The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SATURDAY, March 8,
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
pIsraIcr OF eoLuMlIA'

pisreicr or COLUMBIA.
A report OF the Committee LOT sne ~ ~ u
Columbia In relation 70 the fe-pi san1s ~ - ~
Orphans Court, again taken UP ana 40 .I 3.
consideration postponed uns'i AS~r
% NJ i" THOMAS, from the Committee on the
Jndiciary reported with an amendment senate Diii
mo ll3( respecting coan.eTIeiung copper goiu
silver and other coins Of the United States
On motion of Mr.. CORWIN, the Senate bill
fNo 1917 entitled An acl 10 change the time OF
boding he circuit courts of the United STATES In The
IN circuit was recommitted 10 the Committee ON
Mr. MCKAY, from The Committee on Military
Affairs made an nnfavorable report on the petition
Of Cephas l.. lockwood
Mr.. MORGAN, from the Committee on Revon.
tonary Pensions, reported bill for the reiiei OF
Mr. MERCER, from the Committee on Roads and
Canals reported bill giving the assent Of Congress
to an act OF the general assembly OF the Stale OF
Virginia entitled act TO amend an aci incorporat
ing the Falmouth and Alexandria Railroad Compa-
nv, which passed February 2, 1886
Mr. MON rGOMERY, from the Committee on
the Post Office and Posi- Roads made an unlavora-
BILE report on the petition of William Walker and
William Tatem; and also against the petition of the
clerks in the Post Office Department, praying for the
per centum upon salaries granted by the appropril-
lion act ofthe 81 of Mlrch, 1897
The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter
from the See Of War, stating that since the answer
OF the Department of the 9th OF February 10 the reso
hi ion Of The House Of the 18th of October 1887 it
had been found on examining il, that copies OF
considerable portion of the correspondence with Ge-
neral JEsup called for BY the resolution accden.
tally omitted to Be furnished, and transmitting said
copies. ,.,,,e,ro i. ryonss latter from The
Secretary Of War, transmitting the testimony taken
under an order of the House Of the I'd Of July, 1886,
in relation the claims OF John Jones and others for
work done on the Pea Patch Island.
PUBLIC LANDS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Md proceeded, in support Of
his resolution, as modified by himself, until The ex-
piralion Of the morning hour, when he gave way
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
MIR. CAMBRELENG moved TO suspend the rule
appropriating this day 10 The discussion OF private
bills for the purpose of taking up the appropriation
bills and upon this motion he demanded the yeas
and NAYS, which were ordered and the motion TO
suspend prevailed by the following vote, (requiring
two thirds )-Yeas l2l, nays36.
PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. CAMBRELENC, the pension
appropriation bill was again taken up the question
being on The engrossment and third reading OF the
bill
Afler a debate of some length, in which Messrs
Curtis, Cambreleng, Cushman, Haynes and Marvin
took part
Mr.. TAYLOR demanded the previous question.
On seconding the call for the previous question the
vote (by lellers) stood65 ayes, 63 noes. So there
was a second.
The question being "Shall the main question be
now putq" Mr.. REED demanded the yeas and nays
On this demand, (requring one-fflh of the members
present. the division was % to l05
Mr. ADAMS said that as the division was so close,
he would prefer another count.
Mr.. ROBERTSON moved that the House adj
journ.
Mr. LEWIS demanded the yeas and nays; -
members only rising, the yeas and nays were not
dered.
The question on adjournment (by teers) resulting
in the following dvision-Ayes II, noes II, the
CHAIR voted in the negative, and the motion was
lost
Another count was then had on the call forhe yeas
and nays the result Of which was--Ayes 26, noes
1l2; and they were not ordered
The main question was then put, and the bill pass
ed TO be engreSsed and read a third time this day,
without division.
It was then read the third time and passed
On motion of Mr.. McKIM, the House
Adjourned.