The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-13
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1s4s.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal having been read

The journal having been read
TERMINATION DEBATE.
Mr. ROBINSON submitted resolution, closing the de-
bate, in Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union the reference OF the Presidents message, at
Mr. STEPHENS moved that the resolution be laid on
the table
Mr. G. s. HOUSTON demanded the yeas and nays on
the motion, which ordered and being taken, re-
sulted-Yeas 90, nays "a, as follows:
YEiS-MeSsrs Abbott John q Adams, Green Adams,
Buckner Butler Cooke Collins, Conger Canston, Cr,siied
Crovel. Crozier. Dckev, Dixon Donnei, Dner, Daniel
Duncan Duncan, Dunn, Ecker, Edwards E,nbree,
Alexander Evans, Nathan Evans; Farrey, Fisher Flour
Mose, Hampton Haskell, Henry, Elias B.; Holmes. John
vim Jameson John W. Jones, Kellogg, Daniel King,
liam 7 Lawrence Lincoln, MsIIvalme Marsh Marvin
Pendle,o, Pollock Preston, Putnam Julius Rockwell John
a Rockwell Rose; Root Ru%sey, senenek, Shepherd,
Andrew sc.war,, sirohm, sylvester ralmadge, Tlbo
ieaan, Tayloe. Iompkinr Richard W Thom pson John
y l,o '"ss. '''A''' ''A'''' '''
NAYs~Messrs Bayy, Beae. Bedinger, Black, Bowdon,
Cobb. Williamson R. W. Cobb Colamer. Daniel, Dickin
Edia 5 %so rtsns n sn Wbd a
Jenkins, Andrew Johnson James II Johnson, Robert W.
ohoson, sorge w. Jones' kaufman . Renn on Lah%
Lampsin, Masay Nc c!siland, Mecernsnd, Mcdowell,
Peck. Peyon plsbury, Rhe, Richardson, Richey, Rob
inson. Rockhil Sawyer, Sims, Smart, Robert smith
L.,
William Thompson, Thurston, Turner, Wick, Williams,
and Wley-74.
So the resolution was laid on the table.
CLERKS PENSION OFFICE.
Mr. COOKE male Intellectual motion to go into
committee for the purpose of considering the joint reso
luton in relation to clerks in the Pension Once.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. STEWART, of Pennsylvania rose to make an
explanation, which in justice to HIMSELF no less than to
another gentleman on this floor, he felt called upon to do
He wished correct slight error, which had Just been
pointed out to him. IN report OF the remarks which ne
| made in Committee OF the Whole on yesterday Inc
mistake occurs in the very few remarks which he maize
in reply to The gentleman from illinois, Mr. McCLER
NAND in which he either sad was made by the report
say: The next stone IN this modern democratic column
was the presen. glorious which, as the gen.
eman from Illinois boasted had been brought on by the
President himself" The former portion OF this sentence
correctly reported; but what follows IN the extract
as the boast of the gentleman from llnois-the words,
drought on by the President himsei'-were the words
of Mr. S-his commentary merely, and enormously at
iributed to the gentleman from Illinois.
Mr. McCLERNAND expressed his obligations to the
gentleman from Pennsylvania Tor TINS explanation
| INDEX OF CLAIMS SINCE THE FOURTEENTH CONGRESS.
The House resumed the consideration OF the following
resolution, reported from the Committee OF Claims
Resoived Tha, die Clerk the House be directed
to he prepared alphabetical list of private claims which
been before the House OF Representatives from the
Coness with the proceedings the House of Represent
and tereon showing the names OF the claim
ants the nature or object of each claim, what session
and In what manner il was brought before the House
what referred, the nature oil the report
of the report. ,he number OF the b distinguishing be-
tween and House bills the manner ia which the
claim was disposed by the House. and in cases where
il pa ssed both houses date Of the of Congresshe
whole to be compiled from the journals OF the House OF
Represe and by references when 70 me
journals of the Senate the reports OF committees the bills
the two houses and the laws Of the United States and
that Clerk be authorized employ suitable person.
with compensation exceeding the sum paid the
crossing clerks this House, to be paid out OF the contn
gent fund OF the House
The question pending being upon the motion to recon-
nit said resolution to the Committee OF Clams with IN
s,rucons TO inquire whether similar work is now in
progress of completion by any the clerks OF this House
| Mr.. ROCKWELL. of Massachusetts, expressed wish
to state fact in connexion with this resolution was
well known that this matter had been for some time sub
lect of consideration the Housethe necessity tor such
list it proposed now to prepare, had bean elt Tor
some time He did not propose to add anything 70 what
had been said on yesterday going 10 show tne necessity
OF such compilation; but he wished merely 10 state
what had been already done in this natter before the
House should be brought to vote on the resolution Inc
late librarian OF this House (Mr. Simon BROWN mad
been aged for three years preparing work OF TINS
kind; and the older members OF the House would bear
him out in the assertion that no gentleman couu De pei
ter qualified for this work. And MT H. aPPrehehued
that any other person were employed would not only
require longer time produce the work, but the ex-
pense also would be much heavier than II the House
were TO avail itself of this work. Mr. browns
work OF the same character and iorm-con-
tanning similar Information win tn res sspss, 70 'a s.d
bracng acompaton OF claims presented and acted on oy
the House. from the fourteenth to the close OF the twenty
ninth Congress About OF the labor necessary to
complete this work had already been pcrfoimcd anu the
rest might be completed as he informed, during the
present session OF Congress- and made ready Tor Pabica
ion There another important object TO DC attained
by adopting tri lst-the information embodied IN me
work. least the greater portion OF II, might ne
placed once in the hands OF the Committee of Claims
He did not object 10 the motion recomit the resolu
lon that the committee might act IN view OF this nfor'