Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-21
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Mr. BROOKS moved to reconsider the just taken,
giving notice that it agreed to he would submit the
following resolution amendment to the report which he
asked TO have read for information
The resolution was read q follows;
Resotved That committee Of be appointed sit
during the recess and Inquire the operation of the
sting tariff system all the facts relating thereto or
herewith and that they report the the ensuing
session Of Congress- the House. And that said committee
have power to summon witnesses TO take testimony to in
eur such they may deem ndpensaby necessary
to obtain information.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi moved to lay the mo-
ton OF Mr. Brooks TO reconsider the table which motion
was agreed to by the following vote
YEAS-Messrs. Albertsou, Ashe, Ayerstt, Bay BsyIy,
Beale Bissell, Booth, Bowdon, Bown Boyd Albert &.
Brown, William j. Brown, Buel, j. Cable George A. Cald
r. w. Cobb, Colcock, Dmmick, Disney, Dunham Durkee
Ewing Featherston, Fitch Fuller Gerry Gorman Greene
Thomas l. Harris, Hubbard, HoagIand Holaday Holmes
Howard Hubbard Inge JOS W. Jackson, Andrew Johnson
kSsss " Johnson 1 Jones Preston King Ia se, Letter
Mill.on Morris. Morse, Orr, Parker. Pea.lee, Phelps.
Frederick r Stanton Richard H. Stanton s,esou Thomas,
Jacob Thompson, Walden Waldo, Wallace Welbo Whit
fss wd wos l ,ss Hos"ss
drews, Ashmun, Bennett, Bokee Breck Briggs Brooks,
Burrows Chester Butler Thomas B. Boiler, Calvin Camp
berry, Dckey. Dixon Doty Duncan, Eliot, Alexander Evans
Nathan Evans, Fowler, Freddy Gentry, Gilmore Gott,
billiard Houston Howe, William T. Jackson. James ' L
Johnson John Kerr George G ling James G King John
Ks:cek, MeLanahan, Fins E. Mclean, MeashaH Moore.
Morehead, Morton, Nelson, Ogie, Ois, Outlaw, Phsnx
piman Pstnsm Reed Robbins Rose Rumsey, saeket,
Stany Alexander H. Stephens, Thaddeus Stevens Strong
Taylor jane. Thompson John b Ihomp.ea, Thurman.
Sundy bills of the Senate then severay read twice
| and appropriately referred. A
Bill of the House entitled ssAn act to supply defcence,
in the appropriations for pay and mileage Of members Of Con-
gress with the amendments Of the Senate thereto taken
up the question being concurng in said amendments
The amendments of the Senate TO this bill concured
in, with the exception Of the following. viz
Strike the words that the Senator's and Representatives
from Oregon and more and in lieu thereof insert that
the mileage Of the Senators and Representatives Cafor
the most usual travelling route within the limits Of the United
States and the diem Of said Senators and Representatives
for this session shall from the day which the
constitution of California first communicated to the
Houses Of Congress respectively. # ie@ vGsts
Mr.. PRESTON KING moved to amend the amendment
by striking out the words "to the most usual travelling route
within the limits Of the United States and inserting in lieu
thereof the following To existing laws which provide for
the payment of members Of this HOUSE. make read
hat the mileage of the Senators and Representatives from
California and the Delegate from Oregon be computed accord
members of this House," dsc.
After debate by Messrs STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, P.
KING, HALL, CARTER, and HOUSTON
Mr.. HARRIS, Of Illinois, moved the previous question,
which was seconded and under the operation thereof the
amendment Of Mr.. PRssroH KING was rejected. s
The question then taken agreeing to the amend
ment of the Senate and decided in the negative by the
following vote: Yeas 10, nays 49, tF7
The House then adjourned.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1850.
The bill Of the Senate entitled An act to suppress the
slave trade in the District Of Columbia" was read twice
The bill having been read through
Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi moved to amend il by adding
thereto section making the punishment for enticng
from their masters within the District Of Columbia five years
years in the penitentary.
Mr.. BROWN said that he had intention Of opening the
question They had had quite that already
He moved refer the bill and amendment to the Com
mee on the District Of Columbia, and that motion asked
the previous question. 8}
The question then taken on the motion Of Mr. BRowx
Of Msssspp refer the bill the Committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and it was not agreed to-
The question then REQUIRED the amendment offered by
Mr.. BRowS, of Mississippi
Mr. NGE demanded the yeas and nays on this question:
which ordered, and, being taken, Yeas IS,
nays l0s.
So the amendment not agreed to.
The bill was then ordered to be read third time; and
read the third time. 4@
The question being on the passage of the bill
Mr.THOMPSON, Of Pennsylvania, moved the previous
question: which seconded under operation there
Of the bill was passed by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs Albertson, Alexander, Andrews Ash
mum, Beale Bingham, Bisse Booth, Briggs Brooks VIM
Brown, Buel, Burrows Chester Butler Thomas B. Butler
Joseph Cable, Calvin Campbell Carter, Casey, Chandler,
Clark, Cleveland, Cole, Corwin, Crowe, Dickey, Dim
mick Disney Dixon, Doy Duer Duncan, Durham, Durkee,
Eliot, N Evans, Fitch, Fowler, Freedey Fuller, Gentry,
Gerry Gilbert. Gilmore, German, Go Could Grinneil,
Hail. Holloway Hampton, Harlan, Thomas L. Harris,
Hay, Raymond, Hebard Henry, Hibbard Hoagand Howe,
Hunter, VIM. T. Jackson Julian, George G. King, James
g. King, John A. King, Preston King LETTER. Levin Little
field Horace Mann, Job Mann, Matteson, McClernand,
Mcdonald, McGaughey, McKssock, McLanahan Meacham,
Miller, Moore Morris Nelson Ogle OTIS Peasee, Phoenix,
Robinson, Rose Ross Rumsey Saeket Sawtelle Schenck
Schermerhorn, Schoolcra, Sylvester, Spading Sprague
Thaddeus Stevens Stetson Strong James Thompson
Thurman, Tuck, Underhl, Vinton, Walden Waldo Went
worth, White, Whidesey, Widrick, Wood, Young-l94.
NAYS-Messrs Aston, Anderson, Ashe, Averett Bayly
George A. Caldwell, Joseph P. Caldwell, Cingman, W. R.
W. Cobb Colcock, Deberry EdmundsoD, Alexander Evans
Ewing, Feaherston, Green, Hamilton, HARRISON, sha G.
Harris, Sampson w. Harris Holiday, Howard Hubbard
Inge Joseph W. Jackson, Andrew Johnson Jones' Kaufman
Kerr, La Sere, Marshall Mcdowell, Robert M McIane,
McMuen, Mcqueen, Mlson, Morse, Orr Outlaw, Parker,
Phelps Powell Savage Seldom Frederick p Stanton Rich
ard H. Stanton, Alexander H. Stephens Thomas, Jacob
Thompson, Venable, Wallace Watkins, Williams, Wood
ward-A
The bill Of the Senate entitled An authorize the
appointment of Indian agents California and other pur-
poses read twice and referred the Committee on In
dian Affairs
The bill of the Senate entitled "An TO repeal 20 much
Of the act approved Nth August lS4S extends pro-
visions thereof to Macao" was read twice.
Mr. McCLERNAND sked that tha hill ha mt an h, nas