The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-12

After debate by Messrz. PEARcE, WALKER,
DAWSON, BoRLASD, JEFFERSON DAVIS, BELL,
BERRIEN, Ewing and Others the amendment
was agreed to.
Mr.. WALKER moved, in order to confirm
the intent of the bill as explained by its friends,
that such States as have no public lands within
their borders, shall be excluded from selecting
their lands in other States. Agreed to.
Other amendments were disposed of, and the
bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading
And the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, Feb IL, 1851.
Mr.. G. w. JONES, rising to privileged ques-
ton, moved reconsideration of the vote yester-
day, whereby the widow of d. $. KAU FMAN, late
u member Of the House, was allowed what would
have been his PR diem up to the close Of the
session Mr.. j was proceeding to address the
House, when he was interrupted by
Mr.. lNGE, who rose to question Of orde r,
which was, whether a privileged question took
precedence of a special order. The SPEAKER de-
cded in the negative and added that the motion to
reconsider would lie over until Monday.
Mr.. EVANS Of Maryland, asked unanimous
consent to introduce joint resolution, repeating
the act of last session, authorizing the enlarge
ment of the capitol. Objected to.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON of Arkansas 8,
report of the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs was
ordered to be printed.
BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
The SPEAKER stated that the business before
the House was the special order establishing a
board of accounts, and that the question was upon
agreeing to the amendments proposed by the
Committee of the Whole, which were to strike
out the first section of the Senate bill, and to in
sert instead thereof the bill reported by the Com
mittee on Claims. The question was subsequent
ly modified. as to include all the sections of the
| original bill, making the question really between
the original bill, and the substitute proposed by
Mr.. DANIEL
Mr.. lNGE, asking, if to day was not set aside
for the consideration Of District business WIS an
swered by the SPEAKER in the affirmative but
that the present business before the House had
precedence. The business of the District would
be next in order. M. l. stated, that if the previ-
Gus question was not ordered upon the bill under
consideration, he should move to make the Dis
trict business in order for tomorrow
The previous and the main questions were then
ordered.
Mr.. ASHMUN asking if the amendment ofthe
Committee of the Whole should be rejected, would
not the question recur upon the original bill, az
referred 10 the committee, was answered by the
SPEAKER in the affirmative.
Mr.. DUER asked if the vote ordering the main
question should bs reconsdered, would it be in
order for him to propose so to amend the origin
bill as to require the commiss toner's to decide
cases by the rules OF law and equity. The SrEA-
xER answered in the affirmative. Mr.. D. then
moved a reconsideration of the vote ordering the
main question. After some conversation between
the SPEAKER and Messrs. Burr and VNroN, the
question was put and decided in the negative.
The question was then put upon agreeing to
tha .>,op ~ta1 81.
Claims, and it rejected by vote of LOG to s.
The question recurring upon agreeing TO the
original bill, which was that ofthe Senate without
any of the amendments adopted by the House
Mr. VAN DyEE maved that it lie upon the table.
NegRiiyed; yeas 95, nays 80.
The bill provided for the appointment. by the
President of three commissioners, whose salaries
should be ~ 900 each, II was made the duty Of
the board to determine cases. pending in the de-
partments which should be referred TO them by
the heads Of departments, also TO determine cases
referred to them by Congress Their determine
ton in all cases was TO be final and conclusive.
The bill authorized Claimant under laws, or I'M
der regulations Of the executive departments, or OF
the patent Office, or upon contracts expressed or
implied with the government, to suggest by bill,
in the nature of a bill in equity, that his claim
cannot be brought within the strict provisions of
law, but good in equity, shall be heard by such
board The eighth section provided that the board
report fhCtS IN Congress with bills,
in cases favorably considered for the subsequent,
action Of Congress.
The bill was then read third time
The question was then put upon its passage,
and under the operation Of the previous question
| it was rejected; yeas 80, noes 1907.
Mr.. INGE moved to reconsider the vote and to
lay that motion upon the table. The last branch
fthe motion was disagreed to- yeas "a, noes 95.
A message was here received from the Senate,
announcing the passage Of the deficiency bill with
amendments. On motion Of Mr.. BAYLy, it was
referred to the committee Of Ways and Means.l
The question recurring upon the motion to re-
consider the vote rejecting the bill,
Mr., INGE moved that the further considera-
ton Of the motion be postponed until 10 morrow.
Afier some conversation between the Chair and
Mesars. HlLLrARp and McLANE, the question
was put upon the motion Of Mr.. INGE, and it was
disagreed 10.
Mr.. DUER said, that he should vote for the
motion to reconsider in order that the bill might
be amended and passed. Believing it could be
done, he moved the previous question, which mo-
ton was seconded. Under its operation the vote
by which the bill was rejected, was reconsidered
-veas 102--nays94.
Mr. DUER, asking, if it would be in order 10