Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

neat and pertinent speech
MONDAY, MARCH 3-Eueniag Session.
The SPEAKER called the House to order a. six o'clock
Mr. BURT moved suspension Of the rules to enable him
that the House proceed to the consideration of Sc
nate bill found military asylnm for the relief Of disabled
and INDECENT soldiers of the army Of the United States which
mo'n agreed to yeas 100, nays SO.
The bill read twice.
Mr. BURT moved suspension Of the rule which required
this bill be committed account Of its making appro
prision which agreed TO.
The bill then read the third time and passed
COLONIZATION SOCIETY.
Mr.. NELSON asked the unanimous consent Of the House
to TO discharge the Committee Of the Whole the state
Of the Union from the further consideration Of Senate bill for
the relief Of the American Colonization Society.
The motion discharge the committee from the consid
Grafton Of the bill agreed to.
The bill was then ordered to third rsding-yess no,
nays 5o-and was accordingly read the third time and
: passed.
THANKS TO THE SPEAKER.
Mr. vNTON said that be for the purpose Of offering
resolution which he was sure would command the undi
vded vote Of the House He would suspend the
rules but would ask the unanimous consent Of the House
offer the following resolution:
Resolved That the thanks of this House due and are
hereby the Hon. ovs.1 coas for the able inn
partial aud digned in which he has discharged the
duties of Speaker during the present Congress.
There being objection, the resolution unanimously
agreed to.
PASSAGE OF THE CHEAP POSTAGE BILL.
message received from the Senate announcing that
that body had concued in the amendments Of the House to
On motion Of Mr. HARRISON, by unanimous consent,
the Senate bill for the relief Of William Hardin taken up,
read three times, and passed.
NOTIFICATION or ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, 1.-THE rules having been
suspended for the purpose offered the following resolution,
which agreed to:
Resoe That the Clerk of this House inform the Senate
thar this House. having disposed Of the important business Of
the session. is now ready to adjourn.
In the of the night great many unsuccessful
tons made to take up various public and private bills
Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, said that the hour Of -
o'clock midnight had arrived he would that the House
adjourn sine die and this motion demanded the yeas and
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi rose to question Of
ORDER He submitted whether the hour Of II o'clock having
arrived the House did stand adjourned BY force Of law
The SPEAKER overrued the point Of order
The yeas and nays ordered !.
Mr.. BURT desired know this House should now ad-
ourn, whether the Senate could upon the bills
them, and, by concurring in them, make them laws
The SPEAKER said that he must state, in response to
the question opcunded that the bills could not be signed
the presiding officer except when the House session.
The question then taken the motion Of Mr..
STEPHENS to adjourn die, and it agreed 10
Yeas 81, nays 1877. ta..
CLOSE OF THE SESSION.
Mr.. GENTRY said that he desired to submit motion,
which he wished to preface with few remarks by unanimous
consent [Cries Of 'seave" "leave. The remarks which
be desired make connected very high degree with
the interests of the country The Government Of the United
States without precedent had always went into operation at
IL o'clock the 4 Of March, and Government provided
for nteregnum There had been interegnum this
Government from The period Of its erection to the present
tme and there could be nteregnum except in
utionsry times He considered that this Congress had
perfect right legsae until IL o'clock the 4th March
It likely that Of the appropriation bills ndpensa
bic carry the Government would not be passed by the
Senate and concerned the character Of the House
such should the responsibility where ought
rest and would prevent it from resting upon this House
Therefore it was their duty sit here till IL o'clock tomo
row. and Of the appropriation bills should fail let them
be able say that occasioned by them He there
fore moved call Of the House, and that the Sergeant
be directed to arrest the absentees.
Mr.. BAYLY said that he did know precisely how the
debate arose, for he had been asleep Laughter He de-
sired respond the remarks the gentleman from Ten
nessee.
The SPEAKER stated that the gentleman could only do
50 by unanimous consent, when objection was made.
Mr.. BAYLY desired to say word.
[Cries of "go on" ego on, "call the roll and OBJ
jectionsJ
The motion for call Of the House then agreed to- and
after proceedings had been had therein, all further pro-
ceedings dispensed with.
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved to suspend the rules to enable
him to to take up the French spoaion bill which
was not agreed to.
Mr. SCHENCK moved suspension of the rules to en-.
able him to move up bill for the relief of Capt
Lewis Warrington. and others which was not agreed to
yeas SO, nays AZ.
Mr. BUEL moved suspension of the rules enable him
to proceed the consideration of the Canada rec
procity bill which not agreed to-
Mr. seldom moved suspension Of the rules to enable
him offer resolution that the Clerk be directed inform
the Senate that the House, having disposed of the important
business before it, and having waited for hours 10
pectation Of hearing from them receiving from them the
appropriation bills and having received communication
from them, prepared to adjourn sine die; and unless
the Senate took action in relation the bills requiring
further action Of the House, the House would conclude that
the Senate had determined the bills and they
would according adjourn.
The motion to suspend was not agreed to.
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1851. ..:-
The SPEAKER called the House order nine o'clock.
After the transaction Of much business including the pas
sage Of the appropriation bills.
END OF THE SESSION.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi from the committee ap-
pointed 70 wait the President reported that they had per-
formed that duty and that they had report that the Pres
dent had no further communication to make TO Congress
Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia. moved that the House do
adjourn sine die; which was agreed TO- M
The SPEAKER then and closed the session as fol-
lows:
GENTLEMEN HOUSE, OF REpaEsExr.r1vxs. Our
abors closed We summoned to the post. from
which are about to retire an exciting and imnoy
period of our history And whilst there NAV yery pro-
pey exist diversity Of opinion the variou.
which have adopted may least this closing
hora in he H..