The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-28
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2s, ISIS.
The journal having been read
INDEX OF CLAIMS.

Inc lOlilndl ueth
INDEX OF CLAIMS.
Mr. DANIEL moved reconsideration Of the vote
taken Yesterday, by which the resolution authorizing the
preparation and publication OF index OF claims was
adopted. He made the motion with view OF iollowlng
it up if agreed 10, with resolution, postponng the mat
ter until il could be ascertaned whether II was not ne
cessary authorize work more general Ill ITS charac
ter, and more complete. He believed that the work
include all the demands for claims which had been made
upon any OF the departments and the action had thereon
Mr. D. related several cases showing the necessity Of
such a modification of the resolution.
Mr.. j. A ROCKWELL moved that the motion be laid
upon the table; which motion was decided in the Affirm
alive by tellers-yeas 50, nays ST.
MIR VINION moved that the House resolve itself INTO
Committee of the Whole on the state OF the Union.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
MIR J. A ROCKWELL moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee of the Whole House on the private
calendar.
The SPEAKER stated the question first upon the latter
moton-the Committee OF the Whole House beng the
regular order which was agreed 10.
The House accordingly went into Committee OF the
Whole House, (Mr McCLELLAND IN the char) and pro-
ceeded TO the consideration of bills the private caen-
dar not objected toths being objection day when those
bills only which not objected tocoud be considered
The committee having considered sundry bills mo
ton that the committee made; and the question
being put, it was found that quorum was present.
MI. j. A. ROCKWELL called for the enforcement OF
the 18th rule, which Is as follows, VIZ:
''Whenever the Committee Of the Whole the OF
itself without, quorum the chairman shall the roll
OF the House to be called and thereuPon the committee
shall rse and the chairman shall report the names OF tue
absen,ees the House, which shall be entered on the jour
nal "
The roll was accordingly called, when less than a
quorum answered TO their names.
The committee Iosc and the chairman reported the
names of the absentees which
The SPEAKER ordered to be entered on the journal,
in compliance with the rule
quorum now appearing, the House again went INTO
committee aud, after further acton,
On motion of Mr.. STEPHENS, the committee rose
and the chairman reported TO the House
"a bill provide for additional examiners in the Pat
ent Office" and bill giving further time for satisfying
claims for bounty lands, and for other purposes with
recommendation that the Committee of the Whole be
discharged from the same and that they be referred to
the Committee of the Whole the state OF the Union
which agreed to.
Also, without amendment
bill for the relief of James Brown
bill for the relief of Edward Quinn
bill for the relief of George Newton
bill for the relief of Russell Goss
A bill for the relief of David Myere.
A bill for he relief of Albornc Allen.
The said bills were severay considered ordered to De
engrossed were read the third tme and passed,
On motion Of Mr.. SIMS, the Committee OF the Whole
House discharged from the consideration OF bill TO
authorize attachments process in the county OF
Washington, in the District OF Columbia, and TO provide
more speedy and eecal legal remedies in the said Dis
tric and for other purposes and the same referred
to the Committee of the Whole the state OF the Union