Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-13

MIR. Howard appealed from the decision OF the
Chair but before the question on the appeal was ia
ken,
Mr. McClernand moved that the House adjourn.
FRIDAY, Sept. 6.-SENATE.
Mr.. Houston gave notice that on Monday next he
would make personal explanation.
The general bounty land bill from the House,
granting lands to officers and soldiers of the war OF
1872 the Indian wars, and officers who served in the
Mexican war, was taken up.
Messrs. Walker, Turney and others discussed the
general merits of the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Yulee marines were includ
The bills was postponed till Monday, on motion of
Mr.. Badger.
Several private bills were considered, and the SEN
ate adjourned.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Post-Ofhce Appropriation Bill which had
been returned from the Senate with amendments,
was referred to the Committee Ways and Means.
The Chair announced as the business first in or
der the report of the gentleman from Illinois, Mr..
Richardson, in regard to the payment out of the
Treasury under the direction of the late Secretary
ofthe Interior, MIR. Ewing) claims which had been
rejected by former administrations.
Mr.. Richardson occupied the remainder of the
morning hour in making an exposition of the abuses
and illegal action, under the late Secretary of the
Interior.
He had not concluded when the morning hour ex-
pired.
The Speaker then announced that the first bust
ness in order the Texas boundary bill, which
had been rejected and upon which motion had been
made by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Howard)
to reconsider.
The chair had decided that the motion to recon
slider not in ORDER the bill having been be-
fore reconsidered from which decision the gentle
man from Texas Mr.. Howard) had appealed. The
question, therefore, is on the appeal.
The chair said that he had examined the prece-
dents, and he compelled to adhere to his deci-
sion of yesterday
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position which had been reconsidercd before. TWAS
essentially changed. He concluded by moving the
previous question on the appeal.
Mr.. Duer moved to lay the appeal on the table,
which question was taken by yeas and nays and
decided in the negative-yeas IT, nays 1873
IF the appeal had been laid the table it would
have been an end to the matter.
| Mr.. Howard obtained the floor. He said it was
his desire to have the bill amended; but as the
friends of the bill preferred it in its present FORM he
would yield his desire to amend and demand the
previous question. The question taken and the
previous question seconded-ayes 103, nays 81.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays on the ques-
ton, shall the main question be put? 1t was
carried in the afirmative-yeas ll5, nays 81.
The question now being, shall the bill be ordered
to be read third time
A member demanded the yeas and nays; they
were ordered, and the question being put, it
ried in Acknowledgements l08, nays SO.
The question REQUIRED on seconding the demand
main question ordered.
The question now being q shall the decision of the
Chair stand as the judgment of the House! 2" it was
put and decided in the negative-yeas 83, nays 1913
So the decision of the Chair was reversed.
The question now REQUIRED on the motion of Mr.
Howard to reconsider the vote by which the bill wa
rejected. He demanded the previous question. ant
there second, and the main question was or
dered.
The question was then taken on yeas and nays O.
the motion to reconsider and it was carried in tn
affirmative l22, nays 81.
The question REQUIRED, :" shall the bill be Oh
dered for a third reading 2"
GGreat manifestations of pleasure, the gallerie
cheered at the result
Mr. Ashe wished the galleries to be cleared, whic
! were filled with ladies and gentlemen.
: The House refused.
The question now being on the passage of the bill
Mr. Thompson. of Pa, moved the previous question
p 1t was seconded-ayes l43, nays SO.
p Mr.. Burt moved to lay the bill on the table TIL
question was taken and decided in the negative
. yeas 81, nays los.
The question was then taken on the passage of til
BILL yeas and nays, and it resulted in the affirmt
tive-yeas 1O7, nays 81. The following is tn
G vote -
YEAs-11essrs. Albcrtson, Alston Anderson, Andrew
: Bay, Bayly, Beae, Bokee Bowie, Bowin, Boyd Brecl
Briggs Brooks, w J. Brown Bue, Chester Butler, f.
Cabell, G A CALDWELL JOS P CALDWELL Casey Chande
w. R. w. Cobb, Deberry, Dimmck Disney. Duer, Dul
- can, Durham, Edmundson, Eliot, Ewing, Fitch Fule
" Hammond, l. G. Harris Thomas L. Harris, Raymond HI
bard billiard, Hoagland Houston, Howard Andrew JOIN
Levn job Mann aTsha Mason
It Clernand Mcdonald, Mcdowell, McKissock NcLanahar
J. Outlaw Owen Parker, Peaslee, Phoenix, Pman, Pote
RishardsGn RSbbins, Robinson Rose. Ross sovsg
Stanton Strong Taylor, Thomas James Thompson, job
l. kins, Welborn White, Whittlesey, Wildrck William
4 Wilson, Young-107.
u NAYs-Messrs. Alexander Allen, Averett, Baker Be
nett, Bingham Booth, Bowdon, A. G. Brown, Burrow
Burt, Thomas B. Butler, Cable Calvin, Campbell CARTE
IS Clark Cngman, Colcock, Cole Conger Corwin Crowe
Daniel Dekey Doty Durkee, Dickson, n Evans, Feathe
son Fowler Gddngs, Colt, Holloway, HARRISON, Harlan
is Hubbard, Hunter, Inge Jos w Jackson VIM T. Jackso
Robert w Johnson, Julian, James G. King John A. Kin
Gaughey, Mcqueen, MELVILLE Meacham, Meade, Mliso
l. Moore Morris Morse, Newell Oge Olds Orr Otis, Peel
Rumsey sacket sawtele schenck Schoocraft Siveste
Sprague, Stevens Setson Sweetser, Jacob Thompso
Tuck Van Dyke, Venable, Vinton, Waldo Wallace, Wen
worth, Woodward-97.
The vote on ordering the bill to be read a THU
~ time was precisely the same the vote on the pa
sage of the bill, excepting the of Mr.. Ashe,
N c. He did not vote on the final passage.
=. The House then, after some little confusion
~ efforts to take up other business, adjourned till
morrow.
If SATURDAY, Sept. 7th.-The Senate not in sessio
II HOUSE OF Representatives.
nc Mr.. Ashe asked the unanimous consent of Il
House to be permitted to record his vote in the n
gative, the passage of the bill to settle the Tex
~, boundary question and give Territorial Governme
q, to New Mexico. He said he was not in the Hou
e when the vote taken.
he Objection was made, and permission was not 81
as en-.
After the disposal of the morning business t
lit House took up the Senate bill to admit Caforr
ch into the Union. After several Intellectual attem,
nd to amend the bill, it passed by vote of $50
Sc, as follows: