The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-16
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SATURDAY, JASuARY Is. 1858
The senate MAS aOt IN session to-day
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. ATKINS q Tennessee. GA leave. iatroaneed a
Joint resiutlon directory 10 tAe SECRETARY "a MaI asa
tain surveys In Tennessee and kentsxks
Mr. GREENWOOD, Of Arkansas moved rhaa il be re-
ferret % the conmittse Military Anairs peading
Nj JONES, Il Tennessee, moved 4, =, A.. .ha,.
saaseo CA ihe tAsic which motion asreed DO
Me- HOPKINS OF Virginia. thea moved t!at IL be re-
ierrsd 60 seieet COMMITTEES u ave nembers pending
which
woon, and Il Mas Esjected IS. MT counted.
The resolution was then referred 10 select committee
ayes -, -.
aRANsToarrArrex OF rnE HAn-
Mr. FOSTER 0f Ms4ine, asked leave 10 introduce a
resolution directing The Comzitce on the Post once and
Post Beads 20 Inquire into e expedeney of authorizing
the Postmaster General TO make contact fos the trans
p0rtation Of the United Sites mail ty railroad fIou
Bangor, in the state a Maine The city OF Halifax in
the British province Of Nova Scotia for term not ex
eecdang twenty years bet objection Enade.
HOLINESS rArsr
The House then resumed the consideration IL the bin
ir the reei Of Janaea @ Holcs the question being
Tins bin provides that the ptert OF James G. Honles
obtan1l IA is44 ior Improvement in chairs for iy-
lids for fourteen years, which has expired shah be
extended for years under the rules in or the
extension Of patents as If be had made application pre-
vous TO H. rxfaiion required by law provided the
appoatoa be ae within thirty days after the approval
Of the til
The question being taken, it was agreed toycas los
nays 81.
TnKScH BILL.
On motion OF Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia. the French
slslfatlon ball reported from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs at the hast session Of Congress and postponed
I'd ths day, was firthsr postponed ior two weeks.
LArxAx
Mr. COBB of Alabama called up the motion heretofore
made 10 reconsider the vote by which b for the
OF the Whole House on the Private Calendar
The motien TO reconsider agreed TO- and the bill
passed
HmAH POWERS
Mr. WISsL0w u North Carolina, fram ihe Joint
Conaintrse on the Library reported back biIl TO
authorize the President make advances of money 10
Hiram Powers and il was taken up and passed
REuaLurIoKs ADOPTED.
On motion Of Mr.. WIysLoW OF North Carolina, il
Ad TAai Inc Secretary Navy be roqsslsa % furnh
ti' Hoasr with she fofowlnE information
Namss % ths navy yaras and ther leaahes areas
osag aioa each up % ts present time raing
yards Fs and rrirate can be coustrursed
Tbs saraclrr & The drare~ q the yaras grnrrr
Inc yards Al which engine, boilers, machinery
hizaies may bow be cunstraried
Ihs ahaanor q the AtLanrie eeast yards apart
FrauSln 4ndt le Niagara can be dseked -
aaa s - aA WIN annual cost q dredging
~ -. r. ~ NON, ~
- = A az y - A'' ~ hlAenlsah' was
g Ia me Saisse % AAsA AGAirs DC requested
s,stcr Is serslb ma , - NA .he anlsrstt 9 the
DepartneA particularly Al sir sarrau q cesiae,sa Ite
fad az ana whether any n le yards docks
80 :, y ~ ,lt N aha sAa eontiniee base
qaes.ei 70 rerpr such other neasure- 4. sar
and accountability IA s-dd establishment
STEAMBOAT u1rr
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al hNh on Illinois, gave notice that. Mt an
sis as az sl.osi moe g 70 INTO committee OF ae
" l o .ne l t ms lni'n i9r me purpose o. Ia
SS a ~ sag ,a DiA 'V'i's'i AZ vac last session o.
I0AAis anu aaA11 - AAss sAa~1tuse, which he
A,ous1 way, M sie oA AZ thr Propsf hfne printed 70
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DRBEr on BrsfyEss.
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ipte (,muaitt,-e 81 tbe Wbos M ~. So ~ e. Tr,
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