The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-19


Mr. j. CLANCY JONES of Pennsy lvania, moved that
the rules be suspended and the House into Committee
Of the Whole the state Of the Union which motion
was not agreed to--yeas 80, nays 9s.
The motion TO lay the table the motion TO reconsider
was not agreed TO- then these references changed
and the bills referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. TAYLOR of New York, asked consent TO intro
duce the following resolution
Resolved That the States beginning the
State Of New York for the bills aud that each mem
permitted INTRODUCES by motion for leave without debate as
aud such resolutions shall not be
objected To-
Mr.. MARSHALL, of Kentucky and MI JONES, of
Tennessee, objected
Mr. TAYLOR moved that the rules be suspended
which motion agreed to.
The resolution was then adopted
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions introduced, considered,
and adopted
On motion of Mr. ANDREWS of New York
Rd That Mrs Post applicant for pension
Of Congress Withdraw petition and
papers from the ne Of this House P,od That copies are lett
file.
On motion of Mr.. NORRIS of Pennsylvania
Rored Secretary requested communicate
the House Of based upon such noT
ne Of tho amounts necessary to complete the Of The
On motion of Mr.. FLORENCE, of Pennsylvania
esoled Judiciary
tho ore Of making provision for witnesses in the
imprisonment when unable reeognizance to
On motion of Mr. CLEMENS, Of Virginia
Whereas difficulty has been experienced in fer
depredaon the mails and in other offences against The laws
by the short period established by
law which they can be punished, therefore
que into expediency amending
April 1890 entitled An act for the punishment Of certain crimes
the within which
be found for offences NOT capital from ro TO fire
years.
On motion of MI GOoDE, of Virginia
Resolved of the United States be requested to
hbting--
The each and Territory in the United States
pressed square miles classifying the States to
land States In separate table.
The OF public domain remaining in each State expressed
in acres :, A.,
each State and Territory distinguishing between that
and that granted ccded
veyed for the Of education public buildings internal i'm
provements, and miscellaneous objects
aggregate received account OF the
The aggregate paid debt the revou
g. The paid foreign governments of the
chase Of public lands and the 9,eg s as sms an % @
ngg Indian titles also the aggregate expense OF collecting tho
The annual expense the Indian bureau Also the
omprchcnng the affairs at the seat and In
The number of acres conveyed pro
visions organizing tho territorial governments and the
number Of conveyed to the States on the terms and by the pro
the of Congress admitting States into the concd
The number of granted States companies
ceved sale the alternate sections
sections
On motion of Mr. BOCoCK, of Virginia
Rore resolution No and also Senate resolution
from the Speakers table aud referred to the Com
mittce Naval Affairs tr u a...
On motion Of Mr. WINSIOW, of North Carolina
ored That the Committee Public
oue expcency amending the bounty land acts
for bounty receiving emitting
them such bounty lands in all whore the proof made per
quencc den the Pension Once aud that they report by bill
otherwise. H
On motion of Mr. KEITT, of South Carolina:
Resolved That the President Of United states requested II
@ ~ MI no, yct published between the
the United States government France including
Of France the subject of the abolition
upon the high
On motion of Mr.. SINGLETON of Mississippi
Resolved Public Lands DO instructed to in
% the w making a"ss es re- .nr sr
actual settlers upon the same condition us other lands o. the same
On motion of Mr.. QUITMAN, of Mississippi
Resolved That the Committed
quc expedcncy establishing and naval depot at
Ship the Of Mississippi and report thereon
On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, of Kentucky:
ored That the President be,
by respectfully furnish M in his opinion not inconss
en With public interest correspondence
the possession any departments
mcnt in relation to the execution massacre Of Col CIaosr and hi
tho whose lives taken whether certain CIT
United States under protest that they connect
ed expedition what have been
taken by Executive in relation thereto
On motion of Mr.. ATKINS, of Tennessee, Joint
luton directing the Secretary of War to early
survey of the bank of the Mississippi river from
Hickman Kentucky to the mouth of Wolfe river in
Tennessee with the view of ascertainng the cost of pre-
venting the annual overows of the river caused by the
construction of evees the western bank in Missouri
and Arkansas.
On motion of Mr. HOLLICOFFER, of Tennessee
Hesolrs That Committee Judiciary
Of reporting bill 10 regulate and restrain
immigration importation into the United States OF foreign pau
and criminals.
Mr. JONES of Tennessee called for the yeas and nays
on the passage of the resolution and they ordered
and being taken, resulted yeas 49, nays 3s-as fol
lows
YEAs-Mcssrs Abbott Adan, Andrews Atkins, Avery
Bingham Bocock oycc Branch, Bayton Bryan Bnfbn
Burroughs Campbell Caskc
Chanec Connecticut Cawson Clemens Cngmsn Cobb Col
Covolc Cagn Craig Missouri Crawford Curry Cur
Damre OF indiana, Davis Of Mississippi Davis Of Ma
Dodd mrfee, Vmunds0n
English Eus Faulkner Foley Foster, Gartrc Gilman Gmer
Goodwin Granger Greenwood Gregg Grow Hall Of Massachusetts,
Harlan Hopkins Horton Houston How
Jackson Kellogg Kelsey Kgoc Knapp Leach letter
Mcqueen Marshall Of Kentucky Marshall Of Illinois Maynard Mill
Moore Morgan Morrill, Norris Of Pennsylvania Morse Of Msne
Qunnn Reagan Rcaod Robbins Roberts,
Sanddgc Scales Seward Shaw OF North
Sherman New York, Shorter Single
Virginia Stanton, Stevenson Stewart OF Maryland Tai
bo Tappan Tbayer, Thompson, Tompkn
Tppe Underwood Wade wadron Walton Warren, washburne
Illinois, Watkins, Wilson, Wood Woodson, wortendykc and
Zolicorcr-l37.
NAYs-Mesrs Barksdac Bowie, New York,
Missouri Clay D. Cochrane OF New York. Cochrane Of
York. Cocker Cox Davidson Dowdcl Florence Gdding.
Grocsbcck Hall HITCH Hughes
of