The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-30

OF commissioners for the examination and payment oil
claims against the United States growing out OF the
conquest OF California; which received informally,
and ordered to be printed
MESSAGE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
message received from the House OF Represent
aves by Mr. j. w. Forney, their Clerk, announcing 10
the Senate that the House had passed bill OF the fol-
lowing llle and requesting their concurrence therein
"A bill providing Tor carrying into execution IN further
part the twelfth article OF the treaty with Mexico,
cuded al Guadalupe Hldalgo."
The above bill was read first and second times by
unanimous consent; and, on motion by Mr. HUNTER,
II was referred TO the Committee on Finance
PUBLICATION OF SENATE DEBATES
The engrossed resolution for settling the accounts Of
John g. Rves for reporting and publishing the proceed
ings OF the Senate in the Daily Globe, read third
time and passed
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
message was received from the House OF Represent
aves by Mr. ]. w. Fomey, their Clerk, announcing to
the Senate that the House had passed bill Tor the re-
lief OF American citizens lately imprisoned and pardoned
by the Queen OF Spain, in which the concurrence OF the
Senate is requested
SALLY I. FLOYD
Mr. UNDERWOOD. | now move to take up from the
table the motion reconsider the upon the passage
OF the bill for the relief of Mrs Floyd And would
remark to the Senate that if the bill be reconsdered, it
can then pass into the orders OF the day. and as lomor-
row private bill day. il can be considered tomorrow
among the private bills want TO get II before the Sen
ate again. and have it considered tomorrow among the
private bills and have il disposed OF.
l.
the final passage OF the blthe bill having already been
read the third time, and passed. The motion OF the
tor from Kentucky Mr. UNDERwoopl is to take up that
The question being then taken, the motion to recon-
slider WAS taken up.
Thequestion then REQUIRED upon the motion TO recon
slider the vote by which the bill for the relief OF Mrs
Sally T. Floyd was finally passed
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. think. perhaps, the best plan
TO be followed will be to let that vote be reconsdered
and then have the bill put upon the calendar, and any
n IN q an II
SO when the bill again comes before this body.
The PRESIDENT The bill will come before this
'o Mr. ' GSpERMoob bV VIII ise eons Instantly
The PRESIDENT Unless motion be made to post
pons The M 1h sw so"sideraon Of The BIZ -,
poned ill to morrow, if it be now reconsidered
Mr. BORLAND. Before the question is taken upon
the motion to reconsider, beg leave TO say TO the sena
tor from Kentucky Mr.. UNDERwooD] that do not see
any good reason for reconsdering this bill
Mr. BADGER, Tin his seat) Then vote down the mo-
ton to reconsider
Mr. BORLAND And want to state why think
there is good Tor reconsderng The passage Of
this bill II was introduced by the senator from Ken
lucky, GMr UNDERwooD referred TO the Committee on
thought the committee and the Senate seemed to think
il was meritorious bill We carried through all its
stages, and il was passed.
suppose it will be in order for me now TO state, in
regard to this BILL in few words, what consider the
grounds OF its merits The husband of Mrs Floyd
gallant and distinguished officer in the United States
extraordinary hardshps and exposures, long and gal
liant services. he became diseased His services
highly valued in the army and in the War Department. and
in order to enable him, if possible, TO his health
and yet remain IN SERVICE he sent from post TO post
as his medical advisers wished, in order 10 afford op
pouniy for him 10 recover his health and remain in the
army. This was tried for a considerable time but he
found that his health could not be restored enable
him to render efficient services in the army. And, al.
though he could have remained in the army and have
ceved his pay and upon dying in the service been able
to pension for his wife, he preferred, he could
render efficient service account oil his bad health to
resign and 90 OF the service Soon afterwards he died
leaving poor and helpless family The proposition i'm
bodied this bill to consider him having died in the
serycehat is the result OF Tin consequence OF disease
contracted while in the performance OF his duty in the
service OF his country. That the foundation OF the
claim The Committee on Pensions have considered this
b-as they have considered others OF similar kind-as
meritorous one We have passed bills upon this ground
several times, and do not think ought now, after
having passed this bill, TO its further progress
Mr. UNDERWOOD The gentleman who made the
motion to reconsider Mr. BRIGHr] not his seat
and that circumstance that induced me to suggest
that would be better perhaps 10 let this bill lie over till
tomorrow. II the Senate think proper 10 pursue that
course, IL will be agreeable 10
But did want 10 make few remarks upon the subject
OF this BILL and will take occasion TO do so, and
then shall wash my hands of the matter. believe the
gentleman from Indiana, MIR, BRIGHr,] when he made
the motion TO reconsder--l was not in my seat at
the time, helieve--seemed 10 intimate that he thought
this strange bill TO come from me, having origi-
naly asked leave to introduce it. Now, sir, the history
OF that matter is simply this; My friend from Arkansas
(Mr BoRLAsDl told me that constituent OF mine
Mrs Foyd--had bill for her benefit, which passed this
body during the last session, but failed in the House OF
Representatives for want OF time lie said that he,
member OF the Committee on Pensions would introduce
1t, ], one OF the representatives from Kentucky
might do so. Believing everything 10 be right and de-
string TO constituent, without knowing anything
upon earth about H. asked leave TO introduce the bill
which passed this body last session. Ii was received
referred 10 the Committee Pensions, who reported it
back 10 the Senate, and II was passed
Now. have this TO say; My position IN regard to
only occupied as high standing here as would make IL
subject OF inquiry. endeavored during the last scs-
sion 10 bring back the action OF this house and the other
TO the old revolutionary standard took up the pen.
sion laws, and in speech TO empty benches, for augh
knowthough believe few senator's did listen 10
Of the government and gave history OF IL, statute by
statute 10 show the changes that had taken place IN IT,
wished 10 go back TO the rule established by
lulonary fathers, and get clear OF this laudnous legs-
laion, by which almost everybody who applies here
der the plea of sympathy is put upon our treasury for
support But have found that TO be impossible. have
labored for that object until am eiectually tired OF IT,
can say in reference TO this OF Mrs Floyd that
rs more meritoous in my estimation than the OF
those who die oil cholera merely--a disease which
RES off everybody and anybody-and the under
that head which you constantly putting upon the pen
sion list SO far regards the TACT OF this soldiers not
being in the service OF the United States the time Of
his death, IT is compliment TO him that he resigned
when he unable TO render efficient SERVICE at time
when he might have continued in the service received
his pay and secured pension al his death for his fam
ily. look upon this as much more mertorous case
than many OF those which have become settled down
into presidents And therefore, while Congress is die
which they have assumed in reference to PENSIONS
for treating all alike When Won have set such