The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-29
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
wEDNEsDAY MORNING, MARCH ae, Is4s.

TUESDAY, MARCH 2s, is4s.

praying for change in the pension laws
Mr.. Johnson, OF Maryland, presented resolution OF
the Legislature OF Maryland. the subject OF appro
priation for the improvement of the harbor OF Havrede
Grace
Mr. Benton presented petition from citizens OF Mine
sofa Territory, demonstrating against contemplated
change in the northern boundary of Wisconsin
! Mr.. johnson, of Maryland, presented memorial OF
Charles b. Jones, setting forth the in which he
had been induced to raise corps of volunteers in the
District of Columbia, the pledge OF the Executive
that he should be appointed the lieutenant colonel of said
corps and of the by which he had been prevented
from obtaining the promised rank, and asking for a
mittee of investigation
! Mr.. Dix presented petition from citizens Of Living
ston county, New York, praying investigation into the
conduct of the military governor of Jalapa, Mexico.
| Mr.. Cameron presented petition from Eiz. McDou-
gal for pension
| On motion of Mr.. Rusk,
Resoirsd, That the President of the United States be
que-led the with any information that he
Hre.arns invented by Colt and he be further
requested 10 submit his opinion the proprety OF pro-
vding general adoption of the said arms by
United States. for the protection of the Mexican and In
dian frontiers, either by procuring fresh supply from the
TO allow aforesaid be constructed the govern
ment armories.
| On motion OF Mr. Turney,
| Resolved That the Committee the Judiciary be in
strucred inquire into the expedency of providing by law
for the punishment of such persons may sureptousy
made by President of the United States the Senate
previous removal OF the injunction of secrecy.
! On motion of Mr.. Cameron,
Resotped That the Pre- sident of the United States be
quested communicate 10 the Senate copy OF the in
lructons from the minister OF foreign affairs OF Brazil TO
under OF 3ist May last, and by him ated
10 the apartment OF State of the of Mr. Buchanan
10 Mr. Lea OF The Angus, march, as and
OF the therein referred provided that in hi
opinion, communication can be made compaby with
| the public interests.
| On motion OF Mr.. Westcott,
Resolped, That the Committee Military Affairs be in
providing by law for the allowance Of bounty land Gil
bert Dudley, late regular solder n the United States
| army, and honorably discharged therefrom.
| Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Military Affairs, re-
ported bill provide military asylum for the relief
and support OF invalid soldiers of the army of the United
States.
Mr.. Rusk, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
ported bill for the relief Of David Wilkinson.
Mr. Westcott. from the Committee Claims, report
ed without amendment, act for the relief OF Reuben
Perry and Thomas P Lyon; act for the relief of
Stalker & Hill; and act for the relief of Bennett M
Dell.
On motion of Mr. Cass, the Senate proceeded to
slider the bill for ascerainng and paying certain claims in
California; and after it had been read second tme and
its object explained by Mr. Cass was informally passed
over.
On motion of Mr. Benton, the vote on the resolution
offered Yesterday by Mr. Davis OF Sissssippi, permitting
Mr. Palmer to add to his commercial report map,
reconsdered and referred to the Committee the Ii
brary.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the loan
bill; when Mr.. Phelps made some remarks, and the bill
was then ordered its third reading The yeas and nays
being ordered its passage passed by the follow
ing vote
YEAS1Messrs Allen, Ashley, A,chison. A,heron Bag
saehuse,s Davis Of Mississippi, Dayton, Dickinson Dix
Douglas, Downs, F9oe, Hannegan, Hoasqn Hunter John
of Maryland, Johnson OF Georgia, Lewis, Mangum
| Spruance, Tumey, Under
wood, Wes,cot,, and pi, iuiee-ss.
| So the bill was passed.
! Mr.. Allen gave notice that he should tomorrow ask
leave to introduce the following joint resolution:
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Representatives
the Ud States Fl ha The IN Gergs' naons s
congratulations of Congress hereby rendered the
consolidate liberty by embodying its principles in repub
soued That the President of the United States be- and
he is hereby, requested this resolution the
American minister at Paris with instructions to present
to the French government.
On motion by Mr.. Cameron, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF executive business.
In the House, the vote adopting resolution OF Mon
day creating special committee report the expedi
ency of extending the pension laws, reconsdered
and the resolution laid the table, for the that
the subject already in the hands of the Committee
on Revolutionary Pensions
! AT o'clock, the House went into committee (N1r. T.
B. King in the cha the bill from the Committee on
Territories, establish the Territorial government of Ore
gon--that subject being the special order.
Mr. Gayle, of Alabama, took the Clerks desk and de-
lvered constitutional argument in opposition to the BILL
and to the exercise by Congress- OF the power to egis-
late for Territories.
Mr. Smart of Maine, succeeded to the floor, and spoke
in favor OF the BILL and particularly of the twelfth sec
ton which extends the ordinance of 1857 over the Ter
rtoy, and maintaining the right and expediency of
strictng slavery in the Territory When Mr.. s. had
fulfilled his hour,
Mr. billiard obtained the floor, and the committee rose
Mr.. Haskell gave notice that he would, on Monday
next offer resolutions relative TO the late political events
| in France.
Pursuant to notice, Mr. Mckay introduced his Joint
resolutions requiring the annual reports by the heads OF
the several executive departments be prepared and
communicated for publication soon as may be after the
close of each fiscal year.
The committees were then called for reports; and af-
ter spending some time upon business chiefly of private
and local nature, the House adjourned
The Philadelphia Inquirer counts Indiana for General
Taylor at the national convention; and, without her
mte (and that OF kenucky) it could not exc out bare
majority of votes. Now, the indianapolis correspon-
lent OF the New York Tribune" of the 10th instant de-
cares that ''the friends of Mr. Clay were large major
ty in the late whs convention of that State and thai
eight of the delegates sent to Philadelphia prefer him
10 all living men," and call are friendly to him."