The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-21

ring the present session of Congress referred the Com
By Mr. TURNER The D petition sdid,s Of Wells and
Others praying for act to authorize the citizens OF
Rock Island to select 100 acres OF land for school pur-
poses lieu of the 10th section: referred to the Commit
tee on Public Lands. Also the petition OF Il. Whitney
and others. praying for mail from La Sale to
red to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
RESOLUTIONS |
On motion of Mr. WENTWORTH,
Resolped That the Committee Commerce be instructed
the % also a % hs
of placing wrought iron buoys mark the channel
ghtnouss at Port du Mort Or Deaths Door, in Wisconsin
Mr.. TB KING moved that his motion TO print 5000
the Committee on Naval Affairs, be referred % the Com
m On noti ona Of Mr. s MEscIERNAND,
Res0lued That the Committee the Post Office and
establishing postroue between Fairfield and Maysvle
in the State Of Illinois
Resoived That the Committee Public Lands be in
sruced to inquire into the expedency of extending the
who have become SO by promotion from the ranks during
the
BILLS INTRODUCED
The following bills were introduced in pursuance OF
previous notice, severally read, and referred:
By Mr. McCLERNAND: A bill to create the Office of
Surveyor General of the Public Lands in the Territory OF
Oregon. grant empion rights, and for other pur
poses referred to the Committee on Public Lands
By Mr. PHELPS: A bill TO establish another judicial
tee on the Judiciary
By Mr.. W. r; HALL A bill for the relief Of the vol;
States: referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
BY Mr.. FICKLIN: A bill to cede the public lands to
the States in which they lie certain conditions: refer
req BS rHos ali 10 grant quantity
Of land the State of Illinois, for the purpose Of aiding
the % the sn ana
canal, which connects the upper lakes with the Misss
siPPi river referred 70 the GS%%ttee on Public Lands
pension of Henry Click, of Wake county, Tennessee
referred to the Committee on Pensions
NOTICES OF BILLS
% q S given reGu:. viz he
price Of certain reserved public lands in the Territory OF
Wisconsin and to grant pre- emption rights to settlers
thereon Also, bill for the admission OF the State OF
Wisconsin into the Union.
BY Mr. LEFFLER: A bill TO donate to the State of
Iowa certain alternate sections of public lands to aid in
Council Bluffs, on the Missouri river
By Mr.. KAUFMAN: A bill TO authorize the State of
Texas to extend her eastern and northern boundaries
Sabine lake, and Sabine river up to the 32d degree of
north latitude; and also oneha Of Red river from the
point where line drawn due north from said 32d degree
of north latitude strikes said Red river westward to the
degree of longitude west from London, and 90 from
Washington.
THANKS SEVERAL GENERALS
Mr. CHASE moved a suspension of the rules to en-
able him to introduce the following resolution, viz:
JOINT RESOLUTION of thanks of Congress to Generals
Worth, Quitnsn Twiggs, Pillow Shields, Pierce, Cad
Rsoved BY the Senate and House of Representative of the
United States Of america in Congss: assembed That the
g. WORTH Major General g. T. Pillow and Brgadier Gen:
sdss regular and under
1nand. for the galanty and military skill displayed the
March, Al the . s e Of csrfo
od ls the battles s Con
sangaina,9y engagements before the city ofMexc0 Sep
That the thanks Congress hereby rendered Major
General r. Patterson and through him to the officers and
siege Of Vera Cruz and capture Of the Castle Of San Juan
dUloa and at tho victory OF Ceo Gordo, in March and
That thank. Of Congress. due, and hereby
dered. 70 Major General John A Qutman, and through
heroic and good conduct a the fall Vera Cruz and the
gust and September, 1917
dele TO Brsade s Generals franklin Perec Poror
Smith, and George Cadwalader and through them to the
skill and good conduct exhibited by splendid
victories Obtained by our in the valley and before the
heoived. That these victories, following each other
quick succession and wSng from the enemy under all cir
skill nnd ganty Of the commanders, the ndomitabe
press forward into the he enemy country over
coming every obstacle scattering the armies Of Mexico like
crowned by the possession of the farfancd IIa of the
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he is hereby required to TO be struck eight gold
medals with mathematical of the series of Brilliant
victories achieved by the nndf one bc presented
each Of the Generals named in these resolutions
tmony of the high entertained by Congress of their
skill and good conduct in the brilliant campaign of 1877.
Resolved That the President of the United States be
quested communicate the Generals specified the fore
going resolutions in such he deem best cacu
lated give effect the object thereof and that he be
qested order 10 be- issued that they be read at
the head OF the several corps OF the army.
The question being taken, the rules suspended by
yeas ITO, nays 81
The JOINT resolution then read the first time when
MI CkE gave notice of his intention TO debate the
The SPEAKER read the 1 10th rule which proyides
that the first reading of bill Tor Joint resolutonI shall be
for information when, If opposition he made n II The
question shall be, Shall this bill be rejected -, and DO
cded in the negative, that the bill shall 90 n ia second
reading without question-and said thai tho onl, a
ton upon the joint resolution pending could be- "ShaI i
be rejected"
Mr. COOKE said he supposed that if notice Of a.b.,.
given, the joint resolution would lie over as mat
ter of course.
The SPEAKER replied in the negative this not being
Mr. COOKE then moved that the Joint resolution he
referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The SPEAKER ruled the motion out of order until af |
ter the second reading of the joint resolution. If
ton that it be rejected not made would have its
second reading.
Mr.. HOUSTON, of Delaware moved that the resou-
ton BE- rejected, the ground that the officers named
had already received an expression OF the thanks OF