The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-21
TIL E UNION.

country soblugated and her people crushed ana posuae
beneath power and with ressess cannon fowning
upon her, and conguerng sword cleaning above her
IS unreasonable and unfair towards Mexico as one OF tne
contracting parties, and unmaguanmous and unchistian
in us.
Resoived That the present war with Mexico should
be prosecuted any further for any purpose whatever that
the whole OF forces in the Mexican country should be
which belongs to this country and that the
be furnished with all the and necessary pro-
ect troops now in Mexico, and To accomplish such
withdrawal in the most practicable way, without harm
danger -,
aforesaid of the Rio Gande, the President of the Uni
ted States be requested send commissioner commits
tween this country Mexico together with such other
questions as may properly come before them.
Mr.. G. S. HOUSTON suggested the thought that il
might be possible by unanimous consent to have vote
all these propositions He ready, and all those
who acted with him, he believed, also ready and
the other side OF the House (the whigs) were willing to
allow the previous question to apply to the several prop
osons which had been read, we might proceed to vote
on them all in order [Cries OF 'order, order" 81 OBJ
The SPEAKER said debate was out of order, and
stated the question to be- Is there second to the demand
for the previous question:
Mr.. billiard desired to ask il the House sustain
the previous question, whether we shall not be COM
PEELED to vote on the resolutions and if the previous
question be not sustained, whether matter OF course
they will not lie over, take the usual course OF
| reference to committee'
The SPEAKER said there was but one proposition
before the House, and that would be the subject of
the vote
The vote was then taken by tellers, and the House
refused 10 sustain the callS9 voting in the affirmative
and 102 IN the negative.
Mr.. STEPHENS gave notice of his intention to de-
bate the resolutions.
So they lie yer under the rule.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.
Mr.. WENTWORTH submitted the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved That the general government has the power to
construct such habors and improve such rivers as are
and proper for the protection of navy and
Mr.. w. demanded the previous question, which de-
mand was seconded; and the question, Shall the re-
solution be adopted !" being put the vote was taken by
yeas and nays and reSultcdyeas 1l3, nays 81, fol-
lows
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, ], Q. Adams. G. Adams, Ash
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Hunt Joseph r. Ingerso irwin, Jameson, Jenkins, An
!ogg, Thomas Bniler King, Daniel ?. King, William +
Lawrence Sidney Lawrshce Lac9q, Meclslland, Nell
Pollock, Preston Putnam, Reynolds, Rchey, RockhilI, u,
Truman smith, Stanton Starkweather, stephens Stewart,
Tayot Tompfn james TSsmpson Rc6sa W. Tho%p
son. William ThompsoS ThuIston Tuck Turner Van
Wiey--l13
NAys1Messrs; Bayly Bssls; Bedngsr, Black Boceck,
erly L. Clark, H. Cobb, Williamson R; w Cobb, Daniel,
son, Harris, Hill, Isaac e. Homes, George s. Houston,
Inge, Charles J. Ingersol, George w. Jones' Kaufman,
Kennon, La Sere, Lyon, Lord 1.umpkin, Maclay, Nc
Clernand Mcdowell, Mckay, McLane, Mann. Meade,
Miller Morse, NicolI Peasee, Phelps, Rhet, Robinson,
Sawyer Simpson, Sims, Thomas Jacob Thompson Ven
able, and Woodward-54
So the resolution adopted
By Mr. Adams:
Rsoued That the Secretary of State report this House
the of the claims OF Aaron Legge the government
Mexico decided under the convention of the 18th April
1899, and such action may have been had and the
papers relating thereto in the Department of Sate since
the report upon them Of the Committee Foreign Affairs
August 1872 referring them for further consideration
the executive branch of the government.
Agreed to.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr. VTNTON gave notice that he would tomorrow
move that the House resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole the state of the Union in order to take up the
Presidents message.
On notion the House adjourned