The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
ABSTRACT OF PRIVATE cLAlMs.

ABSTRACT OF PRIVATE elaine.
Mr. DANIEL, from the Committee of Claims,
introduced resolution directing the Clerk to con-
tinue in employment an extra clerical force to com
pete, speedily practicable, and with accura
cy, the abstract Of private claims from the four
teenth 20 the thirty ninth Congress, and to with
hold the work from publication until the same shall
have been completed, and subjected to re- examna-
ton In reply TO question by MIR. JOINS, he said
that the work would make three volumes of the
size of the Congressional Globe and understood that
the committee recommend that II be completed
within the period of ten months.
The resolution was passed-oYes lO0 noes IS.
LOUIS KossuTH.
MIR. CARTIER moved a suspension of the rules
to enable him to offer the following resolution, viz
Rescued, That committee of five be appointed
by the Chair to wait Louis Kossuth on his arri-
val at the capital, and introduce him to the House
Of Representatives.
Mr. BAYLY, of Virginia, said that be wished to
debate the resolution
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, asked for the yeas
and nays which were ordered and being taken re-
sulted-yeas III, nays 5S-as follows:
YEAS.-Mcssrs. Willis Allen, Allison, Andrews,
John Appleton, Babcock, Bartlett, jr, Bennett Bis
sell, Bovine, John II. Boyd Brenton, Briggs, Bus
by, Joseph Gable. Thompson Campbell, Cartier,
Caskie, Chandler, Chapman ,Chastain, Clark, Cleve
land Clingman, Cobb, Conger, Curtis, George II.
Davis, John G.. Davis, Disney, Doty, Durkee, East
man, Faulkner, Fcklin, Florence, Floyd, Fowler,
Freeman, Henry NJ. Fuller, Thomas J. ID. Fuller,
Gaylord, Gentry, Giddings, Green, Grey, Grow,
John w. Howe, Thomas Nj. Howe, Ingersoll Ives,
John John on, j. Clancy Jones, Preston King
Kuhns, Kurtz, Landry, Letcher, Mace, Edward c.
Marshall, Mason, Mcdonald, McNair, Molony,
Henry ID. Moore, Murray, Nabcrs Newton Odds. A.
Parker, Peaslee. Penniman, Perkins, Polk, Ran
tout, jr Richardson Robbins jr., Robie, Robinson,
Sackett, Scbcrmerhorn, Scudder, David L. Sey
mour, Orgen $ Seymour Shelton, Smart, Snow,
benjamin stanton, Richard II. Stanton, a. p.
Stevens Stone, St Martin, Stuart, Sutherland, j.,
Sweotser George w. Thompson, Thurston, Town
shend, Tuck, Walbridge Walsh, Ward, Wash.
burn, jr, WEIGH, Addison White, Wildrick, and
Yates-lll.
NAYS-Messrs. Abercrombe, Aiken, Ashe, Ave.
rect, Barrcrc, Tbos. II. Bayly, Bbghaus, Bocock,
| Bragg, Breckenridge, Albert g. Brown, r.. G. Ca
bell, Caldwell, Lewis ID Campbell Cullom, Daniel,
Dockery, Durham, Edmundson, Evans, Fitch,
Goodepow, Hall, Hamilton, Hammond, Harper,
Sampson w. Harris, Haven, Hebard, Hem, Hill
| yer, .Holladay, Houston, jackson, Andrew John
| son, Janice Johnson, George W. Jones, Lockhart,
| Humphrey Marshall Martin, McMullin, MilIson,
| Morehead, Morrison Murphy, Orr, Penn, Powell
Scurry, Smith, Sanly, A II. Stephens Taylor Ben
jafnin Thompson, Venable, Watkins, Wilcox, and
| Williams--5S.
So the rules we're not suspended, thirds fail
| ing 20 vote in the Affirmative.
BOUNTY LAED LAW.
Mr.. BRENTON introduced a bill for the relie
Of holders Of bounty land warrants issued under
the act Of September ., 1850. lie desired that il
should be passed forthwith, the matter of in.
terest those who had locate warrants, and tn,
| CommissionCr Of the Land Office had suspended
action IN the premises. Bot the bill was, on mo
ton, referred 70 the Committee on the Public
| Llnds.
TIE pAEsiDErr's ANsUAL MESSAGE.
On motion Of Mr. BISSELL, the House resolves
itself into q Committee Of the Whole on the stat
VI the Union Mr. HiBBARD 10 the Chair. He de
sired 20 take Up the jDint resolution, No /, ex
pianEtory Of the act approved September D, 1850
IN relation 20 bounty land warrants, which Gin ad
d,uon TO making land warrants assignable) pro
yided compensation 10 land officers, whose com
pensati0n, he said, had been rendered ipadcquat
TO their services, III consequence Of the working
THE law.
The House, however, proceeded tothe consdefa
lion of the resolutions heretofore submitted by Mr.
IIoUfToN, to refer the several subjects embraced Ii
! the annual message Of the President OF the Unite
/ States to the appropriate standing committees.