Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-10-10
oangressIonal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80

SofriCo Iii alhSt IL udO Oeen Slgnei
by the President. As the bill nov
stood, land warrants were assignable
while. as the bill had been amende,
by Congress, they were not. Fl
introduced bill 10 remedy the error
After some debate the bill wa
passed. and the rules were suspende,
TO allow if to be sent TO the House.
Mr.. Davis, Of Miss, introduced |
resolution authorizing the Presiden
to cab board of Army Officers, L
report upon the expediency Of ere
ating the rank OF Lieutenant Gene
raj, and TO provide means Of prevent
ing military officers performing civi
duties-and the same vas agreed to
The Senate went into Executive
session, and while in, the Indian Ap.
preparation Bill and the Civil and Di-
plomatic Bill were signed.
AT twelve O'Clock, the doors were
opened, and the President, after a
few remarks, pronounced the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-The
House met at eleven O'Clock. Mr..
Surley, the Chaplain in the course ol
his prayer, asked every blessing
which God can bestow on the mem
bers now about to return home.
The House concurred in a Tesolu-
ton of the Senate 10 suspend the
seventeenth joint rule, so that the
civil and diplomative appropriation
bill and the Indian appropriation bill,
could be presented to the President
for his signature to-day.
Mr.. Holmes made an Intellectual
effort to get up the resolution Provi-
ding for the distribution Of the
"Annals of Congress" among the
members and the States.
M. Marshall moved, and the
House took up a private bill for the
relief of Theodore Lynch. when Mr..
Johnson, of Tenn, commenced
speech, as he admitted to Mr.. STAN
ley, for the purpose Of consuming the
few remaining minutes, and thus de-
feat the bill.
1t was finally arranged that the
motion pending should be postponed
until the first Monday in December
next.
Mr.. Kaufman made an unsuccess-
ful effort to take up bill for the re-
lief of John Leroy, who is now in
this city. He was represented as in
great distress, having lost an arm in
the Mexican war; but this had no in
huence on the majority.
Mr.. Porter moved that the COM
mittee OF the Whole on the State of
the Union be discharged from a con-
sideration Of bill of the committee
of Post Offices and Post Roads for
the reduction Of the rates Of postage.
The motion was disagreed to, and
the House refused to suspend the
rule to make it the special order for
the third Monday in December.
The committee on the Post Cffice
and Post Roads and the committee
on Foreign Affairs were discharged
from the consideration Of certain
matters referred 10 them.
On motion Of Mr.. Bayly, a CON-
mittee of three consisting of Messrs.
Baily, Vinton and Outlaw was ap-
pointed to wait upon the President,
and inform him unless he had further
communication to make to the House,
il was ready to adjourn.
A message was received from the
President of the United States, in
forming the House that he had signed
the Civil and Diplomatic Appropria-
ton bill and the indian Appropria-
ton bill.
Mr.. Preston King moved that the
House take up the bill of the Senate,
supplemental 10 the Soldiers Bounty
Land bill. THE clerk, in engrossing
it, had outlined the words "of the
PATENT" very material error, as it
made the warrant assignab!e, where
as the bill, as passed, did not.
The yeas and nays were ordered
on suspending the rules 10 take up
tAis bill.
Mr.. Wentworth rose to a privi-
lege question. He called on the
doorkeeper to ealorce the rule
There were too many spectators in
land warrants on the floor, and be
wanted shem out. (Cries Of order
were heard throughout the hall.)
The clerk commenced calling the
roll, when be was interrupted by Mr..
Bayly, from the committee appoint
ed 10 wait on the President, reported
that they had performed their duty,
and that the President had informed
them that he had no further commu-
nication TO make.
The Clerk resumed tbs roll-call,
and had gotten half through. when
the Speaker knocked with bis ham,
mer. All was now still, and he said,
aTbe hour fixed by the joint reso-