The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-13
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TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 10, Is4s.
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State of Maine to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
the Hon John Fairied and the senator was quail
flied and took his seat.
The Chair laid before the Senate report from the Sec
rotary of War, the subject of the expenses of the
armories cost of arms &c, in reply to resolution of
the 2sth April last
Mr. Webster presented petition from D. G. Ingrahann
praying for compensation for manuscript journals
furnished to the State Department some years since.
Mr.. Johnson of Maryland presented the memorial of
certain officers and soldiers of the Maryland and District
of Columbia volunteers, counter TO the memorial OF
| Charles Lee Jones.
| Mr. Dickinson presented memorial from George c.
De Kay, asking remuneration of money expended in car
| rying out the Macedonian TO Ireland.
! Mr.. Davis OF Mississippi presented a petition from
James Ferrlll, asking for pension
Mr. Bradbury presented similar petition from Isaac
Davenport.
MIR. B. also presented similar petition from Nathan
Worthen.
Also, petition from citizens of Maine, for post
route from Mexico through Roxbury, to Dyson
Mr. Badger presented the following resolution; which
lies
Resolved That there be printed for the
- copies of executive document No 60 of the House
Representatives of the session. for the oil the
Senate without the Mexican cores pondence.
Mr.. Westcou submitted the following resolution,
which lies
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Senate be authorized
pay of the contingent fund of the Senate, Charles
L.. commissioner Patents
may certify is reasonable and the Committee ofhe Contin
gent Fund may approve Of Tor furnishing The drawings and
the Patent Office report
On motion of Mr. Butler,
RESOLVED. That the Committee on Public Buildings be in
tructed TO inquire into the OF transferring to the
sen'ave all n. duties and powers noW vested in or ex
regards the Capitol and the grounds appertanlng the
| same, and The persons therein employed
Mr.. Yulee moved to suspend the prior ORDERS and to
take up the two bsthe bill 10 increase the efficiency OF
the army by retired list for disabled officers and the bill
promote the efficiency of the navy; for the purpose of
referring them select committee with instructions to
consolidate the two bills in bill. After discus
sion as to the regularity and effect of the notion between
Messrs Yuee, Davis of Mississippi, and Webster, the
further consideration OF the motion was postponed.
The resolution submitted time since by Mr. Bad
ger, for the printing of 10000 copies of the agricultural
portion of the report of the Commissioner of Patents
which Mr. Westcott moved to modify TO read 3d.
900 and 5000 Of the residue of the report 1000 of each
to be placed in the hands of the Commissioner for dis
rbution, was taken up.
considerable discussion took place on this amend.
ment, in which Messrs Wesco, Calhoun, Hale Badger
Cameron, Niles, Johnson of louisiana and Underwood
took part-the yeas and nays being ordered motion
by Mr. Calhoun, when the amendment agreed TO by
the following vote:
YEASMessrs Badger, Berrien, Borland, Breese, Came
ron, Corwin Cenden, Davis OF Massachusetts, Downs
Louisiana, Mangum Pearce, Rusk Sebastian, Surgeon
Underwood. UpRan, Webster, Westcott-2s.
Calhoun Davis of Mississippi, Dickinson Din, Hale Hun
| ter, Lewis, Niles, Turney, Yulee-l5
The resolution then agreed to amended
Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, from the Committee on
Pensions reported several House bills without amend
ment
Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, re-
ported several House bills without amendment.
Mr.. Dayton presented petition from citizens of New
Jersey praying for the removal of the distractions in the
! Delaware river.
Mr. Westcott presented petition from the deputy post
Pcoata Florida, praying for increase of his
| compensation.
| On motion of Mr.. Davis of Mississippi the pre-
vous orders postponed and the Senate considered
bill Gust reported by Mr. Breese to amend an act en-
titled Gan to appropriate the proceeds of the sales OF
public lands and grant pre- empton rights prior to 9Th
November 1871 y and read third time and passed
Joint resolution. received from the House of Repre-
sentatves, authorizing the adjournment of the two
houses of Congress the 18th July, read first
time
On motion of Mr. Downs, the Senate proceeded to
slider the resolution submitted by him several days since,
fixing the hour of eleUen for the daily meeting of the
Senate and it was rejected
A message was received from the President of the
United States communicating the correspondence be-
tween the United States minister Paris and the French
authorities called for by resolution; and 5000 extra cope,
were ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr. Atherton, the Senate resumed the
consideration OF the bill making appropriations for the
current and contingent expenses Of the Indian Depart
ment, &c.
The question being on the amendment of Mr.. Bell,
making appropriation for the Cherokees who have not
removed 10 the west
Mr.. Anterior spoke at length in opposition to the
amendment and replied TO in part by Mr. Bell but
before he had concluded the Senate went into executive
business.
In the House, Mr. Daniel Wallace, a representative
from the State of South Carolina elected fulfil the I'M
expired term OF the Hon. James A. Black, deceased, ap
peared to-day received the oath of the constitutions and
took his seat
A Joint resolution was adopted introduced by Mr.
Ashmun) to adjourn the session Monday, the 18th of
July
The House agreed to proposition terminating debate
on the navy appropriation BILL and proceeded to the
in Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union,
(Mr THOMPSON of Indiana in the chair after hours
discussion of the question of the power of Congress to
legisate for Territories, by Mr.. Petit and Mr. Sydney
Lawrence Sundry amendments reported from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means adopted in Committee OF
the Whole; but the committee without coming to
any conclusion and at O'Clock the House adjourned
Treaty with Mexico.
A bulletin received yesterday from Charleston,
from gentleman destined to Washington who states
that he left the city of Mexico the LIST of June thai
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