Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MoxpAy, JUSE ID. ls4s.
MEMORIAL or CHICAGO CONVENTION.

Mr. JOHNSON a. Tennessee, demanded the order Of the
dag ard ihe CHAIR stated tha, order to Be the calling Of
ne Ssslss Coz msmosisls and petitions GN
The can bring resumed q the State Of Illinois, and that
stair having been called
Mr. WENTWORTH presented the memorial Of the Chi
e.ga Convention in behalf a river and harbor improyemens
aud nsgxeA hs II h@ read and referred 10 the Committee
CsmmrFoe and psinsed
Mr. HINT. isum ,hs Committee on Commerce, advocat-
"a with ssrnesnsss the motion PRINT basng his
m<u, u, the great and vital importance u the subject
ths inssess u hs American people important pa
y~s bod not. be- observed, bsos Congress for many
ys~n and ~, the distinguished ability with which il had
txca dawn op II contained al Argument the constu-
tssl power n s Goserninsni the navigation Of the
connfy and the VI he rivers aud harbors which
~oaId L. found nsnsssrabls. II had been prepared by
sswnxn VINO hal rendered. In VARIOUS eminent stations Of
Fahs ru, very important services the country and the
Government THIS formed additional why the
nsal Should receive the respectful attention Of the House.
Ha ssn all this respect wasdue the which
ead h THE saguent and cogent expression Of enlighten
"a public cIanion. The psIsr came from Convention
se4sd q Chicago Cor hs express purpose Of taking these
suscs INTO consultation In that distinguished assemblage
u Tho psople, representatives present from eighteen
states VI this Union, and this memorial embodied the sent
o ai body In regard the obligation Of the General
Government 70 provide for ihe Improvement q the rivers and
hafu 81 the Unicn Many states represented in that
Conssnisen by very large delegations and the unanmiy
with WHICH they agreed the adoption Of this memorial
evidence Of the deep bold which this question had taken
the pubic mind Great anxiety prevailed that the subject
<nvutd receive tht tiy action 81 C0n9css and
'snly is and reasonable erpectston and which the
House cosld not respectfully disregard.
Severn iais had been reported from the Committee
Cemmefs fr tho Improvement u rivers and harbos but
q them lad ye' bssn taken up bad any motion succeed
cd either suspend the rules for the consideration had
shey been inside shs SPECIAL order Of the day But the
rrsacnut pablc opnion general and emphatic, and II
would p0ve irresistible
Sanction 70 bills this susec, The people did inquire
what tie President would would dos they expected
and ih demanded that their representatives should do their
duty. Genemen called BY the necessities Of their
eoangs and they would find that that country would not
~ satisfied the duty done. The opposition Of the
Executive but temporary snsg which would shortly be
removes by the oree Of popular opinion. In the hope that
the House would speedily ACT this memorial and adopt
ss'aactsy measures on tho whole subject, Mr. H. would
conclude BY moving the previous question.
The all Cor the previous question seconded by the
House. The previous question tereupon put and
red and the main question being referring the memorial
10 the Committee Commerce and ordering il to be printed
4 was decided In the Affirmative, a. follows
YEAs-siessa Adams, Ashman. Barrow, Beleher, Bing-
sn Blsaehsr. Bad,. Baekner, Csbcil, Candy, Chapman
Cooke. Cesmer Collins Conger cranson, Crsied Crow
Daer. D-sisl Duncan G. Daasan Dunn, Eskers Edwards
Emtree, Nathan Evans farreliy, Fisher, Freedey Gayle,
Gentry. Gidding. Goti Gregory. Ginnei, Hale Nathan X
kas u. Homss John w. Houston, Hubbard, fiadsoa Hunt
Charles y lngesc, joseph X ngerso Jenkins Kellogg
A Lac ies;a seols I,,Se Mssss MscIs
land MeIlsane, JOB Manu. ~ Mann. Marsh Marvin, More
bead, Morris, Mmpay Nelson, Nes Ne~sii Nico Outlaw.
Julius Rockwell. John A. Rockwell, Roman. Ramsey, St
John seseask shspperd shirrei Sylvester sngeriand
Stewart, Charles Z. Stuart, s,rohm, Strong Talmsdge
Taylor, Thibodzux. James Thompson, Richard W. Thonp-
sou, John D. Thompson wm Thompson, Tompkins Toembs
lux, Turner, Nin'oa. Warren, WeutsOsh White, Wiimo
NAys-Me..rl Atkin.Ou, Bs,ly Besle Birslsall. Bow
Re- A.. m x~I Eahn NJ NJ Cahh
Festhsrstcn, fiekin, French Fre Fuon, Gogin Green
Ha@moas, Harslsoa, Harris Hin, George Houston, Iuge
man. Kennoa. Lyon, Lumpkn, Mecsrnaad, Mcdowell.
Mckay, Miller, Morse. Pessee Pey,Oa Phelps Pilsbury
vsnsSis. Wallace, Wisl. Wiley, Williams GoedsarS-ss
So the memorial referred and ordered to be printed
DUTIES on LUxURIEs.
Mr. STEWART, q Pennsyl,ania. moved suspension Of
the rules 10 enable him to offer the following resolution
Resoled, That the Committee Of Ways and Means be in
strue,ed 70 inquire into the sxpedeney o. reporting bin In
s.en s ~ ue. ~ 'ose'sn 'uNues ~ Anas sna on
competition with American labor.
The question on the suspension Of the rules decided BY
yeas and nays, n follows
YEAs-Mesra Adams. Ashmun, Barrow. Beleher, Bisn-
chard, Brady Chapman, Cooke Coane Coagcr Crsns,oa
Crisfeid, Crowe crozier, cummins Dskey Donne Duer
ID. Duncan, Eeket, Edwards Embree Nathan Esans Par
co c1sssy Sslas. I sss ssss
Hampton, Moses Hampton, Hesy, Elias n. Holmes. John
W. Houston, HUBBARD Hudson, Hunt, Joseph X. Ingcrsol
Jenkins, Kellogg, Thomas Butier King, Daniel a. King
Wm T. Lawrence, Levin Lincoln MeIlssine, Horace Mana
Marsh, Marvin Mcrchysd, Nelson, Nes Ne~sl Outlaw,
Peck, Pollock, Preston, julius RoskweI John A. koek~e
Roman kumscy. 81 John, Sehenek, shepperd Sheriff. Sill
ycrer, slngcrland Caleb b. smith, smith, Stsrk-
weather. STEPHENS Andrew Stewart, Taadc, Taylor, Thu
eodsux Richard W. Thompson. Ihompkns. Nin,on Warren.
Wilson-ss
NAYsMes~s. Atkinson, Bsyey, Bssle, Bingham, Bird
Csthcsrs, Chase, Beverly l. CLARK Howell Cobb wiamson
r. W. Cobb, Daniel, Darling, Dickinson Dunn, fsrsn Fss-
erson, Fickln, French, Fes Fulton Grren Harrison
manson, Harris, HILL Geo. s. Houston Inge Andrew John
son. Robert W. johnson, G. w. Joncs Kaufman, Kennoa,
LAhm, Letter, Lyon, Lnmpka, Lynde, MsCiay, MeCiei-
land, MeCicrnsnd Mcdowell, Mckay, JOB Mann, Meade.
Morris Morse Murphy Neoll Pcasiee, Pesre Petit, Peg,
SIMS Smart Robert Smith, Charles T. stuart, snoae.
Thomas Jas Thompson, Jacob Thompscn William Thoiny-
son, Turner Nensbe, Wasee, wenivossh, Wick, Wiley
Williams, Wilmot, and woodvard--s2
Twohirds not voting In the Affirmative the rules were
not suspended, and the resolution was not received
VIRGINIA MILITARY LAND WARRANTS
Mr. TAYLOR moved suspension Of the rules 10 enable
him 10 offer the following resolution
Reso,cd That the Committee of the Whole on ae state
Of the Union be discharged from the farther 81
House bill extending the time Tor locating vhgina military
asd warrants and returning surveys thereon 70 the General
Land Office, and that the same be pot upon lee passage
The question being put, there aye. 81, noes ga
quorum not voting.
Mr.. vENABLE moved called Of The House Lost.
The question suspcndng the rules was again Pot and
there ayes 90, noes ~
Twohiids having voted in the simstise ,hs rules vese
suspended and the resolution read and syyred "a
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