The daily union., 1852-05-11
uOusE or REPRESENTATIVES,


HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVE
.ssr the reading OF the journal.
N, McMULLIN moved TO suspend the rules to 10
~. Committee OF the Whole on the stale OF tbe
poa G 10 further consider the special order-lhe home
d @ G 1fM M ,ohss0s .ssss M Of M,M LsSnessss him
az, that he (Mr CO might offer resolution instructng
w. w. Committee on Public Buildings to inquire into the
.rosdency OF purchasing the Mount Vernon estate. with
nrtons also TO report TO hat public uses might
!. to- and for what price could be bought
AZ Mr. Mem objected TO giving the floor TO Mr.. CUL.
NM 10 permit him to offer his resolution.
The question was then put on the motion OF Mr.. Nc
MpILM 10 suspend the rules TO go into Committee OF
h Whole on the state OF the Union the special or
uo ~, be homestead bill OF Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee;
sad uo no quorum voting by tellers,
Mr STEPHENS, OF Georgia, moved call OF the
uonse; on which motion he demanded the yeas and
which being ordered, the House voted not to 'scal
ibs House 81 nays l26.
~ The question recurring going into Committee of
,be Whole the state Of the Union il was agreed to-
ysas 9i, nays not counted.
Mi HlBBARD being called to the chair. the commit
ZEE proceeded the further consideration Of the home
stead bill OF Mr.. JOHNSON. OF Tennessee Various pro-
On amendments by Messrs. CLARK, AvERETT,
~ p%aII. DISNEY, McMULLIN, McNAIR, STEPHENS
nCeogla, EVANS, WOODWARD, HOWARD, MUL-
IONY, SACKETT, STANTON Of Ohio, GAYLORD,
Johnson Of Tennessee, GROW, MOORE Of Penn.
syyania, CAMPBELL Of Illinois, FLORENCE. and
HEM. I'LL.
aon upon the bill. Whereupon
Mr. DUCKERY asked leave 10 move to take up from the
Susakers table Senate bill to authorize the Fayetteville
nd Central Plank Road Company TO extend their inn
movement through the lands in the town oil Fayetteville
North Carolina the property Of the United States govern
" And leave being granted this bill was read the third
time and passed WH.
MI. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, asked leave to move Ia
take from the Speakers table the resolution fixing the
time for the usual recess, order tohave the hall reed
for the summer session, r
Leave being granted, the motion OF Mr. j. prevailed.
The Clerk next read the pending amendment-to strike
out "from Tuesday. June 4, until the next Friday
and insert in lieu thereof "from Thursday, May 13th
Instant, to Monday, the nth instant"
The question REQUIRED on seconding the demand for The
previous question: which had been called when the
luton and amendment were last before the House and
was seconded.
Under its operation the question was put on agreeing
10 the amendment Ia call for the yeas and nays made BY
Mr. Polk being refused,) and the said amendment wal
sgeed toayes 50, noes 62-he Chair voting in the at
hmaive
Mr. JONES, OF Tennessee moved to reconsider III,
vote by which the amendment had been agreed 10; OF
which be called the yeas and nays.
Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Arkansas, moved to lay the motion
TO reconsider on the table,
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee, demanded the yeas ant
nays on that notion
An Intellectual motion TO adjourn was here made.
Mr. SWEETSER moved to lay the resolution on tn,
table. Z 80 @R Id.
Mr. STANLY demanded the yeas and nays on that mo
ion; which being ordered,
The House adjourned