The daily union., 1856-04-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

.. On The motion Of Mr. DrSs Of Indiana to suspend
the rules to enable him g submit motion to make the b
bling the States OF Virginia Pennsy vania Ohio, Ken
neky Indiana and Illinois, TO Improve the navigation Of
the liver Ohio and granting lands to said States In aid
thereof and for other purposes the special order or ne
second Tuesday in June and from oay 70 aay uh' als-
JONES of Tennessee said that the gentleman from
Indiana s Duss had been detainsd from the House ior
days by sickness As he did not now see him In bis
st he suggested that should be informally passed over
And IL was ordered. ..8....... 1. /. .. gg.--. 4.
MIR. HAVEN, of New York, in pursuance OF previous
notice submitted Joint resolution tor enlargng he Gus
TOM house post Office and courthouse at buffalo, New
York; which read twice. "
Mr. IT. asked that the resolution might be passed. as II
only contemplated appropriation not to exceed
to enlarge he building in process of construction at
Buffalo for q customhouse NC -,
After some discussion the resolution was read third
time and passed L sm .. ,.. H.. ,gf
Mr. BALL, of Ohio, submitted the following resolution
Re.o,ed That the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads be- hereby instructed to inquire whether any
necessary to prevent or their depu
ti United States from tearing envelopes opening public
documents or seeds the Patent Office which may be
The Tss .a ss e
that said committee have leave TO report BY bill or other
wise. aaAeas. ,-s@-,ste.e, - --t,
ton by adding aDd that the committee also inquire TO
tn. popety and expediency Of prohibiting the transmits
sion Of seeds through the mail which amendment was
On notion Of Mr.. FAULKNER, Of Virginia,
od That the President Of the United States be- and
he hereby requested to communicate to this House f
and other information in Ills possession, heretofore
muncated Congress bis last annual message, touching
ss IN he Of Oregon and a.o
the which have been adopted to- peace
aud give protection to the inhabitants Of said Territories
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS of Missouri
ResolUed That the Committee Military Affairs be in
tn into
accepting the services Of volunteers aid in the
Of Iudiaa hostilities on the Pacific coast.
On motion of Mr.. LAKE, of Mississippi,
R..olred That the Committee on Military Affairs be- and
they hereby instructed inquire into the propriey Of
aordng the same extra pay and allowance to the officers
and that composed the garrison of the Of Fort Kear
ney that allowed to those that composed the garrison at
the post Of Fort Laramie, under the act entitled "Act
making S a M the the for s
and that they report by bill or otherwise. -
Mr. H. MARSHALL Of Kentucky, ask the House to take
from the Speakers table and proceed to tho consideration
Of Senate bill amendatory Of entitled aAn TO
regulate the fees and costs 10 be allowed clerks marsha
and attorneys OF the circuit and district courts Of the Uni
ted States and for other purposes stating that the bill
merely provided that the jurors OF the District of Columbia
should receive the same compensation which 10
ceved by the jurors in the various States. When act
passed increasing the compensation Of jurors to two
dollars day the District of Columbia was not embraced
10 it. and this bill was simply to pay the jurors Of this Dis
trct the same amount paid the jurors In the States.
Mr.. LETCHER, of Virginia, said that there bill
passed reference 10 the marshas clerks
he House In 1853 which he opposed but which forced
through under the action Of the previous question That
bill had led to abuses to such extent that the Compro
Ter of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Interior them
selves Suggested the necessity OF having that bin
vised for the purpose OF saving immense amount Of
money constantly being squandered He would object
ion made. The House would the necessity for il hen
he told them that n twelve months time the expenses Of
the district court Of the United States bad increased from
several hundred thousand dollars 10 million and that
anAM had II d.
hccncy OF $4,000 In addition to the Ss0000o appro-
priaed 10 meet the expenses up TO the 3oth of June
Mr. H. MARSHALL explained that the bin was for no
other purpose than TO give jurors In this District the
fees ior dischargng their duties paid in other
districts and bad nothing to do with the bin which the
gentleman alluded.
Mr. LETCHER said that oue of the very complaints made
by the Secretary Of the Interior and Comptroller Of the
Treasury In regard 10 the expenses OF the Judiciary
this District which were moustrous and be therefore OBJ
Mr.. MARSHALL moved to suspend the rules in order
to proceed to the consideration of the bill which motion
was not agreed to-
REPORTS PROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. CAMPBELL OF Ohio, from the Committee Of Ways
for the payment Of the invalid and other pensions Of the
nlted States for the year ending the Both of June 1851
non-eoncurrng 10 the Senate amendments which read
twice and committed q,
Also bill making appropriations for restoring and
maintaining the peaeeabe disposition Of the Indian tribes
on the paeise and for other purposes which read
Also bill making appropriations TO supply the def
cnee in the current expenses Of the for the
year ending the 3Oth OF June 1885, coneurng in some Of
the Senate amendments and nonconcung In others with
amendments; which was read twice and conmitted.a
Aao rom the same committee, reported resolution
making the Indian appropriation bil The bin making APP
preparations for the consular and diplomatic expenses Of
the govethnent the army BILL the fertilization BILL the bill
making appropriations for the legislative executive and
judicial expenses Of the government The naval BILL and
tne bill making appropriations for certain civil expensrs Of
e government the special order OF the day for Tuesday
April H. at o'clock TO be considered in the order named
and 10 contnue the specsl order at the hour for
every day thereafter Mondays Fridays and Saturdays
etcepiedl until they shall have been disposed Of
Mr.. kkOWLTON, OF Maine from the Committee of
Claims reported bill for the relief of West Drukwatsr
and others; which was read twice aud committed
hr. MARSHALL, Of Illinois, from the same committee
reported bill for the relief Of the heirs and legal repp
sentatves Of DAME. Rsnner and Nathaniel H. Heath bill
Tor the relief Of the heirs of Col Charles Simms late col
,ec'or {" The port Of Alexandria bill for the relief Of
fyton g. King late receiver Of public money at Monroe
ho.sem which were seyerally read and committed
, MI AShBpRN, Of Illinois from the Committee on
oommefc reported bill for the relief Of wm Humphrey
, owner Of the fishing schooner aGood EXCHANGE os
at sea; which was read twice and Committed. o.
Alsot q bill authorizing the construction of n bu;a.
ing NashIiie tennessee for custom-house DOS, offer
ana United states eourtrooms which was read twice and
committed. ' ~ ~
petitions Of John II RUSSELL Of the captain crew ard nwm
e OF the schooner Lapwng and Of citizens Of
se for marine hospital at Hyanns; and Of c;,ons ~
Maine for the erection Of custom houses at Cstne ana
Hschias .uast.. ft ~ aaa.ss. .' ~ anu
Also from the Committee on Commerce bill n s,,ona
an act entitled act requiring foreign regulation, Of COM
merce to be laid annually before Congress approved An
gust 49, 1895 which was read 6rst and second time and
committed '-. ~
w. KESNETT, from the same committee, reported bill