The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-29
PETITIONS.

The following petitions and memorials have been pre-.
senied during the last week under the rule and refer
rel 10 the appropriate committees:
BY Mr. BARROW OF twentyeiabt priyates in The drs,
regiment of Tennessee volunteers praying TINT Congress
will alter the law relative "bouniyand warants
to make said receivable the land Offices Ne:
referred to the Committee Military Aiaus.
by MIR BRADY: OF citizens Of Franklin county Penn
ylvania praying for the repeal OF much the the
cu,ung within thirty miles OF the Office of publication
BY Mr. A. q. BROWN: or St. Clair Thoma -on, and %
others OF vessels navigating the Lower Mis-
sssipp asking tue erection OF marine hospital Nat
chez 'h Woods Wren aud $50 others citizens OF Mis-
sssipp praying above both referred to the Committee
on Commerce. OF Luke Lea and David Sbclon praying
grant OF pine land in the southern part Of Mississippi to
enable them TO make far experiment III the tar and tur
pentne business: referred TO the Committee Public
Land OF sundry citizens OF Mississippi, prving the
Enlistment of maiirou,o rom Raleigh, IN Snith coun-
", to Ebsvie in Jones county referred to Committee
on The Post Oi1ce and Post loads The claim oi Miss
sppi for Sbl25 for money expended IN 2ang troops
IN $50 in obedience to reqnsito9 OF MAJOR General
BY Mr. CATHCART OF John B. Chapman, of Koscus
ko county, Indiana referred to the Committee Indian
BY Mr. CHAPMAN: OF stephen 6. Hogan, Of Baltimore
OF incorporation OF Richard Mackal or com
pensa.iou for property destroyed by the enemy in the
BY Mr. COOKE ofGeorge Kirk, Of Greene county, in
the State OF Tennessee solder OF The revolution praying
Congress TO grant him pension referred TO the Commit
BY Mr.. CRowELL. OF Alnedeus Scott, of Garfield Ma
houing county, Ohio for relief Ne referred to the Commit
on Private Land Claims. Ofhannah Wghtman former.
" dow of John ,r,, deceased for pension, referred
D.
l.. Swift, ami others, citizens OF Summ Ohio
praying the reduction OF one half on all papers
tanning than 900 square inches referred the
Committee the Post Office aud Post Roads OfH w
Haley, and others citizens Of Warren, Trunbu county,
Ooio ing for peace with MeSico referred Com
N ee on Foreign Affairs. OF NJ Sutlih b. L. Hoffman
and Others, citizens OF Warren, Trumbuil county, Ohio
praying Congress express opinion OF its constitutional
The institution of slavery referred the Com
mttee on the Judiciary.
by Mr.. DICKlN sON or citizens of Sandusky county
Ohio, praying for the reduction OF postage juvenile
newspapers small dimensions Of citizens OF Crawford
county, Ohio. praying for tie reduction of postage on
newspapers generally OF citizens of Wyandot county,
Ohio, pra ing Cong reduce the postage juvenile
newspapers OF small dimensions OF citizens Of Seneca
county Ohio praying Congress TO into effect the pro-
visions of the treaty of Bfovnstogn, and the of Con-
gess relating thereto for road souhwarcy from Lower
Sandusky.
ny Mr. DUNCAN, OF Levi Nichols, of Ohio; referred
the COMMITTEES Oh Revolutionary Claims. OF L. II.
Field aud others, Franklin county Ohio, praying for
reduction referred TO the Committee
on the Post Otice and Pos, Roads
BY MIR. EDWARDS; OF James h. Austin aud l26 citi-
OF Fayeue county, Quo asking for reduction OF
postage newspapers; Of Joseph Linve 81 citi-
Of Fairneid county oh,o asking alteration
posloce laws relating postage newspapers referred
to the Committee the Post Office and Post Roads.
BY Mr.. EMBREE OF Jane. Monroe, in relation the