The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Prayer was said by the Rev. Mr.. GuRLEy.
The CLERK read the Journal OF yesterday after
which
Mr. GOGGIN rose and moved to reconsider the
vote by whichthe joint resolution of the Committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads relating to the
transportation of the mail between this city and the
South was made the special order for to-day in or
der that 1t may be postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. JONES, Tenn, said that the object which the
gentleman had In view would be better attained by
moving postponement Of the consideration until
tomorrow.
The question to reconsider having been put II was
decided in the afiirmative-nyes 50, nays 81.
4 Mr.. JAMESON asked the consent d, the Holse to
introduce a resolution; which was not agreed to,
when
Mr.. STEPHENS called for the regular order.
Mr.. BRODHEAD then moved that the House re-
solve itselfnto Committee of the Whole on the Pre-
sidents Message, on which motion the House was
about to divide, when
Mr.. HUDSON called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and resulted as follows: Yeas 9b
nays CT. 4. VI
The House then resolved itself into Committee o.
the Whole Mr.. J. r. INaERsoLL in the chair.
Mr.. BRODHEAD rose and called for the reading
of Mr.. vIsros's resolutions, previously offered, in
relation to referring the Presdents Message, as he
wished to offer for them substitute. They were
accordingly read, when he thenintroduced series o.
his own, changing the reference to different commit
tees from those intended by Mr. VINToN's. He con
tended that that portion of the message which reat
ed to the finances Of the country ought to go to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and not to the
Committee on Commerce; and that relating TO mill
tary operations in Mexico TO the Military COMMITTEES
instead of to Select Committee to which the gen
tleman from Ohio (Mr. vINroN) proposed to refe
them. -
The Amistad Slave Case being part Of the mes
sage embraced in the reference, ,s
Ma. GIDDINGS rose and spoke near his hou
out in relation to It, and the subject Of slavery in &c
neral.
The question upon the reference Of Mr.. visros'
resolutions having been put, was lost, when
Mr.. BRODHEAD'S substitute being in order,
Mn. VINTON addressed the House for some tim
on the proprety Of referring all subjects connecte
with the tariff to the Committee on Commerce, in
stead of to theCommittee ofWays and Means who's
special duty he commended, applied to investigator
questions of finances and not Of commerce
| On motion Of Mr.. CLERNAND, the commit
! tee rose.
message was received from the President Of tn
United States, which &
Mr.. C. B. SMITH wished TO be read which wa
not agreed to-. n
Mr.. TRUMAN SMITH then presented severe
petitions from officers of the army serving in Mex
co, asking Congress 10 make provision for wounde
officers, and the widows and children Of those thu
may be killed in the present war; They were refe
red to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The States were then called over, and great man
petitions of various kinds were presented.
Mr.. GOGGIN offered resolution calling upo
the President for copies Of NIL correspondence b.
tween this Government AND our officers of the arm
and navy, and with Santa ANN, in relation TO h
return to Mexico, in 1916. The question was nj
decided when our reporter left tho House.