The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-04
CONGRESSIONAL.


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20 MONDAY, JANUARY 4, ls47
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE.
The journal having been read, aosi ,sY9' IN
~ Personal ExPLANArlos. s4ls ttsla
3 Mr.. THOMPSON, Of PENNSYLVANIA, rose and SAID,
that heng absent from his seat last saturday on account
OF ndisposon, he had not an opportunity OF recording
HIS vote on any OF the propositions of that days session
he now desired to say that had he been present ne
should have voted for the resolution offered by the gen.
tsa,an from Illinois [Mr. WENTWORTH namely that
il ID inexpedent to lay any duty on tea and coffee Ills
vcs should have been given in the affirmative OF thas mo-
ton because he believed adequate revenue may DC
ras mposs less onegous than on the articles naea
su,anfry from embarrassment and maintain It's credit IN
he present conjuncue he would not hesitate to vote for
d The SPEAKER appointed Messs DELANo, McDAN-
rrI FlCxLrN THos SMITH, and HASTINGS, the select
committee provided for by the following resolution sub
mitted on Saturday by Mr.. DELANo, viz:
Re,olped, That select committee Of five be appointed
with instructions 70 inquire into the validity Of the claim
Of the States of Mississippi Indiana, Illinois. and Ohio
in their respective limits which have been taken to satisfy
land for military services during the revolutionary
APPROPRIATION FOR EXPENSES OF DIPLOMATIC INTER-
Mr.. PRESTON KING moved posponement of the
special ORDER in order to enable him to Introduce bill
OF which he had given previous nouce lCres Oh read
The bill was read and is as follows.
AN ACT making further provision for the expenses at,
tending the intercourse between the United States and
Whereas sute of now exists between The United
Suites and tG apon 81 terms s, and honorable both
nations and whereas assurances have heretofore been
he President to settle MI questions between the two
tries the most liberal and satisfactory terms according
Of the two countless and whereas tho President may be
able to conclude treaty of peace with the republic OF
Mexico prior to the session OF Congress- if means for
that object his disposal and whereas in the adjust
nent OF so many complicated questions as now exist be-
as ansy Be nH a9s e @
treaty ye 4, sy BE- sn9isa a. so Of Rassls
the United states Of nlera Congress assembled, That
the sum Of thirty thousand dollars be. and the same here
Otherwise nppropriated to enable the President
upon negotiations for the restoration of peace with Mex
l'e sse b sr enacted That there shall be
slavery involuntary servitude in any territory which
States Otherwise than the punishment of crimes whereof
the party shall have been duly convicted PROVIDED ,dy'
That any person escaping the same, from whom labor
service lawfully claimed many one OF the United
States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed ana CON
;s .sSssd R ba1sbS hs sa Of
out money in the treasury not Otherwise nppTopria
with he republic of Mexico be used by him in
that said treaty when signed by the authorized agents OF
ca for Ike expenditnres Of the same, or any part thereof
full and accounts for which expenditure shall be
by him transmitted TO Congress at early day as pac
The bill having been read,
Mr., WENTWORTH demanded the yeas and nays
upon the motion to postpone the special ORDER which
were ordered and being taken, resultedyeas So, nays
SO, as follows, viz
I YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Arnold, Ashmnn, Benton,
" Raa o IL cara
G1anston Cummns Deano De Mot DILLINGHAM; Dunlap
Gnns ess H sSH M nss aa
per, Elias B. Holmes. Hongh, John W Houston, Samuel
p .s. B Hunt hG Joseph f. snsns
johnson. Daniel Hing Preston King meib Lewis Levin
isas fssdss fs Rasey
julius Rockwell Root, Runk Russell saw,ee, scnminon,
smith, Caleb B. smith, slrohr, Sykes Benjamin Thonp-
son. James Thompson, Thurman, Tden, Vance, vin,oh,
, %snM aaa wood hsasp "ns 'a'' "lo' M
NAYs-Messrs. stephen Adams, .Barringer Bayy, Bed
ias A. Chapman Chase, Clarke Cobb Cooke coitic Gro
s ss, 6 es E%sEa sns ex, Fos
Fries, Giles, Graham, Grdsr HARRISON. Ha1%anson Hill
johnson, George W. Jones, kaufman. Kennedy, Law
Nsc,s ossEf A Eisss James
Piilsbury, Held Relic ROBBERS Sawyer Leonad Sims,
Tho%ss s aaob ,h
Tredway, Trumbo, Wick, and Woodward.-s9.
So the special order was not postponed.
CORRECTION.
Mr. LEAKE rose to personal explanation He OBJ
served that he was the 29th OF December last
corded as having voted in favor OF the motion
to Law on the table Mr.. HAMLINs resolution to
close the refectories the basement OF the Capt.
toll unless the sale of spirtuous liquors should be
pended He desired say that the day in question
he in Virginia. and, therefore, did not vote at all
the question. Ftl
ADDITIONAL PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
Mr. BAYLY. Mr. Speaker Through the interpos-
ton of disinterested friends all correspondence between
the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. G.. DAvIs and my
self growing out OF the unpleasant alteration which
occurred on this floor few days ago. has been recipro-
caly Withdrawn; and would now request from the
House the privilege OF making personal explanation
touching that matter. On Wednesday, the 23d of De-
cember the of the remarks had the honor to
submit to the House, made illusions to certain views
which had been presented by the advocates and apollo
gists OF Mexico Shortly afterwards the gentleman from
Kentucky mir. G. DAvIs] interposed. That gentleman
had preceded in debate the day before and had
remarked that effort being made by his colleague
(Nr TIBBATTs] to intepose he had refused to allow
that his hour too brief to enable him to express fully
his views on the subject When the gentleman from
Kentucky interrupted me, and before he explained his
purpose, Immediately refused TO yield him the floor and
expressed my reason that | knew the hour allotted
would be too short to enable TO the ground
! wished to occupy Il Notwithstanding, the gentleman
from Kentucky persisted in maintaining the loor and
TOM In no spirit of hostile defiance, but simply to
obvate any cause for the consumption of time,
replied elf he desires personal explanations they may
be asked out of the House, The gentleman still persist
ing, took it for granted that it not personal
PLANTATION he desired and concluded his purpose to