The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-09

In the Senate to-day Mr. Davis OF Mississippi pre-
sented petition from John Johnston and Others a''of
news for the Choctaw tribe OF Indians, Tor services rem
dered in negotiating the treaty OF " Dancing haooi'
Greek p which referred to lhe Ioii''ee vi i'u"n
Affairs - -
Mr. Div nresented a memorial from the New York
Historical Society asking that proper steps may be taken
N secure more perfect and satisfactory census IN $780,
and that the law authorizing the taking OF SAID census
he passed by the present Congress- which was referred
10 the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. Dix also presented petition from citizens OF New
York. praying to be allowed to import foreign wheat Tree
o DUTY to be ground into flour, and reexpoted Tor the
hne6t of the drawback which referred to the Com
mittee Commerce.
Mr. Foote presented petition from citizens oil Mis-
sssipp asking for the establishment of mailroues in
that State; which was referred TO the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads
Mr. Foole also presented petition from the Baptist
convention in Mississippi, asking that certain territory
may be set apart for the exclusive and occupancy of
the Indian tribes which was referred 10 the COMMITTEE
on Indian Affairs.
Mr. Corwin presented petition from Mary Ann Van
Ness Drawing for an extension of the appellate ursc-
ton of the Supreme Court OF the United States; which
was referred to the Committee the Judiciary, and
dered to be printed
Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, rose TO make an inquiry OF
the Chair whether any reply had been received to
The resolution to which he had reference, call on
the War Department for information as the number OF
troops called into the service in Mexico since May, 1896
the number discharged the number killed and wound
ed &c
The Vice President replied that the resolution had not
been answered.
Mr. Johnson then gave notice that, unless answer
should be received in the course of few days, he would
renew the call
NJ A,b1, fhoC ,ttaa Tho T,1ini
ported the House bill, supplementary to act concern
ing the Supreme Court of the United States, without
amendment
A message received from the House, transmitting
bill to supply certain deficiencies in the appropriations
for the year ending June 80, ls4s. The bill was then
read first and second me and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
On motion by Mr. SEWER (at 20 minutes past 1917 the
Senate proceeded the consideration of executive bust
ness.
In the House, Mr.. Smith, of Illinois, proposed the
sderaon of joint resolution authorizing the President
Of the United States to cause parchment certificates of
service with appropriate Devices to be prepared and pre-
sented to each of the officers and soldiers whether of the
regular volunteer force, who have been may here
after be engaged in the Mexican setting forth their
terms OF service, battles, and acts of distinguished gal
lantry but it was objected to-
The general appropriation bill for the next fiscal year
was reported from the Committee of Ways and Means
read twice. and referred to the Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union.
large amount of local and private business was in
troduced under the call for reports from committees
In the orders of the day. the consideration of the bill
granting bounty lands to such commissioned officers
musicians, and prvates, may have been promoted to
commissions in the service, gave rise to considerable
debate and sundry propositions TO amend but the whole
subject at length referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union.
The business the Speakers table then taken
up, and Mr.. Hampton, OF Pennsylvania, spoke an hour
in opposition the of the river and harbor appro-
praton bl and, pending call for the previous ques-
ton on this subject, the House adjourned.