Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-13
From the Baltimore Sun.
Congress.

L. o cd
mo the Post Office appropriation bill to De engfossed
was reconsidered with view to amend.
On motion of Mr. Yulee, the Dill was amehueo IN
regard to provisions concerning the Bremen line of
;I stea noers The steamers are, after 1852, to an
ver war purposes at the option OF the secretary OF
he Navy andsome provisions as to the rate OF speed
are to he removed. The bill was then read third
time and passed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Chair stated that the first question in order
was the question of printing the report and accompa-
nying resolutions of the select committee to which
the subject was referred the 22d of April last to
investigate whether Mr.. Ewing had not re-opened
and paid certain accounts anu Improperly Palu III
terest on others.
The gentleman from Illinois, (Mr. Richardson, } |
who made the report, was entitled to the floor. He
called for the reading of the report 1t was read and
its reading occupied the third OF an hour
The report censures the conduct of the late Secre
tarv of the Interior in re-opening and allowing
claims which in themselves were not equitable,
which had been rejected by all preceding admins
trations; also, strongly condemns the payment OF
interest and compound interest by the late Secretary
on old claims, and particularly the Baron claim, ar
guing that on the principle involved and precedent
set by the Secretary in this particular case 1t would
if practised upon take from the Treasury more than
100000,
The Speaker then announced the special order
and that the question in order first the motion
of the gentleman from Kentucky, Mr. Boyd) to re-
consider the vote by which the House had rejected
the bill of the Senate for the settlement of the Texas
boundary controversy.
l. Mr. Bovd said he had no remarks to make. His
object was we'll known in making the motion to re-
consider 1t was that the vote by which the bill
was rejected, and the vote his amendment, shall
be reconsidered He therefore moved the previous
question.
The Speaker, in response to an inquiry by Mr.. AL
len, stated that the previous question will have ex-
hausted itself whether the motion to reconsider pre-
vail not. If the motion to reconsider prevailed,
the question would ordering the bill to be
read third time.
Mr.. Inge moved to lay the motion to reconsider on
the table. The question decided in the mega
tive-yeas II, nays 125.
| The previous question was then reconsidered on
the motion to reconsider and the main question
dered.
| The question was then taken on the motion to
consider, and it determined in the Affirmative
yeas l31, nays IS.
So the motion on the rejection of the bill was re-
considered.
Mr.. Grinnel of Mass, moved to reconsider the
vote by which the amendment of Mr.. Boyd, prov-
ding territorial government for New Mexico was
laid on the table, and, that notion called for the
previous question.
| Mr. Campbell of Ohio moved to lay the motion
to reconsider the table, which question taken
on yeas and nays and determined in the negative
yeas Sc, nays l08.
! The question REQUIRED on the motion of Mr.. Grin
nell. The previous question reconsidered and
the main question ordered, which was on the motion
to reconsider the vote rejecting Mr.. Boyds amend
ment. The question was taken yeas and nays,
and carried in the afirmative-yeas LOG, nays go.
| Mr. Boyd now obtained the floor, and wished to
offer an amendment to the first section of the bill.
The Chair ruled that the amendment was not in
order to the original BILL pending the question on
the amendment.
Several appeals were made to Mr.. Boyd to admit
amendments. He refused, and demanded the pre-
yious question.
Mr.. Meade gave notice of his intention, if the pre-
vous question not reconsdered to move to com
NIT the bill.
The question was put, and the previous question
was not seconded-yeas SO, nays 90.
Mr.. Toombs obtained the floor, and moved the fol
lowing amendment to the amendment of Mr. Boyd
providing that citizen of the United States shall
be deprived of his life, liberty, or property, excep
under the judgment Of his superiors under the laws
of the land; and that the Constitution of the Unte
States and statutes thereof not local in thei
character and the common law as it existed prio
to l76 shall be the exclusive law of said territory
on the subject of African slavery, until otherwis
provided"
Mr. Wentworth obtained the floor, and moved t.
i commit the bill with instructions.
Mr.. Featherston moved to amend the instruction
by substituting for them strike out all of the orr
gnal bill, after the enacting clause, and insert
Is That the boundaries of the State of Texas as de
fined and established by the act of the Texan Con
gress of Dec. 49, 1885, for that purpose, are hereb
recognized by the government of the United States.
e NIf. FeatherStOn demanded the previous question
It was seconded, and the main question ordered.
The Speaker stated, in reply to an inquiry, tina
: the question would be put on the amendment to tn
e instructions moved by the gentleman from Mssis
sippi, Mr. Featherston,) then the motion of MI
Wentworth, to commit with instructions, and the
(the latter motion failing) the amendment propc
IL sed by Mr. Toombs, of Georgia, then on the amend
n ment of Mr.. Boyd, of KY, as amended or not an
then on the original bill amended or not as tn
!, case may be.
After much confusion and innumerable Inquire
and points of order,
e, The question was taken on the instructions of MI
or Featherston reported above, vote by yea
20 and nays. They were rejected-yeas II. nays 12s
The question REQUIRED on the motion of Mr.. Wen
worth to commit with the instructions he had movet
c. and inserted above
r Mr.. lnge called for division of the question:
n, as to have separate vote the motion to comm
:. and on the instructions.
~ The Chair said the question not Invisible.
Mr.. Inge then called for division of the instru
so tons themselves, to have separate vote Q
s. each distinct branch of the instructions of M
-. Wentworth.
)" The Chair decided that the instructions were NJ
IL divsible.
It. Mr. Inge Appealed from the decision of the Chain
n and the question being put " shall the decision
= the Chair stand as the Judgment of the House -
~ was determined on o count in the affrmatye-ye
lie 81, nays rs.
Mr. P. King demanded the yeas and nays on IL
ed question of affirming the decision of the Chair The
= were ordered The question was taken, and the d
- cisiOn of the Chair was athrmed-yeas lOl, nays
Gil Mr.. Wentworth made effort to withdraw Il
latter portion of his Instructions but objection
of made
The question REQUIRED on the motion to comm
the bill with Mr.. Wentworth's instructions, whi
hg question taken a vote by yeas and nays al
ne decided in the negative-yeas 80, nays 12l.