The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-29
MONDAY, July 10.

of land, paid for by MIR Medill, and the
$685. 900 acres which Il was understood at the
time they possessed, was agreed to-yeas SO.
nays 81.
The several items Of the bill and minor
amendments having been agreed to- the Com
mite rose, and the Chairman reported the bill
agreed to- and the bill was passed under the
operation of the previous question
TUESDAY, July 20.
The House resumed the consideration of the
bill granting to all incorporated railroad and
plank road companies the right of way through
the public lands.
Mr. jenkins moved that the bill be laid upon
the table, but the motion did not preyail-yeas
90, nays 70.
The morning hour expired before the sub
ject was disposed of.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, and took up
the bill making appropriation for the support
OF the Military Academy for the present fiscal
year.
Mr.. Olds of Ohio, made political speech
on the Democratic side, to which
Mr.. Bell also of that State replied.
Thus two hours were consumed in the dis
cussion of the principles and tactics of the two
great political parties.
The pending amendments were briefly de-
bated when the Committee rose, and the bill
was passed.
The House then adjourned
WEDNESDAY, July 81.
Mr.. Johnson, of Tennessee, asked leave to
offer a resolution, calling upon the Secretary
of War and the Secretary of the Navy to report
the number of officers of the army and the
the duty performed by them connected with
the public interests.
Mr.. Walsh objected.
The House took up the bill granting to all
chartered plank and railroad companies the
right of way through the public lands; which
was not disposed of when the morning hour
expired.
The House went into a Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union and proceed.
ed to the consideration of the bill making appro-
priatons tor the improvement of certain rivers
and harbors
Mr.. Seymour, of New York, explained the
principles of the bill, which, he said, appropri
ated an amount little short Of million and
half of dollars, not equal to the amount of prop
] erty destroyed on the Northwestern lake
| ($20 ,OO0) during the last year, for the lacl
of those very improvements which the bill pro
poses to effect
Mr.. Stanly gave notice that he intended tC
offer substitute for the bill-being exactly
the same as that which was lost in the Senate
on the last night of the former session of Con
gress.
Debate ensued when, without taking any
question, the Committee rose, and the House
adjourned
THURSDAY, July %.
On motion of Mr. Hammond, the House took
up the Senate resolution directing a survey
and estimate of the cost of q canal basin at
the termination of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, in Georgetown, ID. c., and referred it
to the Committee for the District of Columbia
The House resumed the consideration of the
bill granting the right of way to all rail, plank
and macadamized roads through the public
lands belonging to the United States, and pass
ed it,
Mr. RantOul offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling upon the President of the Uni
ted States to furnish the House with such in
formation as may be in his possession, in rela-
ton to the difficulties on the British coast of
North America, growing out of the fishing
rights in that quarter.
The consideration Of the report of the Com
mit.ee on Printing, relative TO repeating the
contract system, and electing public printer
by each House was postponed until next Thurs
day.
Mr. Stanton, of Kentucky, having made a
report from the Committee on Printing. for the
settlement Of the accounts of Thomas Richie
for executing the printing of the last Congress-
questions were raised ~ to the right of the
committee to make report upon private
claim. These were oyerruled, when
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, moved that
the further consideration Of the subject be post
poned until the third of March next. This was
disagreed to-yeas 81, nays co.
The further consideration of the subject was
then postponed for three weeks
The resolution proposes TO compensate Mr.
Richie at the rate Of one-half the prices of
1919 for printing, in lieu Of the prices specified
in bis contract
The House resolved itself into Committee on
the river and harbor bill, the debate on which
is TO be closed tomorrow afternoon.
The Committee at three took a recess till
six o'clock.
Several speeches were made after the recess,
on the bill pending, when the House adjourn
ed at o'clock.
FRIDAY, JULY 20.
The House took up the bill granting to
Michigan the right Of way and donation of
public lands ~ aid in the construction of the
Oakland and Ottowa railroad II appropriates
two hundred thousand acres for the purpose.
On motion of Mr. Cable it was laid upon the
table-yeas 10, nays 81
Pending motion 10 reconsider the vote the
morning hour expired.
The House resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole ON the state Of the Union, and
resumed the consideration of the river and han
Dor bill.
Messrs Molony and Seymour, Of New York,
the principles involved in the bill, claiming
that the policy had its origin with Jefferson,
and was adhered 10 from that early period in
our history down to the present day.
Mr.. John On, Of Georgia, moved to strike out
the clause a )propriatng the money out OF the
treasury, AMI to substitute a provision that each
State shall levy tonnage duties for the improve
ments specified in the bin This was voted
down.
Mr. Caskie offered an amendment appropri-
ating $50, 900 for the improvement Of the James
and Appomattox rivers, below the cities Of
Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia, which
was lost--yeas 90, nays 90.
Pending q debate on an amendment the
COMMITTEES rose, and the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, jury "a.
MIR. Fowler, in pursuance Of notice, asked
leave 70 introduce bill smendatory of the sew
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