The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-06-28
The Sneaker shall continue in so long.

The Speaker shall continue i'll SO long.
The Standing Committees were called tor
reports, and several. not of public interest, were
made, and number of private bills were re-
ported-read twice. and referred to the Com.
mi,tec Of the Whole.
MIR. Houston, of Delaware, from the Com.
mttee on Accounts, reported resolution All.
,horizing the prepa,tion, and putting into ope.
ration, for the use Of the House of Representa-.
tves, of Smiths machine Cor taking the yeas
and nays.
Mr.. Bowii,a, Of Missouri, sRer some debat'
moved to lay the resolution on The table, ahd
the motion prevailed.
Mr. King, Of Massachusetts, from the same
committee, reportsda resolution authorizing the
Library Committee 10 procure Quincy Gran
ite, or more permanent monument, with sula.
BILE inscriptions to the memory Of John Quincy
Adams, to he erected ia The Congressional Bu.
ryiny Ground than those which have hereto.
fire been erected 70 deceased members of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Andrew Johnson moved to amend ny
adding that the Cs~mittee on Accounts be in.
s,ruc,ed to report to this House the entire fune.
raj expenses Of the late John Quincy Adams,
and the items comprising the same.
After debate, the resolution and amendment
were passed over.
On po,iea Of MIR. Boyd the Committee on
Military Affairs were directed TO inquire into
the expediency of procuring OF the inventor
sufficient supply Of Colts recently improved re.
peating pistols for our Indian and frontier ser.
rice; and if favorable, an amount necessary to
purchase them be added To the general Military
appropriation bill.
The Committee ON Revolutionary Pensions
was discharged from the further consideration OF
the Resolutios of the New York Legislature, in
favor Of granting pensions to the widows and or.
phans OF officers and soldiers who fell in battle
or who may die by wounds received in service
af,heir country, equal to the nay proper ct said
officers and suldierS-and the sane was laid up.
On the table.
On motion Of Mr. Wilton, the House resot
Sed itself iuts Committee Of fthe whole, and took
up the bill making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of the government tor
the year ending sch June ls49.
lie Cmamitlee was addressed by MIR. Lin.
coin, Of Illinois, on The subject d Internal i'm.
proveraen,s by the General Government.
Mr.. Wick, Of Indiana followed. in carefully
prepared argument, generally in supper, OF the
dociiiues of1he Presidents Message on the Xiv.
er and Harbur Bill.
Mr.. Hudson, Of Massachusetts,, next address.
cd the Committee, chiefly on slavery, in the
course of which he expressed his intention to
support Gen. Taylor's nomination.
Mr. Ficklin, of Illinois, next DRAINED the
hoor, and addressed the committee at length on
the powers Of the General Government in
reference TO internal Improvements
Mr.. Hiiiard, Of Alabama, EXPRESSING des.
ire to address the Committee, on his motion the
Committee rose.
Mr.. Collamer moved a reconsideration ofthe
resolution by which the House yesterday fixed
the daily hour Of meeting at 10 Instead OF Il
4. u.
MIR Stephens moved TO lay the motion on the
table, and ON this the yeas and nays were or
dcr-d, aud resulted. yeas G4, nays II.
The motion To reconsider then prevailed,
~hen Mr.. Rockwell asorcd to lay the resolution
ON the fable, which was carried, and the House
hereafter meets a, I o'clock. Adjourned:
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