The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-14


the time they have not been 10 the amount Of Their
salaries, and the ior their being actively
ployed upon sea duty which referred TO the Com
mitiee ON Naval Aiiairs and ordered to be printed
INSCRIPTIONS ADOPTED.
4 On motion of Mr.. CURRY, Of Alabama, It was
slJn be requested 10 connacts - ms House t.e numsr o.
capln appointed branch q he navy service ls3, tbs
teied 80 ar a. be asftanel whether espln',
rolured particular uniform Or eof dress aeluslas
gown or 70 nod prayers, or 70 ePy with pariieaF forms
Ale IN tbs derarsant tending I,coss
required BY oieer Of the navy Episcopal hrarss
On motion OF Mr.. HOUSTON, Of Alabama, IL
Riuo That the Committee Judiciary be authorized
SEM ~ s Aai pafs saa ss-.a'ns warse on OATH "a rel.
On motion OF Mr.. GARRETT, Of yirginis. it was
Rale THAI tho Secretary Navy be requested
nes % hi4 House auiag this The nanlber q hspas
| esaig the drs day Of December, ISIS
Mr. WAsHBuRNE, Of Illinois, asked leave to ofrs
resolution directing the Secretary of War to commani
cate whether the agreement Of the parties who pur-
chased Fort Smelling hd been observed and the 900
paid 10 the government and il not what action has
been taken 10y the department in the premises and
whether the reservation had been delivered Mr. Steele
Mr., BURNETT, Of Kentucky, objected.
KvASss Mrronr.
Mr.. DAVIS of Indiana, called up the motion submit
ted at the last session of Congress by Mr. JONES of Ten
nessee, to reconsider the vote by which the House
dered the printing OF DIT Evs report OF his geological
surveys in Oregon and Washington Territories. In the
course OF the brief discussion which ensued,
Mr.. JONES' OF Tennessee reinarIing that the making
OF these surveys had cost iory thousand dollars inquired
whether pr. Evans any publisher would be willing
TO take the copyright ii Congress would give it TO him
MIR DAVIS replied that he had mol presented that ques
ton to Dr. Evans aud did not know what he would do
II was not his business.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Virginia, inquired whether the wolk
was finished, and the number OF pages Of which it
sisted.
Mr.. NICHOLS, OF Ohio replied that it was completed
and in the possession Of the Superintendent Of Public
Printing 1t consisted Of four hundred and fifty pages
of letter press, with twenty five engralings.
Mr. DAVIS then moved that the motion to reconsider
be laid the table which motion agreed toyeas
50, NAYS 81
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi on leave introduced q bill
the relief of Martin Paten Hardin Of Pontooc conn
ty Missispp which read twice and referred to the
Committee Public Lands
Mr. HUGHES Of Indiana on leave, introduced bill
to repeal section nineteen of act entitled An act
making appropriations for certain civil expenses of the
government for the year ending june 80. 1852 APP
proved June IL, 1858 which was read twice aud TO
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Air UNDERW00D, OF Kentucky asked consent to
Introduce bill Tor the construction OF railroad from the
waters of the Gull of Mexico the the Pacific
ocean
Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, said he should object to
that bill and all Others and insist upon the regular order
oil business
THE NAVAL ArTnsrRiArIos BILL.
The SPEAKER stated the business in order TO be the
consideration Of the bill making appropriations for the
naval seryics for the year ending June 80, ls60the
pending question being the motion OF Mr. PKLrs of
Missouri that il be referred to the COMMITTEES OF the
Whole the state OF the Union and then on the motion
OF Mt SHERMAN, Of Ohio, that il be referred the Com
mi,tee on Naval Affairs.
Nj. GARNETf Of Virginia then moved to amend the
latter motion that the bill would be referred to tbs
Committee on Naval Affairs with instructions to inquire
what reductions in the expenditure could be made with
out detrinen to the public service ard called the pre-
vious question.
The previous question being sustained the question
was taken on the motion Of Mr.. PnKLrs and it was
agreed to--yeas 80, nays 70.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
The committees being called for reports,
Mr.. GOODWIN, of New York, from the Committee
on Cans reported bills for the relief OF James Collier
and L. II. johnson and they were scyerally committed
Mr. DAVIDSON, of louisiana from the same com
mtce reported back Senate bin for the relief of George
H. Knight and bill for the relief OF Samuel Perry and
they were seycrally committed
Mr. ARNOLD, Of Connecticut, from the same commit
tee reported back Senate bill for the relief of Joseph O.
G.. Kennedy and il committed.
Mr. JOHN COCHRANE, of New York from the Com
mittee on Commerce, reported bill authorizing the
registering Of the schooner Enterprise f. Wilson, Of
New York and il was taken up and passed.
Also reported back Senate joint resolution TO author
ze the Secretary of the Treasury to sell certain plat of
land in the city OF Petersburg, Virginia. belonging to the
United States and it was taken up and passed
Also, reported back Senate resolution for changing the
plan of the custonh house at Galveston in tho State OF
Texas, with amendment and it was taken up the
amendment agreed to, aud passed.
Also reported bills for the survey of the harbor of San
Diego and san Pedro in the State of California and for
the survey OF the Galveston harbor the mouth Of the
'razos river Matagorda pass Aranzs pass and Braxos
St lago In the State Of Texas and they wero sevely
committed.
Mr.. JOHN CoCHRANE asked leave to Introduce the
following resolution:
Resolved That the standing committees Of the House which II hs
lied employ the session that their conpensa
hon DC pad from the date Of their services.
Mr.. DEAN, of Connecticut, objected
MIR. C0MINS of Massachusetts, from the same com
mtee reported back Senate bill 10 repeal an act to
amend An act 10 authorize the Secretary of the Treas
uTy to change the OF vessels in certain cses ap-
proved March 5, 1856 and il taken up and after
brief discussion, passed-ayes rs, noes AZ. sss
Mr. LANDY, of Pennsy lvania, from the same commit
tee reported bill authorizing the President the Uni
ted States to procure two steam cutters one to
be stationed at the port of Philadelphia and the other
at the port of New Orleans and IL committed
large number OF adverse reports made, the
committees discharged from the further consideration of
the subjects and the bills were laid upon the table,
COLLECTION or THE REVENUE
On motion Of MIR. PHELPS of Missouri the House
then went into Committee of the Whole on the state Of
the Union-ayes l2i 3g--lAir. BURNETT of Ken
tucy, in the and resumed the consideration of
the bill for the codhcaton of the existing revenue laws
OF the United States and for other purposes postponed
until this day
Mr., CLARK, Of New York, obtained the floor