The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
LANDS Foa RAILROAD PURPOSES.
The House resumed the consideration Of the bill
granting the RICH, Of way and donation of lands
TO the State Of Michigan aid in the
OF railroad from Pontiac to the navigablc waters
of Lake Michigan, The question pending was
laying the bill upon the table.
On motion of Mr. STUART, there was a call of
the House; when
The question was taken, and decided in the
gative-yeas 63, nays So.
The question now recurTed on ordering the bill
to be engrossed for third reading; when
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, offered an amend
ment, proposing to grant the right OF way and
donations Of public lands severally, to the States
of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas,
Alabama, Mississippi. Florida, Iowa, and other
States, for railroad purposes.
MIR. CLINGMAN desired to offer amend
ment (Which was not ready but
MIR. JOHNSON, of Arkarsas, although always
disposed TO accommodate his friend, could not
give way for it on the present occasion.
Mr.. LETCHER raised a question of order. The
point wac, that the roads embraced in the amend
ment had heretofore been passed upon (unfavora-
Bly, in separate bils and could not therefore. be
offered now in the way OF omnibus to the pending
bill.
The SPEAKER overruIed the point
Mr.. SHELTON raised question, that the amend
ment was not german TO the bill.
The SPEAKER overruied this point.
MIR. skELTO> appealed from the decision.
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved that the appeal be
laid upon the table; and
Mr.. CLiNGMAN moved that the whole subject
be laid upon the table; and the question having
been taken. it was decided in the affirmative-yeas
lO4, nays 81 as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Aiken, Allison, John Appleton,
William Appleton. Ashe, Babcock. Bartlett, jr:,
Beaie, Bell. Bibghuus, Bocock. Bowie. Boyd,
Brooks, Burrows, Rusby, Joseph Cable, Caldwell,
Caskie, Chapman, Chasia,n, Cleveland, Clngman,
Curtis, Daniel, George T. Davis, Dawson, Dean,
Dmmick, Disney. Dockery, Duncan, Durham,
Ed.nundson, Floyd, Fowler, Thomas J. D. Fuller,
gaylord, Gentry, Giddngs, Gilmore, Goodenow,
Goodrich, Grey, Hamilton. lsham G: Harris. Has
day, Ho'sford, John w. Howe. Thomas NJ. Howe
Johnson, George W. Jones, George King. Pres.
ton King, Kuhns Kurtz, Letcher, Mann, Martin,
Mason. Nc Mullen, McNair. Nc Queen. Meade. Mill
son, Morehead, Murphy. Murray. Newton, Outlaw,
Perkins, Polk. Robbins, jr., ROBBIE Robinson,
Rose, Savage. Schoonmaker. Seudder, Origen s.
Seymour, Shelton, Smart, Stone, stratton. Stu
art, Sutherland, Thurston, Townshend. Tuck,
Venahe. Waibridge, Wallace, Ward, Watkins,
Addison White, and Wildrck-l0.
NAYS.-Messrs. Abercrombie, Willis Allen,
H. Brown. f. Darlington Cabel. Lewis d. Camp
bell, Thompson Campbell, Chandler, Clark, Cobb,
Conger, Duty, Durkee, Eastman, Edgerton, Flick
lin, Fitch, Florence, Freeman, Sampson W Har-
John Johnson, Robt. w. Johnson, Landry. Lock
hart Mace, Miller, Moony, J. Moore, Nabers, Olds,
Orr, Samuel w. Parker, Penn, Penniman. Phelps.
Porter, Rantoul, jr., Richardson, Sackett, Scurry.
Stanton, Abraham p. Stephens, St. Martin, Stro,h
er, Walsh, WEIGH, Alexander White, Wilcox I,
Williams, and Yates-62.
So the bill and the proposed amendment were
Mr.. STUART moved to reconsider the vote, and
that the House resolve itself into a Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union
A question having been raised as to whether the
tlaTrln fhn 10, ,,ol
The SPEAKER decided that he could; on the
ground that the bill and every thing connected
with it belonged 10 the morning hour, which, for
to. day, had expired.
Debate took place, during which
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, said that, from tho
vote taken to day, he was satisfied the omnibus
land bill is dead; and he did not want to embar-
the Michigan bill, he should as coon as oppor
tunity shall be afforded, withdraw his amendment.
The House then refused to go into a Committee
Of the Whole on the state of the Union-ayes II u,
noee Sc.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
On motion of Mr. STANTON, of Kentucky, the
further cons deratiun of the report relative to the
execution of the public printing was postponed
until to. morrow.
Mr.. MARSHALL. of Kentucky, from the select
committee on that subject, said they had prepared
n report embracing their views
MIR. HARRIS, OF Tennessee, rose TO a privileged
question; and moved to take up the motion to re
consider the vote by which the Michigan Land bill
The SPEAKER decided that the motion not
in order.
Mr.. HARRIS appealed from the decision; and
Mr.. STUART moved that the appeal be laid
upon the table; and the question having been
taken, this was agreed to-yeas ll2, nays 80.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee
Of the Whole on the state OF the Union-Mr. Obs
in the chair-and resumed the consideration Of
the
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
gcnti.m men, debated, and disagreed to, including
one by Mr.. Bowie, appropriating 1875, 900 for re-
moving distractions in the channel ofthe
POTOMAC RIVER,
between the Long Bridge and the Aqueduct,
Georg ctoun, and he mouth of the Eastern Branch.
Mr.. BOWIE said 1t had been stated on good au
thority that Geor getown sustained damage by the
late great freshet to the extent Of sixty seventy
thousand dollars, owing 10 the construction OF the
piers Of the long bridge. And he therefore thought
II was nothing more than just that this appropria
ton should be made. The bridge removed as
an act OF Providence. He had been told there is a
bar at the mouth of the Eastern Branch, which pre-
vents vessels Of great tonnage from coming TO the
city OF Washington and the Navy Yard; and that
over the bar on tn side. there is deep water This
matter Of great impor ance to the Govern
meni no well as 10 the citizens OF the District. As
The citizens not represented on this floor, he
trusted the House would tGke them under their
peculiar care.
The amendment was rejected.
The committee having acted upon all the clauses
OF the bill
MIR. STANLY proposed a substi'ute for IT, being
identicaIy the bill which lost in the last Con-
grcss on the eve Of the adjournment.
II was disagreed to-ayes ~, noes 50.
Mr.. MARSHALL, OF Kentucky, moved to strike
out all alter the cnocting clause Of the bil and the
question was decided in the negative-ayes %,
81.
Mr.. POLK moved amendment, as proviso
at the end OF the bill, viz: That no part OF the
money hereby appropriated shall be drawn from
the treasury, unless the net procseds Of the sales
OF the public lands shalt be sufficient satisfy the
same II rejected.
Further proceedings ensued when
MIR. STANLY offered an amendment appropri-
| ating, for the improvement of The Illinois river
$4,000; Tennessee river, S so 900; and Cumber-
h nd river, $50 900. This was disagreed to-aye,
| Sc, noes s..
Az six O'Clock the committee rose, and the bill nj
amended was reported TO the House