The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-13

reconsider was not laid upon the tsbleyeas 20, nays
The question now required on the reconsideration
Of the vote by which the bill passed and 1t was
MIR STUART. Of Michigan said that this was the
most unexpected thing that he dreamed could happen
gentleman from the South (Mr GAYLE got up and
tween the North and the South, when the Southern
bill was defeated by Southern votes. He would ask
what man gets up and seeks on this to create
distinctions between the North and the South, when
Southern men killed their own bill.
MIR BURT-Wifl you point out one Southern men,
Der, who has changed his vote on this bill
MIR. STEWART have not been cate chising this
House, nor counting heads, sounding opinions,
but state the fact and dare any southern gentleman
ern bill on the table. (There much excitement)
Gentlemen need not be sensitive. He was responsible
for what he said and he would say nothing but what
would correspond with truth
Mr. RHErT-I wish to ask question Whether the
gentleman says that Southern members who voted
bill
MIR. S1rAnr--I pretend to no such thing but say
that IL astonished me to hear the gentleman from
Alabama (Mr. Gayle say, reason for rcconsders-
ton, that there distinction between this bill
for Northei State and the ether for the Southern
State. hold gentlemen to the ground they take.
Mr.. HILLIARD-Do you charge that there was a
change of the votes of Southern men on either bill
counting heads or gathering opinions, but know q
gentleman who has changed his vote My colleague
says x, So g., . AVN.
from some other quarter.
MIR. McCLELLAND-With the permission of my col
league, wish to Fay few words,
Mr.. KING Of Georgia-The gentleman from Michi-
gan (Mr StuarG Is entitled to tho floor. Gentlemen
will take their seats. GBaBg, bang.l
Mr.. McCLrLLAND said that he voted against laying
the Southern bill upon the table, but he thought that
Mr.. Gayle was laboripg under mistake when he said
that one bill similar to the other in its character.
He had heard that many voted against the Southern
BILL because although the Senate nomnally changed
lite character 1t the in principle that which
was introduced into the House, that the Southern bill
granted landsto four Eve different States but in fact
for corporations; but this for the State of Mich-
gan, for work which had been commenced by the
State.
Mr.. KING, of Georgia remarked that Il was true the
states OF Alabama and Florida might in the event of
the grant by Congress- convey II to corporations and
be desired TO know whether 1t would not competent
10 do TO-
MIR. McCLErLAHD did not think that It would.
MIR. KISG remarked that this morning the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Vinton) made use of dis,ngenuous
argument because no would deny that IL was COM
pttnt for the authority Of State give tho lands to
an individual. or to a corporation.
Mir. McCIELLAHD presumed that the gentleman was
q lawyer. lie would ask him whether, in the grant
directly TO the State Of Michigan for particular Pur
pose under certain limitations that State should
go and complete so much Of the canal, and then
get lend whether IL possible for the State to
grant the work TO company without the permission
Of Congrts2
Mir KiNe-un questonaby' {" Oh no :" Oh no ~
Z" She couldn't do IL -
Mir S1vARr-I can't permit this sort Of discussion to
come ont q my time