The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-10

PLANTATION of the resolution moved the preyou question:
which was seconded and the main question was ordered
ton was laid on the table.
Mr. GAYLE, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims, to which was referred joint resolution OF the
Senate authorizing the submission of certain claims to
arbitration reported the same back TO the House without
amendment; and, thereupon, the bin was read third
time, passed, and returned to the Senate.
Mr. BURT from the Committee Military Affairs, to
which was referred Senate bill to revive the act entitled
An act TO provide for the payment OF horses and other
United States, approved lsaaary 49, 1897 aud the acts
approved October H. 1897 az August %, isa2, and the
last provso of the act of Mach g. 1913, amendaory OF
the same reported the same back TO the House without
amendment Laid on the table.
Mr.. b., under instructions from the Committee on
Military Affairs moved suspension Of the rules tor T the
purpose of enabling him to to discharge the Com
mitiee of the Whole the state OF the Union from the
consideration Of Senate bill relating to the payment OF
the fourth regiment of VermoHt militia. Lost, two
thirds not voting in favor thereof
Mr. MARSH, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
reported bill for the relief of the representatives Of
John nj. Baker: read and committed
Mr.. HAMMONS moved a suspension of the rules, for
the purpose OF enabling him TO move to discharge the
Committee of the Whole from the bill to change the time
of holding the terms of the circuit court OF the United
States the district OF Name lost, twothrds not voting
in favor thereof
Mr.. FRIES from the Committee on Invalid Pensions,
made adverse reports on the petitions of Robert and Hen
ny Blow, Silas Chafed, James M. French, John Harr-
gan and John Forrest: laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. FULTON, the Committee Invalid
Pensions TO which was referred the House bill to au-
horze the payment OF invalid pensions in certain cases,
was discharged from the further consideration of the
same; and il was laid on the table.
Mr. FULTON, from the committee, reported a
bill for the relief of Horao Fitch read and committed
On motion of Mr.. FULTON, the Committee Of the
Whole was discharged from the further consideration OF
the bill of the Senate for the relief of David N Smith,
The bill was then read third time, passed. and re-
Mr.. W. 7. LAWRENCE, from the Committee on In
valid Pensions, reported bill for the relief of VIM.
Lynch read and committed
On motion of Mr.. w. I. LAWRENCE, the Committee
on Invalid Pensions were discharged from the further
consideration of the petitions of James Charles John H.
Goolsby and nineteen others, and of Benz p Smith and
they were laid on the table
Also, on motion of Mr. L., the Committee of the Whole
were discharged from the further consideration of the
bill for the relief of Catharne Clark.
The bill then ordered to be engrossed and, being
engrossed read third time, passed. and sent to the
Senate.
Mr.. DUER, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to
which referred Senate bill for the relief of the rep
resentatves of VIM. A. Sacum, reported the same back
to the House viii, amendments; committed
Mr. SCHENCK, from the Committee on Roads and
Canals to which referred the bill to surrender to the
State of Indiana the Cumberland road in said State,
ported the same back to the House without amendment
Mr. SMITH OF Indiana made a few brief remarks in
Mr. ROCKWELL of Connecticut then moved the pre-
vious questions which seconded, and, under the OPP
Grafton thereof, the bill was read third time passed.
MIR. SMITH OF Illinois, from the committee, re-
ported bill making an appropriation for surveying and
on Lake SUPERIOR read and committed.
Mr.. CUMMINS from the Committee on Invalid PEN
sions, reported bill for the relief Of Rebecca Freeman:
read and committed.
Mr. HENLEY. from the Committee on Patents, to
which referred Senate bills for the relief of Oliver c.
Harris reported the same back to the House without
amendment
The bill thereupon read third time and passed.
and returned to the Senate.
Also from the same committee, bill for the relief of
Ross Winans: read and committed
MIR. PALFREY, from the Committee on the Library,
reported JOINT resolution to authorize the purchase Of
Catn's gallery of pictures of North American Indians:
Mr.. PRESTON from the same committee, to which
was referred the resolution of the House OF March 49,
S4S relative TO the Smithsonian institution reported the
following resolutions, which were read and agreed to-
Rcsored That i, nexpeden change and modify the
act establishing the Smithsonian Institution in the manner
ResoiUed That the committee be discharged from the fur
Their consideration OF said resolutions and that be laid upon
the table.
Mr.. MURPHY, from the committee, reported
JOINT resolution IN relation to the printing OF the docu
ments &C. of Congress, and 10 the library of Congress;
which resolution read three times passed. and sent
to the Senate.
Mr.. ASHMUN, from the joint select committee ap-
sing more efficient system of reporting and publishing
the proceedings and debates of Congress, reported
resolution, which was read as follows, to wit:
Resolred, That in order full, impartial
the House ofRepresentaves, the Clerk of the House be-
and he hereby is, authorized and directed to enter into
contract to take effect from this day. with the propreors
q each othe daily papers in this city, the National Intel
ligencer and the Union, and to continue until otherwise
ordered by the House. for the daily publication, in each
paper Of all the debates and proceedings of the House
OF and Tor the early subsequent publication
OF such speeches members choose carefully
revise and write out at full length, for which the Clerk
dollars and fifty cents for column OF BREWER type Pro
rded That the proceedings and debates be
fered to the country edition of said papers, and copy
the daily edition OF each shall be furnished each
member during the session, without additional charge
Mr. ASHMUN asked the attention of the House while
he would proceed 10 brief explanation of the resolution
Just read He stated In the first place. that the Joint CON-
mee were unanimous in recommending the measure
proposed, excepting only the gentleman from North Caro-
lima, Mr. MCKAY and that gentleman dissened as to
one point only With reference to the substance and
principle of the measure, the committee unanimous
resolution in the words had been reported to the
Senate. and would in all probability be adopted by that
body
The object before the committee was to give regular
prompt and accurate information Of what daily in
this Capitol; and this the committee satisfied could
only be pshed by the publication OF the proceed
They were convinced that this object could not be effect
ed in any other way. The experiment of another way
had been tried eectuay by the Senate under the super
intendence OF one OF the most reporters in the
world, and the result utter failure 1t was found
impossible under the system adopted, to keep up the
even three weeks behndhand, and the reports became
useless TO the newspaper circulation. This was one of
the why the Senate debates had not been trans
ferred to the daily papers of this city.
1t was fact well known, that during the present SEES
sion OF Congress- neither of the leading papers had given
one Of them-the Unionhad given absolutely no report
at all of the debates These papers dependent for
support upon the of their circulation and il was
not to be reasonably expected OF them to maintain at