The southern press., 1850-09-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Sept. 9Th, 1850.


Mr. HOUSTON of Delaware, asked the con.
sent of the House to introduce resolution au.
thorzing the joint committee on the library, to
f rnish the Executive with complete lists OF
Congressional documents Objected to.
Mr.. POTTER of Ohio, moved to refer the
Post Office appropriation bill, returned from the
Senate with amendments, to the committee on
Post Officea
Mr. BAYLY of Virginia, moved to refer the
bill and amendments to the committee of Ways
and Means.
After some conversational debate between
Mcssrs. POTTER, THOMPSON of Miss, PHELPS
and TooMBs, as TO which committee it should
properly 60,
Mr.. POTTER withdrew his motion, and the
reference was made to the conn ittce of Ways
and Means.
The SPEAKER stated that the first business
in order was the reading of the report Of the
select committee, raised to investigate certain
official acts Of the late Secretary of the Interior
which had not been concluded yesterday, when
the House took up the special order.
BY general consent the further reading of the
bill was dispensed with.
Mr.. RICHARDSON Of Illinois being entitled
to the floor, rose and argued in support of
the report of the committee, principally
confning himself to the matter relating to the
payment to the administrator Of the late Com
modore BARRON. Before concluding, the hour
arrived for the consideration of the special order
BY unanimous consent the printing of the
three reports, one from the majority and two
from minorities, was ordered.
THE TEXAS BOUNDARY BILL.
The SPEAKER stated that after the question
was taken yesterday upon ordering the bill to
he engrossed for third reading, and decided
in the negative, the gentleman from Texas (Mr.
HowARD) moved the reconsideration of the vote,
which motion he had ruled out of order, on the
ground that 1t having been once reconsidered,
the motion could not again be entertained
The gentleman from Texa appealed from the
decision and the question now was upon the ap-
peal.
Mr.. HOWARD made few remarks to the
effect that the bill having been amended on yes
terday it was not the same bill which had already
received their reconsideration. He maintained,
therefore, that his mott m was In order, and
called the previous question on his appeal
Mr.. DUER of New York moved to lay the
appeal upon the table. Lost-yeas II, nays 1913.
The previous question having been ordered,
The question then recurred upon the appeal,
and the decision Of the SPEAKER was overruled
HytS lao--itays 90.
The question then being upon Mr. HowARD's
motion to reconsider the vote by which the en-
grossment Of the bill for third reading was
negatived, it was agreed to. Ayes l22, nays 3d..
AYEs-Messrs. Albertson, Aston, Anderson,
Andrews, Bay, Bayly, Beale, Bokee, Bowie,
Bowlin, Boyd, Breck, Briggs, Brooks, w. J.
Brown, Buel, Burrows, Butler, CabeIl, G. A.
Caldwell, J. P. Caldwell, Casey, Chandler, Cling
man, w. r. w. Cobb, Deberry, Dimmick, Duer,
Duncan, Durham, Edmundson, Elliot, Ewing,
Fitch, Fuller, Gentry, Gerry, Gilmore, German,
Gould, Green, Grinnel, Hall, Hammond, |. G.
Harris, T. L. Harris, Raymond Hibbard, Hill
lard, Hoagland, Houston, Howard, w. T. Jack
son, A. Johnson, J. L. Johnson, Jones, Kaufman,
Kerr, G. G. King, J. A. King, Letter, Levin,
Littlefeld, J. Mann, Marshall, Mason, McClern-
and, Mcdonald, Mcdowell, McKissock, McLan.
ahan, McLane Mclean, McMullen, Meacham,
Moore, Morehead, Morton, Nelson, Ogle. Out
law, Owen, Parker, Peaslee, Phenix, Pitman,
Pouer, Putnam, Richardson, Robbins, jr., Robin
son, Rose, Ross, Rumsty, ir., Savage, Schenck,
Schermerhorn, Shepperd, Stanly, F. P. Stanton,
Richard H. Stanton, Strong, sweetser, Taylor,
Thomas, James Thompson, John B. Thompson,
Thurman, Toombs, Underhill, Van Dyke, Vim.
ton, Walden, Watkins, Wellborn, Wentworth
White, Whittlesey, Wildrick, Williams, Wilson
Young-l22.
! NASs-Messrs, Alexander, Allen, Ashe, Aver