The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-09

hour after the consideration OF the subject shall be again
resumed in Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union; which was agreed to-
And then the House adjourned.
SATURDAY. JULY s,1s4s.
The journal having been read
MIR. WHITE asked leave to move to discharge the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union from
the Senate bill entitled "An act renewing certain naval
pensions for the term of five years, and extending the
benefits of existing laws respecting naval pensions to
engineers fremen, and coal beavers in the navy and
to their Widows that the may be put upon it's
PASSAGE but objection being made, the motion was not
received
Mr. CONGER, from the Committee on Printing re-
ported against the proposition to print 10000 extra copies
OF the majority and minority reports from the Committee
the Secretary of the Treasury the state OF the finances
which was agreed to-
Also an order print 10000 extra copies of Mr. COL
LAMER's report the reduction graduation, and DISPOSE
ton of the public lands; which was also agreed to-
On motion by Mr.. BOLTS, (by unanimous consent)
the House took up the Senate amendments to the House
bill repeating the provlso OF last year. authorizing, upon
the close OF the Mexican reduction of the number
of the major generals in the army to one, and of the
brigader generals to twohe Senate amendments post
poning the operation of this provso, and authorizing
three months additional pay to the officers and men dis
banded.
MI. BRODHEAD said, he hoped the section inserted
by the Senate granting three months extra to all the
officers well the private soldiers would be retained
when this similar bill was origiakdly before the
pleased that the Senate had inserted it. He was in favor
Of executing the law authorizing additional military
force; but he wished to give all officers and prvates
three months extra pay when they disbanded, in
consideration of their valuable services and many
fees.
After few remarks by Mr.. GENTRY, the subject
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
On motion Of Mr.. vINTON the House then resolved
into Committee OF the Whole on the state Of the
Union (Mr Roof in the chair) and took up again the
Mr.. HOUSTON Of Alabama resumed the floor, and
concluded his remarks in favor of the amendment to the
fifteenth Senate amendment reported from the Committee
OF Ways and Means, relative to the Cherokee claim.
Mr.. GENTRY followed in support of the Senate
Mr. POLLOCK continued the discussion on the same
side.
Mr., THOMPSON, Of Indiana. then obtaining the floor
for few minutes awaited himself Of the opportunity
reply TO his colleague, [Mr RocKHrLL] who yesterday
charged him with being pecunlary interested in the mat
ter Of the revocation OF the license OF Mr. Ewing In
dian trader He denied being interested in this matter,
either directly or indirectly as also the power of legsa
ton to affect the
Whole
Mr.. vlNTON chairman of the committee reporting
the amendment under consderaon availed himself of
his privilege under the rule OF speaking to the matter of
the amendment and the reasons upon which it founded
vso that the amount required to be paid to these Indians
shall be charged to the Cherokee fund awaiting himself
OF the five minutes allowed under the rule for expana
ton.
This amendment was agreed TO-.
The question was then taken on the amendment re-
ported from the Committee OF Ways and Means, and de-
cided in the negative by report of telles-afmativs II,
negative rs.
The question then required on concung in the Senate
amendment, amended by the proposition of Mr. Cling
man and it was agreed to-afirmative II, negative go
Having thus passed through all the Senate amend
mens the committee rose, and reported the same to the
Mr. vINTON moved the adoption of the amendment
reported from the Committee of Ways and Means, AMI
just rejected in committee and he demanded the previous
question: which was seconded
Objection being made to Mr. VINToNs motion, the
amendments were taken up in order.
Committee Of the Whole on the state of the Union, con-
curing in the first thirteen amendments of the Senate
The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered upon
out the third section of the House BILL and, the
being taken, the vote stood-yeas so, nays 109
So the House refused to concur.
The question was then taken on the fifteenth amend
ment of the Senate.
MI. vlNTON again proposed to amend the report Of
with the Senate amendment. by substutng again the
amendment reported from the Committee OF Ways and
Means The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered
upon this question; and, being taken resultedyeas 49,
nays "a.
So the amendment was rejected.
The question then required upon the adoption of the
amendment to the provso OF the said fifteenth Senate
amendment reported from the Committee of the Whole;
which was agreed to-
And then, the yeas and nays being demanded and or
dered in the Senate amendment as amend
ed, it was agreed to--yeas %, nays H.
The last amendment OF the Senate then concurred
in.
Mr. CLINcMAN's motion to reconsider was then laid on
the table.
The several amendments being thus disposed Of the
bill was ordered to be returned 10 the Senate
Sundry private bills from the Senate were now taken
up from the Speakers table, and appropriately referred
The Senate bill entitled "An act to amend the pro-
vding for the adjustment OF all suspended preemption
land claims in the several States and Territories" ap
proved August g. 1896 read three times and passed
The House then adjourned till Monday.
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