The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-20

| Tompkins, Toombs, venable, Vinton, Wallace Wick,
NAYS -Messrs. Abbott Ashmun Bingham Blackmar,
Blanohegd Candy, cahcs, ClapP; FranklIn Clark; Cot
Duncan Nathan Evans, Fauely, Fisher Freddy Fries,
Gddings Gott Greeley Gregory Grnnel Hale Nathan r.
Hall, Henley, Henry, Elias Holmes, Hubbard Hudson
Hunt, Jenkins, James H. Johnson, kellogg, Daniel King
Lahm, William t Lawrence, Sidney Lawrence MeGel-
Nelson, Mes, Newell, Parey Peaslee, Peck, Petit Pol
lock- Putnam, Reynolds, Rockhi, Julius Rockwell Root
Robert Smith, Their strohm, Talmadge, Thuson
Tuck, Turner, Van Dyke, Warren, Wentworth, White
Wilmot, and Wilson'S
NOTICES
Notices OF motions for leave to introduce bills were
given as follows;
By Mr.. PALFREY: A bill to extend to the personal
liberty of American eemen the protection of trial by
BY Mr. NJ X. HALL; A bill making donation of
public lands the several States and Territories TO be
by them appropriated TO the encouragement and improve
ment of the agriculture of such States and Territories
! BY Mr.. MILLER: A bill extending the provisions of
the 9th section OF the act entitled An act to for
limited time additional military force, and for other
purposes" approved February II lSi7 TO the commits
stoned officers below the rank Of brigaier general who
| By Mr.. LAHM: A bill giving 10 the clerks OF paymas
tiers in the army mileage for travelling performed in dis
charging the duties of their office.
lecons of land in lieu of worthless school sections or
sections of inferior quality, and for other purposes
By Mr.. La SERE: bill Tor the relief OF the assign
ees under Baron de Ferrit.
BY Mr. HAMPTON of Pennsylvania: A bill granting
to the State of Pennsyl vania portion of the public
lands, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of
the Pennsy vania railroad the Pittsburg and Connels
vile railroad, and the Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad
| INTRODUCED.
Under previous notices. bills introduced as fol-
lows:
| By Mr. MILLER: A bill extending the provisions of
the ninth section of the entitled An act to raise for
limited time. additional military force, and for other
stoned officers below the rank of brgadier general who
served in the late war with Mexico; which read a
first and second tme and referred to the Committee
By Mr.. PHELPS: A bill to pay to the State of Mis-.
the per upon the proceeds of the sales of
public lands which have been sold within the limits of
said State and which have been reserved for the purpose
of onstrucng road leading to said State; which was
read twice, and referred 10 the Committee on Public
Lands.
By Mr. DICKINSON: A bill granting lands to the
State Of Ohio for constructing road from Lower San
dusky to the Greenvle treaty line, agreeaby to the
treaty of Brownstowa of 1905 which was read twice.
and referred 10 the Committee on Public Lands.
By Mr.: DUNN: bill granting the right of way over
the public lands in the States of Indiana and Illinois to
ton of the public lands within said States of Indiana and
Illinois to said States respectively, to be by them appro
priated in the construction and completion Of railroad
TO be constructed by said company which bill read
first and second tme and referred to the Committee
/ Public Lands.
| In pursuance of previous notice, Mr. LEFFLER OBJ
tanned leave, and introduced bill to grant certain al
tenate sections of the public lands TO the State of Iowa.
to aid said State in the construction OF railroad from
read first and second tme and referred to the Com
mttee on Public Lands.
On motion of Mr.. cUMSINS,
Resolpcd That the Co nmee Military Affairs be in
structed inquire into the expedency of causing
the western border of the State of Missouri or from some
other suitable point the border of the said State
by the and best route suitable point
Bay OF San Francisco in the Territory Of Upper California
On motion of Mr. TAYLOR,
ordered, That the petition and papers of Samuel Reed,
nj ifa in nT
the files of this House, and referred to the Committee of
Claims.
On motion of Mr. vINTON,
ordered, That be given withdraw the papers in
the case of Ca plain John Oldham.
On motion of Mr. RICHARDSON,
RsoiUed That the Secretary War be requested
muncae to this House order No. IL, issued the
Of the re Gande in Texas I on the I'm July isis by com
Mr. WENTWORTH offered the following resolution
which, after Intellectual efforts by him to obtain vote
went under the rule, debate arising hereon,) as
follows:
Resolvsd, That the Committee the Judiciary be in
sructed inquire into the cxpedcncy OF passing
providing for the abolition OF slavery and the prohibition OF
thus relieving this government from all responsibility for
the existence OF that Institution, and also from all agitation
concerning it.
Mr. FICKLtN offered the following preamble and res
outon, which read and debate arising thereon,
| was laid under the rule
Whereas the guarantee the States that they shall
come into the Union equal footing with the original
thirteen oa'es Is not cDnPfd w!h so os as the eaeTa
lands in the new States
And whereas the right of dsposing of the soil of the pub
lie lands within their limits is OF the highest and
essential attributes of State sovereignty Therefore be
Resoiped by the House of Representatives., That the Com
mtee Public Lands be instructed inquire into the
expedency of reporting bill ceding each of the
States all OF the public lands within their respective limits,
except such may be reserved under the constitution
| public purposes
! On motion of MIR. GAYLE,
Ordeycd That the Committee of the Whole House be dis
charged from the further consideration of the bill (No S)
Senate, entitled An for the relief of Thomas
| nc If be on the
Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. VlNTON introduced series of resolutions, refer
ring the several portions of the Presidents annual mes
sage the appropriate committees. lie moved that the
resolutions be referred to the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed He
gave notice that he would tomorrow ask that the House
resolve itself into Committee of the Whole the state
of the Union take up the Presidents message for ref
erence, when he Should offer the resolutions which he
now brought forward.
Mr.. MEADE inquired of the Speaker, if it would be
in order to amendment TO the resolulions
He wished to amend them, so refer that portion OF
the message which related to the territories to a select
committee, instead of to the Committee on Territories.
The SPEAKER replied that it was not now in order to
amend the resolutions, but that they would be open to
amendment in committee
Mr., MEADE appealed to Mr.. VINroN to accept his
amendment.
Mr. VINToN said the gentleman could move it in
Committee of the Whole on the state OF the Union
| Mr.. MEADE Then the gentleman refuses TO accept
my amendment.
The resolutions were referred to the Committee of the
Whole the of the Union and ordered TO be printed
| On motion of MIR BOWLlN,
Resolved That committee of five be appointed
take into consideration and report the several