The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-20

judgment of the House.
The count was then had by Mr. BoYp and Mr. Pol
LOCK- ellers, who reported the vote to be affirmative H.
negative l26 So the decision OF the Chair was not sus
tained :,
The motion to lay on the table was then taken and
lost by yeas GO, nays l6, as follows:
Bom mss Boyd BodS S " @s% Bown CHARLES
bs E e ooS ooa fsss esSs
Fickiin, FIournoy Goggn, Green, Hanmons, Hsranson
m sss Il o GS aS Jon.D
Jones, Kaufman kennon La sere Lyon a1od, Lampn,n
Meade Miller Morse, Murphy, NicoIl, Peasee Pisbury
Rhett, Robinson Simpson, sims smart, inomas' 1eeoo
NAYs-Mcssrs Abbott, John Q Adams, Green Adams
Blanchard Bots Brady Ba,lor, Candy, 6a,bcart, Chap
man. Beverly L. Clark, clngman, Gollnncr, Gnongsr
Dounel Duer, Daniel Duncan Ganet Duncan, Dunn, Ed
wards Embree Alexander Evans, Nathan Evans FarelIy
Gidimgs Cot, Gregory GrinneI, HpIe, Willard P. Hail.
Nathan Hall lanes G. HaPlSn, Moses Mam IYon
Jenkins, Andrew Johnson, John W. Jones, Kellogg, Thos
Lawrence, Lincoln, McC!elsnd, McIlveine, Marsh Mar
vim, Mo,ehead; Morris Muln' Nelson, Mes NswaI Out
Putnam, Reynolds, Richey Rockhiil, julius Rockwell
John 4 Rockwell Roman Root Runssy St John Saw Saw
man smith, Stanton Stakwea,her, Stephens, Stewart
g. sEvsss Ta a1a Jas
Thompson, Toombs, Tuck Van Dyke, Vnton, Warren
Wentworth, White, and Wilmot-ll6
So the resolution lies over for consideration.
NOTICES.
Mr. CATHCART gave notice of his intention on to-
morrow to introduce bills OF the following titles:
bill to reduce the minimum price of the lands ac-
quired Of the Miami Indians in Indiana.
bill TO provide for the prosecution OF the work upon
the harbor at Michigan City, n Indiana
Mr.. GOGGlN gave notice OF his intention on to.mor-
at early day thereafter to ask leave to INTRO
duce bill making further appropriations of lands to sat
isy Virginia military land warrants for services during
the revolutionary war, and for other purposes connected
with such services.
Mr. RHETT gave notice of bill authorizing the sew
er States OF the Union lay tonnage duties on all yes
sells steamboats, entering their ports or haroors Tor the
tine "oa e BIZ II ns
priaon of the public lands for the benefit OF the DEAL
dumb, and blind
THANKS TO GENERAL TAYLOR.
Mr. HOUSTON, of Delaware, moved suspension of
the rules in order to permit the introduction OF joint
resolution of thanks to Gen. Taylor, his oicers and
men for their brilliant achievements upon the field OF
Buena Vista. The motion to suspend the rules being
lost Mr. H. gave notice OF his intention 10 ask leave 70
introduce the same.
WAR WITH MEXICO.
Mr. RICHARDSON submitted the following resolu-
tons, viz;
Resolued, That the existing war with Mexico was Just
necessary part and has been prosecuted with
the sole purpose of indicating national rights and
honor, and of securing an honorable peace
Resolved That the rejection OF repeated overures OF
peace leaves this no alternative but the most
with the law of nations will make the enemy feel all its
caanes and burdens and until Mexico shall agree to
Just and honorable peace providing satisfactory indemnify
in money territory for past injuries, including the ex
penses OF the Nv, war; ril,
depend upon the obnacy Of the enemy and the duration
OF the war
motion to adjourn here made upon which the
yeas and nays demanded and ordered and, being
taken, resulted yeas So, nays l36 as follows:
YEAsnMessrs John Quincy Adams. Barrdnger, barrow
Coils mi
Daniel Duncan Alexander Evans Freddy, Fulton Gayle
ssp Gos eos Gsg mousoa Habbap Hunt
logg W. I. Lawrence Marsh, Marvin, Morehead, Newail
W p0oo RaseS ona she
gerland Truman Smith s1 Stewart Srohm Sylyester WI
Dyke, Vinon and White--5s.
NAYs-Messrs Abbott, Ashmpn, Bnyly BE Beals Be sd
Boyd Brodhead, William G. Brown. Charles Brown, Burt
ssa Chase Eanan CLARK v 1ey Sab cns
nett DUNCAN, Dunn, Edwards, mbree, Nathan Evans,
Fa ddns o G1esn Hs
Hail. Nathan K Hail. Ham!nofs, James pson HaE-
James 5"saeo ' RoSeri Johnson George
Sfs s Meeesnd s"fs
Mullin Murphy Nelson Mes, Nico Peasee, Petre, Pet
it. Peyon PHELPS Pibury Rhett RchaEd,son Rishey,
perd, Simpson, Sims, Smart, Robert Smith, Stanton,
SarkNyeathe Stephens, Stuart, Talmadge, Taylor Thorn
as Tompkins, James Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Viii
liam Thompson, Thurson, Toombs, Turner. Venable,
Warren Wentworth, Wick, Williams, Wiley, Wilmot and
Woodward-l36.
So the House refused to dlourn.
After time had been spent in proceedings in rea-
ton TO call of the House, the action upon additional
motions to adjourn, &c. motion to the latter effect
carried Uird Uocc and
The House adjourned
PETITIONS
The following petitions and memorials presented
under the rule and referred to the appropriate committees
BY Mr. PHELPS The petition of Pierre Chouteau, jr.,
Others legal representatives OF Julien Dubuque, de-
ceased Withdrawn from the files of the clerks office, and
referred the Committee Private Land Claims. The
memorial OF Henry nj. Shreve, praying compensation for
the of the boat patented by him referred to
the Committee Patents. The petition OF Geo. X. Smith,
referred the Committee the Post Office and Post Roads.
The petition of VIM. b. Edwards, praying for pension,
taken from the files of the clerks office, and referred the
Committee on Invalid Pensions.
BY Mr. KING ofMassachusetts The petition of the New
England Mississippi Land Company and the several petit
of Daniel Robinson Mary Brown Harriet Brown, and
Joseph Wilson. were appropriately referred
BY Mr. PlLSBURY The memorial of Bryan Callaghan,
praying for compensation for goods destroyed by the United
States troops under Col. Hamey.
by Mr.. PUTNAM: Tie petition off w Nye, for exam
naton OF his account and payment OF money due him
der a with the Hous of Representatives
BY Mr. BUTLER; The petition of John Pettibone, with
accompanying documents, behalf of himself and the
other heirs of Daniel Pebone, deceased praying compen
saton for the construction and of the paten ariyng
air stove in the Capitol and for the of said
BY Mr. McCLELLAND: The petition of Mrs. Elvra F.
Smith, widow of the late Major Henry Smith, of Monroe
Michigan, Tor pension
BY Mr. GREEN; The petition of the inhabitants of town