The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-02-06
CONGRESS-.
THIRTy-PIRST CONGRESS- SECOND SESSION
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2s, 1851.
SENATE.

| TUESDAY, JANUARY 2S, 1891.
SENATE.
Mr.. Clay presented two memorials from Penn
| sylvaDia asking for a new tariff Mr.. Badger
from the Committee on Naval affairs reported a
bill to enforce discipline and promote good con-
duct in the naval service of the United States.
Mr.. Hale submitted the following resolution,
which was agreed to
| Resolpsd, That the Committee on the District
of Columbia be instructed to inquire if any per-
sons corporations in this District exercising
the powers Of issuing bank notes, and whether
said notes are made payable in anything else than
gold or silver; and If said notes are thus issued,
by virtue Of what law.
A long debate on the subject of Land Titles in
California occupied the principal part of the day.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs
Mr.. Johnson's bill, to grant to every head of a
family a homestead Of 100 acres out Of the public
lands was taken up, and Mr.. Brown of Mssis-
sippi announced that, at the proper time, he
would move substitute for the bill so as TO pro-
vide for the continuance of the existing presmp-
ton laws, and for making the presumption right of
settler perpetual. He was opposed to any meas
ure that would put it in the power Of an mprovi-
dent man to sell his portion Of the public lands to
cancel debts previously contracted.
Mr.. McClernand moved the previous question
on the motion to commit the bill, which induced
Mr. johnson to withdraw that motion Mr. Vim
ton then moved to lay the bill upon the table, and
the vote stood
YEAs-Messrs Ashe, Averett, Bayly, Bocock,
Bokec, Booth Bowie, Brock, Burt, G. A. Cald-
WELL Joseph P. Caldwell Cartier, Casey, Clarke,
Clingman Colcock, Daniel, Deberry, Dimmck,
Dixon, Duncan Edmundson, A. Evans, Freddy,
Fuller, Gerry, Goodenow, Grinnell. Hamilton,
Hammond, Raymond, Henry Hibbard, Holiday,
Houston, Howard, Jos w Jackson, VIM. r. Jack
son, Robert w. Johnson, Kaufman, Kerr, George
G. King, James G. King, James A. King, Levin,
Marshall, McKissock, McQueen, Mescbam,
Meade, Millson, Morton, Nelson, Orr, Outlaw,
telle, Sylvester, Richard II. Stanton, Stetson,
Strong, Taylor, John B. Thompson, Thurman,
Van Dyke, Vibton, Walden, Waldo, Wallace,
Wellborn, White Woodward--7s.
NAYs-Messrs. Albertson, Alexander Allen,
Anderson, Bay, Bell, Bennett, Bingham, Briggs,
Brisbn Brooks, Albert G Brown, Burrows, But
Ter, f. C. Cabell Joseph Gable, Calvin Campbell,
Chandler, w. r. w Cobb, Cole, Conger, Corwin,
Crowell, Banner, Dickey, Doty, Durham, Dur
kec, Ewing Featherston, Fitch, Gentry, Giddngs,
Gilbert. German, Gott, Gould, Green, Hall, Hsr-
Ian, ]. G. Harris, r. l.. Harris, Hay Hiliard,
Hoagland, Hunter, Inge, Andrew Johnson Jones,
Julian Letter, Horace Mann, job Mann, Matte.
son, McClernspd, McLsnahan, r. M McI.ane,
Finis f. Mclean, McMullen, D. F.. Miller
Moore, Morris, Newell, Olds, Penn, Pitman Pot
ter, Powell, Putnam, Reynolds, Risley, Robbins,
Robinson, Rockwell Root, Rose, Sackett Savage,
Spaulding, Sprague, Frederick p. Stanton,
Thomas, UDderbiil Watkins, Wentworth, Wild
rick, Williams, Wright, Young-9O
The bill was then reported TO the Committee
Of the Whole on the state Of the Union-yeas
l2l, nays Ga.
Mr. Johnson moved TO reconsider this vote,
stating that he did for the purpose Of obtaining
an opportunity to present bis views on the SUBJ |
ject The motion TO reconsider was entered on
the journal.
The Deficiency Bill was then taken up in Com
mittee OF the Whole on the state Of the Union. |
After action on various amendments, MIR Strong of
Pennsy lvania moved TO amend the bill by the sddi- |
ton Of several sections providing that duties
collected on imports should be assessed on the
value Of the articles at the place Of export, and
raising the duties on iron to 40 per cent, and on
woollens 10 per cent above the present duty
Pending q question Of order, the Committee
rose, and the House adjourned.