The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-26
WEDNESDAY. JULY "a. 1850.

After the reading Of the journal.
Mr.. THOMPSON. OF Pennsylvania called for the re-
The SPEAKER stated that the first businssS in ofdsr
was motion 10 lay the table the motion 70 tesQA.
idsi .e &c s Ps.dss.
The SPEAKER next announced reports from commit
tees to be in order when bills. resolutions Joint eop
tons adverse reports &c., presented by Mhtsrn
POTTER, from the Committee on the Post O@ce 40
Post Fl Roads ss s sRow " IF M''sRR @ n
sylyania. and MEADE from the Committee on the ID
Among these, Mr.. POTTER. from .h. Conmittss
on the Post Office and Post Roads. reported bin TO re-
duce and modify the rates OF postage; which having
been read twice, tra
Mr. p asked leave TO report from the same committee
resolution making the said bill the special order for the
first Tuesday in August st
But objection being made. leave 10 introduce this feso
luton was no! granted when the said bill was reierrsd
10 the Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the
Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi, from the Committee for
the District OF Columbia asked leave 70 report IRON thas
ported special orders Tin the order IN which repots fot
the second Tuesday in August next objected TO, and
Mr.. THOMPSON. of Pennsylvania. from the Commit
tee the Judiciary reported back joint resolution in
s,rucng the Secretary OF State to supply the State library
Congress- which destroyed by fire in the late tnrn
ing Of the State capitol Of Alabama engrossed, read the
third time, and passed.
II. IL
for the relief of William Maxwell, late United States
marshal for the District OF Georgia read twice.
Mr. JACKSON OF Georgia; moving to put this by ca
MI CROWELL urged the reference Of the clsimto The
Committee Of Claims. and spoke against rantnx hA re-
This debate was further continued by Mr. STANLY.
in favor OF al once passing the b and then Mr.. s. dc.
manded the previous question: which oeing seconded
by the House. ffs
The question put the motion for the reference
to the Committee of Claims and that motion was lost
And then the said bill was ordered to be engrossed.
MIR MEADE reported back, from the COMMITTEES on the
Judiciary, Senate joint resolution relative to the pay
ment Of interest on war bounty scrip
Mr.. M. moved to put II on its passage read the th'rd
Mr. RICHARDSON moved the Suspension Of the rules
go the Committee of the Whole on the state Of the
Nj BOYD, having been called to the chair, announced
the first business in Older to be the further consideration
Of the Presidents California message.
Mr. BAYLY moved TO lay that asde and TO take up in
its stead the annual West Point Academy appropxia6on
bill when, after conversation between the CHAIR and
Messrs; McI.ANE,, of Maryland; P. KING, Of Nsw
York; THOMPSON, of Mississippi, and others. con-
corning points Of order and the precedence OF business
Mr. r. KING demanded telleTs the motion OF Mr.
BAYLY; and telIers being ordered, it was agreed To-
SO the committee took up the bill making approPria
tons for the support Of the West Point Military Academy
oi he s XVI fRp4fRrs Hs: ss
the subject Of the vote just gwen, 20 Jay x.Ss "
California State bill and take up general spPIcqnep2n
bill He regarded il indicative OF the fale o. W 9ps-
cation of California for admission a. State me- nopss
for her ad mission a, this session had gone The cston
Was 10 adonrn AZ soon as appropriation bills
passed. which. in this case, would require about one
non,h il The friends OF California would effect her ad
at This session. they should against Akipg up
other general appropriation bill until the State adms
son hil Of Mr. Doy had been enacted by the House.
e desired the country to mark the vote to which he
ierred. ..ao., - -,
the policy o the free soil party defeat the enactment OF
the general appropriation bills.
Mr., WENTWORTH disclaimed connection with that
party IA laugh over the Housel He belonged .. ana
had voted with, the democratic party only re nad NO
disposition to delay the passage Of this bill ny delivering
general speech, and would therefore nov eve Wy.
Mr. McCLERNAND then addressed the commMse 20
show that his colleague, [Mr. WENTWORTH sno Ne
free sellers with whom that gentleman aee9 I:ts =
eponsble for the delay in the adm'saon q CaAisofna
which had taken place arguing from many facta 70 sas-
tain This noson and quoting the vote OF the CAlforns-
aone ca,,cns 10 prove that Mr. WEsTwoRTHs party Qhe
solsrs) had determined 10 defeat the enactment Of
the general appropriations bills that course was aecss
.arv 10 accomplish their personal ends.
Mr. WIIMOT addressed the House at length on the