The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-11

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Captain G.. w. Smith, of the engineer corps.
MIR. TIL URSTON asked and obtained leave TO in
troduce the following resolution, which was read
and referred to the Committee on Commerce:
Resolrsd, That the Committee on Commerce be
instructed TO inquire into the expediency of estab
fishing additional ports OF entry and delivery IN
Oregon Territory Also into the propriety OF con-
structing lighthouse and locating buoys, at the
| mouth of the Umpqua river, and providing fog
bells for the lighthouses already provided for.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
MIR. JOHNSON, of Tennessee by unanimous
consent offered the following resolution. viz:
ResoIred, That the House bill, No. $40, (Which
bill provides for the encouragement of agriculture,
and every man who is the head OF a family and
citizen of the United States with homestead of
one hundred and sixty acres of land of the pub
lie domain be made the special order OF the day
for Monday, the 10th instant, and be continued
from day 10 day until disposed Of by the House.
The question being put, the resolution was dis
agreed to-yeas 80, nays Il-not two. thirds.
RIVERS AND HARDoRs AND POSTAGE REFORM.
MIR. WENTWORTH asked the unanimous con-
sent of the House to introduce the following resolu-
ton, viz:
Resolved, That the House bill No. 34s, being
bill making appropriations for the improvement OF
certain harbors and rivers, and bill No 3ol, being
a bill to reduce and modify the rates OF postage In
the United States be made the special order of the
day, in the order in which they named for
Wednesday, the llth instant and continue the
special OIueT from Gay W Gay Until ul5poseu
Objection being made the resolution was not re-
ceived.
Mr. WENTWORTH then moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee OF the Whole on the
state of the Union, with view to proceeding to
the consideration Of the River and Harbor BILL
And, as test vote he asked for the yeas and nays
| which were ordered, and being taken, resulted -
! yeas 81, nays u, as follows
| YEAS.-Messrs. Albertson, Alexander, Allen,
! Ashmun, Bingham, Bissell, Bokee, Booth, Bowlin,
Brooks. Bue, Butler, Joseph Cable, Campbell, Ca
sey, Chandler, Clarke, Cole, Conger, Corwin,
| Crowell, Disney, Dixon, Duer. Duncan, purkee,
| Eliot Alexander Evans, Nathan Evans, Fitch,
| Fowler, Gentry, Giddings, Gilbert, Gott, Gould,
| Grnnell, Holloway, Hampton, Harlan, Hay, Hay
mond, Hebard, Henry, billiard, Holmes, Houston,
| Hunter, Andrew johnson, Robert w. johnson, Ju-
| han, Geo. g. King, Jas. G.. King, John A. King,
Pres King, Letter Marshall, Matteson, Mcdonald,
| McGaughey, Moore, Morris Morton, Nelson, New
Reed, Reynolds, Richardson. Risley. Rockwell,
! Root Rumsey, Sackett, Sawtee, Schenck,
schermerhorn, Schoolcrait, ShePperd, Sprague,
Stanly, Frederick P: Stanton, Taylor. Thurman,
| Underhill, Vinton, Walden, Watkins, Wentworth,
| White, Whittlesey, and Wright-97.
! NAYS.-Messrs Aston, Anderson, Ashe, Aver
EFT, Bayly, Bocock. Albert G, Brown, Burt, George
Alfred Caldwell, Joseph p. Caldwell, Carter, Ceve-
Daniel, Danner, Deberry, Dckey, Dimnick, Dun
| ham, Edmundsou, Ewing, Featherston Freddy,
Gerry, Green, Hall, Haralson, Isham G. Harris,
Sampson w Harris, IhoIna. &, Harris Hubbard,
|
J seph w. Jackson, Jones, kaufman, Kerr, Job
Mann, Mcdowell, McLanahan, Men ullen, Meade,
Mlson, Morrison, Morse, Orr, Parker, Peasee,
Pitman, Powell, Robbins, Ross, Savage, Sed-
don, Richard ii. Stanton, Ihaddeus stevens,
Strong Sweeser, Thomas, Jacob Thompson, Wal
do, Wallace, Weborn, Wildrick, Williams, Will
mot, and Young-72.
! So the motion agreed to; and therefore the
House went into Communicable. STRONG, OF Penn
sylvania, III the chair.
| The CHAIRMAN stated that the first business in
order the bill to grant the right OF way to the
Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama railroad com
| Mr.. WENTWO ORTIZ remarked that, during the
last session, the House decided that the river and
harbor bill was general appropriation bill; and,
such, was entitled To precedence oyer all other
bills on the calendar except other general appro-
] priation bills. He therefore now moved that the
committee take up the bill for the improvement OF
| rivers and harbors
| Mr. POTTER gave notice that, if this motion
| should be voted down, he would move TO take up
the bill to reduce AND modify the rates OF pos
| tage
Mr.. WENTWORTH. You can take up your bill
/ after this.
The committee refused TO proceed TO the conside-
ration of the River and Harbor bill-ayes 10, noes
| 1.-THE Chairman voting ip the negative.
| Mr.. McEANE, of Mary land, begged leave 10 say
| that two additional items will be proposed &c
| the bill next week by the Committee on Commerce
and that it will be revised suit the estimates OF
the coming year. lie expressed the hope that the
River and Harbor bill would be taken up, in turn,
after the Postage bill.
| Mr.. JONES, in order that he might move an adj
| iournment, moved that the committee RISE but the
| question was decided in the negative.
| Mr. POT TER moved that all the previous orders
be laid aside, and that the committee take up the
bill TO reduce and modify the rates Of postage.
| The CHAIRMAN decided that the preceding
bills on the calendar must be disposed of separately,
before the Postage bill could be reached and acted
MIR. POTTER appealed from the decisions and,
| after the point was discussed
The CHAIRMAN, by vote of the committee,
| was sustained.
Mr.. sCHENCK moved to lay aside certain bills
on the calendar and to take up the River and Har-
! Dor bill.
The CHAIRMAN decided the motion to be out OF
order the bill not being Of the general appro-
priation bills, (Which have preference.)
! Mr. sCHENCk appealed from the decision; and,
! after a brief debate
! The CHAIRMAN was sustained-ayes -, noes
/ o..
The committee then proceeded to dispose Of bills
on the calendar; the first, TO grant lands and the
! right Of way 10 the Tennessee, Mississippi, and
! Alabama railroad company.
] Mr.. POTTER moved TO set II aside.
! Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, said IL was evident
that no business could be done, and moved that the
| committee rise but the motion did not prevail
The first two bills were laid aside, or passed
over the object being dispose Of those the cal
endar separately, until the postage bill should be
/ reached.
| MI DioNEl ufIultNu INV many bAiia NtiS w
/ the calendar
! Mr.. BURT requested that the bill to retire the
| infrn and disabled officers Of the army and navy
/ be passed for the present, and expressed the
/ hope that il would be recommitted.
The title Of the next bill was 70 limit the liability
/ Of ship owners, and for other purposes.
! Mr. McLANE, Of Maryland, trusted that the bill
4 would be acted upon now IL would not occupy
! much time.
| However, 10 was passed over.
! Another Intellectual motion was made that the
| committee rice, with a view 10 an adjournment.
The bill 10 refund duties on merchandise destroy
cd by fire in New York in 1915 and the bill to re-
! new and continue in force the charter Of the Po-
tomac Insurance Company Of Georgetown were
/ laid aside.
/ Mr.. HARALSON remarked, 1t was palpable that
the committees could 10 nothing. and he therefore
moved that the committee rise; but the motion did
| not prevail-ayos 81, noes b5.
! The Clerk resumed the reading Of the titles Of
] bills on the calendar
That creating four additional ocmmissarios OF
subsistence for the army was passed over, SINH
lar measure having become a law during the last
! session.
The bill for tho purchase Of Professor Espy's con.
| ical yentilator for the Of the navy, was laid
! aside
The title Of the bill for The repair and improve
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