The southern press., 1852-06-15
CONGRESSIONAL PRocEEDIEas.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, June 10, 1852,
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RAILROAD GRANTS.

The journal of yesterday having been read
RAILROAD GRANTS.
The House resumed the consideration oil the
bill Of the House grapting the right OF way aHu
a portion of the public lands TO the STATES OF FLOR
ida and Alabama, for the construction OF certain
railroads in said States, the pending question be-
ing on the motion to lay the bill on the taoie'
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, withdrew the mo-
ton To law the bill on the table, and proceeded to
sneak of the course pursued by the Committee on
Public Lands in reporting then bills and moving
TO nut them on their passage NO committee had
thus been able to report for the last four months,
and if this course should be pursued, the other
committees would have no opportunity TO report
during the session. He moved to refer the bill
10 the Committee Of the Whole, explaining that
il would not result iD its defeat, under the rule
a msiority of the committee could take up any
bill on the calendar. He then gave his objections
to these railroad bills, and incidentally alluded
to the bill TO give lands 10 the different States Tor
the benefit OF the insane therein, and also to the
bill to give land to all the States of the Union for
railroad and educational purposes, stating HIS OBJ
iectons to both measures. la conclusion, he de
manted the previous question, OH the nloton to
refer the bill and then moved To lay the whole sub
iect on the table ~.
MIR. TOOMRS thought that the call for the prey
ious question was great outrage, and he hoped
the House would vote 1t down. ~. ILL.,. II,
The question was then taken on the motion TO
Law the bill on the table, and it was not agreed to
by the following vote-yeas 70, nays 100.
The question then recurring on the demand for
the previous question:, the House refused to &c
ond said demand, -. .1 d..
Mr.. CABELL, of Florida, thea moved to post
pone the further consideration Of the bill until
next Friday week. ....t.*... ..&.. ..o.":
Mr.. JONES' of Tennessee, moved to amend
the motion by postponing the further consdera
ton Of the subject until the second FRIDAY III
July. ."#" . g.'.#..." Il
The amendment of Mr. JONES was agreed to as
was also the motion of MIR. CABELL as thus
amended. e. &c.,. 49,.
The House next took up house bill to grant
lands TO all the States, in proportion to their rep
presentations for railroad and educational pur
MIR. BENNETT, who reported this bill. made
some remarks in its support; but before he con'
cluded ...L -.
g., Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, moved TO go in
to Committee OF the Whole on the state of the
Union ....E
MIR. STUART moved to go into committee OF
the private calendar, which was not agreed to-
The motion of Mr.. STEPHENS was then agreed
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole
on the state of the Union, LMr. RICHARDSON, o.
Illinois, in the CHAIR and resumed the consider
alton of the Indian appropriation bill:
Mr. CABEIL, of F.oriTa, addressed the
House at length on political questions, planting
himself upon the policy fthe present admnstra
ton. If the Wing candidate for the Presidency
should not stand upon the platform OF the com
promise, and the Democratic candidate should
he would support the latter. He declared that
unless the Wing convention should endorse the
comnromise it would. cause division IN the
marty. and if Gen. Scott should be nominated he
did not believe he could obtain the vote of sim
gle Southern State.
Mr.. STANLY replied to the remarks of Mr.
CABFLL, stating that he believed General Scott
would ayow his sentiments when called upon by
the Wing convention. II he should not do this
and should run as 'mum" candidate, he would
not obtain his support. In the course of his re-
marks he declared President Fillmore to be his
first choice for the Presidency, and reviewed the
Democratic platform.
Mr. SCHOONMAkER followed, and opposed
the adoption of resolutions by the Wing party
declaring the compromise fnaty. He con
tended that this was not necessary, as the Wing
party was "a lawabiding party. He was also
agaiI,st any candidate giving pledges. He who
was not worthy Of support without pledge wa'
less worthy of support with one. In conclusion
he spoke against making grants of land fcr rail
road purposes.
The committee then rose,
And the House adjourned.