Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-24
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, JULY

NJ MACE Nv unanimous CONSENT in pursuance of
previous notice introduced bill 70 admit railroad IRON
free ofduty which vas rend We . ,s o,.
Mr. moved that the bill % re'erreo 10 inc oomMt-
S NJ TnNEs of tennessee, moved that the bill be laid
on the table, and this motion demanded the yeas and
Mr. ORR appealed 10 the gentleman from Tennessee to
withdraw his motion, as It very unusual one and
allow the bill to be referred
Mr. JONES declined TO withdraw the motion, stating
that he did not wish the bill to be referred at all
The question was then taken, and the vote was
nounced a. yeas 81, nays a.
No quorum voting
Mr. STUART moved that there be a call Of the House.
After further conversation, the question taken
the motion that there be call Of the House. and it
decided in the negative: Ayes 88, noes 49,
taken the motion to lay the bill on the table, and it
decided in the negative by the following vote Yeas
"A, nays rs.
The question now being on the motion to refer the bill
to the Committee Of Ways and Means
Mr. MACE withdrew that notion and moved to COM
NIT the bill to the Committee Of the Whole the state
Of the Unon and that it be printed On these motions
demanded the previous question.
Mr. DEAN moved to lay the bill on the table.
The question taken the motion to lay the bill
the table, and it decided in the affirmative by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAS-Messrs Abercrombie Aiscn, Ayerett, Babcock,
Baera Beale, Bell Bibighaus Boyd, Briggs, George H.
Brown Buell. Burrows =. Darlington Cabe Lewis D. Camp
Disney Duncan, Florence, Floyd, Fowler Gamble, Gay
lord Giddngs Hamilton Harper Isham g. Harris Hascsll
Howe Thomas How IVES Jackson Jenkins Andrew john
Daniel T. Jones George Jones' CLANCY Jones' Geo.
King RssoH King ksan
Moore Murphy Murray, Newton, andrew Parker Peasee,
Penn, penninan, Perkins Price, Reed, Riddle, Robbins,
David L. Seymour Richard H. stanton Thaddeus Stevens
Taylor Thurstou, Tuck, Walbrdge, Washburn, and VIII
drick-SS
NAYs-Messrs Aiken Willis Allen David J. Bailey, Tho
mas II. Bayy, Bissel, Bocock Bowie Bragg, Brenton,
Albert g. Brown Joseph Gable, CALDWELL Thompson Camp
bell Chastan, Churchwe Cngman, Cobb, Conger, Daniel
JohnsG. Davis Doty, Eastman, Edmundson, Ewing, Flick
lin, Fitch Freeman, Gentry German Green Grey Hendricks,
Henn James Johnson Robert w. Johnson Lockhar Mace,
Humphrey Marshal McMullen Mcqueen, Miller, Moony,
Morehead Nabers, Orr, Samuel w. Parker Phelps Por-
ter Powell Robinson Scurry Smart Smith, Stanly benjamin
Stanton Frederick p Stanton Abrm P Stephens Stone St.
Martin Srother Stuart Townshend venable Wallace Ward
Watkins, Alexander White, Williams, and Yates-6s.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House thereupon went into Committee of the
Whole the state Of the Union, Mr DISNEY, of Ohio
in the chair and resumed the consideration Of the bill
making appropriations for the and contingent
penses Of the Indian department. and for fulfilling treaty
spulatons with various Indian tribes for the year end
ing June 80, 1853
Mr. SIBLEY moved to insert in the bill the following
item: M
For the subsistence of Indians of any tribe residing
within the limits of the United States who may hereafter
be in starving condition, to be expended under the d
recton Of the Secretary of the Interior 000 pro-
vded that In no case shall any portion of said be
paid out unless reliable statement shall be made the
Secretary of the Interior Of the existence of such
of suffering among the Indians is contemplated by this
law.
debate of some length ensued in which Messrs.
SlBLEY, DURKEE, GIDDINGS, VENABLE, and STAN
TON, Of Ohio supported the amendment, and Messrs.
PHELPS, JOHNSON, of Arkansas, JONES, of Tennes-
see, JOHNSON, Of Georgia, and DUNHAM opposed it.
The question was then taken the amendment and
it was rejected: Ayes A. noes TO-
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, moved to insert in the
bill the following item:
For payment Of the Chickasaw Indians for of
defalcaton Of Capt r. w. G. Collins United States dis
bursting agent together with interest thereupon at the
rate Of six per cent per annum from March, 1885, until
paid, $24, 982. %.
After debate between Messrs. JOHNSON, of Arkansas
and PHELPS, the amendment was agreed to.
The committee then and reported progress.
Mr.. CARTIER, from the Committee Patents, to
which referred the petition Of VIM. W. Woodwork
administrator of VIM Woodwork deceased, made adj
report thereon which laid upon the table and
ordered To be printed
The House then adjourned.