The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-29
THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1s4s.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


MIR Aaron H. Palmefs memoir OF Siberia and the Asatic
islands in the North Pacific ocean: agreed to.
Also, Mr. C., from the same committee. responding to
the resolution OF Mr. HARALsoN reported the cost OF
furnishing each member with copy Of the general laws
OF the session ssIe 70 be $500 a session.
Mr. HOUSTON, OF Alabama, moved to lay the reso-
iuiion and report upon the table agreed to-
Mr.. PUTNAM, by leave, offered a resolution, which
was adopted directing the Committee Public Build
necessity Of another building for the use Of the public
departments into the fitness of Mr. Winders building
Tor this purposes and the terms which can be pur
Mr.. FULTON, by leave, introduced a bill, of which
he had given previous notice. entitled "a bill to authorize
the payment OF invalid pensions in certain twice
MT. VENABLE, by leave from the Committee on In
valid Pensions, reported bill for the relief of John
Mr. GOGGIN called for the regular order Of business
Mr.. McCLEkNAND moved that the House proceed
10 the consideration OF the special orderthe Presidents
message responding to Mr. SrEpHrNs's resolutions, call
ing Tor information IN relation to New Mexico and Cali
The spEAKEs then announced the regular order to
oe IepoIts UJm select committees.
Mr.. H.cCLELLAND, from the select committee on
and 1rde5s reported an to the rules a ana
rule; which read as follows;
Sin Committee of the Whole House the state of the
Unon the bills shall be taken and disposed OF in their
consideration off, BILL majority of the committee shall
dspSss Of or
pation bills and. in time Of bills for raising men or
TERED 70 ali other bill. at the discretion committee
and when demanded by any member the question shall
Mr. Nee said that by the 135th rule as it now stands
il was prohibited to the majority in Committee of the
Whole the state Of the Union to take up any business
out Of order The object Of the amendment to give
to the majority the power to select from the calendar
whatever business they may desire to consider pre-
scrbes that each bill shall still be taken up its order
unless majority shall rule otherwise Under its opera
on each bill will be called in its order the calendar,
and if objection be made the vote shall be taken without
do
the bill is announced. and on, until the Clerk
shall come to bill which the majority shall be willing
Mr. COBB OF Georgia opposed the amendment and
argued that the rule, it now stood, promoted the just
order and despatch of busness both on the part Of the
standing committees and the House, and that the cause
OF delay Of business this session lay rather with the
members in their debates than with the rules of the
House.
Mr.. ASH1UN was in favor of the amendment, and
would name but reason, viz: that it would enable
the House to act at this session upon bills of vast import
be unable to reach among them, the internal improve
ment bills. He demanded the previous question
Mr. COBB moved to lay the amendment on the table:
which was los-yeas S3, nays 1O5
And them there being second to the previous ques-
ton. and the main question being ordered the amend
ment to the rules was adopted without division
THE PEACE MESSAGE AND THE LATE MESSAGE
On motion of MIR. KAUFMAN, the House then pro-
ceeded to the consideration Of the special ORDER with the
understanding that the printed messages should no, be
brought in when he had concluded his speech he would
Mr.. KAUFMAN, having the floor upon this subject,
addressed the House at length upon the Texas claim OF
from its mouth to its source. When the hour expired
Mr.. COLLAMER obtained the floor.
Mr.. LAHM desired the gentleman from Vermont to
give for order to print the Territorial compromise
bill, which had just been reported by message from the
Senate.
And after further conversation about the previous un-
dersandng that the consideration of the messages shall
Mr. cOLLAMER refused to weld the floor. and pro-
q Of two
sages-the peace the total lack of enthusiasm upon its
proclamation, as compared with what witnessed
upon the termination OF the late with Great Britain
the terms in which the message refers the peace the
groundessness OF the assumptions of power the part
CO. M q asue as
curty" obtained BY the war and. in conclusion taking
Ss s SENATE S 81 pro bill
peace message seemed to be the signal for ndiscrimnae
denuncation of the Executive He was particularly
struck with the declaration Of the gentleman from Ohio,
MIR VINTON] that he would the refer
of that message, till the President should inform
him of the authority by which temporary government
prised the statement Of that gentleman that the Presi
dent, in controversy about boundary, taking part
with Texas against the general government But this
gentleman and his party taking part with Mexico in the
After indulgng some colloquy with Mr. ScHENcK
with reference to the terms Of the message of both De-
cember, 1876, describing the temporary governments in
Mexico as being civil governments, Mr. S. proceeded
levied by Gen. Scott before he had received instructions
that effect and that the President had already given to
the gentleman from Ohio Mr. VINToN1 the reasons for
the establishment OF temporary government in California
in the fact that was necessary for the protection of our
commerce there.
Whatever might be said of the war; the administration
could not be robbed of the credit of managing the whole
affair with unparalleled energy and success and of eme
glng from it without the stain of dishOnor and without
mpainng the public credit at time of the most fearful
financial revulsions over the whole world
But the gentlemans party had far forgot themselves
in their of opposition to this war; as TO nominate
OF its successful generals their candidate for the
MISUNDERSTANDING ALSO all that they have said, in
years past about the preference of and
famine TO the rule of military chieftain Was there
the same necessity for resort to military rule here at
this tme there to be in the republic of France
He quoted from late singular and audacious decara-
ton OF distinguished Senator which speaks of General
Taylor as the representative and the champion of the prin.
cPe that man has the right to egovemmen and passed
as mere figure of speech But this was said with refer
to the exercise Of the veto power Mr. read from
General Taylors Allison letter. and showed thai his dee
araon with reference to the exercise of the veto
comprehensive enough to embrace the received doctrine
OF all the Presidents upon this subject The veto
had been often attacked, but never successfnIIv Al
though ne was not in agreement with President POLL in
the reasons Tor ms late veto, yet in view of the
exgencles OF the government he apprehensye that
that message would be sustained by the people
He showed that there might be state of things sucb
OF the majority OF the peoples that the vote for the
dent was the more direct expression of the popular mind
and hence he inferred the reason necessity and s.cr
Oh the exercise OF this power a popular government.
and' by occasion, he conrased and showed how unjt
was 10 !ne prerogahve OF the crown, to which wthou,