The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FRIDAY, July 2

FRIDAY, JuLy2
The House resumed the consideration Of til,
bill heretofore reported by Mr.. Cobb, from thu
Committee on Public Lands, giving the right o
way and "A donation of the public lands to Ala
bama, to aid i'm the construction of the hlisss
sppi and Charleston the Selma and Gunter,
Landing and the Tennessee and Winchester
railroads and on motion of Mr.. Stevens OF
Pennsylvania it was laid upon the table-yeas
| SO, nays 81.
A Senate bill granting to Ohio all the I'M
sold and unappropiated public lands within
her limits, was likewise laid on the table-yeas
| SO, nays AZ.
A bill to establish three additional land dis
tricts in Wisconsin was pa, scd
Mr. Orr, from the Committee on Public
Lands reported bill granting the right of
way and lands to Indiana. to aid in the construc-
ton of n railroad from Springfield, Illinois, to
Terre Haute, Indiana.
motion was made to lay the bill on the
table, but this was not agreed to-yeas II,
nays SO.
The morning hour here expired
The Speaker announced that he had recev-
cd n letter from the Hon. c. W. Thompson,
of Virginia, resignDg his seat as a member of
the House
The Pennsylvania contested election case
was taken up, and when Mr. Ashe had closed
the debate, the question was stated on agreeing
TO the following resolutions, viz:
"Resolped, That the election at Danville pre-
cnct county Of Montour, eleventh Congress
sional district Of Pennsylvania, was illegally
and irregularly conducted and the seat Of the
member is vacant and that the Speaker in
I'm the Governor Of that State of the decision
of the House, that a new election may be Or
dercd
Mr. Polk, not being able TO concur in the
report moved to lay the whole subject upon
the table and this was agreed tO-ycas 81,
nays "a
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the state Of the Union, and took
up the Deficiency bill
Mr. Wells OF New York delivered n speech
on the subject Of non-intcryention when
The Committee rose, and the House adjourn
SATURDAY, JULya.
Several bills, for the donation of public
lands to aid in the construction Of railroads
were postponed till the 9Th,
Mr. Watkins, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported a bill giving the right Of
way and donation Of public lands to Alaba-
ma 10 aid in the construction Of n RAILROAD in
that State
Mr. Abercrombie asked that the bill be put
upon its passage, and, in the course Of the re-
marks which he made, pointed out the many
advantages which would accrue from the con-
struetion of the road lie said it was the last
connecting link Of railroad between New Or
leans and the Northern lakes. When com
pletcd, it would cost 81, 500, 900, and it was
now in process Of construction.
Other gentlemen spoke upon the subject,
when
Mr.. Abercrombie demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. I.etcher moved that the bill be laid
upon the table. The yeas and nays were or
dered; and, pending which, the morning hour
expired
The House resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole on the state Of the Union, Mr.,
Stuart in the chair, and took up the amend
ments Of the Senate TO the Deficiency bill.
Mr. Toombs, Of Georgia, in rising said il
was his intention 10 present TO the House and
the country some considerations connected
with the approaching Presidential election
The task was not an agreeable one 10 him.
The facts and details were dry and unintsrsst-
ing, and became important only when conxid-
cred with reference to that great event There
was but one motive which governed him In
approaching this task, and that was public