The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-09


Senator from Missouri, and in defence of his own
! bill.
Mr.. BENTON replied, but, without concluding.
| yielded the floor
| And, on motion by MIR. ATcHIsoN-
| The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILLS.
| Mr.. BAYLY said that he held in his hand five OF
! the General Appropriation bills, and he was in
structed by the Committee OF Ways and Means to
ask the unanimous consent of the House for him to
report them, and TO move that they be referred and
| printed.
There being no objection, he reported
bill making appropriation for the support OF
the Military Academy for the year ending the Goth
| of June, 1852;
bill making appropriations for the payment of
Revolutionary and other pensions for the year
ending the 30th of June, 1882
A bill making appropriations for the payment of
Navy Pensions for the year ending the 3Oth of
June, 1852;
A bill making appropriations for the current and
contingent expenses of the Indian Department,
and for fulfilling treaty stipuations with various
Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1852 !;
and
A bill making appropriations for the service of
the Post Office Department for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1852.
These bills were severally read first and second
time, and committed to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union.
MIR. BAYLY moved that they be made the special
order OF the day for to- morrow in the order they
reported, and that they continue until they
shall be disposed of.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, said that he should
like to know the effect of this motion if sustained.
The SPEAKER stated that the effect of this mo-
ton would be not to interfere with any special or
der made for day previous to to- morrow, but it
would take precedence of any special order here
tofore made for any day subsequent to to- morrow.
Mr.. JOHNSON observed, then by general con-
sent the House would get batch of bills referred
to the Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union, as the special order of the day, to the
clusion of all other business.
The SPEAKER stated that the motion of the
gentleman from Virginia could be entertained only
by general consent
Objection was made
REDUCTION OF POSTAGE.
Mr.. PHELPS gave notice of substitute for the
Cheap Postage bill, which he intended to offer when
the subject shall again be considered, and would
make remarks upon it, he being entitled to the
floor
Mr.. MATTEsoN likewise gave notice of an
amendment to the bill.
The two propositions were ordered to be printed.
LOCATION OF MILITARY BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.
Mr.. FITCH, by unanimous consent, introduced
bill providing for the location Of military bounty
land warrants, where the same have been erro-
neously located which was referred to the Com
mitee on the Public Lands.
ATLANTIC AND ST. LAWRENCE RAILROAD.
Mr.. GOODENOW, by unanimous consent, intro
duced bill granting portion of the public lands
TO the State of Maine for the purpose of aiding in
the construction of the Atlantic and St Lawrence
railroad which referred to the Committee on
the Public Lands.
PAYMENT OF AWARDS UNDER THE MEXICAN TREATY.
Mr. STANTON, of Tennessee, by unanimous
consent, introduced Joint resolution directing the
payment of the awards made by the board of COM
missoners, organized to carry into effect the stipu
lations of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; which
referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
NEW HAMPSHIRE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
Mr.. JONES called for the regular order of bust
Mr. POTTER asked him to withdraw the call,
that he might offer a resolution to authorize the
Clerk OF the House to settle the account Of the late
Jabez Gore, a clerk in his Office, who died yester
day
Mr.. JONES did not acquiesce.
The SPEAKER stated the business before the
House to be the report of the Committee of Elec-.
tons in the case of the contested New Hampshire
election; and that the question pending on the
amendment of Mr.. Tuck to strike out the resolu
ton of the majority of the committee, affirming that
Mr. MORRISON ia entitled to the seat which he now
holds, and to substitute the following, viz
RESOLVED, That Jared Perkins is entitled to the
seat claimed by him, the representative to fill
the vacancy occasoned by the resignation of Jas.
Wilson.
ASSIvERsARY THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
Mr.. DISNEY was assigned the floor on the cleo
ton case, but he gave way to
Mr. STANTON, of Kentucky, who said that,
this the Sth of January, it would be a desccra-
ton of the day to continue longer in session; and
he therefore moved that the House do adjourn.
The question was taken, and resulted-yeas "a,
nays SS-as follows:
YEAS essrs. Albertson, Ashe, Ashmun, Ba-
ker, Bayly, Beale, Bell, Bingham, Bowlin, Boyd,
Albert G. Brown, Buel, Billiard, f. Darlington Ca
BELL Joseph Cable, Cartier, Clingman, Williamson
r. W. Cobb Daniel Disney, Edmundson, Ewing,
Featherston, Fitch, Fuller, Gentry, Gilbert, Good
enow, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Hammond, Haral-
son, Harlan, Isham G. Harris, Thomas l.. Harris,
Hubbard, Hoagand, Holiday, Inge, Robert w.
Johnson Jones, La sere, Letter, Job Mann, Ma
son, Mcdowell, McKissock, McLanahan, Robert Nj.
McLane, Finis Z. Mclean, McMullen, Meade,
John X. Miller, Morris, Morse, Morton, Newell,
Pitman, Potter, Robinson, Ross, Savage, Sawtee,
Schermerhorn, Schoolcraft, Seldom, Frederick p.
Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Strong, Sweetser,
Taylor, Thomas Jacob Thompson, Jas Thompson,
John y. Thompson, Toombs, Van Dyke, Venabe,
Walden, Wallace, Watkins, Welborn, Williams,
Woodward, Wright, and Young-94.
NAYS.-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Averett,
Bennett, Bocock, Booth, Bowdon, Brock, Briggs,
Brooks, VIM j. Brown, Burrows, Burt, Butler,
Joseph p Caldwell, Calvin, Campbell, Chandler,
Cleveland, Cole, Conger, Corwin, Crowell, Deber-
ry, Dckey, Dixon, Duer, Duncan, Durkee, Eliot,
Nathan Evans, Fowler, Freddy, Giddings, Colt,
mond, Hebard, Henry, Houston, Howe, Hunter
Joseph w. jackson, William II. Jackson, Andrew
johnson, Julian, Kerr, George G.. King, James g.
King, John A. King, Horace Mann, Matteson,
McGaughey, Meacham, Daniel F. Miller, Mson,
Moore, Nelson, Otis, Peasee, Powell, Reed, Ris
ley, Robbins, jr., Rockwell, Root, Rose, Rumsey,
it,, Saclcett, Schenck, Shepperd, Sylvester, Spald
ing, Sprague, Stanly, Thaddeus Stevens, Stetson,
Thurman, Tuck, Undcrhill, Vinton, Waldo, Went
worth, and Whites
And 80 the House adjourned.
PETITIONS PRESENTED UNDER THE RsLE.
| By Mr.. SCHENCK The petition of thirty nine
officers of the navy praying that the same additional