The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-10-03
HOUSE REPR ESENTATIvES.


The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
returned from the Senate with amendments, wa,
referred to the Committee of Ways and Means
| resolution of Mr.. Johnson Of Arkansas, allow
ing stationery to the amount of S45 for the long
and S25 for the short session of Congress, wac
adopted On motion of Mr. Strong, ordered, that
the delegates from New Mexico and Utah be
paid their mileage &c, out Of the contingent
fund.
few days since, motion WAS made 10 recon
slider the vote by which the House referred to the
Committee on Commerce the Senate bill author
izug the Secretary of the Treasury to permit
vessels from the British North American provin-
ces to lade and unlade at such places in any col
lection district Of the United States as he may
designate.
This motion was CHILLED up by Mr.. Grinnell
Mr. Bsyly moved To lay the motion to reconsider
on the table Lost-yeas Sc, nays SO The mo-
ton to reconsider then prevailed-yeas 96 nays
So. Mr. Grinnell moved to commit the bill TO
the Committee on Commerce. with instructions
(such as had been proposed by Mr. Ashmun) to
report certain sections, which he submitted, pro-
viding for an increase of the tariff. The Speaker
decided that the amendment was out of order, on
several grounds-one being that it was not ger.
man to the bill Mr. Ashmun appealed, hut the
appeal was laid upon the table, and the Speaker
sustained-yeas l0l, nays IS. The bill was then
passed.
Two bills granting lands to aid in the construc-
ton Of railroads in Missouri were then laid upon
the table by considerable majoriies.
Mr.. Preston King said that he had been seek
ing throughout the session for an opportunity to
introduce bill to abolish slavery in the District
Of Columbia, but he had not been successful
And he now moved a suspension Of the rules for
this purpose.
The bill was read II proposes that all persons
held in slavery emancipated by this act shall be
paid for out of the Treasury Of the United States
and the value and the amount shall be ascertaned
and determined by the judges of the circuit court
for the District of Columbia.
The House refused 10 suspend the rues--yeas
So nays l09-as follows:
YgAs-Messrs Alexander, Andrews Bingham
Booth, Burrows, Joseph Gable, Calvin, Chandler,
Clark, Cleveland, Cole. Corwin, Doty Duncan,
Durkee, Fitch, Fowler, Freddy, Goodenow,
Gott, Gould Grinnell, Holloway, Harlan, liebard,
Henry Howe, Hunter, James q. King, John A.
King Preston King, Horace Mann, MattesoD,
Meacham, Moore, Ogie, Otis Peck Reed Reyn-
Odds Risley, Rockwell, Root, Rumsey, Sackett,
schoocran, Sylvester, Spaldng Sprsgue, Th@d-
deus Stevens, Van Dyke Vinton, Waldo, and
White--i2
NAys-Messrs Albertson, Anderson, Ashe,
AsbmuD, Bay, Bayly, Bcale, Bissell Bowdon,
Bowie, Bowln, Briggs Brooks, Albert q. Brown,
Buel, Burt, Chester Butler Thomas u. Butler,
y. G.. Cabell, George A Caldwell, Joseph r. CALI
WELL Carter, Casey, CliDgman, Williamson X.
w. Cobb Daniel, Dimmick, Disney, Dixon, Ed
mundson, Eliot, Alexander Evans n Evans,
Featherston, Gilbert German, Green, Hall, Ham
mond Hampton Isham q. Harris, Sampson w.
Harris Thomas l.. Harris, Hay, Raymond, lib
bard, Hoaglsnd, Holladay, Holmes, Howard, Hub
bard, Iuge, Joseph W. Jackson, Andrew John
son, Kaufman, Kerr, George q King, La Sere
Letter littlcfeld, Job Mann, Marshall, Mason,
McClernand, Mcdowell, McLanahan, Robert
M. McIane, MeMullen, Mctlneen, Mcade Mil
Ter, Million, Morris, Morton, Orr, Outlaw, Par
ker, Peaslee, Phelps, PitmaD, Potter, Powell,
Richardson, Robbins, Robinson, Ross, Savage,
Sawtelle, Seldom, Stanly, Richard II stanton,
Alex IL Stephens, Steison, Strong, Taylor, Jacob
Thompson James Thompson, Venable Walden,
Wallace, Watkins, Wellborn, Whittlesey Wild
rick, Williams, Woodward, and Yonng-lO9
Mr. Johnson of Kentucky came into the Hall
after his name had been called and asked TO re-
cord ii in the negative; but the privilege was de-
MED
JYeas-Norhern Democrats and Free-Soilers--
IL. Northern Wings and Free-Soilers-4l.
Nays--Northern Democrats-3l. Northern
Whigs-i4. Southern aays-6i Northern men,
bers absent or not votiDg-4A- few members
svowedly favorable to the principle Of the resolu.
ton voted against n suspension OF the rule, be-
cause they deemed the Introduction Of the resolu-
ton unreasonable Under all the circumstances
Of the case, the vote In the affirmative was unex-
pectedly large
A resolution authorizing the President 10 cause