The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-13

's"ss i~~s "-7i75 no ~ "a
lont resolution for the relief Of J. Melvin Giss and
Mr. s. also reported bill for the relief of Jas Glynn
and others. .'
Mr. s. also reported bill for the relief Of James H.
MI D. also reported a resolution nsrucng the Com
miiee on Naval Affairs to inquire the legality OF the
order OF the Secretary OF the Navy giving assimiIaed
the expedlency of repeating continuing the same by
law and that ne committee report BY bill otherwise
before the House with request that they should
be instructed to do that which had right DO and
which its duty to do without Instructions II the
illegally it was their duty TO investigate and report to the
House lie could necessity for the passage of the
resolution, and therefore moved to lay It upon the table,
Mr. STAN ION, from the Committee Naval Affairs,
reported a bill to amend the act Of the Sd Of March,
of certain post routes and for other purposes" which
he asked the House to take instant action upon
Mr. GOGGlN moved its reference to the Committee on
the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr. STANTON explain the bill. Its object was, in
brief to extend to the officers and men on board the
United States vessels in the Gulf of Mexico the same
joyed by the soldiers in Mexico a
Mr. GOGGlN did not desire to oppose the bill He
ana not snow but that he would vote for i at the proper
Committee on Naval Affairs had assumed the duties Of
the Committee the Post Office There might be
course through the committee having charge of the Post
Office
Mr.. RHETT said il might be expedent to adopt the
proposition contained in the bill But it must be recol
lected we would have post route to the Pacific to the
Mediterranean. and to Europe and il they should give
this p wo to hoss who ri ns #
If the principle was right in the one case wosld apply
to all others the naval service Of the United States all
for s ss as
the Of the Post Office Department would DO af
fected by the proposition contained in the BILL certainly
ought to be referred to the Committee on the Post Once
" Mr. STANTON replied, but his remarks were not dis
tinctly heard by the reporter
and decided in the affirmative.
Mr. STANTON also. from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported bill for the relief OF Charles Reeder.
Walter r Johnson. and Thomas p Jones; read twice.
Mr.. Bolts asked that the Committee on Military
Affairs be discharged from the further consideration OF
the petition of Ithanar Rogers. Agreed to.
Mr. B. also, from the same committee, asked to he dis
charged from the further consideration OF the petitions OF
ico-of the widow of the late George w. Gardner-the
widow OF Abraham c. Fowler-the widow Of Lyman
Foot and OF widows and orphans of sanlry officers Of
the army and that they be referred TO the Committee on
MI TRUMAN SMITH said he had the honor to pre-
to hs ao Wa Wa
mee Revolutionary Pensions to do with the petitions
OF officers and OF widows Of officers engaged in the pres
Mr. BARROW, lin his seai) Perhaps on the ground
that the administration contemplated revolution in Mex
leo. [Laughter1 yak2
Mr. SMITH replied, might be correct in that sense,
but II could be 80 in no other
Mr. HARRISON was clearly Of opinion that the sub
ect-malter Of the petitions was more akin and intimately
connected with the duties Of the Committee on Revou-
tonary Pensions Il had been very properly said that
these widows and officers whose petitions ques
valid Pensions could have nothing to do with properly
1t would be proper to refer the subject to special COM
mee; and if the House refused to send il to either Of the
standing committees on pensons. he would move such
reference
Mr. ]; C. ADAMS said that the Committee on Revou-
sons ever since the establishment Of the government
The system had grown up and been matured during tho
last sixty o. seventy years; and appeared to him iha
the past should also be adopted in reference to the flu
e He therefore thought that the proper committee for
the consideration of this subject was the Committee
The question was then put upon the reference and the
motion to refer to the Committee Revolutionary PEN
Mr. billiard, from the Committee on Foreign Az
fairs TO which referred the resolution of this House
relative to the expedency of aboshng the present mis-
sons bv des aares to Sardinia and Naples
ed bill to regulate the diplomatic intercourse OF the
States with foreign nations read twice. and COM
Mr.. c. j. INGERsoLL, from the same committee re-
ported bill to settle the claims of the legal representa-
tives OF Richard W. Meade: read twice, and committed.
Mr.; RHETT, from the same committee reported bills
Tor the relief of the legal representatives OF Benjamin
Hodges, and the legal representatives of Cornelius Man
ming read twice, and committed
Mr.. SIDNEY LAWRENCE, from the Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions, made adverse report in the
case of Anna Smith and others: laid the table, and
ordered to be printed
Mr.. HAMMONS, from the same committee, made an
adverse report upon the of James Hlman laid on
the table, and ordered to be printed
MIR. SYLVESTER, from the same committee. made an
adverse report in the of Esther Scalley laid upon
the table. and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. s. also asked that said committee be discharged
from the further consideration of the petitions of Peter
Rife and Silvia Pond, and that they be laid upon the
bic: agreed TO.
Mr.. DONNELL, from the same committee, made ad-
reports the of Joseph Carter and Benjamin
Johnson laid upon the table. and ordered TO be printed
Mr.. ID. also asked that said committee be discharged
from the further consideration of the resolution of this
House, in relation to allowing pension to Artemas Co.
nant, and that be referred to the Committee on Invalid
Pensions
Mr.. FULTON, from the Committee on Invalid PEN
sions reported bills for the relief of John MITCHELL Jesse
Young, and Slas Waterman read twice. and committed
Mr.. HENLEY, from the Committee on Patents, sub
mitted the following resolution which agreed to-:
Resoired That the COMMISSIONS of Patents he requested
communicate this House what leg ation Is necessary
provide in the Patent Office building for the ar
rangement OF models in such manner az give the exam
such them necessary for them in the ds
charge OF their duties
COMMUNICATIONS FROM DEPARTMENTS
The SPEAKER laid before the House. the following
communications: s 1M
l. letter from the Secretary OF State transmitting
report of the and compensation of clerks in the
State Department and Patent Office during the last year