The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-15
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, lsss.


mn ,b hene6t of the pension laws the widows OF
revolutionary soldiers who were married prior 10 1871
was referred TO the Committee OF the Whole on the state
nj tbe Union He designed the reconsideration should
be agreed to- follow il by motion to recommit
10 the Committee on Revolutionary PENSIONS wita m
structons to report bill extending the provisions OF the
pension laws all widows OF revolutionary soldiers mar
MI Jones, OF Tennessee moved that the motion to
reconsider be laid upon the table, but withdrew it for
Mr. COOKE, who stated the reasons which induced
the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions to report
against any further legislation on the sb]ect and then
ne renewed the motion, but Withdrew in his turn.
Mr. S. LAWRENCE lat whose request the motion to
lay the table wlthdrawn) SAID as one OF the com,
mee he wished TO reply very briefly to the remarks of
his honorable friend from Tennessee the chairman of the
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions The question las
the gentleman % had been before s ass and
extension OF the Limitation OF marriage as now fixed by
law. II due to the Horse and to the subject TO say
that the committee about equally divided, as nearly
SO was possible.
Mr. COOKE rose to a question OF order. II was not
in order refer to what had been done in the standing
committees He was well aware that the decision in
committee not unanimous, but the majority decided
in favor Of the resolutions, and the majority OF course con-
Mr. s. LAWRENcE. Tia, may be SO, but the gen.
leman spoke in general terms Of the action OF the com
mitee, and his remarks calculate to leave Ire I'M
preston on the House that the comm tee were nnan
nous desire to this impression; and with the
view of showing what were the views Of me minority
desire the clerk TO read report which ha the honor to
present the House the time the gentlsnA from Ten
Direction was made to the Clerk reading the report.
Mr. S. LAWRENCE. Then | adopt it as 2 art OF my
remarks.
The Clerk then read the report
Mr. COOKE asked Mr. l.. to consent to have ne re-
port OF the majority of the committee also read IL was
very short and the gentleman had read one sd>'
was fair he should now present the other.
Mr. LAWRENoE assenting this report was also read
he would not deain the House but few moments. as
they were anxious to take the question Since the at
enon of the House and the country had been called to
this subject by the publication OF the reports which had
been read he had received numerous letters from various
parts of the Unon-especially from the north and west
approving in strong terms the measure proposed by the
minority of the committee Indeed, Mr. Speaker, (sald
Mr.. LID believe there is very general wish, especially
at the north and west for the OF the proposition
Nothing would give general satisfaction than to see
these aged matrons many OF whom standing upon the
very borders Of the grave provided for in such manner
as to relieve them from the pressing hand OF poverty and
want, under which very many OF them are suffering.
The question then taken, and the motion 10 recon-
slider was agreed to.
Mr. POLLOCK then moved to recommit the bill, with
instructions to report bill extending the provisions of
the existing pensions laws to all widows OF revolutionary
officers and soldiers who were married pnor TO 1900;
and demanded the previous question: which was second
ed and, under lis OperaOn the motion TO recomnlt was
agreed to.
On motion of Mr. vINTON the House then resolved
Itself into Committee OF the Whole the state OF the
Union. CMr. THOMPSON of Indiana, in the chair,] and
resumed the consideration OF the naval appropriation bill
The CHAIRMAN announced the question to be on
Mr. VIETONs amendment to wit: an item OF ~, 900 for
meteorological surveys; which was now agreed to.
Nh STANTON, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, |
reported amendment, proposing appropriation OF
$4,000 for the establishment of depot for the preserva
ton of naval stores the city OF New Orleans. and
asked for the reading OF letter he had received from the
Secretary of the Navy, for information to the necessity
Mr. WHITE Of New York ian amendment being offer.
ed for the pupose opposed the proposition the ground
that New Orleans the proper place for the oca
ton OF a naval depot.
Mr. TUCK moved to amend, TO allow him the opportu-
nifty to state his opposition to the amendment which he
placed the ground that was wholly unnecessary
and that would lead to other future appropriations look
ing state Of perpetual WALL he k would hs on
Mr.. ATKINSON moved an amendment, 10 allow him
to explain and sustain his remarks OF yesterday on the
proposition to appropriate $1,000 for the regulation OF
storms to which some gentlemen had taken exceptions
Mr.. MCKAY asked i this appropriation was only for
the purchase of grounds He called for the reading again
of the letter from the Secretary OF the Navy which was
had.
The question was then taken on the amendment; and
The CHAIRMAN directed the roll CALL under the rule.
and the absences were reported to the Houses where,
upon the Clerk announced the presence OF quorum, and
The question was again taken on the amendment
ported BY M: STANTON, and agreed to- ~
Mr. SCHENCk, from the Committee on Naval Affairs,
reported amendment appropratng $5O0OO Tor lndem-
nifty for losses of clothing and furniture incurred by OFF,
GERS of the navy seamen, and marines, several
sions of shpwreck to be apporoned to such officers and
their heirs and representatives, upon scale sub
mted and graduated according TO the rank of the suf
Mr. s. explained the object of the amendment to be in
Identification to the officers and seamen of the United
States vessels of to wit: briggs Peacock and Missou
RI and shooners Grampus and Shark, which have been
wrecked in the service. The amendment fixes scale OF
the amounts TO be paid to officers and according to
rank. But if the actual loss should not amount to so
much the allowance provides upon that being ascer
tanned, the officer seaman will not receive so much
He added that he had been instructed report bill app
cable all future OF losses by
count of the wrecking Of United States vessels
Mr. WHITE of New York proposed to amend by eX-
tending the appropriation to indemnity for losses sustain
ed by the officers and men OF the brig Somers; which
was accepted.
Mr.: KING OF Georgia moved an amendment increasing
the scale to one dollar TO enable him show from the
regulation OF the navy that navy officers and sailors had
opportunity to look to the security of their prop
erty.
MIR RICHARDSON proposed to amend the amendment,
the steamer Caroline, and of all the lost on the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, in the naval service of the
United States; which was rejected.
Mr. HOLMES of South Carolina proposed to amend
by striking out from the amendment all after the wore
resolved"
The CHAIRMAN said he did not understand that the
word resolved in the amendment
MIR HOLMES 1t ought to be there, then. move
20 strike out the whole of the amendment.
The CHAIRMAN said that motion not in order.
Mr. HOLMES then moved to strike out the word,
FIFTY thousand dollars" (Which he subsequently with
dew to enable him TO say that, though generally IN
was opposed to internal Improvements by this govern
ment, he willing to admit that there had been pac
fused too much neglect toward the subject OF the improve
ment OF the navigation Of the western rivers and at tht