Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-30


paid out of the patent fund"
The question taken the amendment moved by Mr. |
JOHNSON, of Tennessee and it decided in the negative
Mr. HARRIS, Of Illinois, moved to amend the same item
by adding thereto the following proviso
"Prouided, That hereafter the fees established by
law be paid by applicants patents applicants
their present rates"
The CHAIRMAN stated that the amendment was not in
order.
On motion Of Mr. BAYLY the item approprating $50 600
for expenses of running and marking the boundary line be-
tween the United States and Mexico and paying the salaries
of the officers Of the commission, amended to in
cude the payment Of the salaries of the men.
Mr.. CARTER moved to amend the item appropriating |
600 for the removal and subsistence Of the Seminole
Indians in Florida west of the Mississippi by striking
out $500, 900 and inserting $500, 000
The question was taken on the motion of Mr. CARTER,
he question the largest number being always first TAKEN
and was decided in the affirmative Ayes u.s. So.
Mr. EVANS Of Maryland, moved to amend the item by
adding thereto the following
"And provide for the of the free negroes from
the United States to Liberia $500, o0o."
The CHAIRMAN decided the amendment to be out Of
order.
Mr. sCHENCK moved to amend the bill by adding there
to the following:
.Te supply deficiency in the appropriations heretofore
made for the and of the harbor of
Sandusky Bay, on Lake Erie, $SoDoo."
The CHAIRMAN ruled the amendment out Of order.
Mr.. McCLERNAND moved to amend the bill by adding
hereto the following item
:" For outfit of minister to the German Confederation,
$1,000.
The CHI AIRMAN decided the amendment out Of order.
On motion, the committee then and reported the bill
and the amendments thereto to the House.
The question being agreeing to said amendments
Mr.. BAYLY moved the previous question.
On motion, it ordered that when the House djourn
| it adjourn to meet on Monday
And then the House adjourned.
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1850.
On motion of Mr. BAYLY, who stated that it was mpor-
that the deficiency appropriation bill should be passed to-
day, the rules suspended in order take up that bill
And this bill being before the HOUSE, the motion for the
previous question, moved by Mr. BArLr on Friday last was
| seconded
The amendments reported from the Committee of the
Whole then read and agreed to and the bill sub
sequently read third time and passed.
i THE PRESIDENTS CALIFORNIA MESSAGE.
On motion of Mr. BAYLY the House resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole the Of the Union (Mr.
Borp, Of Kentucky, in the cha and resumed the conside
ration of the Presidents message transmitting the constu-
ton of the State of California
Mr.. THURSTON (who on this subject, entitled to
the oor addressed the committee for the space of hour
the subject of the admission of California into the Union.
Mr. BRECK followed and also spoke hour his speech
being the subject of slavery.
Mr.. HARRIS, Of Illinois, thensobtaned the floor, but
yielded motion that the committee rise which being
agreed to-
The committee and reported progress.
Mr.. FEATHERSTON moved that the rules be suspended
for the purpose Of taking up the bill from the Senate for the
relief Of Margaret l.. Worth, widow of the late Gen. WORTH
Of the u. s. army.
The question then taken on the motion to suspend
when the stood, by dvson ~ in the affirmative 81
On motion Of Mr.. KAUFMAN, the House then adjourned
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1850.
Mr.. PRESTON KING offered the following resolution,
it being privileged motion
Resolved That all debate in the Committee Of the Whole
House the of the Union the bill to admit the State
Of California into the Union printed by order OF the House.
under consideration in said committee shall cease at
- O'Clock iii The committee shall not sooner come
conclusion upon the same and the committee shall then
offered to the same shall then report the House, with
such amendments have been agreed BY the com
mittee.
The SPEAKER stated that the resolution in the form in
which offered, in order privileged ques
ton. A resolution to close debate the message OF the
President, transmitting the constitution OF California would
be ORDER but resolution to stop debate the bill to ad
init California State into the Union not in ORDER be-
that bill had originated in the Committee Of the Whole
the state of the Union and therefore the House had
cognizance of it. Any matter referred to the committee by
the House. the House had cognzance but the House had
referred this bill the Committee of the Whole the
Of the Union, and therefore had cognzance Of it,
Mr.. PRESTON KING stating his object in moving
the resolution which get the message and bill in the
House for the purpose of obtaining direct vote on by
and nays without connexion with other matters; when
The SPEAKER reminded the gentleman that debate
| not in order.
After conversation between Mr. KING and the SPEAKER,
Mr.. p KING stated that if debate was not in order on
the resoluton he would raise question Of privilege He
charged that the question Of order made by the Speaker
-aterhought and arfce to accomplish purpose.
On the 9Th instant he had presented resolution similar to
this. His object bring the House TO direct vote
He charged that the Journal of Monday, the 18th instant
had been mulaej. He further stating his object in
offering his resolution Of the 18th instant when
L Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia, rose to question of or
der that the gentleman from New York must state his que
ton of privilege, debate being out Of order.
Mr. KING stated that his privileged question was that the
Journal hsd been muaed and that he informed that
the mulaton had been done by the Speaker.
! The SPEAKER inquired the gentleman's authority
Mr.. KING stated that he had been informed by the
sistant clerk.
! The SPEAKER said that he understood the gentleman
from New York charge the Speaker with mutatng the
Journal Of the House by changing resolution Of the House.
after it had been acted by the House and requested the
gentleman 10 reduce his charge to writing.
Mr. KING charged that the Journal of the House had been
mutaed by striking out motion that he did make and in
serting that he did not make.
Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia, insisted that the gentle
man should what motion he made, and what motion
had been substituted for the he did make.
[Mr. COBB, the Speaker Of the House, here LEFT the
chair, and called Mr.. WINTHROP 10 perform its duties
Mr.. KING then stated in what manner the Journal had
been changed. The resolution which he had offered the
House to close debate the California bill and the
Speaker had inserted in place Of the California BILL the mes
sage Of the President.
The SPEAKER stated that the manual provided that
when the Journal bad been changed committee should be
appointed to investigator.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, said that, before such
committee formed the parliamentary rule required the
gentleman What motion had been eiaced and what
motion had been substituted.