The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-16
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1850.
HOUSE OF n REPRESENTATIVES,.

After the reading OF the Journal,
On motion OF Mr. BROWN, OF Mississippi, on leave
asked aud obtained the House proceeded TO take up, for
their reference TO appropriate committees the Senate bills
lying on the Speakers table; when
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order
to be the Senate bill entitled "An amend the several
acts establishing district courts in the State OF Florida"
&C. which read twice and referred 10 the Committee
on the Judic ary.
The Senate Bill entitled can act to enable the corpo.
ration OF Georgetown to construct certain works, and TOR
other purposes next reported by the Clerk and u
read twice, and referred TO the Committee on the Dis
The joint resolution from the Senate relative TO the
payment OF dividends interest war bounty scrip
having been next reported TO the House, II was sead
twice, and referred 10 the Committee on the Judiciary
Also, the Senate act for the relief OF Mrs Mary Nc
Rae; which having been read twice. alter some converse
ton between Messrs WHITE and JONES, the said bill
was referred 10 the Committee Revolutionary Claims
The Senate bill for the relief Of Mrs: Margaret L..
Worth, widow OF the late Major General Worth, having
next been reported to the House,
. Mr.. JONES moved amendment to the bill, as fol-
lows:
BE further enacted That all pensions which have been
granted or which shall be granted the widow Of any Of
consequences Of the death Of the husband such widow.
while IN the military service Of the United States or In con-
sequence OF the death OF the husband Of any such widow,
In consequences Of wounds received disease contracted
while In The military service OF the United States, shall
be for and during the natural Life OF the widow
granted the day OF the death OF the hus-
BE- Il further eracted That the widow OF every officer
noncoumissioned officer musician, and private whose
husband has heretofore or shall hereafter de- while in the
military service Of United States sha be entitled
pension OF hall the monthly pay which her husband
entitled the time OF his death, for and during her
natural e from the date Of the death OF her husband
Mr. KAUFMAN made a point Of order, that the bill
being for the relief Of particular individual y was not
competent to amend by proposing change in
general pension laws, by coupling with provision
Tor the benefit OF any other person
The SPEAKER having sustained the point OF order,
Mr. JONES appealed and the question on the appeal
being put, the decision OF the Chair was sustained 80
The question being the engrossment oil the DILL
Mr. JONES then addressed the House at considerable
length against the bill alleging thai s provisions Were
IN direct violation OF the pension laws OF the government
that il proposed 10 double the pension to which, under
the law the widsw OF any officer was entitled; and that
= placed the Of Mrs Worth the pension list for
hle whereas pension, under the general laws, was
gwen to widow tor more than FIVE years.
Mr.; McCLERNAND, rising to point OF order, con-
Tended mat was not competent TO debate the bill when
bills only for reference
The SPEAKER, having sustained the point Of order,