The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-31
IN CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES.

POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The SPEAKER stated the business before the House
of the Whole the state of the Union in the first
amendment made by said committee to the bill making
appropriations for the service of the Post Office Depart
men for the year ending june 30, 1si9. This amend
men specifies the appropriation OF the sum OF $4,000
Tor the payment ot contract Tor carrying the mail be-
tween Charleston South Carolina and Havana
The yeas and nays being ordered upon this amend
ment, they taken, and resutedyeas rs, nays II.
So the amendment not concurred in.
The remainder OF the amendments then concurred
in the bill ordered be engrossed was read third
time, and passed.
MILITARY ACADEMY.
Mr. VINTON. from the Committee OF Way, and
Means reported back the bill making appropriations for
the support of the Military Academy for the year ending
June 80. ls49 with recommendation that the House
concur in the Senate amendments thereto; which was
referred 10 the Committee OF the Whole the state of the
Unon-the said amendments involving an appropriation
Mr. V. moved that the House resolve itself into the
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union, for
the purpose Of considering the said bill which was
agreed 10.
The House accordingly resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole on the state OF the onioh' lMr IooMBS In
The Military Academy bill was taken up for consdera
MI RHETr arose to address the committee, promising
by saying that he did not propose to speak upon the ques
ton before the committee.
Mr. VINTON rose to point of order, and commended
that it in order to address the committee upon
any subject not german to the question before the com
miitee.
The CHAIR ruled the gentleman from South Carolina
out of order.
Mr. ,RHETT appealed from this decision, and, after
debate upon the question of ORDER the decision of the
chair ordered to stand the judgment of the House
The question recurring upon agreeing TO the Senate
amendment to the Military Academy bill, the said amend
ment-in relation to the expenses of board OF exam
ners-was cOncurred in.
The committee then and reported the bill, and its
Mr. TNTN mo1ea he previous question:
ordered and under IFS operation the House
red in the action of the committee.
COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER proceeded to call the committees for
Mr. HUDSON. from the Committee of Ways and
Means, made an adverse report upon the petition OF
Henry Simpson: laid the table, and ordered to be
printed
reported back the Senate bill authorizing the payment of
a sum of money to Robert Purkis, without amendment !
read and committed
Also bill for the relief of the legal representatives
OF Darius Garrison: read twice, and committed
Mr. CROWELL, from the same committee, reported
bill for the relief Of S,aunton w Carr read twice, and
Also asked that said committee be discharged from the
further consideration of the petitions OF Augustus Steele
OF Florida. and Peyton A. Kay, and that they be laid
Also, submitted adverse report upon the petition of
James Scan laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
MI. DUNN, from the same committee, reported bill
Tor the relief OF VIM. Snavely of Indiana: read twice
and committed
Mr.. GRINNELL. from the Committee on Commerce,
FeiIh readt. 'horze the Secretary of the Treasury
zsiSo bill to au 'l,a and the lot of land on which
10 sell the marpe hoel ossachusetts and the purchase
ii stands at Chelsea. in M. OF new marine hospital
Of site and the erecto. e and committed.
SveS As tt A a R fas,ssbS;S fri. = hs Ss;s q
district Of Penobscot that of Belfast, hole on the
Maine be taken Of Committee of the " ,ittee on
rta.e OF the Union, and recommitted to the Conn.,
y M COLLAMER, from the Committee Pubh>
Lands reported bill to confirm the tile to section SIX
lr S,ralun tnxun lin
north range sixteen west, in Seneca county, oho read
twice and committed. . ~, r.
Also bill to amend act entitled an act for the DIS
continuance of the Office of surveyor general In the seve-
raj districts so the surveys therein can be COM
pe,ed for aboshng land Offices under certain clTcum,
to the Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union
Also submitted adverse report upon the Dill making
appropriations of land to satisfy Virginia military ana
warrants for services during the revolutionary war; ana
for other purposes connected with said services laid upon
the table, and ordered to be printed
Mr. GARRETT DUNCAN, from the same committee,
reported an providing for the settlement OF CONNECTS
between Spanish land claims and purchases under the
United States and for other purposes read twice. and re-
ered to the Committee OF the whole on the s'ae Oh the
Mr.. PUTNAM, from the same committee, submitted
an adverse report upon the petition OF ThonasG Holmes
laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
Also reported back Senate act to provide for the settle
men, of the claim of Henry Washington, late deputy
surveyor of the public lands In Florida, with an amend
ment: read, and committed 80 .
Also submitted an adverse report upon the petition OF
citizens of Mane praying appropriation OF the pubc
lands for the extinction of slavery in the United States
laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. EVANS, from the same committee, reported a bill
to grant the right of way through the public lands IN In
diana and Illinois to the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Company which he asked to have put Immediately upon
its passage. 49, >,
After some conversation, the bill read when the
question being upon its engrossment, .
Mr. ROOT moved its cOmmal 10 the Committee OF
the Whole on the state of the Union; which was agreed
Mr. ROOT, from the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads, asked that said committee be discharged from
the further consideration of the bill to establish certain
post oues and that it be recommitted to the COMMITTEE
OF the Whole on the state of the Union agreed to.
Mr.. WHITE moved reconsideration OF the vote by
which the House. this morning. passed the Post Omce
appropriation bill.
Mr. HOLINESS of South Carolina said, when the bill
passed, he not in his place He now saw that
il involved the question of contract and the rights OF
certain of his constituents to the amount OF hundred
and odd thousands of dollars He therefore asked that
the courtesy of reconsideration might be extended
10 give him opportunity to record his vote upon the
question.
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved that the motion to recon-
slider be laid upon the table; which motion was not
agreed to. ,
The question recurring upon the motion to reconsider
the yeas and nays were demanded and ordered, and,
being taken, resued-yeas 104 nays a.
So the motion to reconsider prevailed.
Mr.. |. f. HOLMES moved a reconsideration OF the
vote by which the bill in question ordered to be
engrossed.
motion to lay this motion upon the table was made
and negatved.
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