The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-05

Jates the cause ana commencement OF the is
proposed s the gentleman contends should be) TO give
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs But, TO the
policy OF the war; every gentleman knew thai was as
much domestic as foreign question The policy
marked out by the Pre- sdent-the project OF incorporating
into this government part or the whole of the Mexican
territory, holding indemnityhese questions had
than on Mexico herself. Such policy might benefit
Mexico, bat the amount of injury II would bring upon us
might be very dsproportonae To such benefit, and there
fore struck the mind of Mr. " that the subject would
committee selected for that especial duty. 1t sub
ec Of larger scope he thought than had ever yet been
presented TO the Committee Foreign Affairs
Before sitting down. Mr. v desired to say that in read
ing tins message OF the President it struck him, and he
still soemnly believed, that there in that paper pre-
scented TO the consideration of the American Congress and
the American people vast and solemn questions
and important questions of international law
than could be collected from all the questions presented
to the country during the quarter century past.
Mr. McCLERNAND then took the floor and on his
motion, the committee reported progress and asked
and obtained leave TO sit again
THE REGULAR ORDER.
Mr. C. B. SMITH called for the reading of the mes
sage received to-day from the President of the United
States.
derthe call of States for petitions; which pro-
ceeded with.
PETITIONS.
Petitions presented and disposed OF follows,
By Mr.. TRUMAN SMITH: OF Mrs. F. Fowler, for
pension, &c referred to the Committee Military AT
fairs
By Mr.. ABBOTT The petition of Waldo & Fisher
and 60 others, citizens of Lowell Massachusetts,, pro-
testing against any alteration in the act of Congress pass
ed July A. 1885, deprivng defendants OF any rights they
now enjoy referred to the Committee on Patents
BY Mr.. TRUMAN SMITH OF officers OF the army of
the United States in Mexico, for further provision by
law for the support OF the families of such officers and
soldiers fall in battle die in the public service Aso
of officers of the United States army in Mexico for
asylum in behalf of invalid soldiers Also, of officers of
the United States army in Mexico, for retiring list of
such officers by age nfrmy, other cause, become
incompetent TO discharge their field duties and that their
places be filled in course OF regular promotion. Also.
of Mrs F. p Gardner for pension, &c.
The latter petition was referred to the Committee
Military Affairs.
In presenting the three first petitions, Mr. SMITH re-
marked that they dated August st and consequent
ly before the army entered into the basin of Mexico
and before the several battles which ended in the capture
of the city OF Mexico Many of the petitioners who had
who should fall in battle, well known to have al
ready fallen since they signed the petition. However
much doubt he felt in relation to the justice of the war;
It's origin the policy OF sending our armies into the
heart of Mexico he could hesitate in his advocacy
of of SIMPLE justice to those who had fallen in
their counrys service He moved that the memorials be
Mr.. H. COBB informed the gentleman that the memo
rails had already been printed, (by order OF the Senate
and laid upon their tables.
The motion to print then negatved, and the refer
Mr.. SMITH also presented the petition of the widow
of Adm. c. Fowler, praying pension referred to the
By Mr.. STROHM: OF the late quarterly meeting Of
the religious Society of Friends of Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania referred to the Committee for the District
By Mr. BUTLER: OF citizens of Pennsylvania ask
ing Congress pass law that all regular newspapers
may be carried in the United States mails free OF postage
within the county where printed and to any distance not
over thirty miles out OF The county where printed: re-
ferred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post
Roads OF Isaac Porter asking Congress to redeem 27e
of continental money! according to the resolutions of Con-
gress under which the same was lssued-said money
having been received by petitioners father for medical
services rendered during the war OF the revolution re-
ferred to the Committee of Claims
By Mr.. Bolts; OF Mrs. Susan Carette, for restor
alton to the pension list referred TO the Committee on
By Mr. CHASE: OIL p Cheatham for compensation
for losses incurred in the removal Of the Cherokee In
dams referred to the COMMITTEE OF Claims
By MIR. MOREHEAD: OF Alfred L. Jones, for
amendment of the patent law referred to the Committee
BY Mr. KENYON: OF the State of Ohio, to place
Henry Johnston OF said State on the pension roll refer
BY MIR. TALLMADGE: Of Mr.. r. L. Scheffelin, for
the settlement OF claims relative to property lost in the
BY Mr. VAN DYKE: OF Robert Davidson, for con-
frmation Of certain land titles.
BY Mr.. N. EVANS OF T. Campbell, for a pension re-
ferred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions
By Mr.. MILLER: Of 1872 citizens of Richand county,
Ohio for daily mail route from Pttsbug, Pennsylvania
to Mansfield, Ohio: referred to the Committee on the
BY Mr. SCHENCK Of l.. G: Curtiss editor of the Gin
cnnat Commercial in relation to the printing of the Gin
cnna post office letter list referred to the Committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr. CHARLES BROWN presented the proceedings of
.great democratic meeting held in Philadelphia Decem-
Der IS to sustain the administration and the war" 1.-THE
proceedings published at length in the Daily Union
days since.]
Mr. BROWN said, as the proceedings had been ex-
tensvey published and read, he would not ask to have
them printed read but merely laid the table OF the
House for its use; which motion agreed to.
By Mr. EMBREE: OF H. M. Leeds and others, of the
counties of Vandeburgh and Posey, Indiana, for mail
route from Evansville to Cynhana, in Posey county
ferred to the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads.
By MIR. TOMPKINS: OF G. T. Swami s. R. Ad-
ans and Charles Scott relative the construction of
railroad from Jackson Brandon Mississippi: referred
to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
By Mr. TURNER: OF c. nj. Dewey and 1 IL others,
for permission to c. M. Dewey TO flow certain govern
ment lands in the Winnebabo Swamp, Illinois: referred
to the Committee on Public Lands
ment lands referred tot he Committee on Public Lands.
BY Mr. w. r. w COBB: OF Jonathan Upton, for a
revolutionary pension referred to the Committee on Rev
dictionary Pensions.
By Mr.. HARRIS: OF j. p. Montgomery and others
of Alabama for "A mail from Wetumpka to Med
owee, Alabama referred to the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads
By Mr. w r. W. COBB Of sundry persons, for a
mail from Jasper to Springvlle Alabama referred
TO the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
BY MIR. LEFFLER: Resolutions OF an Iowa City
meeting in favor of railroad from the Mississippi nveI
to the Pacific referred to the Committee on Roads and
Canals.
Also of the Iowa Legislature for grant of six sections
IIpited States land the Des MONIES Col