The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-03

81. nut AZ subsequent stage oI the proceedings,
the vote reeoasidered, and the resolution laid
upon the table.
| MISSION TO LIBERIA.
Mr.. SYLVESTER asked the consent OF the House
| 10 enable him 10 offer resolution requesting the
President OF the United States, il not Incompatible
with the public interess' to communicate the result
| of the mission Of the Rev. r. X. Gurey 10 the re
public of LIBERIA and especially the report OF that
gentleman Of his visit 10 that country, now On the
| files of the State Department
| Objection being made, he moved a suspension OF
| the rules but the motion did not prevail
DIGEST OF CLAIMS
| Mr.. DANIEL, under a suspension of the rules,
offered resolution authorizing additional clerical
force, in order the more eitectually to complete,
| within twelve months, an alphabetical list OF all
claims presented and acted upon from the first TO
| the present Congress. The work has been pro-
crossing for the last two years under the superin
tendence OF Mr. James young, OF this ethyl
The resolution was passed.
TEXAS BOUNDARY ELL.
Mr.. BOYD expressed the hope that, by unan-
nous consent, the House would make the bill from
the Senate in relation to the Texas boundary the
special order of the day until it shall be disposed
OF, commencing with TO. morrow at twelve O'Clock.
| [Crcs of "Agreed," "agreed."l
Objection being made, he moved a suspension OF
| the rules; and the motion prevailed.
| Mr.. VINTON inquired whether the bill would
| not come up from the Speakers table as matter
| of Course.
| The SPEAKER replied that he had already de.
cided it would, whenever the House shall proceed
| to the business on the Spea ker's table
Under the operation Of tie previous question, the
motion OF Mr. BOYD was agFeedfto.
NJ ~ ~ os ssaa ,s,u. . on.,
a resolu tion-that the President of the Senate and
| the Speaker OF the House of Representatives ad-
| journ their respective Houses on the fourth Mon
day Of September instant at twelve o'clock noon.
| Objection being made, he moved a suspension OF
| the rules; and the motion was disagreed to-yeas
| l05, nays S6-not two. thirds.
| MODIFICATION OF THE REvENrE LAWS.
Mr. VAN DYKE asked leave to offer resolu-
| tion--that the Committee of Ways and Means be
instructed 10 report, as speedily as possible, bill
TO modify present revenue laws and 50 to in
crease the duties foreign articles which come in
! to competition with our own products as will give
a fair and reasonable proectioprto the labor and
| industry of the country; and that such duties be
made specific wherever il Is practicable TO do 50.
Objectio being made, he moved that the rules be
suspended
The question being taken 1T was decided in the
negative-ycas 50, nays 9S, as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Anderson,
Baker, Bennett, Bokee, Brock, Brooks, Burrows,
Chester Butler, Thomas b. Butler, Calvin, Camp
bell, Casey, Chandler, Clark, Colc Conger, Cor
win, Crowell Dickcy, Dixon, Duer, Duncan, Elliot,
Nathan Evans, Fowler, Freddy, Gentry, Gid
dings, Gilmore, Gott, Gould, Grinnell, Holloway,
Raymond, Henry, Houston, Howe, William T.
JAG kson, James l.. johnson, Kerr, George G. King,
James e. King, John A. King, Horace Mann,
Marshall, Mason, Matteson, McGaughey, McKis-
| sock, Mcacham, Moore, Nelson, Newell, Ogle,
Otis, Peck, Phoenix, Pitlnan, Putnam, Re cd Key
nolds, Robbins jr.. Rockwell, Root, Rose, Rumsey,
Iir, Sackett, Schenck, Schermerhorn, Schoolcrait,
Shcpperd, Sylvester, Spalding, Spraguc, Stanly,
Thaddeus Stevens, Taylor, James Thompson,
Thurman, Tuck, Undcrhill, Van Dyke, Vinton,
Waldo, Watkins, White, and Wison-S9.
! NAYS-Messrs. Albertson, Ashc, Averett, Bcale,
Bingham, Booth, Bowdon, Bowie, Bown, Boyd,
Albert G. Brown, William J. Brown, Bue, Burt,
| Joseph Gable, Joseph p. Caldwell, Carter, Cling
man, Williamson Il. w. Cobb, Daniel, Deberry,
Dimmick, Disney, Doty, Durham, Durkee, Ed
| monson, Ewing, Feathcrston, Fitch, Fuller, Gerry,
| German, Green, Hall, HARRISON, Harlan, Ishan
q. Harris, Sampson W. Harris, llibbard, billiard,
! ioagland, iiolladay, Howard, Inge, Joseph w.
Jackson, Andrew johnson, Robert w. johnson,
Jones, Julian, Preston King, La Serc LETTER, Little
field, Job Mann, McClernaRd, Mo Dowell, Rubt NJ
hlcLane, Fnis f. Mclean, McMullen Nc Queen,
Melville, Meade, Mllson, Morris, Morse, Morton,
Ods, Orr, Outlaw, Owen, Parker, Peaselee, Phelps,
Potter, Powell, Richardson, Robinson, Ross, Saw
age, Sawtellc, Seldom, Frederick 7 Stanton, Rich
ard ii. Stanton, Stetson, Swcetser, Thomas, Jacob
Thompson, John Is. Thompson, Toombs, Ncnabe,
Wallace Wellborn, Wentworth, Whittlesey, Wild
rick, Woodward, and Young-9S
Mr.. PRESTON KING asked leave to offer a roso-
Mountaineering the Committee of Ways and
Means to report bill so modifying the tariff Of
1916 To make the duties on iron specific, at the
rates they would now be If the ad valorem duty Of
! 1916 had been made specific duty, equal to the nd
/ a law
! Objection being made, MIR. KING moved a sus
/ pension Of the rules; but the motion disagreed
to-ycas So, nays l0I,as follows:
! NEAS.-Messrs. Alexander, Andrews, Baker,
\ Bennett, Brock, Briggs. Brooks, Burrows Chester
Butler, Thomas B. Butler, Calvin Campbell, Casey,
Chandler, Clark, Cole, Conger, Corwin, Croweil
! Dickey, Dixon, Duer, Duncan, Elliot Nathan
Evans, Fowler, Freddy, Gentry, Gilmore, Colt,
Could, Grinnel, Holloway, Hammond, Raymond,
Henry, Huston, Howe, Hunter, Jas. l.. Johnson,
Kerr, Geo. O King, James G.. King, John A. King
Preston King, Horace Mann, job Mann, Mason,
Mattcson, McGaughey, Robert NJ. McLsne Mea-
cham, Moore, Morchead, Nclson. Newell Orle
Ous, Phoenix, Pitman, Putnam, Reed, Reynolds
Robbins, Rockwell, Sackett Schernrerhorn, School
/ craft, Shepperd, Sylvester, Spalding, Sprague,
stanly, Strong, Taylor, James Thompson, Thur
I man, Jnderhiu, Van Dyke, NiutOn, Walden, Wal
/ do, Watkins, White, Williams, and wilson-s6.
! NAlS-Mcssrs. Albertson, Allen, Ashc Az
crctt, Bayly, Bcae, Bingham, Bokce, Booth, Bow
\ DIN, Bowie, BOwliu, Boyd, Albert G.. Brown, Will
\ liam j. Brown, Bucl, Burt, Cable, George Alfred
] Williamson X. ". Cobb, Daniel, Dcbcrry, Din-
mick, Disney, Duty, Durham, Durkee, Edmund.
son, Ewing Fcatherst0n, Fitch, Fuller, Gerry,
German, Green, Hall, HarsisOn, Harlan, lsham G.
I llarris, Sampson ". Harris, llibbard, billiard,
/ llOaglaud, Holiday, Howard, Hubbard, InRe 10.
! scph W. jackson, william H. jackson, Andrew
Johnson, Robert w. Johnson Jones, Julian, La
Sc e, Letter, Littlefeld, McClornand, Melon
aid, Mcdowell, McMullen, Mcqueen, Melville,
Meade, Nlillson, Morris Morse, Morton. Olds, Orr
Outlaw, Owen, Parker, Pcaslcc, Peck, Phelps Pot,
Ter, Powell, Richardson, ROblnson, Root, Rose,
Roas, Rgnsey, Savage, sawtclic, Schcuok, Sod
StetsoD, Swcctscr, Thomas, Jacob Thompson,
Io0mbs, Tuck, Wallace, Wollborn, Wentworth
WhittIesoy, Woodward, and Young-lOt
Mr.sTRONG, at 2o'clock, moved that the House
adJourrj and the motion was agreed 70.