The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-01

The journal Of yesterdays proceedings hav-
ing been read, the same was ordered TO be cor
reeted, on motion Of Mr.. Smith, of Illinois.
Mr.. Lyon, Of Maryland, said he voted in ia
vor OF laying the abolition petition, presented
yesterday, on ths table. His name, he found
was recorded in the negative. He Wished Il
corrected. IL was corrected accordingly, and
the vote then stood, yeas 80; nays 81. The
Speaker said he voted in the negative. which
made tie--consequently the motion 10 Law the
petition on the table was still lost
Mr.. Lincoln, Of Illinois, submitted aseries of
resolutions, calling upon the President to inform
Congress whether the spot on which the first
blood was shed in the beginning of the war with
Mexico, is or is not on the sell Of the United
States; whether said spot was or was not ceded
to the United States by France in the Louisiana
purchase; and whether said spot was or was not
ceded by the United States to Spain in the
Florida treaty Of 1919. The resolutions lie
over.
On motion Of Mr.. Vinton, the House resolved
Itself into committee Of the whole (Mr ]. r.
lngersoll in the chair and took up the bill to
supply deficiency in the appropriation for the
subsistence department. Said bill being read
and agreed to, on motion the committee rose
and reported. The House then passed the bill
through its several readings
On Mr.. Vinton's motion, the House again
. ~
Ingersoll again in the chair.
Mr.. Vinton submitted a resolution referring
the various portion Of the Presidents annual
message to the standing committees.
Mr.. Clingman rose, and saying that he had
an amendment TO propose, which he did not
know that he ought to offer, msds a set speech
TO the House ON the subjects Of slavery, aboli-
ton, agitation at the South and North, the
rights Of new territories, the Presidency, &c.,
&c. He maintained the Just compromises Of
the constitution for all portions of the country.
After ne had concluded he offered his amend
ment.
Mr.. Giddings moved division Of the resolu-
ton, so that each subject might be separately
acted upon. But before any action was had, on
motion. the committee rose.
A resolution was adopted, that when the
House adjourned tomorrow, it would adjourn
until Monday next
And then the House adjourned until to-mor-
row.
In the House Of Representatives, on the 2lst,
Mr.. Wentworth submitted the following resOlu-
ton:
"ResOlUed. That the General G Government has
the power to construct such harbors and inn
prove such rivers are necessary and proper
for the protection Of our navy and orr COM
me rec, and also for the deiences Of ourcountry."
Mr.. w. demanded the previous question,
which demand was seconded; and the question,
"Shall the resolution be adOptedl' being put,
the vote was taken by yeas and nays, and result
ed as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, ]. Q. Adams, Green
Adams, Ashmln, Barringer, Barrow, Beleher,
Bingham, Birdsall, Blanchard, Bolts, Boyden,
Brady, Buckner, Butler, Cabell, Candy, Chap
COllamer, Collins, Conger, Cranston, Crowell,
Crozier, Dickey, Dickinson, Dixon, DOnnell,
Duer, Daniel Duncan, Garrett Duncan, Dunn,
Eckert, Edwards, Embree, Alexander Evans,
Nathan Evans, Farrelly, Fisher, Freddy, Full
ton, French, Gayle, Gentry, Giddings, Goggin,
GOtt, Green, Gregory, Grnnell, Hale, Willard
P. Hall, Nathan K. Hall, James q. Hampton,
Moses Hampton, Henley, Henry, Hilhard,
Elias B. Holmes, John w. Houston, Hubbard,
Hudson, Hunt, Jos r. Ingersoll, Irwin, jamie
son, Jenkins, A. Johnson, Rob't w. Johnson, j.
w. Jones, Kellogg, T. B. King, ID. P. King, w.
T. Lawrence, Sidney Lawrence, Lincoln, Nc
Clelland, McIvaine, Marsh, Marvin, MOrehead,
Mullen, Nelson, Mes, Newall, Outlaw, Palfrey,
Peck, Petrie, PeytOn, Pilsbury, Pollock. Pres
ton, Putnam, Reynolds, Riehey, Rockhill, Jshn
A. Rockwell, Julius Rockwell, Roman, Root,
Rumsey, St John, Sehen Sheppard, Sher-
rill, Singerland, Smart, Truman Smith, Stan
ton, Starkweather, Stephens, Andrew Stewart,
Charles Z. Stuart, Strohm, Strong, Sylvester,
Tallmadge, Thibodeaux, Taylor, Tom2kins,
Jas. Thompson, Richard W. Thompson, VIM.
Thompson, Thurston, Tuck, Turner, Van
Dyke, Vinton, Warren, Wentworth, White,
Williams, Wiley-l3o.
NAYs-Messrs. Bayly, Beale, Black, BOcock,
Bedinger, BOwdon, Boyd, Brodbead, VIM. G
Brown, Burt. Beverly L. Clark, Howell Cobb,
Williamson r. w. Cobb, Daniel, FeatherstOn
Ficklin, Flonrnoy, Fries. Hammons, Harman-
son, Harris, Hill, /. E. Holmes, Geo. s. Hous-
ton, Inge, Charles J. Ingersoll, George w.
Jones, Kaufman, Kennon, La Sere, Lyon,
Lord, Lumpkin, Maclay, MeClernand, Mellow
ell, Mckay, McLane, Mann, Meade, Miller
Morse, Nieoll, Peaslee, Phelps, Rheti, Robin
son, Sawyer, Simpson, Sims, Thomas, JacOt
Thompson, Venable, Woodward-54.