Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-04

uwith instructions to amend the bill that proportion
Of the ns Of the land. given to the State Of no:
the States of Tennessee and Kentucky respectively equal
proportion OF the entire line Of the railroad proposed
be constructed from the southern terminus of the Illinois
aud Michigan the city Mobile which passes through
of latter States, be applied BY them the
construction Of the sections divisions of the road within
their respective jurisdictions"
This Mr.. DAYTON bad moved to amend as follows:
Provided further That, after the appropriation Of
the lands herenbetore referred to the States
named the proceeds Of the sales of the residue of the
public lands from and after the 3st day of December next
be divided between the several States OF the Union and
provisions of entitled An act appropriate the pro-
ceeds the sales Of the public lands and to grant
ton rights passed September A. 1871 the provisions Of
which act so far the be properly applied in the
OF the proceeds sales hereby re-enacted
After debate the question was taken on Mr. DArros
amendment to the instructions Mr. BELL and decided fol-
lows
YEAs.Messrs: Badger, Baldwin, Chase, Clarke, Clay.
Corwin Dawson Dayton Greene, Mangum, Miller Pearce
Phelps, Seward Turney, Wses-l6
MAYs-Me p Atse,on Bell Benton Bradbury Bright,
Butler, Cass Davis, OF Mississippi Dodge, of Wisconsin,
Jones' King, Morton, Sebastian Shields smith, sar.
geon, Walker, Whitcomb, YuIee-26.
So the amendment was not agreed to-
The question then required on the original amendment
offered by the Senator from Tennessee which was rejected
Mr.. WHTTCOMB moved to amend the amendment to the
bill as follows
Add to end Of second section as follows
And ouided further That any and all lands reserved
the United States by the act entitled act
of land to the State of Illinois, for the purpose Of aiding
opening canal to connect the waters of the Illinois river with
those Of Lake Michigan approved March be and they
OF this act"
The amendment adopted.
There being further propositions amend, the bill was
reported back to the Senate and The amendments of the
mittee concurred in.
The bill then ordered to be engrossed for third read
ing, and was read third time accordingly.
On the motion that the bill do pass
II So H., Il -
ordered, taken and resulted follows
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell Benton, Borand,
Bright Cass Corwin Davis Of Mississippi Dodge Of Wis
jones' King Mangum, Morton, Sebastian, Seward Shields
Smith, Sturgeon, Underwood, and Waker-26.
NAYS-Messrs. Bradbury Butler, Chase, Clarke, Daw-
Dayton Hunter Miller, Norris Phelps, Pratt, Turney,
Wales and Yulee-l4
So the bill was passed.
THE SIR JOHN FRANKLIN EXPEDITION.
Mr. MILLER moved to postpone all prior orders and take
up the joint resolution from the House authorizing the Pes
dent OF the United States accept and attach the navy
vessels offered by Henry GDne Esq, of New York. be
sent to the Arctic search of Sir John franklin and his
companions.
The motion agreed to, and the resolution was con-
sidered, as follows
the United States Congress assembled That The President
Henry Grnne Of the city New York the two vessels pre-
pared by him for expedition in search of Sir John Franklin
and his companions and detail from the navy such
misoned and warrant officers and many may
be for said expedition and who may be willing
engage therein The said officers and shall be furnished
with suitable rations the direction of the President for
period not exceeding three years. and shall have the of
such necessary instruments hand and be
spared from the be accounted for returned by the
officers who shall receive the
Resolved further, That the said vessels officers and
shall be in all respects under the and regulations the
navy OF the United States until their RETURN when the said
vessels shall be delivered to the said Henry Grnnel
Proua That the United States shall not be liable any
claim for compensation in of the loss, damage, dete
rioraton OF the said VESSELS either of hem from
whatever be liable any demand for
the risk of the said vessels, either of them.
After debate the question taken the resolu
ton and decided follows
YEAS-Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Bell Benton, Brad
buy Butler Chase, Clay, Cooper Corwn, Dawson, Day.
ton Dodge Iowa. Dodge Of Wisconsin, Greene Houston,
Shields, Sturgeon, Wales, Whitcomb, Yulee-2s.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchson, Borland, Bright Glass; Davis,
Of Mississippi Douglas Downs Felch Fooe Hunter JONES'
King, Norris, Rusk, Sebastian, Turney-l6.
So the joint resolution passed.
The Senate, after spending time in executive session,
Adjourned