The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at IL, IN.


The SPEAKER named the following gentlemen to con-
tue the committee which he authorized by resou-
ton of the House to appoint Wednesday last invest
gate the affairs Of Kansas generally and particularly the
Standardization Of Reeder WHITFIELD Messrs
LEWIS D. CAMPBELL of Ohio WILLIAM A. Howard Of Mich
gsn, and MoHDEoN 0LvrA of Missouri
Mr.. PHELPS, Of Missouri TO what might be oonsd-
cred privileged question The gentleman from Ohio and
the gentleman from Michigan had been appointed members
of the committee 10 proceed to Kansas and If they entered
upon the discharge Of those duties they would necessarily
be absent from the HouEe for several weeks They both
members Of The Committee of Ways aud Means and
very dcnlt matter 10 get quorum in that commit
tee II had not yet finished tho consideration Of the
nua appropriation bills and be would Gerefore Hit
in order, that the Speaker temporarily appoint two
additional members Of the COMMITTEES Of Ways and Means
TO discharge their duties until their return.
The SPEAKER decided that the motion not In or
der
EXECUTIVE co,gusIcAuoNs
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication
from the Department OF State, In TO resolution
Of the House Of February 49, 1885, relative TO the time Of
the organization OF the several Territories Of the United
States and the OF appropriations made for the
eft Of said Territories which referred to the Commit
tee on Territories and ordered to be printed
Also letter from the Secretary OF the Treasury
mendng appropriation for The payment Of the salary
Of circuit Judge Of California for the years ending the 3Oh
Of June 1856 and the s0h June 1881 which referred
to the COMMITTEES Of Ways and Means and ordered to be
printed.
Also, a communication from the War Department in
10 resolution Of the House in relation certain
red to the COMMITTEES Military Affairs and ordered
be printed.
Also communication from the Department Of the In
terror In resolution Of the House relating to
graduating and reducing the price Of the public lands
which referred 20 the Committee Public Lands and
ordered to be printed
Also testimony in the Maine eoutested-elecon case
which referred the Committee Of Elections and or
dered 20 be printed
BILLS NTRoDUcED.
The following bills were introduced in pursuance Of pre-
vious notice read twice and appropriately referred.
BY Mr. KIDwELL, Of Virgins: A bill supplementary
10 act entitled AN act In addition to certain grant
ing bounty lands certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged in the military service Of the United States
approved March 3, 1855.
BY Mr. CARLILE of Virginia: A bin for the relief Of
the heirs Of the late Capt George jackson.
The SPEAKER stated that the first business in order
the consideration Of the motion Of Mr. BnooEs OF South
Carolina TO suspend the rules In order 10 enable him 10 in
troduce the following resolution
esolvsd That the Committee on Printing be instructed to
10 be printed for the Of distribution by the
members Of s Hcue thousand extra copies Of the
port and accompanying made by Capt r. r. Marcy Of
IA river and The country about tie Brsxo
IN connsron with the selection and location Of
lands for the occupation q the Indians living ythn the
its of Texas In the year 1859, = "
The motion TO Suspend the rules was agreed to- and ,be
resolution was adopted A'''
On motion Of Mr. MLIsoY, Of virgnia thc House pro-
ceesed y be consideration Of motion made ~ him some
time ago 10 gecgnsier the vote by which certain resolu-
tons from the ssianye o Virginia disappearing Of the
action Of the late naval board rEs referred to the Com
rnjttee on Naval Affairs.
NJ nII.SON then proceeded 10 address the aoass on
the subject Tho resolutions had passed both houses or
The assembly Of Virgins with extraordinary unanimy