The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
the President of the United States in answer TO the reso
luton OF the House of the 18th instant requesting him.
if not inconsistent with the public interest to commune
cate all the information in his possession which might
shortly come into his possession respecting the recent
puted visitation by officers of the British navy of Amer
lean vessels in the Gulf Of Mexico which was referred
to the Committee Foreign Affairs and ordered to be
printed
The SPEAKER also laid before the House a coInmuni.
cation from che Secretary of State, asking approp.-
ton OF $4,000 for the transportation of destitute Aneri-
cans from Victoria, Vancouvcrs island to San Francis
co which was referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means and ordered to be printed.
Also communication from the Superintendent of
Public Printing, submitting estimates for the deficiency
in paper and printing for the last session The deciel-
cy for the printing is stated at S3s $50 l3 The COM
muncaton referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means and ordered to be printed.
Mr. BOWIE, OF Maryland gave notice that he should
Introduce bill appropriating live hundred thousand
of the public land located in the Territory OF Ne
braska to aid the Baltimore and Potomac and Metropol
itan railroad companies.
Mr. MAYNARD, of Tennessee introduced bill for the
relief OF William Lyon late pension agent Knoxville
Tennessee; which read twice and referred to the
Committee on Invalid Pensions
MARYLAND CONTESTED ELECTION
The House then resumed the consideration of the
port of the Committee Of Elections in the case of William
Pinckney Whye contcsting the seat of Hon. j. MoRRI-
sional district of Maryandthe question being on the fol-
lowing resolution offered by Mr. BoYcE:
Rocd That William Pinekney whyte have occupy
seat upon the floor Of the House pending the discussion report
Of the Committee Elections the the
now occupied BY the Hon MosnoS I,pH from the third
the contest and the reports thereon.
Mr., MAYNARD inquired whether Mr. whyto claimed
the seat at this time,
Mr.. BOYCE replied that the gentlemen from Mary
land were better able to that question than he
was.
Mr.. STUART, of Maryland said Mr. HARRIS had
been heard before the Committee of Elections and it
was right that Mr.. Whyte who had taken his tetimo-
ny under the order of the House at expense of be-
tween 81 500 and So, 900, should be heard The commit
tee of which the honorable gentleman from Illinois
Mr. HARRs] was chairman, and who he regretted was
not now in his seat, had reported in his fvorhc ma
ority, however declaring the seat vacant Mr. Whyte
claimed his seat unless the House chose to refer the
question back to the people.
Mr. BOYCE stated that he was informed that Mr.
Whyte did not now claim his seat but desired to he
beard. .
Mr. STANTON, of Ohio moved that the resolution be
aid on the table, which motion agreed to--yeas
los, nays 80.
The question then REQUIRED upon the following reso-
ution
Resprea That appears there was such umu
enatvc to Congress from the third congressional
Mryana on tue u day o. Noyemeer 1871 in contempt OF law
odd, and the seat from said district declared
tae thereof.
Mr.. EUSTIs, of Louisiana, moved that it be laid on
he table; which motion agreed to-yeas lot, nay.
'7--as follows
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SSlogg Kelsey kgore Kapp Leach Letter Lovey Maynard,
New York, Mott Murray, olm, Palmer Parker Petit Pike Pot,
sr ro'le rurv@nce Ready icaud, itchic, Rbsns Roberts
suyoc, Seward sherman Ohio, Sherman York Spinner
tn9 Stewart Of psnnsyyana Tappa Ihayer thompson Temp
vsburn d WISCONSIN, washbarnc Of Illinois Wahhurn Of Name
WILSON, Wood, Woodscn, and zoliconcr loo
ocock Bowie, oyce Branch Burnett Burns, cyanaugh Chapman
lnrk OIL Missouri, Clay Cobb John cocrane Of New York. Cokc
ng Cox criee Of North Carolina, Crawford, Curry
Mississippi Dewar Dnmck, Blnunson, English Faulkner Foley
atc Hawkins okns Houston, Hughes Huyer, Jackson
ns Jewett Jones Of Tennessee Jones of ennsy Kelly Lamar
DIS Mason Miller silson Montgomery Moore Morris Of Illinois
baek Pendeon Peyoa Phelps of Missouri Phillips Powell
iuos, shay Of North Carolina, shorter Tennessee
uaa sS Wns
wi worendyke Wright Of Georgia and Wright OF Toupesse9
UNITED STATES
The SPEAKER stated the next business in order to be
he consideration of the bill for the codifcaton of the
xisng laws of the United States and for other pur-
oses made the special Order at the last session of Con-
ress for the second Wednesday of the present month
Mr. JNO. COCHRANE, of New York said that there
alterations which had been made in the bill to
leet the views of the government which had not vet
submitted to the committee and there were gentle
present who desired few days consider some of
provisions of the bill reported and therefore he
roposed that it be postponed until the first Wednesday
January next.
Mr. HOUSTON inquired whether the gentleman in
ended to imbody the recommendations of the Secretary
the Treasury in the bill before bringing it before the
ouse whether he intended to renort those amend
,ents and keep the bill in its present shape
Mr.. JOHN COCHRANE replied that the recommends
ons of the Secretary OF the Treasury were not the
nendments to which he referred. Those recommended
ons would be reported to the House in separate BILL
hould different course be taken, and they be engra-
on this bill, 1t would bc printed with it.
Mr.. HOUSTON did not oppose the postponement
lis object was to know whether he intended to ask the
ou to reprint the bill mbodying all the recommended
ons He desired that they should pursue sucha course
would enable members TO distinguish between the ex
ting laws and the changes which they propose to make
The question then taken, and the motion agreed
RAILROAD.
Mr.. WASHBURN, of Maine asked leave to introduce
III to authorize and facilitate the construction of north
n, southern, and central Pacific railroad and for
her purposes for the purpose of having referred
ne special committee the Pacific railroad but OBJ
elton made.
PENSION BILL
The bill granting pensions to the officers and soldiers
the war with Great Britain of 1872 and those en-
lged in Indian wars during that period coming up
the next special order in the Committee OF the Whole
the state of the Union
Mr. PHELPS, of Missouri hoped Mr. SAVAGE who
nd reported it, would agree to It's further postponement
nrfl.r that fb. ,f,yl.t