The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-18

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Mr.. ECKERT Except your resolution.
Mr.. bAfLf lmove to lay the resolution and amend
Mr.. INGERSOLL A vrginian that has tobacco do
ing that IA Taught
The yeas and nays were then demanded and ordered
upon this question: and being taken resulted-veas co.
nays So, as follows:
YEAsEMsssrs Abbott, Green Adams, Barringer Bar
G, brown Chas Brown, A. G. Brown Cabeii. Cha Pima n,
Chase, Cling%an, Williamson R. W Cobb, Cooke, Cola
Evans Feaherson, Fckn, Freddy Fulton, Gayle Gem
Hampton, Harrison, Henry Elias B. Holmes, Geo eos S,
Houston Hpbb1rd, Hunt Irwin, jenkins, RoOi W. John
nand Nc bowel, Mckay job Mann Horace Mann, Marsh,
Rhett, Richardson. Rockhill Julius Rockwell. Roman
su%sy s John Sawysr shsppsrd Sheriff. ysssl
1 vss ssa W,s sss W Thongs; Richard oHp
| NAYS-Messrs. Ashmup, Atkinson, Beale, Betiinger,
ss "aIas1 EoSn gsyd e eaf r.
Howell Cobb, Collins Crowel. Crozier, Cnmmns Daniel,
Dan Fss Gaines. ssa a
Hall, Hammons Henley Hill, HiIliard. Isaac E Holmes,
ss e W eae.
,sl r King LETTER, Lyon MacIsy, McIlvaine, MeLane.
Preston Putnam, Riiehey. Robinson, John A. Rockwell,
Root Robert Smith, Stanton, Tallmadge, Taylor, Jacob
Dys non was
Wick, Wiley, and Woodward-s5.
| So the subject was laid on the table
Mr.. Bolts asked for suspension of the rules to en-
able him TO offer the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the President be requested inform this
House whether Major general Winfield Scott commander
n-chef of the United States forces in Mexico, has been
arrested or suspended from command and if suspended
duty and the exercise of his responsible functions that
the President be further requested to inform this House
whether such suspension occasoned by breach of
oaSa duty o p S
state the nature of such breach OF ORDERS violation
sh military osnca has been in mpe to 81 h s said eom
mander-nchef, and which, in the opinion of the Pres
uncure of aiIarsn Time of active operations in the
heart OF the enemys country, after campaign among the
hsory-to deprive the republic of The eminent and valu
able services OF Major General Scott, to whom the repre-
thanks, with medal. .as cilnony Of the high sense
entertained by coNcrEss of his yalo Xxx and jOdico
RESOLVED, Tina, the President be requested to
be furnished this House copy of the charges and spec
Major General WORTH by Major General Scott and by him
transmitted the Secretary of War; for trial by general
inform this House he has disaowed the charges
preferred by the commanders against subordinate
general for the trial of the said Breuet Major
General Worth, in accordance with the provisions and
quiremen of the law which in such declare that
whenever general officer, commanding an army, or a
colonel, commanding department. shall be the
.al such officer shall be appointed By Pres
the superior, vs. Brevet Major General WORTH the interior
Of inquiry in Mexico, upon the charges preferred by said
Brevet Major General WORTH against his COMMANDMENTS
chief, General Scott.
demanded and ordered upon the motion suspend; and,
being taken, resuted-yeas LOT. nays IA.
So thirds no! voting in the affirmative, the motion
was lost
Mr. BOYD moved to suspend the rules, for the purpose
of proceeding with Senate bills and joint resolutions
the Speakers table; and by way of showing the mpor.
of this motion, he desired of the Chair state the
number of Senate bills and resolutions before him.
The SPEAKER replied that there twenty-sx
The yeas and nays were also demanded and ordered
this notion and, being taken, resutedyeas o. nays
So the rules were not suspended.
Mr.. VlNTON moved to suspend the rules for the con-
sderaon of resolution to the effect that the appropa
ment, the naval service, the Notifications and the gene
raj appropriation BILL severay for the year ending June
3d. s49 be made the special order of the day for We'd
nesday next, at O'Clock. 10 be considered in the
order here named and that they continue to be the special
order of the day. at the hour of the day. for every
day thereafter Fridays and Saturdays excepedo till the
Mr. MCKAY desired modification OF the resolution, so
include the bill regulating the appointment OF clerks
in the executive departments.
Mr. VlNTON accepted the modification.
The rules were then suspended.
Mr. FICKLIN proposed TO amend the resolution by
adding the Oregon bill and the ten regiment bill from the
Senate.
After conversation relative to the order the
ton brought to under the force of the previous
question; and on division OF the question:,
The House agreed to include the Oregon bill.
And upon the question OF including the ten regiment
bill the and nays were demanded ordered and being
taken, resuted-yeas 81, nays 90 So this division Of
the amendment was also adopted
Mr. HOUSTON, of Alabama, called for the reading Of
the l35th rule; which was read accordingly He OBJ
ected to this attempt to make appropriation bills override
all the other business of the House.
The question then required the passage OF the reso-
luton, thus amended and the yeas and nays being
demanded and ordered thereon resultedyeas "a, nays
101.
So, twohirds not voting in the affirmative the reso.
luton rejected.
Mr. MCKAY offered the following resolution; which
was adopted, to wit
Resolved, That the Committee the Judiciary be in
sruced inquire into the expediency Of passing act
for the collection digest and revision OF the public laws OF
the United tatesnow in force and including those which
may enacted by the present Congress that in doing
of subjects ought be arranged and consolidated be
collected reduced into one, distributing the under
such titles divisions, and sections may be proper, omit
ting all such and of before ssed shall
have either expired by their limitation. become obso
ce, been repealed inserting in the body of the revised
statutes such provisions may be proper and Judi
cious and said revision be completed every other
proper render said plain and easy be
unde fstood
Mr. HUNT moved suspension of the rules, to enable
him to offer resolution making the several bills for the
improvement of certain rivers and harbors therein named