The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-08

cling the number of agents and sub agents. Accordin
10 his reasoning then the gentleman bound to supper
speuntendents from ~ 500 to 81 $780, reduce the pa
Of the agents 81 200 and $780, and to reduce the nun
be, Of supsInln9ssndesnts. agents, and sub-agents
objects OF the section.
message in writing being now received from tn
President Of the United States. 90
On motion OF Mr.. BARRINGER the committee ros,
and reported concurrence IN the Senate amendments Il
the Post Office bill.
The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered upor
the question Of concurrence; and being taken, resulted
SO the amendments were concured in
MIR. VINroS's motion To reconsider then laid OF
the table
Presidents PEACE MESSAGE.
The SPEAKER, by unanimous consent, laid before the
iouS the message just received from the President
he United States announcing the termination OF th'
Mexican war, and transmitting the treaty OF peace
which was rsad BY the Clerk.
Mr. BURT moved to refer 80 much of il as relates tc
provisions for carry into effect the treaty with
Mexico, 10 the Committee of WAYS and Means; so much
as relates to the army, TO the Committee on Military Al
fairs much relates 10 the establishment of Terrific
rial governments, to the Committee the Territories
and that the message be printed
Mr. MCKAY suggested TO the gentleman to modify his
motion. There was another very important part OF the
nessaeemuch more important than that which referred
H. the appropriations necessary to carry the treaty into
effect; for those would be needed until the next
sion He referred 10 that which proposed authorize
the President 70 purchase the stock of the government
Ahu s0Kxcstcu tudt POfton TeleIIed also W
Committee OF Ways and Means.
Mr.. BURT scquesccd in the suggestion, and modified
his motion accordingly
Mr. McCLERNAND said there was another portion
STILL which related to the public lands This should be
referred To the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr. vINTON said before that portion of the message
which related TO the Territories referred the Com
miiee the Territories. hs desired TO know little
distinctly what that constituted the territory that
we had acquired He understood this message to say
that had acquired by this the country beyond
the Rio Grande We all knew that the President of the
United States had set up government, and kept in ope
ration government for nearytwo years past this side
of the Rio Grande lie informed this House that the
governments which he had set up by virtue of his mill
ary authority now exlinsuished by the peace. II
the territory al the United States prior to this
tended TO the Rio Grande. he desired know by what
authority the President of the United States had estab-
lshcd governments therei He desired that nvcs-
LEGATION should be had that the President OF the United
states should he called upon 10 communicate to this
House by what authority he had established govern
at Santa Fe and had exercised the powers of gov
eminent there
MIR. BURT suggested 10 the gentleman from Ohio to
allow the question to be taken the reference of the
message and that the debate which the gentleman
ed have commenced, be carried the question OF
printing the message. g,f..
Mr. vINTON replied that when the message was refer
red il was out of the hands OF the House.
Mr.. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania demanded the pre-
On motion Of MI ViNTioN, the House adjourned