The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-29

letter. Ga copy OF which Is hereto anneXed,) dated the
2ls instant has been received from the Secretary OF
War; giving the information that he had submitted TO the
Committee of Ways and Means estimates 70 the amount
of 40 SOS O0O since the commencement OF the session. in
addition 10 those heretofore submitted; have therefore
the honor request that the loan SHOULD be granted for
the OF $40 100000 which, II is believed, viii be all
sion OF Congress
have the honor to be, very RESPECTFULLY, your ODE
dent servant MeCLINrOCK YOUNG,
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury.
lion. X. c. WINTHROP,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. ylNToN, the above communication
was referred to the Committee OF the Whole the state
OF the Union and ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. ASHMUN wished TO explain, in reply TO the
remarks OF the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr.
McKAY,l concerning the printing that he (Mr Al had
voted against the resolution cutting down The compensa
ton paid to Richie Hess; bun he now recollected thai
he did vote for the contract system.
Mr. MCKAY asked that the substitute for the sixteen
million loan bill, which he had gwen nonee wond be m
oduced by the minority OF the Committee OF Ways and
Means might also be ordered to be pnnied winch was
agreed to.
EXAMINERS THE PATENT OFFICE.
Mr. FARRELLY moved reconsideration OF the vote
by which the House yesterday referred the bill TO pro
vide additional examiners in the Patent Office" TO the
Committee OF the Whole the state OF the Union which
notion the suggestion of Mr. F. was passed over for
the present informally
PRIVATE.
The (Senate) 'bi authorizing the settlement OF the
accounts of Joseph Nourse, deceased" was taken up,
read twice, and referred TO the Committee Of Claims
Personal EXPLANATION.
! Mr. SPEAKER have risen this morning to personal
explanation; and Will remark, that think II all exPla
nations OF this charaete brief aAd explicit the
am about 10 make, they would not be unpopular
IN this House. Some time since, SIR, member from
Pennsylvania Mr. HAMpToNl wrote 10 his district, for
amendment offered by the joint resolution of thanks
TO General Taylor and his army for their achievement at
Buena VISTA intended defeat embarrass it, This
did not think proper 10 notice But now, sir another
member from that State Mr. NEsl has repeated the
charge, for the purpose suppose, OF screening himself
from the odum of his vote on the amendment OF The
tleman from Massachusetts Ii is unfair for any 10
attempt to throw the burden OF his sins upon
other. will read the paragraph to which wish to al
Jude;
But an attempt is also made to prejudice the public
mind az anst by connecting this subject with
thanks 10 General Taylor. Il must be borne in mind hat
an amendment has been offered by member icom lnd
to the resolution of thanks designed 10 enbads a. TO
which the amendment OF Mr.. Asliinun counter
movement"
OF the propety and parliamentary courtesy OF members
writing letters for ubcaon nnpugnlng the motives OF
Others, leave for the Judgment OF the House and the
good sense OF the people 10 determine What desire to
say is, that if either or both OF the members from Penn
sy Ivania intend TO say that 'deigaed 10 embarrGSS
the OF thanks General Ta lor and his army they
inter what in point OF fact Is not correct They have
of knowing my designs and have right to speak
of them in this unqualified maaner II was the very
farthest from my designs" embarrass this vote Of
thanks; but TO place tin light in which it would be
worth havingto express 10 the world that the thanks
were rendered by grateful people in good faith for
nation, and not in prosecuting unnecessary AMI
an unconstitutional | consider this amendment
as having been made necessary TO defend the ar
! my in general and General Taylor in particular,
against the foul accusations that have been made
here and elsewhere, to the effect that this law
less invasion OF the territory Of innocent neghbor,
and army little better than band OF robbers; and
shall offer il to every proposition OF like character
which may be proposed while | am member OF this
I believe that no honors can be won in an unjust
cause and thanks would be acceptable TO brave and
generous mind, from those whose denunciatons have
been often Numbered forth against the Justice OF the
cause In which this brilliant achievement performed
RELIEF OF MARY BROWN.
!, On motion of Mr. J. A. ROCKWELL, the House re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole House, (Alr
CHAPMAN of Maryland in the char) on the private cal
enar anu resumed the consideration OF the ''b for the
relief of Mary Brown, widow of Jacob Brown"
,, Mr.. N H. HALL submitted amendment to the
bill, the object of which was to make 1t general law
extending the provisions of the pension laws TO the
widows of revolutionary officers and soldiers in all
where they have married such officers soldiers
prior 10 the 18th March, ISIS
The amendment was ruled out, on the ground that an
amendment providing general law could not be in or
der on private bull.
After debate and action upon various amendments, the
committee rose aud reported the bill with two amend
menshe first being the insertion of the statement that
the widow Brown is "a years OF age, and married
before the close OF the revolutions the second making the
pension IS per month, instead of $50 Both OF the said
ordered be engrossed and real third time was read
a third time, ans passed by yeas 10, nays AZ.
i The House then Adjourned.