The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-02

PENSIONS.
| Mr. EVANS of Ohio moved TO suspend the rules, to
enable him to introduce the following Joint resolution
Resolved, SC, That the Commissioner Of Pensions be,
and hereby instructed and required deliver the
person persons entitled TO receive the same appca
tion and affidavit OF the identity Of the applicant
pcants and his her. their right to receive tie same
the books and family records which have been deposited
with him evidence OF marriage or other fact or facts, in
the prosecution of applications for pensions in all
where the claim for pension has been established and al
lowed and IN all cases where the application has been re-
lected Withdrawn the Commissioner shall copy
of the entry entries offered in evidence be preserved
in the Pension Office, and shall deliver the book family
record in the same manner as IN cases where the claim
has been established
Resolved, That such applications and books and family
records shall be permitted through the mail free of
postage and that such aPPca5ond shall be received
ted through the post office without charge or cost 10 the APP
plicant
The motion to suspend the rules not agreed to.
FRAHKING PRIVILEGE.
Mr. GOGGIN moved to suspend the rules to enable
him to offer the following resolution
solved, That House bill (No 575) entitled "a bin fur
her 10 amend an act to reduce the postage limit
correct the of ranking privilege and for the
prevention of frauds the revenues OF the Post Office De-
partmen" and Senae bill (No ND entitled San act to
declare the intent and meaning, far respects the
ranking privilege of members oil Congress-, approved the
LIST of March, 1917, and entitled San amend the
entitled Au reduce the rates of postage, to limit the
and the abuse of the Thanking privilege and for
the prevention of frauds the Post Office Department.
passed Sd March, 1915, and for other purposes, be made
the order Of the day for Friday next and for each day
thereafter till the shall be inaly passed or otherwise
disposed of.
The motion to suspend the rules was not agreed to-
motion to ad ourn was here made and rejected.
ARMY OF UNITED STATES
On motion of Mr. BURT
Rsoired That the Secretary of War to be prepared
and laid before Congress- by the second Monday in Decem
Der next, the following information relative TO the military
forces employed in the late with Mexico
First The strength of the regular army and the force
the frontiers under the command oil General Taylor at the
commencement of the late with the Mexican republic
in April, 1886 the rentocements, including recruits the
number of recruits enlisted and tue casualties IN the regu
lar ervce from the TO the close OF the
and also the actual strength OF the regular army and youn
teer force al the close OF the war.
Second. statement OF all the volunteer forces mustered
into the service OF the United States showing the States
of service, date and place OF musteI and strength OF
service the date and place Of muster, and strength of
each when mustered out of service; the number OF voun
regiments &c.; and the casualties the volunteer
from the commencement to the close OF the war
LAND PATENTS.
| Mr.. TAYLOR, from the Committee on the Judiciary
and instructed by that committee, asked the unani
nous consent OF the House to offer the following resou
ton:
Reso'rsd That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed
to report this House, al the Increment OF the next
of Congress- any information he may possess in
road between Prairie du Rocher and Kaskaskia in the
State of Illinois and any information he can communicate
in relation to the patent for said tract ofand issued by Gen
Arthur St Ciar whilst acting as governor OF the North
western Territory on the 18th day OF August, A. l5oo TO
John Edgar ana John Murray 81 CAR, IN 'lle "a
land district amounting, as was originally supposed to
$50 of land whether any patents issued by
said Arthur Clalr subsequent 10 tle ith OF
lsoO which acknowledged to be valid and whether
the of said Arthur St Clair Governor as Aforesaid
what period he continued to perform the duties and
exercise the powers OF governor aforesaid And that he
at the commencement OF the next session, all the niofa
ton in his possession IN relation 10 the grant OF land made
governor and comnandan of the Illinois country, under
the authority of the British Crown, TO Boynton, Wharton,
John Ed and John Murray St Clair and their asgnees
and such other matters he may deem material TO be com
municated in relation to the said grant
| Which received and adopted without objection
| OREGON TERRITORY.
| On motion of Mr. WENTWORTH, the House resolved
| itself into Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union, Mr. MOREHEAD in the chalr,) and resumed the
consideration of the bill to establish the territorial gov
eminent of Oregon.
| The debate having been closed
MIR. SMITH, of Indiana, avang himself of the prlvi-
ege granted by the rules to the member reporting meas
TO make the closing remarks occupied an hour IN the
delivery of speech against "the extension of slavery
Mr.. McCLERNAND proposed substitute for the bill
it being in the terms of the rejected Senate compromise
bilstrking out the slavery regulation, and inserting the
Missouri Compromise, as adopted IN the Texas annexa
The CHAIRMAN ruled the substitute to be out of or
der.
Mr.. McCLERNAND, upon pro forma amendment,
made five minutes speech, urging the necessity OF set
Ting up all the proposed territorial governments, and
supporting the principle Of the Texas compromise.
Mr.. McC said he had offered his substitute for the
purpose of obviating the grave and threatening difficulties
which surrounded this question He had offered 1t to
the great object OF preserving our extensive and
valuable territories, and of extending the protection OF
civil government the people inhabtng those terrific
res. What their situation We were informed by
messengers from Oregon that strife and war already ex
listed between the Indians and whites-that the toma-
hawk of the savage was drinking the blood OF our
brothers-and that the butcher knife ranking in the
bosoms of defenceless women and children o. could
it be possible that would leave orr friends, relatives,
and fellow citizens in this stuaton Humanity, duty,
magnanimty forbade 1t. , ,
The gentleman from Indiana Mr.. SMITH had assaed
the substitute but there appeared to be but one point OF
difference between that gentleman and MI McC mat
forever in the Territories of the United States north OF
80 deg 80 min that left to the States to be formed Out
of the territory south of that ne to establish or prohibit
slavery as they might determine each tor itself All TINS
was true but the gentleman went further and insisted
that slavery should be prohibited in the Territories OF the
United States south OF SO deg, 80 NM Here Mr. McC
proposed to leave this question to the determination OF
ment TO be constituted for them to the constitutions
wherever it should properly rest for determination; and
in this only was their disagreement
MIR McC. much opposed to the existence OF sla
very as any one but he would not disturb the compro-
misses of the constitution to carry out any Individual or
abstract opinion upon the subject He would be glad to
see slavery prohibited everywhere, with the consent OF
those interested in the institutions but only proposed to
waive the exercise of the power to exclude 1t IN the ter
ritory of New Mexico and California, and to leave the
question of its existence existence IN that territory
to secure the great and vital objects already mentioned
the peace and harmony of the country the pepeulty OF
our institutions, and the preservation OF the people IN
habitng that territory, and the territory itself
The substitute prohibited slavery foreverin the terri
tory of the United States north of SO deg 80 min.
and if such prohibition should be etfectual to pro-
| h. 70 IN Ntaac IN he pI