The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-01
TUESDAY, JANUARY 80, 1S49.
HOUSE OF REpRns ENTA rivEs.
On motion of Mr.. THOMPSON OF Kentucky,

On nOtlOn OF NIT. OF hentuCky,
Ordered, That the Committees Pfinting be discharged
from tue luther consideration of the accounts OF the Treas
urcr OF the Uned States with the Post Office Department
tor receipts and disbursements, for the fiscal ending
June 81 1913; and they be referred Committee
Expenditures in the Post Office Department
Mr. THOMPSON of Kentucky. from the Committee on
Printing, TO whom referred the motion to print l00
extra copies of the report OF the Committee on Naval
Affairs, on the subject of railroad the sthmus
of Panama. reported that the of printing the sad
report would amount to $74 sos and also reported the
following resolution ta1-&
r. oced That 10000 copies of the report Of tho
Committee on N,vai A.'rs on me subject OF railroad
On this resolution Mr. T. called the previous question
and the call having been sustained,
Mr. BURF moved to lay it on the table; and on that
motion he demanded the ayes and noes which having
been ordered by the House, decided in the mega
tive-ayes So noes s9-the SPEAKER voting in the mega
tive. ....-.., ...f.
resolution, the yeas and nays ordered, and being
taken, the resolution was adopted-yeas 96, nays S.
EMIGRANr SHIPS FOR CALIFORNIA.
Mr. G2lNNELL asked the unanimous consent of the
House Tor the Introduction of resolution to provide t
ships carrying engrants to California from ports OF the
United States should be limited in the number OF pas,
sengers, according TO the regulation to limit the number
OF PASSENGERS which each emigrant ship from Europe
may oring to ports OF the United States.
Mr. BURT objected, and called for the order oil INC
day.
Mr. FEATHERSToN asked the gentleman to with;
draw the objection, to permit him introduce bill ana
II being Withdrawn,
MIR. GRlNNELL renewed The cali for the order OF The
day. ,
10 .f-. ANNUAL NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr. PRESTON the House then resolve
itse into Commtte OF the Whole the state OIL Tue
Unlon (Mr. j. X. lNGERsoIL i'll the Chair and took W
the bill making appropriations for the support OF the navy
After some remarks by Messrs. CHARLES BROW
and STRONG OF Pennsylvania, the committee rose anu
reported progress.
Mr. VlNlON then offered the usual resolution TO CLOS ns
debate on the naval Appropriation bill in tea minutes al'o
Toe house shall have resolved itself into Commune t
The Whole on the state OF The Union, and taken ny u"
same, AMI on this he called the previous question 4,
A motion for adjournment was then made; anu Wv
question being put, 1t decided in the negative J.,
Mr. BROWN, OF Mississippi, rising 10 point OF ou J
called the attention of the Speaker the fact that ne
another member had clearly addressed the Char pe,o
the gentleman from OHIO, Mr.. VINToND whose mo'O
had been recognised -.
The SPEAKER in explanation stated that Il was IN ~
cordance with parliamentary practice in su;h cases
first recognise the mover of resolution Ian
Mr. BROWN of Mississippi. When that genls naj
has yielded his right TO the hoor by taking his seat '
remaining seated while others address the Char h,
The SPEAKER was understood to say, IN reply, u
il important for gentleman caimin. the moor ~
der such circumstances, TO know the precise mome
WHICH the mover OF resolution yielded it. and
The motion for the previous Question was then pun s
seconded and the main question being ordered the no 10
ordered thy Question the adoption of the resolution
be taken ~ yeas and nays. ,;Jb
Mr. KAUFMAN moved that the House adjourn; wI'Io ~
motion was lost and the question the resolutio"
stop debate, &C., was then put and agreed TO-