The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-15
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1850

After the reading Of the journal,
Mr. HARRiS, OF Tennessee, moved the suspension OF
the rules Tor the introduction OF resolution to nix on the
second Monday OF September next the time for the
The SPEAKER announced that motion for The sus-
pension OF the rules being pending that motion was not
Mr. HARRIS then gave notice that he would propose
this resolution on the first fitting OCCASION
the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads the
usual annual bill establishing post routes; which
was read twice. referred to the Committee of the Whole
on the state OF the Union and ordered 10 be printed
Mr. GlODlNGS, by unanimous consent, presented
memorial oil the citizens OF Cleaveand and Cuyahoga
county Ohio praying Congress to pass an effective law
ferred to the Committee on Commerce.
MIR MEADE asked the unanimous consent OF the
House Tor permission 10 introduce resolution, as fol-
lows, viz
Wheea. the President OF the United States, in his mes
sage of the 9th Of August 1885, communicating copy OF
Secretary OF State expresses his fears that the claim or
. s s5Iy Ss sa % me Sw ys De- Nos snd
collision between the authorities Of that State and of the
Of Congress, whose im@edsie ATTENTION be invites 70 the
subjeet and this House being impressed with the impor
disposed give prompt aueniion and bestow due
respectful consideration on any claim preferred by State
ssoved That il the sense OF this House, that the Pres
dent OF United States should avoid any which Is
aon Congress may adopt In reference TO the territorial
claim Of the State OF Texas.
L Shhi iEiN ouJceunb, ichfc W "oS ho'
granted.
The regular order OF business being called for.
| The SPEAKER annouaced the first business in order
to be the consideration Of Mr. ScHEscKs resolution TO
close the debate the civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill at noon on Tuesday, the 18Th instant
Mr.. MEADE moved to lay that resolution on the Ia
| Bile and il was not agreed to-
Mr. BAYLY moved to amend the said resolution By
striking out Tuesday and inserting Monday next"
Mr.. ASHMUN moved TO amend that amendment by
striking out monday and inserting FRIDAY"
| MI. INGE moved TO lay the resolution and amend
ments on the table not agreed to.
The question then being agreeing 10 the amendment
TO the amendment, II was agreed To-.
The amended amendment having next been agreed to.
thus amended the resolution was agreed Ioyeas aad
NAYS on each question involved having been asked and
refused by the House.
On motion. the House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the state Of the Union, (Mr BvRr in the
Mr. CASEY addressed the committee for an hour in a
protective tariff speech.
Mr.. GIDDlNGS next took the floor, and delivered a
speech against the bill from the Senate for the settlement
Of the Texas boundary question: which he held accord
ed 10 Texas fay forty thousand square miles Of terri,
tory more than proposed to accord her under the
defuncr Omnibus bill He denied IN toto the claim Of
Texas to any territory the Rio Grande north OF the
southern boundary Of Coahu, and held that her title to
the lower Rio Grande country was founded wholly on
the action OF General Taylor, who, having taken pos
session OF il when not IN her actual possession. handed
It's jurisdiction TO her authorities He praised the
first portion OF the recent message OF the President and
denounced its conclusions as being tame and unworthy
OF northern Executive, and indicative that its recon
lfnen0dlfO0s
a. criticised severely. He prophesied that would be
attempted uoder executive interference to force through
the Pearce BILL without the usual reference TO the Com
ttee OF the Whole on the OF the Union, and called
on the country take OF the finger Of the cabinet
which was 10 be manifested in the man9uvres OF those
who designed thus attempting 10 force the enactment oil
The bill on the House, under the operation OF the previ-
ous-ques,ion gag.
! Nj JONES then addressed the House in an earnest
speech show the improper tendencies OF the dsposi.
ton TO squander the public funds, ruling the Legislation
Of Congress, and the injustice OF continuing The present
high salaries paid by the general government IN almost
all Of IT'S departments.
Mr. JOHNSON, OF Tennessee, spoke next, arguing at
length against the doctrines OF the power OF the Execu-
ve laid down in the recent executive message, and de-
lending the title OF Texas TO the territory in dispute.
/ On melton OF MIR. seldom, the committee then rose;
i when
/ Mr.. CONRAD moved TO discharge the Committee OF
slderaon OF bill Tor the relief OF Winthrop Harding,
and that the said bill be put on It's passages and the sand
committee being discharged from its further consideration
| by unanimous consent,
The question being ordering the said bill to be en-
| crossed and read the third time,
II Mr. STRONG urged the improperly OF congressional
interference rs in like this. with the action oil
courts where there equitable claim involved.
i Mr. HUBBARD addressed lew remarks TO the
1 House to show that the claim wus equitable.
Mr. MORSE held that the failure OF he government "a
secure itself from loss in this when was in III
power 10 do 70, justified the enactment OF this bill