The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-31
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
MONDAY NIGHT, JAN. 81, Is4s.
Congressional


Ia the Senate, to-day Mr. Niles presented two memo
az from Connecticut, praying change in the law i'm
o.inr the present postage on newspapers.
Mr. Dix presented a petition from Mrs. b. Decatur
krrops widow OF Major Twiggs, and mother OF Lieut..
ry,9os. both OF whom fell in the war with Mexico,
having relief.
vr Achson presented seven resolutions OF the legis
aue OF Missouri
Relative to the formation of Stale out Of the ter
I1or west OF Missouri,
1 Asking donation of lands.
i 2 Relative to the pay OF mounted volunteers
/ 4 Relative TO French and Spanish claims.
For donation OF lands for purposes OF internal i'm
Irovement
1 g. Relating 10 the tariff OF 1916
Relating to the sh section of the act for the adms-
Io Of Missouri and its application to any new territory
Nybchmay be acquired.
l All of which appropriately referred, as were
several other private memorials presented by Messrs.
Cas- Corwin, Benton, Hannegan, Dayton and Berrien.
Mr. Mason from the Committee on Claims, reported
Joint resolution for the relief OF Tenants Bryan, & CO.
| Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on
Private Land Claims, reported bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to purchase the right of Mary
PAYNE 10 tract of land on the Sabine
Mr. Baldwin, from the Committee on Claims, reported
Il bill for the relief of William II. Prentis.
Mr. Yulee from the Committee on Naval Affairs re-
|p,1ed bill to enable and authorize the accounting
officers Of the Treasury to audit and settle the accounts of
certain officers therein named which read three
ines and passed
The bill extend further the patent of Jethro Wood,
as taken up for consideration The amendment of Mr.
Baldwin was agreed to; and the bill then read
third time and passed.
Mr. Miles, from the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads, reported bill to amend act TO amend the
act OF 1915, relative TO compensation of postmasers
On motion of Mr. Westcoit, bill to provide addition
al examining clerks in the Patent Office, and for addition
Al fees in certain cases. taken up but before any a.
ton thereon, the further consideration of the bill was
postponed till tomorrow.
Two messages were received from the President OF
the United States lst In reply to Mr. Berriens resou-
ton, calling for letter of Gen. Taylor the subject
of the most suitable line to be occupied by the United
States 3D. In reply TO resolution calling for certain
correspondence of General Scott
MIR Sewer made brief explanation in reference to
editorial paragraph in the National Integencer of Satur
day. which he read He denied that he had ever pro-
claimed the doctrine that we had right to take territory
unless we had claim to it. He had, in referring to the
case he quoted expressly said that had claims TO the
tetory but, by omission in the report of his remarks,
these words were not given This report, he presumed,
had led the editors of the nellgencer to write the edi
,oral which he had referred He had also been geo.
graphically put in the wrong by the reporter, who stated
him as making Perddo the southern instead OF the eastern
boundary.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF the ten
regiment bill, when
Mr. Downs spoke about two hours and half in de-
fence of the war; its origin and progress OF the policy
of the Executive, and of the bill.
Mr.. Douglass obtained the floor
In the House. resolution was adopted for the ermina-
ton OF the debate in the Committee of the Whole the
OF the Union upon the Presidents message, at two
o'clock TO morrow
The House was called for resolutions by States and
great number, both of public and local nature Of
fered As shall be able publish all the resou
TONS notices, and motions which offered, select
the following, which will be of general interest.
Mr. Turner, of Illinois, offered the following Joint res
oulion
Be resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
the United States of america Congress assembled That
from and after the passage OF these resolutions all the
tores now known the territories of New Mexico and
Upper and Lower California, be, and the hereby.
annexed to and made part of the territory of the United
States.
SEc2 Ind be it further resored, That the people now
residing upon the said territories within the limits of New
poaed into the Union of the United States and protected
the free enjoyment OF their liberty and property, and adj
ncd, may be consistent with the principles OF
federal constitutions the enjoyment of all the rights,
privileges, and mmunites of the citizens OF the United
states.
SEC And be further resoyed, That all titles and claims
TO real estate, valid under the existing laws of New Mex
upper ana Lower snail be deemed ana
held so by the government of the United States.
SIC A"d be further resoped That the public lands in
the said Territories Of New Mexico, and Upper and Lower
California shall be subject the laws regulating the pub
lie lands in the other Territories of the United States sub
eet however, such alterations and changes Congress
may from time TO time think proper to make.
SEC lind be ii further resoired That from and after
the passage of these resolutions the laws of the United
States shall be- and the hereby, extended over
and declared be in force in the said territories Of New
Alexico and Upper and Lower California.
Mr. Bolts submitted resolutions of inquiry into the OPP
efahons of the subreasury, and the authority Of the Ex
ecutve TO impose and collect duties in Mexico.
AT three o'clock, the House adjourned.