The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

MONDAY, March 8, 1882.
RECEPTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Virginia, asked the
unanimous consent of the House to offer the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resoped, That this day be appropriated, to
the exclusion of all other business, to the calling
of the States, beginning with Maine, for the re.
ception of resolutions and bills Of which previous
notice has been given and upon which no debate
shall be allowed"
Objection being made, the resolution was not
received.
CASE OF LIEUT.. MITCHELL.
The SPEAKER announced that the regular order
Of bus ness the consideration Of u vote by
which the bill for the relief of Lieut.. Colonel ID.
E. Mitchell, Of Missouri, was ordered to a third
reading.
Mr. STUART. of Michigan, moved to post
pone the whole subject for sixty days, in order to
wait for the re-assembling of the Supreme Court
on the first Monday in April, before which certain
law questions touching the case are pending.
Mr. PHELPS, Of Missouri, opposed the mo-
ton, and advocated the speedy passage ofthe bill
MIR. SEYMOUR, of New York, spoke in favor
of postponement.
Mr.. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, hoped that
the bill would not be postponed. He offered
substitute for the bill, the effect Of which is to re-
lieve Col. Mitchell, the defendant, and MIR. Har-
mony, the plaintiff in this case, from all costs and
damages.
Afler discussion, Mr.. MARSHALL amendment
was adopted. The bill was then read third
time, and passed under the operation of the pre-
vlous question.
Mr.. PHELPS moved to reconsider the vote
passing the BILL and to lay that motion on the ta-
BILE, which was agreed to-thus placing the pas
sage of the bill beyond a reconsideration.
RECEPTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. THOMPSON, of Virginia, moved to sus
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slider bills and resolutions in the order Of States,
commencing with the State of Maine.
On this motion the yeas and nays were called
for, and ordered by a vote Of % to l03- onerhfth
Of the members voting, being, by the rule, neces-
sary to sustain the call.
The motion was then rejected--yeas Sc, nays
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THE HOMESTEAD BILL AND NATIONAL POLITICS.
On motion of Mr.. HALL, of Missouri The House
went into COMMITTEES of the Whole on the state of
the Union, (Mr. HIBBARp, of New Hampshire, in
the Char,) and took up the bill "for the benefit
of agriculture, &C., granting l6J acres of land to
actual settlers thereon, on certain conditions.
MIR. FITCH, of Indiana, said that he did not
propose to discuss the bill -(although he might
vote for it, if properly guarded in its provisions so
as to prevent fraud but rather to consider some
matters noticed in the late message of President
Fillmore, and, incidentally, certain men, measures
and things connected herewith. In abiding to
the speech delivered on Saturday by Mr. DAVIS,
of Massachusetts, he (Mr. F.) was fully satisfied
Of Mr.. d. 3 political inconsistency from his own
admissions. AS to the alleged inconsistency of
his colleague (Mr. RAHToUL) he was willing to
leave Mr.. DAVIS in that gentleman hands Mr..
FircH occupied an hourin reviewing the measures
of the administration. He denounced its course
in relation to the Cuban invasion unprecedented,
and contended that the action of the Executive, in
interfering in the matter, was inconsistent with the
non-iitervention doctrines set forth in the mes
sage. Great Britain was accustomed to protect
her citizens, under all circumstances, more
efectually than this government had done in
the case of the Cuban prisoner. Had the proper
measures been taken, many American lives might
have been saved. He spoke of the apathy and
indifference of the administration in the Cuban af-
fair, and of the President outlawry proclamation.
The retrospect was humiliating to every Ameri-
can. 1t was questionable whether the flag of the
nate should be trusted in such hands-in those
of Webster, or in those OF Corwin, who had in
vited the enemy to welcome our citizens "with
bloody hands to hospabe graves" With the
Presidents views on the compromise, he (Mr. F.
agreed, although he had no desire to disturb that
question. No right minded citizen could wish to
see them disturbed The Northern Democrats
were willing to meet their Southern brethren and
abandon future agitation Of sectional questions
The Wings, however, were much divided on the
compromise question. Mr.. Fillmore, until quite
recently, had hestated to go into their national
convention, experimenting but little support from
the "wooIey- heads, - and his friends had kept
Mr.. Webster before the public But now the
"wooley- heads" had taken up General Scott, who
Sc ems to desire all things to all men, to unite
the odds and ends. He had said nothing, and
would say nothing, unless by the advice of the
of the wooley-head leaders. 1t was true, how
ever, that Mr.. SEWARD had permitted Gen. Scott
to appear to give a faint support to the compro-
mise. The remainder Of Mr.. FlrcH's Rmarks
were devoted to considering that portion of the
message, and Secretary Corwin's report, which
treated upon the tariff and financial condition of
the country. After he had concluded,
Mr. WILCOX, Of Missippi, obtained the floor
and the committee rose.
ARMY APPROPRIATION.
Mr. HOUSTON, of Alabama, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported the army
appropriation bill which was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
IOWA AND THE COMPROMISE.
Mr. CLARK, of Iowa, presented certain Joint
resolutions, adopted by that State in favor of the
compromise measures, which were ordered to be
printed. MIR. c. spoke upon the resolutions.
ALABAMA RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. COBB, of Alabama, presented certain joint
resolutions of the legislature of that State, relative
to grant of public lands for schools. Ordered TO
be printed
LANDS TO SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1872
Mr.. FLORENCE, of Pennsylvania, presented
resolutions of meeting in the city of PhiIade-
pha in favor OF grant of lands to certain soldiers
OF the war Of 1912. Ordered to be printed.
At half-past clock, the House adjourned.
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