The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-28

fulhItnG treaty. WIN lic Fttlnt
dian tribes for the year ending jane 80 1857 which was
read twice and committed.
M. BARBOUR Of Indiana from ihe Gommiitee on The
Jrdeiryi 70 whom was referred e petition o. Charles
Wilkes and otherr reported the same hack, Gnd recon-
mcudcd that tic whee subject b refcfed 10 the onrt or
cajms a' The facts involved in lie matter of the petition
and tho aw arising b of hen ought 10 bt Investigated
and passed npon bys judicial tribunal and recommended
10 tho House the adoption Of the following resolution
Resoiee That tho petition of Charles wilkes and others,
Of real estate North Capitol street lor damages
oecasiopcd by eycavaoEs Ac together With the aco0pa-
nyiug papers, be referred 70 tl,a Court Of Claims
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee opposed ibc adoption o. The
resolution 10 thought Il waq convenient way OF giving
he Court Of Claims irsdlron Of the question involved
In t,Ie petition whcn lie did wish at trbnaal 70
have From the investigation be bad Given tho snbee he
believed tliat this claim had morii whatever.
Mr.. WAkEHAN, Of New York, conieuded thai i was
necsory 70 refer the subject 10 Tho Conit of caima that
Witnesses might be caamihed as 10 the claim Of the pe
TONERS and the question of law ntoVed might bo deter
mined. .
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee moved to lay the resolution
the table, which motion was not agreed io-yeas ~ nays
The question waa taken and the resolution adopted
Mr.. GROW, Of Pennsylvania from tue connittee on
grcGture, reported bill 10 grant homestead Of 100
OF ae public lands TO actual settlers which was read
twice and committed. .a .. as. a.V
Mr.. CIINGMAS, of North Carolina; from the Committee
Foreign Affairs, reported bin for the rei cf John >
Pendleon which was read twice and committed
Mr.. PENNINGTON of New Jersey, from the same CON-
mittce reported bill to provide for CARRYING into effect the
FIST article Of the treaty between the nited States and
her Majesty The QGen Of the United Kingdom OF Great
Britain and Ireland Of the 18th day Of June 1916 which
was read twice and committed a.a. .a.4 a.e s, a.
Also the following resolution which was considered
and adopted h1
Reso,ged That the President be requested to communicate
to the House much OF the correspondence between the
of the United States and that Of Great Britain touch
ing the Buwer not heretofore connni
Gated he shall deem not incompatible with the public in
terest .-.... ri. ..#.r.. ..t.. .r@M# ##
Mr. GROW from the Committee on Tcrrtories reported
back to the House, with amendment, House bill 10 en-
able the people Of Oregon Territory 10 form consi-
and State government and for The admission Of such
State into the Union which read twice and com
mitted. e@# -.
Also, by majority Of the committee, he Was in
structed 10 report bill to sunu certain acts Of ie lesis-
atye assembly of the Territory Of Kanaa and 70 secure
the citizens of said Territory their rights and privileges
which read twice and referred the Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union.
The legislative acts referred 10 require certain oaths 10
be taken by the PUBLIC officers ncnaing one 10 support
the fugitive-slave act.l .. .. Az. ......s.y .-e
Mr. DUNN of Indiana moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill referred TO the Committee of the hole
the state Of the Union and hoped that the House would
recommit il the Committee Territories. lie believed
II TO be virtual recognition of the validity OF the Kansas
legislature and he unwilling TO make any concession
TO that point until the evidence produced and The
question settled. From the examination he had made Of
the territorial act his mind inclined strongly to the con-
cluson that the removal Of the legislature from the place
designated by law for holding that Legislative assembly TO
aroher place unknown 10 the law an end OF all egis
lave power in the Yertory. lie thought that gentle
would take the trouble examine that point they
would wait until they had some other declaration on the
subject before bills reported virtually recognising the
validity Of that legislature.
The House, without acting upon Mr. DuSss motion
motion Of
Mr. ORE q South Carolina, proceeded to the consde
ration of the business the Speakers table which was
the reference OF the Presidents message asking appro
piaton of three million Of dollars for the Improvement
! and manufacture Of firearms
The question on IFS reerenceAr. ULTIMA moving
refer II TO the Committee Military Affairs and Mr. H.
MARSHALL moving its reference 10 the Committee OF the
Whole on the state of the Union.
The SPEAKER stated TINT the question referring
the message to the Committee OF the Whole on the state OF
| the Union. -.. a =. -
Mr. oUITAN of Mississippi said that he did moi move
the reference Of the message The Committee Military
Affairs because he had any personal desire TO act upon H.
but because he thought that IL The proper committee
whom IL ought GO 1t related solely to the rapid i'm
proyements going in The manufacture Of firearms
aud asked appropriation Of three million OF dollars 10
enable country sdop tose Improvements and kep
pace with the improvements of the age lie
for the alarm OF the gentleman from kentucky Mr. H.
MARSHALL about our being the OF great war; and
this being message lie thought that IL was no war
message, and that there nothing In u referring 10
war. We would have no war with England, in his opin.
ion, unless England and France were determined on
an entire change Of policy, and after raciGcauon
Of Europe, they hcnt iuterercuce in Amer
lean aBairs. When they did his yecf, and he
trusted the voice of tho whole Union, would bo for
war. IS that great and ambitious power England, bad
realncd from interference In tho Mexican he had in
ferrcd that IL her policy 10 leave America 10 the
nrement Of Americans and TO devote her efforts 10 Der
great schemes OF conquest in other portions OF the world
She dare into competition with America and he
trusted that people wond permit her 10 e1fsnd
her possessions this continent lie Of opinion from
what he had lately seen, that while England might intrigue
cripple her great rival the United States she dare not
engage in y with her She oould not 20 to war with
tbs country because she bound by lies which she
could without producing conyulsious among her
own people three millions Of whom depended for their
| bread on the which supplied by tho United
States and besides she knew that f tho military power
and energy this great Union aroused would prove
TO be the most powerful nation in war that had
istcd He therefore hoped that there nothing In
the itself relating 10 and its reference 70
the Committee Of the Whole would only be necessary
der such circumstances the House would agree 10 refer IL
to the Committee on Military Affairs, where u properly be
longed.
Mr. FAULKNER, Of Virginia did not regard "a as war
message in sny point of vicw. lie looked upon u NJ in
degree reversal Of the past unwise policy of this
country in relation TO the national srmores and IN reier
the manufacture Of lie believed that the
operation OF national nrmors had not for the last few
years been conducted with that yigor or in other words
that advantage had been alen of their capacity for
production and usefulness that the interests Of the country
had demanded and ha glad TO look upon this a.
currencc to the formcr policy of the prior to
the year 1851 Ho ridcued the idea OF THIS appropriation
being asked In anticipation Of carly and said that
II would bc almost like endeayoring 20 storm Gibraltar
with pocket-psto lie called attention Ia the fact Tint
no men were called for hut that the contrary the Scr
rotay Of War the very face Of hs report said that for
all tho purposca contemplated by the government the
supply Of men was abundant and the House knew that such
mon s we had oil required frontiers South
and West 6ght the Indian tbes lie tboaCht that the
o the ement OF the Secretary thai his object
was simply alter the character of onr guns and adopt
recent improvements would itself have aased hi, friend
from Kentucky Mr. " MansH,It that there cause
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