The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-12-16

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Reprcsentniires.--The following named
gentlemen appeared for the first" time this
session, viz. hlr. Bcale. of Virginia; Mr.
Wiitc. of Alabama, Mr. Howard, OF 'rrx-
Z ns; Messrs. Landry and $. Marlin, Of Lou
isiana; Mr.. Boyd, of New.York, and Mr..
J, Blssell, of Illinois.
r,rhe Speaker laid before the House,
-. Afcofnnu iication from The Treasurer of
1.-THE United States, enclosing cnpics Of his
accounts for tho third and ouri, .uuar,crs
ofl85t,, asadius,ed y the accounting Off.
GERS of the Departments, wbicl,, was laid
Upon ,l,c table. and ordered to hc printed.
fla 2. Tie annual report of the Smbcrin.
4tendenl OF The Coast Snrtep.
saMr. Evans, Of Maryland, moved that ten
;lolsniM extra copies he printed. Que l,nlf
of,hem for the use OF The Office of Tho
q Coast survey. II was usual, he said. to
print this number; and especially it should
SLe done now, as the document was biyhlv
important.
Mr.. Stephens, Of Georgia, had no OBJ.
Jrclon 10 the printing. hui as 10 The extra
Rnumbcrs, The rules required the subjeEl Is
8 be}relerred 10 the COMMITTEES nrt printing,
Il a brief debate cusucd, IN which Messrs.
Evans, Bay!y, Of Virginia; Stephens,
Phelps, Houston, and oilers PARTICIPATES,
hRna, finally, the subject was ordered To lie
>. referred To the Committee on Printing,
after. it siall have been appointed.
Mr.. Cobb desired to introduce bill o.
which he had given previous nolice-lo
authorize the transfer of bounty land war
rants. The propriely of iis passngc, lie
Seaid, could not he doubted.
Mr.. Garter objected.
Alr. Cobb inquired whether it would he
IN order 10 move a suspension Of The rules
MIR. Jones said that the motion could on.
ly be uate on Monday.
! The Speaker decided that such was the
ease
III Mr. Stephens moved that the Ious, du
now ADJOURN, 10 give time To ,he Speaker Ia
5appolnt the standing committees.
tMr. Cobb, seeing That the House Was
not III condition 10 iransact business.
withdrew his mOion for leave.
Alr Jones, OF Fcnhcsse, moved ,ha,
when the. House adgrurns, it adjourn IL
tneet,on Tuesday.
3: 'iBe question hclng taken, one hundred
and seventeen members voted in the affirm
w. E gs1ss
Mr.s ~
nayi lts had no idea U'fssSs: ass
syaiior Of the usual practice. But they
vc,5 not ordered.
The negative side was then counted; aud
al hltcen minutes to one o'clock.
gms ihe linuSe adjourned until Tuesday
PETITIONS.
ly AIR. Bovine: The petition Of Thomas
Is. Goitr,ll, for compcnSat. Din iir damages
Sustained by seizure q, schooner Essex by
saie Mexican government.
Also The petition Of Edward Quinn, for
tincrsase OF pension
By MIR. Taylor The pci'nn nr II. J
@Fde Bruln aud 'or'y.,hrce others. ci,zeus OF
Adams county. Ohin, praying Congress To
relieve Lindsay Gosselt, as one o, the SC.
&carltlrs OF Isaac Pru;stnan, late postmaster
y Scott Adams county, OHIO. Referred
stntbo Committee Oh rus, Offices and Post
Roads.
MIR. Taylor gave motive that he sionll
ask leave 1" Introduce 4 bill further To cx.
:tana lhe time for locating Virginia military
Filnd warrants and returning surveys there
p'i to The General Land Oilicc Referred
10 The Committee on public lands.