Mr. Charles S. Benton James Black Mr. James Graham Henry Grider Archibald C. Niven And so it was Mr. John H. Harmanson George W. Hopkins Robert McClelland Resolved, That the Clerk of this House cause to be distributed the tenth volume of the Laws of the United States, in the same manner as the eighth and ninth volumes were distributed: Provided, That none of said volumes shall be delivered to members of Congress. And the said tenth volume was accordingly distributed as follows: To the Vice President of the United States, one copy. For the office of the Senate, thirty copies. For the office of the House of Representatives, one hundred copies. For the Library of Congress, two hundred and fifty copies; that being the number of copies of the Laws deposited there by law. For the Department of State, seventy-three copies. For the Treasury Department, fifty-nine copies. For the Navy Department, thirty copies. For the Post Office Department, twelve copies. For the executives of the several States and Territories, one copy each. For each branch of each State and Territorial legislature, two copies. For the Supreme Court of the United States, ten copies. For the Attorney General, two copies. For the circuit courts of the United States, each two copies. For the district courts of the United States, each two copies. For the circuit courts of the United States for the District of Columbia, each five copies. For the orphans' courts in the District of Columbia, each one copy. To each district attorney, to be turned over to his successor, one copy. one copy. To the supreme judicial tribunal in each State, two copies. To each custom-house, one copy, except in the cities of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and New Orleans, and to those three copies each. To each of the mints, two copies. To the Commissioner of Public Buildings, one copy. For the Patent Office, one copy. The residue to be kept, subject to the order of the House. A message was received from the President of the United States, notifying the House that he did yesterday approve and sign the bill (No. 286) entitled "An act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the year ending 30th June, 1847." On motion of Mr. McKay, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Cobb reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, particularly the bill (No. 384) reducing the duty on imports, and for other purposes, had come to no resolution thereon. The following petitions, memorials, and other papers, were laid on the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Marsh: A petition of citizens of the towns of Bakersfield, Enosburg, Berkshire, Richford, and Montgomery, county of Franklin, and State of Vermont, praying the establishment of a mail route from Bakersfield to West Berkshire, in Franklin county, said State: which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. John Quincy Adams: A memorial of the Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, of Dorchester, in the State of Massachusetts, remonstrating against any abridgment of the provisions of the revenue laws of the United States, by virtue of which, books, maps, and other scientific and literary apparatus have, for the last thirty years, been admitted free of duty, when imported for the use of philosophical or literary so cieties, or of any college, academy, school, or seminary of learning in the United States: which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Crozier: A petition of William Nicholl, of Knox county, and State of Tennessee, who was a soldier of the United States in the war of 1812 with Great Britain, praying permission to locate his claim for bounty land on any public land not otherwise appropriated: which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Also, a memorial of citizens of the State of Alabama, praying an appropriation for the removal of obstructions, and the improvement of the navigation in the Tennessee river: which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Hudson: Two memorials of citizens of the State of New Hamp shire, praying the passage of a law providing for the appointment of a gen eral commissioner of education for the United States: which were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Preston King: A petition of William Blake, of Dodge county, in the Territory of Wisconsin, a soldier of the United States army in the war of 1812, and now a pensioner of the United States, praying for back pension; and also for an increase of pension: which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. McClelland: Three memorials of citizens of the State of Michigan, interested in the mineral lands on the southern coast of lake Superior, praying that, should said lands be sold by act of Congress, provision may be made in said act enabling the permittees and lessees of these lands to exercise the right of pre-emption, and give to them the full value of their improvements: which were referred to the Committee on Public Lands. And then, on motion of Mr. Harmanson, the House, at thirty-five minutes past 2 o'clock, p. m., adjourned until Monday next, at 10 o'clock, a. m. MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1846. The Speaker announced as first in order the calling of the States for resolutions, commencing at Iowa. Mr. Thomas Butler King (by leave) presented a memorial of "The Georgia Historical Society" of the city of Savannah, praying that an edition of the remaining unpublished volumes of the History of the Exploring Expedition may be published sufficient to supply all the scientific institutions in our country: which memorial was referred to the Committee on the Library. Mr. Benton, (by leave,) from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the memorial of the American Indian Mission Association, made. a report thereon, accompanied by a bill (No. 490) defining the limits of the Indian territory west of the States of Arkansas and Mississippi: which bill was read a first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Carroll rose and announced to the House that Richard P. Herrick, a member of the House from the State of New York, died at his lodgings, in this city, on last Saturday evening; and, after a brief eulogium on the life, character, and public services of the deceased, moved the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted, viz: Resolved, That this House has heard with deep emotion the annunciation of the death of the Hon. Richard P. Herrick, a member from the State of New York. Resolved, That this House tenders to the relatives of the deceased the expression of its sympathy on this affecting event; and as testimony of respect for the memory of the deceased, the members and officers of this House will go into mourning, by wearing crape on the left arm for thirty days. Resolved, That the members and officers of the House will attend the funeral of the Hon. Richard P. Herrick, deceased, to-morrow, at twelve o'clock meridian. Resolved, That a committee be appointed for superintending the funeral of the deceased. Resolved, That when this House adjourn to-day, it will adjourn to meet to-morrow, at twelve o'clock meridian. Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate, to notify that body of the death of the Hon. Richard P. Herrick, late one of the Representatives from the State of New York; that his funeral will take place from the hall of this House to-morrow, at twelve o'clock meridian; and that the Senate be invited to attend the same. Resolved, That, as a further mark of respect for the memory of the deceased, this House do now adjourn. And the House accordingly adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 o'clock meridian. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1846. The House met at 12 o'clock meridian, pursuant to adjournment. The funeral ceremonies of the Hon. Richard P. Herrick, a Representative from the State of New York, were performed by the chaplains of Congress; after which the corpse was conveyed to the congressional burialground in the following order of procession, as established by the committee of arrangements, viz: ORDER OF PROCESSION For the funeral of the HON. RICHARD P. HERRICK, A Representative in the Congress of the United States from the State of New York. Physicians who attended the deceased. Committee of arrangements : Mr. Carroll, of New York. The family and friends of the deceased. The Senators and Representatives from the State of New York, as mourners. The House of Representatives of the United States, preceded by their Speaker and Clerk. The Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate. The Senate, preceded by their President and Secretary. The President of the United States. The Heads of Departments. The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and its officers. The Diplomatic Corps. The Comptrollers, Auditors, and other Heads of Bureaus of the several Departments of the The Major General Commanding the Army. Officers of the Army and Navy at the seat of Government. The Mayor of Washington. Citizens and strangers. After depositing the corpse in the burial-ground, the Speaker, members, and officers returned into the hall: and, On motion of Mr. McHenry, the House, at thirty minutes past 2 o'clock, p. m., adjourned until to-morrow, at 10 o'clock, a. m. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1846. Mr. McKay offered the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That all debate in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill of the House (No. 384) reducing the duty on imports, and for other purposes, shall cease at two o'clock on Thursday, the second day of July next, (if the committee shall not sooner come to a conclusion upon the same;) and the committee shall then proceed to vote on such amendments as may be pending or offered to the same, and shall then report it to the House, with such amendments as may have been agreed to by the committee. The said resolution was read; when Mr. Ashmun moved to lay it upon the table. Mr. Tibbatts moved that there be a call of the House: which motion was agreed to. And the roll having been twice called, one hundred and forty-six members answered to their names. On motion of Mr. Ashmun, further proceedings in the call were dispensed with: and The question recurred on the motion made by Mr. Ashmun to lay the said resolution on the table. It was decided in the negative, Nays, 65 98 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Mr. Amos Abbott Lemuel H. Arnold Daniel M. Barringer Mr. John S. Chipman Mr. Dixon James Alfred Dockery |