The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-15

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The report was referred to tn. common roservoirths
Committee Of the Whole on the State Of the Union
rATgsT ofYicE.
MIR HENLEY asked that day be assigned for a revision
Of the Patont Once laws. which. at present. afforded
scarcely any protection TO paentees All persons into
be acted on during this session. He would, therefore.
that tho bill be made the special order for today
The SPEAKER put the question, and announced that the
motion was agreed to.
Mr. HnNLKY.-I ask for a division
division took place, and
The sPrAKEK said-Ths question Is lost.
Mr. HssaEY.why you said moment ago that it was
The srsAKrR-so the chair said but you called for
division lLaughterJ
Mr.. HrSLry then moved Tuesday week
But the House refused TO make the bill the special
order for that day yeas 81 nays o5-not twothirds
THE FRIoArEsr LAwREscE.
Mr.. BAyLEv, from the Committee Naval Affairs, to
whom the subject referred reported that the ifgas
st Lawrence ought TO be launched with all despatch,
even with view to ths peace establishment, for no
other reason
MEXICAN CLAIMS
MI. &. B. SMITH, from the Committee Foreign Az
fairs reported bill authorizing the President by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate to appoint
three suitable persons Commission together with
to act as their secretary who shall hold their sit
tngs in ashngton and be board TO receive examine
and finally decide on the claims of citizens Of the United
States against the Republic Of Mexico.
The bill read twice and referred to the Committee
OF the Whole on the Sta Of the Union.
INroRMArIor ABovr OREGON.
Mr. SAWYER offered resolution that the President Of
the United States be requested communicate the
the Oregon territory also, copies OF any correspon-
dence the SUBJECT vi any instructions to or
munications received from the American minister at
London
Objection made and the House refused to order
suspe nsion OF the rules.
large number OF bills from the Senate received
and appropriately referred.
MINERAL LANDS.
message was received from the President of the Uni.
tod States informing the House that he hal approved
and signed the bill authorizing him sell the reserved
mine al lands in states OF illinois and Alabama aud
the Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa. supposed to con-
tain Lead ore.
THE LAND oRApuArIor HILL
This bill having been taken and the question being
on agreeing to the amendment Of Me- Cobb Senate
AIR CoBB suggested modification of It. 10 AZ to make
graduation apply TO lands which have already been
years or moe in market, and NOT those, which may
Mr.. TnomP.oS, Of Mississippi, moved a call of the
House, which was ordered
One hundred and seventy.thrce members having
swersd to their names all further proceedings in the
call were dispensed with.
The Senate bill proposed that all public lands which
shall have been offered for sale years moro the
first Of March, 1884, shall be subject entry at ono dol
lar per acre for three years. all then remaining unsod
at sevcntyfve cents for three thereafter and all
then remaining unsold at fifty for three
after. This would reach 1886 when they shall be sub.
iect to entry at twenty-five cents until March
1859, etc.
MIR. Cons sought to modify the Senate bll-.hat all
lands which shall have been in market for years
more than ton years prior to the passage Of the and
remain unsod shall be subject to sale one dollar an
acre. and lands which shall have been in market fl.
teen years cents those for twenty years
fifty cents twenty-five years, twenty-five cents etc
He moved the previous question, to enable
MIR. MCKAY TO offer mendmeni to the amendm ent.
to the effect lands which shall have been in market
twenty years on the first OF December next dollar
an acre. Tor ve years then to be reduced to seventy
hve cents for e next hve years then fifty cents lie
renewed the demand for the accord
ance with his promise 10 Mr. Cobb.
II was seconded-yeas 70, nays 81.
Mr. ROCKWELL Of Connecticut. moved that tho Senate
bill and the pending amendments be laid the table
and
The result announced-yeas 90, nays So
The SFeAKER-The Chair in the neg ative-a tie.
30 the bill and the amendments laid the table
Tho question was taken o. Mr. McKay's amendment
to the amendment and rejected-yeas s. NAYS o.
The amen iment Of Mr.. Cobb was also reected-yea cas-
81, eS.
The question required ON the third rel aiding of thu
Senate bill, when
Mr. RocKwrLL moved to lay it on the table but the
question was decided in the negaiveyess o. nays "a
"A close shavc9 Laughter followed the announce.
ment.
A motion made to reconsider the vote by which
Mr. Cobbs amendment was rejected and determined in
81, nays 30. 80
Some Of the members clappod their hands and almost
SHOUTED Th The Speaker suppressed the hil.ry
the amendment was reJectod also
%, nays 30
MI. MCKAY moved to reconsider the vote by which
the House ordered the main question to DO put
MI AshMrN moved to lay the bill and the ndments
on the table but the motion agreed to-yeas &C.
nays %.
The question was again stated on Mr. McKsy's amend.
ment to the amendment who asked modify Il
MI RArHBuS, at this iunctnrc moved that the House
adjourn and at quarter to four the motion prevailed