The New York herald., 1845-02-28

decision and moved the previous question, which
seconded and TIE main question ordered and tsers de-
nanded The Gppea and the vote was "a nays 40
80 the Speaker wa. sustained.
Mr.. srr1soN. OF N Y, raised pont Of der He said
that Speaker had decided the bill repeal the dis
trbuon Law, that tae title mere incident to the
passage Of The bill ant that the previous question
ordered the psssase attached to the titc He there
copt nded that there could not be any debateupon
the title. After some conversation upon H. the point Of
order i hdrawn, and
Mr. THOMPSON proceeded for few minutes and then,
in accordance with promise made to Mr. Setson he
withdrew his amendment, and
Mr. SEYMOUR, ofN Y, moved a reconsideration and
called the previous question: which seconded and
the House refused to reconsider this clnchns the nail"
Mr. Housror, Of Ala, then moved that the House pro-
for the graduation ohe prices Of public lands" agreeaby
the motion which had been made days ego by the
gentleman from Vermont.
motion was made tor call Of the House, which was
carried
The CLERK then proceeded to call the roll, when
Mr. BRISKERHoFF, OF Ohio, said he had voted for the
call under msapprehenson, and he moved to dispense
with all further proceedings under it. The motion was
put 70 the House and carried.
Mr. HeUsToN then called for the question the motion
to reconsider and the and were demanded and
ordered. Yeas el-nays s7 So the vote not recon-
sdsred
GIN MCKAY moved the suspension of the rules, and
that the House 60 into Committee Of the Whole, which
was agreed to-
LINN BOYD in the Chair.
MIR: JAMESON moved to take up the bill for improving
certain rivers
Mr. C. INGERsoLL wanted to take up some other BILL
that under the rules that bill had the preference OF any
other, unless SO ordered by the House.
The CHAIRMAN SO decided
Mr.. BARNARD appealed from that dcision.
The reading OF the rule called for and it was
read.
Great confusion had all this time prevailed and to
great extent that the Chair compelled to call upon
week without doing anything. and would entertain
any motion until order was restored When quiet again
prevailed,
Mr. BARNARD withdrew his appeal. and the committee
proceeded to vote BY teers upon Mr.. McKays notion
Yeas 7S-nays75 rs
Mr.. JAMksors motion then came up and the bill was
CERTAIN W. stern rivers.
Mr. TsArrs Of KY offered to strike out all and insert
bill which he handed up and read II contemplates
makng appropriations for both Eastern and Western har
Mr. snr % OUR of N York. Mr.. Davis Of Ind, and Mr..
Bernard of York. all to points Of order which
were finally disposed of. when
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expenditure for internal improvements and said he
opposed to il completely. and all measures which
hut upon the bargain Qog roing) system of-you vote
for my plan, I'll vote for yours He said that he
of commerce. the Ohio and Mississippi but he oppos.
ed to the kess scheme before the committee He
then branched Of into another Texas speech or rather
when he spoke before on the navy bill He took the
ground that annexation was war, war, war"-neither
more nor less, and that inevitably.
Mr. THoMAssoN OF KY, next obtained the foer and pro-
ceeded to make speech in favor Of the b avowing that
would
even Texas did get into war; il this bill were not
passed.
Mr. MURPHY of N York. spoke in opposition to the bill,
and said his opinion If II carried out il would
ultimately be the destruction oi the government; and
then proceeded to make affirmative American speech
in reply to the political speech Mr. Raynor Before he
had completed, on motion Of
Mr.. DAVIS Of Ind, the committee rose.
Mr. TBBArTs moved to terminate the debate the bill
in committee, in half hour after they again went into
committee.
Mr. SEYMOUR moved to lay the resolution on the table,
Yeas and nays were demanded, when
Mr. BELsER of Ala. moved that the House now adjourn
but the yeas and nays being ordered he withdrew at
the request Of
Mr. MCKAY, who said he hoped that the house would
remember tomorrow was the last day they could send
not disposed of.
The motion to lay on the table was then put the yeas
and nays being refused and no quorum voted on which
A call of the House moved and ordered and the
first incident under it was the reply Of
TMr. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, who in answer to his name
replied mo- instead of "here" which caused general
laugh all over the House.
After Ill the had been called motion was made
lost but being subsequently made it was again put ana
carried.
The question recurred on laying Garret Davss reso.
luton on the table, and il was lost
Mr. DAVIS Of Indiana moved the previous question on
the resolution which seconded the main question
ordered, and the resolution adopted.
Onmotion, the House then resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole again.
Mr.. sNIrn of Ill., then proceeded to make speech on
the subject Of the Cumberland Road the bill to continue
which he meant to offer amendment the bill un
der consideration Mr. g. occupied the remainder OF the
time allotted to debate after which the House proceeded
to vote on the amendments offered, (Which were numer
ouO oil OF which were rejected The Committee then
rose and reported progress End
The House adjourned to meet at 10 O'Clock morrow
morning