The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-07-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

MAY SrH.
Two measures Of vial Importance TO Minnesota,
were discussed in the following debates and
both decided, thus fdr 10 favor ol our interests
we refer to the "insane bill, - which our delegate
! Is man.p.Iy opposing, with whateycr true friends
Of the west he r4t'y with him---a bill which
proposes 10 let the states eonc into the territories
and carve oat their res pectNe pieces OF our best
lands under pretcncc of aiding he insane with
The proceeds; aud the appropriations much
needed for the continuing the construction Of our
roads, under the supervise OF that able and
excellent civil engineer, Lieut.. J. II Simpson.
The motion to lay opon the table, the question Of
reconsid.r,ng the Insane bill. is carried, and the
appropriation for the roads is carried, by Il ma
joriiy Of two votes.
If this cursed Insane bill should pass, and let
Thirty states in TO be NONRESIDENT land proprie,ors
in Minnesota, we would advise every white man
to leave the territory.
/ Mr. BiSSELL. I move, Mr.. Speaker, that
the vote, by which the House on yesterday refused
/ 10 10 lay the bill making an appropriation Of land
for the insane. upon the table, be reccasjiered.
My object is, of course 10 bring the bill before the
House for action in that way.
! MIR. DEAN. | move TO lay that motion upon
the table.
Mr. BlSSELL trust that the motion viii
not he laid upon the table, if gentlemen desire the
bill TO be acted upon.
Mr. JONES, OF Tennessee. | wish to inquire,
as his is not "A debateable question, what eiIec,
i,ry it al | "A
Speaker another question. There was subsequent
action upon this bll-ior instance, the proposition
- Sustain the previous question, and Il was voted
down. Thc gentleman from Minnesota Mr..
SIBLEYl Obtained the floor, and while he was
upon the floor, the orders of the day were called
for. Now, Sir, il Il reconsideration OF this vote
brings the hill back before the House, Of course
il brings back he motion to lay upon the table.
What becomes then, Of the bseqGently-acqulrc
right of the gentleman from Minnesota TO the
Gooi: Wli it cut him off: And if ii does cut
him OF, can it bring the bill before the House?
The SPEAKER. The Chair will decide those
questions when they arse.
, Mr.. DEAN. | move TO lay the motion Of the
gentleman from Illinois llr. BlssELL] upon the
table.
Mr.. SrANIY. Upon that motion ask ,he
yeas and nays.
Mr. JONES. of Tennessee. I sabmit rs gues
ton Of order to the Chair, that the motion TO lay
upon the table having falled-ihus leaving the
bill before the House, II is not in order to recon
sidcr IT, It is like a motion tc adjourn, sir, and
It can be renewed 81 any moment, and is not one
;ha; can be rcconSidered. If it bad been laid on
the table then, The motion to reconsider II would
be in order; but having failed, it Is like motion
to adIourn, which can be renewed al any mo-
rneut and which cannot, therefore, be recon-
sidered
The SPEAKER The Chair ha. looked with
isnnia little care to his question. The motion 20
reconsider is a privileged motion, as he gentleman
!som Tennessee NJ. JoNEs] understands very
wei, 4 vote was taken to lay the b upon the
table, aud the House rejected the motion. y
motion IN now made 10 reconsider tina! vote.
Under the rule the Chair does not see how he
could decide that the motion to reconsider is out
of order, i, beng oithose privileged questions
laid down so plainly by our rules. Although the
Char admits there is force in the position AIKEN
by the gentleman from Tennessee, Mr.. JONES, J
vet he is incued to decide that the motion is in
order, and tha, it brings the Dill before the House.
Mr.. JONES. Suppose the House should re-
fuse to adjourn, would It be IN order to move TO
reconsider that vote !:
The SPEAKER Not 1T all
Mr.. JONES This is like a motion 10 adjourn.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from North
Carolina MIR. STANLY1 demands the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. CLINGNAN. Before the question is put
| want TO understand the precise point we are
voting on Now, if we Shall RECONSIDER the vote,
ihen the question will be again, "shdli the bill
be laid upon the tabe,''
The SPEAKER. That will he The question
Mr.. CLINGENlAN. Then [ take 1t we shall
he in the same condition we are now IN, lhe
hill Is now before the House, and any enc may
move to lay it on the table, and why should we
be obliged TO 90 back, aud reconsider the motion
to lav upon the table when We make no progress
by it
The S7EAKER The Char would state, that
there Is some doubt in his mind in regard to this
question Of order; that he is inclined to the opin-
ion ,ba, II is proper for the motion to be submitted
10 the Honse and that the motion to reconsider
brings The bill before the House, which would
otherwise take its place upon the table ot The
Speaker. -,
Mr.. CLINGMAN. l wish to inquire of the
Chair whether this was not the pending matter
when the morning hour expired on yesterday. and
! whethar it will not come up Tomorrow as such'
The SPEAKER: 1t was tho pending matter
5 but, under the rules the House having left il ir
: that condition--there being no pending motion tC
- commissioning 70 the practice of my prede.
, cessor, it would have gone upon the Speaker
table with the orders Of tho day.