The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
A message was received from the Senate
| nouncing the passage by that body OF the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, with sundry
On motion of Mr. BAYLY, it was referred to the
| Committee of Ways and Means and the amend
| ments ordered 10 be printed
| OREGON LAND BILL.
| MIR. THURSTON asked the unanimous consent
of the House to act upon the Senate's amendments
| to the Oregon Land bill. Objection made; and
he gave notice that he should renew the request on
the first opportunity that shall be afforded
ALLOWANCE FoR STATIONERY.
The SPEAKER this morning ruled ont of order
the amendment Of Mr.. WENTwoRTB, offered yes
terday on the eve OF adjournment, (giving extra
compensation to the employees OF the House,) TO
| the resolution of Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, allow
ing to each member, for stationery, S45 for the
long, and $25 for the short session Of Congress.
Mr.. WENTWORTH appealed from the decision
of the Chair; and, the question being taken, the
Chair was sustained
The resolution of Mr. JOHNSON adopted
DELEGATES FROM NEW MEXICO AND UTAH.
The SPEAKER asked the indulgence of the
House for a moment. In the Deficiency bill for the
pay and mileag of members of Congress, the House
would recollect that there is provision for the per
diem and mileage OF applicants for seats from New
Mexico and Utah There is some doubt to whe-
Their the money shall be paid out of the mileage and
was desirable that the House should express its
| opinion.
Mr. STRONG then introduced a resolution,
| which adopted, that Hugh N. Smith and A. w.
Rabbit, applicants for seats delegates from New
| Mexico and Utah, be paid out Of the contingent
| fund of the House.
| RECIPROCITY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
! BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCES
few days since motion was made to recon-
slider the vote by which the House referred to the
| Committee Commerce the Senate bill author
zing the Secretary of the Treasury to permit YES
sells from the British North American provinces to
lade and unlade at such places in any collection
district Of the United States as he may designate.
| Mr.. GRlNNELL called up the motion, and ex-
pressed the hope that no objection would be made
10 the reconsideration OF the vote. And he moved
the previous question.
| Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, wished to ask a
sin gle question. Did the gentleman wish the vote
to be rcconsidered, that it might be placed its
passage, or did he desire to propose an amendment
TO it,
Mr. GRINNELL replied that he did not wish to
propose an amendment.
Mr. BAYLY moved 10 lay the motion to recon
slider on the table.
Mr.. ASHMUN said it was due TO candor TO in
form the House that, if the motion should prevail
he would move to commit the bill to the Committee
, of the Whole the state of the Union, with in
stfuctions to amend it-by an alteration in the
enue laws.
|, MIR. McCLERNAND wished to ask question Of
I the gentleman from Massachusetts.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi hoped that bis
question would be answered.
The SPEAKER said that these proceedings were
of order, and gentlemen could be INDUCED only
by general consent.
> Objections were made in various directons and
there much confusion.
Mr.. ASHMUN was willing TO answer the ques-
ton asked him by Mr.. THOMPSON, of Missis-
sPRi. =, Urn
The question was taken on the motion of Mr..
BAYLY 10 lay on the table the motion to reconsider
| W WA tn he
mittee on Commerce; and il decided in the
negative-yeas SO, nays SO, as follows:
fEAS-Messrs. Albertson, Ashe, Bay, Bayly,
Beale, Bowdon. Bowlin, Albert G. Brown, Buel,
Burt, Joseph Gable, George Alfred Caldwell, Jo-
eeph p Caldwell, Carter, Clingman, Williamson
r. w Cobb, Colcock, Daniel, Deberry, Dimmick,
Disney, Durham, Durkee, Edmundson, Feather
ston, Fitch, Fuller, Gerry, German, Green, Hall,
Hamilton, Harlan, Isham G.. Harris, Sampson w
! Harris, Thomas L. Harris, Hibbard, Hoagland
Iioladay, Holmes, Howard Hubbard, Inge, Jo.
p. King, LaSere, Letter, Littehed Job Mann
O Mason, McClernand, McLanahan, Robert Nj
hlcLane, McMullen, Mcqueen, Meade, Miller
Morris, Orr, Outlaw, Parker, Peaslee, Phelps
Potter, Powell, Richardson, Robinson, Ross, Saw
n age, sawtelle, Seldom, Frederick P. Stanton
Richard II. Stanton, stetson, Jacob Thompson
Nenable, Walden, Wallace, Wellborn, Whittlesey
7 Wildrick, Wood, and Young-s6.
NAHS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Andrews
Ashmun, Bokee, Booth, Breck, Briggs, Brooks,
Burrows, Chester Butler, Thomas b. Butler, Calvin,
1
Cole, Corwin, Crowell, Dickey, Dixon, Doty, Dun
can, Eliot, Alexander Evans Fowler, Freddy,
Gentry, Goodenow, Cot. Gould, Gnnnell, Hal
lOway, Hammond, Hampton, Hay, Hebard, Hen
, ry, Hilliard, Howe, Hunter, Jas. l.. johnson
Kerr, Geo. g. King, Jas. G.. King, ]. A. King
Levin, Horace Mann, Marshall, Matteson, McKis
c sock, Meaohan, Moore, Morehead, Morton, Mel
son, Ogle, Otis, Peck, Phnnix, Pitman, Putnam
Reed Reynolds, Rsley Robbins, jr, Rockwell, Root
u Rumsey, junior, Sackett, Schcrmerhorn, School
u craft, Sylvester, sPrague, slanly, Thaddeu'
Stevens, Strong, Taylor, James Thompson, John
. b. Thompson, Thurman, Tuck, Underhill, Var
j. Dyke, Wilton, Waldo. Watkins. White. Williams
r and Wright-93.
y so the motion to reconsider was not laid on III,
= table.
n Under the operation ofthe previous question: IN,
vote by which the bill was referred TO the Commit
tee on Commerce was reconsdered-yeas IS, nayi
j SO, a follows
u YEAS Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Andrews
Ashmun, BOkee, Booth, Bowie, Brock, Briggs
. Brooks, Burrows c. Butler, Thos b. Butler Calvin
D Campbell, Casey Chandler, Clark, Cleveland Cole
e Corwin, Crowell, Dickey, Dixon, Doty Duncan,
4 Eliot, Alexander Evans, Nathan Evans, Fowler,
, freediey, Gentry, Goodenow, Gott Gould, Grin.
nell, Holloway, Hammond, Hampton, Hay, Hay
J nond, Hcbard, Henry, billiard, Houston, Howe
Hunter, James l.. Johnson, Kerr, George G.. King
! Jas. @. King, John A. King, Levin, Horace Mann
: Marshall, Mattcson, Mckissock, Meacham, Moore
: MOrchead, Morton, Nelson, Ogle, Ous, Phoenix
! Pitman, Putnam, Reed, Reynolds, Ridley, Robbins
e jr, Rockwell, Root Rumsey, jr., sackett, scher.
merhorn SchoOlcralt, Sylvester Spaldinp Spraguc
Stanly, T. Stevens, Strong, Taylor, James 1homp,
4 con, John Is. Thompson, Thurman, Tuck, Under
e hill, Van Dyke, Yinton, Waldo, Watkins, White
c and Wiliams-95.
= NAYS.-Messrs. Albertson, Ashe Bay, Bayly
b Bcale, Bingham, Bowlin, Albert G.. Brown, Buel
q Burt, Joseph Gable, George Alfred Caldwell, 10
d seph p. Caldwell, Carter, Clingman, Williamson
J, X. W Cobb, Colcock, Daniel, Deberry Dimmick
Disney, Durham, Durkee, Edmundson, Feather
. ston, Fitch, Fuller, Gerry, German, Green. Hall
Hamilton, Harlan, lsham c. Harris, S. w. Harris
i Thomas L. Harris, Hibbard, Holiday, Holmes
Howard, Hubbard, Ingc, Joseph w. jackson, An
, drew Johnson, Robert w Johnson, Jones, Julian
Preston King, La sere, Letter, Lttlefeld, Jot
Mann, Mason, McClernand, Mcdowell McLana.
+, ban, r. NJ. McLane, McMullen, Meade, Miller
( Mlson, Morris, Orr, Outlaw, Parker, Poaslee
, Phelps, Potter Powell, Richardson, Robinson
Ross, Savage, Sawtelle Seldom, Frederick r. Stan
! ton. Richard H. stanton, Stotson, Jacob Thomp.
son, Nenable, Walden, Wallace, welborn, Whit
tlescy, Wildrck, Wood, and Young-S6
G The question REQUIRED on committing the bill L
e the Committee on Commerce, when
Mr.. GRINNELL arose and was recognised a en-.
titled 10 the floor He yielded il TO
Mr.. ASHMUN, who proposed II II was in order
70 move that the bill be committed with instructions
Mr.. McLANE rose 70 n point Of order-tha Mr.
GufvNELL could not Weld tho floor To