The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-12
THURSDAY, JANUARY IL, ls4o.

The journal having been read
Mr. T. B. KING asked that the House should proceed
with the regular order of business.
The SPEAKER remarked that the first business in or
der was the resolution reported from the Committee
the report and map OF the survey of Buffalo harbor &C.
member rose 10 point OF Understanding to know
il the resolution OF the gentleman from New York Mr.
GorT] was not entitled to preference
The SPEAKER explained that the position in which
the House had LETT that resolution when last before them,
ION the day before involved the necessity that should
go over.
PRINTING REPORT AND BUFFALO HARBoR.
The SPEAKER announced as the first business in or
der the following resolution, reported by Mr. CoNoER,
from the Committee on Printing on the 9th inst
the Secretary OF War and the panying papers,
laion to the abor Baffalo New York. commune
this House and that two hundred and fy copies thereof
be printed for the of the bureau of eng
neers.
On this resolution, there debate. in which Messs
HALL Of New York. HOMPSON of KY, SCHENCK,
and HENLEY participated. .i-
Pending its consideration ea
THE ANNUAL CIVIL DIPLOMATIC AppRopRIA TON BILL
MIR. VINTON moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee OF the Whole House on the state of the
Union to take up the bill making appropr iatons 10 de-
Tray NE civil and diplomatic expenses of the govern
ment Tor the year ending the Both of June, 1850
MIR. HALL of New York asked the gentleman from
Ohio to withdraw his motion. in order to permit him
(Mr H) to move the previous question on the reso
luton before the House which having been done, Mr.
Il mo we'd the previous question
Mr.. HARALSON trusted the House would not second
the previous que stion until his colleague mr. TooMBsl
could have an opportunity to feply.
The House refused second the call for the previous
question.
Mr.. VlNTON renewed the motion to q o into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union; which mo-
non was agreed TO- and the Speaker called Mr. SMITH Of
Indiana to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN announced the first business in or
der before the Committee Of the w hole to be 'he bill
No 692) making appropriations for the civil and dplo
mac expenses OF government for the year ending the
fhrleth OF June, eighteen hundred and fifty and for other
Mr. HOWELL COBB suggested, that if the committee
should determine to pursue the regular order of business,
will be impossible to reach the Presidents annual
chairman of the Committee Of Ways and Means during
the session Under these circumstances he trusted the
commttee would at proceed TO The subject.mae OF
the reference of the Presidents message
Mr. VlNTON said that, to prevent the recurrence OF
this contingency he intended he could get the floor,
to move on Monday next that the Committee OF the
Whole shall then report to the House the resolutions for
the reference OF the annual message, without amendment
This he desired TO do TO prevent debate arising upon
them, as, IT it should arise the whole session would
probably be TTeIqired for this single discussion
Of the gentleman from Ohio, and sgned his intention OF
sustaining the motion to that end when made
Mr.. EMBREE then took the floor and addressed the
Committee of the Whole at leng tn upon the first section
of the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill, and the
various amendments with reference to the mileage oil
members OF Congress proposed thereto; :, ,n
The committee was further addressed by Messrs YEN
ABLE and GREELEY upon the same subject until
| MIR. MURPHY moved that the committee rise which
being agreed to, the committee rose, and the chairman
Mr.. VINTON offered resolution proposing to stop
debate on House bill No 692, making appropriations for
the civil and dplom itc expenses of government for the
year ending the 3oth of June 1850, and for other pur
poses hour after il shall again be taken up in Com
mittse OF the Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. WILLARD p. HALL asked the yeas and nays on
this resolution which were no. ordsrsdi