The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-04

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Mr. BQWIlN made an Intellectual motion to lay the bill
on the table.
The bill was then put upon its passage, and carried
MIR. THOMPSON of Mississippi moved reconsidera-
uon OF the vote just taken TO state the ground of his OPP
position 10 the resolution II was equivalent to an APP
preparation of S2,900,0eO
Mr., HOUSTON of Alabama inquired whether the rea-
y OF 1886 was not of the points to be decided by the
resolution -lt 1t not to be decided whether the en-
TIRE expenses Tor the removal and subsistence OF the In
dams, amounting 50 900, should come out OF
the treasury, or out of the Cherokee fund
| Mr. THOMPSON replied, that was the main point
| of the controversy He was opposed TO the passage
of the bill at this time, on account OF the amount
involved, which he showed 10 be S2,9ooooO. 1T
would be highly censurabe for Congress to pass such
| a bill, without the most deliberate and careful ex-
animation of its provisions He was opposed 10 II, be-
cause the terms OF the bill involved the payment OF
such may be decided upon by the said accounting
officers of the Treasury He expressed his approval OF
the proposition, reported from the Committee OF Claims,
for The establishment of board of commissioners TO
whom all claims against the government may be referred
Mr.. GENTRY and Mr. PRESTON asserted that the
gentleman from Mississippi mistaken in the state
ment that the Judgment Of the accounting officers of the
Treasury TO be final upon the question OF these
claims The question was made and settled in the
Senate and settled by the provision requiring them to re-
port TO TIE next session.
Mr.. CLINGAlAN proposed modification. (Which was
taken by consenl) changing the word settlement" in
| the Joint resolution to the word statement"
table. ~ - ~ " '''0''' O ''N '
The House bill to change the place of holding the dis
| .I,l ~. w.
@ a anu i " o''ae PURPOSES, wo waS oiu ,;
and passed. and sent to the Senate for concurrence.
The amendments of the Senate to House bill for the
relief of Archibald Beard and twenty other Tennes-
see mounted volunteers were read and agreed to and
the title of the bill was amended so as TO read An act
| for the relief of certain Tennessee yoluneersn
The amendments of the Senate to the Joint resolution
of the House authorizing the Secretary of State to fur
nsh the clerk OF the district court OF the United States
for the western district of Virginia four copies of Little
Browns edition of the laws OF the United States,
ton was amended to read .Joint resolution authorizing
the Secretary of State to furnish the clerks of The several
Mes Of Little e. Browns edit;nn Of The Laws Of the Jni-
| ted States
puMoas Of prvmur,oN
=, ,,o,,,pc ~ -, 60. :,
MI. hoLMEo 90 OF Sou.n .aol'na asked !he unahl
nous consent OF the Rouse 10 oher lhe loo"ng resou-
uoh
Rssoped That the President OF the United States be re-
guessed 70 INFORM tn Rouse wnether ne mas received IN
ioa.on o. ee lR OUT ny rit|ems o ie oiited o Ns
lean states. with the Intention ofesabshna an independ
emf government: and Il any what measures have beer
taken by the authorities OF the United States TO prevent
such expedition.
But objection being made the resolution was not re.
ceiyed ' >''O'' ''O'
uoprurpn ANN soururpn MAJ,
IT, 60 ~, sua A o., MAJ
Inc SENATE JOINT resolution 70 hutAe ana require
reheWai OF e Sonllac, Ior the great horlheh
hna sca s.aer fv er1a f T NJ CmRR
georgia ana MI ~, GoG ISlIE,e =. ~,
the tabje~yeaS 1o2. nays g.
ILLINOIS RAILROAD.
TIE Sono,o Iii or.n,;,o 20 .h S,,,o f nit; ,,,
sections Of the public lands along the track or paWav po
nosad 70 be Constructed hv SAID Sta, n a 70 nnnat tb
fnner and over Mss;ssnn viii he rnrtbar iaL =,
CHICAGO heinz tXyre read
| NJ sC0I SMER ayni,;nod tho b;c, f ,b iii and
cd Inc Iaod;nr foatrra 81 - .5 -. H. ST. - II
-; tho aitarao,a sact;ons IS H. nnhI ~ -.
% ; n,;ios of be d roaa VIC tp uGno hys
~ Chc,ro IN aLo M;ch;aan. and aIso r;soJ no 80;
f tho ran,n;na sec,;ons 1;tb;n b Tu;ts nS d p
70 dnnhIa Tho ,nsSrno nrca T'h . " 5 49,
of The blI he said wopd commenf ;tsf ~ ,ha ,naer
| st,nd;ng rs oyor,, mon 1890 ~ 49, ~
'1 Mr. THoNiPSON Of pennsvv,n, ass;rs, to Lro,v
how u,nch land was in tho nronosa1 Grant
M COJ TAMER could not cav nre ;I r. In
nassed The Senate il was PROMISED IN allow the State to
90 outside of the siymes limit and male nm for tho de-
cency of alternate sections within that limit occasioned
by the previous sales but this feature was stricken
out Inc grant was TO the State OF Illinois, and SO
guarded lna the lana was 10 De gwen IN tracts OF ten
mics EXTENT anu 10 oe given INTO possession Oh the SAID
State no faster than the road shall be put under contract
and completed by such CONTINUOUS strips OF len miles
IN reply 10 lurtne questons Dy several gentlemen, he
SAID that the State OF ILLINOIS had received only about five
hundred thousand acres OF the public lands IN the way OF
donation from the general government While the State
OF ONO hau received apoul one noh sN hundred Ihou-
sdhd acres, anu Tue oi'e vi itldhd ABOVE TWO milohs
granted oy aHelhae seouohs anu oouDhe lhe value OF
the remaining secu0ns
WI ~ IA III VI S9 ,a;i,a my ,ueea'is Ills
oppoSluoh 10 the Dill ana MS ih'ehuoh 70 deeae It
| THE OREGON BILL.
n, ,o,;o, &c NJ vINToN tho s,b;oct ,,.s laid oror
J h M, VI ra.ooaS - ~ o was 81 H.
1 u 1 of S;oos banS thn o,a o t ~ m,an5