The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-08

Objection being witidsawn, the otder so the printing
| Of Il was made.
ADsouRsmSr
I Mr.. DAVIDSON. Of fousana, moved TINT when The
House adjourn to-day adjourn TO meet on Monday next
which motion was NOT agreed TO-
REPORTS fntas coanrrEEs.
The committees being called fu reports of private
nature
Mr. JOHN cocHRANE, of New York reported from
the COMMITTEES on Commerce senate resolution Vr chan
cine the fasa of the custom house At Gal
weston Texas and scd that it he put upon s passage
Objection was made, the ground that it was not a
private bill ~
Lands reported back senate hill for tho rsiiof of Martin
Laymnn, and asked that il be put upon its pasaass
Mr.. MORGAN, OF New York raised the posst q OF
der that IL rot private bill sNF9
The St'EAKER decided that il was pri vate bill
Mr.. CHAFFEs of Massachusetts, then moved THAT 70
be referred 10 the Committee OF the Whole liouse which
| motion prcsailed-uye rs, roes 81
Mr. COBB from the same comrsittce, sSo su,nstted
several adverse reports which were sevcAiy laid on the
table
| Mr. MIII4SoN of Virginia from the Committee oo
Commerce. reported back Senate bill to surrender The
stock of the United States the nisanal swamp CAset
Company upon certain contingencies aud u was CON
mitted.
Mr. sANDIDGE, OF Louisiana, from the committee
I Private Land Chains reported back Senate bill TO nAiIni
certain entries Of land in the State OF Louisiana which
was committed.
/ Mr.. GREENWOoD Of Arkansas from the Com mittee
on Indian Affairs reported back Senate bill for the re
1 lief of Madison eweetscr; which committed
| Mr. CoLFAX of Indiana. from the same committee.
reported back Senate bill for the relief oi Anson Dart
! which was committed. Hs
/ Mr. STANTON, of Ohio, from the Committee on Aiih-
ary Affairs reported bills for the relief Of John san
ford administrator De bais aon o. the estate o. oDe't
Sanford or the relief of Benz rnn and T'omas lAnrent
and for the relief of Charles Stman which wevv sese
| rally read twice and committed
Mr.. BUFFlNIDN, OF Massachusetts rom the samc
committee reported bills for the relief Of Julius Martin
\ % and
| severay read twice and committed
! Mr. SHERMAN of Ohio from the Committee on Ma
val Affairs reported bill for the relief Of yohn Allen
of Harrington Maine which was read twice and COM
| mittod
/ Me- HOPKINS, Of Virginia from the Cpusulittse on
Foreign Affairs, reported bill for the RELIEF % the
owners officers, aud Of the brig General Armstrong
which was read twice and committed
! Mr. HICKMAN Of Pennsylvania from the Coinmittee
Revolutionary Pensions reported back senate pils or
the relief of Catarne Jacobs, widow Ut Francis Jacobs.
a waiter in the household of General Washington aut
for the relief Of Hannah stroop, widow OF John Srocp
| deceased; and they seycralIy committed
Mr. BRAYTON, of Rhode Island. from tlo Co,nsnittee
Patents presented adverse report upon the menso
rl in relation Transatlantic Telegraph Company
| and it was laid on the table
Adverse reports were made from, the Committees on
Public Lands Claims the Judiciary, Private Land Claims
Military Affairs Naval Affairs, Territories, Rcvoutoary
Pensions and Patents the committees were dscharEtd
from the further consideration Of the subjects, and the
/ bills were laid on the table, xWa arisM 81 ff 4N
II
Mr. PHELPS Of Missouri from the Committee of
Ways and Means by unanimous consent repcstnd the
bill making appropriations for the preservation and ~
pair of certain forc&tions and other works OF drfcnce
for the year ending June 80, 1866 and it waS commit
! ted s
ADVISORY ss.Rictl1rRE.
h. AIR JONES, of Tennessee, hoped there would bc
objection this morning to the following resolution which
he had offered last evening
Ralpea That Secretary requested V
sors Board Il Patent oa,os ss been sssen
bei in tls how the delegates members were aortcned
hoard e manner and mode Of The aelegs the nsns
which The same is 10 be paid
Mr. HUGHES, Of Indiana, said he had objected to the
resolution yesterday because he did not suppose 1t mat
ter of sufficient importance TO attract the attention OF
the House. and because any member could obtain the
information upon application to the Secretary of the In
terror Every gentleman Of the House knew there had
been appropriated by law the Of $4,000. to be
pended under the direction and in the discretion O the
Secretary Of the Interior in the collection Of agricultural
statistics and he supposed this agricultural meeting
quite much authorized under that law the expcndi-
Of S2 600 send vessel out to bring back sugar
But he found there disposition to look into
the matter and did not desire to persist In his objection
Mr.. STEPHENS Of Georgia, remarked that as the Sec
retary Interior had been authorized to collect ag
rcuitura statistics, he had invited these gentlemen here
az the best of obtaining that information. He
had opposed the appropriation when it made yet be
felt satisfied the Secretary of the Interior had acted
hereafter take the responsibility and not place It upon
that officer
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, stated the object Of the
resolution to be to obtain this information or the House
and the public to know If there hal bcpa A,ri
cultural Congress Advisory Board Of Agriculture
assembled in this city under tbs authority of Of the
departments Of the governments and for Congress itself
to take such action upon it they might think proper
IL it right and proper let the Congress Of the Uni
ted States take the responsibility and provide how aud
when this Congress shall assemble, by whom and where
from the delegates shall be appointed He ralvd the
previous question.
The previous question received second and under the
operation thereof the resolution WAS adopted.
The SPEAKER, by unanimous consent, took from his
table Senate bills TO authorize the President 10 make
advance of money to Hiram Powers and for the relief o
Jane Tunbull and the first referred to The Com
mitee Foreign Affairs, and the latter to the Commit
tee Invalid Pensions. y
And then, on motion OF Mr.. CHAFFEE Of Massarlsu-
setts. the House went into Committee of the Whole
House, lNr CoIaAx. OF Indiana in the chair and pro
ceeded to the consideration of the bills upon the private
calendar Those bills 10 which there objection
laid aside 10 be reported TO tho House with the
ommendaton that they do pass whilst those to which
there objection pass ovcr to be considered
hereafter
After time spent Therein. the COMMITTEES auI
reported the following bills 10 the House with favorable
recommendation
A bill granting pension TO Mary Blattenbesrcr wild w
of John Bla.tcnbcrger
A la for the relief of Abel NJ Butler