The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-25

read twice and referred the Committee OF the whole
| on the state OF the Union
| Mr. SYKES, from the same committee, reported bill
for the relief OF G. s. Smith which was read twice and
referred to the Committee OF the whole House tomorrow
! Mr. HENLEY, from the same committee, reported
back without amendment the (Senae) Act for the
lief of Edward Clark y which read twice and refer
! red to the Committee OF the whole House Tomorrow
PRIVATE CLAIMS
Mr. STEPHEN ADAMS, from the Committee on Pr
yae Land Claims, reported bill for the relief OF Nicho
las f. Thouron which was read twice and referred 10
! the Committee of the whole House Tomorrow
| REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
| Mr. ID. p KING from the Committee on Revolution
ary Claims reported Bill for the relief OF the legal
representatives of Nathaniel Tracey. deceased;" which
was read twice and referred to the Committee OF the
whole House to- morrow.
Mr.. ST. JOHN, from the minority of said committee
submitted adverse report upon SAID clam; which was
| laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
Mr. W. w CAMPBELL, from the Committee on Ac-
counts submitted the following resolution; which was
agreed to-
Elliott and referred in the report Of the Register Of the
Treasury made this House on Yesterday be bound and
then deposited in the office OF said Register
SELECT COMMITTEE,
Mr. DELANO, from the select committee TO whom
the subject referred reported "a bill authorizing the
payment of the per cen,age due to certain States,
count of lands within their limits appropriated to the sat
isfacton of military land warrants" which was read
twice and referred to the Committee Of the Whole on
the STATE OF lne UnloH
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
| On motion of Mr.. SAWYER, the Committee on In
dian Affairs was discharged from the consideration of the
petition of Conrad Ten Eyck; and said petition was aid
on the table.
Mr. YOST from the Committee on Engraving, sub
mitted the following resolution:
Resolpd That the Clerk of the House be directed to pur
chase hundred copies OF Disturnes map OF Mexico
and two thousand copies of the typographical map OF the
road from Missouri Oregonout of the former each MEM
of the lnta with
eight copies.
After some debate on amendments, the resolution was
agreed to.
Great confusion prevailed here much so that it was
several minutes before the Chair could restore order su
GENTLY TO allow any remark to be heard
| Mr. r. CHAPMAN said that he could most certainly
excuse the Speaker for hearing him (Mr CO. during
the confusion that had prevailed He had asked dyls
ion the adoption of the resolution just considered Not
| only had he made the call before the Chair had an
nounced decision but he yein time, and the Chair
had not yet announced that decision.
| The SPEAKER replied that he could very well excuse
the gentleman from Alabama for not hearing the an
nouncemen but he the Speaker) had distinctly stated
| that the resolution was agreed to.
| Mr. p KING (at the suggestion of Mr. CHAPMAN
moved reconsideration OF the vote by which the resou-
| ton agreed to- upon which motion,
| Mr. r. CHAPMAN demanded the yeas and nays ;
| which demand was not seconded
Tellers then ordered the reconsidera ton, and
| the question being put, the motion was agreed to.
After further action, the question agreeing to
the resolution taken by yeas and nays, when the
| yeas were II, nays 90.
So the resolution was rejected.
FOR IRELAND.
Mr. c. ]. INGERSOLL moved suspension of the
rules in order TO introduce the following bill
BE enacted &c, That the Secretary Of the Navy be,
and hereby authorized and empowered permit the Uni
ted States ship Pennsylvania and one other public
vessels if the immediately wanted for public
TO be employed in carrying provisions OF food to Ire
land under such Arrangements gem as 10 the
deem it expedieni and proper to prescribe
| Objection being made,
Mr. INGERSOLL called for the yeas and nays; which
were not ordered and the motion was negatived.
EMIGRANT PASSENGERS.
The House then resumed the consideration OF the bill
(fron the Senate) to amend act entitled can act to
regulate the carriage OF passengers merchant vessels
and 10 determine the time when the said act shall take
| effect.
Thequestion pending being on referring the said bill
to the Committee on the Judiciary SAID motion was with
Mr. RATHBUN moved to amend the bill by striking
out all OF the second section OF the after the word
| 50 repealed p which amendment was agreed to.
The said amendment then ordered to be engrossed,
| the bill was read third time and passed.
| ESTABLISHMENT OF PosT-RouTEs.
On motion OF Mr.. HOPKINS, the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole on the state OF the Union
/ (Mr BowLIN in the chair and proceeded to the consd
Grafton OF the '.bl to establish certain post-roMes
vAS ssEE R GRAF FsE hos o sh M'
/ THONIASSON, submitted sundry amendments, making
additions to- and alterations of, the several postroues
Mr. HUNGERFORD moved to strike Out the follow
ing proviso
"Prorided, That responsible shall
offer transport the mails portion OF the routes
included in this BILL the Postmaster General shall have the
power forthwith to put them under contract"
Mr.: HOPKINS moved to amend the proviso by insert
ing after the word "bill the words or the
arising therefrom respectively which was agreed TO.
! Mr.. HUNGERFORD here withdrew his motion tc
strike out the proyiso.
Mr. COOKE submitted the following amendment as al
additional sections:
/ "Be it further enacted That the frankng privilege,
1885, reduc ing the rate of postage be- and the here
by restored all posmasters OF the United States whose
compensation from their respective offices does not exceed
| one Hundred dollars"
i Mr. G. s. HOUSTON suggested to Mr. Cooke to extend
the privileges allowed in his amendment to all postmas-
/ tiers whose salaries did not exceed $500 per annum.
/ Mr. COOKE did not accept the suggestion.
i Mr.. ROBERT SMITH submitted the following amend
ment the amendment by the gentleman from Tennessee
| VIZ
with Mexico, the officers non-comnlissoned officers
/ musicians, and privates .of the army of the United
States in Mexico shall be, and hereby permitted
ceve all letters and newspapers directed TO them free
postage"
! Mr.. COOKE accepted the latter modification OF
his amendment, and briefly stated his fol
| introducing the amendment He believed it was me-
cessary the services of postnasters in many
parts of the country where the salary allowed to pay
postnasters was moi sufficient now for the trouble
i Mr.. HANILlN moved to amend the amendment OF the
gentleman from Tennessee, by substituting the following,
] VIZ:
"That all laws granting the ranking privilege any
person persons whatever be- and the hereby
peaed"
Mr.. HOPKINS appealed to the gentlemen from Ten
nessee and Maine, MIR Cooke and Mr. HAMLrN] not to
embarrass the bill by pressing their amendments AS to
the subject of the amendment OF the gentleman from