Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

III
business OF Saturday being the motion Of Mr. JosEs Of
tennessee to lay on the table the motion Of Mr. HALL
the vote by which the House laid the table
.ne o Of he senate granting the right Of way and max
ing grant OF lands TO the State of Iowa. in aid of the
construction Of certain railroads in said State. t
MI HALL remarked that as this very Important
question and the House very thinly attended, he
would move postpone the further Of the
subject until Tuesday week
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee said that as . motion to
postpone was not in order during the tendency OF
ton to lay on the table, he would Withdraw his motion;
and as the House very thnIy attended, hoped the
motion to postpone would prsyail. n.
/ Mr.. ORR demanded the yeas and nays on the motion
to postpone which, being ordered and taken rsyuted:
So the further consideration Of the subject was post
/ poned until Tuesday week f t,
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee, suggested that rs . great
r0ny members were absent, and there > suf-
feient number in attendance take up contested cues
items and act upon them it would be best 80 all sides and
to adj interests that all such Subjects either in the nds
OF members OF committees should be withheld until sfteF
the Baltimore Conventios should be over when the House
would be again full He hoped that the cosuittees would
be called for reports With the unanimous understanding
that such reports only should be receivea a. those pr
them would be willing to have referred and prnAs so
that they would be prepared for the action q the Hosss
whepit should cace again be in condition to resume its
business. f
Mr. SACKETT desired to- submit resolutions carrying
out the views Of the gentleman from Tennessee. II A.
Mr. FOWLER objected 70 any propositions net regu-
LAsD FOR RAILROADS.
The SPEAKER thereupon proceeded TO call the COM
mittees for reports; when ~ 10 rfs'4 "a
Mr. ORR from the Comm5ttee' on Public Lambs report
ed bill granting the right Of why and portion Of the
public lands to the States Of Florida and Aaba sor the
construction of certain railroads in said StatesJ which
was read twice.
Mr. ORA remarked that he was instructed by tire Com
mittee on Public Lands to to put this bill pas
sage 1t provided for donations o the public land aid
in the construction Of two Of the most important rosds
ms judgment Of any that had yet been referred to the
Committee ON Public Lands The irst rood embraced in
the provisions OF the bill proposed Connect the Manc
ocean with the Gulf of Mexics across the peninsula Of
Florida In national point Of view, it would be Of
valuable service to the Government in time of WAT and
important for commercial purposes in time sf peace Two
three war steamers Of enemy located between the
southern coast of Florida and the West India Islands,
would be able TO cut off all communication between the
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic The construction of
this road would ensure communications between these two
points The length Of the road would be about
dred and fifty miles it already under survey, and
the State OF Florida had provided for taking stock in the
road The second road provided for in the bill from
Pensacola bay 20 Montgomery in Alzbama With branch
in the direction Of the Chattahoochie river to ntersect
the Georgia roads, 1t would perhaps be eighty one
hundred miles in length. The amount O. land requir
ed for the construction Of these roads would be about
one million siz seven hundred thousand acres
Before Mr.. OnR concluded his remarks the morning
hour expired.
ADJOURNMENT.
The House than proceeded consider the motion made
by Mr. HARRIss Of Tennessee Monday last to sas-
pend the rules enable him to introduce the follow
ing resolution Has ~ LID
Re,oired That this House adjourn sine 4 On the FIST Mon
dry in August, as twelve O'Clock M.
Mr. HOUSTON moved to auend the resolution so as to
fix the nneteenth of July the day for sdourr.ass
ovhinIittee or ways and Means it probable the
House could pass the appropriation bills and pass them
anderstandngy, if it should adjourn 50 early period
| as that indicated by his anendmsnts
Mr.. HOUSTON replied that If the present course Of
proceeding should be continued he DID think it probs
Bile that the House could pass the appropriation bills
dersandingy within the twelve months but if they
should go TO work. as il their duty to do they could
pass them in month t
| Mr. CLINGMAN reminded the gentleman from South
Carolina that at the first session Of the last Congress- the
House passed the appropriation bills, taking them up
about the middle Of September and adouing the last
day Of the month. Thus at the last session the
appropriation bills passed within less than three
weeks and surely the House at this session could pass
them in two months.
Mr. SACKETT said that considering the thin state Of
the House, he would postpone the further con-
sderation Of the resolution until Mondaynext.
Mr.. CLINGMAN moved the previous question, the eff
feet Of which, he stated would be cut of the motion
postpone.
Mr. sACKETT said that as the previous question was
demanded he would move to lay the resolution the
table. 6 @,ssc 4 A"t
| The motion was not agreed to Yeas 56, noes 90.
Mr. HARRIS then modified his resolution read:
Resotred with the Of the Senate) That the
close the present session Of Congress ad
journmen Of their respective Houses Monday the second
day Of August next at the hour Of l, O'Clock NJ.
The question required secondng the demand for the
previous question, and being pat, quorum voted.
BY unanimous consent the further consideration Of the
resolution was then postponed until Monday next .
PROPOSITIONS FOR TEMPORARY ADJOURNMENT
Mr. SACKETT, under suspension Of the rules offered
the following resolution s II, ,.
Resoired That when this House adjourn tomorrow
journ to meet Friday next. \ ',ts,
The question being the adoption or the resolution
Mr. BELL desired to know what was the wish Of their
Democratic brethren other side IL IL Vas THAR
wish adjourn, he would for the resolution II they
did not wish to adjourn, he would vote against It,
Mr.. POLK. We are opposed to the resolution We do
not desire an adjournment.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas A part desire to adjourn.
Mr. SMART. l, for one Democrat, desire adjourn
ment - sr-
The question was then taken and the resolution was
net agreed to: Yeas SO, nays 102. - ...st
Mr.. BRIGGS said that he was AWARE that there were
many gentlemen who wished be absent during greater
portion Of the week for the purpose Of attending the De-
mocratic Convention Feeling disposition 10 crafty
gentlemen, he would offer the following resolution which
would fully accomplish their object the though
the House should adjourn ed. ~
Resord That the specis order OF this House requiring
from standing committees for hour each morning Of
the session, and also all privileged questions pending DO
postponed to week from this dry. " "f IL N ,-t
| Objection was made. ..., $780,. ..
| Mr.. BRIGGS moved 10 suspend the rules which mo-
ton was disagreed to.
\ Mr. JONES' Of Tennessee said that the resolution of
the gentleman from New York Mr. SxoxErr) proposed
that when the House adjourn Tomorrow Ii adjourn to
meet Friday next It very evident that they
going to do good for the next days. The Senate
had adjourned until Thursday next, and he would now