The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-30

| Tie SPEAKER announced the first business in order
70 De Tue question the motion TO lay the table the
OIL granting 10 the Stale oi Michigan portion OF the
public andsand the right oil way in aid of the coastIuc
lion OF the Oakland AID Ottawa railroad
Mi > iuAki moved call OF the House which
agreed t.
The question was Then put by yeas and nays on the
mouon 10 lay NE oil on the tables and II not laid
the table-yeas 90, nays So.
The question being on the engrosslnent OF the bill,
Mr. SlUAR demanded the previous question.
i Ar. JOHNSON, OF Arkansas, ask ed MIR s. 10 with
draw thai call, TO enable him to submit amendment
MIR ~ UARl having complied with that request, Mr.
JoHNooN, OF Arkansas offered an amendment granting
lands and the right of way 10 the States os Iowa Wis
consin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Michigan, Arkansas,
louisiana mississippi. Tennessee, Alabama and Florida
70 aid OF The construction OF certain railroads specified in
| the said amendment
/ The said amendment having been read at length
| for the Information of the House,
Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Arkansas demanded the previous
question.
7 Mr.. CLINGMAN and Mr. ALLISON each urged Mr.
withdraw the call for the previous question. to
afford them an opportunity to move amendments 10 his
But Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas declined complying
with the request OF either
MIR. LEfCHER, rising TO point of order, eontenaed
that 1t was not IN order 10 embrace in Mr. Us amend
ment the appropriations OF the public domain proposed
many OF them being The SUBSTANCE OF various bills rejected
at the present sson.
! The SPEAKER overruled this point of order
Mr.. SHELTON also raised point of order, contend
ing that this being special bull, was moi competent to
i ~
| The SPEAKER overruled the point of order.
Mr., SKELiON appealed.
Mr. RICHARDSON moved to lay the appeal on the
table.
| Mr. FULLER, of Maine, demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion TO lay on the table; which being
oriered,
| Mr.. CLlNGMAN moved to lay the whole subject
| (inciudng the original billy the table on which mo-
on the yeas and nays being ordered, it agreed
! yeas l04, NAYS 62.
| Mr SrUAR L moved to reconsider that vote
Mr. CLEVELAND moved 10 lay that motion on the
table which motion the yeas and nays ordered
| MIR JOHNSON, of Arkansas, moved to 20 into Com
mtpe OF The Whole on the ate of the Union.
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee, raised point OF order,
tending that the bill having been laid the table
| vote taken order.
The SPEAKER ruled the first question to be put TO be
that going INTO Committee OF the Whole the stale
! of the Union.
And then after desultory conversation upon many incl
dental points OF order, in which many members paric
pa!ed,
Mr. FULLER, Of Maine, appealed from the ruling Of
the Speaker determining that the question going into
committee first 10 be put
And then, after explanation from the SPEAKER,
! Mr. FULLER. OF Name Withdrew the appeal.
Mr. JON ES OF Tennessee, made second point OF
Der contendng that under another rule, Che 56.h) not
before quoted by him. 1t The duty OF the Speaker TO
first put The question the motion TO lay the motion 10
reconsider on the table.
The SPEAKER having also overrued this point OF or
der
The question was put on the motion to go into Com
mittee Oh the Whole The of the Union and the
rule was not suspended for that purpose-ayes H.
So
/ Mr.. HARRIS, OF Tennessee. then called up the mo-
ton 10 reconsider The by which the Michigan land
bill bad been LAID the table.
/ Mr.. STANTON, of Kentucky, the morning hour hav-
ing expired, called up the special orderhe report from
the Printing Committee, embracing the bill % change the
system OF doing the public printing, &c. and moved 10
pootpone the subject until Tomorrow and that The bill
which the special committee the public printing
prepared 10 report substitute Tor ina, which had been
reported from The standing printing committee be printed
/ But Mr. p KING objected
So, on mouon of Mr.. s., the House voted simply TO
postpone the further consideration OF The said report from
the printing committee until Tomorrow.
! Mr.. STUART renewed the motion 10 go into a Com
mi,ee Of the Whole on the state OF the Union.
Mr.. HARRlS, OF Tennessee, again called up the mo.
ton 10 reconsider the vote by which the House had last
laid on the table the Michigan railroad bill and pending
amendment
The SPEAKER decided the frs, question TO be on the
motion 10 go into Committee of the Whole the state
OF the Union
! Mr.. HARRIS, of Tennessee, appealed.
i MIR. ST UARr demanded the yeas and nays on the ap.
peal and beng ordered the decision Of the Chair
sustained-yeas liz, nays 80.
The rules then suspended and The House went
into Committee oil the Whole the OF the Union
(Mr Obs in the chair
Mr.. JONES, OF Tennessee. moved TO proceed TO the
consideration OF the civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill.
The CHAIR decided this motion TO be out OF order.
4 Mr.. JONES, OF Tennessee. appealed.
/ Mr. CARTIER moved 10 lay the appeal on the table
The committee then proceeded TO the further considera.
ton OF the river and habor Improvement bill when
ous amendments proposed and voted on and they
were discussed in hve-mlnues speeches by Messrs.
i WARD, PARKER, HOWARD, McMULIlN, MIL
LER, CHANDLER, YATES, LANE, RICHARDSON,
SEYMOUR Of New York, HEM, CAMPBELL OF
Illinois, MOORE of louisiana SCURRY. CABELL,
BELL, APPLETON Of Maine, BISSELL, SMART,
of Massachusetts, SCUDDER, BROWN Of Mississippi,
TUCK, FOWLER, SAVAGE, EDGERTON. CLING.
MAN, STUART, GlDDlNGS, SACKETT, BOWIE
IEWlNG, FLORENCE, ASHE, BROOKS, BAYLY of
Virginia FLOYD, CARTIER, CLEVELAND, POLK,
! STANLY, CAMPBELL of Ohio, and EVANS
Al o'clock, p. m, the committee rose and the chair.
man reported back the bill as amended
The question being on agreeing 10 the first OF the
said amendments
Mr.. SEYMOUR, OF New York, demanded the pre-
vous question
motion to adjourn was here made not agreed to-
yeas g. nays 81
| Mr.. HOUSTON moved to lay the bill on the table; on
which motion The yeas and nays called
Il Mr.. STANTON, of Ohio, moved to ad journ: not
agreed to-
1t was here moved 10 call The House not agreed to-
Mr.. SEYMOUR, of New York, demanded a vote on
the question OF secondng the previous question.
Nj ORR moved TO lay The bill on the table on which
motion the Yeas aud nays called and ordered when
| Mr.. HARRIS, of Tennessee, moved TO adjourn; not
agreed to.
| Mr. vENABLE demanded a call OF the House; on
which the yeas aud nays being ordered,
The motion 10 adjourn renewed and the yeas and
nays upon 1t called and ordered and was not
agreed 10
i The conflicting motions pending then were mutually
| withdraw, and
Mr.. SEY N0UR. Of New York, next withdrew the
call Tor the previous question, and moved to recomnt the