Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, JANUARY q. 1851


Mr.. HARALSON asked the unanimous consent of the
House to introduce the following joint resolution:
Resolved &c That nothing In the first section Of the act Of
2Sh September $780, granting certain bounty to certain
vice Of the United States shall be construed as to exclude
any commissioned non-commssioned officer musician
private whether regulars volunteers militia who
mustered into the service of the United
ed the length OF time required by said act.
Mr. HARALSON stated that the Secretary Of the Interior
had felt constrained TO give construction the bounty land
act which excluded many officers and soldiers who had been
regularly mustered into the service Of the United States and
served the length of time required of them by law The ground
Of the exclusion that they had been engaged in actual
hosites in boodshed. Now, what he asked by this re-
solution that those who had been actually mustered into
the service OF the United Staes had served the length
required by law and had been regularly mustered out of the
service should be entitled to the benefits Of the bounty land
act. ...... r.. .&..... =, n. ,1.. ,,as. ....%.
Objection then made to the introduction Of the reso-
luton
Mr. HARALsON moved to suspend the rules to enable
him to introduce it.; which motion not agreed to.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas asked the unanimous con-
sent Of the House to introduce the following resolution:
Resolved That House bill No s4s ben bill making ap
preparations certain harbors rivers
be made the special order for Tuesday week. and con-
nue the special order from day day until disposed Of
Objections were made. ea ,ts..
yeas and nays this notion stating that he desired to have
test vote on the question. ..
The and nays ordered and, being taken
as follows:
YEAS-Me,srs Alexander, Allen, Aston, Anderson,
Andrews, Ashmun, Bell, Bennett Bingham, Bokee Booth
Bowie Bowln Breck Briggs Brooks Buel Bullard, Bur-
bell Casey, Chandler, Clingman, Cole, Conger, Corwin
Crowel Debery, Dckey Disney, Dixon, Doty, Duer,
can, Durkee Eliot Alexander Evans Fitch Fowler Gentry
Gddngs Gilbert, Goodenow, Go, Gould, Grnnel, Hamp
ton, Harlan, Hay Raymond, Hebard Hilliard, Howard
Howe Hunters William T. jackson, Robert w. johnson
Julian, Kaufman, Kerr Geo. G. King, John A. King Letter
Levin Horace Mann, Marshall Matteson, Mcdonald, Nc
Gaughey. Robert NJ McLane, Meacham, Daniel F. Miller
Moore Morris, Morton, Nelson, Newell, Oge, Old Out.
Rockwell Root Rose Rumsey sacket Schenck, Schermer-
horn Shepperd Sylvester Spaldng. Sprasue Sny Fred
erck F. Stanton Taylor, JAS Thompson Thurman, Under
hill, Van Dyke, Vnton, Walden, Waldo, Watkins, Went
NAYS-Messrs Albertson, Ashe, Averet, Bayly, Beae,
Bocock, Bowdon, Brisbn, William Brown Burt George
A. Caldwell Carter, W. R. W. Cobb, Colcock, Daniel Dam
ner Dimmck Edmundson, Ewing Featherston, Freedley,
Fuller, Gerry German, Green Hall, Hamilton, Hammond
lsham G. Harris, Sampson W. Harris Thomas L. Harris,
Hbbard, Hoagand, Holiday, Joseph W. Jackson, Andrew
Johnson Jones' La Sere, Lite6eld Job Manu. Mason Nc
Dowell, McQueen Melville, Meade, Milson, Morse Orr,
Parker Peasee, Penn, Phelps Powell, Robbins Robinson
Ross Savage Seddon Richard H. Stanton, Setson Thomas,
born, Wdrick, Williams Wlmot, and Woodward--7O.
So the motion agreed to, two-hirds voting
therefor Fl. .4..ss.a@t.. .@v. IN. la. ..
On motion Of Mr.. BAYLY the House then went into
Committee Of the Whole on the of the Union, (Mr
MEADE, Of Virginia. in the cha and resumed the conside
ration Of the bill to supply deficiencies in the appropriation
for the service Of the fiscal year ending the 30h Of June
1851. e.y
After some time spent various amendments to the bill
The Committee and reported progress.
And the House adjourned. ...s.