The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-27
IN CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES.

vices al the battle of Plaasbug in 1912: objected TO-
from the Committee of Ways and Means, the amend
of the Senate 10 the naval appropriation Dill OBJ
jected TO. ,., ~
sions, reported bill for the relief OF Hector Perkins
req "a amo oo" Of Mr. FULTON the Committee on nva
lid PERSONS was discharged from the consideration Of
the Petton OF Maj. L. p Montgomery and 1t was laid
- MIR. ECKERT, from the same committee, reported bills
for the relief OF Peter Myers, and for the relief of Capt
Alexander McEwen which bills were read and com
mtted.
W. Knpe, Rein ferris, and Ethel Bartis: laid on the
Mr.. W; t. LAWRENCE, from the same committee,
reported the following bills
A bill tor the relief OF Elizabeth S. Cobbs,
A bill for the relief OF Mary Ann Pollard;
A bill for the relief of Garfield Averll;
bill for the relief of the children Of Lewis A Woley;
which bills were read and committed Mite Do,
On motion Of Mr.. w LAWRENCE, the Commit.
Invalid Pensions discharged from the further
consideration OF the petition OF Henry Powe and II was
laid on the table
Also, from the same committee, to which it refer
red, Senate bill granting pension to John Clark: com
On motion of Mr.. w. T. LAWRENCE. the Commit
.ce of the Whole discharged from the further con-
sideraton of the bill granting pension TO VIM Ptman
The bill then ordered 10 be engrossed and being
engossed read third time and passed, and sent to
Mr. WILEY, from the same committee, reported bill
for the relief Of VIM. Kennedy: read and committed.
which referred Senate bill for the relief of David
Wilkinson, reported the back TO the House withou,
amendment: committed.
Mr. MACLAY, from the same committee reported a
bill Tor the relief OF the heirs Of Daniel Petibohe: read
On motion of Mr.. FARRELLY, the Committee on
Patents discharged from the consideration of the Pc
ton of II. l.. Thistle: laid on the table
Mr.. KING, OF Massachusetts, from the Committee on
Accounts, reported the following resolution, which was
read and agreed to:
R.sd That extra copies Of the report Of Lieut. Emo
by the House, be bound in muslin in good substantial
manner and Ieered and that The Clerk of the House be
shall not exceed IN cents per copy
MI. GREGORY, from the same committee, reported the
following resolution, which was read and agreed to-
Resolved That the Committee of Accounts audit and pay
the balance OF the unsettled claim of John T. Sullivan
stationery furnished the House of Representatives 1873
Mr. PALFREY, from the Committee on the Library
reported the following resolution; which was read and
agreed to-
Resoos That the portrait of Major General the Baron dc
hab presented by his surviving family be placed in the
Mr. CHAPMAN. from the Committee on the Rules Of
the House, reported the following as an additional rule
to the joint rules Of the two houses which was read
and agreed TO:
AFTER six days from the commencement of second or
subsequent session oil Congress- all bills resolutions or
reports which originate house and at the close Of
the next preceding session remained undetermined either
house, shall be resumed and acted the manner
as if an adjournment had not taken place."
Mr.. c, also. from the same committee, made the fol-
lowing report:
where debate closed by order of the House, any member
all be allowed in committee five minutes explain any
pealed" 10
Mr.. EVANS. Of Maryland opposed the repeal OF the
rule and proposed to recommt the subject with nsruc-
tons to report requiring speakers in Committee of the
Whole to conne themselves to the question: in the
House.
MI SMITH. of Connecticut, was in favor of the re-.
peal Of the five minutes, which might be useful but for
the abuse Of it. Now, in the close of the session. when
there remained the docket nearly tenths of the
he mOr choau do
here for the sake of being reported and abroad to
bear NJ, on y hs election amend H..
stion 10 suspend the operation of the five minutes rule
during the rsm NJ Me- Ct m session. but
on the table-yeas lot, nays 3d.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. VINTON, from the conference committee on the
dsagreeng of the two houses of Congress on the
bill making appropriations for the and contingent
expenses OF the Indian department and for fulfilling ea
y spuations with the Indian tribes for the year ending
June 80, IS49, made report.
The report of the committee of conference was them
under the operation OF the previous question, agreed
i having been previously agreed to by the Senate the
bill stands passed
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr. VINTON, from the Committee of WAYS and Means
TO which were referred the amendments Of the Senate to
the bill Of the House making approximations for the naval
sac back to the House. recommending concurrence in
some and non concurrence in other Of the amendments
The House then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union r MoREHEAD in the
chair.) ~
After dsposing of point of order, which was raised
by M FICKLN, as to the priority of business the COM
mtee took up the amendments of the Senate to the naval
appropriation bill.
The first four amendments of the Senate were agreed TO
. LIZ con- 49,. -.y
"f The h amendment Of the Senate provides that the
con,recor carrying the mails from Panama to Astoria
sSa s,on at H. ports California and provides further
that he line Of steamers provided the contract with
A. G. Sloo shall STOP going and returning at Charleston
and Savannah. 49,
The Committee Of Was and Means recommended
concurrence in this amendIent, with the insertion OF
the words elf practicable" after the word Charleston
Mr. HOLMES, of South Carolina, opposed the amend
nent of the Committee OF Ways and Means
Some conversation and explanations followed by
Messrs VINTON, KING of Georgia, BURT, HUDSON,
and HOUSTON OF Alabama
The amendment to the amendment agreed to.
MIR. CABELL proposed an amendment, which was re-
iected
The Senate amendment as amended was then agreed
10,
The sixth amendment of the Senate strikes out the
fifth section Of the bill, which increases the money
mutation allowed for the spirit ration in the navy to
cents per ration. 1t was disagreed to.
The seventh; eighth ninth, and eleventh amendments
Of the Senate were read new secons) and agreed
The 10th amendment Of the Senate go m0difies the
poviso to the act Of August 4. 1912, (Which provso lin
IT'S the number Of midshipmen to the number that were
III service the Of January, 1922 as to authorize
the increase Of the Number to 464
The Committee of WAYS and Means so recommend |
ing this amendment was disagreed to.
The 18th amendment of the Senate suspcnds the pro-
vision the 4h section OF the act of March 3, 1S45,
which provides that not than $50 passed midship