The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-18
SATURDAY, JULY IT, 1852.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

After the reading OF the journal.
Mr.. HEM asked leave to move to take from the
Speakers table the Senate bill creating additional land
offices in the district OF Iowa.
ButMr. HUNTER objected.
Mr.. MACE, by leave, introduced bill 10 admit rail-
| road iron free of duty read twice.
Mr. M moved It's reference TO the Committee OF Ways
and Means
Mr. MACE demanded the yeas and nays on that mo-
ton which being ordered, no quorum voted-yeas 81,
nays 64:
MIR. STUART moved call OF the House
Many members coming into the hall after their
called, and before the result OF the vote by yeas
and nays had been announced there arose discussion
upon their right 10 vote in which Messrs. JONES of
Tennessee. BAYLY Of Virginia, STANTON of Tennes-
see, and others, participated.
OF the House which being ordered the call OF the House
was not ordsred-ayes 3s, noes SO.
again called the motion to lay the table the bill in
foduced by Mr.. MACE, above referred 10 and
laid on the table-yeas "a, nays 10.
Mr. MACE then withdrew the motion for its reference
TO the Committee OF Ways and Means and moved refer
il to the Committee OF the Whole on the state of the
Union, and that il be printed on which motion he de-
manded the previous question.
Mr., KING, of New York, desired to move instructions
10 the committee.
But Mr. MACE declined withdrawing the call for the
Mr.. DEAN moved TO lay the bill on the table on
which motion he called the yeas and nays; which being
ordered
Mr. HOUSTON desired to address few remarks to
the House
Bulmauy gentlemen objected to permitting Mr. H. to ad
dress the House out OF order
The question was then put on the motion to lay the
table; which was agreed to-yeas SS, nays 90.
Mt BUEL moved TO reconsider that vote, and then TO
lay that motion on the table.
Mr. BSSELL demanded the yeas and nays on that
motion.
After time passed in the consideration OF points
OF order bearing the precedence OF BUSINESS the
ing hour having expired,
Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, moved TO suspend the
rules to go into Committee Of the Whole the state
OF the Union.
Mr.. DANIEL demanded the yeas and nays on that
motion not ordered
MIR. SACKETT moved to suspend the rules TO 20 into
Committee OF the whole House the private calendar;
not agreed to.
The House then voted to 60 into Committee OF the
Whole the state Of the Union, (Mr DISNEY having
been called 10 the cbair0 and the Indian Department ap
propration bill being taken up,
Mr.. HOUSTON, who entitled TO the floor, de-
clined addressing the committee at length
The bill having been then read at length for the nfor-
nation OF the committee, various amendments next
proposed, and advocated or opposed in hve.mnuies
speeches by Messrs JOHNSON of Arkansas, PHELPS,
HOUSTON, SIBLEY, JONES Of Tennessee, DURKEE,
JOHNSON OF Georgia, GlDDINGS, DUNHAM, VEN
ABLE, STANTON OF Ohio, HUNTER and FITCH
After which the committee rose.
Mr.. CARTIER, by leave, made an adverse report from
the Committee on Patents, on the application for the
tension OF the patent for the Woodwork planning ma
chine which was laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
And then the House adjourned