Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-09-06
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agreed to increasing the salaries of
professors and teachers. The bill
was ordered to third reading.
The bill from the House granting
bounty land to certain officers and
soldiers who have been engaged in
the military service of the United
States was taken up with an amend
ment reported by the committee of
public lands. '''N .s ''s oF
MIR. Mason moved an amendment
providing for the issue Of certificates
Tor, and bounties on treasury scrip
receivable at the land office, instead
OF giving warrant to be located at
the option of the holder. 1S@ a' pa
After debate, the bill was post
poned till tomorrow.
Mr.. Yulee offered motion for
printing 300 extra copies ofdocu-
ments relative to the boundary dis,
pute Between Georgia and Florida.
Agreed TO.
The Senate went into executive
session, and when the doors were
opened the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on motion Of Mr..
Mcdonald Uhe morning hour hav-
ing expireD the House proceeded
to the consideration of the business
on the Speakers table, which brought
UP the Texas boundary bill, and Mr..
Boyd's amendment to annex Utah
and New Mexico thereto.
MIR. Boyd was entitled to the floor,
but
Mr.. Meade rose and made a oucs-
ton Of order, that under the rule,
the bill being on the question of
third reading; should take its place
behind those bills onthe Speakers
table which had been ordered to be
engrossed and read third time.
The Speaker overfuled the point
of order, and showed that the prac-
tIce had been otherwise under the
rule.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Miss. appealed
from the decision Of the chair, and
made some remarks in support of his
appeal.
Mr.. McLane, of Md. made some
remarks in support Of the decision of
the chair, showing that the decision
was in accordance with tfe practice
of the House this session.
The appeal was laid upon the ta-
bic without division.
Mr.. Meade objected to a third rea-
ding ofthe bill.
The chair said it was not in order
at this stage ofthe bill to make such
objection.
Mr.. Burt claimed it is a right (and
made point of order) that before
the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr.
Boyd) could move an amendment,
he had right to claim the floor 10
make motion to commit the bill.
The chair oyerruled the point of
order.
MIR. Burt appealed from the deci-
sion of the chair.
After debate by Messrs. Phelps
and Burt,
MIR. Ashmun moved to lay the ap
peal on the table.
Mr.. Burt demanded the yeas and
nays; they were ordered and taken,
and the House laid the appeal on the
table, by yeas l54, and nays sd.
Mr.. Boyd said that the whole sub
Ject had been examined by every
member; as much so asif the subject
was kept open for discussion for a
year. He said had been his inten-
ton to exami all the questions in
yolved in this bill, but would waive
such intention for the purpose of ac-
ton, which was so much needed TO
give quiet to the country. He be-
lieyed that unless the amendment
was adopted, and all The territorial
questions carried through in the one
bill, that no one measure calculated
to give quiet to the country could be
passed this session, He believed
that the interests of all sections Of
the Union would be as well protec-
ted under this bill as any that could
be devised. He concluded, howev-
er, by saying that, for the purpose of
satisfying gentlemen, he would with
draw that part of the amendment
proposed by him yesterday, of pro-
viding for establishing territorial
government in Utah. 49,
Mr. Clingman then obtained the
floor and moved the following amend
ment to the amendment, viz: ~
And be it further enacted, That all
portion of territory acquired from
Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe
Iiidalgo, bounded ais follows: BY a
line commencing in the Pacific G.
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