The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-08

Committee of Conference. il was decided in the atma
tive.
The House then again resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole the state of the Union (Nr. NoRRIs III
the Char and resumed the consideration OF the three
million bill
THREE MILLION BILL AGAIN.
Mr.. WILMOT then addressed the committee in sup
port of his amendment
Mr.. STRONG then rose and moved to strike out the
words three Millions, and insert 'two" Tor the purpose,
as he remarked, of obtaining the floor lie proceeded
to address the committee in opposition TO Mr. WLMors
proviso.
Mr.. CHAPMAN next gained the floor, and occupied
his hour IN an able speech, expressing his decided hos
lty TO the proviso.
Mr. COBB obtained the floor and moved that the COM
mlttee rise; but several gentlemen indicating desire 10
speak, subsequently withdrew his notion and yielded
the floor.
Mr. GORDON then moved that the committee rise
upon which quorum voting,
The committee accordingly and reported progress
MILITARY ACADEMY AND INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Onmotion OF Mr.. MCKAY the bill making Appropriation
for the support of the military academy for the end
ing June 30th, 1sis, and the Indian appropriation bill,
which had been returned from the Senate with amend
ments, were referred to the Committee on Ways and
The SPEAKER laid before the House several commu-
nications, viz
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT THE UNITED STATES.
l. message from the President of the United States,
transmitting report from the director of the mint, show
ing the operations of that institution for the year 1916
which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed
SECRET INSPECTORS
2. communication from the Secretary of the Treas
uy, in relation to secret inspectors of the customs,
agents any other capacity than ordinary officers, in
answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives
of sth December last which laid the table and
ordered TO be printed.
OFFICE DEPARTMENT
3. A lettsInjrom the Postmaster General transmitting
report OF ~ discussing agent OF that department.
hbitng detailed statement of his receipts and payments,
during the calendar year 1916 which laid the
BILE and ordered to be printed
COMMISSIONERS TO INDIANS SOUTHWEST.
A. letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting,
in pursuance of resolution of the House, report of
Messrs. Butler and Lewis, late commissioners the In
dams OF Texas, and the southwestern pEres (which let
ter and report were laid the table and ordered TO be
printed.
COST OF COLLECTING THE REVENUE
s.. letter from the Secretary of the Treasury. trans
hitting IN obedience to sundry resolutions of the Honse,
OF the 10th OF August last report of the cost of col
Letting the revenue from customs for the year ending the
3Oh OF june 1876 and in each collection district sepa
ritey-and aso estimates of the of money neces
say to defray the expenses of collecting the from
customs for the latter half of the year 1916, and for the
next fiscal yeaalso, whether any and what changes
greater economy and equal efficiency may be secured to
the administration which letter and report referred
TO the Committee of Ways and Means
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
6. letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmit
ting, in compliance with the act of May list, 1920,
statement OF the appropriations for the naval service for
the fiscal year ending June 3d. 1916; which letter and
port were laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed
KENTUCKY ASYLUM FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.
The Senate bill TO extend the time for selling the lands
granted to the Kentucky Asylum for teaching the deaf
and dumb, read twice, and referred TO the Committee
on Public Lands
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
Mr. NORRIS, (by unanimous consent,) from the Com
mlttee on the Public Lands, to which was referred the
bill trom the Senate) to apply certain alternate sections
of the public domain towards the completion of works of
internal Improvement in the State of Michigan, and for
other purposes, reported the with an amendment
which bill and amendments he moved to have referred to
the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union
and printed; pending which motion,
The House adjourned