and patriotic citizens
ocaled s'fhe Jackson Monument Committee" have
respectfully memoazed Congress put their disposal
four brass cannon and two brass of the total weight
of 1880 lbs. be used material in constructing
ment to the memory OF the ustrious hero and satesnan
Andrew Jackson;
are the same which were taken by General Jack in the
service of The United State Pensacola, and they
a9w The Ss S@% OF the Ordnance Office 70 be
Rsolred By he Seae and House of Representatives. of
United States u iBericd Congress assembled, That the
aforesaid guns be, and the hereby put the dis
posal of he Jackson Monument Committee, for the pur
pose of being applied material in constructing
nent to the memory Of General Andrew Jackson aud the
President of the United States s hereby authorized and
quesed TO see that they 50 aithlully applied.
Objection being made
Mr. McCLERNAND moved suspension of the rules
upon which motion the yeas and nays were demanded ;
and being ordered, taken, and resuted-yeas 49,
nays 40
So the rules were suspended.
The joint resolution then read twice, ordered to be
engroSsed Tor a third reading, read third time, and
passed.
SENATE BILLS.
A message was received from the Senate announcing
that SAID house had passed sundry bills.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
On motion of Mr.. DANIEL, the House resolved itself
into Committee of the whole House on the private caen
dar, (Alr. FooTE in the chair.)
ERRICsoN.
The bill for the relief of John Ericsson was con-
sdered, and laid aside to be reported, with amend
ment.
DANIEL d. ToMPKINs
bill for the relief of Ray Tompkins and Others the
children and hers-aaw OF the late Daniel D. Temp
klns, was taken up.
Mr. HANII.IN submitted few remarks in support of
the claim.
Mr. STEPHEN ADAMS opposed the bill He did not
consider ii such as the government bound 10 pay,
that Congress would have the right 10 appropriate the
Mr.. SEAMAN said that he would not take any part
IN the discussion if the heirs of Mr. Tompkins
his immediate constituents He had examined this claim
with some care, and did not hesitate say that
Just one had never been presented to the consideration of
Congress lie would call attention to fact stated in
the report, that Mr. Tompkins had borrowed upon his
own private means, for the of the
fourteen thousand dollars and that but for this the
campalgnO 1914 could have been carried on, and
the war would have been prolonged 1t was well known
that Mr.. Iompkins went into this with fortune
and came out of 1t bankrupt He was not, at that tme
addicted to any extravagant habits and the opinion pre-
vailed throughout the country, at the close of the war;
that owing to careless manner OF keeping his accounts
his fortune had been sacrificed for the public good OBJ
econs had been raised that the claim for interest,
and that it stale; that if good why present
ed before? This could be very soon answered And Mr.
proceeded to explain and to defend the bill He agreed
with the gentleman from Maine that it at all fines
right to pay principal and that ii was, tines princi
pie to pay interest He hoped the bill would pass; and
after what had been said in defence of it, how gentlemen,
with the report in their hands could against it, he
Mr. w. w. CAMPBELL also supported the claim
The bill was then laid aside TO be reported
JONES
The bill for the relief of the heirs of John Paul Jones,
was taken up and considered
Mr. l. +. HOLMES submitted a few eloquent remarks
relation to the noble daring and ntrepdy of the great
naval hero, and his valuable public services and con-
cuded with expression OF the hope that this just claim
of his heirs would receive at the hands of Congress-
speedy and honorable settlement.
Mr. BOWLlN, while he admired the bold daring, and
valued the public services of Com Jones, decidedly
opposed 10 the passage of the bill, which, he believed
proposed TO pay to the claimants large amount of the
public moneys without shadow of claim on their part
Mr. lNGERSOLL also supported the claim
Mr. DANIEL advocated the bill with amendment,
striking out the allowance of interest on the claim.
After some further conversation the bill laid aside
to be reported with amendments,
PRIVATE BILLS.
Bills with the following titles, laid aside to be re.
ported to the House, viz
bill for the relief of Andrew A. Jones' with a recon-
mendation that II do not pass.
bill for the relief of Robert T. Norris, with recon-
mendation that it do not pass.
bill for the relief of the Bank of the Metropolis
bill for the relief of the hers of Marshal de Ro-
chambeau, with recommendation that il do not pass
On motion of Mr. WHITE, the committee rose and re-
ported the action had on the above bill
CAD HUMPHREYS AND GEORGE CENTER
Mr. BROCKENBROUGH moved 10 reconsider the vote
by which this rejected at the last session. upon
ordering the engrossment 1t occurred during his Illness