The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-09

account OF Ill health, Which was agreed TO.
| And then, on motion Of Mr.. STRONG, the
Speaker was authorized to fill the Vacancy in that
committee thereby made.
Mr.. McLANE moved to suspend the rules to
go into Committee of the Whole on the state Of
the Union; not agreed to-
+ The regular order of business being called for,
The SPEAKER announced the first business
in order, to be reports from Committees.
Whereupon, such reports were made by Messrs.
MCDONALD from the Committee on Accounts; and
BissELL, from the Select Committee to consider
the memorial Of Miss d. l.. Dix, asking Con-
gress to appropriate public lands for the amelio-
ration of the condition of the indignant insane;
which were appropriately disposed Of.
In the course Of the proceedings,
Mr.. MCDONALD reported from, the Commit
tee on accounts, resolution to authoGzc the Ser
geant-at-arnls to continue to employ clerk at q
salary of S4per day, until the end of the session,
which was agreed to; an unsuccessful attempt to
lay it on the table having been previously made.
Mr.. MCDONALD from the same Commute, re-
ported resolution TO allow the messenger super
intending the House folding room, a salary of 10
per day; to which
MIR. CARTIER moved an amendment, propo-
sing to place the folding under the direction
of the Committee on Accounts, and to constitute
John t. Clemens its superintendent, with three
assistants.
After few remarks from Mr.. MCDONALD in
VEINS, of Pennsylvania, it was laid on the table
ayes 80, noes 48.
Mr.. BISSELL reported from the Select Com
mittee to consider the memorial Of Miss ID. l..
Dix, asking grant of the public lands for the
benefit of the indignant insane, bill granting
lands for that purpose. ar
Mr.. BISSELL moved that the said bill be put
on its passage; and then the accompanying bill
having been read aloud by the clerk,
There arose conversation between Messrs.
BIssELL, STANLEY, MARSHAL, Conn, of Alaba-
ma, and THOMPSON, of Mississippi, on the provi-
sons of the measure.
Mr.. seldom opposed the motion Of Mr.. b.
This bill, he argued, proposed to grant away
some ten millions of acres Of the public domain.
It also, if passed, would introduce novel, if
not dangerous precedent into the government.
Members had had no time to examine, and it
would therefore be improper to enact measure of
such Importance in the manner proposed. From
what he could gather Of its provisions, as read
from the clerks desk, he was under the impress
sion that more or less were unconstitutional. He
therefore suggested the propriety of referring the
bill to the Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union.
Mr.. BISSELL, in reply, remarked that at this
time, he judged, it was not proper to argue the
merits of the bill. He would waive the motion
to put the bill its passage, and that it be
made special order for Thursday of the next
succeeding week. aaa,.
On motion of Mr. BlSSEEL this bill and re-
port was ordered to be printed.
On motion Of Mr.. BAYLY, the House then
proceeded to the consideration of business on the
Speakers table (: and an Executive Department
communication having been reported therefrom,
and appropriately disproved of, I
On motion of Mr.. DUER, the House suspended
its rules and went into Committee of the Whole
on the state Of the Union, Mr.. BOYD in the
chair
The California state bill having been laid aside,
on motion Of Mr. BAYLY.
On motion of Mr.. THURSTON(a fter few re-
marks from that gentleman TO show the immediate
necessity for the enactment of that billy the Com
mittee took up the Oregon Land bill. When
amendments were proposed thereto and advocated
in FIVE minutes speeches by Messrs. VNToN,
THuRsroN, FrcH, WHIrE, STEVENS, of Penn
syIvania, M ARsHALL, SACKErr, WILSON and Com,
of Alabama. FL.
The Committee then rose and the Chairman
having reported to the House the bill as amended,
Mr.. WHITE proposed the previous question,
which was seconded by the House.
The first question being on agreeing to the var
Gus amendments reported from the Committee Of
the Whole on the state of the Union,
The CLERK reported them to the House, and
they were all az eed to; after which that bill "to
create the Office Of Surveyor General of the Public
Lands in Oregon, and to provide for the location
and settlement Of the same, was ordered to be
engrossed and read the third time; and then it was
passed. ..
On motion of Mr.. BAYLY, the House resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state
of the Union, with Mr.. BoYp in the chair, and
laying aside the California State bill, and taking
up the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill,
Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi, addressed the
Committee in speech, severely critcising the
recent Executive message, and dissenting in toto
from its positions. A report of this speech will
appear hereafter, its publication being delayed at
The request Of Mr.. B.--REr.
Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, having obtained
he floor, the Committee rose, and the House adj
burned.
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