The southern press., 1850-09-05

mend the bill with instructions for the committee
TO inquire into the probable cost OF printing and
binding the list.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, moved to lay i,
on the table. Lost
| Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, (Mr BowLIN with
drawing his motion TO recommit,) moved to amend
so that the "usual number" only be printed and
bound. This would give one copy to each mem
Der, and corresponding number to the House
library.
| Mr.. MARSHALL, Kentucky, remarked that
he was in favor of the resolution If the document
gave information showing the names Of those who
were entitled to pensions, but had not received
them.
Mr.. ORR, of South Carolina, said that the cost
Of the printing had been ascertaned, and it would
be found stated in the report Of the committee to
be between four and five thousand dollars. He
did not, therefore, perceive the propriety Of re-
committing it for the purpose avowed by the gen.
tleman from Missouri.
Mr.. MORTON, of Virginia, moved to lay the
whole subject on the table. Agreed to.
ANOTHER "GALPHIN" REPORT.
Mr.. RICHARDSON, Of Illinois, chairman of
the select committee appointed in May last, for
the purpose of investigating into certain official
acts of the late Secretary Of the Interior, (Mr.
EwING,) made report. The following the
resolutions with which the report concludes, to
wit:
l. Resolved, That the payment by the Secretary
traitors Of Commodore james Barron, commu-
tation pay for the naval services Of said Barron
during the revolutionary war, was made in viola
ton Of law.
9. Resolved, That officers Of the Virginia navy
during the war of the revolution, are not entitled
| to commutaton pay.
g. RESOLVED, That the payment of compound in
terest in the case of Commodore James Barron,
was made in violation Of law.
4. Resolved, That the sum Of $56,021 40 cents
paid to Messrs. Corcoran & Riggs, as assigneess
Of William NJ. Gwinn, was Justly due the Chick
asaw Indians, and was improperly paid to Cor
coran g. Riggs.
Mr.. r. said, that as the papers accompanying
the report were volumnous, the House could not
act intellisiby upon it unless they had an oppor-
tunty to examine them. He therefore moved
that the consideration OF the report be postponed
two weeks, and that it be printed, together with
the two minority reports, one of which had been
presented by Mr.. VINroN, of Ohio.
Mr.. STANLY, of North Carolina, called for a
division Of the question. 1t being taken first On
the motion to postpone, it was negatived. Ayes
81, nays l07.
The SPEAKER stated that the hour had now
arrived for the consideration of the special order,
THE TEXAS BOUNDARY BILL.
Mr. MCLANE, of Maryland, rose and said that
he withdrew the previous question to enable him
to state why he had moved it on yesterday. He
said that he had been appealed to by several mem
DerS 10 WltnuTaW IL lOT tnelr ulHeTlnS purposes.
He merely wished now to say that he could not
do so.
Mr.. ROOT, OF Ohio, here rose to question of
order. He maintained that the gentleman from
Maryland having made one speech yesterday,
could not now, under the rules, make another.
The SPEAKER decided that the gentleman
from Maryland was in order
Mr.. ROOT appealed from the decision.
Mr. STANTON, of Tennessee, moved to lay
the appeal on the table Carried.
Mr. McLANE moved the previous question.
| The motion was seconded-ayes 99-nays 80.
Mr.. CABLE, Of Ohio, moved to lay the bill and
| amendments on the table.
The ayes and nays were ordered, and it was
negatived-ayes 30-nays l69
| The question then being-shall the main ques-
ton be now putt it was decided in the affirmative
ayes l33-nays 6S.
The main question then being on the motion to
refer the bill and amendments to the Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union, it was de-
| cided in the affirmntive-ayes lOl-nays 80.
Mr.. WALDEN, of New York. moved to
consider the vote just taken, by which the bill
was ordered to be committed.
| Mr.. ROOT, Of Ohio, moved to lay tkS-aaotion
to reconsider on the table.
|. The ayes and nays having BEEN ordered, the
| vote resulted in-ayes l03-nays l02
The SPEAKER then voting in the negative,
there was a tie, and the motion was lost.
The motion to reconsider was then put, and the
House decided by-ayes lO4-nays SO, in the af:
frmative.
The question then recurring the motion to
commit, it was decided in the negative-ayes lO1
nays 1903.
The next vote to which the House was brought
under the operation of the previous question, was
the amendment Of Mr.. CLINGMAN, Of North Caro-
lima, to the amendment of Mr.. Boyp, Of Ken
lucky. 1t proposes a government for the terri
tory south Of Utah and California, near the lati
udinal line of &c. 80, and west of the Sierra Madr
range OF mountains, to be called the Territory o
Colorado.
The amendment to the amendment was lost
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, moved to la
the bill and pending amendment on the table, bu
afterwards withdrew it.
Mr.. ASHE, of North Carolina, renewed the
motion to lay on the table, and the House decided
YEAs.-Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Averett,
Ashe, Bayly, Beae, Bowden, Bowie, Bowlin,
Boyd, Brown, of Mississippi, Burt, Cabe, Cald-
well, of Kentucky, Cngman, Cobb, Colcock,
Daniel, Deberry, Edmundson, Ewing, Feather
ston, Green, Hall, Hammond, Haralson, Harris,
laday, H dimes, Howard Hubbard, Inge, Jackson,
Of Georgia, Johnson, of Tennessee, Johnson, OF
Kentucky, johnson, of Arkansas, Jones, Julian,
Kaufman, LaSere, Marshall, Mason. Mcdowell,
McLane, Mclean, McMullen, McQueen, Nc
Willie, Meade, Millson Morse, Orr, Outlaw
perd, Stanton, of Tennessee, Stanton, Of Ken
lucky. Thomas, Thompson, of Mississippi
Toombs, Venable, Waldo, Welborn, Wood
ward. SO.
NAYs-Messrs Albertson, Alexander, An.
drews, Baker, Bennett, Bingham, Bokee, Booth,
Breck, Briggs, Brooks, Buel, Burrows, Butler,
Of Pennsylvania, Butler, of Connecticut, Gable,
Caldwell, of North Carolina, Calvin, Campbell,
Cartier, Casey, Chandler, Clark, Cole, Conger.
Corwin, Crowe, Dlckey, Dimmick. Disney,
Dixon, Doty, Duer, Duncan, Durham, Durkee,
Elliot Evans, Of Ohio, Fitch, Fowler, Freddy
Fuller, Gentry, Gerry, Giddings, Gilmore, Cor
man, Got, Gould, Grinnel, Holloway, Harlan,
Harris Of illinois, Raymond, Hebard, Henry
Hibbard, Hoagland, Houston, Howe, Hunter
Jackson, of New York, Kerr. George G. King
James G. King, John A: King, Preston King
Letter, Levin, Littlefed, Mann, Of ofMassachusetts
Mann, of Pennsylvania, Matteson, McClernand
Mcdonald, McGaughey, Nc kissock, Meacham
Moore, Morris, Morton, Nelson, Newall, Ogle
Odds, Otis, Peaslee, Peck, PhGnix, Pitman, Potter
Putnam, Reed, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbins
Rockwell, Root, Rose, Ross, Rumsey, Sackett