The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-26
FRO BE CONTINUED.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %, 1915

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 90, 1915.
HOUSE OF REPREs ENTATIvEs.
The journal having been read
TERMINATION OF DEBATE.
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order
to be the motion by Mr.. DoNNELL for reconsideration
of the vote by which the House had resolved to teni-
nate the debate in committee upon the reference of the
Presidents message, at o'clock this day, which was
pending when the House adjourned.
Mr. BOYD moved call of the House, upon which
motion the yeas and nays were demanded; which were
laaen, resulting yeas II, nays is.
SO the call Of the House was not ordered.
Mr. COBB moved TO lay the motion for reconsideration
upon the table; upon which motion the yeas and nays
were taken, with the following resut-yeas 90, nays
100
So the motion not laid on the table.
The question recurring upon the motion for reconsld
eraon the yeas and nays ordered and being aken
resulted-yeas l02, nays %.
So the motion to reconsider was agreed to-
The question recurring upon the adoption OF the reso
Mr. HOLMES, of New York. moved that il be laid
upon the table; upon which motion
Mr.. HARALSON demanded the yeas and nays; and
they ordered and taken with the following result
yeas l03, nays %.
SO the resolution was laid upon the table.
LIGHTING THE CAPITOL.
Mr.. STUART of Michigan, moved that the House
resolution for the payment to Mr. Crutchett of specific
sum for lighting the Capitol and grounds.
The SPEAKER said that the Joint resolution could
only be taken up by unanimous consent
Objections being made, the motion was not entertained
COMMUNICATIONS FROM DEPARTMENTS
The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
the President of the United States, transmitting the
nual report of the inspectors of the pententary for the
District OF Columbia; which referred to the Com
mittee for the District of Columbia.
Aso letter from the acting Secretary Of the Treasury
transmitting communication from the superintendent of
the light house establishment, in relation to proceedings
under the act OF Sd OF March last authorizing the erection
of certain lighthouses and for other purposes; which
referred the Committee Commerce, ordered
to be printed,
Aso a letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting
report of the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, with a
statement of persons employed in the Indian Department
during the year 1877 referred to the Committee on In
dian Affairs.
Aso letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
hitting the annual report of the officer charged with the
superintendent Of the revenuemarne service referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
Also a letter from the Secretary OF War, transmitting
statement of contracts made by that department during
the year s47 referred to the Committee on Expenditures
in the War Department
Aso letter from the same, transmitting statements Of
the OF the clerks and others employed in the several
bureaus Of that department during the year 1877 laid on
the table,
ports of such military commanders serving with the army
in Mexico have been received since the transmission
OF his annual report to Congress laid on the table
Also letter from the Secretary of the Navy, trans
hitting report showing the names OF persons who have
applied for relief under the navy pension laws and whose
claims have been rejected and the reasons for the reec-
Also, letter from the Postmaster General, transmit
ting report of such rendered necessary
by the s Of size %a as Roads deferred
Also, letter from the same, transmitting list OF
clerks and other persons employed in that department du
ring the year ls47 with statement that their services
are in that department. and that they have been
usefuy employed during the year aforesaid: referred to
the Committee on the Expenditures OF the Post Office
Department.
Also a letter from the same, transmitting copy of a
letter from that department to the postmaster at Mobile
in relation to the postage to be charged on the steamboats,
Committee Coz on The Post Office and Post Roads
Also, Senate bills entitled
An act to make attachments which made under pro-
cess issuing from the courts of the United States conform
to the laws regulating such attachments in the courts of
the States: read twce and referred 10 the COMMITTEE on
the Judiciary.
An act to provide additional quarters near to New Or
leans for United States soldiers and volunteers returned
from going to the seat of war IN Mexico read twice.
and referred 10 the Committee on Military Affairs.
The [Senate] bill cXemphng vessels employed by the
American Colonization Society, in transporting coored
emigrants from the United States TO the coast of Africa
from the provisions of the acts of 22d February and the
I'd March, s47 regulating the carriage OF passengers In
merchant vessels, read twice, ordered to third
reading, read third time, and passed
The [Senae] joint resolution authorizing the erection
on the public grounds, in the city OF Washington OF
monument TO George Washingon read twice, ordered
to third reading read third time, and passed
REDUCTION OF THE PRICE OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr. COBB, of Alabama presented memorial of the
general assembly of that State favor of the reduction
and graduation of the price of the public lands which
was ordered to be printed.
THE PRESIDENTS ANNUAL MESSAGE.
On motion of Mr. ROOT, the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole on the state OF the Union
and resumed the consideration OF the resolutions dlstr
butng the Presidents message 10 various standing and
select committees
Mr. PALFREY addressed the committee. He began
by referring to the speech delivered here by gentleman
from North Carolina, lMr CLINGMAN,l as constituting
new in the discussion of the slavery question. He
accepted the omen and hailed with satisfaction the
rival OF the time when the subject of American slavery
be freely and frankly discussed He referred also
to an article in the Southern Review, which, he said,
ment and be pleased also to learn that had been
proposed in the south establish at this place, journal
for the avowed object of maintaining the institution OF
slavery while paper advocating the opposite principles
was already successfully established here 1t had been
said by member from Maryland, Mr. McLANE] that this
was an improper subject to introduce into debates;
but the question was brought before the committee by
southern member, representing slave State on the first
day of this discussion The discussion was coured by
the SOUTH and commenced by the south.
The slavery question the great question OF the
day. and had underaid all other political questions for
half century, and terminated in their solution. He
fered to the statement made by the member from North
Carolina Mr. CLINGMANl of the relative strength OF the
slaveholding and savehoding States in Congress
and pursuing the comparison further, stated the disparity
between the number of free white citizens and the
number of shareholders The number OF the former
was fifty to one of the latter The concentration OF
efforts and of political views produced by the institution
of slavery chief element in the political power and
influence of the SOUTH and had enabled the SOUTH for
long time, to monopone the offices of profit and honor
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