The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-19

tee OF the Whole the state OF the Upon TO the Com
mittee Of the Whole House.
ABDUCTION or POSTAGE.
Mr.. ABBOTT presented resolutions Of the Legislature
OF the State Of Massachusetts,. in favor of reduction OF
the rates Of postage read and referred to the Committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads.
ROUTES
Mr.. FRENCH submitted the following resolutions !;
which were agreed to:
Resolved That the Committee the Post Office and Post
fishing post route from the Poplar Plains" in Fleming
county Kentucky via pummegs Mills on Fox creek, John
Mill TrIple.t, Trpes post office, and ChrIsty creek,
TO West Liberty, in Morgan county, in the same State
Re:osed Tia. the Committee on the Post Office and Post
fishing post route from Thomas Dobbn's store. in
Montgomery county Kentucky, to the mouth of Aaron's
run, in the county.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. J. w. HOUSTON insisted upon the regular order
The SPEAKER proceeded to call the committees for
Mr. T. B. KING. from the Committee on Naval Affairs
reported back without amendment the Senate OIL LOT
the relief of the forward officers of the late exploring ex
petitions and the Senate bill for the relief OF Thomas
Brownell; ssyerally read, and committed. r.
Mr.. ADAMS, from the Committee on Engraving, re-
ported at the cost of engraving the chart accompanying
the report Of the Committee on Naval Affairs, IN relation
TO the establishment OF line OF steamers IRON the racine
coast westward, would be $685. and recommended the
adoption of the resolution directing the engraving agreed
Mr. KAUFMAN, by unanimous consent, presented
resolutions of the legislature Of Texas, relation TO the
Wilmot Proyso slavery the tariff and the war against
Mexico also in relation to the Texas volunteers called
into service in 1916: referred to the Committee on Mill
Mr.. billiard, from the Committee on Foreign Al
fairs asked that the said committee be discharged from
the further consideration Of the petition of the citizens OF
Ohio in favor OF setting apart the territory acquired OF
Mexico for occupation by free black persons, and that
it be laid upon the table, agreed to.
Mr. STRONG, from the Committee Revolutionary
Pensions made adverse reports upon the petitions of Olive
King, Eunce Clark, and Elizabeth B, X. Brunot. and
Caty Burnham: laid upon the table, and ordered to be
printed.
Also, reported bill for the relief of Mary Pike read
twice, and committed.
resolution of the 7h of April last, instructing the
mittee inquire into the of the extraordinary de-
lays in the transaction of business at the Pension Office
and what further action was necessary in the premises
reported that further measures necessary than
those already adopted He went into explanation OF
the state OF business in that department. showing that it
was in more forward state than it had been for long
time past; and, in conclusion, moved that the committee
be discharged from the further consideration of the sub
Mr. FULTON, from the Committee on Invalid Pen
sons, reported bill for the relief Of Sarah Wood; bill
1or the Ieief OF Henry Miller and bill granting pen
sion to Gideon A. Perry severaly read twice, and
mitted.
MI. vENABLE. from the same committee, reported
bill for the relief OF Fielding G. Brown read twice, and
Mr. ECKERT. from the same committee reported
bill for the relief OF Joseph Taylor read twice, and COM
mted
Also submitted adverse reports upon the petitions of
Benjamin Holland Abner Long, and Charles Taylor laid
upon the taDle, ana ordered 10 De printed.
Mr.. w. T. LAWRENCE, from the same committee
submitted adverse reports upon the petitions of Ephram
spoor and Robert Mgan laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed.
Mr. L. also reported bill for the relief of Mary W.
Thompson, and bill for the relief of John Haup; sever
ally read twice, and committed
Mr.. l.. also reported bill for the relief of VIM. Tee
read three times, and passed
Mr. HENLEY, from the Committee on Patents, report
ed bill to provide for applications for the renewal of
patent rights in certain read three times, and
passed.
Mr. FARRELLY, from the same committee asked
that said committee be discharged from the further
sderatlon OF the petition OF Calvin Emmons: agreed to
MIR: J. w. HOUSTON, from the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, made report upon the petitions
Of r. E. Monaghan and Stephen Bauerman in relation
their plans for taking yeas and nays laid upon the ia
BILE, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. c. ]. lNGERSOLL, from the Committee on Rules
and ORDERS asked TO be discharged from the resolution OF
the House in relation to allowing a member not
than ten minutes for personal explanation agreed to-
Mr.. McILvAlNE, from the Committee on Indian AT
fairs reported bill for the relief OF the Cherokee Indians
in North Carolina read twice, and referred to the Com
mittee Of the Whole on the state of the Union.
SENATE BILLS.
Bills from the Senate with the following titles were
severally read twice and referred
An act renewing certain naval pensions for the term
OF five years, and extending the benefits of existing laws
respecting naval pensions to engineers remen and coal
Affairs
An act authorizing the Secretary of War 10 surrender
certain bonds of the State of Indiana held by the United
diana: referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
The House resumed the consideration of the resolution
heretofore reported from the Committee Printing d.
ectng the printing OF 1000 extra copies of the report OF
the Committee of Claims in relation to the establishment
OF board of commissioners for the examination of
claims against the United States and said resolution
agreed 10.
REPORTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
On motion of Mr. MCKAY, the House proceeded to the
consideration OF the ont resolution defining the reports
to be annually made to Congress by the heads of the sew
ea executive departments and requiring the same TO be
prepared Immediately after the close of each fiscal year.
and forthwith communicated for publication; . when
After sundry amendments had been made thereto, the
said joint resolution was referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. ROCKWELL, of Connecticut, the
House then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole
the state of the Unon (Mr. KING OF Massachusetts,
in the char) and resumed the consideration of the bill
making Appropriation for the service of the Post Office
Department, for the year ending 30th June ls49
Mr. COOKE, being entitled to the floor from yesterday
began by apologising for making speech not exactly
pertinent to the business before the committee He never
gave vote more accodant with his convictions of truth
than when he voted for the AsHMUN amendment He
showed how he compelled, with Others to vote for
the bill of the former Congress, which declared that the
begun by Mexico. He voted for the BILL pro-
testing against the preamble. He certainly willing
protect the people of Texas after the of that
State But connected with this matter of defending her
frontier the question: how far her borders extended
And settle this, he had occasion further than
Mr.. Donelsons letter There outbreak with Mexi-
until the boundary crossed by troops under
the order of the President. He showed the necessity