The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-06
Congressional.


In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Tumey presented the Gre
denals of the Hon. Dixon H. Lewis, who appeared and
took his seat.
Among the petitions offered, one from the Friends
at New Garden, in Pennsylvania, praying Congress to
adopt measures bring the to temlnaion and to
aid in procuring tribunal for the settlement OF disputes
between nations Mr. Corwn moved the printing of the
petition; which was opposed by Mr. Westcott ana MT
Sewer. The motion Withdrawn.
Mr. Mason submitted resolution to extend to Messrs
Richie and Heiss the privilege OF the floor which
is allowed to other public printers. The resolution hes
over until Monday
Mr. Dickinson gave notice that he would call up the
consideration of his resolutions on Monday next.
Mr. Miller from the Committee the District OF Co
umbia reported without amendment the bill to authorize
the erection of monument to General Washington on
the public grounds.
MIR. Miller asked the Senate for its immediate action
on the bill
Mr. Sewer Let it lie over until Monday.
Mr. Johnson of louisiana introduced joint resou
ton providing for the payment of certain claims against
Mexico; ALSO bill to provide for survey of the mouth
of Red river in the State of Louisiana which read
first and second time.
The Vice President presented report Of the Board Of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution which was
dered to be printed.
Also, communication from the Secretary of State,
relative to the employment and compensation OF certain
clerks.
A bill to provide for the appointment of additional
pursers in the navy taken up; when MIR. Badger
moved to amend, by making them commissioned instead
of warrant officers Before any vote was taken the bill
was laid over; as also the bill to extend the time
for locating bounty land warrants
Mr. Yulee presented resolutions from the Florida legis
aure relative to the expenses OF the Florida volunteers
Mr. Butler presented proceedings of the South Car
DINA Legislature favor of branch of the United States
mint at Charleston.
Mr. Bradbury from the committee on the subject OF the
delay in the public printing reported that the message
and documents OF this session would make 1900 pages
against TOO last session and that 1000 copies could be
furnished by the 18th instant
Mr. Badger from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported bill to promote the filling up of the vacancies
in the volunteers in the service of the United States
The bill extends the present bounty given TO regulars to
volunteers to be recruited under this act The bill was
read third time, and passed.
The bill for the increase of the army then read
third time and the question being on its passage,
Mr.. Hale and addressed the Senate for upwards
of an hour in opposition the bill, and supplies of
every kind, well as any appropriations of money,
unless for the purpose of bringing home troops in
Mexico, by the shortest and cheapest route. He de-
nounced the in its Inception and the whole course
of the present administration; and commended that the
true cause of the to be found in the diplomatic
correspondence previous to the annexation OF Texas
there exhibited of the determination of our government to
make the extension of human slavery of the primary
causes of its action
After Mr. Hale had concluded,
Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, obtained the floor. The
Senate then went into executive business and after
time ad ourned till Monday
The House went into Committee OF the Whole on the
state of the Union, and resumed the consideration of the
Joint resolution relative to the southern mail The ques
ton being on the amendment offered by Mr.. G. w.
JONES' providing that in the contract with the Poto
mac and Richmond Steamboat and Railroad Company
be renewed, said company shall indemnify the present
contractors for the dscontnuance of the routes by which
the mail is conveyed
Mr. G. w Jones spoke an hour on the subject and in
defence of the pursued by the Postmaster General
Mr. Murphy of New York, followed and argued in ia
vor of the restoration of the old route by law and the
payment the present contractors of fair equivalent for
dispensing with their services though he believed that
the Postmaster General could have acted in this matter
no other way than as he had done pursuance of the
existing law.
Mr. Meade spoke in reply to the remarks of his col
league, mr. Bous,l and in support of the taken
by the Postmaster General and suggested substitute for
the Joint resolution, which he would offer at proper
time fixing a certain MAXIMUM contract price for mail
transportation on railroads.
Mr. Charles Brown spoke at some length in opposition
to the joint resolution.
An hour was fixed for all debate in the Committee OF
the Whole to cease
Mr. Goggn proceeded to support the measure reported
by him, and to reply to objections urged against it,
And when the time arrived for the debate to cease
question of order arose. under the rules of the House,
which discussed at length the committee rose for
the purpose OF settling the question OF order IN the
House, and, without settling it,
The House adjourned.