The republic., 1852-06-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

iScENplARIsM ~ THE DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.
Mr.. MoLANAHAN asked the House to take up
the bill which heretofore passed the body, and
which had been returned from the Senatewith
amendments, providing moro effectuaIiy for the
punishment Of incendiaries. He said that the pro
visions of the bill had the appreciation of the United
States District Attorney, the judge of the criminal
court, and the chairman OF the Judiciary Com
inittee OF the Senate, and Of the judiciary Com
mi,tce of the House, and others. He had made the
motion in consequence Of the devasta,ions by fire
committed almost nightly in this city.
This was agreed 10, when the Senate's amend
nents were concurred in. So the bill has passed
both Houses.
1t provides that, from and after the passage of
this act, if any person or persons shall maciousy,
wilfully, or irauduently, and with intention to IN
lure defraud any other person persona
body polite corporate, burn or set on hro, with
intent to burn attempt to set on fire or burn, any
house or outhouses in the District OF Columbia,
whether the same be finished or in process of cree
ton, though the said house ouhouse shall NOT at
the time of such burning or setting on fire, at
tempting TO set on fire or burn, have any goods
tobacco, hay, or grain therein, nor be adjoining
10 any dwelling house, nor be occupied or used Tor
any purpose whatever he, she, or they, on couvC-
uon thereof, shall be sentenced 10 suffer the
punishment and labor as Is provided in the act 10
which this is an amendment, for the offences
therein en- umerated.
LA'ps JoR RAILROAD AsD EDUCATIONAL Pen
PosHs.
The House proceeded to the consideration Of the
bill heretofore reported by Mr.. BESSETT) appro
prating lands 70 all the States; eleven of them
apply theirs IN aid Of the construction Of railroads
and the remainder to invest their several portions
for educational purposes.
Mr.. BENNETT yesterday, (wi,h view Of
keeping the bill before the House, } had moved that
il be recommitted to the Committee Public
Lands, and demanded the previous question.
motion was made that there be a call OF the
H0use-previous h voting the pending ques.
tI0n-but II vac not agreed to-yeas 55. nays l21.
Mr.. GORMAN appealed, intellectually, to Mr..
BsSSETT TO withdraw the motion. On - i'm
portant bill as this, he said, proposing to appro
pirate sixty mIlliOns Of acres Of the public lauds
the opposite side Of the question ought 10 b.
heard-somebody from the Western States, at all
events
conded, and the main question ordered to be put
yeas lO3, nays 79
Mr. STEPHENS, OF Georgia, said it wss proba
BE the morning hour would expire before they
could get a vote; and therefore moved that the
House adjourn, and asked for the yeas and nays,
which ordered TO be taken
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee. Do you want the
HOusc 10 adjourn!
Mr.. STEPHENS do not
The question having been taken, the House re.
fused to adjourn-yeas ;, nays 10.
Ihe morning hour expired.
cosTEsTED ELKcTior casE.
The House proceeded to the considera ion Of the
special order, being the in which H. u
Wright contests the seat Of Henry VI. Fuller as a
Representative from the State Of Pennsylvania.
The following resolution. reported by the Com
nittee Of Elections, was pending
"R,'oUed. That the election at Danville precinct,
county of Montour, eleventh Congressional district
Of Pennsylvania, was illegally and irrcgulaHy /
conducted and the seat Of the member is vacant |
and that the Speaker inform the Governor Of that
State Of the decision Of the House, that neS ecc /
ton may be ordered"
Mr.. ASHE, the chairman Of the Committee Of /
Elections, explained the csse, and defended the /
report, stating that he never undertook a case with
feelings as free from prejudice as hc did that
before the House
Mr.. FULLER, Of PennsylVania, whose seat is /
contested) obtained the floor, bat preferred post
pOning bis remarks until 10 morrow
motion that the House adjourn was made, and |
dlsagreed to-ycas ~, nays 75
DEFICIENCY bILL.
The House resolved itself into a Commit ee Of |
the Whole on the state OF the Union, (Mr SruART
In the chair) and took up the bill to supply def
csncies IN the appropriations FOR the year ending
June 80, 1852.
Mr. HORsFoRD, being entitled to the floor,
gave way 10
Mr.. AsHE. who said he did not wish 70 trouble
the House with the delivery II a spcoch but, If
there was objection, he would print one.
Mr.. HORSFORD delivered a speech in support
OF the ball heretofore reported proposing the estab
lishtnent oi an Agricultural Bureau. He earnestly
spoke IN behalf OF the farmers, pressed the import
auce Of the subject, and showed the advantages
which would result from the measure proposed.
Mr.. WELLS obtained toe floor; when on mo.
ton. the committee rose.
And the House adjourned.