The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-13

to have the Committee OF the Whole discharged
from the further consideration Of the bill proyid-
ing for the establishment Of line Of war steamers
to the coast of Africa for the suppression Of the
slave trade, and the protection Of commerce and
coionirafion. and have il recommitted to the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, Objected to-
MIR. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, called for
| the regular order Of business
This SPEAKER stated that first 10 the regular
order of business, the consideration q the
reports from the select committee, on the
/ EWING INVESTIGATION.
/ Mr. MILLSON, Of Virginia, having the floor
on the question, spoke hour IN reference TO II.
| He objected to the range which the committee had
allowed themselves in undertaking the investiga-
| ton OF subjects not committed TO them. Their
report repudinted the allowance Of Virginia mill
tary continuation claims, the payment of which,
he maintained just, legal. and honorable.
The committee had over-stepped the limits Of
their duty in assuming TO look into those claims,
and denied the law in denying them. File con-
CURED, however, with the committee, in pro-
| nouncing the payment Of the Barron claim as UNI
authorized by law, although the recipients of that
payment were gentlemen OF high character IN his
1 own State. tt
i After Mr. MILLSON had concluded, the pre-
i yous qeestion ordered.
i Mr.. RICHARDSON, of Illinois, also, as chair
man Of the committee, being entitled TO make the
/ closing speech on his report, was assigned the
4 moor, but before proceeding, the morning nuur
4 having expired, and the House proceeded to the
business on the Speaker 5 table.
i Senate bill for repairing and continuing an old
military road in the State Of Arkansas, was read 4
/ twice, when f
Mr., JOHNSON, of Arkansas, explained the
necessity of passing the bill and hoped that it
would now be put on its passage. lie referred to
| the gentleman from Kentucky, Mr.. MARsHALL,l \
who, he said, passed the road in military expe-
| dton to Mexico during the late war, as one ia
miar with its condition.
/ Mr.. MARSHALL made statement of its
condition and the expediency of repairing it, and
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, also advocated
4 its passage.
! Mr.. WHITE, Of New York, moved that the /
4 bill be referred to the Committee on Public Lands,
and demanded the previous question, which was
| ordered and the bill was referred f
Senate bill for the relief of Theodore S. Elliot,
was read twice and referred to the Committee on
| Indian Affairs. a1s $500
Senate bill entitled, an act to extend the port Of
! New Orleans, was read twice, and, on motion of
i Mr.. LA SERE, of Louisiana, there being no
objection, the bill was ordered to third reading
and passed.
Senate bill for the relief Of Maria Taylor, was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Pri-
waite Claims.
II FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL.
II Senate bill amendatory of the act Of 1893 provi-
ding for more effectual execution Of the constitr-
tional requsition which requires fugitives from
another, to be delivered up, was taken up, read
! twice, when
i Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, Chairman
Of the Judiciary Committee, obtained the floor and
proceeded to explain briefly the provisions Of the
bill. Having done that he remarked that he
was that ordinarily all bills should be refer
red to some Committee II was true the bill had
not been printed byt the House, but it had been for
some time before the Senate, and had there been
fully debated, and its provisions, he presumed,
Nav ca
with the Constitution which binding upon all.
Ee therefore moved the previous question. 3s
II Much opposition was made to the motion,
which was indicated by requests to withdraw it,
demands for tellers &C., but the House seconded
it, and the main question was ordered to be put.
4 Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, moved to lay
T the bill on the table. Lost.-Ayes &C, nays 49,
The question then recurring on ordering the
bill to third reading, it was agreed to. Ayes los,
nays 70. nv 4 IVA gcs a9 &C.,
The bill having been read third time,
4 Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, moved to
reconsider the vote and to lay the motion on the
table, Agreed to.
Mr. ROOT, Of Ohio, moved a call of the House
Lost. Ayes 70, nays JOG. W
!, The question thenrecurred upon the passage Of
the bill. 1t was agreed to-. Ayes 100, nays IS.
J, YEAs.-Messrs. Alberton, Aston, Anderson,
Ashe, Averett, Bay, Bayly, Beale, Bisse, Bow
don, Bowie, BowIin, Boyd. Brock, A. G. Brown,
W J. Brown, Bue, Burt, G. A. Caldwell, J. P.
! Caldwell, Clingman, Cobb, CoIcock, Daniel, De-
berry, Dimmock, Durham, Edmondson, Eliot,
Ewing, Featherston, Fuller, Gentry, Gerry, Cor
man, Green, Hall, Hamiton, HARRISON, T. G.
Harris, 8. w. harris, T. L. Harris, Raymond,
Hubbard, Hilliard, Hoagiand. HoIlafay, Holmes,
Houston, Howard Hubbard, Inge, ]. w. Jack
son, A. Johnson, J. 1. Johnson, n. w. Johnson,
Jones, Kaufman, Kerr, LaSere, Letter, Little
field, ]. Mann, Marshall, Mason, McCIernand,
Mcdonald, McGaughey, McLanahan, Mclean,
McMullen, MCQUEEN, Melville, Meade, Miller,
a., ~ r.
Peasiee, Phelps, Powell, Richardson. Robbins,
IT., Ross, Savage, Seldom, Shepperd, Stany,
+. p. Stanton, r. H. Stanton, Taylor, Thomas,
Jacob Thompson, James Thompson, John B.
Thompson, Toombs, Venabe, Walden, Wallace,
e Watkins, Wellborn, Wildrick, Williams, Wood
+ ward, Young.--109. ,il.
t NAYs.--Messrs Alexander, Allen, Baker, Ben
$ nett, Bingham, Booth Briggs, Burrows, T. B.
e Butler, Gable, Calvin, Campbell, Cartier, Chand-
: Ter, Cole, coTwin, Crowel, Dickey, Disney.
Fitch, Fowler, Freddy, Gddings, Got, Gould,
d Holloway, Hampton, Harlan, Hay, Hebard,
j Henry, Howe, Hunter, w. t. Jackson, Julian,
G. g; King, J: 9, King, J; A. King, P. King,
. =. Mann, Matieson, McKissock, Meacham,
1 Moore, Morris, Nelson, Otis, Pitman, Putnam,
e Reed, Robinson, Root, Rumsey, jr., Sackett,
/; Sawtelle, Schermerhorn, Schoolcraf, Sylvester,
9 Sprague, Stevens, Stetson, Thurman, Tuck, I'M
: derhil, Yinton, Waldo, Wentworth, Whittelsey,
Wood, Wright.-75. .tF.i
IL RECONSIDER
/ motion on the table. Agreed to.
! A message was received from the President and
, read, communicating information to the House,
called for by resolution, reference the United
States foreign mail steamers. Ordered to be
printed
Senate bill authorizing notaries public to take
and certify oaths and Acknowledgements, in certain
cases, was aken up. read three times, and passed
Senate bill for the relief Of the West FeIiciana
/ railroad, was read twice, and referred TO the
n O,p, of fba Vb1io A. r
! Union. sssNtb Ra Hfys
Several other Senate bills, mostly private, were
read twice, and referred to the approprite commits
tees, when, a 81 @
On motion, the House adjourned, 5t
OLD BULLION AND THE OMNIBUS fol-
lowing annecdotc, going the rounds, is charac-
teristic AAAAIl'H
Said an old Jackson Democrat to Col.
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