The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDIvGs.

In Senate.
Senator SrEIGHr appeared in his seat to-day.
The bill for the relief of tho widow Of Alexander Ha-
milton was passed. Yeas "a, nays 10.
The bill t. renew the patent Of Ross Wyman. for
improvement in rail roal wheels after long discussion.
was laid on the table Yeas % nays 90
THE wARrHorsIso BILL.
On Mr. Drx's molten then taken up. and the
amendments reported from the finance committee
agreedto.
number of amendments, rendered Treasury amend
ments by the foregoing. were proposed and adopted.
MIR HUNTINGTON offered anne ndment that no goods
should warehoused unless the duty thereon amounts
to $3.50 Rejected yeas %, nays o.
Mr. JoHssoS, of Md, proposed amendment requiring
the importer when entering goods for warehousing TO
them for consumption expectation as the case
may be- The bill was then laid aside. The Tariff hill
was taken up
THE TARIFF.
Mr. LEWIS explained the provisions OF the bill and
made long speech in favor OF the a9 raiorem over fpe
cfc duties and said the bill would yield 200
upon an Importation of 1000 Of dutiaole goods
MIR. Evans obtained floor, and moved that the
bill be postponed until TO morrow at II O'CLOCK Agreed
to.
THE wAREHousINo BILL.
This bill again taken up and Johnsons amendment
rejected The bill was then so amended as TO require
periodical of goods remaining In the
houses to be published then ordered be engrossed
RIvhK IMPRovnMyrrs -
The bill for improvements in the navigation Of the
Ohio Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers was amended and
House OF Representatives.
GRADUATION LAND BILL
Mr. OWEN on leave, submitted the land graduation
bill
susprssroS OF RULES.
Mr. DRoMoooLE asked leave to submit an order to be
sent to the Senate reminding that body that the eno
Treasury the Navy appropriation the civil and oipio-
matte appropriation and Military Academy appropriation
bills, were there pending.
Mir. TIbBETTs wished to know why the rlVer ana mar
Dor bills not included.
Mr. DaeMaooLE replied that he only referred to such
appropriation bills ought to have been passed before
the commencement Of the present fiscal year.
Mr. GARRIrr DAVIS asked il the senate did not know
that these bills were before it, The House refused to
suspend the rules to entertain Mr. Dromg ooe's order
The report of the committee on printing being the sP
eial order the same was postponed until MONDAY next
THs PAYMgNT or VOLUNTEERS.
The amendment of Senate the resolution for the
payment volunteers called out by Gen. Games was
REPORTS FROM coMxrrrEEs.
On motion the rules were suspended to allow commit.
Numerous bills and resolutions reported, read
twice, and referred to the committee OF the whole
SETTLEMENT OF TINE LAND CLAIMS
The bill from the Senate authorship the settlement Of
justed land claims passed third reading an then
the passing reconsdered and the Dill was then
THE GRADUATION LAND BILL.
The order of the day the Land Graduation bill coming
up, Mr. Cobb offered amendment in lieu Of the whole
call of the House had and the proceedings under
: The previous question was then ordered. -
Mr. RocKwELL, of Connecticut, moved to lay the bill
the table.
On this the and nays ordered and stood 90 "
"a The Speaker voted in the negative 30 the bill and
amendment not laid on the table
MT. McKAvs amendment was then put 70 vots-hS
jected cas- 80, nays 49, .
The question now REQUIRED on Mr.. Cobbs amendment
in lieu OF the whole BILL ana WIS decided in the mega
tive-Yeas 81, nays o. SO the amendment o Mr. Coob
not received. , -,
MT DouoLAs moved to reconsider the vote rejecting
Mr. Mckay IS amendment; to Mr.. Cobb's amendment
The CHAIR decided that motion not in order az MI
Cobb's amendment was already rejected
MrMcCLELLAsp moved TO reconsider tho vote rejectrg
MIR. Cobbs amendment
motion " a. maze to lay the bill on the table, which
the Chair decided first order. The vote stood Oh
TINS motion, yeas 81, nays ~
so the House refused to lay the bill on the table.
MIR. SicCLELLAND's motion was now put to VOTE and
the yeas nays stood 30 the speaker voting yea
and the vote was reconsidered
Mr. DouoLAsss motion TO reconsider the vote was then
rejected.
MIR McKAy's amendment to Mr.. Cobb's amendment
was now put to vote-decided in the Affirmative Yeas
Mr A,Hmur moved to lay the bill and amendments on
the table. a..
ON this motion the yeas and nays stood 50 to % Mo
ton rejected
A motion was now made to adjourn.
The yeas aud nays wore ordered AMI stood AZ to ~
10 House adjourned.