The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-08

IbbAIIs, ulspensou VIM was approved
RErRocEssIOs or ALEXANDRIA.
The SPEAKER announced the special order of
the day to be the bill TO retIocede the county oil
Alexandria, IN the District Of Columbia, to the State
of Virginia.
Mr. TlBBATrS, from the select committee here
totore appointed on the subject asked leave TO report
u bill.
Mr.. HUNTER said he would not object provided
debate did not arise.
And leave having been granted
The bill was introduced and read twice by it's
title. II IL IN the following words:
Be snastsd s Senate and House Of Rspr.IsniaVss Of
hs United states q 4asriea in CmsTsss d5ssmbIsd That
there De set apart for the benefit of persons in the United
three townships which may be selected and located by
competent and appointed by the Secretary Of the
in sections corresponding w, any Of ihe legal divisions in
which the public lands authorized to he surveyed
Pre.empon which lands when so located shall Ss d.
posed Of under the direction of the Secretary OF the
Of the blind which books shall be distributed among the
States and Territories Of the United States by the Secretary
OF the number OF blind persons In each ,ni Territory
respectively at the tims Of such distribution: PTordsd
That the said lands shall not be sold for less than 81 Is per
acre.
Mr.. TlBBATrS said that az he presumed there
could be difference Of opinion to a bill Of this
character, he would ask that it be put on its pas.
sage.
Objections were made.
motion indicated, 10y whom the reporter
could not hear though il was afierward submitted
by MIR. DAMEL,) that the bill lie referred to the
Committee OF the Whole the state Of the Union
Mr. TIBBATTS said he hoped those who were
IN favor Of the bill would vote against any such mo-
uoni for II 1t was sent TO the Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, it would never
again be reached in the world. He asked that the
bill might be read through
Mr.. HUNTER submitted to the Chair, that the
bin, ignsmuch as II made an appropriation of land
must br committed.
The SPEAKER expressed that opinion.
Mr.. TlBBATrS was understood to say that he
knew of no rule which required the commitment of
bill which made an appropriation Of land but not
of money.
The SPEAKER expressed the opinion that all
appropriations Of land, we'll as Of money, must
pass under the action Of the committee.
Mr.. TlBBATTS asked that the rule might be
read.
Mr. DANIEL now moved that the bill be COM
mitted to the Committee Of the Whole on the state
of the Union.
Mr. TlBBATTS again expressed the hope that
the motion would not prevail IL was tantamount TO
the defeat of the bill.
Mr.. YANCEY moved its commitment to the
Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. TIBBATTS asked the yeas and nays on the
motion of Mr.. DANIEL; which were ordered.
Mr.. FARAN desired to say single word He
was favorable to the object Of the bill, but there
various other institutions asylums well
those for the blind, throughout the Union-as, for
instance the unac and the deaf. He would like [ o
grant Of land made to each State, the proceeds
of which should be distributed for the benefit Of
such benevolent lnstitutons-the blind, the lunatic
The deaf He would not conhne the grant to one.
Mr.. VANCE was understood to suggest that the
call for the yeas and nays should be Withdrawn, and
that the bill should be allowed to go to the commit
fee nd IN ks MI with 9TH
Mr.. TlBBATTS would have objection, he
said, TO that course, provided the House would con.
sent to make the bill the special order for day
tain. Otherwise, he repeated, the commitment Of
The bill was equivalent to its defeat.
MIR. ATKINSON moved that the bill be laid on
the table.
Mr.. TIBBATTS asked the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and, being taken, resulted as fol
lows:
YEAsaMessrS. stephen Adams, Anderson. Atkinson,
Chapman. Augustus A. Chapman Reuben Chapman,
Clarke, CulIOm Daniel Dargan. Dsrragh Jefferson Davis
Edmund w Hubbard, Hunter, George W. Jones, Ii
gSni Mckay, Morse, Moul.on Parish Payne, Pendlson
Leonard H. Sims, Simpson. Stanton Strong Sykes, Thib
odeaux Jacob Thompson, Toombs Wick, Woodward, and
NAis-Messrs. Abbott, John Q. Adams, Bell Biggs
Bowlin BTinkerhoa, Brodhead John H. Campbell, Cath
PanG Mott no, Dun Dunlap Edsa ETSmsn
Herriek Hoge Elias B Holmes, John W. Houston Hud
Jos seaR R1n G Ks
Mcdowell McGaughey. McHenry Mcllvaine, Marsh John
Martin Barclay pSl;, Martin MARTA Miller Mo.sley Hyen
John A. Rockwell, Root sawtele, Scammon, Severance,
G%nn smith Aee ,.s smith Caleb Smith Robert
ThomassOn, Thurman, Tbbatts, Tilden Trumbo. Vance
Finton, Wentworth, Wheaton winthrop, Wood, Yell,
and Young-ao. ...
So the bill was not laid on the table.
And the question then recurring, first, on the mo-
ton to commit to the Committee Of the Whole on
the state of the Union,
Mr., HUNTER suggested that the pending mo-
ton should be suffered to lie over until another day.
that the House might proceed to the consideration
of the special order.
Mr.. TlBBATTS said he had no desire to press the
bill at this moment, if it could be placed III such
position as that it might be reached hereafter.
The SPEAKER said the bill might lie over by
unanimous consent
Mr. HOPKINS submitted the question of the ne
cesslty of commitment.
The SPEAKER said the chair had already dec
ded that commitment ,oas necessary. The House
could now determine that question on the pending
motion to refer.
Mr.. HOPKINS suggested the previous ques-
ton.
Mr. YANCEY now rose to inquire whether the
bill had been reported from select committed
The SPEAKER stated the fact.
Mr. YANCEY thereupon withdrew his motion
to refer to the Committee on Public Lands.
And the question, "Shall this bill be referred to
the Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Unloni" was then taken, and resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs John Quincy Adams, Stephen Adams
Anderson Atkinson, Bayly Bedinger Benton, Biggs
James Black, Jas. A. Black, Bowin, Boyd Brinke
Carroll, CathCart, John @ Chapman, Augustus A. Chap
man Reuben Chapman Chase, Clarke Cobb Collin, Gran
ston, Cullom Daniel Dargan, jefferson Davis De mott,
Dillingham;, Dobbn, Dunlap, Edsall, Erdmsn, Fckln,
Garyin, Goodyear, Gordon Graham Grinnell, Grover.
Hampton IIerason Harmanson, Harper Herrick billiard
lioge, Hopkins Jchn w Houston, Hungerord, James b.
Hunt Hunter, Charles J. Ingerso Joseph r. Ingersoi
George w Jones, Jones, Kennedy, P. King, Leib, La
Sere Levin Lyon, Long, Mcclellan, McClelland McCler
nand, James Mcdowell, Mcvane, Mckay, Barclay Mar
tin Morris Morse, Moulon Norris, Owen Payne Phelps
Price, Ritter, Roberts Sawyer, scammon, Alexander d
SIMS, Leonard H. Sims, Simpson, Robert smith, Stanton
sarSweaher, Stephens, Stewart st. John, Strong, Sykes
IAhodsaux, Thomass6n, Jacob Thompson Toombs Vance
wentworth, woodward. Yancey, and Yell--Iot
NAYS-Nessrs. Abbott, Bell Burt, John H. Campbell,
Crolier Culver Garrett Davis, Delano, Douglass John H.
Ewing Faran, Foot Giddings, Hsmin. Elias B. Holmes,
HouSi, Samuel d. Hubbard Hudson ID. p. King, Lewis
Maclay. Mctiaughey McHenry Marsh, John Martin
Miler Moseley, Nven, Pendleton Perrill Pollock, Ram
gnN Rgthh Dali D.lG. n..l ...n n aa..