The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-28
uousR OF REPRESENTATIVES.

the bill reported by him yesterday from ue Soui-
mittee on the Post Oface and Post Roads, estao
fishing certain post roates, with view to enable
gentlemen to suggest amendments in the commit
tee room.
THE FLORIDA AND ALABAMA RAILROAD BILL.
The SPEAKER stated the business before the
House TO be the motion to lay upon the table thar 10
reconsider the vote by which was recently rejected
the bill granting the right oil way ana alternate
sections of the public domain to the states OF
Florida and Alabama to aid In ths cons.' uo.ion VI
n railroad from the harbor of Pensacola to the
town of Montgomery, Alabama, and OF one from
the Atlantic, across the peninsula to some point on
the Gulf Of Mexico. 1000, III r.
the House: and one hundred and forty two mem
bers answered to their names
The question was then taken on laying the mo-
ton to reconsider upon the table, ana aecioeo IN
The negative-yeas IA, naysT.
The iouse refused to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was rejected-yeas 10, nays Io-as fol-
lows: 80 -. :,
YEAs.-Messrs. Willie Allen, Bissell, Boyd
Bragg, Brenton, Briggs, Brooks, Albert G.
Brown, George H. Brown. E. Darlington
CubsIl. CaIdwsI, Lewis D. Campbell, Chand
Ter, Clark Ciingman, Cobb, Disney, Dockery'
renee. Henry NJ, Fuller, Gentry, Goodrich Hart.
Haven, Hem, Houston, Howard, John w. Howe,
Jackson, James johnson, John Johnson Robert
w. johnson, Kuhns, Landry, Mace, Humphrey
Marshall, McNair, Miller, Miner. Molony. Henry
d. Moore, John Moore, Nabers, oids' Outlaw
Penn Penniman Phelps, Porter, Price, Sackett,
Scherme rhorn, Scudder, Scurry, Smith, stanly'
Benjamin Stanton, Abraham p stephens, 81. Mar
kins. WEIGH. Addison White, Wilcox, williams
and Yntes-75.
NAYs.-Messrs Aiken, Allison, John Appleton,
Ashe, Babcock. Barrere, Bioighaus,c bocock'
Chastain, Churchwell, Cleveland, Cullom, Curtis
Daniel, Dawson, Dean, Dimmck. Durham, Ed
mundson, Fowler, Thomas }. ID. Fuller, Gamble
Gaylord, Giddings, Good'n3w, "T senc,H I ~
bard, Hillyer, Holiday, Horstord, Thomas NJ.
son, George w. Jones, j. Clancy Jones, George
G King, Preston King, Kurtz, Letcher, Mann
Martin, Mason, McLanahan, McNlullen, lilison,
Morehead, Samuel W. Parker, Peaslee, Perkins,
Polk, Robbins, jr., Savage, David l.. seymour
origen S. Seymour, skeltons smart hioA1a a.
Thurston, Townshend, Wal6ridge, wallace
Washburn, jr., and Wildrick-76.
HENRY CLAY.
Mr.. STANTON, Of Kentucky, from the Conn
mittee on Printing, reported the following resoln-
ton, viz:
Resolved. That the proceedings of the House and
Senate, on the death of Henry Clay, ordered by
this House and now in process oil puohcation' De
bound under the existing contract for binding
The resolution was agreed to.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union-Mr. OLDs
in the chair and resumed the consideration OF the
bill making appropriations Tor the improvement o
certain
RIvEas AND HARsoRs
The CHAIRMAN stated he would feel bound to
insist upon a strict construction Of the rule with
reference to FIVE minute speeches. He would,
therefore, rule out OF order all remarks as 70 the
raj merits or dement's Of the bill pending an
amendment. which alone must be discussed. II
this course should be sustained by the committee
the business would be expedited. II not, the
chairman would feel Satisfied that he had en-.
deayored TO discharge his duty.
Mr.. BISSELL offered an amendment, appropriat-
ing 900 for the improvement OF the ILLINOIS
river. He set forth the justice OF the proposition,
remove serious objections to the BILL which, in its
present form, was monstrously unequal In Ito pro-
visions and unjust.
The CHAIRMAN reminded the gentleman that
he was out of order; TO which
Mr.. BISSELL replied, What can say? can't
say the bill is Just The chairman Of the Commit
tee on Commerce advised me to say nothing about
it. advise him to give that injunction to all his
friends.
The amendment (after Intellectual efforts to
amend it and debate) was finally voted down.
Various amendments were severally offered for
the improvement OF the Wabash, Cumberland,
Rock, fuscarawas, and other rivers, and they were
all disagreed to
Mr. STANTON, of Ohio, moved TO strike out the
clause appropriating thirty thousand dollars Tor
the continuation Of the Delaware breakwater. He
said, as the committee had refused to make any
addition to the BILL he now proposed to make an
alteration by way Of abstraction. The bill was too
partial in its character and he was Wiling to go
before the country with it's defeat.
Mr. RIDDLE replied, in opposition to the amend
ment which. the vote having been taken. was dis.
agreed to.
MIR. MARSHALL, OF Kentucky, moved to strike
the words, for the construction OF hal Dor on
the east side of Reedy Island. Port Penn, Delaware
35l .090;" which amendment was rejected.
Other amendments were acted upon and dis
agreed to, when the committee rose-ayes 69, noes
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MILITARY ACADEMY.
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, by unanimous
consent, the Military Academy bill, as returned
from the Senate with amendments, was referred to
the Committee of Ways and Means.
The House then adjourned.
PETITION.
By Mr.. J. H. H. HAWS: The memorial Of Ed.
ward ii. Swift, Of the city of New York, asking for
the return of certain duties paid by him to the
Government sugar destroyed by fire in said
city.