The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-09

SPEAKER having obtaintd sohseft OF the
House TO that end. read pres sous useui OF his
own similar to this, in 4 pasS'ie ease lie de-
clared his object 10 be only 10 show that his
judgment in this case was ID sccor Pane with his
views previously entertained REf4
The House having by tbs last vol iIded the
motion to reconsider to beIout Of Ogo
The next question in order Mas oa agreeing to
Mr.. Burr S original resolution f9iioWs, viz:
LIST. Resolved, That the claim 80 tLd representa-
tives Of George Galphin was nor put demand
against the United States
I'd. Resolved, That the aoi ~ Congress made IL
the duty of the Secretary OF the Treasury to pay
the principal of said claim, and it was therefore
paid, Gin conformity with law I" and precedent, I"
/ Sd. Resolved That the act aforesaid did not
authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay
interest on said claim, and its payment was not
sin conformity with law" or precedent.
Then, after points of order had been mooted
amid great confusion, by Messrs. JONES and
McCLERNAND, and over-ruled by the SPEAKER,
Mr.. FITCH moved the reconsideration of the
vote rejecting the substitute Of Mr. ScHENoK,
amended by agreeing to the amendment Of Mr..
Thompson. But
Mr.. EVANS, of Ohio, moving to lay this
motion to reconsider on the table,
Mr.. FITCH withdrew it. w..
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Pennsylvania, then moved
that the whole subject be laid on the table, and
this question being put by yeas and nays, it was
not agreed to--yeas IS, nays l16. ..u
! The question again being on agreeing to the
resolutions Of Mr.. Bvar, 'v Esq.,. ...: .... ..
! Mr.. MARSHALL required the division of the
question.
Thus, the question being on the first (of the
series Of three)-declaring the claim Of George
Galphin's representative not to be just demand
on the United States, it was put by yeas and nays;
audit was agreed to--yeas l42, nays 40. ...
On motion of Mr.. VANDYKE, a motion to re-
consider that vote was laid on the table.
The question was next on agreeing to the second
resolution of the series, declaring that the act Of
l54s, made it obligatory in the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay the principal Of the claim; when
it was (by yeas and nays) agreed to--yeas liz,
nays &c. "'a.@. Die IT,
Mr.. BURT moved to reconsider that vote, and
then to lay that motion on the table, which last
motion being agreed to,
The next question was on agreeing to the third
Notwithstanding that the law OF lS4s not au-
thorizing the payment of interest, the said pay
ment not in conformity with law or precedent:
and it was agreed to (by yeas and nays) yeas
ll8, nays II.
Mr.. BURT moved to reconsider that vote, and
then 70 lay that mosioA op the table.
Mr.. FEAT5EEN@fON sent to the clerk s desk
an amendment ushish he proposed to offer as an
addition to the original resolution just adopted,
in case the motion to reconsider prevailed-a
transcript of the amendment Of Mr.. ScHENcK, Of
the amendment Of Mr.. TooMBs, and another of
the amendment of Mr.. THOMPSON of Mississippi,
to the substitute Of Mr.. ScHENcK.
Messrs. ScHENcK, CHANDLER and WILMoT,
also gave notice of their intention respectively to
offer amendments in case the vote to lay on the
table was not agreed to-.
The question on the motion to lay on the table
being next to put by yeas and nays it was not
agreed to-yeas 70, nays l04
So the question required OH the motion to re-
consider, when
On motion, the House adjourned