The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The journal having been read
The SPEAKER announced, as the business in order,
the pending motion for the previous question the fol-
lowing resolution submitted Saturday by Mr.. JACOB
THOMPSON:
Resolved, That the President be requested
the House of Representatives such parts of the
respondence OF General Taylor have yet been pub
lshed and the publication of which not be deemed
detrimental to the public service also the correspondence
of the Quarermaser General in relation to transportation
from General Tayors army also the reports OF Bgadier
Generals Hamer and Quman Of the operations of their
CORRECTION.
Mr.. MCDOWELL, of Virginia, to a correction of
the journal, and said that he recorded as having
voted on Saturday last against motion to Law the reso.
utions of the member from Tennessee on the table He
voted, the contrary in the affirmative and desired to
be so recorded.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Mr.. McCLERNAND moved that 800 extra copies of
the report of the operations of the General Land Office
during the last year be printed; which motion was agreed
to.
WABASH RIVER.
Mr. FICKLIN gave notice Of bill to grant to the
States of Indiana and Illinois the privilege OF improving
the navigation OF the Wabash river.
CALL FOR INFORMATION
Mr.. ]. THOMPSON pressed his motion for the pre-
Mr.. r. CHAPMAN asked the gentleman to withdraw
the motion, in order to enable him (NIr c. to submit
amendment
Mr.. THOMPSON said that he would give away to the
honorable gentleman from Alabama, any gen
teman in the House but he could not withdraw his
ton
Mr. CHAPMAN gave notice that he would be COM
peed-such was the importance of his amendment TO his
consttuentso ask the privilege of the House TO in
troduce his resolution as the pending resolution
was disposed OF.
The question being first upon the amendment submitted
by AsnMUN, the yeas and nays demanded and Or
dered
The amendments as follows, viz:
Resolved, That the President of the United States be re-
quesed TO inform this House any officer agent of the
United States was sent by him. or by his direction TO
return OF Santa Anna Mexico; whether any person
visited Washington city, and conferred with the President
of Santa Anna and if so, who was the officer or
agent what were his Instructions and when was he sent
such mission or who was the person that visited ash
ngon city, and thus conferred with the President any
other officer OF the government and what was dec ded up
on at such conference Also that he inform the House by
what MEANS and through what channel Santa Anna
informed that order issued to the commander of
der to obstruct Santa Annals Mexico and
that he also transmit to this House copies of any letters
communications, papers of any kind the executive
subject of Santa Annals return to Mexico.
Rsoipea That the President of the United States be re-
quesed to inform this House whether the United States
have any diplomatic agent TO the government of Mexico
if when they ceased to have such agents if the
United States have such agent who he is what duties
he has performed since the with Mexico, what COM
pensatoh he has received and what his present
compensation
Mr. BURT moved that the resolution and amendment
be laid upon the table; upon which motion the yeas and
nays ordered, and being taken, resued-yeas 90
nays 1875.
So the House refused to lay the subject on the table
The question recurring upon agreeing 10 Mr. AsHMuN's
amendment the yeas and nays were taken, and resulted
yeas rs, nays 90
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. CARROLL moved to lay the resolution on the ia
BILE.
The SPEAKER decided the motion to lay on the table
out of orderone such motion having been rejected since
the demand for the previous question.
Mr. CARROLL said that he understood the motion to
be in ordera vote having been taken since the former
motion to lay on the table had been acted upon.
The SPEAKER still ruled the motion not in order
The question recurring upon the adoption OF the