The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-15
Congressional.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE Ia, 1913.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE Ia, 1913
In the Senate, Mr. Dix presented petition from Daniel
G. Garnsey, officer in the late with Great Britain
asking compensation for military services.
MIR. Fech presented petition from citizens of Mich-
gam praying for the purchase of Mount Vernon
Mr. Anterior, from the Committee on Finance report
ed House bill making appropriations for the service Of
the Post Office Department for the year ending the Both
June, 1919, with amendment Also, House bill ma
king appropriation for the payment of revolutionary and
other pensions of the United States for the year ending
3Oh June, 1919, without amendment
MIR. Atheron also asked the discharge of the same
committee from the further consideration OF the memorial
OF John Glider in relation to his discoveries in finance
Mr.. Downs, from the Committee on Commerce, report
ed without amendment, House bills for the relief of Philip
j. Fountain and for the relief of the owners OF the Span
ish brig Restaurador
Mr. Badger, from the Committee Naval Affairs, re-
ported without amendment bill for the relief of Robert
Ramsay.
Mr.. Johnson, of louisiana from the Committee on
Pensions reported with amendment the following House
bills.
A bill for the relief of ARENAS Conant;
A bill for the relief Of Jesse Washington Jackson;
bill for the relief of Nathaniel Shfflet; and
A bill for the relief of Hugh Riddle.
MIR. J. also moved for the discharge of the same com
mittee from the further consideration of the House bill
for the relief of VIM Lee, of Portsmouth, Va and that
it be referred TO the Committee Naval Affairs.
Mr.. J. also, from the same committee, made adverse
reports House bills for the relief of Sarah Wood, and
for the relief Of Daniel II. Warren
Mr.. Borland, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported with an amendment, the bill to revive the ac
entitled An act to provide for the payment Of horses
other property lost destroyed in the military service OF
the United Staes and asked the immediate consideration
of the bill and amendment The amendment agreed
to, and the bill, amended was read third time and
passed
Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported the joint resolution from the House, providing
for the payment OF the regiment of Texas mounted troops
called into the service of the United States under the
QUESTION of Col Curtis, with amendment. Mr. Rusk
asked for the immediate consideration OF the joint
luton The amendment agreed to, and the joint
resolution then read third time and passed
Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, re-
ported, without amendment the bill for the relief of Jno
r. Bryan, with recommendation that it do not pass.
The resolution, submitted few days since by Mr..
Badger for the printing of copies of House document
No go, containing the correspondence during the Mex
war; taken up. Mr. Badger moved TO fill the blank
with 10000 copes and then consented let the resou-
ton lie over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Benton, on leave, introduced the following Joint
resolution; which read twice. and ordered to be
printed. Mr. Benton gave notice that he should move its
consideration tomorrow
BE IL resoped &c. That the restoration of peace with
Mexico ~ treaty Of peace duly ratified and proclaimed,
regulars, the marine corps, who by law the
terms OF their ne to be discharged at the close
United States, be transported marched with the least
practicable delay. such posts places the United
States as may be least expensive and may be
charged from the service of the United States and that
until they shall reach iueh places and be dis
and treated as in the service of the United States the
same manner as If the war had closed.
Va ,ol ~
was taken up and agreed TO-.
Mr. Breese called for the special ORDER being the bill
to establish territorial government in Oregon
Mr. Aherton hoped the Indian appropriation bill would
be taken up.
The Chair announced that the Indian appropriation bill
was first in order
Mr. Breese then moved postpone the previous orders
and to take up the Oregon bill which was negatived-
ayes ID, noes 10.
The bill making appropriations for the contingent aud
current expenses of the Indian department. &c, then
taken up and after debate, in which Mr. Bell Mr.
Atherton, Mr.. Mangum, Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Hale, Mr.
Butler, Mr. Miles, Mr. Berrien and Mr. Webster took
part the amendment submitted by Mr. Bell was agreed to
as follows
Boand, Butler Corwin, Downs, Greene, Hale Johnson
Of Louisiana, Lewis, Mangum, Miller Niles, Pearce Rusk,
NAYS-Messrs. Atherton, Bradbury, Breese. Davis OF
Mississippi, Dayton, Dickinson Dix Fcch Hamln Hunter,
Westcott Yuee-l7.
Mr.. Rusk submitted an amendment for the appoint
ment of superintendent of Indian AFFAIRS and certain
agents in Texas; which was debated by Messrs Rusk
Bell Atchison Westcott, and others, when the question
taken by yeas and nays and decided in the negative
as follows:
Davis Mississippi, Fech Hamlin Mangum Rusk, Sc,
bastian Sturgeon, Turney, and Wescou-l3.
NAYS-Messrs Atchison, Anterior, Badger, Bell, Ber-
rien, Butler Cowin, Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton
of Georgia. Mason, Miller, Miles, Pearce, Spruance Un-
derwood, DID Yulee-23.
Mr. Sebakian then moved that the further considera-
ton be postponed, in order to give him opportunity TO
submit an amendment; which motion agreed to.
Mr.. Mangum submitted the following:
Ordered That 10000 copies Of the proceedings of the
Senate in executive session. the treaty with Mexico and
of the documents from which the injunction Of secrecy has
been removed by the resolution of the Senate the 3ls
May and the I'd instant, be printed for the of the
Senate.
resolution submitted that the daily hour of meet
ing of the Senate shall be II o'clock, m until other
wise ordered; which lies over
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of ex
ecutive business and after time spent therein add
joumed
In the House, the Committee on Printing reported the
expression of opinion that there no positive or i'm
piled contract between the House of Representatives and
the public printers for the binding of the public docu
ments
The standing committees then called for reports
and numerous bills and resolutions Of private and loca
nature reported and received the action of the
House.
MIR. Goggin from the Committee on the Post Office ans
ppetR nal hocE fho I.L