The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The SPEAKER laid before the House letter from the
Secretary of the Navy in relation to hospital for sick
and disabled which referred 10 the Com
lnittee on Commerce aud ordered to be printed.
On motion by Mr.. SINGLETON, OF Mississippi, the
Committee Public Lands had leave to report bill for
the relief of certain purchasers of lands within the limits
of the charter cesson Of 1920 and it taken up and
passed.
On motion of Mr. wooDsoN, of Missouri, under a
suspension the rules the Joint resolution in regard
carrying the United States mail from st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, to Pacervile, California, was taken up and
passed.
Mr.. NORRIS, of Illinois, called up his motion to re-
consider the vote by which Mr. CLAY OF Kentucky,
excused from further service the Committee For
eign Affairs when it agreed to--ayes 49, SIS.
The question being taken, Mr.. CLAY not
cused.
Mr. j. CLANCY JONES reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means the amendments of the Senate to the
supplemental appropriation bili and the
steamer appropriation bill and they referred
the Committee of the Whole and ordered to be printed
On motion of Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES under u
pension of the rules, resolution adopted authoriz
ing the Committee of the Whole to take to-day
from four till six o. clock.
The House then went into &, ,mttee of the Whole
the state Of the Union, Mr BooocK, of Virginia, in
the chair and resumed the consideration Of the amend
ments OF the Senate To the army appropriation bill
Some OF the amendments concurred in, whilst
others rejected after which the committee
and reported the amendments to the House for its action
The amendment increasing the rank and pay of the
officers Of the Military Academy at West Point
jected
The amendment providing for certain experiments in
cannon, common powder, and locks, concurred in.
The amendments striking out the appropriation OF
800 900 for altering old gums make them reec
loading guns and substituting appropriation Of S45,
900 for the purchase of brooch loading carbnes of
SIS 900 for the alteration Of old arms &C. and of
S. 900 to be expended in experiments upon improved
rrne ,Eer both
The several amendments in relation to arsenals were
agreed to-
The amendments providing for continuing the con-
struction of works of defence being reported
Mr.. WHITLEY of Delaware asked that the vote upon
all be taken Mt once.
Mr. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, objected.
The question then taken the amendment ap-
propriatng $50 900 for Fort Knox Maine and 1t was
agreed to-yeas 3d. nays lis.
The remaining amendments in relation TO Notifications
severally rejected
The amendment appropriating $50 900 for the con-
structon of bridges and the Improvement of crossing
streams from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Albuquerque
New Mexico and S00 900 to be expended in completing
connected sections of the road from Albuquerque New
Mexico, to the Colorado river was concurred in-yeas
81, nays ~.
The amendment providing that all laws or parts of
laws which authorize the sale Of military sites which
may become useless for military purposes be, and the
hereby. repealed and the land not subject to
sale prempton, and providing further that the or
nance Of 1856 relative to certain surveys in Florida
shall be in force, was concurred in.
All the other amendments were rejected
Mr.. CHAPMAN of Virginia, by unanimous consent,
called up the report OF the Committee the Judiciary
in relation to the impeachment of Judge Watrous of
Texns aud moved that its further consideration be post
poned till the second Thursday in December next
Messrs REAGAN and BRYAN, Of Texas, urged speedy
action.
Mr.. CLARK of New York, by unanimous consent,
was permitted to file an individual report at any time
before the final action is taken.
Mr.. PHILIPS, Of Pennsylvania, opposed the postpone
mcnt
The question being taken the motion to postpone
agreed to. th}t5 II 4
Mr. TAPPAN, of New Hampshire, presented the me
mortal Of Judge Watrous, Of Texas, and IL laid
the table and ordered Ia be printed
On motion of Mr. j. CLANCY JONES, the Horse then
went into Committee Of the Whole the stale Of the
Union lMr Faulkner, Of Virginia. in the chsir) and
proceeded TO the consideration OF the amendments Of the
Senate 10 the supplemental Indian appropriation bill
After time spent therein, the committee and
reported to the House
The amendment providing for the expulsion frcm In
dian reservations of persons found thereon without
tbory Of law whose presence may he detrimental TO
the Indian was slightly modified and coacurrcd inyeas
66, nays 80.
The amendment providing for the compensation Of five
extra clerks releasing The American Board Of Commis-
sioncrs for Foreign Missions from certain obligations and
relative to the sale and purchase by private individuals
of certain lands belonging To the Indians verally
concurred in. The remaining amendments twenty five
in number were rejected
The hour OF clock having arrived, the House took
recess until O'Clock, p. M
SESSION.
TIc House came TO order at o clock precisely. =
Nj. ENGLISH, OF Inaissna moved a suspension OF the
rules 10 order TO take MP Senate bill for the relief Of Shcr
lock and Shiriy which motion agreed ayes 81
noes &c.
No quorum voting,
Mr.. ENGLISH Withdrew The motion to suspend the
rules
quorum then appeared.
On motion Of Mr.. DAWES Of Massachusetts. ur5cr a
suspension Of the rues-ayes loi, 24-the bill for
the relief OF the heirs Of John Paulding James Will