The daily union., 1854-07-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Prayer by the chaplain of the Senate.
The journal Of yesterday was read and approves.
ALTERATION RECORDS
Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, said that the committee
appointed investigate the unauthorized alteration OF the
Mnnesoa land had nearly completed the rst part OF
their investigation and the second part involved ama-
ter decacy with himself he asked to be excused from
further service on that committee.
Mr. LETCHER What is the question of delicacy?
Mr. " ASHBURNE 1t is not proper for me to state.
The gentleman excused
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Secretary Of War transmitting reports of the
survey of the Bazos river Texas of Georgetown harbor
South Carolina aud of the Savannah river from Savan-
nah up TO Augusta laid the table and ordered to be
printed.
posr-RouTE BILL
The bill providing for the pos-routes of the United
States was brought up.
Mr. OLDS said reading had better be dispensed with.
MrJONES, ofTennessee objected to passing bill with
out its being once read to the House
Mr.. OLDS said it would occupy seventy columns OF the
Globe and would take the Clerk two days to read
through He said he should follow the precedent of former
and moved that the reading be dispensed with
Mr. HOUSTON. Does it repeal any of the mail-route
acts2
Mr. oLDS Mo- it does not
The question reading the Dill was taken, ana tne
House agreed to dispense with t-ayes lob, noes 90
INDIAN HosrIIIrIKs IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY
Mr.. FAULKNER Of the Committee on Military Affairs
laid before the House communication from the Secretary
of War; transmitting letter from Coy Stevens IN when
the latter states he has received information from the
acting governor of Washington Territory to the effect that
The Fort-Simpson Indians a warlke have recently
made attacks the frontier settlements of the Territory
and killed four eight settlers 1t Is rumored that
Chief Justice Lander is among the missing
The Secretary Of War that he is unable to increase
the military force and asked the action Congress in this
pressing emergency.
Mr. ORR moved suspend the rules TO go into Commit
Of the Whole on the state OF the onlon and 20 make
the army appropriation bill the special order for to-day
The House refused to suspend the rules for that purpose
DESTRUCTION GREyrowS
Mr. CHANDLER moved to suspend the rules, to enable
him TO offer the following resolution
Resoced That the President Of the United States be
respectfully requested furnish if not incompatible with the
public interest the House of Representatives, ofica
which have been received the depart
men relative the destruction of Greytown (or San Juar
del Nortc) Captain Hons, of the United States
Cyane also the President be requested furnish
TO the copies of the instructions given Captain Ho
lns relative demand for satisfaction which made
in the name the United States upon the authorities
Cor San Juan del Norte) before the bombardmen
and destruction OF that place
The rules were suspended--yeas l22 nays 35-and th
resolution passed.
ln motion of Mr. WITTE the clerk instructed t.
nav 10 the superintendent of the folding room Thomas
Gait salary equal that of the librarian of the House
On motion of Mr. EDGERTON, the Clerk was ordered &
pay the per diem compensation to the snerinenden
of the Iousedocument as paid to the messenger
the Speaker.
FuGrTrvE-sLAvE ACT.
Mr. ELLIOT, of Massachusetts, moved to suspend th
rules to enable him introduce bill repeating the fgi
tive-slave act of September, 1850
The question taken-yeas 45 nays l20as follows
YEAS-Messrs Ball, Bennett Benson, Campbell, Carpen
ter Corwin Crocker Thomas Davis De Witt Dick, Dick
nson, Eastman Edmands, Thomas D. Eliot Everhart, Gid
dings Goodrich Aaron Harlan, Howe, Daniel 7. Jones
Knox hatteson Mayal, Morgan, Norton Parker PennnR
ton Prnge, David Richie, Russell, Sabn, Sage, Sapp
simmons Gerrt Smith, Andrew Stuart, Thur'ton, Trout