The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-19
In CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES
Thirty Fourth Congress-First Session.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS, 1856.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met at IL o'clock.

The House met at IL o'clock.
The SPEAKER stated the question TO be on the motion
Of Mr. MILsoy of Virginia, TO lay the table the mo-
ton Of Mr. JONES' Of Tennessee to amend the Journal OF
Saturday week by striking out the notice Of bill by Mr.
EDWARDS of New York. change the seat of government
from the District Of Columbia to point within FIVE
miles Of the city Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. JONES Of Tennessee, before the question was put
the pending notion desired to correction Of the
journal of Saturday last On the motion TO adjourn
Wednesday the question taken by tellers who
ported the TO be ayes g. 81 That fact did
appear the journal read this morning.
The SPEAKER stated that he had been informed by
the journal Clerk that customary to record the
result in figures except when it was asceansd by yeas
and nays
Mr. JONES replied that if such was the manner Of
making up the journal 1t was wrong practice.
The SPEAKER suggested that it competent for the
gentleman 10 to amend the journal that the vote
on the motion. to adjourn over should appear.
Mr.. JONES replied that amendment TO the Journal
already pending and desired to know If il was not
within the province Of the Chair to have the correction
made2 II tho duty OF the Chair that the jour
nal correctly made up before II read the House
The SPEAKER in justice TO the journal clerk repeated
that there instance upon the journal of the House
where the result Of vote by elers had been recorded
The Chair would not feel authorized 10 change the ordra-
y practice Of keeping the oarHa. uasss order the
House.
Mr.. CLINoMAN, Of North Carolina, moved 10 recon-
slider the by which the resolutions Of the legislature
Of Rhode Island condemnatory Of recent in
Congress and In Kansas presented Saturday last were
ordered TO be printed which motion entered the
journal 10 be considered hereafter.
Mr.. HARRISON, OF Ohio, by consent, then submitted
the following resolution which agreed TO
olrs That The President o. the United States b. and
hereby requested TO inform this House what measures
any have been taken out the provisions
Of Congress authorizing the President with Hi
Powers the great American scuptor in Italy, for
work Of art for the Capitol and spproprssing
S2j, 600 for that purpose.
Mr. GROW, or Pennsylvania asked and obtained leave
TO make personal explanation He had for time
past noticed in the public prints what purpor,ed to be
letter written 20 him BY Governor eeder and to vndioate
himself from the mpuaton Of gross breach Of conf
dence the publication Of private correspondence, be
wished merely say that such letter bad been
cssed by him from chat gentleman had be any recol-
lection Of ever having been the recipient Of any written
communication from Governor Reedsr upon any subject
whatever lie made this ia oIaer that the for
gery-and i was entirely such-migh beToreced ~ the
public prints.
Mr. PHELPS Of Missouri remarked that II the letter 10
which the gentleman had referred the be had
was addressed Mr. Grove OF the Territory Of Kansas
and purported lave been written In this city Did not
the letter aaded 70 by the gentleman speak Of the Wyan
dotic Aoat2
Mr.. GROW replied that be merely wished to clear him
self Of the matter
Mr. CAMPBELL OF Ohio, gave notice that on Friday
be should ende8vor obtain the consideration OF the
report Of the committee Of investigation upon the
sault upon Senator SUwggR but that he should not
until full discussion should have been had both
sides lie gave hls notice in order that absent members
might kaow when he proposed to call The subject up
Mr.. GALLOWAY suggested that his colleague name
Monday for the consideration Of the subject
Mr.. CAMPBELL taeqnescing in the srggeston) desig-
mated Monday instead OF Friday.
Mr.. TRAFfON, Of Massachusetts, moved that there be
a call OF the House pending which,
On motion Of Mr. STEPHENS Of Georgia, the House
adjourned.