Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKER stated that the first business in order
the consideration of the motion made by Mr. JENKINS
Friday last to lay the table the motion reconsi
der the vote by which the House rejected the bill granting
the right of way and portion of the public lands to the
States of Florida and Alabama aid in the construction
of railroad from Pensacola Florida, to Montgomery
Alabama and from point on the Atlantic to some
point on the Gulf Of Mexico.
Mr.. JENKINS stated that the gentleman from Florida
r CABELL,) who felt deep interest in this BILL had
been called away account of sickness He therefore
moved to postpone the further consideration of the bill
until tomorrow week.
The motion was agreed to. h,
The House then proceeded consider the bill granting
the right of way to all rail and plank roads passing
through the public lands belonging to the United States
heretofore reported from the Committee Public Lands
Various amendments were offered to the bill, and
conversation ensued, when
Mr. COBB moved the previous question
Mr.. SMART moved to lay the bill on the table and
this motion demanded the yeas and nays; which
ordered and being taken resulted: Yeas TO- nays 81
SO the motion not agreed to.
The morning hour having now expired
Mr. COBB, for the purpose of making the bill the first
business in order Tomorrow, moved recommt it to the
Committee Public Lands and demanded the previous
question.
Mr. HOUSTON asked the unanimous consent Of the
House to offer the following resolution:
Resotved That until otherwise ordered this House will hold
evening session each day. commencing o'clock p
NJ which shall be devoted exclusively discussion in Com
mttee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union.
Objections made.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved to suspend the rules SO as to
enable him to offer the resolution
Mr.. CARTIER and others demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered.
Mr.. BURT suggested to the gentleman from Alabama
to strike out that part Of the resolution which specified
that the evening session should be devoted to speech
making.
Mr.. CARTIER said that was the very reason why he
desired the resolution to pass
Mr.. RICHARDSON inquired the necessity for passing
resolution of this kind The House could from day to
day hold evening sessions without the adoption of the
solution.
Mr. HOUSTON replied that the necessity for the adop
ton of the resolution apparent Here was the exp
ration Of the eighth month Of the session. and nothing
had yet been done The Senate we're calling upon them
daily for business and had sent them resolution saying
that they would not receive appropriation bills within ten
days Of the adjournment The gentleman must see the
difficulty His object in moving the evening session was
to afford gentlemen who desired make general speeches
upon promiscuous subjects opportunity to do They
could this plan, and if it should prove unavang they
could abandon it. 1t could do HARM but in his opinion
would expedite the public business.
The question then taken the motion suspend
the rules, and it was disagreed to- Yeas 1o1 nays g.
two-thirds not voting in favor thereof
Mr.. HOUSTON moved that the House 20 into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the state Of the Unisn.
Mr. STANLY requested the gentleman to withdraw the
motion for the purpose Of enabling him submit mo-
ton TO suspend the rules in order have particular day
appointed for the consideration of the bill for the benefit
Of the INDECENT insane which had been upon the Speakers
table for some time
Mr.. HOUSTON said that he felt bound to insist upon
his motion.
Mr.. GENTRY asked the gentleman from Alabama to
withdraw his motion, to enable him to take
up Senate joint resolution authorizing the Secretary Of
War to furnish to juvenile company Of this city
Mr.. HOUSTON declined to withdraw his motion.
The question was then taken, and the motion of Mr.
HousToN was agreed to.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
The House hereupon went into Committee of the Whole
chair and resumed the consideration Of the bill making
appropriations for the and contingent expenses
the indian department. and for fulfilling treaty stpula-
tons with various Indian tribes for the year ending June
30, 1858.
Various amendments were offered discussed and voted
upon Among those adopted was the following moved
by MIR. FITCH:
For quidated balance found due the Creek Indians for
losses sustained during the last with Great Britain by
that portion OF the tribe that friendly to and
with the United States with promise Of the
Government Sll04790 to be paid by the United States
agent OF the Creek Indians those individuals now living
and the legal representatives Of those deceased are en-
titled to receive the same"
All the items Of the bill having been gone through
On motion OF Mr.. HOUSTON the committee rose and
reported its action to the House
The question being on the amendments reported from
the Committee of the Whole the Of the Union
Mr.. HOUSTON moved the previous question, which
seconded and under its operation the House
red in all the amendments
The bill was then read the third time and passed
DEFICIENCY BILL.
message was received from the Senate informing the
the dsageeng votes Of the two Houses on the amend