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should be suffered to lie over mail Mr. lEesssOLL.

should be suffered to lie over until Mr. EGER'oLL'
return.
n So the suggestion was not acceeded.
The question was then taken VI" 'He n'S' part u
the motion,
3 The ouestion recurring on the printing,
: Mr. REMEDY submitted whether 1t was not
/ his riobt before voting to have the testimony
. read.
u The question was then taken, and the papers were
ordered TO be printed.
The question again required on the motion of Mr.,
| DANIEL.
THE 10Th VOLUME.
But Mr.. WINTHROP having claimed the
! floor
The House resumed the consideration OF the
resolution heretofore reported by Mr.. GoRDoS
from the select committee the subject OF the dis
tributOn of the 10Th volume Of the laws Of the
| United States.
MIR. WINTHROP concluded his remarks IN OPP
| position TO the resolution.
Mr.. HUNGERFORD demanded the previous
question, but Withdrew it, after some converse
| tOn.
Mr.. BoWLlN opposed the resolution in every
shape and form. Mr.. b. yielded for explanation TO
! Messrs. GORDON and BELL
Mr. BELL spoke in favor Of the resolution.
! Mr. HUDSON made some explanation, (yleld-
ing to Messrs WINTHROP and +. II. EWlNG,
for inquiry and explanatory
| Mr. GEORGE S. HOUSTON spoke in opposi-
| ion TO the resouton and had not concluded when
the Speaker announced the expiration of the morn
ING hour.
A message in writing was received from the Pres
dent of the United States
| Mr.. WHEATON, from the Commttee on En-
rolled Bills, made report.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The question now required on the motion Of Mr..
DANIEL that the House proceed TO the consideration
hof the private calendar.
THE GRADUATION BILL.
| Mr. McCLERNAND rose, and moved that the
House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole on
the of the Union, and gave notice that If the
motion carried, he would move in committee to take
| up House bill No. TO reduce and graduate the
price of the public lands actual settlers and cult
vators."
Mr.. McC said this bill had been reported al an
early period of the session in conformity with the
| recommendations of the President in his message,
and of the Secretary of the Treasury and Of the
| Commissioner Of the General Land Office in their
reports He hoped 1t had been framed IN a spirit OF
Cancellation and compromise which would recon-
mend to general favor. The very
important one affecting the revenues Of the govern
ment, the settlement and development Of the public
ands and the just expectations of the great class Of
! tgrlculturistS. He hoped the House would sustain
| The mouen.
Mr.. DANIEL submitted that his motion was en-
| titled to priority.
| The chair was occupied pro tenn by Mr.. HOPKINS,
| who decided tina, though the motion of Mr.. DANIEL
| was pending at the time Mr.. McCLERNAND made his
motion, yet that the latter, being a motion to
| pend the rules, had prec, dence over the former
| The yeas and nays were asked and ordered on the
motion 10 go into committee; and, being taken, were
yeas IL, nays 90.
So the House refused to go into committee.
| THE ARMY.
Mr. w HUNT made an Intellectual motion to
suspend the rules for the purpose Of enabling HIM 10
introduce a jont resolution authorizing the present
alton of SILVER medal to the soldiers under the com
mand of General Taylor in the recent engagements
| with the MexIcans.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
| Mr.. STEWART moved a suspension of the rules
TO enable HIM to offer the following resolution, which
was read for Information
Resolved, by the Senate and House Of Representative,
Congre assembled That the President Of the Senate and
Speaker OF the House of Representatives do adjourn their
O'Clock
Mr. S. asked the yeas and nays, which were or
| dered
Mr.. P. MARTIN gave notice Of his intention,
should the resolution be received to offer amend
ment providing that Congress should adj urn when
ever the tariff bill had been acted upon.
| Mr. STEWART asked the yeas and nays on his
motion, which were ordered, and being taken,
| suited as follows
| YEAs-Messrs. John q Adams Stephen Adams Arnold
| 5arringcr Bell James Black, Brodhead, Milton Brown
william G. Brown, Burlington, william w Campbell
| iahcsrt, JOhR g.. Chapman Clarke, Cooke Grams
| ton. CroLier, Cullom Culver, Darragh, Cookery,
Edhll Erdmsn JOAN II. Ewing Edwin II Ewing Far n,
Foot Foster Gidding Giles, Graham, Hamln, Hampton
Harper, Henley HCrTick, EasB. Holmes. John w, ous
| ION, Samuel D. Hubbard, Hudson iiungerord Wash.
ngton Hunt, Jenkins James Johnson Andrew JohnSon
| p KtaY k,N,r Iaytu fan. NJ 'laaY
NcCrae McGaughey, MciIcnry, Mcllvaine Miller Nose
ley, Owen, Perry, Pollock Ritter julius Rockwell John
Severance Seaman, Smith C. B. Smith, Stephens steWa
Srohm, Thbodeaux, Benjamin Thompson Thurman,
ribbatm Tlien, TTumbo, vnton, White Williams, Win
NAYs-Messrs, Anderson, Atkinson Benton, Biggs A
Black, Bown, Boyd, Brinkerhof Brockenbrough, Burt
| Ruben Chapman Chase Cobb. Collin Daniel Jefferson
Davis, De Mott Dillingham;, Dobhin, Dromgooe, Els
lard Hoge, Isaac F. Holmes, Hopkins HOugh, Georges.
Houston 4. w HUBBARD J. B. Hunt, O. w Jones, Scabon
L Lu gssp
J. Mcdowell James Mcdowell Mckay Marsh, John P
Martin, Barclay Martin Morris, Monon Niyen, Norris
Parish Payne Pendleon Perrll Plsbury Rathbun Reid
Relfe. Roberts, Seldom. Alexander D. Sims, Leonard H
Sims, Simpson Robert Smith, stanton starkwcsther.
St John, Strong, Sykes, Jacob Thompson, Tredway,
Wentworth, Wheaton, Woodward, Woodwork, Yancey,
and Yost-s2.
So the rules were mol suspended, and the resolu-
ton was not received.
HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr. COBB moved that the rules be suspended for
the purpose Of enabling him to submit a motion that
hereafter the daily hour of meeting should be ten
o'clock
Mr. C. asked the yeas and nays, which were
dered and being taken, were-yeas ll9, nays AZ.
So the rules suspended,
And the resolution being thus before the House
Mr.. COBB accepting suggestion from Mr.. T.
B. KMG) substituted nine for len in the morning.
Mr. COLLAMER moved to amend the modified
resolution so as 10 renstate the hour of len, and to
provide that the Speaker should adjourn the House
at three o'clock without motion.
Mr. BRINK ERHOFF demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. GILES and Mr.. A. JOHNSON sent up
amendments which could not be received but which
were read for information.
Mr. JOHNSON'S amendment follows:
Rf,oiped That this House every morning at ten
o'clock all motions to adjourn before three o'clock
shall by the speaker be decided out of order and not
entertained by him.
Mr.. CHESS amendment is as follows:
Rrsoiud by Senate and House Of Representatives, That
the President the and the Speaker OF the House of