The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-04
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
Congressional.
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1913.


T. tho Senate Mr. Sturgeon presented petition from
;t7oos of Pennsylvania for a railroad as post-roue
l .,,sen the cities of Philadelphia and New York.
Mr. Hale submitted resolution for repayment OF two
bo,prs which was referred to the Committee on the
Contingent Expenses of the Senate.
M Downs submitted resolution that the hour OF the
y meeting of the Senate, after Monday next shall be
i o'clock; which lies over one day under the rule
Mr. Niles from the Committee on the Post ofhce and
p,. Roads, reported a bill for the relief OF - Allen
which was read a hrst time
Mr. Breese from the Committee on Pubic Lands, re-
tsd House bill in explanation OF an act entitled San
at 10 appropriate the proceeds OF he puoc Janus, anu 10
rant pre empton rights"
several House bills were read first and second time,
and referred.
The bill reported by Mr.. Breese was then taken up
and considered and passed.
!, was ordered, that when the Senate adjoums
Monday, il will djourn to meet on Thursday.
On motion by Mr. Underwood, the resolutions submit
5 bv him some time since, requiring the Commissioner
Patents to report annually certain statistical facts re-
ng TO manufactures, agricultural products, price OF Ia
hor &C. were taken up for consideration as in committee
Iof the whole
Mr. Benton then made some remarks in opposition to
No resolutions, which he regarded likely TO lead TO
a, labor and ncalculable expense, while it was doubt
Il u the information when received would be OF any
value
Mr. Underwood defended his resolutions, alleging that
M additional expense would be incurred for labor After
nsDly from Mr. Benton, and rejonder from Mr. I'm
lewood the resolutions were informally passed over
Mr. Dix moved the printing of 1900 copies of map
oi e route for ship canal across the sthmus of Pan
anna 10 be connected with the report, commercial, polit
a and STATISTICAL of Mr. Palmer already ordered TO be
printed
Mr. Atherton gave notice that he should feel it his
My to ask the Senate Monday to take up the bill
making appropriations for the Indian department
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the bill
70 establish a territorial government IN Oregon Mr..
Iooe moved an amendment to the 18th section by the
seion of clause to make definite and succinct
ne legislative powers of the territorial Legislature, which
ID to discussion in which Messrs. Westcott, Fooe,
Underwood and Baldwin addressed the Senate at length
After Mr. Baldwin had concluded,
Mr. Hale then took the floor, and the hour being late
moved that the further consideration of the bill be post
pned until Mondays which was agreed to.
Mr. Badger, by unanimous consent, submitted
mendment, substituting for the words proposed to be
serted by Mr. Foote, in the 10Th section of the BILL
rovso that the people OF Oregon shall not be subject to
e 9Th article of the compact in the ordinance of 1857
which was accepted by Mr. Foote, and ordered to be
pnud
Mr. Dayton submitted the following:
RArsd by the Senate, That the Vice President be re-
Quesed have the flag of the United States first erected
brthe American army upon the palace in the capital of
Mexico, and here presented deposited for safekeeping
ahe Department of State of the United States
After some remarks from Mr.. Dayton, Mr.. Dix, and
Mr. Allen, the resolution was adopted
On motion by Mr. Hannegan, the Senate proceeded
the consideration of Executive business and, after
nef session therein,
The Senate adjoumed
In the House, Mr. Morehead presented the memorial of
eain officers of the army In Mexico, relation to the
hable inement OF the remains of the fallen in battle
Fhrh was referred to the Committee Military Affairs
The private calendar then opened in Committee of
he Whole House; but the committee rose without &C
lon
The consideration of the naval appropriation bill was
resumed in Committee of the Whole the state of
be Union, mr. Rockwell of Massachusetts in the
haI;l when Mr.. Brodhead, who entitled to the
oa from yesterday addressed the committee upon the
nrct Of the jurisdiction of Congress the Terrific
es maintaining the ground of the early compromises
upon the subject
Nj, Brown of Mississippi spoke an hour against the
Missouri compromise and any application of the prnci
Yes OF the ordinance of 7s7, because superseded by the
institution OF the United States
Sundry amendments then adopted as proposed by
he Committee of Ways and Means and the Committee
n Naval Affairs
Nj. Petit at last obtained the floor when the commit
* rose, reported no conclusion,
And the House adjourned till Monday