The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-09

HOUSE OF REP PERSONALITIES.

ne luItHeT ConSlueIatlOn Oh Inc hunlcct was lHeu
postponed to Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FarpAY, Jan, 8 1871.
AT the usual hour the House was called 10 order
After prayer by Rev Mr., Goodman, and reading Of
journal,
Mr.. THOMPSON rose, and made correction OF
the journal
Mr. EVERETT then offered the following resolu-
ton
That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be
instructed inquire into the expediency of continuing
for the term of five years the pensions allowed under
the act granting halfpay ofpensions widows passed
July Z, 1888.
Mr. +. moved to suspend the rules for the purpose
OF receiving the resolution.
After conversation by Messrs. Peck, Taliafer-
TO and Galbraith relative TO the resolution and in
curing whether the committee had not already report
ed bill to this effect, the question on the motion
was taken by yeas and nays and resulted follows .
Yeas 90, nays 3d.
Not being two-thirds, the rules We're not suspended
Reports from committees then in order.
From The Committee on Public Lands Mr.. CA
SEY reported the Senate bill No. 23 which, ON mo
ton of Mr. G.. referred to the Committee of the
Whole, and made the order of the day for Tomorrow
From The Com tnitteo on Claims. Mr. WILLIAMS
Of New Hampshire, reported bill which was laid on
the table.
Mr.. CROSS, of Arkansas wished to inquire whe-
Their there had been any thing done by the Committee
the Judiciary, in relation referring certain
of court jurisdiction of the District Court of the u S
to the State of Arkansas.
Mr., SERGEANT answered.
From the Committee on IaraHd Pensions; Mr.
CALVARY MORRIS reported bills for the relief
of John L. Wright and others; referred to the Com
mi,tcc of the Whole and made the order of the day
for tomorrow, and ordered TO be printed;
SELECT COMMITTEES
Mr.. UNDERWOOD, from the Select Committee
to which referred the bill and report made at last
session of Congress- with regard to STEAM Dis
AsrERs submitted the following report and resolution
The Select Committee to whom were referred the
petitions of John Coates and Others relating to
boat disasters and the of their prevention and
likewise the report and bills submitted the House at
the last session by the Select Committee to whom the
petition Of Samuel Raub relative to his sclfac,ing
safety valves referred;
Report that they have adopted the report and bills
submitted by the Select Committee during the last
sion, and herewith present the same and recon-
mend the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolred That the bills herewith presented shall be
considered on the - day of --; and made the spe-
cia order on that and each succeeding day until dispo
sed of.
Mr. CUSHING said that at the close of the last
session he sent home copies of this bill and report of
that committee. And the proposition TO purchase
Raubs scfactng safety valve produced considerable
sensation among the mechanics. They had meetings
for the purpose of preparing representation that
subject who hoped to submit the statements to the
committee before their report He desired that the time
Of considclng this bill be posponed-that those gentle
men might be here in order to represent their
case and that the blank be filed to some time afordng
them this opportunity.
Mr. UNDER WOOD said that the committee dur
ing the last session made their report with view to eli
cit from every part ofthe country objections that might
exist to the plan they submitted. More than one-thifd
of the session had passed away, and he deemed
necessary that some action should be had immediately
ON this subject order to prevent the many thrilling
steamboat accidents He reported the resolution, blank
in its time, that the House might fill ii appointing
a proper time lie was vcIy glad that the gentleman
from Massachusetts, had made these remarks. Had
no objections that he should name the dayI any rea-
sonabe time Hc(severa members concnn'ng) moved
that ii be made the special order Of the day on the 10Th
January inst
The motion to refer the bill TO the Committee OF the
Whole and print, was then put and carried
The question to make it the special order on tue
25th January, was called
Mr. JONES objected to making it the special order
Of the day'at this time, there were important man
cial matters coming up soon; the consideration OF
which might be postponed by this special order; ana
in such cases Of special order often much time was
occupied He hoped that, at this time, it might not DC
the special order.
After some further conversation, Ivy Messrs' oN-
pERwoop and JoNEs, the question OF making y we
special order ION the 25th January, was carried ann
native 99-negative, ~.
Petitions were presented by Messrs Gnnneh ana
Mallory Of Va and Mr. Parmenter The resoiu-