The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-22

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| mitted
Mr. BUTLER. from the same committee, reported a
bill for the relief of Mary NJ Tefar heir and legal rep
resentative OF Israel Pearce read and committed
| Mr. NORRIS, from the same committee, made ad-
verse report on the petition of Dennis Purcell laid on
the table
Mr. TOMPKINS, from the Committee on Private Land
CLAIMS to which referred the amendment OF the Sen
ate to the bill OF the House supplemental to an act to con
arm the survey and location OF claims for lands IN me
State of Mississippi OF Pearl river and south OF the
3ls degree of north latitude approved March Sd. 1915,
reported the back the House, with the recon-
mendatlon that the House concur IN said amendment.
The amendment was read and concurred In. 80 the
| bill stands passed.
Mr. RUMSEY, from the committee, to which
was referred Senate bill for the relief of Jesse Turner
reported the same back to the House without amend
ment: committed
Also from the committee, made an adverse re-
port the petition of Geo w. kncaid; laid on the
table.
| Mr. SUNDERLAND, from the Committee on Agri
culture made report the subject OF the cultivation
of the soil and agriculture generally lad on the table
| MIR PALFREY, from the same commtee, TO which
was referred so much OF the annual message OF the
President relates to agriculture, made report there
Mr. BARRINGER from the Committee on Indian At
fairs, which referred the joint resolution of the
Senate to sanction an agreement made between the wy
ando and Delaware tribes OF Indians, for the purchase
OF certain lands by the former Of the latter tribe, reported
the same back to the House without amendment.
The joint resolution was then read the third time and
p assed, and returned to the Senate
| Mr.. BARRINGER, also from the same committee, TO
which was referred the joint resolution of the Senate for
the relief Of H Gather reported the same back TO the
House without amendment: committed
| On motion OF MIR. BARRINGER, the Committee on
Indian Affairs was discharged from the consideration of
the petition of citizens of the city and county of Phia
dephia for the civilization and preservation of the In
dams, and it was laid on the table
Mr.. JOHNSON Of Arkansas, from the same committee.
reported bill for the relief OF the legal representatives OF
the late William Armstrong: read and committed
Mr.. MclLVAINE reported the following resolution /;
which was read and agreed to:
Resolved That the Committee Printing be instructed
to inquire into the expedency Of printing ten thousand
additional copies Of the report from the Committee on
Indian Affairs in relation to the organization of an Indian
territory west OF the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Bolts, from the Committee Military Affairs
to which referred Senate bill for the payment of the
fourth regiment in the second brigade Of the third division
OF the Vermont militia for services at the battle OF Patts
burg, reported the same back to the House without
On motion Of Mr. BURT, the Committee on Military
Affairs was discharged from the consideration of the pe
on OF the old fourth regiment of New York militia and
it was laid on the table
Mr.. KING, of Georgia, from the Committee on Naval
OF the medical corps OF the navy reported the back
to the House without amendment: committed
Mr.. HOLMES, Of South Carolina, from the same com
mittee, reported bill for the creation and appointment of
admrals in the navy OF the United States read and CON-
mitted.
MI. STANTON, from the same committee reported
bill for the relief OF Jacob Boston read and committed
Also, from the same committee TO which referred
Senate bill directing the Secretary OF the Navy pur
chase from pr James Espy his patent right for the
ed the same back to the House without amendment COM
mitted.
Mr. SCHENCK, from the same committee reported
bill to indemnify the officers and of vessels
OF the United States navy for losses by shipweck fire,
and otherwise: read and committed.
EXTENSION OF THE PENSION LAWS.
Mr.. s. LAWRENCE, from the Committee on Revolu-
onary Pensions, reported bill for the relief of certain
surviving widows OF officers and soldiers of the revolu.
tlOnary army.
The bill was read twice
MIR. SYLVESTER moved to amend the bill by adding
after eighteen hundred the words ''and tweve"
to bring down the period Of restriction TO the year 1872
prior to which widow claiming the benefit OF pension
must have been married.
After giving brief history of what had previously been
done this subject Mr. s. earnestly urged the Justice
and expediency OF the amendment
RsSse w. was SGn pn Tor some time BY Mr. Law
Mr.. BOWLlN and Mr.. vENABLE in opposition until,
under the operation Of the previous question: the amend
ment by Mr.. SYLVESTER was rejected.
The bill then ordered to be engroased and was
subsequently read third time and passed; Yeas las,
nays 3s.
Mr.. S. LAWRENCE moved to reconsider the vote on
the passage OF the bill and
On motion of Mr. COLLINS, the motion to reconsider
was laid on the table.
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions was discharged
from the petitions of Mary Cook, widow Of John Cook
and Of the citizens of Brown county, Indiana, behalf
of VIM. Tucker laid on the table.
Mr.. DONNELL, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions to which referred the Sena. bill granting
pension to Abigail Garland, widow of J,,cob Garland
deceased reported the back to the House without
amendment committed
Also, from the same committee, reported bill for the
relief of Eve Boggs, widow Of John Boggs read and
committed
Also, made an adverse report the petition of John
England laid on the table.
Mr.. FREEDLEY, from the same committee, reported
bills for the relief of Joseph Dana and for the relief of
Hannah Kinney: read and committed
Also, from the committee, to which was referred
Senate bill for the relief of Mary Taylor reported the
same back to the House without amendment commit
ted
On motion OF Mr. FREEDLEY, the Committee on Rev.
olutonary Pensions discharge from the petitions of
Anne Royal, widow of William oval and Patience Cor
bin, and from the affidavit OF Richard Pattison laid on
the table
Also, from the committee, made adverse reports
Shepherd, John M. Rosebury, and Susannah Kimball
laid on the table,
Mr.. COOKE, from the committee, reported bill
Tor the relief of Martha Dameron widow of Christopher
Tompkns read and committed
On motion of Mr. COOKE, the Committee on Revolu-
honary Pensions was dischag ed from the petition of
seph Sloan laid on the table.
Mr. STRONG, from the 50 me committee. made adverse
reports on the petitions of Andrew McKim and Robert
Perry, heirs of Andrew SNYDER Abigail Edgerly and
Dickinson Lumpkin: laid on the table
Also, from the same Coz nmee to which was referred
Senate bill Tor the relief of Thompson Hutchinson
ported the same back to the House without amendment
laid ON the table.
Mr. LANNON'S, fr ON the same committee, TO which
was referred Senate iii, for the relief of Welcome Par
menter, reported the back to the House without
amendment: committed
Mr.. SlLV ESTER., from the same committee made an
adverse report On the petition OF the heirs of Joseph