The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-04
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3. ls47.


HOUSE o. REPREsENTArIvxs.
The journal having been read
ier CHANGE OF VOTE.
Mr. PILSBURY asked leave to change his vote the
amendment Of The Senate to the general appropriation BILL
in relation to the "Amstad" case. He had voted by
mistake against with the Senate, whereas
he intended TO vote in the affirmative.
The SPEAKER informed the gentleman from Texas
that his application to change his vote would appear on
(. MI. PILSBURY withdrew motion which he had
made to suspend the rules.
Mr.. DANIEL asked leave to make report upon a
private bill from the Committee Of Claims.
Mr. HENLEY moved that the rules be suspended, and
the committees called for reports.
Mr. BOYD moved that the House proceed with the I'M
finished business pending when the House adjourned on
The SPEAKER said that the previous question had
been seconded and the main question ordered to be put
mcnt to the bill providing for additional number OF gen
eral officers The business first before the House was
the unfinished business thus pending
Mr.. e. DAVIS to order, and inquired whether the
previous question dispensed with the morning hour:
: The SPEAKER tMr. HoPxIss) replied that in his
a., as RELIEr roR IRELAND.
Mr. WINTHROP moved a suspension Of the rules,
with view to motion to instruct the Committee OF
Ways and Means report the bill for the relief of Ire
band forthwith; upon which motion the yeas were SO.
So the House refused to suspend the rules
Mr. CARROLL asked whether the Committee OF Ways
and Means had acted on the bill at all; and-['Order,"
-hldf 9 COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.
MI. GAUGHEY moved that the House proceed to the
consideration of the report made by him few days since
in relation TO the right of Mr. BAKER, OF Illinois, and
Mr. NEWTON, of Arkansas, to seats in this House.
The CHAIR informed the gentleman from Indiana that
the report had not yet come up from the printers
VESSELS FOR IRELAND
e Mr.. KAUFMAN moved suspension of the rules, in
order to take up the Senate) bill authorizing the Pres
dent to provide two national vessels to be employed in
1,,l Tho raIIof harc fn
ing population, but subsequently withdrew the amend
ment, for the time being, it being suggested that the
motion was not then in order.
IA message was received from the Senate announcing
that that house had passed sundry blls.]
NAVAL PENSIONS.
Mr. MCKAY, from the Committee Of Ways and Means,
amendments thereto and moved to strike out the amend
ment making appropriation OF $4,000 for the payment
of privaeer pensions, and substituting therefor a prov
authorizing the President to out OF any money
appropriated by the civil and diplomatic bill, the navy
appropriation, the army appropriation bill not exceed
ing in amount the OF $3,o9oooo to be used to aid
u Ge PsB0s Objected TsA the amendment
irrelevant.
The SPEAKER ruled the amendment out of ORDER
alton, and secondly. because il made an appropriation,
and should therefore, be referred to the Committee Of the
Whole on the state OF the Union.
Mr. MCKAY appealed from this decision, and demand
Mr.. BRiNKEkHoFF wished TO make proposition.
l''order," "order;" "No bargains"l He would pro-
KAY1 should withdraw his demand Tor the previous ques
on and allow the and nays to be taken upon the
WItMor proviso that the friends of that might
record their votes thereon and then objection would
be inside to vote upon the amendment pending.
VOICE, "Oh yes, you are very ready to make bar
gains now after fighting us to the DEATH,
The yeas and nays being ordered on the appeal were
then taken, and resulted-yeas ll9, nays 49,:
So the Chair sustained, and Mr.. McKAY's amend
mcnt was out of order.
The uaafi0 aorop tn tha ms
OF the Senate, the previous question was demanded and
seconded the man was ordered to n ns put h1
therefore was favoraby disposed Of
SECRET INSPECTORS.
Mr. HUNGERFORD, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, submitted report upon the letter OF the Sec
House Of the sh of December last relation to secret
inspectors of the customs which laid the table,
and ordered to be printed.
,I%f PRIVATE.
MI. DANIEL, from the Committee of Claims, report
ed bill for the relief of the executors of Michael Hoban
which read twice, and referred to the committee of
the whole House tomorrow.
JOHN PAUL JONES.
Mr.. d. also, from the committee, reported back
the bill for the relief of the heirs of John Paul jones' de-
ceased and the Senate amendments thereto with
ommendation that the House disagree to said amend
4 Mr. MORRIS moved to lay the bill and amendments on
the table; which motion was decided in the negative
Mr.. MORRIS then moved that the bill and amend
ments be referred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
Mr.. GILES moved the previous question; but before
it had been seconded
The SPEAKER announced that the morning hour
had expired when
GENERAL OFFICERS.
The House proceeded to the consideration OF the
finished business OF yesterday the question being the
amendment of the House TO the bill providing add
tional number of general authorizing the Pres
dent to appoint general-n chief, &C.; which amend
ment had been disagreed to by the Senate.
The question being stated, "Will the House concur
with the Senat. in their disagreement the yeas and
nays ordered, and, being taken, resultedyeas 80,
nays los, as follows:
YEAs-Messr, Abbott John quincy Adams, Anqld,
w. Campbell, John III. Campbell, Carroll, John G. Chap
man, Augustus A. Chapman, Cooke, Coamer, Cranston,
Ewing v Ewing s" Foot Gidd1ss
B. Holmes. john Houston, Edmund HaSard Sam
insss HDSs% Jooo, Daniel nf King LEVIN
Marsh Miller, Moseley. Newton, Pendeion, Pollock, Ram
ssasn ssadon
Truman Smith, Albert Smith, Caleb b. Smith, Strohm,
Thomasson, Benjamin Thompson, Tibbaus, Trumbo,
Vance, Vinon White, Winthrop, Woodward, Wright, and
NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Atkinson, Bedinger, James
Black, Janes A. Black Bowdon, Bowln, Boyd, Brinker
cart Reuben Chapman, Chase, Chipman Cobb, Cullom,
Dobbp, douglass, Dunlap Edsa, Elet, Ellsworth Erd-
yer, Hann, Hannanson Henley, Hoge, Hopkins, Hough,
George Houston Hunge riord, James b. Hunt Charles
!ngersol Jenkins Joseph Johnson George W. jones' Sea-
s" JOHN MCLEAN sa 9Re1s
PAYNE. PERIL, Perry pets 'G P,bnrv, Ro,Sbn. Reid
Relf Rhett Ritter, Roberts, Russell Sawtelle Sawyer