New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-07
House OF REPRESENTATIVES.

After the reading Of the journal, and prayer.
Mr. BRo,yN OF Va. NOV ed % take up his former
motion to reconsider the vote laying ON the table the
bill respecting the Circuit Court In western virginia
several points Of order were here raised
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved 10 lay Mr.. BROW
motion on the table which taken By elsrs and de-
cded IN the negative
Mr. BRowNs motion TO reconsider was then
taken BY ayes aud Nays and decided IN the suFmaSe'
Yeas lOl. Nsys Is.
Mr. Bows then moved that the whole subject
be recornmitted TO the Committee on the Judiciary
which motion being lost the subject wa Indefinitely
postponed
PATENT MEDICINES
Mr.. EDWARDS OF Ohio, from the select Com.
mttee on the subject reported b relation 10 Patent
Medicines which was read and ordered to be printed
Mr NIcoLL of n y. expressing the desire to
have farther time tor looking into the subject
On motion Of Mr.. NNroN, the House went INTO
Committee Mr. j. K. lNGERsOLL Chairman, aud took
UP the NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. NINTON, from the Committee OF w ays anu
Means submitted an amendment to the purport that
Parser be sent as a Government Agent to the Naval
Station in Gallo MA with the same pay AS IT serving
on board T. ;. frgate. Upon this proposition an IN
terestng debate sprung up IN which hessrs' siNtDN'
BOwLIN OF Miss. KING OF Ga SciiENck OF ONO
TONES Ga BURT of s c. and FIcKLIS of III. paTticl-
pated. The after gentleman moved TO amend the
amendment by making the salary OF the sala fur'
ser a. 0OO instead OF $1,000 but siser oriei DEBATE
be withdrew il and the original amendment was
agreed TO- Various other amendments were proposed
and considered and the Committee were about To rise
when Mr. ScHENcK of Ohio moved an amendment
which the Chairman ruled to be out OF order But the
gentleman from Ohio was not so easily TO be slenced,
and amid great confusion and some laughter inter
spersed With frequent and loud cries OF order order
he proceed 10 offer six different amendments each OF
which the Chair SUCCESSFULLY ruled 10 be out OF order
Mr.. SCHEScE finally yielded the hoor aud
COMMITTEES rose sud reported the bill 10 the House.
Mr.. ROCKWELL amendment, abOllshng the
spirit ration and substituting In lieu thereof the
OF four cents each taken by teers and ost-feas
o. NAYS 7l-several OF the members singing out Let
poor Jack have his grogV
The Question on the adoption OF the amendment
respecting Lockes newly invented Telegraphc Clock,
was then taken aud carried.
The amendment making an Appropriation tor
astronomical purposes, and all the other amendments
made Ia Committee except that respecting spirit "a
tons were also adopted and the bill passed
Mr. SCHENCK Of Ohio then moved 70 amend the
title Of the bill in order to hang speech upon the mo-
ton and he proceeded the various speeches
which had been made upon the bill In Committee OF
the Whole But he had made but little progress before
half the Members had left the Hall-ss generally sup
posed for their dinners
Mr. ToOMBs OF Ga now called the gentleman
70 order for ineieysncy.
The CHAIR said that he could proceed in order.
Several members were on the point of appeal
ing from this decision. Several points OF order
raised and good deal of order reignng in the
Hall when Mr. PENDLEroS of Va moved an adjourn
mani which nrevalad