The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-12


A.. pATHBIJN rose to a question Of privilege, aud
"a that on the sth of December last, he had submit
u ssouilons calling upon the Secretary OF ihe ieasus
= information upon two poinis-one OF "hiS on was
irence TO secret inspectors OF the customs Inc an
~ one mart of his inquiry had been received py Inc
~ bnt no repor, had been made IN relation TO me Sc
@ nsnectors He, therefore, would submit The loliow-
|ng resolution - ~
h lirected 10 report forthwith this House. the
@ Il MI persons who now are, or have been, since me
M If March 1885, agents or inspectors oil the Gus
'a NJ, pRoMGOoLE objected.
VT PPih'TIiBIJN proceeded to address the House in
.,Dnorl o the resolution, as question OF pryeEe
MONS Of order as to the amissiby OF the resolu-
one of privilege, and the right oil the gentleman
;,"m New York 10 speak to II.
The SPEAKER ruled the gentleman from New YORK
out WI ~ RATHBIN appealed from the decision OF the
l; and proceeded with his remarks, ntlmatlng that
e SUMS of money were paid to men OF bad cearac'er
by services which were altogether hidden from the eye
M I RAYIY replied TO the remarks OF Mr., RATnBuN,
hnc the necessity for the employment OF secret IN
npcors of the customs, IN order to prevent Smuggling
ILL., also ably defended the Secretary OF the treasury from
imnutation of having appointed men to these sIta
whose characters were not such as to warrant 'he
confidence OF the people AZ, IN,
(which motion was agreed TO-
PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL.
Tho dIouse) bill making appropriation for the pay
an of revolutionary and other pensions OF the United
t,es for the year ending June 30th, ISIS, with the
anoent OF the Senate thereto, was taken up and re-
erred 10 the Committee OF Ways and Means
ALEXANDER NJ. CUMMING.
Tt ;oint resolution authorizing and directing the
| settlement of the claims of Alexander Nj. Cumming,
|,b ,be amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken
and referred to the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads
SENATE BILLS.
Rl, and resolutions from the Senate with the follow
|nr TILES were severay read twice and referred VIZ
An act for the relief OF Joseph Wilson;
An acl granting pension to Joseph Clark.
An act TO amend an act confirming certain land claims
I'm the State OF Michigan.
An act for the relief of Shadrach Gillett and others
An ACT granting pension to Joseph Morrison.
An act for the relief of Thomas Brownel
An act for the relief OF Thomas Douglass
An act for the relief OF the legal representatives OF JAG
cues Mouton
\ An act for the relief of John Gordon.
An act for the relief of Nathaniel Kuykendal
An act for the relief OF Thomas Rhodes
An act for the relief of the personal representatives OF
William A. Sacum, deceased
An act for the relief OF Peter Capello.
An act for the relief OF Francis Summeraner
An act for the relief of Peter Frost.
William Fuller. ~
Corser. -
resolution respecting tne maps Cfi'tS vi
eys of the boundary lines of the United States OF Amer-
|a with foreign States.
THOMAS BLANCHARD.
The (Senate) bill for the relief OF Thomas Blanchard
Twas taken up and considered ordered to be engrossed
land read third time, read third time, and passed.
JUDICIARY.
The Senate) act to change the time OF holding one OF
e ccu courts OF the United States for the district OF
North Carolina was read twice, when
Mr. DOBBlN asked the unanimous consent OF the
House to put the SAID bill on It's passage lie under
stood that an act OF Congress made it incumbent on
nudge of the supreme to be present at one term AT
least of the circuit courts The alteration proposed in
this bill required, he understood, because his honor
Judge Wayne would be compelled to hold court IN
Georgia during the June term OF the court in North Car
DINA and TO attend the supreme court in Washington du
ring the December term This bill would enable him to at
tend the November term OF the court in North Carolina
TERMINATION OF DEBATE.
Mr. C. j. INGERSOLI asked the unanimous consent
Of the House to Introduce resolution that when the
House should again into committee on the three NIL
lion BILL il should not be in order to move that sad com
miee rise until they to resolution on SAID
BILL
Objection was made
MI DANIEL expressed the hope that the resolution
would not be pressed and that the House would devote
this day and o-morro TO the consideration OF private
bills.
Mr. c. J. INGERSOf.L then submitted a resolution,
said debate in committee, at II m of Mon
day next
the table which was negatived.
Mr. c. lNGERSOl.L demanded the previous question
on the resolution which was seconded, the main ques
lion was ordered TO be put, and being put resulted
yeas 95, nays So.
SO the resolution was agreed to.
THE THREE MILLION BILL
On motion of Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi the
House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on
the state Of the Union, (Nlr. NoRRIs) in the char-and
resumed the consideration of the bill making further pro-
VISION for the expenses attending the intercourse of the
United States, with foreign nations.
Mr.. STEPHENS then rose and addressed the commit
tee He must be casual observer of human events, he
remarked who had failed to see that the country was
now in most critical situation. II the sentinel on the
watch-tower of the nation questioned 'Wachman.
what OF the night !" he would respond that the night
dark and tempestuous The thunders ratified and the
ghinngs portenous flash sreamed all about threaten
ng difficulties ahead, and il was high time to sound
The tocsn of alarm 1t was time to speak ont But he
feared from the language of gentlemen that floor that
they did not speak out their real sentiments They
engaged IN foreign war-as il appeared, aggres
ave war. Could any rise upon that floor and tell
him for what object they at war; He believed not
Ought this free and exalted republic TO wage without
an object' lie held not He held that all civilized
lions, going 10 war, should distinctly ayow their OBJ
ecs In regard TO what he conceived to be its objects,
It's causes and its results he for one should speak bold
~ After predicting the darkest gDominy IN future for
The President of the United States Tor the which
he had pursued in provoking and conducting this war;
proceeded to his full convictions that the object
OF the President actually conquest He believed the
people Of the country beginning to dstust the dec
aratons OF the President and to conclude that this had
been his object from the first Why not avow it,
lhen Why conceal the real object? But the coun-
ny was engaged in the war. What should be
done Gentlemen say their must be no retreat
from the field, however unjust the in its inception
They talk loudly of national glory, and trebled lest it
should be furnished His views of national glory were
somewhat different. He believed that the test way of
saving the national glory would be TO withdraw the
hoops from Mexico, and conclude treaty. There was
no question in the war The pretence was to compel
Mexico to pay her debts The United States were them