The daily union., 1856-12-20
In CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES
Thirty-Fourth Congress-Third Session
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1856.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Senate was not in session to-day.

Mr. KELSEY, of New York, introduced bill declaring
the titles of land warrants in certain cases which was
read twice and referred to the Committee Public Lands
Mr.. GRANGER, of New York, asked consent TO submit
resolution appointing the Rev. Daniel Waldo chaplain OF
the House for the present session OF Congress- but ooec
ton was made.
Mr. WINSLOW OF North Carolina asked consent to in
troduce resolution requesting The Secretary OF War ITO
furnish the House of Representatives with estimate OF
the appropriations for the extension OF the North
Carolina arsenal to render arsenal OF construction
together with the amount heretofore expended In the COM
peton of the public buildings there but objection was
made.
Mr. MACE, of Indiana, hoped that consent would be
given him report from the Committee the Post Office
and Post Roads bill providing for the taxation OF lottery
circulars and all that class OF matter which now went
through the mails without the payment OF any postage
whatever The bill had been prepared at the Post Office
Department and had received the approval Of the Commit
tee the Post Office and Post Roads.
Objection made the ground that the bill was OF
public character and that the rules set apart Fridays and
Saturdays for the consideration of private business
PRIVATE Bills.
Mr. OLIVER, of New York, from the Committee on In
valid Pensions reported Senate bill for the relief OF Lucy
Fitzgerald and the children of Thomas Fitzgerald and it
was committed
The House then proceeded the consideration of the
bin for the relief of Joseph Richards of Berks county
Pennsylvania reported yesterday from the Committee OF
the Whole with favorable recommendation ana IL was
read third time and passed.
The House next took up the bill Tor the relief oil the
heirs the Samuel R. Thurston delegate from Oregon
with a favorable recommendation.
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee moved that the bill be laid on
the table; which motion was not agreed to.
The bill was then read third time and passed-yeas
90, nays 81
On motion of Mr.. GIDDINGS, of Ohio, the House re-
solved itself into Committee OF the Whole mr. EDIE of
in the chair and proceeded 10 consider the
bills on the private calendar.
The following bills after less discussion IN each
case were laid aside be reported 10 the House. with
Recommendation that they pass
bin for the relief OF Mrs A. W. Angus widow of the
late Captain Samuel Angus, United States navy.
bill for the relief OF Evelna Porter widow Of the late
Commodore David Porter Of the United States navy.
bill for the relief Of the and crew OF the hshng
schooner Florla.
The committee then rose and reported its action to the
House.
The question beDr on ordering to third reading the
bin for the reliei ot Mrs. A. W. Angus,
Mr. PHELPS Missouri, moved TO lay the bill on the
table; which motion did not prevail-yeas rs, nays So
adding there proviso limiting the amount TO be paid
under It's provisions 70 SeeOO which motion was agreed
The bill was then ordered TO be engrossed for third
reading; when
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee objected TO It's being read
third time the ground that the BILL as amended had
not been engrossed. SO the bill lies over.
The bill for the relief OF Eveina Porter then taken
up and ordered TO be engrossed for third radng but
the engrossed bill being hand the bill laid
The House then took up the bill for the relief Of the fish
ing schooner Forila; which read third time and
passed--yeas 93 nays ST.
And then, at twenty-five minutes past o'clock, the
House adjourned