The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-14

HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE.
After the reading Of the journal
Mr. THURS ION asked the unanimous consent OF the
House 70 enable bin offer resolution. This resou
ton (.aid Mr. IT, called the President for copies Of
flom the several government officers oil
Oregon with the government since the organization of
that Territory by the general government There Is sir,
quite correspondence from officers In Oregon scattered
through the several departments Of the government II
Ii highly important not only 70 me- but 10 the Territory,
the departments and the government that this cores
pondence should be collected, printed and made part OF
the permanent record OF the country There ques
tons continually arising in the committees OF Congress-
in the several departments and in both branches OF Con-
gtess in which The facts contained in this correspond
ence needed tor guidance The object OF the
formation In tangible FORM where II shall be the
least liable to the ravages OF tme and where il can be
consulted with the greatest possible facility. ab
No objection being made, the resolution read
folows:i I'll 'n '@sa3R Ms} 112Y ttt|
Rssoivsd, That the President OF the United States be
requested ~ rot ncempa'ibe with the public interest 70
ceived from the respective government officers in Oregon
since the organization Of that Territory by the general
eminent" 8l8t seiA sta is M4s4~a @4Mas .ys5f#
II Mr.ASHMUN objected to lis present consideration.
The SPEAKER said that il must then lie over one
Mr. THURsroN urged the gentleman from Massa-
Mr.. JONES asked whether, within the recollection OF
any member resolution thus objected to had alter
wards ~ GI i regular order
The SPEAKER decided that this resolution must lie
over one day. aa aa etigsEdp
2 &t9Fa' PRIVATE BILLS
On motion Of Mr.. DANIEL, the House resolved itself
into Committee Of The Whole on the private calendar
(Mr. AsHMUN in the chair)
The committee, proceeded @ the consideration Of .
private claim, which was ADVOCATED By "A, WOOD,
CLEVELAND. with interruptions from others; after
which
GEN. THOMAS suMrER's HEIRS.
The committee rose. and the chairman reported back
fha tha hair
ter with the Recommendation that it do pass. aH
Mr. THOMAS moved that this bill be laid the table
TWAS then moved that when the House adjourn. ],
would adjourn over until Monday next and on this
ton the yeas and nays being called and ordered was
agreed to--yeas 90. nays 81 -t III .ea ft9a It ri FL
Thsquestion recurring upon the motion Of Mr. THOMAS,
So the said bill was laid on the table
CHARLOTTE LYNCH
Mr.. MARSHALL called up a motion, made at the last
session by Mr. JoHEsoN Of Tennessee to reconsider the
vote dischargIng the Committee OF the Whole House
from the further consideration Of the bill for the relief Of
Charette Lynch.
An Intellectual motion to adjourn was here made
The SPEAKER announced that Mr.. JoHNsoS's motion
TO reconsider was in order . a
Mr., JOHNSON, OF Tennessee, remarked that his de-
sre only 10 have this bill referred 10 the Committee
on Revolutionary Claims Tor the customary examination
II the gentleman from Kentucky would agree TO this
disposition Of the subject he would with pleasure make
MI MARSHALL could not His desire was 10 pass
'hf M ~ oNsos 81 Tennessee then moved ,ha, the
MI JONES demanded the yeas and nays on that mo.
ton; which being ordered ii was not agreed toyeas
90, nays io3. WhereuPon
against the enactment OF the bill He opposed il on
principle He believed that its enactment would estab
lish principle which could no, fail to Cause an enor
nous drain on the treasury. Here Mr. J. reviewed at
length the facts set forth in the petition. which stated
only that Colonel Gray entered The army early in the
revolutionary war; that, while there, he contracted
Ssssr y Ss s The disease ., he
served until the end OF the and that on account OF
i'll health, he was unable to practise law afterwards Ii
admitted that he had received his monthly pay which
was all the government contracted TO pay MIN As for
his death occurring the petitioners do say trhen He
(Mr reminded the House that this was nothing ex.
iraotdlnay lie received his haiipay certificate, and
transferred IL 10 else for value received after
drawing himself the amount due for year The per-
son who had obtained i from him had probably been
this claim that the years pay drawn by himself had
deprecated In his hands The claimant was lady The
He was agains, being liberal before doing justice. II
her claim was just then pass law covering all such
He could not consent 10 his constituents for
Ky eu.a %
this claim 90 10 OF the regularly Organized committees
Of the House was proof that il was defective. It's
friepds desired TO this ady's popularity TO put in
wedge which should open the dooto the payment OF an
immense amount OF money unusy. Butt they had prob
ably learned the action Of the Committee Revolution
ay CLAIMS on just such The OF the claim OF
Robert and Valentine SEWER probably before their
eyes when they objected TO the reference proposed
Here Mr. j. rehearsed facts in the history Of the Sc
vief family, showing that none other rendered sg-
nal services in the revolution suffered more He ne.
peaed, that il its friends would let this bill 20 10 the
Committee Revolutionary Claims, and IL that commit
should report favofably Oh i, he would longer OPP
pose its enactment .ft4Nr N#fHl tt ilI
Mr. MARSHALL, then taking the floor, addressed the
House at some length 10 show that the claim inn-
sically just In October l7s0, Congress passed
luton giving halt pay for life 10 all who remained in the
service OF the government 10 the end OF the war Com
mutation IN the shape Of FIVE years full pay subse
quenty extended 10 them IN lieu Of this hall pay and
subsequently, by change in the law, IL ordered that
this communication should be accepted, or no pay given.
MIR JOHNSON, OF Tennessee doubted the correctness
of this reading Of that law.
Mr.. MARSHALL (continune) differed from Mr. J !,
and TO show the correctness of his view Of the
operation OF this law, and to prove the justice OF the
claim. t4
And then, after short conversation between Messfs
moved that the House do adjourn I; on which the
yeas and were called, and they not ordered
MIR. MARSHALL moved to lay the motion OF Mr.
JOHNSON TO reconsider on the table. Eaf
An Intellectual motion for call OF the House here
made. t.sU 4et
The yeas and nays wereeaed and ordered on the mo-
lion TO lay on the table. sr MN
And then, on motion, the House adjourned.
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