The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-21

By Mr. oTERo, of New Mexico A bill 70 establish
separate judicial district south Of the Gila and 70 pro-
vide for the representation OF the inhabitants a sns
den purchase in the territorial Legislature Of New Mexico
and for other purposes. Also, bill making appropria-
ton for the completion of the pententy building Of New
Mexico. Also, bill making appropriation for the com
pleton of the capitol building of the Territory OF New
Mexico. Also, bill providing for the examination Oh
claims for Indian depredations in the Territory Of New
Mexico. Also, bill TO amend an act entitled An act
establish the offices of surveyor general Of New Mex
co. Kansas and Nebraska TO grant donations to actual
settlers therein and for other purposes
By Mr. STEPHENS of Washington Territory: bill
to divide the Territory Of Washington into four land dis
trics Also bill for the construction OF military roads
in the Territory of Washington Also, bill authorizing
the settlement of the accounts OF the clerks OF the United
States in Oregon and Washington Territories Also
bill making additional appropriations for the erection OF
the public buildings in Oregon Territory Also bill to
provide for the survey OF the Columbia river IN the Ter
ritories of Washington and Oregon
BY Mr.. PARROTT, of Kansas bill to aid the Terri
tory Of Kanas in the construction of railroad therein
Also bill TO establish additional land district In Kan
Territory and for other purposes Also Dill to es-
tablish certain post routes in the Territory of Kansas
BY Mr.. FERGUSON, of Nebraska bill making
grant Of alternate sections of the public lands to the Ter
rory of Nebraska to aid in the construction OF certain
railroads said Territory, and for other purposes Also
bill establish the Office of surveyor general in the
Territory of Nebraska Also bill to provide for build
ing penitentary in the Territory OF Nebraska Also,
bill to provide for building bridge across the Platte
construction of road in the Territory OF Nebraska from
the Platte river to the Kansas line.
BY Mr.. CHAFFEE of Massachusetts bill to amend
the several acts now in force in relation to the Patent
Office
BY Mr. DAVIS of Massachusetts, bill to repeal SO
much of the several acts relating to American seamen as
relate to the issuing of certificates OF citizenship or pro-
baons by the collectors of the several ports of entry
Also bill to provide for the ascertanment of the salts
faction of the claims of American citizens for spoatons
committed by the French prior to the LIST of july 1901
By Mr.. HALL, of Massachusetts: bill making an APP
preparation for the preservation Of Cape Cod harbor in
the State of Massachusetts. Also, bill making ap
preparation to repair the works for the preservation of the
harbor of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Also, bill for the
Improvement of the Taunton river in the State OF Mas
sachusetts.
BY Mr.. CLARK of Connecticut bill for the con-
struction of suitable building for the accommodation of
the clerks Of the circuit and district courts of the United
States and the several Offices connected Herewith, and
post office at Hartford, Connecticut
THE PRESIDENTS
On motion of Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES, of Pennsylva-
mia the House then went into Committee of the Whole
the state of the Union Mr BococK, of Virginia In
the chair and resumed the consideration OF the Pres
dents annual message, the pending question being on
the reference of certain portions of it to the standing com
mittees.
After spending considerable time in perecng the last
of the following resolutions the committee rose and re-
ported them to the House with the recommendation that
they do pass
Resolved That SO much message President
United houses Congress at the present
relates foreign affairs together with the accompanying
correspondence thereto
cns tho United States by the republic of Paraguay be referred
TO the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Resorc message accompanying doc
and the public debt the tariff paper
credits be referred to tho Committee Of Ways and Means
relates uniform bankrupt law and so much the
State in is relations with great family nations
restrain its people from acts Of hostile aggression against their cit
subjects much relates the present neutrality act
of goth Of April 1878 the hitting within the limits OF our coun
try expeditions against the Central American States the
issued the marstas and district and the
appropriate and officers together with the Presidents
restraining committing such be
referred TO the Committee the Judiciary and who are hereby in
Resolved That much of said and doc
additional regiments military through
the Of the United States be referred to the Committee on
esoled That much of said and accompanying doc
small steamers be referred to the Committee Naval Ar
Office Department Its operation and
don referred the Committee the Post ONCE and Post Roads
much Of said and accompanying doc
relates to the public lands be referred to the Committee on
Resolved message and
the Of the United States and the
the river La Platte and Us for navigation BY
be referred to the Committee on Commerce
with and relation the various
Indian tribes referred the Committee Indian Affairs
Of Utah. and Of Arizona
be referred to the Committee on Territories
OF said and doc
the District Of Columbia be referred 10 the Com
IL ResoIu message
anyng documents as relates TO Pacific railroad be referred TO 80
fifteen with by bill otherwise
division Of the question having been asked by Mr.
JONES' of Tennessee, that separate vote could be
had upon the last resolution,
The question first taken upon the first eleven
lutions and they agreed to.
The question recurring upon agreeing to the last one,
the yeas and nays called and being taken, result
ed--yeas 1876, nays Co.'s follows: