The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-09
Tmfmtp=Sfrth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SATURDAY, rtp v, 1911.
Mr.. RAYNER asked leave to present resolutions Of
the General Assembly of North Carolina for dstri-
button Of the proceeds of the sales of public lands
among the States in equitable ratio, to be used by
the States for internal improvements education or any
other purpose which may be deemed expedient by the
several States receiving the same.
Also, resolutions of the State for the reopen
ing of Roanoke inlet at or Mays Head, for the
benefit of commerce.
Several members objecting.
MIR. RAYNER then moved to suspend the rules
They We're suspended and
Mr.. II. then presented the resolutions, and they
were ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
Mr. RUSSELL asked leave to submit the following
resolution
Resolred, That the execution of the order OF this
House made the 9Th day of January last ordering
the bill TO provide for the purchase of Raubs Self Act
ing Safety Valve; the bill to authorize the appointment
OF persons to construct apparatus with view to ex-
tingush fires board steam ships and to test its utili-
ty and the bill TO amend an act TO provide for the
cury of the lives of passengers board steamboats,
and vessels approved July 1888 to be made the spe.
cal order for the 25,h day of January then) instant
and then to take precedence of all other business
I'll they disposed Of be postponed to Monday next
and that after the morning hour the House will this
day, proceed TO the consideration of private bills to
the passage of which no objection shall be made
Mr.. TU,RNEY objected.
Mr.. RUSSELL moved to suspend the rules.
Mr.. ADAMS asked Mr.. RUSSELL to modify his re-
soiutOn Ny ueSuhy MONDAY, Mon
day the day for the reception of petitions and he
was unwilling that any thing should interfere with
petitions, 1t had now been five weeks since the
States called through.
| Mr.. RUSSELL modified his resolution accord
ingly
Mr.. VIM. COST JOHNSON asked Mr. RUSSELL
| to modify his resolution by accepting the following
Resoirtd, That next Thursday, after the hour OF
three, and until Friday at three o'clock p NJ, be set
apart Tor the bills and business Of the District of Co
lumbia,
Mr.. RUSSELL declined 10 accept MI. JoHSsoN's
| proposition.
| Mr.. ADAMS wished to inquire of the chairman OF
the Committee of Ways and Means when he pro-
posed to bring before the House the various appropa-
ton bills for the service of the present year and made
some remarks TO show the necessity Of early action
these bills
| As the Chairman Of the Committee of WAYS and
Means was not present, no answer made to the
inquiry.
The question was then put, by yeas and nays, on
| MIR. RussELL's motion to suspend the rules which re-
suited follows Yeas 10 nays 81
There being two-thirds in the affirmative the rules
were suspended, and Mr. RUssELLs resolution came
before the House.
Mr. FILLMORE moved the previous question
which was demanded, put, and carried And the ques
ton to agree 10 the resolution put by yeas and
nays, and passed in the affirmative Yeas 1872
nays 50.
Mr. ANDREWS asked leave to introduce a rcso-
|
were unable to reach the scat of Government tn,
first week of the session Of the great storm
which il is known ragged at that time.
| Mr.. HOPKINS objected.
| Mr. ANDREWS moved TO suspend the rules I,
enable him 10 introduce his resolution. The question
was put and ncgatyed
Mr.. CLARK Of New York asked leave to presen
petitions having been a long time detained from th,
House by indisposition.
Objection made when
Mr.. CLARK moved to suspend the rules. The qucs
ton was put, and it was negatived.
Mr.. HAND asked leave to move resolution TO al
low members TO hand in to the Clerk such petitions al
are usually received without difficulty, which shout,
be referred to such committees the member shout,
designate.
Z he resolution objected to.
Mr. HAND moved to suspend the rules; bet his mo
ton did not prevail.
| PUBLIC LANDS IN TENNESSEE.
On the 10th January, the Committee on Public