The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-13
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY NIGHT, JAN. Is, Is4s.
Congressional.

In the Senate, Alr. Hunter, leave introduced bill
supplementary TO the act passed the 9th day OF July,
1896 entitled An to retrocede the county of Alex
sndna the District of Columbia the State of Virgil
MA"
Mr. SEWER from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
reported bill for the relief of John Black
Mr. Bradbury, from the Committee Printing, report
edin favor OF printing 5000 copies OF the document
pised in Mr. Bentons resolution relative Col Doni-
phans expedition, and the report was agreed 10.
Mr. Mangum submitted the following resolution !;
which lies one day, under the rule:
Rssopd That the President of the United States be
qucsted lay before The Senate all the plans estimates
md calculations sened by Cen Scott, ia his opn
his opinion touching the military necessary
complsh the objects of the government in any and all al
or suggested by Gen Scott bring the with Mexico
close not Inconsistent, in the opinion of the President
with the public service.
Mr. H Johnson submitted the following resolutions
which was agreed to-
R,soiued, That the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads be instructed inquire into the expediency
by the public consequence of intelligence conveyed by
The daily express established by individuals and
New Orleans
Mr. Breese introduced bill 10 compensate Samuel
Leech for services in the investigation of suspended sales
in the Mineral Point land district Wisconsin.
The resolutions offered by MIR. Dayton and Mr.. Bald
win were taken up and agreed TO.
bill from the House authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury Issue new register the barQue Sarah
and Eliza, taken up and passed.
On motion Of Mr. X. Johnson, the bill eyemping YES
sells employed by the American Colonization Society in
transporting colored emgrants from the United States to
the coast OF Africa from the provisions of the of the
ed February and ID March, lsi7, regulating the car
rage OF passengers in merchant vessels was taken up
and passed.
bill for the relief OF John NJ Moore was taken up,
but afterwards laid the table for the presents and
IhaS al fha iIara of tb L.
Mr. Pearce spoke at some length in opposition to the
war; and in reply to his colleague, mr. r. Johnson I
He expressed his determination not to vote for any supplies
for the further prosecution of the war; but merely
tain our troops now in the field
Mr.. Badger obtained the floor, but yielded it to Mr.
Butler.
After some explanations between Mr. Johnson and
Mr. Pearce,
The Senate adjourned till Monday
In the House, on motion OF Mr.. Evans of Maryland,
the vote by which the House had yesterday laid the
table the resolution reported from the Committee Ma
val Affairs, nstructing the committee inquire into and
report upon the legality OF the orders of the Secretary of
the Navy giving assmiated rank surgeons assistant
surgeons and purses and the expedency of repeating
continuing the same by law, reconsidered9 to s.
The question recurring TO lay the resolution the table,
was decided in the negative62 to 50. The resolution
was after some conversation, adopted-s3 to 10.
Mr.. t. w Jones moved to discharge the Committee
of the Whole the state of the Union from the further
consideration of the joint resolution for the employment
oil additional clerks in the Pension Office with view TO
pass the in the House, after striking out the appro
praon for the object and leaving that be inserted in the
general appropriation bill but the motion being objected
to, 1t could not be received and under the rules
motion to suspend rule cannot be made except on Mon
days.
Mr. Boyd moved that all debate should cease in Com.
mee OF the Whole upon the resolutions for the distbu
ton of the Presidents message at o'clock Tomorrow
Mr.. ~ X. fall moved to lay the same on the table,
which was agreed to--yeas 100, nays "a.
message received from the President of the Uni
ted Sates in reply to resolution OF the House calling for
instructions to officers of the army and navy relative to
the return of Santa Anna and also for instructions given
TO Mr.. Sdel minister to Mexico. In regard to the
former part of the CALL the President communicates as
much OF the instructions deemed compatible with the
public interest In regard to the latter the call is made
without the usual reservations and the President for
sons gives, and in accordance with the taken
by President Washington the occasion of similar call
made by the House upon him. declines giving information
the PRONUNCIATION of which might, he says prove to be
preiudicial in any future negotiation.
motion made by Mr.. Truman Smith to refer the
same TO the Committee Foreign Affairs upon which
discussion took pace-Messrs. J. c. Adams, T. B. King
Holmes, s. c., G. s. Houston, c. j. Ingerso Schenck,
and Collamer taking part therein-Mr. Tompkns OBJ
tanned the floor and the message committed to the
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union and
made the special order for Tuesday next
The Presidents Message In rep to tho Resolution of
the House.
This message was sent in to the House Yesterday but
was not read until to-day. 1t called forth somewhat
exciting and interesting debate. 1t was criticised and
attacked by Messrs ]. @. Adams Schenck, Toombs, and
Collamer, and ably defended, as understand, by
Messrs George S. Houston Isaac E. Holmes, and Chas
ngersoll 1t has been laid over the special order
Of the day for Tuesday next.
Our reporter has promised full report OF the dis
cussion for this evenings paper. We heard but
small portion of the debate and we are not, there
fore, prepared to so into the matter fully tonight But
as far as understand it, Mr.. John @. Adams has
grossly msconceved the precedent OF General Washing
ton, referred to in the Presidents message The quo
tatlon made by Mr. Ingersoll from the 5th volume of
Marshalls Life of Washington shows the mistake into
which Mr.. Adams has fallen The President stands
amply justified by the example OF Washington the case
under Mr. Monroe, (refered By General Houson and
the example of General Jacksons message OF Decem-
Der 2S 1884, who refused to send in to the House the cor
rcspondence and instructions called for in the case of
Buenos Ayres, upon the ground that the negotiation
between the two countries still pending
The wing members of the House. so far, have we
have little doubt taken erroneous grounds uDon the