The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-26
Congressional

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In the Senate, Mr. Dickinson presented petition from
citizens OF New York. praying the establishment of
port OF entry at Rouses point which referred to tn,
Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Hunter presented the petition of the president Of
William and Mary College, Virginia, praying compensa
ton for the of and damage done TO- the college build
ings by the French troops in the revolutionary war
which was referred 10 the Committee ON Revolutionary
Claims.
Mr.. Turney, from the Committee on Patents, reported
bill to further extendhe patent of Jethro Wood which
being read first time, was at the request of Mr. Tur
ney, read second time when
Mr.. Allen moved to strike out the enacng clause ant
this question there debate and the yeas and
nays were called. The question being put, ii was de-
cided in the negative.
| YEAS-Messrs Allen, Ashley Achson, Bagby, Bald
win, Benton Beese, Bright Cass, Douglass Downs, Fech
iisMnne e Niles, sPsuance, and Sturgeon 10.
Calhoun, Cameron, Clarke, Cowin, Davis OF Mississippi
Dayton Dix, Fooe. Greene, Houston Johnson of Louis
| Tumey, Underwood, -and Wesicot-26.
| Mr. Baldwin moved amendment pending which
the bill was informally passed by
| Mr. Benton gave notice that he should tomorrow ask
leave to introduce bill 10 amend the 6st and 95th rule.
OF the articles OF war; relative to the practice OF courts
martial
Mr.. Johnson of Louisiana, from the Committee Oh
Private Land Claims reported, with AMENDMENTS the
bill for issuing OF patents in certain class of cases. and
Tor other purposes.
On motion by Mr.. Phelps,
Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Printing be di
rected TO inquire into the which have prevented
printing OF the annual report of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, with the annexed tables, and why the
been furnished to the members OF the Senate.
Mr.. Ashley, from the Committee OH the Judiciary re-
ported an act to amend act entitled San to extend
the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States
in certain in navgable waters" &c. with an amend
ment
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the ten
regiment bill, when
Mr. Dix addressed the Senate for about two hours and
a half in defence of the bill
In the House the first business in order was the motion
to reconsider the resolution terminating all debate on the
Presidents message in Committee of the Whole on the
state OF the Union, at o'clock this day. The motion
was reconsdered-yeas 1922 nays %. Mr.. Holmes, OF
New York, moved that it be laid the table; which
was agreed to--yeas 1o5, nays o5.
Several executive communications received.
Mr.. Stuart, of Michigan, moved to take up the Join
resolution to pay Mr. Crutcheit for the materials EN-
ployed by him in lighting the Capitol and grounds; bu
the motion, being objected to- could not be received
The Senate bill to exempt the vessels employed by thu
American Colonization Society, or any State colonial
ton society," in transporting colored emgants to the wes
OF Africa from the provisions OF the acts regulating
the carriage of passengers in erchant vessels wal
passed.
The Joint resolution of the Senate authorizing the
erection of monument to General Washington on the
public grounds passed.
AT o'clock, the House resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole on the state of the Union and Mr.
Parey addressed the committee, generally on the ques
ton of Slavery. He was followed by Mr. Henley, wht
paid his particular respects to Mr. Tompkins, of Mis-
sisspp, in very argumenative and happy manner
Mr.. II. elected the marked attention Of the House, as
well by the of his argument by the sportive
strain in which he illustrated many of his positions
Mr.. Thompson, of Indiana, took the floor and the
! committee rose, and
The House adjourned