The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

After the reading OF the journal, ~ Eit
The first business before the House the resolution
moved by Mr. STASLY, former day, relative to the
Investigation OF the accounts OF Trenholm Belt for
public printing performed for the House Of Representa-
ives during the last Congress s'''
This resolution he Withdrew, and substituted another
calling upon the Secretary OF the Treasury to furnish
those accounts whether they had been paid before
since the adjournment of Congress, upon which the yeas
and nays having been ordered, It was agreed oyeas
lQ4 nays 81; and the resolution was passed.
Mr. TAYLOR moved for the suspension of the rules
i the purpose Of dschagng the Committee OF the Whole
the state OF the Union IRON the further consideration
Of the bill extending the time for locating the Virginia
military land warrants which having been agreed to-
be bill was read first time; and the previous question
having been carried the yeas and nays ordered on
niing the main ques,ion-M s STANTON. OF Ohio,
Wishing the billrecommed for the purpose Of proposing
Mr. STANTON, of Ohio, having obtained permission to
address the House in opposition To the bill and Mr. TAY-
L0R the same privilege oil reply, the former gentleman
went into brief statement 10 show that in consequence
the monuments determining the boundaries OF The
pys having been removed 1t possible ascertain
Asin,ermediaie lines thus leading to much litigation
al working injustice which the bill will have the elect
MTAYLOR made short reply He described the
tt OF the bill being TO enter and survey $4,000
OF land tina, vacant, and commended that the
ands in many instances weie improperly obtained
motion TO lay the bill the table having failed and
there not appearing quorum its passage, call of the
House was moved and negalived
II was then moved that The House adjourn; and The
yeas Is, hays 1877.
Mr. McMULLlN moved that the House resolve itself
into a committee on the special order which mega
dyed-eliers having been appoinied-ayes IS. noes s.
The previous question having been carried, the bill
bnaly passed.
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole
on the state OF the Union and took up the homestead bill
Mr.. BOWIE, who had the floor from Saturday. OPP
posed the bill at considerable length He considered it
involving nnjushzble expenditure OF the revenue OF
the countyas tending TO Impair the public credit, and
not being calculated TO promote, its advocates sup
posed, agriculture, commerce, and manufactures; but
rather TO parsyse their operations would, besides. he
said, introduce population OF foreign sentiments and
habits and even allowing It's provisions to be strictly
constitutional, yet its passage not warranted by
petiency Has hour elapsed, and the hammer OF the
Chairman fell before he had concluded his remarks
The committee then rose.
The House having resumed, bill was introduced by
Mr. FULLER, authorizing the payment Of the balance
Of disbursements made by Massachusetts, during the last
war; which referred TO the Committee on Military
Affairs. #gfttM f#14a
motion was objected to for the suspension OF the
rules for the purpose OF introducing resolution directing
heCommuee on Public Grounds and Buildings TO in
qure into the erpediency OF re-estabisbng the
ncaion with Virginia, destroyed by the late freshet
There being no quorum, the House then adjourned