The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-04
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Mr. PEARCE, from the Committee Finance, to
whom referred the bill from tho House of Reprcsen
taves making appropriations for the support Of the army
for the year ending the s0th Of june 1852 reported it
with amendments
Mr.. HALE, from the Committee on Naval Affairs TO
whom referred the petition Of Robert Morris, .aked
same which was agreed 70. a9i M -
Mr. H., from the same committee, reported bill for
- relief of GeorgAnA n Lewis which was read three
tunes BY unanimous consent and passed.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas from the Committee on
Printing reported in favorof printing thirty thousand
copies of the report Of the Commissioner of Patents
Agriculture for the year 1857 ve thousand copies to
DC for distribution by the Interior Department and the
Patent Office and the report agreed TO-
Mr.. FITZPATRICK, from the Committee Military
Affairs reported bill for the relief of H. Blocker T.
J. Gurey and ~ f. Davis; which was read and passed
to a second reading
Mr.. FOSTER from the Committee Public Lands,
reported bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to issue land warrant to Russell Fitch of Ohio which
was reed and passed to second reaiing.
Mr. f., from the same committee to whom was refer
red the petition of citizens of Marblehea Massachusetts,
relative to bounty land to privateermen in the Of
1872 asked be discharged from its further consde
tion which was agreed to. 9
Mr. JONES from the Committee on Pensions to whom
was referred the bill TO authorize the increase Of invalid
PENSIONS in certain cases reuorted IL back without amend
ment
Mr. j from the same committee reported adversely
on the petitions of Anna NJ McKenney and James Mon
roe
Mr. J. from the same committee to whom were re-
fered the following bil from the House of Representa-
tiycs scyeray reported them bs without amendment
and recommended their passage
An act granting an invalid pension to John Iee of the
State of Maine a-isel
An act granting an invalid pension to William Howell
of Tennessee
An act for the relief of William Bullock
An act for the relief of Shove Chase of New York
Mr. BAYARD from the Committee on the Judiciary
TO whom referred letter of the Secretary of the Sen
relation the compensation Of the senators from
Minnesota reported that there IL express provision
In the act regulating tho compensation members of Con-
gress applicable the particular presented bot in
the opinion of the committee correct construction of
the act of August 1856 forbds the allowance of
pensaton until the State of Minnesota was admitted int
the Union and that the compensation Of the scnat
from that State should commence the day of adms
sion Nav IL 1858 ta5 srsG
Mr.. DOUGLAS from the Committee on Territories, to
whom was referred the bill making appropriation for
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