The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, March 10, 1852.

ACCOUNTS OF PROSPER M WETMoRE.
Mr.. ORR, of South Carolina, asked unanimous
consent for him to submit motion to take up
from the table a late message from the President,
relative to The accounts of Prosper M. w gilmore,
late navy agent at the port Of New York.
Objection was made and the motion not con-
sidered.
PRIVATE Observation-Disclosures BILL.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, of Connecticut, moved to 60
into Committee of the Whole and take up the
private calendar.
Mr.. HOUSTON said that the House had only
until Tuesday next to dispose Of the deficiency
bill, and il it was the object of gentlemen to con-
sderation of the private calendar, ne should con-
test the matter. But he was willing to have the
calendar considered to-day only.
The question was taken on Mr.. SEYMOUR .
motion, and no quorum voted.
Mr.. BROOKS inquired whether the deficiency
bill would not be superseded eX some other 0uSl
Mr.. HALL, Of Missouri, said he should like to
INQUIRE If the last Congress did not appropriate
fry million of dollars for the present fiscal year.
which was within few millions Of the amount
expended annually Ivy Mr.. Folks administration
during the Mexican war?
Mr. CHAN DLER, Of Pennsylvania The
amount has been expended to pay Mr.. Polk s
debts.
Mr.. HALL. No, sir. It has been expended
IN satisfy your extravagance, and am opposed
to indulging your wastefulness any further.
MIR. ORR, Of South Carotra, moved call Of
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, desired the yeas
and nays on Mr.. ORR's motion, which were or
dered and resulted--yeas "a, nays IS.
So the call was not sustained
Mr.. DANIEL, Of North Carolina, hoped that
the House would go on with the private calendar
TODAY, and take up the deficiency bill Tomorrow,
r. 49, 49, Aannn nF
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, desired the unan-
imous consent Of the House to let the debate on
the deficiency bill be continued for one hour AFTER
it shall next be taken up, in order to enable him
to continue his remarks commenced Yesterday.
Mr. DANIEL said he.had no objection-but
he thought that the matter had better be left over
until tomorrow.
Mr., BROOKS said that the chairman Of the
Committee on. Ways and Means would have an
hour bv the rule Mr.. JOHNSON wished another
hour. II he (Mr. b. could also be granted an
hour he would not object. Hedesired that members
on his 0he Whig) side of the House might have
some opportunity to defend the administration.
Mr.. CABELL suggested that the deficiency bill
be considered to-day, and the private calendar to-
morrow. :,
Mr.. DANIEL thought the House might as well
do to-day what il could do tomorrow.
On the question, evil the House go into Com
mittee of the Whole?"
Mr.. HAVEN, Of New York, called for the yeas
and nays, which were not ordered.
The question was then taken by tellers and
agreed to, 70 to 81.
PRIVATE CALENDAR
The House having gone into Committee of the
Whole, (Mr. CHANDLER, OF Pennsylvania, in the
chair took up the bill for the relief of the
HEIRS OF GEN. JAMES c. WATSON.
A long discussion arose upon the above bill,
consuming the most ofthe sitting, Messrs. JOHN
SON, of Georgia, SAcKErr, of New York, EVANS,
Of Maryland, and STUART, of Michigan, partici-
patng in it. At half-past o'clock, the commit
tee rose without coming to any conclusion on the
bill.
The House adjourned until tomorrow, mo-
ton to adjourn over until Monday being mega
lived.