The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-27
HOUSE on REPRESENTATIVES,.
motion ~ Mr. WORTHINGTON


Bay, communicated 10 The House ON the "a Of Febt
1857 from the War Department, 70 be Autographed
on a reduced scale for the use Of the House
| Mr. LINCOLN, from the Committee on Public
lands reported bill to authorize the sale oil certain
| public lands Of the United States near the Wabash
/ and Erie Canal in Ohio.
| Mr. MORGAN, from the Committee on Reyolu-
tionary Pensions, made report against The petition
/ of James Orally.
| Mr. JOHNSON, Of Virginia, reported bill for
| the relief of the executor OF Robert Lards.
Mr. MALLORY, from the COMMITTEES on Invalid
| Pensions reported bill for the relief Of Charles
| Risey
| The SPEAKER laid before the House letter
! from the Secretary Of the Treasury transmitting in
] formation called feI by The House on the l9h inst,
in relation TO the land ceded to the United States by
| the Shawnee Indians. under the treaty OF Wapagh-
konetta and the amount due 10 said Indians ON ac-
1 count OF said cession
| The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter
from the Secretary Of the Navy transmitting The in
formation called for on the 10Th inst, in relation 10
the survey Of the 81. Helena Bar, South Carolina.
PUBLIC LANDS ron PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
| The resolution offered on former day by MIR.
/ VIM. Cost Johnson, proposing the appointment OF
! committee - inquire into the expedency OF making
further appropriation Of public lands for the pur-
poses Of education, being taken up
Mr. j. took the floor, and modified his mo.ion so
as 10 read as follows:
| Resolred, That each of the United States has an
equal right TO participate in the benefit Of the public
| lands, the common property OF the Union:
Resolred, That each OF the States in whose favor
Congress have not made appropriations OF land for
the purposes OF education entitled 10 such appro-
! priations will correspond in Just proportion
with those heretofore made in favor OF other States
| ResOircd, That the Committee Of --- report a
| bill making an increased appropriation OF the pub
lie lands the property Of the United States, yet I'M
appropriated 10 all the States and Territories OF lhe
Union for the purposes of free schools, academies,
and the promotion and diffusion oil education In
! every part Of the United States
/ Mr. j. then commenced and made some progress
| in his remarks, in support OF this resolution, when
they were cut off by the arrival of the hour for the
orders Of the day.
THE NEUTRALITY BILL.
The pending question was the same as on yester-
| day, and the debate was resumed and continued by
| Messrs. CROCKETT, WHITTLESEY, OF Con-
necicut, GARLAND, of Virginia, RENCHER,
| HALSTED, TOUCEY, and PETRlKEN; which
last named gentleman moved the previous question,
upon engrossing the amendment, agreed to; (limit-
| ing the operation of The bill TO January lS40,) and
another inserting at the end of the second section
| the words other than ports or places within such
conermnous State or Territory" and 10 engross the
/ bill for third reading.
Upon the first count for seconding the motion for
the previous question, the ayes were "a, and the
nays 43. No quorum.
The SPEAKER then said that there was evident
i " quorum present, and desired members to vote
/ upon one side or The other.
| Mr.. ROBERTSON moved (unsuccessfully) for
| call of the House.
| The House was then counted again (by tellers,)
/ and the call for the previous question sustained
! Ayes 49, noes 81. So the motion seconded.
| The Previous Question was then decided in the
affirmative; and the bill, as amended, was read at
the request of MIR. Patton, who remarked that the
pill as j. stood amended purposed toProhibit the trade
with Canada
| The bill being read, as amended,
/ Mr. FILLMORE asked for the yeas and nays,
which were ordered: and the question on ordering
j htr1 Hap nd
as follows
| YEAS--Messrs J. w. Allen, Anderson, Atherton,
Beatty, Beirne Bickncll, Bruyn, Cambreleng L. J.
Carter, Chapman, Cleveland, Coles Conner, Corwin,
Craig, Crary, Cransion, Curtis, Cushman, Davies, De
| Graft Evans, Harrington, Fairfield Fry Glasscock,
Grantland, Gray Haley, Hammond Haynes, Hoff-
| man, Hopkins, Howard, VIM c. johnson, Klngen-
smith, Legare, Lincoln, James NJ Mason, Martin,
Maxwell Mckay, Robert Mcclellan, A. Mcclellan,
/ Mckim, McKennan, Milgan, Miller, Morgan, s. w.
Morris, Noble Owens, Palmer, Parker, Paynter
Pearce, Pennybacker, Potter Pratt, Rsrlden Rencher
| Ridgway, A. H. Shepherd, G.. Shepard, Stuart Tho
mas, Titus Toucey, furney, Weeks, Elisha Whiule-
scy, L. +. Whittlesey, Lewis Williams, Jared w.
| Williams, Joseph l.. Williams Worhington--76.
| NAYS-Messrs Adams, Alexander, Heman Allen
Aycrigg, Bell, Bdde, Bond, Boon, Borden Bouldin,
| Brodhead Bronson, William b Campbell, VIM b.
Carter, Casey, Chambers CLANCY, Clark, Cowney,
Crockett, Davcc, Debcry, Dennis. Dromgoole Dunn,
Edwards, Everett, Fillmore Gallup, J. Garland, ].
Harper, Henry, Herod Holsey, r. M. T. Hunter J.
jackson, Henry johnson, Joseph Johnson, j. W. jones'
Kemhe, Lawlcr, LOOMS, Lyon, Mallory, Marvin,
Samson Mason, Maury, Mercer Mitchell, Montgome-
ry, Calvary Morris, Naylor, Noyes, Oge, Patterson,
Patton Peck, Pcrikn, Phillips Plumer, Pope, Potts,
Randolph, Reed lives, Robertson, Sawyer, Shields,
Sibey Smith, Snyder, Southgate, Spencer, Stanly,
Stone, Slratton, Taliafeno, Tiinghsst, Underwood,
Albert s. White, Shenod Williams, Yell, Yorke-ss
So the bill was rejected
When this decision was announced
Mr.. PATTON rose, and intimating that the vote
just taken could not be considered expressing the
sense OF the House on the expediency OF legislating
in some way upon the subject which the bill refer
red but rather as proving the force of the objections
taken to the form of the BILL moved reconsideration
of the vote Just taken; in which motion he sup
ported BY Mr. Tinghast,
MIR. HOWARD then proposed an amendment,
which he sent to the Chair and which was read
Mr.. MASON, OF Ohio, moved to refer the bill
and amendment to the Committee on the Judiciary.
MIR. ROBERTSON, of Va, moved the reference
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Amer few remarks by Mr.. BIDDLE on the me-
| rS OF the question embraced in the bill,
The motion 10 refer TO the Committee on the judi
cary lost; 81 in the affirmative, nays not count
ed
The motion to recommit the bill TO the Committee
on Foreign Affairs was carried So in the afiirma-
tive, nays not counted.
Mr.. AMBRELENCi gave notice that on Mon
day next he should ask the House 10 proceed Cat
one o'clock 10 the consideration of the appropria-
ton bills.
The SPEAKER laid before the House letter
from the Secretary Of the Treasury transmitting
statement Of contracts made in the Treasury Depart
ment during the year 1887; statement of contracts
relative TO light houses beacon lights, &C.; state
ment of payments made according law at the Trea-
sury of the United States during the year 1887, for
the discharge of miscellaneous claims and state
ment OF expenditures from the marine hospital fund
for the relief Of sick and disabled seamen.
Then the House, on notion
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