The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-26
ORDER OF BUSINESS.

warehousIng system by establishing private bonded
the Senate will indulge me, will willingly consent in
the bill should give rise to any discussion. that il
shall be LAID aside until another time. hope that il
will pass through, however, without any opposition
Mr.. DAVIS, shall not oppose the taking up the
bill, II the honorable senator wishes that IL should be
now considered; but shall feel obliged TO him il he
will consent that il should lie until tomorrow
Mr.. HUNTER. | cannot resist the request OF the
honorable senator from Massachusetts, and will agree TO
let II lie over TILL tomorrow.
HALF PAY TO WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
Mr.. HAMLIN. from the committee OF conference upon
the dsagreeing votes of the houses on the amend
mens to The bill Is AID continue half pay 10 certain
widows and orphans, reported in favor OF striking oul
all alter the word that, IN the provso OF the House
and inserting The following in lieu thereof
That the act approved the q February, lsls grant
officers. noncommissioned officers musicians, and pri
both regular and volunteer be extended and
suued as embrace the widows and minor heirs OF the
Yates Of the regulars and volunteers OF the 1872 and
OF the various Indian wars since 1880"
The committee OF conference also recommend the
striking out OF the word Soldiers in the Senate amend
men TO said bill, and the adoption Of sand amendment
amended
The Senate proceeded TO consider the report OF the
committee of conference; and the question being taken,
II was agreed to- and the bill was amended accordingly
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,
message received from the House Of Representa-
ves, by Mr. Forney, their Clerk, announcing the SEN
ate that the House have passed the following bills from
the Senate. with amendments. in which the concurrence
of the Senate is requested
A bill to confer on John w. Quincy. member OF the
Stock bridge tribe of Indians, the rights of citizenship of
the United States, and for other purposes
A bill for the relief of Frances p. Gardiner.
They have also passed Senate bills of the following
titles
A bill granting pension 10 Mrs. Ann c. Beknap
bill for the relief of Nathan Weston, j, late addi-
tional paymaster in the United States army.
bill for the relief OF Abigail Stafford.
The House have also passed bill regulating the re.
ports OF the Patent Office, and providing for additional
officers therein, in which the of the Senate
is requested.
BILL REcoMMITTED.
Mr.. FELCH Mr. President, some time ago made
report from the Committee Public Lands of bill from
the House OF Representatives, to amend an act entitled
An create the Office of surveyor general of the
public lands in Oregon, and TO provide for the survey,
and 10 make donations to the settlers of the said public
lands" approved September 81, 1850 ask the Senate
to take up that bill Tor the purpose OF Tecommttng
ii to the Committee on Public Lands The committee
meet tomorrow morning, and desire to have it taken
up now and referred TO the committee, TO have
ton upon II al that time,
The motion being agreed TO- the Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF said bill, and it was recommtted 10
the Committee on Public Lands.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. JONES, OF Iowa, from the Committee on Pensions
to whom was referred joint resolution of the iegsa-
ture of Iowa in favor of the claim OF Sas Messenger to
a pension, submitted report, accompanied by bill
Is 593) for the relief of Slas Messenger; which was
read and ordered TO second reading and the report
ordered to be printed.
Mr. FELCH, from the Committee on Public Lands to
whom referred the petition OF Joseph Mitchell pray
ing arrears OF pay or bounty land for his services during
the last war with Great Britain submitted report, &C
companied by bill Is 592) for the relief OF Joseph
Mitchell which was read and passed a second read
ing and the report was ordered TO be printed.
Mr. SHIELDS, from the Committee on Military Al
fairs 10 whom referred the following bills from the
House, reported them back without amendment and
their PASSAGE
bill for the relief oil the heirs at law OF Anthony G
Willis, deceased
bill TO provide Tor the raymen, OF the companies OF
Captains Bush, Price, and Suarez. for military services in
Florida.
Mr. s. from the same committee reported a bill rs
59 TO provide Tor raising additional regiment Of
airy which read and passed TO a second reading
Mr. 5, from The same committee, to whom were re
ferted sundry memorials of citizens of Virginia and other
States, praying that the office oil chaplain in the public
service may be abolished reported back the same and
asked 10 be discharged IRON their further consideration
which was agreed TO-
MIR. s., from the same committee 10 whom was re.
fered the petition OF James ID. Cobb, praying to be re-
stored TO the army, from which he has been dismissed by
the sentence oil an illegal court martial and to be allowed
OF pay asked 10 be discharged from the further
consideration OF the same; which was agreed to.
BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.
Mr. BORLAND. On the 18th OF this month, Mr.
President, memorial from Sarah bruster and Irene
Howard, in reference TO bounty land warrants, was re-
panied by letter from the Pension Office dated in Octo
Der last, giving construction 10 the act OF March az
1852, making bountyla warrants assgnable The de-
cson Of the Pension Oce, upon applications Tor bounty
land warrants under that law, that the widows and
minor children OF the soldiers who provided for in
thai bill excluded This is memorial praying Con
gress TO amend that law TO extend the beneh oil
that act TO all the widows and minor children OF the SOL
ders who included in its provisions well as TO the
soldiers themselves Since that time the decision OF the
Pension Office upon that point has been reversed.
myself made an application IN behalf oil widow lady
for bounty lands, and the claim rejected upon the
same ground which is assigned here. took appeal
from that decision 10 the Secretary oil the INTERIOR and
the case again sent TO the Pension Office, when
the decision was reversed and the widows and minor
children OF soldiers decided TO be included and
to come under the provisions Of the OF March az 1852
have been thus particular, Mr President in stating the
facts and the decisions IN this case, order that the
many hundreds, and perhaps thousands, oil widows and
children who have hitherto been excluded by the former
decision OF the Pension 0ice might know that that de-
in under the general law and be there provided for The
committee to be discharged from the further consid
Grafton of the memorial
The motion was agreed 10.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE on REPRESENTATIVES,
A message received from the House of Represent
aves. by Mr. Forney, their Clerk, announcing to the
Senate that the Speaker of the House having signed five
enrolled bills, he had brought them the Senate for the
signature of its President.
The PRESIDENT then signed the enrolled bills which
bad Just been received from the House of Representa-
lives, being bill for the relief OF Jacob Storer; "A bill
for the relief OF Charles s. Mathews Charles Wood and
James Hall bill for the relief OF the widow and orphan
ION, Kentucky; bill TO extend the provisions OF an act
approved the ID March, 1877, and act approved Goth
February, lS4g, for carrying into effect the existing
acts with the States OF Alabama and Mississippi. in