The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-08
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1850.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEl
After The reading the journal,


Mr. THURSTON rose and remarked
Mr. Speaker: have matter, sir which wish TO get
before the Committee the Post Office and Post Roads,
relative to the necessary mailroues in Oregon Territory
and other matters take the occasion TO say SIR that
the chairman Of that committee is anxious that the mat
tes contained in the resolutions should come before his
committee for consideration have doubt therefore,
the House will allow the resolutions to be read and
agreed The resolutions were then read as follows;
Rssoped That the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads be instructed inquire into the expedency Of
establishing the following mairoutes In oregon territory
mail-rou,e from Astoria, BY the mouth Of the cowIz
river Plymouth, Portland, and Milwaukie 70 Oregon city
A A P.n % s Ess f a &
oNsa: Mills q Aysry' JS.n Lloyd: n,v Eugene s
Al.o route ilom Oregon oily byw.y 9f the Butte.
inR Of The tsiapoola, to Jacob spores. in Linn county
Also route from Nesqualy on Pugets sonnd, through
hs Also route om vanooaver 70 Pollsnd, and route
from Oregon city, by way Of Harrison wrghfs on Moala
Also sha, the Committee on the Pos, Office and Pos,
Of increasing the mail service from Panama to California
and Oregon, transporting the mails between those points
Also thar said commee be further instructed inquire
into the expeciency Of reducing the postage on all aabe
rates now established by law within the boundsof the
States and organised Territories cas-. OF the Rocky noun
tans and OF having but uniform rate OF postage,
pcabe alike all the States and Territories OF United
Also that said conl,,ee be further instructed inquire
into the expediency from some
convenient the Missouri rve by the city o. the
Sa BRANCH srs route Om s ss LAKE 3 city,
California, and into the best means OF procuring the mail
10 be carried on said routes
And the resolution was adopted.
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, asked that the House
allow the journal to be corrected 10 strike out the
votes given BY him on Monday last 5, .st.
He stated that some time since he had agreed to pair
off with Mr. CRowELL of Ohio, and that Mr. G.. was to
call upon and inform him Of the precise time OF his de-
although he believed Mr. c. had left, yet the fact not
having impressed upon his mind he had utterly for
gotten his agreement on that day with Mr. c. and had
voted
His vote was consequently wrong and, as il had in no
instance affected the result, he could ask with greater
confidence that il be stricken out in justice to himself
MIR p. KING objected to changing the record so the
journal was corrected the unanimous consent being
On motion by Mr.. KAUFMAN, the rules were sus:
Territories for the presentation Of resolutions not called
on the last previous resolution day. m
RESOLUTIONS, &c, INTRODUCED.
The CHAIR calling on members from Missouri for
MI PHELPS, BY leave introduced bill to amend an
act entitled An act to provide for the payment Of horses
and other property lost destroyed in the military SER
vice Of the United States" approved March 8, is!s
ary ssS ordered % s pa s =
Also, bill authorizing the courts Of the United States
to adopt the practice OF the State courts which was
read twice. and referred to the Committee on the JUN
ciary. 80, -.
Also, bill granting to the State Of Missouri the night
of way and donation Of public lands for making rll,
road from Lexington on the Missouri river to Ohio city,
at the mouth OF the Ohio river which was READ twce
and referred TO the Committee on Public Lands
Also bill granting to the State Of Missouri the right
Of way and donation Of public lands for making rail
road from Independence to Forsyth in said State which
was read twice. and referred to the Sommittee on Public
Lands.
MT. PHELPS offered the following resolution; which
having been read, was agreed to-
Rssolvsd, Tha, the commitsee on the Post oice and
Post Roads be instructed inquire into the expedency
estabshlne the following poss.rouscs in the STATE Of Mis-
sofi From Lexington 20 Georgetown; from Nsveho, via
Grand Falls. TO Crawford Seminary and from Grand Falls,
via Perseverance,, 70 Enterprise.