The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-18

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The Senate then resumed the consideration of the bill
from the House to increase the pay of
the officers of the army which had been reported from the
Committee on Military Affairs with amendments.
Mr. BRODHEAD willing to take the bill just as 1t
from the House. and thought 1t would endanger Its
| passage TO amend 1t. .
long DISCUSSION then easued Mr.. WELLER defending
the amendments, and Mr. CRITTENDEN and Others OPP
posing them They all voted down by large MAORI
ties and several amendments which were proposed by
JONES' of Tennessee and Others shared the same
fate The bill then passed it came from the House
and, motion, #"
! The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
There being no quorum present Mr.. ALLEN, of Illinois
moved that there be call of tie House, which motion
was agreed TO. sss
The roll was accordingly called by the Clerk, when
hundred and members answered to their names
and all further proceedings under the call were dispensed
with. a'a#.@
The journal of yesterday was then read aa.
| Mr.. WALKER of Alabama, moved to reconsider the
by which Senate bill for continuing the improvements
of Mobile Bay referred to the Committee OF the Whole
the of the Union which motion was entered on
| the Journal aE
REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEES ON PRINTING.
Mr. NICHOLS, Of Ohio from the Committee Printing,
asked be discharged from the further consideration o.
the petition of the officers and members of the Academy OF
Sciences of Cleveland Ohio for the publication BY author
y of Congress- of the discoveries &C. of the North Pacific
exploring expedition and the same was laid on the table
Also from the committee, reported resolution
that there printed thousand copies of the report Of
the director OF the mint for the use of said director which
ALSO from the same committee reported the following
resolution stating that the cost per copy would be 81 TO-
ov That there be printed Of the mechanical portion
the Office report fer the year 1856 sixty
fifty thousand for the use Of the House. and ten thou
sand for the use Of the Patent Office .EM
The resolution was agreed to. ~ # .s.
Mr. CARLILE, of Virginia, submitted resolution which
agreed requesting the Secretary Of the Interior to
lay before Congress tabular statement of the
disposition of the public lands the 3Oth of june 1851
in the several land States and Territories. '
. THE ATLANTIC rELEeRArH. "
| Mr. WAKEMAN, Of New York, called up the motion to
reconsider the by which Senate bill exped to ele
graphic communication for the of government in its
foreign intercourse referred the Committee the
Post Office and Post Roads, heretofore made by Nc BAR
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee moved that the motion to re-
consider be laid the table; which motion not agreed
| to--yeas II, nays la.
The motion to reconsider was then agreed to- and the
question recurring the motion to refer to the Committee
| on the Post Office and Post Roads,
| Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, moved that the bill be laid
on the table, which motion did not prevail-yeas H.
nays III. ..ssss...E g..
Mr. WAKEMAN hoped that the motion to refer would be
voted down. that the bill could be brought before the
House for amendment s4aaa@
Mr. JONES Of Tennessee moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee Of the Whole on the state of the Union
which motion not agreed to--yeas a. nays liz
Mr.. j. then moved thst the further consideration of
the bill be postponed until the Sd of March next which
motion did not preva--yeas IA, nays ia.
After brief debate, in the of which a .-l
Mr.. CAMPBELL of Ohio stated that be would make no
objection to the amendments which had been designated
that providing that the line should be open to all the people
Of the United Stats without limit Of time and that which
proposed provso that at the end of ten the
ment might upon one years notice get rid Of the contract
Office and Post Roads disagreed to- and the bill
recomuitted to the Committee of Ways and Means.
PEOPLE IA
The House then resumed the consideration Of the bill for
the relief OF the people Of Kansas heretofore reported from
the Committee on Territories. NJ .sE I
Er GROW Of p, n sJlvaua sta ed hat the Committee
Territories early in the first session of this Congress
reported bill aunul the laws of the Territory of Kansas
which over, motion to reconsider until what was
known DUSSs bill substituted for it. The commit
tee afterwards prepared bill of similar character to the
before the House. but owing to the rules of the
House. IL reached and the committee unable
to bring il before the House.
Mr PECK Of Michigan, desired to know the number of
Mr. GROW stated that it was the bill reported by the
Committee Teri cries early in the first session Of the
present Congress. @ aass.l iss e vaa7e X
After brief debate saaf#.
Mr. JONES' Of Tennessee moved that the rules be sus
pended and the ou.e resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole the state Of the Union; which motion did not
Mr. SMITH Of Virginia. moved that the bill be laid on
the table, which notion disagreed toyeas 49, nays
The previous question being seconded the bill was or
dered TO be enerossed and read third meyeas 95
81 j and it was accordingly Ic,d a third time.
The question recurring on the passage Of the bill
journ; which motion disagreed toyens So nays lie
The question then taken, and the bill passed
yeas 90, nays 79-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Albright, Allison Ball. Barbour, Bennett
Of New York, Benson, Bingham Bliss Bradshaw Brenton
Bufntop, Burngame Campbell Of Pennsylvana, Chsfee,
Clark OF Connecticut Cawson, Colfax Comns, Covode,
Cragin Cumback, Damrell, Davis Of Massachusetts Day
Dean, Dick, Dickson, Dodd, Dunn Durfee, Emrie Gallo
way Gilbert Granger Grow, Hall of Massachusetts, Har
Howard HughstSn Kelsey, King Knapp knight, knoyl-
Mllwsrd Moore, Morgan Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Nichols
Norton, Oliver Of New York. Parker Pearce Pennington
Perry Petit Pike, Pringle Pnrviance Robbins Roberts,
Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Scott Sherman, Simmons Spinner,
Tranon, Wade, wskepan, wabridge, waldron, Wash
burne Of Wisconsin, Washburne of Illinois, Wsshburn OF
Maine Welch, Wood Woodruff and woodworth-9s
NAYS-Messrs. Akers, Allen Barksdale, Bennett of Mis-
sissippi Bocock Bowie, Boyce Branch, Broom Burnett
Cadwaader, Campbell of Kentucky, Garlic, Caruthers
son, Dowdel, Edmundson Elliott English, Etherdge Eus
tis Faulkner Florence, Foster, Fuller of Maine Garne
Goode, Greenwood Hall Of iowa. Harris Of Maryland Har
ris Of Alabama Harris Of Illinois, Hotman, Houston jew
EFT, Jones Of Tennessee Ket Kelly Kdwe Lake, Lecher
Lumpkn, II. Marshall Of Kentucky, Maxwell McMuln Nc
Queen Miller Of Indiana Mison Morrison Oliver of Mis-
souri, Packer, Paine Peck Puryear, Ready Ricaud Ruff
fin, Rust ssndidge, Savage, Seward, Shorter Smith Of
Tennessee, Sneed, Stewart Talbot Taylor, Underwood
Walker, Watkins, Whitney, Winsow, Wright Of Tennessee
and Zoliicofer-To.
The question then taken upon agreeing to the pre-
amble; and il was agreed to--yeas 95, nays So
The following is the bill passed:
BILL for the relief Of the people of Kansas
the House. by message, printed pamphlet purporng
the At