The southern press., 1850-09-30

XII u u CLOCK, -. III.
At the time the committee rose, it had not pro-
gressed half why through with the consideration
OF the twenty three pages of the Senate y amend
ments All debate had ceased, by order Of the
House. early in the day, excepting the five min
utes allowed on each amendment. But Just be-
fore taking the recess the House, by suspension
Of the rules, resolved to suspend the rule which
permitted these five minutes debates until the
close of the session, excepting in reference the
Senate 8 amendment TO the bill under considera-
tion providing for the relief of the contractors for
the Congressional printing.
EVENING SESSION.
The House reassembled at 6 o'clock, and re-
sumed in committee the consideration Of the
amendments to the BILL.
Aaer disposing of all excepting that relative to
the public printers, which authorized the payment
to them of the amount OF costs on the printing
for this session, executed or to be executed, and
ten per cent on said amount in addition, the rule
permitting Il five minutes speech on each amend
ment became again operative, and variety Of
amendments were proposed and debated. The
debate was participated in by Messrs EVANS,
MARSHALL, ORa, BAYLY, MEADE, and others, IN
the course Of which, much information In the
possession of the members of the select commit
tee on the printing was elected The amendment
was much changed and modified by the commit
tee, who finally struck it out altogether, and
agreed to report TO the House to non-concur in
the Senate 5 amendment.
The committee then rose and reported all the
amendments TO the House with recommendation
in reference to each.
The debate on the printing amendment was ami
mated and somewhat interesting, and we may
hereafter find room for il in columns.
The House concurred by separate votes in the
decisions of the committee, and about o'clock,
u. M, the bill, amended, was sent to the Sem
ate, and @.
| The House nd djourned.
SATURDAY, Sept. %, 1850.
! Mr.. STRONG moved n suspension of the rules
to report a resolution from the Committee on
Elections, TO authorise the clerk Of the House 10
ascertain and pay the legal expenses Of the con-
tested elections in the fourth congressional district
of Pennsylvania, and also to pay the contestant
his mileage and per diem and also to pay similar
compensation to c. j. lngersoll while he was con-
testing the election of Charles Naylor in l840,
26th Congress--lost.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, by con-
sent, reported from the Committee on the Judicia-
ry Senate bill for extending the laws and judicial
system of the United States to California, with
| amendments.
| The previous question moved and ordered,
and the amendments were agreed to; the bill was
then passed and returned to the Senate.
| Mr.. WENTWORTH asked consent to make a
report from the select Committee on Congressional
| printing objected to.
| Mr.. Fuller from the Committee on Printing, by
consent, reported joint resolution to authorize
the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk OF the
House to audit and certify TO the accounts of the
Congressional Printer for work executed during
| the recess.
| Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi, moved to ex-
cept the printing of the Congressional obituary
notices and proceedings attendant upon the funeral
of the late President, which had been ordered to
| be printed in extra style.
The amendment was agreed to- and the
olution as amended passed.
BOUNTY LANDS.
| The House took up the bill granting bounty lands
according to the term Of service, to the surviving
officers privates and musicians of any and all the
Indian wars, from that of l790 down to this tins
-of the war Of lSl2-to the officers OF the Mex
| lean war, not hitherto provided for, and to the
widows Of such as have deceased, and not since
married (which had been returned from the SEN
ate with amendments.
Mr. HALL demanded the previous question.
| II was ordered, and under its operation the House
concurred in all the amendments Of the Senate,
/ excepting that which extended the bounty to the
sailors and marines engaged in any Of the afore-
said wars.
The bill was then passed and sent to the Senate
| Mr.. BISSELL obtained suspension Of the
rules and introduced resolution authorizing extra
compensation to be paid to the employees about
the House and Capitol grounds
The resolution was agreed to-
The Senate having insisted on some ofits amend
ments to the civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill, and asked for committee of conference,
! Mr.. BAYLY moved that committee of con-
ference be appointed the part Of the House.
| Agreed to.
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS RILL
/ Mr. DAYLY reported from the Committee of
| Ways and Means, the bill making appropriation
for the various Indian tribes under the protection
OF the United States, which bad been returned
from the Senate with amendments increasing the
appropriations more than million of dollars.
The House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole OH the State Of the Union, MIR. BRowN,
Of Mississippi, in the chair, and took up the
| amendments to said bill.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi, rose and ex-
planned the several amendments, and the reasons
| which induced the Committee of Ways and Means
to recommend the concurrence with some and the
| Inon-concurrence with others.
| Debate ensued in reference to some of the amend
ments in which Messrs WELLBoRN, MoREHEAp,
and FlTcH participated.
The committee rose, and the House passed n
resolution ordering debate on the amendments to
cease in five minutes after the coninlte shall again
| convene.
The House again went into committee, and
| Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, during the five
minutes allowed for debate, addressed the COM
mittee in favor of concurrng IN the Senate's
amendments.
| TIE committee then proceeded to vote on the
amendments, and in the course Of two or three
| hours acted on some seventy or eighty amend
ments, when the committee rose and reported the
| bill to the House, with recommendations in refer
ence to the amendments in accordance with their
| action.
I The House concurreG with the recommended
! tions Of the committee, ard the bill amended
was sent to the Senate.
MIR. STANTON, of Kehtucky--the rules hav
ing been suspended for the purpOse--moved res
IL. IN
each member and delegate not having heretofore
received them, such books as furnished to
members OF the 2Sth, 23h, and 3Oth Congresses,
and pay for the same out of the contingent fund.
Agreed to-
Mr.. McLANE moved to take up Senate bill to
establish collection districts in the State Of Cali
fornia.
1t having been read twice,
! MIR. McLANE, from the Committee on Com
n,ercc, reported several amendments establishing
new collection districts and ports OF entry or de-
livery in various parts of the Union, which were
agreed to.
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