The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-04
TN CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
FRIDAY. JUNE 2, 1915.


FRIDAY. JUNE 2, 1915
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The journal having been read
MT EDWARDS from the select committee appointed
to consider the various memorials praying the passage Of
and medicines reported bill to prohibit the importation
of aduterated, deterioraed and misnamed medicines.
The bill having been read twice
Mr. EDWARDS begged leave 10 state that the bill
which he had Just reported had met with the entire ap
probation of the select committee to whom the subject
had been referred Ii subject of great importance
10 the entire country He had recently received letter
informing him that twenty four thousand pounds of adu
erated Peruvian bark alone had just been imported and
as this subject had been for two months before commit
tees of this House, it having first been referred to the
Committee Commerce, and afterwards to select
mttee those who engaged in this trade had become
the passage of some such bill this 1t therefore
obviously necessary that this bill should be promptly
passed. that such deleterous mpoatons might be caught
on their arrival in ports He moved that the bill be
Mr. HUNT hoped there would be no objection to the
immediate passage Of this bill II was OF vital import
to the country The importation OF deleterious
drugs had been very injurious TO our army during the
with Mexico and hence some action on TINS subject
was loudly demanded When it was before the Commit
but it deemed better that should be referred to
select committee of medical who would perhaps be
better able to suggest remedy to protect the country
against the mschefs to which it exposed by dele
FERROUS mporatons He hoped would be passed with
out debate but, if any discussion were necessary to
would suggest that the able report Of the committee
should be read Nothing would be necessary. In
conclusion, he moved the previous question
The House sustained the call for the previous question,
under the operation of which the bill was passed
On motion Of Mr.. vINTON, the bill and report were
ordered e Be printed i a.. ,, o.... .o.;..
of the report accompanying the bill be printed; which
motion was referred to the Committee on Printing. .
MURPHY asked Leave we to submit n s m d the
Union from the further consideration OF the bill IN rea'
ton to Mr. Vattemare's national interchange OF books,
ana The House now
solve itself into Committee of the Whole House on the
Mr. ViNTON moved that the House resolve itself into
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union; and
stated that he had been instructed by the Committee OF
Ways and Means, after this week, to moye that the
House go into Committee Of the Whole on the state OF
the Union Fridays and Saturdays, for the purpose OF
considering the appropriation bills.
The question was first stated upon Mr.. RocKwELL's
MT HOWELL COBB called for the yeas and nays,
stating that it important question. as the House
must determine whether not they would attend to the
public business of the country The time had when
the appropriation and other important bills should be act
ed upon.
The demand for the yeas and nays being seconded,
they were ordered; and being taken, they were-yeas
So the motion wa, agreed to, and the House resolved
itsefino Committee of The Whole House, (Mr BRoDHEAD
the chair and proceeded to the consideration OF bills
upon the private calendar which there obec
ton.
After some time spent in committee
Mr.. JONES of Tennessee moved that the committee
se for the that there was evidently no quorum in
Tellers being demanded and ordered upon this ques
ton, the vote stood-afrmatve 30, negative 10. No
quorum.
committee and reported sundry bills-some with and
<some without amendment-and the fact that the COM
mittss found itself without quorum. ..,.u,
the chairman [Mr BRoDHEAD] resumed the chair. and
the consideration Of business on the calendar
Subsequently the committee again rose, and reported
sundry bills, without amendment.
Bills of the following titles heretofore reported were
taken up and read the third and passed, with
ception, stated below.
Senate bill for the relief Of Joseph Wilson
Senate bill for the relief Of VIM B. Slaughter, late Sec
rotary Of the Territory Of Wisconsin
House bill for the relief OF John p Converse, recon-
nued to the Committee of Claims
House bill for the relief Of VIM. Fuller and Orlando
Salunarsh.
committee and severally passed
bill for the relief of the legal representatives OF Rob-
A bill S' for the benefit of John Ozias;
resolution in favor of David Shaw and Solomon L.
Corser;
An act for the relief of Richard Bloss, and others;
Al act for the relief of Charles l. Dell );
bill for the relief of Anna Gin, of the county OF
Wyoming State of New York;
A bill for the relief of William Butler;
A bill for the relief of ARENAS Conant;
bill granting pension to Ruth Hollenbeck
A bill for the relief of Jesse Washington Jackson;
A bill for the relief of James Fugate;
A bill for the relief of Samuel Gray;
A bill for the relief of Lizur B. Garfield; -
A bill for the relief OF John Hilbert;
A bill for the relief of Daniel H. Warren;
A bill for the relief of Nathaniel Shifett;
bill for the relief of Lewis Hastings;
bill for the relief of Shelton FELTON,
bill for the relief of Emanuel Berr and John M
Reese;
An act for the relief of Jones and Boker
bill authorizing the Secretary of War to issue du
pcate of land warrant number 1862 which originally
issued in favor of Adam Hart, February g. 1929 and
An act for the relief of Fernando Fellanny.
bill for the relief of Peter Shafer, and
bill for the relief of William De Buys, late postmas
ter at New Orleans, reported without amendment
but objection being made, they not put upon hei
passage.
Mr. MURPHY again asked leave to introduce hi
resolution taking out of the Committee of the Whole
the state of the Union the bill regulating the exchange
documents and other publications Of Congress
No objection being made, the resolution was received
and adopted The bill being then before the House, wa
read when, the bill involving appropriation, motor
to commit to the Committee of the Whole the state
the Union made; and pending division thereon, nj
quorum appearing,
The House adjourned
city Elsction--Personal and school Taxes.