The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-02

i The Senate was not in session to-day
HOUSE OF REPREsEYTATlyE Ia.
Thorc being quorum present call Of the House was
had WHOM III members having answered TO their nance,
all further proceedings under the rule dispensed With
i The journal was then read.
| COMMITTEES
Numerous reports of bills of private nature sub
mted from the various standing committees read and
committed
SENATE PASSED.
On motion Of mr. COBB, Of Alabama Senate Bill for
the relief Of Joseph Hill, increasing his penson from So
to $l2 per month"; taken from the Speakers table read
| three times, and passed.
1 PRIVATE BILLS pAssED.
The following bills, reported yesterday from the Com
mttee of the Whole House considered and passed
bill for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives
of Mrs. Magdaena Broutin, widow Of De Ia Ronde
bill for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives
I OF lgnacio Delno.
bill to confirm the title of Ruhama Whitaker and Re-
becca Whitaker to certain lands in the State Of louisiana
bill for the relief Of the heirs and legal representatives
| of Bernard Hemkp
bin for the relief 81 Andrew A. H. Knox and Joseph
A. Campbell their heirs and legal representative
| of Lewis Reggie.
bill to eSteEd 40 rights granted by the act approved
TN January 1900 entitled An act authorizing certain
soldiers OF tho ate with Great Britain to surrender
the bounty auda drawn by them and to locate Others in
| lieu thereof
Senate bill for the relief Of Richard Albritton
Senate bill for the relief Of Randall D. Livingston
Senate bill for the relief of Cephso Pscros widow o
Louis Labranche of the parish Of St Charles and State Of
| louisiana
bin to confirm certain persons therein named their
titles TO certain lots in Prairie du Chen, Wisconsin.
| bill for the relief of Talbot G. Donsman.
| A bill for the relief of Benjamin La Fone William AL
4 tenburg, and others.
a bill for the relief of Napoleo O. Gil, Of Perry county
Missouri, and for other pur.e,ses
bill for the relief II Bridget Mnher
/ Francis y. Mcknight.
Senate bill to confirm Joseph Wandestrand in his title
! to certain lands.
Mr.. SMITH, of Virginia moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose Of
sderng the business the private calendar which
ton was not agreed to.
i FoRTucAuos BILL
On motion of Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio the House then
resolved Itself into Committee Of the Whole the
of the Union Mr. COBB Of Georgia in the chair and
sumed the consideration OF the bill making appropriations
for Notifications and other works Of defence and for re-
pairs Of barracks and quarters for the year ending the sO
OF June, 1851; The question being the motion Of Nh
liESsoS Of Maine to amend the bill by appropriatng
Sl00060 for the improvement Of the Notifications tho
entrance of the Kennebec river, State OF Maine.
The question taken and the amendment agreed
to-ayes 10 noes not counted
\ Mr.. CAMPBELL of Ohio from the Committee Of Ways
and Means, reported amendment TO the BILL appropa-
ting $4,000 for the purchase Of additional land for de-
fensve purposes at Staten island New York which was
agreed TO-
Also from the same committee reported m amendment
appropatng the of 100000 for contingent e1peng
Of fordcatons not mentioned Ia the bi the preservation
OF Sites the protection Of titles repairs Of sudden dRnaE
to forts, repairs of hospitals, barracks &c which v
/ Mr. STANTON Of Ohio moved that the bill be lad
aside be reported the House with recommendation
that the enacng clause be stricken out lin effect 70 defect
the bill D which motion was agreed to-aye1 49, noes
not counted.
The committee then proceeded to the consideration
bill making appropriation for the legislative executive, and
judicial expenses Of government for the year ending the
Mr. CAMPBELL or Ohio, stated that the bin had been
unanimously agreed gpUu by TIC Committee Of Ways and
Means There appropriation 10 it cEcuT fer tie
purpose Of carrying out existing laws aad or Zee ordinary
contingencies OF the three different department. r0l he
hoped tt1t the House would finish IT. con 3.f VI ~
day.
/, Aftcr several clauses Of the bin had booa com.
mittco ros and reported its action The 'ton bil
10 the uOIse.
THE QUESTION being agreeing to the recommendation
Of The committee TO strike out the enacng clause o lhe
Mr. FI.AGLER, Of Yow York, moved to lay tbo bin On
the table, which motion ncEatived.
The House then refused concur In The recommendation
Of the committee TO strike out the enactng clause 81 the
Il bill-yeas GO, nays 90.
The SPEAKER decided that the amendments 70 tie
bin agreed to in Committee Of the Whole cut Oh by
the action Of the committee in recommending to the House
TO strike out the enacting clause.
The question being the engrogBmcnt and third read
ing Of the bill as originally reported from the Committee
/ Of Ways and Means
i Mr. MATTEsON Of New York moved 70 lay the hin On
the table which motion not agreed toycas 90, nays
n 92-as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Albright, Ball, Barbour, Bennett q New
nssu GSS q S S''S os Csgn Sa@Ss
roll, Dean, Dodd, Dunn Emre Flagler Giddings, Gil
Jones Of Tennessee, Kelsey, King Knapp, Knox, Letter,
Lumpkin Marshall Of Illinois MatteSon McCary, Miller ot
New York. Miller n Indiana, Morgan Mott, Norton Orr,
Pennington, Perry Phelps, Pike, Prnge, Purvihncc Sapp,
Sherman spinner St6tna, Tappan, Thorington, Thurs
il ton Traftoh, Wsic, W. bridge, Wadron, Washburne Of
4 Wisconsin, WashbuEus 81 Illinois, Wech, Wells, Williams,
II Wood, and WoodruT-6G
Il NAYS-Messrs. Aiken Alison Bell Bennett Or MisEis-
j spp Benson, Booock Bowie bradshaw Branch, Brooks,
Broom, Burne Cadwalader, Campbell Of PCnnsy vania,
Il Campbell Kentucky, Campbell OF Ohio Caruhers Chafee,
Cawsop, Cobb Of Georgia. Coax, Comins Covode, Craw-
N ford Cullen Davidson, Denver Dick, Dowdel, Dnriec,
Elliot Eustis Evans, Faulkner Florence, Fuller q Penn
sylvania Goode, Greenwood Hall Of Massachusetts,, Her
bert Hickman Horton Of New York. Horton Of Ohio Hnus
ton Kennett knowlton Kunke Lake etcher Alexander h
Marshall Of Kentucky, Maxwell, MilEon Moore, Morrill,
Nichols, Parker Peck, peton, Petit Porter PuryCar
Qutman Readc, Ready, Ritohie, Rivers Roberts, Rudn
Rust sabin, sandidge Savage, shorter Smith q Viz
wood, Vail, Walk, Wakeman, Walker, Warner, Wash
burn OF Maine Whitney, WinslOw Wordsworth Wright
Of Mississippi, Wright Of Tennessee, and Zollcoaer-gl
u The bill was then read a third time and passed
The bill makes the following appropriations for the pre1
cnt fiscal year
For Fort Montgomery, outlet of Lake Champlnin,
Il $4,000.
For Fort Knox, al the nauows Of ho Penob'oot river,
Maine 100000.
For Fort winthrop, Governors island, Boston barbOr,
; $4,000.
For Fort Richmond At the Narrovs Ecv York harbor,
$4,000.
For Fort Warren, Boston harbor, $4,000
e For Fort Delaware, Delaware river, Sl51O00,
For Fort Carroll Baltimore harbor, Sl50OOo.
For Fort Calhoun, entrance to Hampton Roads Virginia
. $4,000.
For Fort sumptev Charleston bsrbor South Caroline