The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-19


man board the United States ship Ohio which was
laid on the table.
lee Foreign Affairs discharged from the further
consideration OF the petition OF Edward l. Young. and OF
various citizens OF Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia,
praying Congress TO pass an ACT for the relief OF SAID
Young for losses sustained ia the public service which
was referred TO the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. 81 also, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
10 whom referred the bill from The senate entitled
An act TO provide for carrying into effect the nth article
of the treaty between the Une States and the Mexican
republic, for establishing the boundary liHe between
them" reported the same back TO the House with an
amendment; which bill and amendment were laid upon
the table, and orccreu 10 &c printed
MIR s.. Also from the Comnuee on foreis" s..:.:s, 70
whom referred the bill from the Senate entitled IAN
carry into effect certain supuatons OF the treaty
between the United States of America and the republic
of Mexico of the ID day of February, lsis," reported
the same back with amendment: laid on the table
Mr.. JOSEPH K. iNGERsoLL gave notice of an
substitute for the whole BILL which was
Mr. SIDNEY LAWRENCE, from the Committee on
Pensions, made adverse reports upon the
petitions OF Henry Bulman and John Booystrom, and of
The citizens of Essex county, IN the State OF hassa ;hu-
setts praying for the benefits OF the pension laws which
were laid upon the table and ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. CUMMlNS, from the same committee, made ad-
verse reports upon the petitions of Mary Woods widow
upon the table and ordered 10 be printed.
On motion of MIR. CUMMlNS,
Ordered, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions
the heirs oLcut Daniel Starr and thai 1t be referred TO
the Committee Revolutionary Claims.
Mr. COOKE from the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions made report upon the petition Of Salsy Darby
of Randolph county, in the Stale OF Georgia, accompa
MED by bill NO 723) for her relief which bill was
read twice. and ordered to be engrossed and read third
time.
The bill having been engrossed, was read the third
time and passed. and sent to the Senate for their concur
renee.
On motion of Mr.. FULTON,
Jgrpd hiatt the Conn on Invalid Pensions
charged from the further consideration Of the petitions OF
and oe on that ,ey
the table.
Mr. FULTON, from the Committee on Invalid Pen.
accompanied by bill mo 72D for his relief which
read twice, and ordered to be engrossed and read
third time.
The bill having been engro-sed, was read the third
time, passed. and sent TO the Senate Tor their concur
renee
Mr. WILEY, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions,
made report upon the petition OF B q. Payne, accom-
panied by bill mo. 1857 for his relief; which bill was
read twice, committed TO Committee of the Whole
House, made the order OF the day for and the
bill and report ordered TO be printed.
Subsequently Mr.. WILEY moved that the vote COM
hitting said bill to Committee of the Whole House be
when,
On motion of Mr.. BRODHEAD it was
Ordered. That the reconsider said vote be laid
upon the table
On motion of Mr.. WILEY, the Committee on Invalid
Pensions discharged from the further consideration
pensions; which were laid on the table.
Mr. WM. I. LAWRENCE, from the Committee on
Invalid Pensions, to whom was referred the petitions of
Sally II. Johnson and Tabitha Wilder, made adverse
ports thereon laid on the table
On motion of MIR. L., the heirs OF Or. Louis Wolhey
were granted permission to withdraw papers from the
files referring to petition for pension
On motion of Mr.. l. the Committee on Invalid Pen.
sions discharged from the further consideration of
the petition of Mrs c. H.. Johnson widow of Capt.
Hezekiah Johnson, late OF the United States army pray
ing a pension laid on the table
On motion of Mr. L. the Committee on Invalid Pen
sons discharged from the further consideration of
the petitions OF Daniel Brnsman and Daniel Palmer,
each praying for increase OF pension laid the table
Mr. ECKERT, from the Committee on Invalid Pen
SONS made an adverse report on the petition OF Charles
On motion OF Mr. VINTON the Committee of Ways
and Means discharged from the further considera
ton of the memorial OF WIN. Field, clerk of the United
for services in making an abstract of all
banking Asses which had been or were pending before
Of eS State Of he Uned States laid on the table
On motion of MIR. HUDSON, the Committee of Ways
and Means discharged from the further consdera
lion the resolution OF the House of the 2ls of Decem
Der ult, directing said committee TO inquire into the
eXpediency of reporting bill to authorize committee
Of Congress 10 make annual examination Of all the
accounts vouchers, and warrants paid at the Treasury
and it was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL, the Com
mtee OF Claims were discharged from the further con-
sideralon of the memorial OF David G. Bates, Thos.
Jenkins and Moses Meeker, praying Tor the refundng
to them the amount Of rents paid the United States for
lead mined and smelied on certain Indian lands: said
memorial laid on the table.
Mr. JOHN A. ROCKWELL, from the Committee on
Claims reported bill (No 1867 for the relief of Begbie
Wseman g. Co., OF Glasgow in Scotland, accompanied
by report in writing: bill read twice and committed
and, with the report, ordered to be printed
Aso the bill for the relief OF Robert Roberts, which
had been recommited, with instructions to Indicate the
fund out of which" the claim of said Roberts "shaIl be
paid" with an amendment; bill and amendment com
mitted
Mr. billiard, from the select committee consisting
of the representatives from the State of Alabama, to
whom was referred the bill to amend act regulating
reported the same back to the House without
amendment, when ordered to be engrossed and read
the third time and the bill subsequently passed and
sent to the Senate for their concurrence.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. VlNION, the House then resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union and proceeded to the consideration of the bill
ing appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expend
lures OF the government for the year ending 30th june
$50; to which various amendments proposed and
discussed for five minutes by the of each, and of
which only proposed by Mr. ScHENcK) was adopted
the committee, viz to reduce the mileage OF members
of Congress per mile by the usually travelled
routes and give the members EACH for compensation,
50 900 per annum.
After some time spent therein, the committee and
reported progress after which,
The House adjourned.
Petitions etc.
The following petitions and memorials were present.
ed under the rule, and referred:
By Mr. ROCKWELL of Massachusetts; The petition
OF G.. s. Burbank and Others, OF RUSSELL ses for
of the of postage abolition frank
ing privilege, no Also, the petition of AZ citizens of Pitts
field Massachusetts, praying that the public lands shall be
laid out in farms and lots Tor the freehold and
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