The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-30
Of the Whole the state Of the Union. and ordered


the battle OF Platisburgh: read twice. referred TO the
Committee Of the Whole the state Of the Union and
ordered 10 be printed
Also, a bill Tor the relief Of b. NJ Benton. Harriet
Fisher, and George Wright read twice, referred TO the
Committee Of the Whole House. and ordered TO be print
ed. $3.50
Mr. EVANS, Of Maryland, from the same committee,
reported bills for the relief of William Hankns and OF
Alden & Williams; which were severally read twice,
referred to the Committee OF the Whole House, and
dered to be printed
Mr. f. also made adverse reports on the petitions Of L.
C. Duncan, OF Ruth Freeman and OF Thomas Mcdonald;
which were severay laid on the table, and the reports
Mr. CHANDLER, from the same committee, made an
adverse report on the petition OF John Cap administrator
OF Samuel Dixon.
Mr. c. also reported bill TO authorize the settlement
on principles Of equity, of the claims Of South Carolina
Tor moneysrad TO volunteers serving in the Florida war
read twice, referred to the Committee OF the Whole on
the state OF the Union, and ordered TO be printed
Mr.. SCHENCk, from the Committee on Naval Affairs,
reported bill TO promote the efficiency OF the naval es
adjustment for providing retired list for disabled OH
GERS and for reducing the number OF ocers which was
read twice by its title, referred 10 the Committee OF the
Whole the state OF the UnioD and, with the report
compaea>yrlng 9, ordered e be printed
tee reported bill for the relief OF Captain Lewis War
rngton and others; which was read twice. referred to
the Committee OF the Whole House, and ordered TO be
Mr.. BOCOCK, from the same committee, reported bills
for the relief Of g. A. De Russy late acting purser of
the navy, and Of David Myerle; which were seyeIaly
House, and ordered to be printed
Mr.. b. also made an adverse report on the petition OF
Jonathan Gardner laid the table, and ordered to be
Mr. WHITE, from the same committee, reported bill
for the relief of Edmund L. Du Barry, surgeon in the
navy; read twice, referred to the Committee OF the
Whole House, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. w reported back the Joint resolutions concerning
American waterrotted hemp for the use of the navy,
with amendment authorizing and requiring the Secre-
ary OF the Navy to into contract with w Billings
advertise for the residue OF the supply for the navy also
for sail !, cloth and copper;
joint resolution be put its passage but withdrew that
motion at the request OF
Mr.. MOREHEAD, who offered an amendment to the
hemp alone should be By he Secretary o the
Navy, in open Market whenever practicable and that
preference Should in all cases, be given to cordage and
duck manufactured in the United States out OF American
hemp, when it can be procured Of equal quality and at
low price as the foreign article.
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, moved the previous
question On The said joint resolution and amendment
The SPEAKER pro tenn. was understood to have de.
cided that the amendment being in substance substitute
for the joint resolution it not in order offer it.
The question on the previous question having then
been put, il was not seconded and then
Mr.. IOOMBS, in few remarks, advocated the refer
ence OF the joint resolution the Committee OF the Whole
On motion Of Mr.. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, the
Joint resolution then referred to the Committee OF
The Whole on the state OF the Union
Mr.. BAYLY, from the Committee Of Ways and Means,
asked and obtained leave to report the annual appropra
ton bill for the support OF the Military Academy at West
Point: read twice, referred TO the Committee OF the
Whole on the state OF the Union, and ordered TO be
printed.
MT. RICHARDSON, from the Committee on Military
Affairs asked and obtained leave to report back the bill
to establish iron foundry at Fort Massac on the Ohio
river, accompanied BY written report: committed to
the Committee of the Whole the state of the Union
and with the report, ordered to be printed
Mr.. INGE moved that the rules be suspended and
the House resolve itself into Committee OF the Whole on
the state of The Union which not agreed to-yeas
Mr. haS Woodward, from The Committee on Foreign
Affairs, made adverse report the bill TO protect
tain rights of citizens of the United States introduced by
Mr.. MARSHALL y bill laid on the table.
Mr.. HARLAN moved to reconsider the vote OF the
lend the patent right for Woodworth's planning ma
chine.
Mr.. LTTTLEFIELD moved to lay that motion on the
Mr. WALDO, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions, reported bill for the relief of Mary Kirby
Smith: read twice, referred 10 the Committee OF the
Whole House and ordered to be printed :,
Mr.. W., from the same committee reported back petit
tons follows, viz: Johnston Sprane and others, VIM.
Neal and others, Henry NJ Kenon and others, Henry
Knafenberger and others, and James H. Yersley and
others-sayng that the object Of the said petitioners had
been answered in the report OF the said committee on
the petitions OF Thos McQuadc and others; which said
petitions were severaly laid on the table.
On motion OF MIR. W., the Committee Revolution.
airy Pensions discharged from the further considera
lion of The petition of Nancy Haggard; which was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Revolutionary Claims
Mr. w. Also from the same committee, reported joint
resolution giving construction TO the acts or July q,
1898 March g. Is43; June II, 1874 which was passed
Mr.. FREEDLEY, from the same committee, made an
adverse report the petition OF Mary Chess, widow OF
Jos Alexander, deceased laid the table, and report
ordered TO be printed
Mr. f. Also from the same committee reported back. in
amended form, "a joint resolution explanatory OF GER
tain acts therein mentioned giving pensions 10 the wild
and orphans oil soldiers who died in the war with
Mexico
Mr. F. moved that the said joint resolution be put on IFS
passage.
Mr. BAYLY, without designing to oppose its passage,
called The attention OF the House TO the TACT OF the
increase OF the expenditures under the head Of pen
sons the appropriation OF the last year having fallen
short S560,000 OF satisfying the legal demands on the
treasury under that head.
Mr. b moved the reference OF the joint resolution 10
the Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union
After debate, on this motion, between Messrs. JONES,
THOMPSON, OF Mississippi, SACkETT, and MCLEAN,
OF Kentucky
On motion Of Mr. INGE, the morning hour having ex.
PRED the House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole on the state of the Union, mir. BoyD in the
chair y and taking up the Presidents California message
Mr. AVERETT. who was entitled TO the floor, went
10 say, that when he was stopped BY the rising OF the
committee yesterday he in the act Of showing that
we in the midst OF revolution. Here the speaker
referred many facts, political and historical to prove
that when Mr. Van Buren, was Vice President, and sub.
President il was regarded wrong 10 aggfess
on the rights OF the South. We had changed Questions
which, in those times, were pronounced mere hunbugs
bad the mastery over every northern legislature
He had Always stood up against panics, but must call the
attention OF the House to the fact that this change proved
that we are in the midst oil a revolution. In old times
The anti saveryites had been styled lean and hungry
minority. Now II seemed that the House could consult
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