The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-11
fro BIZ Continued
HOUSE OF REPaEsENrATrvEs.

After the reading Of the journal.
MIR. B0KEE asked the unanimous consent oil the
House for the introduction Of resolution directing the
Post Office Committee to inquire into the expedsncy Of
so amending the contract for carrying the mails between
this country and Great Britain to require each steamer
Ireland going to and returning from Lverpoo but, OBJ
lection being made, leave was not granted.
Mr BROWN, Of Mississippi, called for the regular
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order
to be the further consideration Of the reports from the
EwIsc nnye.tigsiing 9 select committee but !. -,,,u
the vote on the question OF the passage the day be-
iore OF the bill supply the deficiency in the former sP
preparations for the pay and mileage Of members which
had passed. the vote had been found to be 49, nays
TO- and not yeas 7s nays IL with the Speakers casting
vote in the negatively read from the Clerks desk so
this bill passedno rejected as announced from the
Chair.
Mr.. HIBBARD moved 10 reconsider that VOTE and then
TO lay that motion on the tables which last motion was
the berality OF this House (which have seldom failed
in obtaining. and for which am truly thankfully to al
low the Senate bill No. s2o granting 70 the State OF Ala
bama the right Q, way and alternate sections io me con-
taken up My object is to have II referred TO the Com.
miltee Public Lands, to whom the subject OF granting
land. Tor s%a ppsy m ss
mitee may be willing 70 besow upon other bills OF he
same nature.
granting lands aid OF the construction of the Alabama
and Tennessee railroads which was read twice. referred
10 the Committee on Public Lands. and ordered to be
printed. sAe
The bill making the annual appropriations for the sup
port of the West Point Military Academy being next IN
oder the amendments Of the Senate were then concurred
| in by the House
M. BAYLY, by unanimous consent, reported from the
Committee OF Ways and Means the bill making appro-
aiion TO the first nsalment due under the treaty
OF Guadalupe Hidalgo, yet unprovded for which was
read twice, referred TO the Committee OF the Whole on
the state OF the Union, and ordered 10 be printed
The SPEAKER announced as the unfinished business
Of the morning hour the further consideration OF the re-
ports from the Ewing investigating select committee
whereupon, Nttt 0sbaGa ts6s Fl ~
Mr. VINTON, who was entitled to the floor, addressed
the House for the remainder Of his hour defence OF the
payments made by Mr. Secretary Ewing; which bad
been questioned by the majority reports
MIR. BROWN, of Mississippi, next addressed the Coair
in vindcaon OF the views set forth IN the report OF 'ne
majority OF the said committee.
The morning hour having expired,
On motion OF Mr. EWING, the House proceeoea ~ no
consideration OF business on the Speakers uee, Se
The SPEAKER laid before the House various oeha,e
bills, Sc all OF which were appropriately ulspossu oi'
Among these there was reported the Sena,e o dona-
tns the rgbt Of way through the public lands ana alter
nate sections OF said public lands 70 and IN the constIuc
| ton Of the Nashville ond Chattanooga railroad Ihe
said bill having been read twice,
MIR. EWING, moving 10 put il on its passage ad
dressed The House 10 show the poprey and justice o
enacne this bill without the usual reference the Com
mirtee on Public Lands. ttiI.i nisesl ttsflsg
Mr. vTNTON moved its reference 10 the Committee or
Public Lands on the ground that an bills embracing aP