The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-07

Resolped That all debate in Committee of the Whole
House the of the Union House bin (l2) 10 pro-
vide for the settlement of claims against the United States
shall AT and half O'Clock Monday next Vi
The sane and the committee shall then proceed TO vote on
such amendments may be pending, or offered to ue
same and shalt then report 1t 10 the House with sucn
amendments have been agreed to by the committee
On motion of the same, it was
Ordered That message be the Senate requesting
that the joint resolution OF the House mo 20 for the
lief OF Samuel t. Anderson be returned 10 THE House.
Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL moved that the House go
into Committee of the Whole the state of the Union
to take up the bill 10 provide for the settlement of claims
against the United States.
Mr.. GDDINGS reminded the House that the question
of the reconsideration of the vote by which the claim Of
Antonio Pacheco's heirs ordered 10 be read third
time was next In order; and he asked that the House
wonld at once proceed with that matter.
The SPEAKER remarked that there were sundry COM
munieations from the executive departments lying on
his table.
By unanimous consent, they then taken up and
disposed Of, follows
l. A letter from the Secretary of War; transmitting
report from the Second Comptroller of the Treasury
made IN pursuance OF an act approved May /, 1920.
showing the balances OF appropriations under the drec
ton of the War Department remaining in the treasury
on the st OF July si7; the appropriations made for the
fiscal year 1Si7-'S; the amounts added thereto by
payments and transfers in that year the total
applicable to the fiscal year lSl7S; the drawn
by requsition from the treasury in the time and
finally, the balances the LIST of July, 1885, together
with such appropriations have been carried to the sur
plus fund: aid on the table.
H. letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting in
WIFI SUtn seCuOn OF 26l
August 1s42 statements of expenditures from appropri-
atoms for contingencies of the various offices and bu-
of the War Department during the fiscal year end
ing June &c. ls4S laid on the table
Ill. letter from the Secretary Of War, transmitting
statement of the expenses of the national amores and
the number of arms and appendages made and repaired
hereat during the fiscal yea! ending June 30, lSs laid
on the table.
~. letter from the Secretary of War. Transmitting
IN pursuance OF resolution of the goth OF May. 1880,
report of the Commissioner of Pensions, with lists of
pension rejected the laid the
table.
v letter from the Secretary OF War, transmitting
ports from the Adutant General and Second and Third
Auditors, assigning for the delay in furnishing
required by the resolution of the House of June H.
ls4s, "a transcript of the official army list in such form
10 alx opposite to the of each person contained
therein separate columns the annual pay OF such Off
Ger person. the amount paid him for raons, servants
and forage and the gross amount paid or allowed him in
all respects for and on his account for and during the
preceding year." laid on the table.
vi letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmit
ting, in compliance with the resolution of the House of
the Goth December, ls4s statements showing the num-
Der and places of birth OF officers and marines employed
the naval and marine service on the Gulf and Pacific
coasts during the late war with Mexico: laid on the
table
VII A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury trans
hitting report of the superintendent OF the coast sur
Economical clock and telegraph register in determining
local differences of longitude, and in astronomical obser
vations generally laid on the table; and,
On motion of Mr.. J. r. INGERSOLL, it was
Resolved That the report and communication of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury be printed and that 1000 extra
copies be printed of which $50 copies shall be for the use OF
the superintendent Of the coast survey.
VIII letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting,
in compliance with resolution OF the House OF the 18th
ut, communication from the colonel of the corps of
typographical engineers with 81 copy of the report
and plan of the board OF engineers, appointed under the
bureau of typographical engineers, to examine and report
upon the different plans for the Improvement of the har
Dor of Buffalo, New York " referred TO the Committee
on Commerce.
On motion of Mr.. CHARLES f. STUART,
Oydertd That Chester Sebbins have leave to withdraw
the petition and papers which etthe last session
erred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. TAYLOR, by unanimous consent, introduced the
following bill, of which previous notice had been given,
A bill NO 7l4) to cede to the State of Ohio all the
public lands remaining unsold in the Chillicothe land
district IN that State for certain purposes therein named
read twice and referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
Mr. JOHN A. ROCKWELL. asked the consent of the
gentleman from Ohio, Mr. GIDDINCs,] who had the floor
the motion to reconsider for the posponemen of the
of the heirs OF Pachecho, TO enable the House to
resolve itself into Committee OF the Whole on the state
of the Union.
This request having been refused
THE PAcHEcHo CASE.
The SPEAKER announced that the motion 10 recon-
slider the by which the claim of the legal represent
alves of Antonio Pachecho ordered to third read
ing, in order; whcreupon,
Mr.. GIDDlNGS took the floor and addressed the House
at length against the claim and having concluded.
Mr.. billiard remarked, that he did not rise to
ply to the speech of the gen from Ohio and that
he was not unwilling to permit the House to come to
decision on the without an answer to the views
which had been offered He had simply risen to urge
its concuson and to that end moved the previous ques
ton.
Mr.. GIDDlNGS withdrew the motion 10 reconsider.
The question then REQUIRED upon the passage of the
bill and being put it was first announced that there
yeas 90 nays So as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Barrow, Birdsal. Bocock Bowlin BOYD
Boyden Brady Bridges, Brodhead. William G. Brown
Charles Brown, Albert G. Brown, Burt, Butler, Cabell,
Chapman Chase, Clapp, Franklin Clark, Beverly L. Clark,
Cngman Williamson r. W. Cobb Cockc Crislield,
Crozier Daniel Donnell Garnett Duncan, Dunn Feather
ston, Fickn, Flounoy French, Fulton Gaines. Gayle,
Goggn, Green, Ilammons, Haunanson, Harris, Hill,
IIillad. Isaac E. Holmes, George S. Houston John w
Houston lnge Iverson, Jameson, Andrew Johnson,
Robert w. Johnson George w Jones' Kaufman, La Sere,
LETTER, Levin; Lyon, LumPkin, Mcdowell, Mckay,
McIane. Job Mann, Meade, Morehead, Morse, Outlaw
Peyon, Phelps, Preston Richardson, Rchey, Rose, Shep
perd Stanton, Stephens, Taylor, Thibodeaux, Themas
SON. John B. Thompson, Tompkns, Toombs venable
Wallace Wiley Williams and Woodward-90.
NAYS-Messrs Abbott, Belchsr, Bingham Blackmar,
Candy, Cathcart, Colamer, Collins, Conger, Croweli
Nathan Evans Faran, Fisher Freddy, Fries Giddings
6. Hampton, Moses Hampton. Henley, Henry, Elias B
i.-iogg, Kennon, Daniel r, King. Iahm. VIM r Law
renee, Sidney Lawrence, Lincoln Lord, McCieand
Mclvaine, Horace Mann, Marsh, Marvin, Miller Norris
Muln, Nelson Mes, Newell Pafrey, Penslee Peck, petre
Petit Pollock Putnam, Robinson. Rockhl Julius Rock
well, John A. Rockwell, Root, Rnmsey ST. John Sawyer
Sheriff.. Sylvester Smart, Caleb b. Smith, Truman Smith,
Starkweather, Charles E. Stuart Strohm, William Thomp
worth, White and Wlson-s9.
The SPEAKER then addressed the House at some
length in exposition Of the reasons which were about to
induce him to vote against the bill;
But the Clerk having discovered in the count,
which led him to believe that the yeas 81 nays