The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-23

IA long debate ensued upon this amendment. which is
unavodably deferred after which, the bill reported
TO the Senate, and, on motion,
The Senate adjoarned.l
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 81. 1851.
After the reading OF the journal
BUSINESS ON THE sPrAEER's TABLE.
The SPEAKER called the attention OF the House TO
the importance OF taking the business the Speakers
table (Senae bills. &c) which had accumulated there
1t would be in order TO proceed 10 its consideration at the
expiration OF the morning hour.
Mr. BURT addressed few words TO the House in ia
Of at proceeding TO the consideration OF the egu
lar order OF busines-he call Of the committees Tor
ports.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. BAYLY. by leave, went on to show that unless
the general appropriation bills already reported from the
COMMITTEES Of Ways and Means. were made special
dsrs, probable that the session would end without
of the said bills saying beg to be ndnlged
few remarks concerning the state OF the business OF
this House, The deficiency bill has already been made
the special order from day 10 day, until ii disposed Of
We will not be able to gel through that bill in less than
three days The New York mint bill and the bill pro.
vdng board Of accounts have also been made special
orders Each Of these will take two days The import
ance OF them will n any rate, entlte them to 80 much
time for their consideration -Four days have been set
apart for the consideration OF territorial business. and one
day has been appropriated to The District OF Columbia.
We all know that Mondays consumed in motions to
suspend the rules and 'dies nom far the BUSH
concerned.
days remaining Thus the House will see that OF the
thirty five days of the session still remaining, seventeen
beyond control and we have only eighteen days,
including Fridays and Saturdays set apart by the rules OF
the House for private bs lett to transact the business
OF Congress not provided for in the special orders We
have nine general appropriation bills which II is our i'm.
duty to consider and pass and the failure oil
one OF which would lead to great embarrassment
These bills are the Military Academy bill the revo-
a,ionary and other pension bills; the navy pension bill
the Indian bill; the post Office bill the fertilization bill
bill
In these bills appropriations are made amounting to up
wards OF forty millions OF dollars and providing Tor every
department OF the public service. They ought to be
carefully considered But if every day of the session
which is no, appropriated already be given TO the con-
sideraton Of those bills we can give them but two
days each. If deprive private bills OF Fridays and Sat-
urdsys, and less than one il we do not.
| Under these circumstances, feel II my duty to call
upon the House. in the most earnest manner TO make no
bills special orders except the general appropriation
bills, and that IL Wi sustain me on Monday next in
making them special orders II IL does not, ], IS certain
that some OF those bills will fail, they will be passed
without due consideration. After this statement II the
Committee OF Ways and Means is not sustained by the
House, and the public service shall suffer- they must bear
the responsibility, which wall be very heavy one.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. BURT having called for the regular order OF bust
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order
10 be reports IRON committees.
Whereupon such reports were made by Messrs
THOMPSON, OF Pennsy wanna. and MEADE, from the
Committee on the Judiciary; which were appropriately
disposed Of
UNITED STATES COURTS IN FLORIDA.
Among these, Mr. MEADE, from the Committee on the
Judiciary. reported back without amendment, the Senate
bill amending the acts establishing the United States
district for Florida, and providing for wr,s OF
and appeals from the said courts.
Mr. NJ moving 10 put the said bill on its passage, the
question on It's third reading and engrossnent;
Whereupon, the said hill debated some length
by Messrs. MEADE, GRiNNELL, CABELL, KING OF
New Jersey, and JONES
Mr.. MEADE called the previous question.
Mr. JONES moved TO lay the bill upon the table: not
agreed 10, Thy yeas and nays-yeas 90 nays 81, (the
Speaker voting in the negaive.)
Mr.. KING, OF New Jersey, then taking the floor for
further debate on the bill, he was interrupted by
BUSINESS on rus SPEAKERS TABLE.
Mr. STRONG, who moved thai the House do
proceed the consideration OF business The Speakers
Tie SPEAKER laid before the House sundry executive
messages and executive department communications,
Senate bills &c, all OF which appropriately disposed
Among these the Senate bin for the renewal OF the
charter OF the Potomac Insurance Company of the Dis
irct OF Columbia with amendments TO the House amend
men,s thereto having been thus reported the question
arose on agreeing to the said amendments The first
thereof then agreed to without division.
The question being on agreeing TO the second amend
ment limiting the ndvid liability Of the stock holders
for the debts and other engagements of the said company
equal TO the amount of The stock held by EACH and
also providing that The stockholders shall only be liable
of he said stock
After debate between Mr. HALL against and Mr.
INGE for the said Senate amendment,
Mr.. McCLERNAND demanded the previous question
that question and that call being seconded by the
House. the said amendment agreed to-yeas lit,
nays 81.
ASenate BILL constituting the bounty land law OF Sep
TENDER IS 1880 forbddng the transfer of the warants)
having been reported from the Speakers table,
Mr., JONES moved TO lay it on the table.
Whereupon the bill was read at length
Mr.. VlNTON trusted that il would receive the usual
reference.
Mr.. JONES, Withdrawing the motion TO lay on the
table, explained that this bill designed TO prevent the
assignment OF these land before the issuing OF
the patents therenpon
And then renewing the motion to lay the table, il
was agreed TO.
A Senate bill, granting additional school lands IN GER
tain cases having been reported from the Speakers table,
and being read twice,
Mt HARRIS, OF Illinois, moved TO put the said bill
s passage, and then addressed few rem rks TO the
House, explaining that merely provided for the exchange
OF worthless lands donated for school purposes, for
marketable lands.
The question being the third reading and sngros..
ment of the bill, Il was read at length.
Mr. BOWLlN announced that the House Committee
Public Lands bad considered the subject thoroughly
and incurred in recommending ta epaetnenf