The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-31

The private calendar was then postponed, and
he River and Harbor bill taken up.
The bill read by it's title.
Mr. CLEMENS asked that il be read through.
After some conversation on points of order. this
request was withdrawn.
Mr.. DAVIS moved that the bill be read second
iine, with view TO its reference.
Messrs. BUTLER and CLEMENS objected.
The bill therefore lies
The Senate proceeded to tho consideration OF
Executive business, and then
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. OLDS rose and remarked that, a few days
ago, he addressed the Committee of the Whole on
the state OF the Union on the Presidential question,
and said, in the course Of his remarks on that &C.
aston, that the authorship Of the communication Of
lin relation to foreigners,} published
in the National Intelhgencer, in December, lS4S.
was charged on General Scott by prominen.
Wings, who sought by this means 10 defeat his
nomination for the Presidency; and that neither
General Scott nor his friends, although the oPpor-
tunity afforded, had denied the charge. He
repeated the charge, and. after asking whether
any gentleman would deny it, paused for reply
Such the reporter understood to be the purport OF
what Mr.. OLps read from his speech in the Globe.
Mr.. STANLY wished to know what was before
the House.
The SPEAKER informed him that the gentle
man had risen to question OF privilege.
Mr.. STANLY. What 10 it?
Mr.. OLDS. am stating it.
MIR. STANLY remarked tt.., the gentleman
was reading from new. paper, and that that was
not question OF rr,nvilege
mr. Oil. said it was question OF yeracity be-
twc.n himself and his colleague. MIR. BELL, (who,
on the occasion referred to, had made some refer
ence, It Is believed, to what Mr.. OLDs uttered in
relation to the Americas letter)
Mr.. STANLY was understood to say that the
gentleman could reply through the papers.
Mr.. OLDS expressed the hope that the gentle
man on the other side would not object
Mn STANLY said he would, as he had hereto
fore, object to every thing OF this kind.
MICHIGAN LAND BILL.
The SPEAKER announced the brsihess first in
order to be the motion r,ade yesterday, by MIR.
STUART, to reconsider the vote by which the House
rejected the bill granting the right of way and a
donation of land TO Michigan, to aid in the con-
struction Of the Ottawa and Oakland railroad.
Mr.. HAMILTON moved that the motion to re.
consider be laid upon the table; and the question
having been taken, it was decided in the atfirma-
tive-yeas 90, nays 10.
MIR. SACBETT asked leave to introduce the fol-
lowing resolution, which was read for information,
Wit.
RssoIped, That the Committee on the Judiciary
be instructed to inquire into the .propriety OF re-
porting bill making it capital offence for the
officers and men employed upon any steamboat
running any Of the waters OF the United States,
and which passengers carried for hire, to be
in any way engaged IN running any such boat, on
which they may be SO employed in any race, trial
any other steamboat or weasel.
Objection was made TO the introduction of the
resolution,
CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.
Mr.. OLDS, from the Committee on tho Post Of
flee and Post Roads, reported joint resolution to
modify the existing law for the government OF the
DEPARTING mt in relation to California and Oregon |;
which was referred to the Committee Of the Whole
the state Of the Union.
Several other reports made from that CON-
mittec.
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
MIR. SEYMOUR, of Connecticut, moved that the
House resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole
House on the private calendar; but the motion did
not prevail.
Mr.. PHELPS moved, but the House refuaed t.
proceed with the Dusiness on the Speakers table.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
MIR. STANTON, of kentucky-as there seemed
to be general desire to take up the River and
Harbor bll-moved that the confederation OF the
report from the Committee on Printing, relative to
making new arrangements for the execution OF the
public printing, be postponed until Tomorrow !;
and this was agreed to.
RIVER AND HARpoR BILL.
The Housc then proceeded to the consideration
OF the River and Harbor bill.
MIR. STANLY moved that there be n call Of the
House; but the motion did not prevail.
The demand for the previous question
conded, and the main question ordered to be put
yeas IS, nays IS.
MIR. ORR moved that the vote be reconsidered
and at his instance that motion was laid upon the
table.
The House then disagreed to the motion, pend
ing from yesterday, to recommit the bill to the
Com!r.t.ee on Commerce.; aud procee ded to vote
Gu the several amendments reported from the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state Of the Union.
That appropriating $4,000 for the improve
mcnt of the James and Apponatox river, below
the cities OF Richmond and Petersburg, having
been read, and the question having been stated on
The yeas and nays were demanded by several
gentlemen.
MIR. MEADE gave notice that he would call the
yeas and nays every clause Of the bill, II they
should be taken on the amendment under conside-
ration.
However, the question taken by yeas and
nays, aud decided in the afhrmatiye-yeas los,
nays 81.
Mr. MEADE moved TO reconsdcr the vote, and
to lay that motion upon the table. II agreed to.
The question then taken on concurring in
the amendme mt authorizing the commissioners Of
Wilmington, North Carolina, to lay and collect
tonnage duties for the purpose Of clearing out the
distractions in the mouth of Cape Fear river, and
decided in the aftirInative-ycas 80, nays 76.
Several verbal amendments were then concurred
The question was stated on ordering the bill to
be engrossed for third reading; when
MIR. JOHNSON, Of Georgia, moved to lay the
bill upon the table; but the motion did not pre-
vail-yeas H. nays lO4.
The Dill was then passed-yeas lO3, nays 10, as
folows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Allison, w Appleton, Babcock,
Barrere, Bartlett, jr, Bell, Bennett, Bowie. Boyd.
Brenton, Briggs, George H. Brown, Burrows,
Lewis ID. Campbell, Thompson Campbell, Carter,
Chandler, Chapman, Clark, Curtis. George Il. Da
WIS., Dawson, Dean Dockery, Doty. Duncan, Dur
kec, Eastman, Edgcrton, Evans, Fitch, Florence,
Floyd. Fowler, 7, D. Fuller, Giddngs, Goode-
now, Goodrich, Green, Harper, Haws, Iascail Hs-
ven, Hcbard, Hem, Horsford, John w. Howe, T.
NJ. Howe, Thomas Y, How, j., Hunter, 1ngersoil.
Ives, John johnson Robert w. Johnson, George
&. King, Preston King, Kuhns, Landry, Lock
hart, Mann, Martin, Miller, Miner, Moiony,
Henry d Moore, John Moore, Morehead, Murray,
Newton, Outlaw, Samuel w. Parker, Penn, Pen
niman Perkins, Porter, Pcice, Rantoul, jr, Rich
ardson, Riddle, Robe, Sackett, Scherncrhorn,
Schooc raft, Schoonm maker, Scudder, Scurry, David
l.. Seymour, Shelton, Stanly, Benjamin Stanton,
Abr'm p. Stephens. St. Martin, Stratton, STROLLER,
Stuart, Tnurston, Townsbepd, Tuck, Walbridgc,
Walsh, Wclch, Addison White, and Yates--l03
NAYS Messrs. Abercrombie, Willis Allen,
Ashe, Thomas Bayiy, Beale, Bocock, Bragg,
Breckenridge, Albert G. Brown. Busby, E. Car
rington CabelI, Cnld well, Caskie, Chastain,
ChurchwelI, Cleveland, C!ingnan, Cobb, Cullom.
| Daniel, Dimmck, D,sney, Durham, Edmundson,
Ewing, FIckIin, Freeman, Gamble, Gentry, Grey,
Hamilton, Isham q Harris, Hart, Hendricks, H,b-
! b,r rd h