The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THE SEVENTH CENSUS.

Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on the Judiciary, reported back, with
amendment the Senate bill supplementary TO the
act for taking the Seventh census Of the United
States.
The bill was ordered to be put on its passage.
The first amendment of the committee was read,
TO strike out in the following clause the words wth
the intention to become permanent citizens there
Of" namely: That in the enumeration OF the in.
habtants of California, New Mexico Utah, and
Oregon, the several marshas shall include those
who left their residences in the United States prior
to the first Of June, 1885, and settled, subsequently,
TO that date, with the intention to become perma
nent citizens.
The question was decided in the affirmative
yeas lol, nays so.
Another amendment to the clause increasing the
compensation of the marshals agreed to- and
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in case
of unavoidable delay 20 extend the time for making
returns later than the first of January, 1851
And the bill was then passed
rENNsYLvANrA CONTESTED ELECTION
Mr.. STRONG rose TO a question of privilege and
made a report from the Committee of Elections in
the case of MIR LtTTELL, who contests the seat now
held by Mr.. ROBBINS, OF Pennsylvania; and he gave
notice that he should, next Monday, call up the
subject
MIR. VAN DYKE, from the minority Of the com
mittce, made a report adverse TO Mr.. RoRBINs; and
this, together with that Of the majority, was or
dercd to be printed.
THE CALIFORNIA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND TEXAS
MIR. BROWN, of Indiana asked leave TO offer
resolu.on-that certain bills from the Senate, (gv
ing the numbers of them,) on the Speaker
table, be made the special order Of the day for
Thursday, the 22d instant, at O'clock and be 30
continued until disposed Of
Objection being made, Mr.. BRowS moved sus-
pcnsiOn Of the rules.
Several gentlemen suggested that the bills be
akcn up in the order they came from the Senate.
There was much confusion in the hall; and a.
soon as quiet was restored,
The SPEAKER, in reply TO a question and that
there might be no misrepresentation on the subject
stated that the resolution Of the gentleman from
Indiana proposed TO take up the bills in the follow
ing order: the bill establishing territorial gov
ernment for New Mexico; the bill to adjust tile
Texas boundary; the bill for the admission of the
State Of California into the Union, and the bill c.
tablishing territorial government for Utah
Mr.. BROWN, of Indiana, deins ndod the yeas
and nays on the motion to suspend the rules
The SPEAKER, in response 10 a question, said
that the bills had been sent from the Senate in the
following order bill establishing territorial
government for Utah; the Texas boundary bill; the
bill for the admission of California, and the bill
tablishing n territorial government for New Mexico.
MIR. PRESTON KING observed that, in the rcso-
luton, the New Mexico bill was placed before the
California bill.
Conversation took place between several gentle
men and the SPEAKER, when
Mr.. BROWN, of Indiana, in accordance with
suggestions, modified his resolution, that the bills
be made the special order Of the day for to-mor-
|
The question was taken, and the House refused
20 suspend the rules, to enable Mr. BRowN TO intro
ducc his resolution-yeas 81, nays 95-as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Albertson, Aston, Anderson,
Ashmun, Bay, Bayly, Beale, Bowlin, Boyd, Brock
Brooke, William J. Brown, Cabell, George Alfred
Caldwell, Joseph r. Caldwell, Clingman, William.
son X. w. Cobb, Daniel, Deberry, Dmmick, Dis
noy, Durham, Edmundson, Ewing, Featherston,
Fuller, Gentry, Gerry, German, Grinnell, Hamii-
| ton, Hammond, HARRISON, Harlan, lsham G.. Har-
| ris, Sampson w. Harris, Thomas L. Harris, Hay
mond, Hoagland, Inge, Joseph W. jackson, An
| drew Johnson, James l.. johnson, Robert w.
Johnson. Jones, Kerr, LsSsre, Letter, Levin, Lit
| tlcheld, job Mann, Marshall, Mason, McClcrnand,
| Mcdonald, Mcdowell, McCaughcy, McLanaban,
/ FINS f. Mclean, McMullen, Meade, Morehcad,
| Morse, Morton, Orr, Outlaw, Owen, Parker, Pow
! ell, Robbins, Robinson, Rose, Savage, Shcpperd
Stany, Richard II. Stanton, Strong, Thomas, ia
/ cob Thompson James Thompson, John u. Tbomp-
son, Toombs, Ycnable, Watkins, Wcllborn, Wild
| rick, and Youngest.
| NAYS.--Mcssrs Alexander, Ashe, Averett, Ba-
ker, Bennett, Bingham, Booth, Bowdon, Briggs,
Albert G.. Brown, Burrows, Burt, Chester Butler,
! Cable, Calvin, Campbell, Carter, Casey, Chandler,
Clark, Coicock, Cole, Corwin, Crowell, Dckcy, Do
| ~, Duncan, Durkce, Nathan Evans, Fitch, Fow-
/ Ter, Giddngs, Goodcnow, Colt, Could, Holloway,
Hampton, Hay, Hcbard, Henry, Holiday, Holmes,
| Howard, Howe, Hunter, William r. Jackson, Ju.
! liam, George q. King, James G.. King, John A.
King, Preston King, Horace Mann, Matteson,