The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-06
FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1915.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal having been read


CORRECTION OF JOURNAL.
Mr. T. B. KING moved a correction of the journal.
His report yesterday relative TO line of war steamers,
proposed the establishment OF such line from Monterey
also to the Sandwich islands His notion also, to
print t,centy thousand extra copies OF the report
PORTRAIT OF BARON DE KALI.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communica-
consul OF the United States at Paris in relation to the
presentation and reception by Congress, of portrait OF
Baron De Kalb, Offering from the surviving family
of that distinguished Individual read and referred TO the
Committee on the Library,
MILEAGE.
Mr. +. B. HOLMES asked leave TO submit resolu-
ton of inquiry in relation to the expedency OF repeating
the system of allowing mileage to members, and subsu-
ting therefor per diem allowance for the time occupied
in travelling TO or from the seat Of government, and an
allowance for necessary expenses.
Objected TO, and not received.
GEN. TAYLoR's FIVE POINTS.
Mr.. STEWART asked leave to submit the following
resolutions, viz:
Rsotved, That "the power given by the constitution
power which should never be exercised except in cases Of
clear violation of the constitution manifest haste and
want of consideration by Congress"
Rsolred That the personal opinions OF the individual
to control tue action of Congress upon questions of domes
tic polcy ought his objections TO be inerpoed where
questions OF constitutional power have been settled by the
various departments OF government and acquesced In by
Realized That "upon the subjects of the tariff the cur
rency the mprovems of great Highways rivers lakes
and harbors The will of the people, expressed through
their representatives Congress- be and
carried out by the Execuive"
Resolved, That ''war, all times, and under all crcu-
stances, national calamity be avoided, if npable
with national honor that 'the principles of govern
men, well its policy opposed to the subuga
ton of other nations and the dsnembement OF other
tries by conquest for in the language of the great Wash
ngion, why should quit own, stand on foreign
ground ="
Mr.. BRODHEAD inquired fthat appendix to
Gen. Tayor's letter.
Objection being made, the resolutions not re-
ceved.
On motion of Mr. J. A. ROCKWELL, the House re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole upon the pr
va,e calendar, (Mr KAUFMAN in the chair.)
After time had been spent discussion of points
of ORDER and efforts TO rise for the purpose of going into
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union, the
committee found itself without quorum and the roll
being called, in compliance with the rule quorum
found be present. and the committee and reported
The House again went into committee, and after some
time spent therein, the committee rose and reported
A (Seuate) bill for the relief of Christopher Cunning
ham;
bill for the relief of John B. Smith and Simeon Oar
den;
A bill for the relief of Thomas H Leggeu;
A bill for the relief OF Lot Davis;
A bill for the relief of VIM. H. Wilson;
bill for the relief of Amos Bull scveray without
amendment
The said bills severay considered, and passed
when
The House adjourned