The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-20

from Miss d. l.. Dix, asking an appropriation
of the public lands for the benefit of the insane.
Mr. BISSELL moved its reference TO select
committee of seven.
Mr. COBB, Of Alabama, moved to refer it to
the Committee on Public Lands. When
After few remarks from Mr.. BIssELL in favor
Of his motion, il was referred to select committee
of seyen--the motion of Mr.. G. having previously
failed.
Mr.. PATTON asked leave to report, from the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, bill
to reduce and modify the rates Of postage. When
objections being made, leave was not granted
Mr. STRONG moved call Of the House, and
the yeas and nays being ordered il was agreed to
to--yeas 78, nays SO.
The SPEAKER announced the question TO be
on reconsidering the demand for the previous
question, moved on the evening before.
Mr.. DUER rising to privileged question, de-
sired to learn whether, in case the House sustain
ed the demand for the previous question, and un-
der its operation, the resolution Of Mr. STRONG
was rejected, he would be in order in moving an
amendment or another propositions
The SPEAKER said that, in case of the rejec-
ton of the resolution, the consideration Of the
subject would be at an end, under such circum-
stances.
Mr.. DUER desired permission to have reported
from the desk Of the Clerk the amendment it was
his wish to offer. But many objections were
heard; SO leave was not granted.
Mr.. McCLERNAND wished to know from the
Chair if it would be in order for him to move to
postpone to u certain day.
The SPEAKER answered. Not while de-
mand for the previous question might be pend
ing"
The call for the previous question was next
reconsidered (by tellers) ---yeas 81, nays 80.
The question being next on ordering the main
question to be put, the yeas and nays were called,
and ordered thereupon.
Mr.. GORMAN moved that the whole subject
be laid on the table, and on that motion the yeas
and nays were ordered.
Mr.. SCHENCK demanded to know, whether,
in case the motion of Mr.. GoRmAN prevailed, the
delegate would not be thereby rejected.
The SPEAKER ruled that such, in his judy
ment, would be its effect.
Mr. DURR desired to know whether, ma
ority Of the House voting to that end, his amend
ment could not be reported to the House for its
information. s
The SPEAKER answered that such was the
Chairs understanding Of the rule.
Mr.. CLINGMAN appealed from this ruling of
the Chair; when i2
Upon the decision there arose conversational
Explanatory debate, between the SPEAKER, Mr..
IscE, Mr.. BURT, Mr.. TooMBs, Mr.. JONES, and
Mr.. AsHMuN.
On motion Of Mr.. INGE the yeas and nays
were next ordered on the appeal, and the question
thereupon being put, the decision of the Chair
was overruled--yeas "a, nays 1O4.
The question next required on Mr.. GoRMAN's
motion to lay the whole subject on the table, and
it was agreed to, (by yeas and nays previously
ordered.)
Mr.. STRONG moved that this vote be recon-
sidered, and then to lay that motion on the table.
Mr.. CARTIER asked the yeas and nays on
that motion, which were ordered.
Andthen the motion to lay on the table was
agreed to--yeas 1903, nays SO.
Mr.. MEADE asked that the House would
unanimously consent that he should report back
from the Committee on the Judiciary, an mpor
tant Senate bill.
A member objecting, leave was refused.
Mr.. DANIEL then moved the suspension of
the rules, that the House might resolve itself into
a Committee of the Whole on the private calen-
dar, it being private bill day When
Mr.. STRONG reminding the House that the
second delegate application, reported on from the
Committee on Elections, had not yet been dis
posed of, moved that the rules be suspended to go
into a Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union, to consider therein the special order
pending, viz: his adverse report on the apphca-
lion of Alfred w. Rabbit, to be admitted as a
delegate from the estate . Of Deseret.
The question being first on this last motion
it was agreed to by tellers-yeas 80, nays not
counted s
So the House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, with Mr.. Nc
LANE, of Maryland, in the Chair; and taking up
the said special order,
Mr.. STRONG addressed the Committee, urg-
ing that the report against the applicant had been
and arguing to show that, if the APP
plicaton be granted, the House would virtually
have recognized the legal and political existence
of the State of Deseret, &c.
Mr.. MCDONALD moved to am end the adj
verse resolutionof the majority by substituting in
its stead another, admitting Alfred W. Rabbit to
a seat in the House, as the delegate from Deseret
to the 3lst Congress-; which said amendment he
advocated in a few remarks.
.
Mr.. GENTRY urged upon the committee the
propriety of admitting Mr.. Rabbit. He held that
to refuse him, would be to abase the great Ameri-
principle, that the right of representation went
with the obligation to be governed.
Mr. WOODWARD felt as kindly towards the
inhabitants of Deseret, as any gentleman in the
hall. Yet he was not among those regarding
them to be political organization. He held that
The act of Congress (ours) had taken from the
people Of New Mexico their political organization,
which the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. GEN
rRY) had maintained, had existed for century
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