The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-28
In CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
SATURDAY. MAY 81, ls4s.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The journal having been read

The Journal having been read
Mr.. HUNT from the Committee on Commerce. aokeu
and obtained leave to report Senate pii OF he
title, wit An act TO authorize the issuing OIL lesseie
TO the Spanish vessels Trdente and Ceuo' ior
, limited time. IN 4. Il,
two Spanish vessels in the service OF the
government steam packet line from New York 10 New
Orleans. , II,
The bill was then ordered to be engossed read third
' Mr. HUNT from the same committee, reported back
without amendment the Senate bill concerning Spanish
steam vessels which was ordered 10 De ehgossed feau
| a third time and passed.
| Mr. BOWLlN now rose to a privileged question, and
filed his motion reconsider the vote by which, on yes
terday, the House passed the bill authorizing settlement
of the accounts OF Joseph Nourse.
The House proceeded to the consideration OF the House
bill, excepted yesterday by Mr. VMToN from the report
of the Committee of the Whole House, to wit; bill
supplemental to act confirm the survey and Location
of claims for land in the State of Mississippi east OF the
Pearl river and south of the thirty degree OF norh
latitude, approved March g. 1915; which was read
Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi, proposed to amend b,S
adding to line 49, OF section the words adSyD, ae al
The BILL thus amended, was then ordered 10 De en-
crossed, read third time, and passed
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
On motion by Mr.. ROCKWELL of Connecticut, the
House resolved itself into Committee OF the Whole House,
(r CoLLAMER the Char) and resumed the considera-
ton of bills the private calendars and alter some Tune
spent therein, the committee and reported
bill for the relief of William Fuller and Orlando Salt
marsh;
An act for the relief of Joseph Wilson;
A bill for the relief of H. d. Johnson;
An act for the relief of W. B. Slaughter late Secretary
of the Territory OF Wisconsin;
A bill for the relief OF the legal representatives OF
Joshua Kennedy, deceased;
Some with, and others without amendment.
Also bill for the relief of John p Converse, with
recommendation that it do not pass.
The House then adjourned
Petitions presented under the Rule
BY Mr.. GRINNELL: The petition OF Pope & Morgan,
and other of ship Chandler Price, asking
aton for incurred in ransonng the OF the
whale ship Columbia, OF New London from the nhabit
ants OF the Kings Mill islands, Pacific ocean.
BY Mr. NlCOLL: The petition OF Godfrey Patteson ~ Co,
Rowland Il Aspinwa, N. l.. IL G. Griswold, Cary u Co.,
and others, merchants and manufacturers OF the city OF
manufactured goods adapted for printing be imported
grey and printed in bond and thereafter exported
free Of duty referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means.
BY Mr. ROCKWELL of Connecticut The petition OF
76 citizens Norwich in The State OF Connecticut
entng that monopoly has been established by the laws
of New Jersey in relation to the Camden and Amboy hall
road Company, and The Delaware and Raritan Canal Com
pany in violation of the rights and highly injurious to the
Interests of the public, especially inte transportation OF
the United States MALL and praying that Congress will di-
New York and Philadelphia the said road to be retain
under the perpetual control OF the Union and he used
for the construction OF railroad the road to be
ed by the United States, by company authorized by
act Congress- for the transportation the mall and for
other purposes referred TO the Committee on the Post Or
flee and Post Roads,
Gems of the States Ohio and New York. praying Cgess
direct purchase of breadstus and test the utiy
the army and purposes, prepared under
the process patented 70 j. r. Stafford of Cleveland Ohio
for driving flour and meal such manner the
Influences of time and climate referred to the Committee
on Naval Affairs