The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-11
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IL, ls4s.


The journal having been read
COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS.
The SPEAKER said it had been suggested to him that
two of the members of the Committee on Enrolled Bills
were absent from the House by OF illness; and,
with the permission of the House, he would name two
gentlemen-Mr. HousroN, OF Delaware, and Mr. PEcK,
of Vemontto act upon said committee during the abb
sence of the gentlemen referred to.
SENATE BILLS.
Senate bills with the following titles taken from
the Speakers table, severay read twice. and referred
follows:
An act for the relief of Jones Boxer referred to
the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
An act for the relief of the legal representatives of
George Fisher, deceased referred to the Committee OF
Claims.
An act to compensate John NJ Moore: referred to
the Committee on Private Land Claims.
Joint resolution for the relief of Betsey Mackin-
osh referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
An act for the relief of William Marvin, in confirming
the title to tract OF land in Florida granted by the Span
sh government Bernardo Segu the Goth December
1915: referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims
An act authorizing persons to whom reservations of
land have been made under certain Indian treaties, to
ALLEVIATE the in fee referred to the Committee on In
dian Affairs
s q 10 h be a@mee OF Mn,y
Affairs
An act 10 authorize the issuing OF register or enroll
ment the schooner Robert Henry, read three times,
and passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following
message from the President of the United States:
To the House of Representatives. Of the United States
In answer the resolution of the House of Representa-
tives of the 7h instant, transmit herewith report from
the Secretary of State
No communication has been received from Mexico
containing propositions from the Mexican authorities or
commissioners for treaty of peace except the counter
proet" presented by the Mexican commissioners the
of the United States the 9th September
last copy of which, with the documents mpanying
it, communicated the Senate of the United States
the I'd instant copy of my communication to the Senate,
!, :.L
JAS. X POLK.
WASHINGTON February 10, lS4S.
The message and documents laid the table and
ordered to be printed.
MILITIA
The SPEAKER also laid before the House a commu-
ncaton from the Department of War, transmitting ac-
cordng to law abstract of the returns of the militia Of
the several States, with their Names accoutremens and
ammunition; which was referred to the Committee on
the Militia
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
Mr.. J. A. ROCKWELL moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee of the Whole the private calen
Mr.. ylNTON gave notice that if that motion did not
prevail, he would move that the House go into Commit
tee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
The question being first stated upon the motion by Mr.
ROCKWELL, the yeas and nays were demanded and Or
dered, and, being taken, resulted yeas So, nays 10.
So the House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole, (Mr Pollock in the char) and proceeded to the
consideration OF the private calendar,
The bill for the relief of John Paul Jones taken
up, the question being upon agreeing to certain amend
mens reported by the Committee of Claims
Mr.. SfARKVVEATHER occupied an hour in speech
against the BILL moving that the enacng clause be srck
out.
After further debate by Mr. ROOT in opposition TO the
bill, and Messrs HOLMES, of South Carolina, and
ROCKWELL, of Connecticut in support of the same,
the committee rose and reported.
On motion, il was
Ordered That when the House adjourn, it be meet
Monday next.
The House then adjourned.