The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-23

R..opsd That the Secretary Of the Treasury be request
ed % inform the ioass what changes have been made
within tho last year IN tho manner OF keeping the public
revenues and how far assistant have been
made available deposares for disbarsing officers for
the general government
CUSTOM HOUSE AT TOLEDO.
Mr. EDGERTON submitted the following resolution
which was agreed to:
Rsolvsd, That the Committee Commerce be instruct
ton Of house and ma rine hospital at Toledo Ohio
and tor clearing and marking the channels in the Mau
NEE bay, IN Ohio.
CAPTAIN 0uNSlsos's SURVEY.
Mr.. CHURCHWELL submitted the following resolu-
ton which was agreed 10
Reosed That the Secretary Of War be requested to fur
nish 70 this lonse all the information in his res
tive to Captain Gannsons far il gone.
ARMoRY IN INDIANA.
Mr. ENGLISH submitted the following resolution !;
which was agreed to:
suc.ed inquire the sxpedisncy establishing
tonsl foundry and srmoy in the State of Indiana at or
the fall Of the Ohio river '1
ENLARGEMEEr OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
Mr. WASHBURNE. OF Illinois, submitted the follow.
ing resolution; which was agreed to:
R<olpsd That tho President 10 requested to commune.
this House the plan which he prepared to
mend for the enlargement and modification Of the pres
ent judicial system"
PRvfLEoEs or THE HOUSE.
u.
lowing resolution:
Rsoived, That the Committee Rules be instructed to
inquire into the expedency Of providing by rule for ihe
90 a. admit ell persons within the bar Of The House who
be claim agents or else to exclude privileged persons
whenever they shall DO engaged Ia lobbying for claims;
the object of the rule being purely give claim
agent any advantage another within tho bar OF the
Mr. BAYLY. of Virginia. moved that the resolution be
laid upon the table; which motion was not agreed To-
Mr.. JONES OF Tennessee, demanded the previous
question; which was seconded. and the resolution was
On motion Of Mr. WARREN, the petition and papers
Of Jonathan Lewis were Withdrawn and referred 10 the
o S motion 81 Mr. GREENWOOD. the papers Of Capt
John Pagan were Withdrawn from the files Of the House,
with view OF referring them 70 the Senate.
PRESERVATION OF wAsHIEaroN's FURNITURE
Mr.. HEM offered the following resolution which
lies over for debate:
Resolved, That the Committee Expenditures Pub
lie Buildings be requested inquire into the expedency
Of setting apart appropriate in the Executive
Mansion . be Furnished exclusively with articles used by
George Washington during his lifetime.
Mr.. EASTMAN offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
Rssotved, That the Committee Commerce be instruct
ed inquire into the expedisncy of reporting bill
king appropriation for completing the provement OF
mouths of the Grout river al Potobi. Wisconsin.
REDUCTION OF OCEAN POSTAGE.
Mr. WELLS offered the following resolution which
was adopted:
Rssoivsd. That the COMMITTEES the Post Office and Pos,
Roads be directed inquire into the expedency Of
ducng ocean postage, and report on the same early
day, by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. RICE offered the following resolution which
was adopted:
Roivsd. That the Secretary War be requested to fur.
nish the House of Ne practicable
with copy Of the report estimates and maps Of the
oil the road from Mendoza to the Big Sioux river.
BOARD COMMISSIONERS IN OREGON.
Mr.. LANE offered the following Joint resolution !;
which read twice by It's title
JOINT resolution authorizing the accounting officers
Of the treasury to adjust The Of board OF
missones appointed by the territorial assembly of Ore.
gon TO prepare code Of laws; also 10 adjust the ex
penses OF collecting and printing certain laws and
chlves OF the Territory OF Oregon"
Mr.. L. Rsked the unanimous consent OF the House
that the joint resolution might be read third time and
Mr. BISSELL remark ed that, unless there were very
pressing for the immediate passage of the reson
,on he thoHsht IL had better take the usual course He
was unwilling to make any objection the request of his
friend from Oregon. (Mt LAsE bul be thought il was
resolution which il would be well 10 look INTO before
vote was taken upon it.
Mr.. LANE was unwilling to urge upon the House the
pa s,s o. any measure or he territory Of Oregon
gentleman might reasonably object TO- His reason for
asking It's passage was that the last Congress made an ap
p'opra;Ion 10 dslrsy certain sxpsases IN Oregon Terri.
tory. The money had already been Appropriated, and
commissioners appointed by the legislative assembly, and
had performed certain duties. The resolution merely
asked Tor the paymeat Of money that had already been
appropriated. and not Tor additional appropriations
Mr. Bl>SELL had no disposition 10 otTer The slightest
objection. but was not yet convinced that the resolution
should be passed at lie therefore NOV ed that the
consideration oil The resolution be deferred which was
agreed 10.
MIR. LANE then moved the following resolutions which
was adopted
R'oivsd, That the Committee Mileage be requested to
inquire into tho e1pedicncy Of reporting this House a
resolution authorizing this payment the widow aud
Of the late Ss nur H. Thuson, delegate from the
Territory OF Oregon, such balance OF his mileage
make the amount equal to the sum paid the present dele
gate for mileage.
The following bills were introduced, read twice. and
referred to appropriate committees:
bill giving further time or satisfactory claims for
bounty lands, and for other purposes
bull making grant OF alternate sections OF land 10
the States OF Alabama, Mssisspp, and Louissna TO
aud IN the conjunction Of railroad from Mobile to New
Orleans
A bill to improve the barbor OF Mobile
bill granting 10 the State OF Mississippi the rirht of
way and alternate sections OF public land for the pur-
pose sf locating and constructing the southern raro.d
A bill TO remove obsruclions to navigation in IN,
mou'hs OF the Mississippi a, the Southwest Pass and
Pas Loutre.
bill to establish navyyad and depot near the city
OF New Orleans.
A bill granting 10 the State OF Louisiana the r;sh, Of
way and donation OF pabc land for the purpose Of To-
eating and constructing railroad from New Orleans 10
the b'ssss'pv' Stale line. the direction of the town oil
] aek con, in SAID State
bill 10 provide Tor Naturalization 10 certain Ameri
can citizens for spoaions committed by France prior toll
1901. '' "
bill granting the right Of way and making grant of
land to me States Of Ohio Indiana Illinois, aid Of the
construction Of railroad from the town OF Coshoctoo
OHIO via M Vernon, Mt Gilead, and Marion, in Ohio
and Fort Wayne, IN Indiana, To Chicago, in Illinois
blll explanatory OF act entitled IAN act for The