The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-19

The committees being called for reports
Mr.. JOHN COCHRANE. of New York, from The Com
mtee Commerce. reported the following resolution
Rsslrsd ztnding floae Al The
oisn ol Congress authrzad employ clerks, he
eopens and that their compensation be paid from the
! uenc'n 'n q their service
Mr. MORGAN, Of New York. objected
The SPEAKER suited that the report could not be
made II objected tohe matter not having been referred
10 the committee
Mr. EUSrIS OF louisiana from the same committee
reported back Senate bill authorize the issue regis
ter the steamships America aud Canada and TO change
the Of said steamships and il was taken up and
passed.
Mr. RuFFIN Of North Carolina, from the Committee
on Public Lands reported bill allowing those holding
lands by entrance in the Virginia military district Of
Ohio, which made prior 10 the LIST day OF January
1882, TO have the surveyed and patented; and It
was committed
Nj COBB, OF Alabama, from the same committee, re
ported bin to amend the act of goth April 1875 chan
gng the compensation OF registers and receivers Of The
land Offices in the United States and asked that ii be
put upon its passage,
Mr. CLARK, of Missouri moved that the bill be ne
committed 10 the Committee Public Lands which
motion not agreed 10
The bill then passed
On motion of Mr. STANTON, of Ohio, the vote by
which the bill allowing those holding lands by entrance
in the Virginia Military district of Ohio, which
made prior to the LIST day Of January 1882 to have the
surveyed and patented, reconsiered, and the
bill referred TO a select committee of three.
Mr.. COBB of Alabama from the Committee Public
Lands also reported bill providing for satisfying the
claims for bounty lands and for other purposes and it
taken up and passed
Also, from the committee, reported bill to
amend entitled An Act authorizing the repay
ment for ands enormously sold by the United States
which Was taken up and passed.
Also, from the committee reported bill author
izing settlers upon the sixteenth and thirty sixth sections
who settled before the survey of the public lands to pre-
emp their settlements and It was taken up and passed
Also, from the same committee reported back Senate
bill to create two additional land districts in the Territory
of Washington and it was committed
Also from the same committee reported bill to pro
the land fund for school purposes in otoe county
Nebraska Territory and it taken up and passed.
Also, from the same committee, reported bill To
thorze the legislative assembly OF the Territory OF Ne
bska to provide for having school sections sixteen and
thirty six in said Territory for the benefit OF
schools and it was committed
Also, bill To run, mark, and establish the western
boun harry of the State OF Minnesota. and it taken up
and pssel
horizcs the surveyor general to run mark, aud estab
sh that portion Of the western boundary of Minnesota
described in the first section OF the bill for the admission
Of that State, estimated not TO exceed 1870 miles in
tent
OREGON
Mr. FAULKNER OF Virginia, beh.lf Of the Com
mitee Military Affairs, asked the unanimous consent
of the House have printed report Of the Third Aud
or exhibiting detailed examination Of the debt of
Washington and Oregons addressed to the chairman of
said committee, and msle out n pursuance of his in
structions which ordered 10 he printed.
aEoReAsizarIoS
MIR FAULKNER also, from the Committee on Mill
ary Affairs asked the unanimous consent Of the House
TO present a bill FOR the reorganization Of the staff de-
partments OF the army of the United States which he
asked to be printed with its accompanying explanatory
notes, and recommtted to said committee which
agreed to.
On motion OF Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia. the minor
ty of the Committee Territories authorized to
submit their report in reference to the admission Of Ore
gon and have it printed.
AGAINST NAVY DEPARTMENT
Mr. SHERMAN Of Ohio stated he had received from
T. D. Lane citizen of the State Of New York of high
st tnding and character, written communication
king specific charges against certain civil officers of the
Navy Department which, if true, would involve u
Of impeachment also, letter from member Of the
House stating that, matter of common occurrence
certain officers of the navyyard in Brooklyn have sold
employment aud Offices in that department. and he had
been shown fdayits Of woikmen proving these allega
tons also, statement of Philadelphia paper contain
ing similar state ment in regard to the nayyyard at
that city. He therefore asked unanimous consent to of
fer The following resolution
Resolved That nitt,e Of i've msmbsrs be appointed
specifications and bids tor ana The terms Of the con
sells OF the United States process
repair BY tho United States the ih dry Of March 1857 tho
mode and awarding
and recommendations in nucrcing said contracts
money appropriated navy yards aud Tor the repair
aud increase o 5, has expended.
That said committee have persons papers
and have leave TO report by bi ] OF Otherwise.
Mr., HUGHES, Of Indiana, hoped Mr.. SHERMAN would
postpone the resolution until the Oregon bill should be
reported.
Several MEMBERS sWltl,lraw your objection,
Mr.. HUGHES wanted the Oregon bill reported aud
intended to object TO everything that required unani-
nous consent until it reported
Mr.. PHELPS of Missouri, hoped no objection would
be made, and that vote would be taken on the resou
ton
Mr.. HUGHES said il had been suggested to him that
the passage Of this resolution would facilitate intro
duction Of the Oregon BILL and therefore withdrew his
objection.
Mr. SHE MAN stated that he had omitted one clause
of the papers to which he had referred because it not
sustained by specific evidence lie desired the remainder
to lie read
Mr.. SMITH Of Virginia, suggested if the resolution
should be adopted that then these papers could be refer
rel to that committee. The House did not want any en-
pBte statements to go to the country
The previous question being seconded the resolution
agreed to, without the reading of the papers.
Mr., SHERMAN then moved that the papers be refer
red to the select committee
Mr.. HOUSTON, OF Alabama opposed the motion on
the ground that these parties could be summoned before
the committee and their evidence taken.
The papers not referred
EXECUTIVE COMMUNE ATIoNs
The SPEAKER laid before the House a report from the
Secretary of the Treasury submitting plan for reducing
the expenses of collecting the revenue which refe
red to the Committee Commerce and ordered to be
printed
Also letter the Secretary OF State Transmitting
communication to the Committee Foreign Affairs
in relation TO the memorial OF Captain Collins praying