Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
BALANCE OF THURSDAYS PRO.
CEEDINGS.


WAsH,NeroN. April %.
Ma. JoNEs.-What amount has to be
paid for the vessels, on their return.
A voice.-250,00 900
Mr. Stanion-No o.hing is to be paid be-
fore or after. The character of the gen.
tlsman and the circumstances under which |
the proposition was made to the govern.
ment, win certainly convince any liberal
minded man that nothing Of the kind is in
tended.
Mr. Bayly-If we mean to embark in
wild goose chase, let Us do it in q proper
manner; le, US send out Naval vessels, and
not mix ourselves up in q private enter
prise. He would move TO lay the resolu
ton on the table.
Mr. Brooks-I ask the gentleman TO
Withdraw his motion Cor a moment.
Mr. Bayly.-My friends insist, and |
cannot withdraw it.
The question being taken, the resolu-
ton was no, laid on the table: yeas 10,
nays 80.
Mr. Brooks rose for the purpose Of max
ing brief explanation of the proposition
from the Government and the gentleman
Of New York. The object was to get the
protection OF the National Flag.
Mr. Savage was not willing to let the
gentleman monopolize oil the honor, and
therefore offered m amendment that the
expedition be required to visit Round Is.
land, in the Gulf of Mexico, and ascertain
what have become Of the persons lately
assemblies there.
Calls for order.
Mr. Winthrop said the amendment might
be overruled, and he raised The question Of
order.
The Speaker did not consider it in order.
The Resolution (orihe expedition was
then passed over.
The House then went into Executive
session on the Census Bill.
Mr.. Root commended that the Constitution
gave power 10 ascertain the various branch.
es Of information proposed by the BILL
He believed that the N ortiz and South woe
like each o:her better, and prejudice would
be removed on both sides, it they knew
each others conditions better If the I'm.
ion was worth preserving this would do it.
He dissented from the views expressed in
opposition to the Bill, and from argument
showed that the census should be confined
merely to enumeration Of inhabitants, and
would vote for the Bill. He insisted that
the power TO obtain other information was
given in the Constitution iu so many words.
Mr. Howard argued against the bill in
its present form, and snid the census should
be confined TO enumeration Of the inhabit-
ants only The state authorities could
better gather Information than the federal
government.
Committee rose and House adjourned.
WAsHINeToN, April 26.
HoUsE.-Mr Johnson, of Pa, offered a
resolution to terminate the debate OF Gen.
sus Bill, on Monday, which was laid on
the table.
Twoprivate bills passed.
Mr. Stanton, of fenn., ,shquired whether
the resolution reported yesterday, from the
Committee on Naval Affairs, relative to
the Sir John Franklin expedition, under
the rule, goes on The Speakers table, TO
come up in regular order.
Spsaker-Yes.
Mr. Stapton said that whether the rsso.
h'ion should ,ne passed or not, the ships
were expected 10 sail from New York mex,
week. For the purpose of getting the res
nlution before the House now he moved to
reconsider the vote Of yesterday by which
the house refused to lay the resolution on
the table.
10 reply to a question, the Speaker said
if the House refused TO reconsider, the res.
olution will remain on tho table, to be ia
ken up in its order.
Mr. Bayly moved to lay Mr. Stanton's
motion on the table, on which the gu estion
was taken and decided in the negative, by
Il, TO 81.
The question REQUIRED on Mr.. Stanton 5
motion, 10 reconsider, when Mr. Johnson,
of Pa, moved the House to go into Com.
mittee Of the Whole on the Census Bill.
Mr. Brooks asked whether there was ne
an indirect way of killing the resolution
Cries Of ''order.'
Mr. Bayly said it was for the House to
decide whether they would go on with i'm
Portant public business, or enter into such
visionary matters.
The Speaker said that the remarks were
nsi in order.
Tho yeas and nays were taken on the
motion to go into Committee Of the Whole
refused by II to s5.
Mr.. Johnson moved to go into a Com.
mi,tes on Private Calendars.
Mr. Stanton, Of Tennessee insisted thai
his motion to re consider took precedence
OF all other business.
The yeas and nays were taken on the
motion for going iato Committee on Pri-
vate, Calendnr, and decided in tho negative.
The question then REQUIRED on Dir Stan.
tons motion to reconsider.
In relation TO the expedition in search OF
Sir John Franklin, MIR White moved the
previous question. Several votes were ia.
ken and no quorum appeared. ..-.->s
Several Intellectual attempts were made
Tor call of the House and to adjourn -
Finally the demand Of tho previous question
was seconded. The question was decided
in tho negative on referring the resolution
to Committee of the whole
The amendment of Mr. Hale that govern.
ment should not be held liable to claims
for damages or deterioration of vessel was
adopted, "a to As.
Mr. Mclean, of Nd moved reconsid
GRAFTON OF the vote. He said these vessels
now belonged to the United States aid the