The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-24
CONVERSATIONAL.

In the Senate Yesterday, the Vice President laid before
the Senate report of the Secretary of the Senate
the causes of the delay printing the report of Dr. Wis
lizenus.
Also communication from the Secretary of the Navy,
accompanied by the usual copies of the Navy Register
Mr. Greene presented the petition of John Fl. Harris,
late deputy collector of Providence, R. l., asking
pensation for services which referred the Com
mtlee Claims.
Mr. Felch presented petition from the citizens of
Sault Ste Marie, for board of commissioners just
land titles Also resolutions from the Legislature of
Michigan, in relation to mail route and right of way
on the route of st. Marys canal
Mr. Dickinson presented resolution of the Legislature
of New York, against the renewal OF Jethro Woods
patent.
Mr. Cass presented petition of Sarah Hubbard, for
property destroyed in the late with England.
Mr. Hale presented petition from citizens of Carroll
county, N H., for the establishment of mail route
Mr. Underwood presented petition from Sarah Bed
denger, for pension.
Affairs discharged from the further consideration of
the petition of the Mississippi Baptist convention, asking
Indian territory and of the petition of Joseph Newell
On motion of Mr. Breese
Resolved That the Secretary of War be, directed
form the Senate what quantity public land has been re-
served from sale and settlement and Fort Smelling
the upper Mississippi river stating the quantity each
lands are devoted the of force this post aver
aging for the last five and whether in his opin
really for any military purposes
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. Moor was
agreed to.
Mr. Crittenden, leave introduced bill for the
lief of Col Robert Wallis, aid-de-camp of General W.
Hull; which was read twice.
Mr. Moor on leave, introduced bill to admit lumber
cut in Maine and manufactured in New Brunswick into
the ports of the United States free of duty which
read twice.
On motion of Mr. Anterior, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill authorizing loan of sixteen million
dollars when
Mr. Webster spoke about two hours and half in op-
position to the raising OF more troops and the acquisition
of foreign territory He against the treaty. because
embraced such cesson of territory the part of
Mexico he believed that peace might have been OBJ
tanned without such cession. He stated that if the treaty
were not ratified, it would probably be owing the de-
mand for territory the retention Of his native soil
one of the strongest feelings of Mexican. In the ad
mission of States from the territory, he the
overthrow of popular representation equal basis
our country and the probable overthrow of govern
ment
On motion of Mr. Hannegan, the bill was then passed
over informally and the Senate proceeded the consd-
Grafton of executive business; after which, the Senate
adjourned.
In the House. the committees called for reports in
pursuance of the regular ORDER and some debate had
upon propostionto appropriate five hundred dollars for
the funeral expenses of the late MIR. Hornbeck; which
was voted down.
The Senate bill to remit the duties on books maps,
and charts imported for the OF the Congress Library,
was passed with an amendment reported from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means
The Senate amendments the deficiency bill were then
considered in Committee OF the Whole on the state Of
the Union, (Mr. Stephens in the chair) where sundry
amendments agreed to- and reported, in which the
House concurred and then the Senate amendments as
thus amended, were concurred in; whereupon, the
House adjourned