The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23


consent, till to- morrow,
And the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THURSDAY, May 81.
PRE-EMPTos BILL.
The unfinished business Of the morning hour was
the bill from the Senate entitled IAN act supplement
tary TO act granting presumption rights to settlers
the public lands" which the previous question
had yesterday been demanded
The SPEAKER had decided that the previous ques
ton would apply To the commitment Of the bill, and
not to its cngrossment, and from this decision Mr.
Casey had appealed
Mr. HopkNs had moved to lay the appeal and the
whole subject (Which Of course, includes the bill on
the table, and this was the question Immediately Pend
ing Yesterday the expiration Of the morning hour
And the question now being on the motion, Il was
decided in the negative.
The question then REQUIRED ON the appeal taken by
Mr. Casey from the decision Of the Chair, that the
previous question applied 10 the commitment Of the
bill
The SPEAKER stated that yesterday he had De-
cidcd according his construction Of the ruiz,
which he believed then, be did now, 10 be the cor
rect construction that required commitment Of the
bill He had since looked into the authorities, and be
found that in 1894 a prc-cmption bill passed with
out being sent 10 the Committee Of the Whole, and he
would now CONFIRM his decision 10 that case, He
would therefore WtttufhW utn nctsOu " ycstEJuay
and decide that the previous question applied 20 the
question Of sngrossmenf and not the COMM tnent
From this new decision Of the Chair, Mr. LIN
coin took appeal, and was processing 10 ex-
press his reasons when the Speaker declared that the
previous question having been called the appeal was
md dcbatcabIe
Alcr some conversation Of which the Reporter
i could hear scarcely any thing
| Mr. JAMESON asked the yens and nays on the
appeal which Were ordered
Mr. GOODE proposedto offer the following amrnd-
mcnt additional section 70 the bill
| Sec. And be u further enaeted, That all persons
being the head of family who have settled and made
improvements any part Of the United States alter
nate sections reserved from sale the Wabash and
Erie canal the Miami canal, In the State Of Ohio
prior 70 the last day Of November, 1885, be permitted
TO enter not than eighty Of land ON which
they have ~ aforesaid settled and improved II the
proper land Office by way Of presumption, At ~ 90
per acre
The SPEAKER decided all propositions for amend
men. to oe out . q SHAH the decision Of the Chair
stand the Judgment Of the House. was then taken
and decided in the affirmative; Yeas 100, nays 81.
So the decision Of the Chair was sustained
The question then REQUIRED seconding the de-
mand for the previous question but tho morning hour
The House, on motion Of Mr.. BRIGGS, passed TO
the orders Of the day.
The Senate bill 70 extend for longer period the
ORB to the United States having been sent from the
Senate with amendment, Il was taken up, and the
amendment was concurred in.
suB-TwEsuHy bill.
On motion Of Mr. ATHERToN, the House re-
solved itself into Committee Of the Whole on the
state of the Union (Mr. BANKS, Of Virginia, in the
Char) the bill 10 provide for the collection, safe
keeping transfer and disbursement Of the public
venue the question being on the motion Of Mr.
Cuoh IN ctr.ko anti o ola
Mr.. CUSHING who held the floor from yesterday,
then proceeded to state his for the motoncn
ering at great length into the demerts Of the BILL and
Analysing ts PROVISIONS objects, and tendencies Be-
fore entering into the main subject Mr. c. advered
the cry which had been raised during the discussion Of
the civil list BILL the wants Of the various branches
of the public service and the necessity Of passing APP
preparations for their support especially those having
reference to the Naval Department. Yet all these
things laid aside by tho Administration party for
the purpose Of taking up this billfor the same ma
jorty by which il taken up could also had it been
20 disposed have taken up all any Of the appropra
ton bills 1t was not to be expected that the question
could be taken on this bill without an extended de-
bateand he gave notice that if any prejudice resulted
to the public service from Il, he should hold the Ad-
ministration party responsible for It,
Mr. CUsrsiNo continued to address the House until
quarter to seven o'clock when he gave way for a
motion that the Committee rise The motion prevail
cd, ayes GO, noes So
The Committee accordingly rose, when a motion
made by several gentlemen simultaneously for adj
journment The yeas and nays demanded on
this notion and resulted follows Yeas Co. nays ~.
So the House refused TO adjourn.
Mr.. CALHOUN Of Massachusetts, moved a call
Of the House, hut the motion apparently mega
tvcd when the yeas and nays demanded but
before they were taken
Mr. COOPER, Of Pennsylvania, moved an adj
journment the yeas and nays demanded, and
being again taken resulted follows: Yeas Co. nays
81.
So the House adjourned.