The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-17

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Lands
The SPEAKER LAID before the body The accounts OF
sne treasury o. e ohi'ea o'a'es ioI .hs lnu saS
ourh quarters OF te year 1900 ana inc nst ana seouno
quarters of the year 1887 which was laid on the table
and ordered TO be printed
Also report nom the flrst comptroller oil the Treas
ury showing the balances due or more than three years
prior to the nrs OF July last on the books oil The seoo
ihifa ana fouf'h Auueofs o. the treasury ana INC nc
$500 w Nl'"~" -1 - ~ $50 ~ 4
Also communication from the clergymen of Wash
ngton in to the resolution of the House inviting
them TO ociate as ohaplans OF Congress respectfully
rendering their services for that purpose.
Mr.. QUTTMAN of Mississippi, by unanimous consent,
presented the petition and memorial of Mr. Chapman OF
Nebraska conestng the seat of Mr. FERausoS the sit
ting delegate from that Territory which were laid
the table and ordered to be printed;
Mr.. CLEMENS, of Virginia. submitted the following
resolution which, under the operation of the previous
question, was adopted sssl .ys5lL - f. ..sses ~. .
hesolrea mat the clerk OF TINS mouse immeda'eiy
ier Inc paase or TINS p,le9 IA pol .,a0
name OF each member ana delegate Oh te HOUSE OF n1p
IesehlatSe YES wnt'en on Separate sup oi paper Una. m
lheh Proceeu, IN the piesehee vi .ne house, " uia|
nom said 1oA, one a, ,h'e the sau spa VI pi, an
as each drawn he shall announce Inc name q 'e
Der OF delegate upon ~ VINO shaii choose ms sea o s
present session FroeHed mat before sld drawing hha
ue opeahei s'i'l oauso oseis seas ~ ~
.eu anu Sinai 'ee sio' 'ea' ooh'ue
Aacor,;r, a. $50 of a. ,o.nl.rs ,,o,o vacated
and each n,ebar selected b;s seat Cor tbe session as his
name was called from the CLERK 4 desl
Mr. cAMPBFJJ of Ohio Nv unanimous consent sub.
;iiad ~. foowino iojnt resotion which xyas nnani-
r,nrsl, ' 1900 'oN'' 1850"
Psac,J r. ~. sn,, anil H,.s f y,r..iot;ss, Of be
Iad S, THAT the clorcvmen Of the city of Washing
ton Who NAV oicate as cbanains To the Senate and
Honse Of sba he admitted to the Library
of wifi tbe same n,iyieoes that are allowed TO
tba members of tbe Honse
hffohfS fhoA The ooA'hihhh VI "AiS AMI AAAN'
The committees being called for reports,
Mr. JONES' of Pennsylvania, from the Committee OF
WAYS and Means reported the bill making appropriations
for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the Uni
ted States for the year ending the 30th of june 1883
which referred to the Committee of the Whole and
ordered to be printed 81
On motion of Mr. j., the estimates of the annual re-
port of the Secretary Of the Treasury Department were
taken from the Speakers table and referred TO the Com
mittee of Ways and Means .s1 ".
CONTESTED ELECTIONS
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q NJ D., ,t ~ H. sat = - A. n,r,s tbe sit
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ue -; ". W. - =. ~, 60 49, &c E,ec,;nns
"a ordsrad 60 ha nrntad
AZ RoWIE &c Ma,vl,nd nrasepted the net;t;on of
pii.r p;nro " WIZ ~ ,,opte ths cat % Han
- ~ .;tt ss,a.hor 60, az s.oond cnn.rosoonal
a;;ot 80 M.sri.na ,hoh ,s rafa,a5 10 tha Con,,n;t
tae Of Flections and ordared 70 be nr;nted
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nhonI ihon The In" W
Mr. SMITH, OF tennessee, nom the Conmittee on
Printing, 10 whom was referred the proposiuoh 70 PRINT
900 extra copies OF the PRESIDENT message ana accom-
panymg documents, suomtteu report WIN the io'iow
ing resolution
Resolved, mat there be printed ior inc use Oh inc
nenhefs OF the Mouse Oh REPRESENTATIVES, Io,ooo extra
copies OF the Freslueht huai message anu accolas-
ing documents
The question being on the ADOPTION OF the resolution
Mr. COZ, OF ono SAID that ne dd not WISH 10 aetm
the mouse but he had something connected Win the
PRESIDENT message when ne would IKE 10 say tneh ana
there lie reviewed that document at length approving
OF the message generally put taxing exception 10 tha'
portion OF it which relates to Kansas In ms Judgment
mitted as a state with the LecomPtoh CONSTITUTION.
There could be nothing gained by Trying 10 Deaf Gown
the flght Oh seiI-goVerhment III hnlss put whetici
there should DC peace or not ne woud not the
principle involved therein for any peace he was not
unfrlendly 10 the administration ana ne ad not peeSe
That defence OF OPINION Oh TINS question was oploseu
10 party realty ne might De ao"eo 10 represent ms
people Inc pedges winch ne hah gwen 10 ms cohsuu
ents constrained INN 10 stand 70 the democratic pohoy
which was the submission Oh the whole constitution 10
the whole people Whatever might be the legahty oil
the constructor ne came 10 TINS question: az las' why
was II that THIS constitution was not submitted 10 the
popular voice -'at .s"... ....@ ~ gas t.
Mr. HUGHES, OF Indiana, In reply, remarked that he
did not propose to follow the example OF the gentleman
from Ohio and enter into an extended discussion OF the
message OF the President He rose to express his surprise
and regret that the gentleman had chosen thus occasion
to precipate upon the House discussion OF the Kansas
question There were those who conceived that the ad
mnistIation was in trouble that cloud was hanging
over the democratic party He would humbly submit
that in that state of things the friends OF that admnisa
ton and the members OF that party should not be the
first to sound the alarm. There something in the
time and circumstances affecting speech that entered