The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-27
In CONGRESS- OF THE u. STATES.
Thirtisth congre.~--Fir.t Session.
FRIDAY, MAY %. 1915.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIONS.
The journal having been read
Mr. WENTWORTH rose TO say, that when the House
adjourned yesterday, there was bill on the table, and
bill was very important He referred TO the bill 10 pro-
hibit the Importation OF slaves into the Dslnct OF 20
lumba, with certain exceptions IL was olsl III whch
every gentleman the floor must iee himself 10 De l-
erested He hoped, therefore, that would be taken up
and considered first among the unfinished BUSINESS Oh
Yesterday i,
: The SPEAKER said the unfinished business Were the
orders of the day and the Senate bills on the speakers
table,
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
On motion of Mr. ROCKWELL of Connect cut, the
House then resolved itself into Committee OF the Whole
House, (Mr McCLELLAND in the chalr) and resumed
the consideration of bills the private calendar; and
after some time spent therein the committee rose ana re-
some without amendments; which were severaly order
ed be engrossed read third time, and passed. 10 wit
bill for the relief of Maurice r. Smons.
A bill for the relief OF Eliphas c. Brown.
A bill for the relief of Henry N Hastead
bill for the relief of Robert Ramsey
A bill for the relief of John Farnham.
A bill for the relief of Andrew Flanagan.
A bill for the relief of William Colt.
bill for the relief of Catharine Hoffman
bill for the relief of John b. GIaot and the legal
representatives of Henry Gratiot
An act for the relief OF Mary i. Renner.
bill for the relief OF Archibald Beard, and twenty
one other mounted Tennessee volunteers.
A bill for the relief OF Philip J. Fontane.
bill for the relief of Levi H. Corson, and for other
purposes. ~
Pike.
A bill for the relief of Sarah Wood widow of Major
James Wood
bill! for the relief of the legal representatives of
George r. Shoemaker.
A bill for the relief of Gideon A. Perry.
bill for the relief of Fielding e. Brown.
bill for the relief of Joseph Taylor.
bill for the relief of Mary w. Thompson, widow OF
Lieut. Colonel Alexander X. Thompson.
A bill for the relief of John Haup.
bill for the relief Of the heirs OF Joseph Gerard
bill for the relief of the owners of the Spanish brig
Restaurador
A bill for the relief of Lewis Benedict
bill for the relief of Joseph Perry, Choctaw In
dian. or his assignees
A bill for the relief Of Anna Warrington
A bill for the relief of Hugh Riddle
bill for the relief of Elisha f. Richards.
bill for the relief of the legal representatives OF Lieut.
Francis Ware.
bill amendatory of act entitled =" An act amenda-
tory of the act entitled An act to incorporate the Prov
dent Association of Clerks in the civil department OF the
OF the United States, in the District OF Co
lumbia," approved March g. 1925.
The committee also reported Senate bills OF the follow
ing titles; which were severally read third time and
passed, to wit:
An act to authorize the settlement OF the accounts OF
Joseph Nourse, deceased.
An act for the relief of Edward Bolon.
An act for the relief of Thomas Brownell.
An act for the relief OF Samuel w Bell native OF the
Cherokee nation.
An act for the relief of Reynolds May.
The committee also reported the House and Senate bulls
10 james TWO lOT
the Capitol and Capitol grounds, with recommendation
that the be laid on the table, because said appro
prlaon has been incorporated into the general appropra
ton bill i which agreed TO-
The committee also reported the bill for the relief of
the Cherokee Indians i'll North Carolina, with a recon-
mendation that the be referred TO the Committee OF
the Whole the state of the Union; and it referred
accordingly.
After Intellectual motions to adjourn, and TO resolve
again into Committee of the Whole House
PRE-EMPTIoN- LAW
Mr. COLLAMER moved to take up out of the hands
of the Committee of the Whole the state OF the Unon
the consideration of the bill explanatory of the law of the
4h September, lS4l appropratng the proceeds OF the
sales OF the public lands and granting preempton rights
He said the government was without the force OF
any presumption law whatever, and proceeded to explain
the necessity of final action upon the bill
The motion then agreed to and the bill
dered to be engrossed, read third tmey and passed
Mr. WHITE moved that the House resolve into Com
mee of the Whole on the state OF the Union; which
was disagreed to.
BROOKLYN DRY DOCK
Mr. MURPHY moved to take from the Committee of
the Whole the state Of the Union the consideration of
the bill making additional appropriations Tor the dry dock
of the Brooklyn navy yard-satlng, an inducement
for the action of the House, that the employed upon
this work have had pay for four months, and that this
was one of the first bills on the calendar.
Mr. VINTON reminded the gentleman from New York
that the bill referred to- which bill to make an ap
preparation of money, had not yet received the action of
the Committee of the Whole the of the Union;
and therefore not yet in order TO bring it before
the House.
The House then adjourned