Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-03
CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1852.


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prppoelng 1Ae following dil button y rnblio 1ads
a. MISSOURI, three millio -; q Alabama, two NIL
Acres to Michigan two million FIVE hundred thousand acres
TO WISCONSIN, tUO million Ave hundred thousand to
Louisiana million five hundred thousand acres to Mis-
sissppi womillion acres to Florida two million acres to
Arkansas three million to California three million
acres to Illinois, million acres; to Indiana, all the
public land sod located reserved, lying within
her limits and million in addition thereto; to
Ohio a the public land not sold located, or reserved
lying within her limits and two million in addition
thereto and each Of the States Of Maine, New Hamp
shire Vermont Massachusetts,, Rhode Island COnnect
cut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
North Carolina South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland Vir
gna Kentucky and Tennessee, at the rate Of hun
dred and fifty thousand acresfor each Senator and Repre-
sentative in the thirty Congress from said States
respectively; and to each of the organized Territories
and the District Of Columbia hundred and fifty thou
sand acres.
The eleven States first named are apply their share
the construction railroads. and the remainder of the
States and the Territories and the District of Columbia
to expend theirs for the support OF schools or for
other useful purposes.
The question was then taken the passage Of the bill
and it was passed by the following vote
YEAS-Messrs. Chas. Allen, Allison W. Appleton Babcock
Barere, Beale, Bell Bennett Bovine Briggs Geo. Brown
Chapman Clark, Cleveland, Cngman, Cottman Curtis Dim
mick Dockery. Doty, Duncan, Evans, Ewing Fowler H.
Hoss Thos Howe Ehos Howe, Hunter
James Johnson Dan 7. Jones, George g. King, Kuhns
Kurtz, Landry, Mann, Martin, Meacham, Miller Henry D.
Moore, John Moore Morehead, Morrison, Murray, Newton
Outlaw, Andrew Parker Samuel W. Parker, Penn, Perkins
Porter Read Robe Rnsse Sacket Schermerhorn School
craft Schoonmaker Scudder, David L. Seymour, Orgen S.
Seymour Smart Snow, Stany, Benz Stanton, Frederick
Stanton, Richard H. Stanton A. p Stevens A. H. Stephens,
Saon, Taylor Benz Thompson Thurston Toombs venable
Wabrdge Ward Washburn, Watkins, Welch Wells, Addison
White, and Williams-96
NAYS-Messrs Aiken Willis Allen, John Appleton Ashe,
Averet D. Bailey, Bssell Bocock Bragg breckenridge
Brenton, Albert g. Brown, Burt Busby, Cable, Thompson
Campbell Cartier Caske Chastain Churchwe Cobb Colcock
Daniel j. g. Davis Dawson, Disney, Dunhnm, Durkee East
man. Edgeron, Edmundson, Faulkner Fckn, Fitch Flor
ence Floyd Gomap, Green, Hamilton Isham g. Harris
Houston, Howard, fvss Jsdsca, A.dyw johnson, John
Jchnson. Robert W.. Johnson Geo NJ JONES' J. o. Jones
Preston King, Letoher Lockhss Gason, McLanahan Nc
Mullen, NcEar McQueen, Hllsoo, Mdony, murphy nsbers
ODDS Orr Phelps Powell, Rcbxdson, Robbins Robinson
Rosa, Sewage, 6cay, Smith, sAs5t sweetser g. ". TnomP
ward, and Yates-S7.
PENNSYLVANIA Contested ELECTION CASE.
The House then resuped the consideration of the speca
order being the which H. b. WRIGHT contests the
seat of HENRY NJ FLLER as Representative from the
State Of Pennsyvapa-
Mr.. DAVIS of Massachusetts,, spoke in favor of the
right Of the sitting member and in reply to the remarks
made by Mr. WRGHr, the contestant yesterday.
Mr. FULLER of Pennsylvania, then submitted few
remarks in his gwn defence.
Mr. HAMILTON followed, advocating the report Of the
Committee ofElections.
Mr. TOOMBS spoke against the claim Of the contestant
The Hous adjourned. :