The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-11
TyvENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
First Session.
SATURDAY, July IL, 1886,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal OF yesterday was read and approves

THE GRADUATION BILL.
The SPEAKER announced the unfinished bust
ness to be the bill to reduce and graduate the price
of the public lands, and for other purposes" with
the proposed amendment thereto.
The pending question being on the motion Of Mr..
CoLLAMER to lay the bill and the proposed amend
ment lof Mr. CoBBl on the table.
Mr.. RATHBUN moved that there be call Of
the House; on which motion the vote stood-ayes
81, noes 26. .
No quorum voting; but call of the House was
ordered,
The clerk called the roll, and l56 members an
swered 10 their names.
A motion was made that all further proceedings
on the call be dispensed with.
| But the House refused to suspend proceedings
The names of the absentees were then called, and
| TIA members appeared TO be present
| A motion was made by Mr.. JACOB THOMP-
SON that all further proceedings on the call be dis
Mr. J. A. ROCKWELL asked the yea. and
nays; which were orde.ed.
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON withdrew his mo-
ton.
The doors of the hall were then closed, and
tho SrEAKER announced that excuses would DO
received Tor absent members.
| Mr. BEDlNGER moved that all further proceed
Iings on the call be dispensed with.
| Mr.. ]. A. ROCKWELL asked the yeas and
nays; which were ordered, and, being taken, were
yeas las, nays IT.
So all further proceedings on the call were sus-
pended.
CoLLAaER, that the bill and amendment be laid on
| the table,
The yeas and nays, heretofore asked, were now
ordered, and being taken, resulted as follows:
YEAs-Mss.rs Abbott. John Quincy Adams, Arnold.
Browa Burlington, William W Campbell, John H. Camp
BELL Carroll John O. Chapman, Cooke Colsmer, Collin
| llingha keIy W Ia.
J. II. Ewing Edwin H. Ewing Foot Garvn, Gentry, Old
dnss GoOdy ear Gordon; Graham, GIids5, 0rnnsil Gro
Houston, samuel D. Hubbard Hudson, Washington Hunt
Joseph r. Ingenol Jenkins Daniel r. King Preston King
McIlvs ine, Marsh Miller, Moselsy, Niven PendlstOu
Ramsey Rsthbun Ritter, Julius Rockwell, John A. Rock
| we'll Root Schenck, Severance Truman smith, Alber
smith, Stephens Stewart Strohm, Sykes Jas Thompson
rilden Toombs TrambO, Vance yin'on, Wheaton White
NAfs-Messn. stephen Adams, Atkinsoa. Bedinger
James Black, Bowlin, Boyd Brockenbrough William o.
man, Clarke Cobt, Cuom, Cunningham, Daniel, DargaI
Dobbin, Douglass Dromgooe, Dunlap, Fsrsn, .Fickiin
Geo s. Houston, Edmund W. Hubbard, Hunter Charles J.
Ingeroll, James H. Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Andrew
Clelland McClernand. Mcconnell, McCra,e, Joseph J.
Nc Dowel James Mcdowell, McGaughey, Mckay .syohn
Martin Barclay Martin, Morris, Morse, Moulon Norris
Owen Parish Payne Perrill Phelps, Psbury Reid Relic
Rhett Roberts, sawtele sawyer seammon Seldom Leon
smith stanton starkwesther Strong, Jacob Thompson
Tibbatts, Tredway, Wentworth, Wick, Williams, and
| Woodward-os
So the bill and amendment ,csre laid on The table
| Mr. GORDON moved a reconsideration Of the
vote.
Mr.. COBB asked the yeas and nays; which were
ordered.
Mr.. BRoDHEAD demanded the previous ques-
ton on the motion 10 reconsider.
The SPEAKER said, it was not necessary; The
motion to reconsider vote laying subject on the
table not being debatabe.
Mr. HENLEY moved that the consideration Of
the motion to reconsider be postponed until Tuesday
next.
Mr. CoLLAMER and Mr.. w. HUNT asked
the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and, being
taken resulted as follows:
! YEAs-Nes,r. Stephen Adams, Atkinson. Bayly, Bed
William O. Brown, Burt, Cathcsrt, Augustus A. Chap
man, Reuben Chapman, Chase, Chapman, Clarke, Cobb
Dromgoole dunlap Faran, Ficklin Fries Giles HamIin
aaOn HENLEY Hogs dHGPn Housh
j. Ingerson, H. Johnson Joseph johnson, George
W lone, kaufman, Leaks, La sers, Lumpkin, Maclay
Nc Dowell James Mcdowell, Mckay, John p Martin
Barclay Martin Morris, Morse, Morton Norris, Owen
Rhett, Roberts, sawteie, Sawyer, seammon seldom
Leonard H Sims, simpson Thomas smith Robert Smith
Tredway. Wentworth Wick, Williams, and Woodward
ringer Bell Benton, Blanchard Brodhead Milton Brown
Burlington lillian w Campbell John III Campbell, Car.
j.
Crozier Culver Garrett Davis Deano. De Mott billing
ham, Dixon Dockery, Edsall, Ellsworth. Erdman John
Giddings' Goodyear, Gordon Graham order Grinneh
Grover, Hampton Harper, Elias D. Holmes, John W
Joseph r. Ingersel jenkins, Andrew johnson, Daniel
p King. Preston King, Thomas B. King. Leib, Lewis,
H Miller Mossiey, Nves, fsndleon Ramsey. Rathban
Ritter, Julius Rockwell, John A, Rockwell, Root,
smith hee sh G
Thompson, ridden, Toombs Trumbo, Vance vntOn,
Wheaton, White wilmot, Winthrop woodruff Young, and
| Yost-94
So the consideration of the motion was not post
poned.
The question "Shall the vote by which the said
bill and amendment laid the table be recon-
sdered :" then required, and was taken with the
following results
| YEAs-Messrs stephen Adams Atkinson Bsyly Bed
niger, James A. Black Bowlin Boyd Brockenbrough,
Reuben Chapman, Chase. Chapman Clarke, Cobb, Cul.
lom, Cunningham, Daniel, Dagsn, Dohbin, Douglass,
George S Houston Edmund W HUBBARD, Hunter, Charlie.
Lumpkin, Maeay Meclelland, Mcclcrnand, Mcconnell,
Gaughey, Mckay, John p Martin, Barclay Martin, Nor.
ris Soulton; Norris Owen Parish Payne. Perrll Phelps
smith Caleb 3. smith Robert smith Stanton, stark.
WEI Williams "pS
| NYAs-Messrs. Abbott, John Quincy Adams Arnold,
Baringer Bell Blanchard, Brodhead, Milton Brown Buff
hugton, william W. Campbell, John II. Campbell, Car
roll John 9. Chapman Cooke Collsmer Cranston, Gro
zier Culver, Garrett Davis, Delano Dc Mott, billing
ham. Dixon, Dockery, Edsall Ellsworth Erdman, JOHN
H. Ewing, Edwin II. Ewing, Foot Foster, Garvin, Gen.
try Giddings Goodyear Gordon Graham Order, Grin
nell, Grover, Hampton Harper, Elias B. Holmes John
W. Houston, Samuel d. Hubbard, Hudson, Washington
Hunt Joseph r. ngerso, Jenkins, Daniel p. King Pres.
ton King, Thomas Butler King, Leib Lewis, Long Nc.
Clean McHenry, McTlvaine, Marsh Miller, Mossley
Niven, Pendleton Ramsey, Rahbun, Ritter Julius Rock
we'll John A. Rockwell, Root schsnek, Severance,
Truman Smith, Albert smith, Stephens, Stewart, shohn
sykes, James Thompson, Tiden, Toombs Trumbo
| Vance vinton, Wheston,- white wilmot, Winthrop,
Woodruff Young, and Yost-e0. .H
| SO the vote was rtconsidered
The question then again REQUIRED on the motion
Of Mr.. CoLLAMER that the bill and proposed
amendment be laid on the table.
| Mr.. DANIEL inquired of the chair whether a
motion to postpone the consideration Of that mo-
| ton would now be in orderi ..,. Pc ..T
| The SPEAKER said not motion to that effect
having already been taken and decided in the neg
| alive. .f '. '
Mr.. COBB inquired Of the Speaker whether the