Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-03
HOusE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. HAVEN asked the unanimous consent of the Hous
to introduce and put upon its passage joint resolution
concerning the portion of the State to which he belonged
and in which, so far he knew, other member wa
all interested Its consideration, he said would take
but moment.
Objection was made and the regular order Of bushes:
insisted upon
LAND FOR RAILROADS.
Whereupon the House resumed the consideration of the
bill heretofore reported by Mr. CoBB from the Committee
on Public Lands granting the right of way and dona
ton of the public lands to the State of Alabama 70 aid in
the construction of the Memphis and Charleston Selma
and Gunter Landing, and the Winchester and Tennessee
river railroads. the pending question being upon the
ton to recommit it to the Committee Public Lands.
MIR. COBB withdrew the motion to recommt the bill,
remarking that the House did intend pass it
he would rather it rejected than referred to
Committee OF the Whole the state of the Union. He
demanded the previous question upon ordering the bill
be engrossed for third reading
Mr.. NABERS appealed to the gentleman to withdraw
the demand for the previous question he desired to
submit few remarks in favor of the BILL being in
which his constituents were interested
Mr.. COBB declined to accede to the request.
The previous question was then seconded
Mr.. STEVENS of Pennsylvania moved to lay the bill
on the table which motion agreed to by the follow
ing vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Allison, John Appleton, Ashe, Averett,
Babcock, David Bailey Thos H. Bayy, Beae Bennett,
Burt Joseph Cable Caldwell L. D. Campbell Cartier Caske
Chastain Churchwsl Cullom Curtis Daniel Geo. I Davis
Dawson Dmmick Edmundson, Ewing, Fitch Floyd Fowler,
Gamble Gaylord Gddngs, Gilmore, German, Grow Hamil
tom lsham g. Harris Haven, Hebard Hibbard Hys Hol-
aday, Horsford, John W. Howe, Thomas NJ Howe Hunter
Ingerso Jackson Andrew johnson, Daniel T. JONES' George
w Jones' r. King, kuhns, Kurtz, Letcher, Mann, Mason
McMullen McNair, Mcqueen, Meacham Morrison Murray
Newton Outlaw, Andrew Parker Samuel w. Parker Perkins
Polk Powell Read, Riddle, Robbins ROBBIE Ross Savage
Orgen Seymour, Shelton, Smart Stanly Benjamin Stan
ton, Richard H. Stanton A. Stephens Thaddeus Stevens
sweetser Benz Thompson, Walbrdge Wallace,
NAYS-Messrs. Willis Allen, William Appleton Bssell
Bowie, Boyd Bragg, Briggs Albert g. Brown Busby E. c.
Gaoea, Campbell Clark Clngman Cobb, Cottman John
=. DAVIS Dockery, Doty Freeman II. M. Fuller Gentry
Grey Harper sampson W. Harris Hendricks Houston JAS
Johnson John Johnson Lockha Mace Humphrey Marshall
Melony, John Moore Nabers Olds Orr Penn. pennman.
Phelps Porter Richardson Robinson Russell sackett Sour
ry Smith Frederick Stanton ST. Martin Strother stuart
Taylor Ihurston Venabe, Walsh Ward, Watkins Welch
Alex White, Wilcox, Williams, and Yeates-6I
MIR. COBB, from the Committee on public lands 70
which was referred the bill of the Senate to grant 10 the
State OF Ohio the unsod and unappropriated lands re-
naming IN that State, reported the same back with the
that it be laid on the table.
Messrs OLDS and STANTON Of Ohio. expressed n de-
sire to have the bill referred to the Committee ~ tho
Whole on the state of the Union where it could hereafter
be considered
Mr.. COBB hoped that Accommodation of the Commit
uohc Lands would be concurred in by the House.
The question was taken, and the motion To Law the hin
on the table was agreed to: Ayes Sc, noes A.
Mr. STANTON, Of Ohio moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was laid on the table
. MI. MARSHALL, OF Kentucky, moved to Law the mo-
uon 10 reconsider on the table which was agreed 10
Mr. ORR from the Committee on Public Lands 70
which was referred the bill of the House granting TO the
States of Indiana and Illinois the right of wav and do
nation Of public lands for the purpose of constructing
railroad from Springfield, in Illinois, via Danyille Coyino
ton, Charlottesville, Lebanon and Nobesv;lIa ~ ADJ
sonown in Indiana, reported the same back without
amendment. ~
Mr. O. moved to refer the bill to the Committee Of the
whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. JENKINS moved to Law the bin on Tho toh,o
which motion was agreed to- ~
Mr. okR, from the same committee reported n bill 10
establish two additional land districts in the State Of Wis
consin which was read twice.
Mr. 0. said that at the urgent solicitation ~ Tho
Ders from Wisconsin, he would move to put this bill
Its passage local in its character and provided
Tor the establishment of two additional land districts in
Wisconsin, embracing territory amounting to some six
teen thousand square miles, which formed nearly one
third of the entire State known as Upper Wisconsin n
his opinion, the bill should be passed
Mr. JONES, OF Tennessee, said that he had examined
TINS subject and was satisfied that this bill should bt
passed The additional expense would not exceed twr
thousand dollars per annum
The bill then read the third time and passed under
the operation Of the previous question
Mr.; Ohh, from the same committee, to which was re-
ferred House bill granting the right of way and portion
OF the public lands to the States of Indiana and illinois
to aid in the construction of railroad from Springfield
Illinois, to Terre Haute Indiana reported the same back
without amendment.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Indiana, submitted few remarks in
favor Of the BILL stating that more mertorous one had
not been presented to the House this session In order
allow the Committee Public Lands TO finish their re-
ports and for the purpose of aordng gentlemen an op
portunity to examine the BILL he moved that its further
consideration be postponed until this day two weeks
Mr. JENKINS moved lay the bill on the table, which
motion was not agreed to: Yeas II, nays &C.
The morning hour having now expired
MI DAVIS OF Indiana for the purpose of getting the
bill before the House tomorrow morning. moved to re-
commit it to the Committee on Public Lands.
RESIGNATION OF MR.. THOMPSON, OF VIRGINIA.
The SPEAKER announced the House that he had re-
ceiyed letter from the Hon. GEORGE W. THOMPSON OF
the wheeling district Virginia, resignng his seat as
member of the House
PENNSYLVANIA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
The House then resumed the consideration of the Penn
sylyania contested election case in which H. b. WRIGHT
contests the seat OF HENRY NJ FULLER as
from that State, the pending question being upon
the following resolution reported by the Committee
Elections
Rsotced That the election at Danys nrec;nc, ountv a
Montour, eleventh Congressional district of Pennsylvania
was illegally and iregulary conducted the seat Of the
member is vacant and that the Speaker inform the
Of that State Of the decision Of the House. that new election
may be ordered.
The previous question having been moved and seconded
when the resolution was last under consideration
Mr. AsHE, exercising the privilege allowed by the rules
to the member reporting the subject under consideration
then closed the debate the resolution by speech il
behalf of the report of the Committee of Elections
Mr.. POLK said that, not concurrng in the report
the committee he would move to lay the whole subject OF
the table.
Mr. HAMILTON moved that the House adjourn: an,
on this motion demanded the yeas and nays which were
ordered; and being TAKEN resulted: Yeas nays 1872
SO the motion not agreed TO-
The question recurring the motion lay the whole
subject the table put and decided in the arma
tive: Yeas 81 navs