The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-02

disburse the amount appropriated BY Congress
CLIRSAkp introduced bill amendaiory OF the
act authorizing the armed occupation OF FLORIDA,
which Was appropriately referred.
Mr.. Hale introduced bill establishing a
Marine Hospital at Key West. Florida which
was appropriately referred. MIR. J. w. DAVIS
Introduced bill affirming certain titles to lands IN
the territory Of Florida which was referred 10 a
Committee of The Whole on the state of the
Union Mr.. X. SMITH introduced bill author
zing the State of Illinois TO sell certain saline
lands in said State; which was read the first
and second time aud referred. Mr.. HARALsoN
introduced a bill making appropriations for GER
tain Notifications in the Territory of Florida )
which was appropriately referred. Mr.. DoDoE
presented Sesate bill in relation 10 the i'm
provement Of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers !;
which was referred 20 the Committee on the
Public Lands. Mr.. MoCLERNAND presented a
bill making a disposition of certain public
lands in the State of Illinois for school and
other purposes which was appropriately re-
iened. Mr. JAMESON then rose, aud moved
the previous question on the bill author
lZing the sale Of certain lead mines in the
State Of Illinois, and the Territories of Iowa
and Wisconsin, which was reported to the
House yesterday but, upon count, there was
not second. Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON offered an
amendment, which the Speaker decided 10 be
out Of order. Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON then opposed
the bill upon the ground of expediency, and
conended that some plan should be adopted by
which the Government, would get fair price
for these valuable mineral lands.
Mr. HOLMES moved 10 strike out the whole
bill, and offered as substitute, one which au-
thorized the President to cause the said lands to
be surveyed, SC. Mr.. PARMENTER then moved
to lay the bill on the table, and Mr.. DIoKEy de-
manded the yeas and nays Mr.. McCLERNAND
requested Mr.. PARMENTER 10 withdraw the mo-
ton but he declined. The Clerk then called
the roll, and the following is the result: yeas
S. nays 80. So the House refused TO lay it
upon the table. The question then required
upon the posiponement of the bill until tomor-
row, which was decided in the Affirmative.
Mr. HoUsToN then moved that the House re-
solve itself into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, which was decided in
the affirmative, and Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky,
took the Chair, and the committee resumed the
Territorial business which was all the bust
ness done, up TO the time our Reporter left the
House.
Mr.. JAMES BLACK, of Pennsylvania, present.
d. under the rule, three petitions, signed by one hun
dred and forty-two ci'izeDs of Cumberland and
Franklin counties, in Pennsylvania against any al
teration of the present tariff Referred to the Com
mitlee of The Whole House
Mr.. TIBBATTS presented the petition of Mrs.
Mary Hicks, OF Jessamine county, Kentucky, widow
of William Hicks, deceased, q soldier of the Of
the Revolution, praying that her claim TO ens:on
during life may be made To commence the LIST March,
1912; which referred TO the Committee on Revo-
lutionary Pensions.
Mr.. HAYS presented a memorial Of citizens Of
Mercer county, Pennsy ania, praying that the trans
poraon of the mails on the Sabbath day may be
prohibited Referred to the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads.