The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-01

slavery in certain Territories"
By Mr. DAYTON; From the Newcastle Agricultural
Society asking the renewal OF patent granted 10 Ooed
Hussey for reapng machine. -,
BY Mr.. CORWIN: From citizens OF Warren county,
Ohio, asking mai-route from Springsooroush 10 hdse-
By Mr.. HANNEGAN From James M Kibben. ask
ing the release OF certain revesionary interests OF the
United States in certain reservations.
Also from Isaac & Elston, 10 the same purpose.
By Mr. BENTON From John Baldwin, asking that
the United States will pay such portions OF the award
made in his favor by the Mexican commission as have
By Mr.. BERRIEN: From the Central Railroad and
Banking Company of Georgia, asking the remission of
duties certain railroad iron imported for the of
their railway.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
BY Mr.. MASON, from the Committee on Claims A
joint resolution for the relief of Clements, Bryan. & Co
By MIR JOHNSON, of Louisiana from the Committee
Private Land Claims bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury, with the appreciation of the Attorney
General TO purchase for the United States the interest OF
Bale Peyton the tract of land upon which the light
house stands at the Southwest Pass at the mouth of the
Mississippi river, accompanied by report.
By MIR BREESE, from the Committee on Public Lands,
without amendment the bill to create the office of sur
veyor general of the public lands in the Territory of Ore
gon and TO grant donation rights to settlers thereon and
Tor other purposes
Also. from the committee, asking to be discharged
from the further consideration of the resolution relating
the allowance OF compensation to such receivers OF
public money performed the duties OF assistant reasu
er. and that be referred to the Committee Finance.
bill for the relief of VIM. II. Prentss.
By Mr. YULEE, from the Committee on Naval AT
fairs bill 10 authorize the accounting officers Of the
Treasury TO settle the accounts of certain acting officers
therein named.
On motion of Mr. Y, the bill was considered in com
mittee of the whole by unanimous consent read third
BY Mr.. BRIGHT from the Committee on Revolution
airy Claims: An adverse report on the petition of Maria
Caldwell Robertson.
By Mr. NILES. from the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads bill in amendment OF an act entitled
can act TO reduce the rates of postage, limit the and
restrict the abuse of the frankng privilege, and for the
prevention OF frauds on the revenues OF the Post Ohce
Department. passed March 3, 1915.
This bill allows the rates of commission authorized to
be paid to postmasers by the first section of that act on
the amount of postage received in each quarter and IN
due proportion for any period less than quarter All
postmasters whose commissions have been diminished
by having been paid the amount received in year
adjust their accounts according to the first section OF this
act And the Postmaster General is authorized TO en-
pOy such additional clerks as may be found necessary
for the settlement of the accounts of posmasters under
this act.
On motion of Mr. CLARKE, the prior orders were
postponed and the Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the bill further TO extend the patent OF JethrO Wood
and the bill read third time and passed
Mr.. WESTCOTT moved TO take up the bill to provide
for an additional number OF examining clerks IN the
Patent Office, and to allow fees IN certain cases.
The motion having been agreed to-
Mr.. BREESE called for the reading Of the bill; but
before it was read through, moved that the further
morrow, as it must be evident, from what they had
heard that such bill could not pass without leading to
considerable discussion.
The motion agreed TO.
Mr.. SEWER rose to ask the Indulgence OF the Senate
to make single remark in relation to an editorial article
which appeared the ntelgencer of this morning and
that he had advocated any such doctrine that imputed
him, but had expressly referred to where the
United States possessed clear title 70 the lands proposed
to be taken by force, after negotiation had failed He
could not however, blame the editors OF the ntegencer
they had copied literally from the official report and,
in justice to the reporter in that case Also ne must say
the hurry of the moment he had overlooked the omission
of single word which changed the sense OF the para
graph.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF the ten
MIR. DOWNS rose and addressed the Senate to late
hour in support of the BILL and in favor of the acquisition
OF Mexican territory
Mr.. DOUGLAS took the floor
On motion, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal having been read
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. CONGER to personal explanation, relative
to the remarks of the gentleman from North Carolina
MIR MckAY on Saturday last, while the discussion IN
relation to the printing OF the report OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury was incidentally going on That gentle
man reported in the nelligencer OF this morning to
have made the following remark:
"And the gentleman from New York on the Committee
on Printing fMr CoNeERl himself only day Or ago.
asked this House for permission to have an addition made
this report of something which had been received since
the report communicated"
He (Mr c. did not hear this remark at the time, or
he should Immediately have taken occasion to correct the
error into which the gentleman had unintentonally
without doubt) fallen. The gentleman from North Car
DINA MIR. MCKAY had probably made the statement
upon what he deemed good authority But he Mr.. CO
felt il due to himself and the public to state that so far
from his having made any such request of the House as
is stated he knew nothing whatever OF any request OF
the kind having been made by any one
TERMINATION OF DEBATE.
Mr. GOTT submitted resolution, terminating the de-
bate in Committee of the Whole on the state OF the
Union on the resolutions distributing the Presidents
nla message the ls day of February next, at three
O'Clock D. M which he subsequently modified so as to
read :" 2 o'clock" instead of " o'clock
Mr.. CROZlER moved to amend the resolution by
tived
Mr. COLLAMER moved that the resolution be laid on
the table; upon which motion the yeas and nays were
ordered, and be~g taken, the vote was-yeas 81, nays
1856.
So the resolution was not laid on the table.
Mr.. FISHER moved to substitute 'fourth" for "hrst-
negatived.
The resolution was then adopted.
FoRTIFICATIoNs.
Mr. VTNTON, (by unanimous consent,) from the Com
mtiee of Ways and Means, reported bill making APP
opriaOns for certain Notifications of the United States
for the year ending 3Jh June, 1870 which was read
twice. and referred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS
Also bill making appropriations for the support Of
the army and of volunteers, for the ending Both
June 1919: which read twice. and referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the state OF the Union.