The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-05

Mr. L. b. KING, from the Committee on Naval
Sl50o0O, to be applied towards the construction OF
Try dock in the harbor OF New York )" which read
twice. and committed.
Mr. STANTON, from the Committee on Naval Affairs
made adverse report in the of the widow Of Jo
seph Clark laid on the table.
Mr. SCHENCk, from the same committee, reported
bill for the relief OF Edward Quinn; which was read
twice and committed.
Mr. TRUMAN SMITH, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported bill to provide for the as
certanment and satisfaction OF claims OF American oiii
Tor spoaons committed by the French PRIOR 10 the
3lst day OF July, 1901; read twice and committed.
Mr. COOKE, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions, made an adverse report IN the case OF Mary
Patton: LAID on the table, and ordered to be printed
Also bill making further provision for the SURVIVING
widows of soldiers of the revolution upon which MIR. e.
asked the Immediate action OF the House.
The bill was read twice, when
Mr. SIMS moved its reference TO the Committee OF the
Mr. COOKE explained the object of the bill II was
one 10 which he certain there was not the least OBJ
lection.
alone that he objected.
Mr. G. w JONES advocated the bill, but we were un-
able to hear his remarks with any degree OF accuracy
The question being put upon the motion to commit 1t
was negatved.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for third
reading, read third time, and passed
Mr. STRONG from the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions, made adverse reports IN the cases OF Cathane
Abel Sarah Nixon, and Eunce Goodel: laid on the Ia
Also bill for the relief OF the widow OF george
Clappen: read twice, and committed
Mr. SIDNEY LAWRENCE, from the Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions made adverse reports in the cases
of Alexander Wallace and Mary Corwin; laid on the
table, and ordered TO be printed.
Mr. l.. also asked that said committee be discharged
from the further consideration of the petition OF the heirs
of Lieut. Wadeigh Noyes, and that be referred to the
Committee on Revolutionary Claims; which was agreed
Mr. FULTON. from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, reported bill for the relief of the widow
of Joshua Barney: read twice, and committed.
Also bills for the relief OF George Newton and Antho-
ny Walton Bayard read twice, and committed.
Mr. VENABLE from the Committee on Invalid Pen;
sons reported bill for the relief of Russell Goss read
Mr. FARRELLY, from the Committee on Patents, re-
ported bill to provide for additional examiners IN the
Patent Office: read twice and committed :,
Aso bill for the relief oil Capt. Henry NJ Shreve:
read twice and committed.
Also a bill for the relief of Calvin Emmons: read
twice and committed.
ported bill to extend John Adams's patent for fiaenng
cylinder window glass read twice, and committed
Also, bill for the relief of +. G. Smith read twice,
Mr. E. HOLMES, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs reported bill for the relief of David Myere
read twice, and committed
from the further consideration OF the petition OF Hoatio
Sprague and that be referred to the Committee on For
MIR. d. P KING, from the Committee on Accounts, re-
ported resolution allowing the members OF this House
stationery, to be received from the postmaster OF the
House, to the value OF $35 for the long, and 9 Tor the
short session of Congress; which was agreed to.
ARMY SUBSISTENCE.
message was received from the President, sgnifyng
that he had signed and approved the bill making an APP
preparation TO supply in part the deficiency OF aPpropa
BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKERS TABLE.
The House proceeded to the consideration OF the reso
luton heretofore submitted by Mr. MCKAY, ordering the
printing of ten thousand extra copies of the report
lcn and pafiO on
| HENLEY, referred to the Committee on Printing
Mr.. J. r. INGERsoLLs resolution to print one thou
Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the coast sur
vey and the resolution by Mr. BRoDHEAD, in relation to
printing his bill in relation to postage on newspapers,
severally referred to the Committee on Printing
RETURN ANNA TO MEXICO.
The House proceeded the consideration of the
luton heretofore submitted by Mr. GoGGIN, calling upon
the President for information in relation to the return OF
Santa Anna to Mexico and the instructions OF Mr. Sill
dell as minister to Mexico.
| Mr. JAMESON moved that the resolution be referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs: which motion was
J Mr. McLANE moved to amend the resolution by add
ing thereto the following, viz:
"Prorided, That The same documents have not already
been printed and laid before this House."
| Mr. McLANE contended that the correspondence re.
qured in the resolution had been already communicated
to the House at the last session. and printed in which
the dispatches of Gen. Taylor had particularly distin-
gushed him public servant capable of going beyond
the scope of military commander rising above
political and party considerations, understanding the Rio
Gande the boundary of Texas by the act of annexa-
ton and in which dispatches he also advises the Presl
dent to the advance which he afterwards made, and
hbits himself not only the defender of the people OF
Texas but of the honor and interests of the whole coun
try; because Mr. Mel repeated, il was by the suggestion
OF Gen Taylor himself that he ordered to the Rio
Grande He ought Perhaps to apologize for thus calling
attention to this matter and he might not have done so,
had he not had heretofore two occasions been called
upon under circumstances which constituted what
he called snap-judgmen But he would beg leave to
repeat that all the correspondence OF every character
every communication which had either been made to
Gen Taylor or received from him-had been already
printed and laid before the House and the counry and
for this he against the adoption OF the resolu
ton
Mr. EVANS, of Maryland, stated thatthe information
sought BY this resolution regarded the correspondence
which resulted in the return of Santa Anna to Mexico,
and not that which resulted in Gen. Taylors march to
the Rio Grande.
Mr.. ASHMUN presumed that the gentleman from
form the House. when he made the positive assertion
that at the last session call for this correspondence
made and responded to- Mr. AS recollection was clear
that no such thing had taken place. SO far from
this the fact was, that when gentleman now IN his eye
did propose the call (Which adopedl for the cores
pondence between Gen Taylor and the War Department
and when Mr. A. proposed amendment to that call
embracing demand for the correspondence which re-
suited in the return of Santa Anna, it voted down
He held then in his hand the record Of that vote and the
friends of the gentleman from Maryland every
recorded in the negative.
Mr. McLANE was understood now to say that, having
had an opportunity of looking at the resolution. he
now satisfied and willing to vote for it. But he would
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