The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-02

Also Senate bill entitled An act for the relief Of
VIM. Pummer, executor OF Starkey Armstead, de-
ceased;" reported back without amendment.
The question being on the third reading OF the said
BILL
Mr. FCKLIN moved its reference to the Committee of
the Whole House, which not agreed TO- and then the
bill was read the third time. passed. and returned to the
Senate.
On motion of Mr.. j. r. INGERsOLI. the Committee
the Judiciary discharged from the further consid
Grafton OF SO much of the memorial OF Henry OReilly
as relates TO "lhe Impeachment of Judge Monroe"
Also, from the further consideration OF the bill regu-
lang evidence in the circuit and district OF the
United States" AMI said bill was laid upon the table
Also from the further consideration of the reso uon
of the House OF the 2lst of December last instuciing
said committee to inquire into the expedency OF amend
ing the laws providing for the naturalization OF foreign
to authorize the clerks of the proper courts TO ad
minister the oath and final certificates OF naturaza
ton under the seals of said during the vacation
of the same and said resolution was laid upon the table,
SLAVE TRADE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Mr. EDWARDS, from the Committee for the District
of Columbia reported bill to prohibit the introduction of
slaves in the District of Columbia merchandise, for
sale or hire which was read twice:
Mr. HARRISON moved to lay the bill upon the table,
upon which motion the yeas and nays asked and
ordered and the question being taken ii was decided in
the negave-veas H. nays ~,
Mr. EDWARDS moved to refer the said bill to the Com
mittee of the Whole the state of the Union which
motion debated at considerable length by Messrs
CHAPMAN. ROBERT SMITH, vENABLE, HUD-
SON, BURT, BROWN Of Mississippi, TAYLOR, and
passed TO come up for the further consd
Grafton of the motion for its reference
On motion of Mr.. GREELEY, the said bill was ordered
10 be printed.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
the President OF the United States, as follows
10 the House Of Representatives of the United States
communicate herewith reports from the Secretary of
War and the Secretary of the Navy, together with the
accompanying documents, in answer to a resolution Of
the House OF Representatives of December 20th Is u.s.
requesting the President TO communicate to the House
the amount Ct money and property received during
ports OF entry or in any other way within her limits and
in what m inner the same has been expended or aPpro
praied. JAMES K POLK.
Ordered That the said message and accompanying doc
unents be referred TO the seiec, committee appointed
buttons in Mexico and that the message and accom- pany-
ing documents be printed.
VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
The House proceeded to the consideration of the
luton OF the Senate for the appointment of Joint com
mtee to ascertain and report mode of examining the
votes for President and Vice President OF the United
States and of notifying the persons elected of their cleo
ton when the said resolution read AMI concurred
in by the House.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion Of Mr. HUDSON, it was
Ordered Tha the bill making approp for the cur
and for nlhuE treaty stpnatons with the various tribes
for the ending June 80 1850, and the amendments
thereto be referred 10 tho Committee OF Ways and Means
PRIVATE.
The bill from the Senate for the relief of Timothy CO.
then read twice; and subsequently il was read
the third time, passed, and returned to the Senate
SENATE BILLS.
Bills were received from the Senate of the following
titles:
An act to grant to the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Com
pany the right OF way throu5 the public lands OF the
United States;
An act decaratoy of the act for the admission of the
Which severally read twice and referred the
first to the Committee Public Lands the second to the
Committee on Territories.
The bill from the Senate entitled "An act to grant the
right OF way to the Mobile and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany, was read twice; and pending the question the
reference OF the said bill 10 the Committee Public
Lands
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. STEPHENS the House resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole the state OF the
Union, (Mr j. r. INcERsoLL in the chair,) and took up
the bill making appropriations for the naval service for
the year ending the Goth OF Jane 1885, to which several
amendments proposed and discussed by the
OF each under the ve-mnutes rule, and voted upon, as
follows:
Mr.. ROCKWELL OF Connecticut moved an amend
ment which provided tina, ardent spirits shall not here
after constitute any part OF the navy rationr."
Mr. FULTON moved to add to the foregoing the fol-
lowing "but in leu thereof there shall be allowed five
cents per day.
On motion OF Mr. POLLOCK, the amount in Mr. Full
TONS amendment reduced to "four" cents per day.
Ms FuhroN's amendment w was then agreed to-
On motion OF MIR. MURPHY, MIR. RoCKWELL'S amend
ment amended by adding
sPropided also, That ne her ardent shirts liquor
any Kind Whatever shall! be introduced or kept aboard
naona vessel other vessel in the service OF the Uni
ted States, except part of the medicinal stores"
Pending the question on Mr.. RoCKwELLs amendment,
as amended the committee rose and reported progress
| On motion Of Mr. FULTON, it was
Ordered That Charles Taylor have leave withdraw his
petition and papers from the files OF the House
| On motion, the House then adjourned.
| A ChRO.--We would respectfully inform