The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-10


described may be deemed ..psdeni exceeding how
ever, the present limits Of the said Territory"
| Mr.. THURMAN was in favor Of the motion to
reconsider, remsrkng that the bill he thought, had
passed without receiving the attention which II re-
qured.
Mr.. MARTIN, of Wisconsin, opposed the mo-
ton.
Mr.. DILLINGHAM;, thinking that the provisO
was Objectionable, supported the motion to recon
slider.
Mr.. SAWYER demanded the previous question:
4 which was seconded,
And the main question Con the reconsideration
I was ordered to be now taken.
| Mr.. THURMAN asked the yeas and nays
which were ordered, and being taken, resulted as
follows:
| YEAs-Msssrs. Abbott, John Quincy Adams, Ander'
son Ashmun Biggs James Black James Black, Blsneh
/ ard Boyd BrinEsrhon Milton Brown Burlington William
W. Campbell, John II. Campbell Cathesn, Chase, Chip
| man, ColameT, Collin Culver, Cummias, Cunningham,
Eilsworth ETdmsn, John II Ewini Fsrsn Foot, Fnss,
Garyin, Gentry, Giddings Gordon Order Hamn liamP'
| 4 b Holmes Edmund W. HuhsTd, samuel ID Hubbard,
Hudson, Hungeriord, Washington Hunt, James b. Hunt,
lngeToll Jenkins James H. Johnson seaborn Jones
Daniel p King, Ia ssrs, Lewis Levin, Long Mclean
| dcClesnd. McCpte, McGsughsy, MeHenry Mcllyaine,
Marsh, John p Martin, Miller, Morris, Mo.sley. MouL
ton, Niyen Norris Owen Perri Perry, Phelps, Pollock,
Rsthbun. Relic, Ritter. Julius Rockwell John A. Rock
we'll, Runk Russell, sswtslls sawyer, sesmmon, Sec
man severance Leonard II. sims, simpson Albert smith.
Thomas smith. Caleb B Smith, Robert smith stanton,
stsrkwssher stewart St John, srohm, Strong, Sykes,
bats Tildsn Towns, Trumbo, Vance, Yinton Went.
worth. whssiOn White Wick. Williams winthrop wood
SAYs"Ms..r. Stephen adams, Atkinson. Bell. BOwln.
william O. Brown Burt, John O. Chapman, Aayustu. A
| Chapman, Reuben Chapman Clarke Cobb, Cooke Gran
,On Cullom, DsTgan, Jefferson Davis. Dobbin, DOcksry,
Dromgoole, Edwin IL Living, fleklin, FOSTER orahsm
ssorss moPt JOn.. o. Ksuina1 I..ls IsiS, ISnpsn
Jane, Mcdowell Mckay. Barclay Martin Payne, Psndle'
ton. Pll.bSry RhsH a0Osrs,, AlssandsE d Sims. ste
| So the vote reconsidered.
On motion Of Mr.. ROCKWELL, land under the
operation OF the previous question: the vote by
which the hill had been ordered to be engro ssed
| was ree0nsideTsd.
And the vote by which the said proviso
| was adopted, was, on motion Of Mr.. ROCK
WELL, (and also under the operation Of the pre-
vious question: r.eOnsidsrtd.
The question then recurring on the adoption Of
the said proviso,
Mr.. ROCKWELL demanded the previous ques-
| ton.
| for the purpose Of enabling him (Mr. M. 10 offer
the following amendment, which was read:
Providsd That the convention which shall assemble to
form constitution for said State shall be at liberty
embrace therein the whole Of the Territory described 10 the
ordinance Of July 10. 1857 and included within the
States Of Ohio, Indiana, illinois, and Michigan
Mr.. ROCKWELL did not withdraw.
Inc TOT previous question was then
seconded. And the main question (on the proviso)
| was ordered TO be taken.
| The proyiso rejected.
And the bill. thus amended, having been read a
| third time,
Mr.. M. L. MARTIN moved that it be laid on
| the table.
The motion was rejected.
And the the question being on the passage of the
bill,
Mr. BRINKERHoFF demanded the previous
question: which was seconded. The main question
| was ordered, and, being taken,
The bill was passed.
Mr.. A. D. SIMS asked the House to take I'D the
business relating to the District of Columbia
And, on his motion, the House resolved itself in.
| to Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union, Mr.. BOrD, of Kentucky in the chair.)
THE PUBLIC LANDS
Mr.. G. S. HOUSTON moved TO take up the bill
granting pre-empton rights to settlers on the public
| lands; but, at the instance of several members so
modified his motion TO move to take up the bill to
graduate and reduce the price Of the public lands
tie said he did not wish to seem to supersede the
| chairman Of the Committee on Public Lands, (Mr
| McCLERNAND;l and he (Mr. H. had, therefore
first moved the presumption bill. II was well known
that the graduation bill favorite measure with
him. He considered both as very important, and
| hoped they would both be passed during this ses-
| sion. He would, however, modify his motion, and
hoped the committee would now take up, and pass
the graduation bill.
THE DISTINCT COLUMBIA.
Mr.. A. d. SIMS gave notice of his intention
| should the motion of the gentleman from Alabama
Mr. HoUsToN] fail, 10 move to take up the bills
relating to the District of Columbia.
THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
Mr.. RATHBUN said that if the motion of the
gentleman from Alabama failed, as he (Mr. Rl
hoped it would do he should move to take up the
bill to regulate the appointment of Offices
GRADUATION BILL.
The question was taken on the motion of Mr.
HOUSTON, and by ayes SO, noes a. it was re-
jeeied.
So the committee refused to take I'D the hill
WARRINGTON GAS COMPANY.
Mr.. A. D. SIMS moved that the committee take
up the bill TO incorporate the gas company of the
city ofWashington.
The committee refused to take up the bill
The GOVERNMENT OFFICES
The question now taken on the motion of
Mr.. RATHBUN, and decided in the affrma-
tive.
So the committee proceeded to the consideration
of the said bill, which was read as follows:
BILL to regulate the appointment of officers in
men in the city Of Washington and for the more general
and equal diffusion OF such Offices among the several
States and Territories and in the District ofColumba
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R,p,esenfa.
tres Of The United States Of .4merica in Congress asssmbd
That hereafter all appoin ments of auditors clerks and
with the Department of State with the Treasury Depart
ment the Navy Department the War Department and the
and Territories OF the United States in proportion
to the representation of said States and Territories the
shall he deemed for this purpose equal to one conares
sona district and appointments shall be made said Dis.
trct in the proportion and in the from said
SEC. ,, And be further enacted That in making the