The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-08
IN CNNGkESS OF THE U. STATES.
Th,rty-Eissl congressional s.sslo..
TUESDAY. JANUARY 7. 1851.
PETITIONS, ETC.

| PETITIONS, ETC.
| Mr. DICKINSON presented a petition of citizens Of
the State OF New York. demonstrating against the pas
OF the bill providing for the tree navigation of the
ST. Lawrence and for reciprocity of trade with Canada
! which was ordered to lie upon the table
Mr.. WALKER presented petition OF inhabitants Of
Holyoke the State OF Massachusetts, praying thar The
public lands may be granted, in limited quantities,
iual settlers not possessed OF other ands which
dered TO lie upon the table. Il.
| Mr.. DOWNS asked thai Jacob Wilcox have leave to
withdraw his petition and papers; which was granted,
REPORT FROM COMMITTEE
! MIR. FELCH. from the Committee on Public Lands, to
whom referred the resolution III r. 20) expana-
tory OF the act approved September IS, 1850, en,Ited
IAN act granting bounty land to certain officers ar't
sold have been engaged in The military service
OF the United Sates" reported il without amendment,
| and adversely f#
| On motion by Mr. SHIELDS,
Otdusd That the report The Secretary of War; of the
suits OF inquiries concerning repeating pistols and he
ada the DRAGON service be referred to the Com
mirtee on Military Affairs.
NOTICE BILL.
Mr. FELCH gave notice that he should tt,-morrow,
on some early day thereafter ask leave to bring in bill
for the relief of William A. Richmond.
BILL INTRODUCED
Mr.. YUIEE, in pursuance of notice. asked and OBJ
tanned leave introduce bill (Senae 394) grant tothe
State of FLORIDA alternate sections oil the public lands
for railroad between the waters Of the Atlantic and the
Gulf of Mexico; which was read a first and second
times by its title by unanimous consent, and referred to
the Committee on Public Lands.
REMOVALS FROM OFFICE.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the resolution
submitted by Mr. BRADBURY on the oath December, lS49,
in relation to removals from Office. .,.+... .
Mr.. EWING addressed the Senate at length in defence
OF the course OF the late administration His remarks
as well those OF Mr. CAss, Mr.. BRADBURY, and MIR.
DowSs who spoke in reply will be published hereafter
Mr. GWlN, having obtained the floor, remark ked that
I 49,
day; and as the senator from Indiana, Mr. WHIrcoMB
not in his seat wished TO address the Senate upon
this subject, he would move that the further consdsra
on OF it be postponed until TO morrow, in order 10 take
up another question upon which he (Mr. G) wished TO
The motion was adopted and the Senate proceeded to
take up for consideration the bill relating private land
claims in California; when u s.fs s.-.s7- II
M. GWlN remarked that inasmuch as II was very
late The day, and the Senate had had long discussion
already he would an adjournment. in order that he
might address the Senate tomorrow.r
Thereupon the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the reading Of the journal--
q NEW MEMBER. t. ....
Mr. POTTER, rising to a question of privilege, re-
mar ked that he held his hand the credentials O MIR.
BELL the representative elect from the sixth congress
sona district OF Ohio ill the vacancy occasoned by
the death OF the late Hon. Amos Wood.
Whereupon, The SPEAKER administered the usual
oath that gentleman, who then took his seat mem
Der OF the 3lst Congress.
THE REPEAL rUoIrIvE-sLAvE LAW.
Mr. JULIAN moved TO correct the journal OF the pre-.
yious dAys proceedings II tailed to stale the purpose
for which he made the motion Tor the suspension OF the
rules, which he had declared 10 be to 10 instruct
the ntee to which hr proposed 10 refer the petition
Of the Yearly Meeting OF Friends IN Indiana tor The repeal
OF The ingItivesiave law, 10 reton bill granting the
payer OF the petitioners This (he was understood 10
eay) he held TO be portion of his motion to suspend the
rules He would not otherwise have made his motion,
az he knew, as all must know, that petition could be
presented and referred any day under the rule. Mr..
j went comment at some length upon this error,
which, he conceived placed his act IN grossly iase
light
made by the gentleman any other could be entered
on the journal part Of his motion nor was he now
in order in making an argument on his motion for the
After conversation between the SPEAKER and Mr..
McLANE. the former decided that the question the
motion OF the gentleman from Indiana for the suspension
OF rules IN order II was Tor the House 10 decide
whether under the circumstances the journal should be
amended He therefore, in order in moving to cor
rect the journal
Mr. McLANE appealed But, after another explana-
on by the SpBAKER. he withdrew the appeal, deciar-
ing that he should make hls pon, hen the House came
to decide on the motion to amend the journal.
And then, after conversation points OF order be-
tween the SPEAKER and Msssrs RICHARDSON,
JONES, BlSSELL, and CHANDLER,
The SPEAKER stated that the day before he had
decided thai the motion refer with instructions could
not be entertained as portion OF motion TO suspend the
rules.
MI JULIAN tDen again Tue moor, anu tndt
he knew II was not competent for hm TO embrace both
purposes in h's motion OF yesterday His object was now
10 get the House TO perni, him TO place the journal
his reason ior making mat moiop.
Mr.. BAYLf Cobteuded that the remarks OF Mr., Ju-
LIAM were wholly out of order .e
Mr.. MeLANE urx ed that 1t would be highly improper
and most dangerous precedent TO permit member to
enter his for making motion the journal.
MIR. CHANDLER said that though he so unfor-
unaeIy seated not TO hear all The remarks OF the gen.
teman Mr. JULIAN who yesterday made the mott ~ 10
suspend the rules oil the House. yet the understanding
clear with him and those in hls neighborbood that
the question simply OF the right OF peton-a
right which s and which should be, held most sacred
But If it is go upon the record that the motion was to
suspend the rules Tor the purpose OF repeating any law
then he should be greatly msepresented II placed IN The
affirmative. !#~ -
MIR c. said that he had no objection 10 the amend
ngs proposed by the gentleman from Indiana, Mr.. yu
LIAM II the journal is wrong. lei j be corrected But
if to be corrected them (sald Mr. e. for myself
some OF my colleagues, believe, and other members
who voted with the Affirmative desire to have
another correction desire TO have amended as TO
place my and the names of those who JOIN with me
on the list OF negatives
Mr.. GRiNNELL said he Joined in that wish H
Mr.. BAfLY argued Tor few moments to show thai
Mr.. JULIAN;
And then, after argumen, between Messrs. 6IDDlNGS
10 favor OF the right OF Mr.. JULIAN to have the our
nal amended. and Messrs. DUER and DUNHAM
against IT,
Mr.. MEADE remarked that when Mr.. JULIAN had the
day before made his motion he standing just behind
him. and he desired to his unders standing Of the
case He ceniended that the House had voted on the
motion suspend the rules, with the understanding that
h>ac IN IN nke