The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-25
REPoRrs PROM coMM1rrrEs.

Ihe CHAth, announcing tnat The business
der reports OF committees, to call the several
committees 10 order; when
| Mr. BAYLY, from the Committee OF Ways and Means.
moved that that committee be discharged from the fur
lher consideration OF the memorial Of Horace Wall for
The remission OF dutes and thar it be referred to the
COMMITTEES on Commerce; which was agreed TO-
Also, that the said committee be discharged from the
Iqrner consideration OF the memorial OF certain citizens
oi Boston asking for the creation of general banking
law, 70 create home market for the consumption OF
American stocks memorial laid on the table st
Also from the further consideration OF the memorial OF
Of rasoads from proposing s plan os BE-
cfc, with three tracks, without cost to the government
memorial i laid on on The table.
Mr., MILLSON from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims, asked that that committee be discharged from the
further consideration OF the memorial OF Cyrus Duncan
and that il be referred 70 the Committee Military Al
Also that the said committee be discharged from the
further consideration Of the petition Of Lawrence Van
Dyke and others, and that il be referred to the Commit
tee on Revolutionary Pensions agreed to.
Mr.. c. BUTLER from the Committee on Revolution
ary Claims reported bill for the relief Of the legal repre-
sentayes Of Thomas Jeti referred to the COMMITTEES OF
the Whole House, and ordered to be printed
Mr. LEFFLER from the Committee on Invalid II Pen.
Worth which was laid on the table.
Mr. HAY, from the committee, reported bill for
the relief Of VIM Paddy bill referred to the Committee
of the Whole, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. WALDEN, from the Committee on Patents, re-
ported bill for the extension OF the patent OF Hiram
Moore and John Haskell, for moving machine; bill
referred to the Committee of the Whole, and ordered to be
Mr. WILLIAMS asked the unanimous consent of the
House for the introduction Of bill for the relief of Dan
Strony but objection being made leave not granted
Mr. BAYLY (saying that he did so to economize time)
moved that the rules be suspended, to permit him to
move that the House DO go into Committee OF the Wnoe
MI; AsHMUN (obecting) was understood to suggest
that the House should proceed to the OF
The SPEAKER remarked, that that business could
only be then takenup by unanimous consents and them
THOMPSON, Of Mississippi, the question on the mo-
ton suspend the rules, made by the gentleman from
MxRsHaTn trusted ns hs would not be
to until the resolution Of inquiry, introduced BY himself
days before had been disposed of that being the
first business on the Speakers table.
Mr. VINToN. in a few remarks urged the propriety
OF proceeding with the regular order of businessof dis
posing OF the business the Speakers table before 60
ing into Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union.
The question on the molten to suspend the rules being
The SPEAKER announced the next business in order
be the consideration OF resolution directing the Secre
ary of the Navy report to the House. in tabular form,
st the amount OF hemp annually purchased for the use
of the American navy, by order Of the department. since
January si the prices paid, and The dates and places
OF purchases ALSO the proportion OF foreign hemp 70 tna
of American growth and preparation: 2i the result OF
any experiments upon the comparative strength and Mt
for Of foreign hemp and American water rot
ted hemp which have been made under the direction OF,
or reported to- the Navy Department;
That resolution previously published at length in this
Ss% tsp9ss oeed M he oaSwns
an amendment to the resolution OF the gentleman from
Kentucky, [Mr. MARsHALL:l -
Rsspsd That Secretary Of the Navy be requested
ment pursuance joint Of 1871 procure
domestic ws,erroted hemp Tor The use Of the Uaed Stae,
resolution also communicate specific statement OF
the quantity Of domestic water roued hemp Purcnasd oy
States navy 9th ssp,ember 1871. present
Ss price paid for each lot and The
thereof and f known the State States Of this Ualon In
Semp os he period Of as or The
purpose and the syeage price paid therefor W each ysss
effect the obecto the joint resolution OF the 9th Of May
hsss any ot wa. made
tor proposals under said resolution, what bids were made
%hs,hsr said BIDS Il any were aecspsed and ooa,rsc,s
made in hereo and II not the reasons in Dc.
have been given during the past suspend the par-
chase OF domestic hemp for the u,s Of the
were given furnish this House with copies any.
and az %hSS %ay hss ssfn be sdi 10 the
during the period above name respecting the compare
and also the result similar which been made
the Louisville kentucky, and ST. LOUIS, Missouri hemp
agencies during the same period etn.rit
Mr. STANTON, of Kentucky, said My object in Of
erng the amendment 10 the resolution OF my colleague,
Mr. MARsHALL,1is il not to supersede the inquiry which
he proposes extent goes but enlarge the scope
Of the inquiry and embrace information which does not
seem TO be contemplated by his resolution.
Mr. MARSHALL took the floor and spoke at consider
able length IN favor oil the adopt0n OF ms reso
luton and against the amendment proposed which ne
said called for much detailed information concerning
variety of maers that OF real importance to the
growers OF American water r-rotted hemp. He did not
understand the OF requiring the Secretary TO send TO
the House the names Of those from whom the govern
ment had procured hemp, what had transpred in the
government hempworks at Boston. He considered that
proper reply his resolution would give all the inlor
nation OF value those interested in the hemp growing
business in a tabular form.
Mr. MOREHEAD desired the adoption OF either the
resolution or the amendment II would be well, he
thought spread the information sought before the coun
try Attempts had been made in Congress to compel the
Navy Department (whin proper limis) TO use American
-rotted hemp instead OF the foreign but, unfortu-
naey they had so far failed TO compass the object OF the
movers On one occasion particularly. where contract
had been made by the department. under the requirements
Of resolution OF Congress, for ll00 tons OF American
rotted hemp, il notorious that but 600 tons de-
vered were OF American growth Other such contracts
had been violated.
Mr. M. desired particularly, TO have such iniormanon
spread before the House and country as would enable
Congress and the Navy Department TO guard IN future
against the violation OF these contracts ies
Mr. MARSHALL remarked that before the House pro-
ceeled 10 vote upon the amendment he would beg leave
10 repeat that there was really essential information
required in the amendment not called for in his resolu
ton :, -,
MIR HALL urged the House TO adoptthe amendment or
substitue Under existing circumstances, IL appeared