The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-10

Faysiis McMullen d Virginia and William = Hunter q
Meskrs Alekandsl X Holiday Of Virginia, Joha X
Thurman OF New York, David X Cartier of 0ho
CHARLES w Pi'man Of Pennss lyania and lsham Haf-
Csnlniiss on Expenditures IN the Post Office Department.
Nests William Thompson Of Iowa, William Nc
8 Mississippi, Ransom Holloway q New York John
Ohio ta
CSa.~iass on Expenditures on the Public Buildiags.--
Wisconsin. Thomas Ross OF Pennsy lyana, Lorenzo Bur
rows OF New York, and Moses Hoagland oil Ohio.
ti4.t. NEW MEMBER. a
Mr. MORSE announced the presence OF the Hon. H.
lion Of his late colleague. the Hon O. M Conrad who
was then duly sworn IN.
THE DISPOSITION OF THE MESSAGE
Mr.. BAYLY moved the suspension OF the rules. to 60
into Committee OF the Whole the state OF the Union,
for The purpose Of dsposing OF the Presidents message
The SPEAKER having called Mr.. BoYD to the chair,
Mr. BAYLY moved the usual resolution for the refer
ence Of the Presidents message TO the various standing
committees
After some conversation between the Chair and a
MEMBER upon the precedence Of business before the
MIR. RICHARDSON moved to take up The Presidents
annual message: agreed 10.
The Clerk then read the resolution of Mr.. BAYLY, as
follows;
r. soped That so much Of the annual message OF the
President " III, United States the houses OF Con
gress the session relates treaties
inercoarse and relations with foreign nations,
gethe with The accompanying correspondence in relation
thereto ba referred 10 he COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs
sng arI add and change thereof;
mnch asreaics to the reyeu, and the prevention Of
audsin its coll con the saie Of the treasury the pablo
deb the general conditen OF the finances; The estimated
recsips and expenditures fer the fiscal the esab
ishinent Of mint IN CALIFORNIA; and authorizing gold
baon which has been asayed and stamped be received
N 8 q al rss,s pa s bs asa ss
and the apo nnent OF solicitor the
the Secretary Of the Treasury ana The and est,
mates accompanying ~ be referred TO the COMMITTEES Of
's3i That so much Of said message and accompanying
documents relates the state and condition OF tie army
iorizrg officers Of the army be etIfcd, referred
the COMMITTEE on Military Affairs
docu nens as relates 10 the navy Of tie United States
orzing officers Of he navy 70 be retired and the revision
The i, C comm,,e tee on Naval Affairs ~
"5th That SO much Of SAID message and accompanying
documents elaes the Indian iIeailes and inter
with them, be referred 70 the Commee on Indian
Oh. That SO much Of said message and accompanying
documents relates the Post Ofae DE- paltment, the
transportation Of the mall and The reduction Of pos age be
referred to the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads gf .e15s
OF he report othe Secretary Of the Treasury
as relates to the commences and Navigation q The county
Of the United sa,es be isisrsd % the Coamee on
msrcy
zaton OF commissions examine and decide upon the
iornia, be referred the Commtee on Public Lands.
.0tn That somuch Of said message ard accompanying
docu relates and Canals ard the i'm
of the navigation Of nvers be referred TO the
Connirtes on Roads aud Canals
10th. That mach OF said message and accompanying
documents relates the establishment of an agricultural
ror, be referred to the Committee Agriculture
IIth That Of said message and accompanying
enh census be referred to the comniee on The Judiciary
18th, That much OF said message as re'aes 70 the
District o. Columbia he reicrred to the Committee on the
District Of Columbia"
The said resolution was next read by paragraphs, in
the course OF which proceeding
PRIVATE CLAIMS ON THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr. STRONG proposed to amend to the effect that so
much of the raid message and accompanying documents
as relates the appointment OF commission settle
all private claims against The United States and OF the
appointment oil solicitor 10 represent the government be-
fore such commission. be referred TO the Committee
the Judiciary, lrather than to the Committee of Ways
and Means proposed in the resolution OF Mr. BAYLY
Mr.. S., in few remarks, advocated the propriety
OF his amendment. FatFh
mendatioa having been in the hands Of the Committee on
Finance in the Sena'e, it would be best leave with
the late committee OF the House occupying the same
Mr. STRONG, without doubling the capacity and dis.
creton Of the Committee OF Ways ard Means to dul,
the subject OF opinion that they could devote
sufficient time its consideration lie therefore moved
strike out all in the resolution referring TO the consid
Grafton Of The sa5iee! Of 2 boarl Of claims
1.-The Of the gentleman from Pennsyvana not be-
cause think the subject should be referred TO the Com
mittee the Judiciary, but because think II should
properly go 10 the Committee OF Claims.
At the last session, bill establish board for the
settlement OF claims passed the Senate and this
House This bill referred TO that committee, aud
ceived their careful and thorough consideration The
bill reported back to the House wi recommenda
ton for its passage, and referred TO the Committee oil
the hole House, wheie IL is still pending and will
come up in its order for consideration II 10
me that the Committee OF Claims would naturally under.
stand the necessity OF such tribunal better than any
other committee OF the House The committee know OF
the immense number OF old and new claims that
and have been for years pending before Congress- and
stl accommodating; and they know the difficulties of
the present system shall therefore, il the gentlemans
motion is sustained at the proper time move TO amend
referring this part OF the message TO that committee.
Mr. vINTON cared not to which committee this sub.
ject was assigned He thought il would be best to act
upon the bill for the establishment of such board
which before the House; and he explained that
BY doing the friends OF the measure could soonest
accomplish the establishment Of the proposed tribunal
Mr.. MEADE addressed a. few remarks to the House. TO
show the propey of the reference of the subject 10 the
Committee the Judiciary. He held that the fact thai
the establishment OF this board involved an incidental
expenditure OF the public money no reason for
It's reference TO the COMMITTEE OF Ways and Means than
for the reference OF any all other subjects considered
by Congress 10 the same committee almost all bust
ness transacted BY Congress involved expenditures.
MIR. BOKEE said II the question OF the organization
OF afrbunal for the adjudication OF private claims ganst
objection TO its reference to the Committee on the Ju-
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