The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

MONDAY, Feb. Is, 1871.
The SPEAKER stated the question pending was
the motion Of the gentleman from Tenn Mr..
Turney) TO suspend the rules to take up the bill to
amend the act entitled can act authorize the State
of Tennessee issue grants and perfect titles to GER
tain vacant and unappropriated lands, therein de-
scribed."
On which the yeas and nays called, and there
Mr. l.. WILLIAMS moved call Of the House
which was negatived.
The question was then taken and carried, yeas "a,
nays 80.
The question then being the passage Of the bill,
Mr. JAMESON moved the previous question.
Mr. L. WILLIAMS asked if we We're doomed TO
this-That bill of this character should be passed
without debate; and that it might be known, who
were in favor ofths, called the yeas and nays
The motion was then taken and the call for the
previous question sustained by the House yeas 80,
nays 81 -,
would be an outrage on the State Of North Carolina,
which he had the honor in part to represent and call
ed the yeas and nays.
Mr. STANI.Y was disposed to favor the passage
of the BILL But believed that bill Of this character
involving the interests of the State of North Carolina
and Of the Union, should not be hurried through, and
all debate cut off, by the previous question. lie
should, on this account, vote against its passage
The bill was then read and passed Yeas 1856 nays
Mr.. JONES' Of Va, moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the House resolve itself into Committee
of the Whole on the state OF the Union. Which
was carried-Yeas l40 nays 80.
Wherein the House resolved itself into Committee
and resumed the consideration of the
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. BELL. was called to the Chair.
The Clerk then commenced the further reading OF
the bill by clauses.
Mr.. TILLINGHAST moved an amendment, pro
hibtnr contracts for the use OF next Congress- 10 az
amount exceeding two thousand dollars. W. n'cu
was adopted after some remarks by Messrs. lining
hast and Lincoln.
Mr. ANDREWS of KY, moved to strike ont th'
following clause of appropriation For salary OF th'
Secretary to sign patents for pubic lands per act =
March second 1888, $500"
Mr. JONES of Va. said this mere manud
labor and would submit to the Committee, whelhe
il was proper TO occupy the time of the President ~
signing these patents-which amounted TO between
c5btv and ninety thousand in the course OF year.
Mr. ANDREWS made some remarks IN support
AZ h;s not;on and stated that the law which TIN;
AUGMENTATION was founded, had expired by its owr
limitation. 49,
Mr. LINCOLN in speaking of the abuses that OK
;,l s, ,bs deoartment advered TO the fact, that In
straJ of ,be Presidents name having been appended
10 these numerous patents by bimsefor by his Secre
,ary they had been signed with the name oil the pc
rye,arv alone-there were other manifold defects, un
der which these patents had been executed
lie hoped this appropriation would be made, a.
was that the President should have an as
ss,,nt for this purpose and under the expectation
that the President would correct these abuses
Af,cr some farther remarks by Messrs. CASbf an.
LINCOLN Mr. ANDREWS withdrew his amend
ment.