The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-14


Mr.. LEWIS here took occasion to say that he
should hereafter resist any attempts to lay aside the
tariff bill to take up any other business whatever
II tie subject TO be laid by every day as had
been to-day, the session would be greatly pro-
longed, before It could be acted upon.
On motion Of Mr.. MeDUFFlE, the Senate pro-
eeeded to the consideration Of executive business,
and after some time spent therein, the doors were
again opened, and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal yesterday read and approved.
THE GRADUATION BILL.
The SPEAK r announced the unfinished bus-
ness to be the bill to reduce and graduate the price
OF the public lands, and for other purposes"
The pending question on the motion Of Mr..
MCKAY To reconsider tbs vote 10y which the main
question h been ordered to be taken.
MIR. MCKAY made a remark which, amidst the
confusion Of the hall, the reporter could not hear;
but II was understood be that in Difference to the
views Of Of his friends, and as there appeared
to be doubt TO the power Of the House under the
rules to reconsider the second the previous ques-
ton he would Withdraw his motion.
And he novel that there be a call Of the House
The SPEAKER said, the motion for call was
not in order, the previous question having been or
dered.
The question then REQUIRED on agreeing to the
substitute heretofore OUercu Dy MI LhCIhAt Ioi
the amendment Of Mr.. CoBB
Mr.. RATHsUN asked the yeas and nays,
which we're ordered
Mr. TRUMAN SMITH, with a view, he said,
to have something in the nature OF call OF the
House-that motion itself not being in order
moved that the House ad ourn.
On which motion he asked the yeas and nays,
which were ordered, and being taken, were yeas g.,
nays 1885,
So the House refused to adjourn.
The question then required on the substitute
amendment Of Mr. MCKAY
Mr.. McGAUGHEY addressed few words to
the Chair, Of which the only word that reached
the car Of the reporter was "excuse."
Mr.. SCHENCK said, that as he believed no
busnes had interviewed since the motion to adjourn
had been decided, and IA new motion for that
purpose would not now be in order, he would
move a reconsideration Of the vote by which the
House had refused to adjoum
The SPEAKER said motion to adjourn could
not be reconsidered
Mr.. SCHENCK appealed from the decision, and
asked the yeas and nays, which were ordered
And the question "Shall the decision of the chair
stand as the judgment of the Housei' was taken and
decided in the affirmative: yeas l63, nay /.
So the decision of the chair was affirmed
The question then again required and was taken,
on agreeing to the following substitute amendment
Of Mr.. MCKAY for the amendment Of Mr.. COBB:
That all public lands which shall have been offered for
sale twenty years or more on
eighteen hundred and forty six shall thereafter be sub
ect to entry at dollar per acre for the term Of hye
Shall be subject to entry at cents per acre io
another of FIVE years. and all such unsod at the end
Of the last mentioned term be entered at nifty cents pei
acre. ,
src. . And Be further enacted That the quantity Of
land which the President Of the United Shall hereafter pro
claim and offer for sale in any year shall not exceed
three millions Of acrea.
SEC. find DC further enacted Tha upon every redIc,
graduating OF this act the occupants or settlers
upon any the said lands shall have the right Of
such graduated reduced prices which right shall
extend to period of six months from and alter the dates at
which the respective gaduatons shall take places and an!
land entered by the respective occupants or settlers
within period shall be liable to Ice entered purchased
by any other person until the next or reduction
price shall take place when shall fnot previously pur-
chased be again to the right Of presumption Tor six
months before and from time to time said reduc-
ton shall take places Propidtd That nothing in this act
tanned shall be construed TO interfere with right which
has accrued or may accrue by virtue oil any act granting
prescriptions to actual settlers upon the public lands
The yeas and nays (heretofore ordered) were Ia
ken, and resulted as follows;
YEAs-Messrs. Stephen Adams Bayly, Bednger Ben
ton Bggs, James A. Black, Bowln, Boyd, Brockenbrough
william O. Brown Burt, Cathcart,, Augustus A. Chap
Cunningham, Daniel, Dargan Dillingham; Dohbin Doug
lass, Dromgoole, Dunlap Ellsworth, Fersn Fiekin Fries
IIoge Isaac +. Holmes, Hopkins. George s. Houston,
Edmund w Hubbard, Hunter. James II. Johnson, Joseph
La sera, Lyon, Maciay MoCieiand, McCernand McCon.
nell McCrate Joseph j. Mcdowell, James Mcdowell, Nc.
Kay, John J.. barclay MOTIFS, MOIST,
Nouton Norris owen Payne, Pcrril Phelps, Pilsbury
Reid Relic, Rhet Roberts sawtelle, Sawyer, soammon,
Thomas Smith, Robert Smith, Stanton. starkweath
Strong Jacob Thompson Thurman, Tibbats, Tredway,
Vance, wentworth, Wick, Williams, woodward, and
NAys-Messrs Abbott, John Quincy Adams, Arnold,
head Milton Brown Burlington, VIM. w. Campbell, J. II.
Campbell, John g. Chapman, Reuben Chapman. Cooke,
Davis De- Mott Dixon, Doeiery Edsa, Erdman J. il
Ewing. L. H. Ewing, Foot. Foster Garvn Gentry, Gid
pns s Homss
bard Hudson Joseph r. lngersoli Jenkins Andrew
hs% on Sa"s hns Ss
Miller Moseley. Niven Pendleon, Rsthbuu Julius Rock
well John A. Rockwell Root sShenck seaman Sever
Strohm, Sykes, Thibodeaux James Thompson, Tilden
Trnmoo Vlnon Wheaton, White Wilmot, Winthrop
So the amendment Of Mr.. Mckay was AGREED TO-
The question then recurring on the amendment as
amended,
The yeas and nays we're asked and ordered,
and, being taken, resulted as follows
YEAs-Messrs. stephen Adams Bayy, Bedinger,
william o. Brown, Burt, Cathcart. Augustus A. Chap
man. Reuben Chapman, Chase, Chapman Clarke, Cobb
Collin Cullom, cummins Cunningham, Daniel, Dargan,
Dillingham; Dobbn, Douglass Dromgooe, Dunlap, Fsran:
ttckn, Fries, Giles Goodyear hamlln HARRISON, Hen
ley, Hoge Isaac T. Holmes, Hopkins, George 8 Houston
Edmund W; Fuhard, Hunter, James H. Johnson, Joseph
Iohnson George ~ Zones, Kaufman, Lssks: La sers,
MeCrate, Joseph j Mcdowell james Mcdowell Mckay,
John r. Martin Barclay Martin, Morris Morse Moulton
Norris, Owen, Parish Payne Perrill, Phelps Pisbury
Reid, Relic, Rhett Roberts. Sawtelle, Sawyer scammon
Seldom, Alexander ID Sims Leonard H. Sims simpson
Thomas Smith. Robert Smith Stanton starkwesther,
Strong, Jscob Thompson, Thurman, Tbbatts Treeway,
Vance, wentworth, Wick, Williams, Woodward, ond
Yancey--o5 -.
NAis-Nersrs. Abbott, John Quincy Adams Arnold.
Ashmun Baringer Bell, James Black Blanchard Brod.
head Milton Brown Darlington, w. w Campbell John
~ Campbell, John O. Chapman, Cooke Collarner Gran.
ston Cunzier Culver, Darrsgh Garrett Davis DE Mott
Dixon, Dockery, Edsall, Ellsworth Erdmsn John M
Ewing, Edwin H. Ewing Foot, Foster Gsrvin. Gentry,