The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-16

MIR. DANIEL requested the unanimous consent
of the House for the introduction Of resolution
directing the Committee on the Judiciary to bring
IN bill to prohibit. in future any government Off
Ger from being engaged in the prosecution of any
claim on the treasury as an agent, for, or without
compensation.
But Mr.. CHESTER BUTLER {of Pal OBJ
jecting, leave was not granted
Mr.. HOLMES asked and obtained the unan-
imous consent Of the House, to introduce reso-
luton directing the proper officers TO exchange
old worthless brass cannon belonging to the Gov
eminent, for sundry brass pieces previously do
mated by Congress to the Jackson Monument AS
ISOLATION
Mr.. III. explained at considerable length that
on closely inspecting the cannon which Congress
had placed at the disposal of that Association,
Govt Of which to mould the equestrian statue of
Of Jackson) the directors thereof had discovered
being of great antiquity. One of them, taken by
Jackson from the Spaniards, in Pensacola, had
been founded during the reign Of the sovereign
governing Spain when Columbus discovered
America He had offered the resolution at the
request of the directors Of the Association.
The said joint resolution was then read three
times and passed
Mr.. CONRAD moved the suspension Of the
rules to permit him to move TO take up the Sen
ate's joint resolution ordering the printing Of TO-
900 copies of DIR. Pyne's sermon, and the eulo-
gies delivered in the hall of the House, and cham
Der of the Senate on the occasion of the funeral
obsequies, the first announcement of the de-
mise of the late President Taylor, in the House
and Senate which being agreed to,
Conversational debate on the motion of Mr..
Conan to put the said joint resolution on its
passage, then occurred between Messrs. VIM
THRop, CoNGER, WENrw ORTIZ, and the SPEAKER;
when it was on motion, referred to the Commit
tee on Printing,
The next business in order was announced by
the SPEAKER to be the question on the amended
amendment to Mr.. SwEETzER's resolution for
the appointment of a select committee to inquire
into Mr.. Mercdith's payment Of the SEWING
claim, which is as follows, viz:
Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and
Means be instructed to procure and report to this
House an account of all sums of money which
may have been taken (f any from the surplus
fund which had accumulated to said fund under
the provisions of the act Of Congress of 1895
from appropriations made for the Florida Indians,
and for other purposes under the various spe-
cific appropriations made by Congress.
After conversation between the SPEAKER and
Messrs. AsnMuN, ScHENcK, and SwEETzER, the
amended amendment Offered substitute for
the original resolution) was agreed to by telers.
Ayes 105, nays not counted.
Mr.. TUCK moved that the whole subject be
laid on the table. t@
Mr.. RICHARDSON asked the yeas and nays
upon that motion, when it was Withdrawn.
Mr.. JONES remarked that the Committee Of
Ways and Means were so pressed with their egi
innate business, as to make it impossible that they
could attend to this subectproperly wihoutnegect-
ing that. He therefore renewed the motion to lay
on the table, which was not agreed to.
The resolution, as amended, was then agreed
Mr.. BAYLY moved the suspension of the rules
for the introduction of resolution making the
general appropriation bills special orders for to-
morrow, and each succeeding day thereafter until
disposed Of.
Mr.. P. KING called the yeas and nays on
that motion, which were ordered, and the question
being put, it was not agreed to; yeas SO, nays
90.
(Mr. ANDERSON stated, that having paired
off with absent friend, he should not vote OH
this queston.)
Mr.. HARMANSON, from the Committee on
Engraving, reported resolution authorizing that
Committee to contract for the engraving plates
to accompany the record volume Of the Commits
sioner Of Patents last annual report, and other
plates and maps.
And after debate between Messrs. HARALsoN,
was agreed to.
Mr.JONES here renewed his motion for the
of the rules to enable him to introduce
his resolution declaring that, in the judgment Of
this House, those who had received the interest
on the Gaphin claim should refund it to the Ma
tional Treasury; which was not agreed to, (by
yeas and and nays.) Yeas 80, nays rs, Qwo-thirds
being necessarily
Nh. CONRAD moved the suspension of the
rules to take up the Senate's joint resolutions of
coincidence with Mrs. Margaret TAYLOR, on the
occasion Of the death OF her husband, the late
u. TAYLOR which being agreed to-, the
said resolutions were passed.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Ga, moved thesuspension Of
he rules to permit him to offer joint resolutions to
designate the 26th of August the period for the
,lose of the existing session of Congress which
yeas and nays) was not agreed to, yeas 68, nays
30.
} On motion of Mr.. STRONG, the rules were then
suspended, and the House went into Committee
Of the Whole on the state ofthe Union, Mr. Nc
LANE in the chair.
Mr.. McCLERNAND gave notice that on a proper
occasion, he designed moving the postponement
Of the special order for this day--of the New
Mexican election case-until the first Tuesday in
August, to afford an opportunity for the Senate to
bring their consideration of the kindred subjects
to close before the vote was taken on the reports
upon the case from the House Committee on cleo
tons.
Mr. EAvIv moved that the Conntte dCy nov,