The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-28
WASHINGTON CITY, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1853

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naval appropriation bill reported yesterday from the Com
mittee Of the Whole with favorable Recommendation;
| upon which the previous question was ordered.
The amendment Of Mr.. MARSHALL, OF Kentucky, pro
vidng that there shall not be purchased any larger
quantity OF hemp Of foreign growth for the Of the
navy than will meet the deficiency in the Navy Depart
ment reported by the agents appointed to procure
hemp OF American growth and the amendment OF Mr.
sKwAD of Georgia making appropriation of SIT, 500
for the completion of ofcers quarters marine barracks
&c at the Pensacola navyyard severay agreed to-
The amendment of Mr. TAYLOR of New York, increas-
ing the appropriation for the Brooklyn navy yard TO
$500 l66 to provide for filling in the purchase
was rejected yeas GA, nays 10.
The amendment of Mr. SEWARD, Of Georgia, appropr
atng $500 900 to continue the work upon the naval de
pot established at Blythe Island the coast Of Geor
| gia not agreed to--yesrs 81 nays Il5.
The amendments Of Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES, behalf Of
the Committee of Ways and Means, appropnating 49,,
600 10 enable the Secretary Of the Navy to pay for the
preparation Of Code Of Regulations for the government
of the navy $l1000 to enable the Secretary to pay
the incurred by the naval courts of inquiry and
$5 600 TO pay for completing the publication of the
charts Of the late expedition for the exploration of the
Parana river in Brazil, were severally agreed to.
The bill then read the third time and passed
yeas no. nays rs.
The House then proceeded to consider the bill making
appropriation for the expenses of collecting the rev
from customs. The amendment of Mr. GARNET, of
Virginia. to add the following additional section at the
end of the bill, was agreed to:
further enacted Thate Secretary othoTreas
shall tho Congress plan and estimates re-
general recommendation in hs last annual report
The question being on the passage Of the bill,
Mr.. COLFAX of Indiana moved that it be laid the
table; which motion was not agreed to-ayes 81,
| noes S5.
The bill was then passed--yeas 1O2, nays SO.
~ TIE TARIFF.
Mr.. STANTON of Ohio from the select committee ap-
pointed to investigate the circumstances attending the
passage of the late tariff submitted report accompa
MED by the following resolution
Resod That the committee discharged further
sdenton the subject and that tho evidence
nying DO printed. ff8
Messrs MOORE, of Alabama, and PURvIANCE, of
Pennsylvania, each submitted the views of mnortes of
Mr.. STANTON moved that the resolution be adopted
and that the views of the respective minotes be print
ed /; which motion agreed TO. Fls
THE DELEGArE PROM MINNESOTA
Mr.. CAvANAUGH, of Minnesota, submitted the fol-
lowing resolution as a question of privilege
Reosd That the commoc Elections authorized inquire
this floor the delegate from that portion tho territory outside
the present State limits Qla s sB te{t 81 tsa.,
Mr.. HARRIS, of Illinois, wished to present memo
rial of Mr. Fuller asking to be admitted the delegate
from that portion of the Territory and he desired it
should take the same direction
Mr.. KELSEY, of New York, raised a point of order
that the resolution could not be entertained ques
ton of privilege when they knew that such Territory
had been admitted. ~, u A
The SPEAKER stated that two OF three days since he
embarrassed to the propriety of recognising the
gentleman who had occupied seat the delegate from
Minnesota. The Chair had taken it for granted that
whenever notified that the State had been admitted that
would but 10 his SURPRISE looking
hack seemed that delegates bad hasa allowed to eeain
their s 4 after the States had been admitted in the
Of Michigan and Wisconsin Finding tho precedens
different the Chair would oyerrule the question of order
Mr.. KELSEY said he thought these preccdents had
crept in when no question had been made upon them.
MIR luur,io avroA IN &c
Sbley, claiming seat delegate from Wisconsin and
stated that there had been controversy the question
had been referred to the Committee Elections the
majority and minority had reported and delegate had
been admitted. 1--WE
Mr.. JONES' of Tennessee said there was no Territory
and moved that the resolution be laid the table
which motion not agreed to. fit5N{f
Mr. HUGHES, of Indiana, raised point of order that
the resolution and the credentials submitted by Mr. HAIR
could not be considered at the time.
The SPEAKER held that the point was we'll taken.
Mr.. HARRIS said he had only presented the creden-
tia of Mr. Fuller for the information of the House and
not for its action. t.4 tf1
Mr. BOCOCK, of Virginia. inquired whether Mr. KINGS
would be recognised by the House while the nves
tigation pendng If so, he suggested that gen.
tleman be recognised until after the committee
ported. 4igg
Mr.. HARRIS inquired whether the gentleman pro-
posed amendment.
Mr.. B0COCk said he would move to amend the reso
luton to that effect.
The amendment was accepted by Mr.. CAvANAUGH.
Mr.. HARRIS then demanded the previous question
and stated that there two organized counties out
side of the Territory embraced within the State of Mime
sofa, and four counties created by law and not
formally organized by law. Officers existed in these
counties who had been appointed and elected in conform
ity with law and were performing their duties.
The previous question ordered and the resolution
agreed to.
The papers presented by Mr. Harris were then referred
to the Committee of Elections
THE DISTRIBUTION or PUBLIC DocuMKNrs
Mr.. WINSLOW, of North Carolina from the Joint
Committee on the Library, by unanimous consent,
ported bill to provide for keeping and distributing all
public documents
he bill provides that the Secretary of the Interior
shall receive and arrange for the keeping and dist
button of all printed journals of the houses of
gress and all other books and documents of any
description whatever, printed purchased for the
of the government, except such printed
executive, or any of tho departments and for this
purpose the Secretary is directed to apart particular
in which TO store them. Ii is also made the duty
of the Secretary to obtain from the departments the Con-
gressonal Library, and other places where the
kept oil such journals and other documents
hand before described and much of the appropria-
ton in the civil appropriation bill made for the
pcnse Of packing and distributing the congressional docu
mens in pursuance Of the joint resolution Of 1857 and
remains unexpended is hereby appropriated. register
is to be kept showing the quantity at any time received
and distributed by him and report of tho shall
be made to Congress at each session The books maps
and charts heretofore deposited in the Department of
State to be removed and placed under the control Of
the Interior Department and the duties dcvoled upon
the State Department in regard to copyrights trans
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