The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-06
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
Congressional.
WEDNESDAY, July 5, ls4s.


In the Senate the Vice President laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary OF the Treasury in
answer to a solution of the Senate calling for inioma
ton gard to the in which the interest upon
the public debt has been paid Boston, New York, Phil
ade phia and elsewhere; which ordered ~ be print
ed
After the presentation of several petitions, the Seaae
resumed the consideration of the joint resolution from the
House for the adjournment of Congress die the
18th July.
Mr. Clayton who was entitled to the floor when the
Senate dourned Monday, to address the Senate
Mr. Niles protested against the range of debate this
subject, and made question of order upon IT.
A long and Interesting discussion followed on the
question of ORDER and at length Mr.. Clayton per-
mitted to proceed. He spoke in explanation and vind
cation OF Gen. Taylors position and principles,
A discursive debate followed, in which Mr.. Fooe,
Mr.. Felch and others participated.
The question being the amendment fixing the 3,
July as the day of adjournment, MIR. Downs said he
hoped that the subject would be postponed for few
days, till the Oregon bill disposed of. There an
additional for postponing it, in the fact that the
treaty had been received, and would form the basis of
legislative proceedings He moved to postpone the
resolution till Monday week
Mr.. Berrien urged the necessity of fixing day If we
did, should work up to it and if not, should be
sitting here till September.
Mr.. Breese suggested tomorrow week as the day to
which the resolution should be postponed, for it was
agreed that the question the Oregon bill should be ia.
ken day week.
Mr.. Berren The Senate have agreed to such thing
After some remarks from Messrs Downs, Lewis,
Turney, Allen, and Breese the motion 10 postpone the
consideration of the resolution till Monday, the 18th Of
July was reected-yeas 10, nays 80.
The motion OF MIR. Breese to postpone till tomorrow
week was rejected-yeas %, nays %.
The question being on the motion of Mr.. Bright to
strike out the 18th, and insert the 3lst of July
Mr.. Downs suggested the 18th of August.
Mr. Bright said he had moved the 3lst OF July because
il would, he believed give time to despatch all the i'm
portant business of the session, if we would vote
and speak less He should not cease to urge upon the
Senate the passage of the Oregon bill
Mr. Rusk said Oregon had been neglected. An Indian
war going there, while we were engaged
in President making and doing nothing to protect them.
The situation of California must also be looked TO.
fixed the 3lst July, should not dispose of the i'm
portan business now pressing upon u.s.
Mr.. Butler asked the question, soemnly, whether this
Congress, when returned in December, would be bet
ter prepared dispose of these great questions than they
If these subjects should be disposed OF by the
3lst of July, could then adjourn.
Mr.. Bell was not satisfied, he said that it proper
to fix day at this time. He had understood that the
treaty had arrived; and he anxious to see wha,
would be proposed in regard to the new territory
He thought proper to let the resolution lie the table,
until we could see what to do
He moved that the resolution lie on the table for the
present This negatived-yeas rs, nays 26.
Mr. Anterior suggested the proprety of fixing the 3ls
JULY and then laying the resolution the table for
days. to see whether it could be safely passed Some
further conversation took place between Mr.. Bradbury
and MIR. Johnson, of Georgia, when Mr. Rusk moved
an adjournment Lost.
Mr. Downs's motion to strike out the 18th July and in.
sert the nth August was reieced-yeas a. nays SO.
The motion of MIR. Bright to substitute the 3ls July
| for the 18th agreed to--yeas 80, nays IS.
The resolution then laid on the table-yeas %,
nays %, and the Senate adjourned.
In the HOUSE, on motion by MIR. Cooke the Committes
of the Whole discharged from the consideration
the Senate bill to amend the act granting pensions to the
widows and orphans of such officers and soldiers Of
the army have been killed in battle, have died from
wounds received in the service of the United States, with
the pending amendments reported from the Committee
on Revolutionary Pensions, limiting the operation of the
act to those engaged in the Mexican service, and who
have died since April, 1916.
| Mr.. HARRISON proposed 10 amend the amendment,
to include in the provisions OF the bill such officers and
soldiers have died their march to the seat OF
which agreed to- together with the amendment by the
House Committee Revolutionary Pensions: and then
the bill ordered to be engrossed read third time
and passed.
On motion of Mr. Bingham, the resolution to change
the site of light house Lake Superior-nakng the
location at Copper Harbor-reported last week from the
Committee Commerce, taken from the Speakers
table, ordered to be engrossed, read third time and
passed
On motion OF Mr.. Vinton, it ordered that all de-
bate upon the Senate amendments to the Post Office ap
preparation bill shall terminate in thirty minutes after the
consideration of the shall be again resumed in Com
mee of the Whole.
On motion of Mr. Henley, the Senate amendmentsb
the bill Incorporating the Washington Gas Light Com
pany, were taken up and concurred in.
In the orders of the day. the harbor and river improve
resolutions reported last week from the COMMITTEE
on Commerce. were considered [These resolutions were
published in the Union the oath of June.l Mr. Sims
having the floor, and desiring not TO time moved
to lay the resolutions the table, which motion lost
yeas 81, nays lOl And, after debate the first resolution
was adopted-yeas 1913, nays SIS. Pending MIR. Turner'S
motion reconsider the latter vote the House resolved
self in Committee of the Whole the state of the Union
MIR, Root in the chair
The committee resumed the vote upon the civil and d.
pomatc appropriation bill, and the remainder of the day
occupied in debate. under the rule which allows five
minutes explanation for every amendment proposed and
entertained by the chair The committee without
coming to any conclusion, and the House adjourned.
Robert Smith, Esq, M. c. from Illinois.
We repubsh with great pleasure the following tribute
from the Kaskaskia Republican to a retiring member OF
! the House of Representatives. Mr.. Robert Smith
highly appreciated for the integrity of his principles, his
strong sense his modest deport ment, and his amabe,
copc ia imnoscible tn kuou, him