Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-01-13

SENATE-Dec. 10.
A Message from the House Announced the
death Of the Hon. Felix G. Mcconnell, and af.
ter the customary resolutions of coincidence The
Senate in respect to bis memory, adjourned.
HOUSE
The Speaker announced the business first in
order, to be the Resolution of MIR. Davis as
modified by him thus:
Resotceds Plat the President of the United
States be requested to communicate to this
House copies of all orders or instructions to Gen
Taylor, Gen. VOL, Gen. kearney, Capt. Sloat
or Capt. Stockton, touching the establishment
of civil government in Mexico, which have or
may be held by the army or navy Of the United
States; also copies of all instruments or forms
of government, proclamations, or other papers,
tina: may have been established, organized ut
tered, and published by said officers, or either
of them; also that the President inform this
House whether he has approved aud recognised
any governments so established and all the ac-
tings and doings of the officer establishing it
relating thereto; that he further inform this
House whether any such government has, IN
whole or in part been established within the lin
its of the State of Texas; that the President
also inform this House whether he intends to
prosecute the existing war with Mexico for the
.Chiahaahua, New Leon, Tamaulipas, San Luis
fotesi, or any other of the Mexican States ;and
for what specific objects he intends to prosecute
said war; and that the President communicate
such parts of the information herein asked of
him as he shall deem expedient to this House
with closed doors.
MIR. Graham asked the consent of the House
20 offer resolutions, that the Committee on
Military affairs inquire into the expediency Of
increasing the pay of the Officers, soldiers and
volunteers while serving in Mexico. Also that
the said committe be instructed to inquire Into
the expediency of granting bounty of land to
each officer soldier and volunteer who shallserve
during the war;-such land to be exempt from
execution for debt and become the property of
the wife and children of such officers and sold
isrs and volunteers who may be killed or die du-
ring the war.
The House refused to srspenl the rules and
to enable these resolutions to be offered.
The question recurring on the Resolution of
Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Hopkins moved to amend
by restoring the resolution to its original form
thus:
ssThat the President be requested to commit
nicate to this House any and all orders and
instructions to Gen. Taylor, Gen. Wool, Gen.
Kearney, Capt. Sloat, Capt Stockton, or any
other officer of this Government, in relation to
the establishment or organization of civil gov
eminent in any portion of the territory of Mex
leo which has or might be taken possession of
BY the army or navy fthe United States. Al
so, what forms of government such officers, or
either of them, may have established and or
ganized; and whether the President has approx
ed and recognized said governments"
This amendment being carried, it was far
Their amended on motion of Mr.. HARRISON, by
adding the restrictive clause ''if not, in his o.
pinion Incompatible with the public interest"
and adopted.
The Constitution Of Ia,ca was presented By
Mr.. Doge and referred to the committee on
territories.
On motion of Mr.. Broadhead the House re-
solved itself into Committe of the whole on the
State of the Union, for the purpose of referring
the Presidents Message.
pom the resolutions referring the Message to
appropriate Committees, Mr.. Giddings of Ohio,
awaited himself of the occasion to deliver spir-
fted and elaborate speech on that Document,
we shall ere long abridge and lay before
our readers.