Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-08-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


| time and passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, moved to- reconsider the vote
by which the House yesterday agreed to the amendment of
the Senate the bill Of the House change the time of hold
ing the district of the United States the dis
trict Of Virginia, and for other purposes.
After some conversation between Messs JONES, MEADE,
and others. #
Mr. MEADE moved to lay the motion reconsider the
table; which the yeas and nays taken and resulted
Yeas 81, nays Sc.
i The motion no, being agreed to-
Mr. ROCKWELL, of Connecticut, moved the previous
question, which seconded and, under the operation
thereof the ny which the House concued in the SEN
aie's amendment re-considered.
The question iecued agreeing TO the amendment Of the
Senate TO the said bill and, being put decided in the
negative, under the operation Of the previous question
So the House refused with the Senate in their
amendment TO the said bill.
MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Mr. ROCKWELL, OF Connecticut, moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill granting the State Of Alabama
the right of way and donation public lands for making
railroad from Mobile to the mouth Of the Ohio river
dered to be read third time and, after making few
marks in support of his notion Mr. R. moved the previous
quueston the motion TO reconsider which not
conded.
I'm connexon with this subject is due to Mr.. TURNER
say that the ion lazy the table this bill, which
enormously stated in the report OF yesterdays proceedings
to have been made by him and rejected, made by Mr.
HAMMoSs.
MyiNroN hoped the bill would be further amended by
adding further guards abuses that would necessarily
follow its passage its present shape he land granted here
was not to located the line of the proposed road
in the State where lay but might be laid in any of the
States of the Union II given in advance for work
commenced, and be granted State for the benefit
of private corporation. There provso in the bill to
prevent these lands from being sold any price they chose
upon them, and this might be fixed low eectuay to
prevent all sales Of the public ands in the neghborhood Of
the granted land And if this bill succeeded similar grants
ha for he and that
great branch Of the public arising from the sales OF
the public lands would be dried up Then how could the
country discharge its obligations to the public creditor II
would operate introduce and very injurious system
into our land system and raise such clamor in the West
that the Government would be obliged to buy back the lands
granted.
Mr. TOMPKINs spoke in reply. AS to the liberty to To-
the lands all parts OF the Union, the friends OF the bill
willing and ready to insert guard to conne il to the
neghboho5d Of the roads The objection that the work
progress had been urged the gentemans
State which had obtained grants Of land for works not begun
but he mistaken the TACT for these works actually
commenced and in progress Nor the grant to to
private corporations but Of these roads made and
owned by the Sae and the grant asked for by State Le
gsanres for the States concerned In reply TO the objection
that the bill would stop the public lsnds the lands
saeabe, and unless these roads opened,
would be. He denied that there would be any camor
On Of the roads, hundred and forty miles in length,
there were not forty miles of public lands. The lands
thin and poor ard valuable chiefly Of timber
The gave away nothing, and might get much in
the end But IL got nothing, the wealth Of country
sisted in productive industry and the bill would turn barren
into settled and haTpy region The opposite policy
was that Of nsvrow-minded mser. As to its being
SYSTEM the gentleman made such cry when Ohio got
million and half Of the public lands but that she
full and prosperous oil grants others fuinous novel;
ties Mr. r. dwet the benefits Of completing grand line
Of road from extremity Of the Union 10 the other and the
obligation TO carry the United States mail
Mr. GAYLE obtained the floor, and about to address
the House, but waived his right to speak, and demanded the
tts
| ton, the motion TO reconsider agreed to.
Mr. ROCKWELL, OF Connecticut, moved an amendment
restricting the location Of the lands Mr. r. demanded the
| previous question which seconded.
Mr.. DTCKEY moved TO lay the bill on the table.
On this motion the yeas and nays demanded; and,
being taken, stood as follows Yeas l02. nays7e.
Mr.. HAMMONs moved to reconsider this vote and moved
lay that motion the table which latter motion was
| agreed to.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
On motion Of Mr. vINTON il resolved that the House
do insist upon its disagreement certain OF the amendments
Of the Senate to the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
and II also ordered that committee OF conference on the
part Of the House appointed to confer with similar COM
mee the senates part the dsageeing votes Of the
two Houses on said amendments.
Messrs. vISTos, McKar, and HUDsoS were appointed
| said committee.
Mr.. vINrON, from the Committee Of Ways and Means,
TO whom referred the Senates amendments TO the bill
making appropriations for the support OF the army for the
ending June 80, S49 reported the same back TO he
House. They were together with the BILL referred TO the
Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union.
On motion Of Mr. HUNT, the House proceeded to cons
der the business on the Speakers table.
The SPEAKER then laid before the House a communica
ton from Alexandra vaemare, rendering to the members
the House Of Representatives his grateful Acknowledgement
for the very liberal manner in which he has been welcomed
BY them as the humble exponent and advocate o. 'ns
OF international exchanges Laid the table and orderes
4 to be printed.
On motion Of Mr.. J. R. INGERsOLL, Il was resolve'
that the House do insist upon its amendment 70 ne
foreign Governments for the apprehension and delivering u
Of certain offenders and also that committee Oh conference
be appointed similar COMMITTEES on the Pan o. 'n
Senate on the disagreement Of the two Houses on sao OIL
Messrs IsoKasoI1 LuxrKrx and TArIon were appointe
said committee,