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

In the Senate, to-day, during the morning hour Mr.
Fairfield from the Committee Naval Affairs reported
the following joint resolution; which read twice. and
after some debate. postponed until tomorrow:
Resolved That the Secretary the Navy be- and he is
hereby authorized place at the disposal Capt George
e. De Kay, of New Jersey, the United States ship Mace
DOMAIN, for the purpose OF transporting the furnishing
poor OF Ireland and Scotland such contributions may
made for their relief and the thousand dollars
hereby approPratedto be paid OF any money the
pairing and fitting said ship FOR said purpose
The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill was nexi
taken up and several important amendments were adopt
ed Pending an amendment relative the compensation
OF the public printers for printing executed prior to the
passage OF the law fixing the present rates. the bin was
postponed until tomorrow
The three million bill then taken up, and Mr. Da-
Wis addressed the Senate length He entered in
TO elaborate review OF the question OF Texas annex-
ton as connected with the origin OF the war-reiteratel
and enforced the arguments employed in opposition the
acquisition of additional territory, and declared that he
would vote for the Wilmo proviso as an amendment to
the bill, because in his Judgment the passage of that
proviso would at once stop the The honorable
senator concluded by explaining the circumstances con-
nected with the failure OF the million bill of last
session When Mr. D. had concluded, Mr. Hannegan
obtained the floor, and the bill passed by until to-
morrow.
The Senate then passed the bill 10 provide for the
purchase OF the manuscript papers OF the late President
Madson and also the bill for the relief of the widow of
the late Col Mcae, and after short executive session.
adjourned
We are compelled 10 postpone the report OF the days
proceedings from want OF room
lin making up the "Union" last evening" portion of
Mr. Breeses speech was transposed The error will be
corrected in country edition and in the Congressional
Register."l
CoRREcTIoN.--I the synopsis of congressional pro-
ceedlngs on Friday last unntentonal msstatement
was inadvertently made OF remarks the Senate
by Mr.. Cass in relation TO the letter of Mr. Marks, az
communicated by that senator the reporter The error
corrected by Mr. Cass his place in the Senate on
Monday last, and his statement reported in the Union
OF that evening, but some misapprehension still ap-
pears to prevail the subject the correction is re-
peated
In answer the specific question of the gentle
man from Delaware will say that for short time Twas
under the impression that in the public letter from Mr.
Marks to the Secretary OF State the paragraph relating to
his compensation had been suppressed But both the let
tiers to Mr. Buchanan and the letter General Taylor
were read in open Senate and thus the opportunity wa.
furnished to every senator to correct the did not
myself perceive II until the reporter called upon me,
when we read both the letters and on comparing them
discovered the mistake, which then pointed out to him.
but which ne no doubt overlooked in the pressure of his
engagements"
The House spent the day in the consideration OF bill
to erect certain ght-houses-a bill making alteration in
the Post Office awthe Post Office appropriation bill
bill amendaory OF the several acts in relation to the
progress of the useful asand the Senate amendments
to the bill for the support of the Military Academy and
to the Indian appropriation bill report of the action
upon the same will be found in another column