The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-21
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
Congressional
TUESDAY, JUNE 90, 1913.

ing of the Legislature OF the State OF Michigan appeared
was qualified, and took his seat
The House bill to regulate the exchange of certain
public documents and other publications of Congress
taken up, on motion of Mr. Pearce and passed
The House bill to give further time to satisfy bounty
claims and for other purposes, taken up. on motion
of Mr.. Breese, and passed.
Mr. Mason, from the Committee Claims, reported
several private bills
Mr. Pearce, from the Joint Committee the Library, re-
ported Joint resolution authorizing the presentation
the government OF France OF a series of the standard
weights and of the United States and copies of
several publications made by order of Congress which
was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Dix, the Senate proceeded to con-
slider the House bill to prohibit the importation of aduter
ated, deeriorated, and msnamed medicines and drugs
Mr. moved to substitute for the BILL the bill for the
purpose reported by the Committee Commerce of the
Senate.
| Mr. Dickinson remarked that the bill belonged to
class of Legislation to which he opposed 1t was
proposition bell the cat Congress would find its arm
too short to reach the evil The result would be- that
drugs would be imported in an unadulterated FORM and
the compounds would be made by apohecares
There would be in the law, unless could be made
reach the apothecares who compound them the doctors
who prescribe them, and the patients who take them
Mr. Dix explained and advocated the bill, showing that
it would check the of domestic well as foreign
compounds.
the subject had attracted great attention in the west
and it the general opinion in his State that the evil
should be checked.
| Mr. Davis of Massachusetts stated that we had the
opinion of the scientific and distinguished chemists
that the law proposed would remedy what was acknow
edged to be very serious evil.
| Mr.. Borand advocated the bill His long expe-
rence in the practice of medicine had he said convinced
him of the necessity of it.
MIR. Calhoun said, this attempt to remedy the evil
would fail The only remedy to hold the vender
liable. If we passed the BILL the public would use the
spurious drugs with less caution than ever ; and if we
rejected it, the States and city corporations would take
up the subject and provide remedy
After remarks from Mr.. Dix, the substitute was
adopted, and the bill, amended was passed
The bill to promote the despatch of business in the
Supreme Court of the United States was taken up and
after remarks from Messrs Butler Westcott and
Badger the further consideration of the bill was post
poned
The Indian appropriation bill again taken up the
question being on the amendment offered by Mr. Bell
pay to the North Carolina Cheokees per capita 1858 33
for Communication of claims, and the interest which has
accrued thereon.
| Mr.. Bell advocated the amendment at length Mr.
Hunter opposed it, After some remarks from Mr. Bell
Mr.. Niles, Mr.. Phelps, and Mr.. Anterior,
An amendment offered by Mr.. Anterior to Mr.. Bells
motion to amend was reected-yeas 90, nays 20; the
|
The question was taken on the adoption of Mr. BELLS
amendment, and decided in the Affirmative as fol
lows:
YEAs-MsssIs Badger, Baldwin; Bell Benton. Berri-
Greene, Hale, Houston. Johnson of Maryland, Johnson
Louisiana, Lewis, Mangum, Miller Miles, Pearce, Rusk,
NAYs-Messrs Atherton, Borand, Bradbury, Breesc,
Bright Davis of Mississippi petinson Dix Fseh. Fooe,
geon, Turney Westcott, and Yulee-I9
The bill was further amended, and ordered to third
reading, and read third time and the Senate then ad
journed.
In the House, Mr.. Burt was renominated and again
chosen Speaker for the remainder of the week. if Mr.
Speaker Winthrop should be long unable to give his
attendance
Mr.. Boyd moved resolution, which was adopted d.
rectng the Committee on Military Affairs TO inquire into
the expediency of procuring supply of Colts improved
repeating pistols for the Indian and frontier service
Mr.. HARRISON made Intellectual attempt to introduce
resolution requiring the Secretary of War to communi-
the strength of the different corps of the army as
they will stand after the discharge of those whose COM
missions and terms of service about expire by ope
ration OF law
| The regular order of busness-to w.t. the consdera-
ton of the reports of the majority and minority of the
Committee Accounts, with reference to the annual re-
port of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the
hnances-was passed over for the present. at the instance
of the chairman of said committee Mr. Strohm,] who
asked for time to examine the report of the minority
The committees then called for reports beginning
the list with the Committee for the District of Colum-
ba, and extending to the Committee Accounts when
sundy bills of private and local character were report
ed, twice read, and referred
| Mr. Houston of Delaware, from the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings, reported resolution lin support of which
he confessed that of the committee concurred with
hm) directing the Clerk of the House cause to be pre-
pared for the of this House, machine invented by
Francis H. Smith, to expedite the taking of the yeas and
nays which, after full explanations of the utility of the
machine by Mr. Houston and Mr.. Pollock, was laid on
the table.
Mr. King of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Ac
counts, reported resolution authorizing the Committee
on the House Library to procure monument of Quincy
MARBLE and cause the to be erected the Congress
sonal Burying ground to the memory of the late John
Quincy Adams; and after debate by Mr. King, support
ing and Mr. Bowln, opposing, Gas he would oppose all
determinations of the in legislaon Mr. Johnson of
Tennessee proposed amendment and had the floor
thereon when the proceedings the question were ar
rested by demand for the special order.
The remainder of the day was occupied in Committee Of
the Whole on the state of the Union (Mr Root in the
char with the consideration of the special order to
wit bill making appropriations for the civil and dplo
matte expenses of the governmenfor the year ending the
30th of June, lS49, and for other purposes
Mr.. Lincoln spoke hour advocating the support of
system of internal Improvement by the general govern
ment
| Mr. Wick next obtained the Hoor and proceeded in