The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-27

which proceedings Mr.. CLEVELAND said his col.
leagues are all new members. and modest men
and he would therefore vote for all Of them cay.
Mr.. MooRE, Of Louisiana, declined voting, q ques
ton, he said, having been raised to whether the
new members were entitled to this privilege.
The resolution was agreed to-yeas 81, nays ~.
ADJOURNMENT OF coSsaEss.
Mr.. HARRIS, of Tennessee, asked the unani.
nous consent of the House to take up the resolu
ton, returned from the Senate with an amend
| mept fixing the thrty-hrst Of August as the day
| for the adjournment, sine die, OF both Houses d
Cong ress.
Objection having been made, he moved sus.
pension Of the rules.
MIR. McLANAHAN suggested that the consider.
alton Of the resolution be postponed for one week.
Mr. WALSH asked whether gentlemen had read
Mr.. Wcbster's speech in the papers Of the morning
in relation to the fishing disturbances.
The roll was called, when Mr.. BAYLy, Of Vngi
mia, voted 10 the negative owing to the peculiar
aspect Of aairs OH the British coast Of North Anne
RIGA.
Mr.. MEADE said that since he had voted he had
heard the remsrk Of the chairman Of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. He wished to know further
from thai committee; and he voted in the dark
he would now change his vote and cast il in the
negative, reservng his right vote in the afrma-
tive hereafter.
Several other gentlemen ch ,need their votes
from the affirmative to the negative side Of the
question; when the result was announced-yeas
IO7. nays 60.
There no, being two thirds, the rules were not
suspended.
THE INDECENT ISsANg.
Mr.. STANLY asked the unanimous C. nsent OF
the House to take up, with q vie " OF fixing day
for its consideration, the bill making grant Of
land (ten millions OF acrss) to the several States
Of the Union for the benefit of INDECENT insane per.
soma. Objection being made, he moved n suspen-
sion Of the rules; but The motion disagreed to
yeas 100, nays So Not two-thirds.
Mr.. DANIEL made an Intellectual effort to Ia Ike
up the Senate bill for the relief Of Purser Speiden.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Mr.. HOUSTON asked leave to offer resolu.
tion-that the bill making appropriation for the
support of the Military Academy. Gas returned
from the Senate wi an amendment;) the bill
making appropriation for the civil and diplomatic
expenses of the Government; the bill making up.
preparations for The support of the army; the bill
making appropriation for the naval service; the
bill making appropriation for -he servire OF the
Post Office Department; and the bill making ap.
proprations for the transportation OF the United
States MALE in ocean steamers and otherwise, for
the year ending June 80, 1858, be made the special
order of the day for Wednesday next; and one
hour after the meeting Of the House they shall be
considered in the order named, and be the special
order for every day, Fridays and Saturdays ex
cepted until the said bills shall have been finally
disposed of.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, of New York, objected to the
introduction Of the resolution.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved a suspension Of the rules,
remarking that he gave two days additional TO
dispose Of the River and Harbor bill.
Mr.. SEYMOUR was understood to reply that
this bill had been discussed until "a late an hour
of the day as any other, and no person was to
blame because it has not been disposed Of
MIR. HOUSTON replied that there would be
plenty Of time to inish the River and Harbor bill
The question was then taken, and the motion of
Mr. HoUsToN TO suspend the rules disagreed to
yeas ~. nays II.
After further proceedings of no general import.
ance-
The House, on motion, resolved itselfinto Com
mittee OF the Whole on the state of the Union, and
resumed the confederation of the
RIvER AND HARsoR BILL.
Mr.. OLDs was called to preside over the COM
mittee.
Sundry amendments offered, and, under
the five minute rule, discussed. The debate in
volved likewise the qut stions Of the
VI the appropriations for the PURPOSES specifed the
sectional character Of the measure, and the omis-
sion to provide for certain localities where improve.
ments are most needed
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas. remarked that the
committee had only got to the first section Of the
bill There was no telling when Congress can
adjourn unless the business, great mass OF which
10 hand, shall be more expeditiously transacted
He therefore expressed the hope that the friends of
the bill will have nothing more to say on the sub
ject before them.
Further discussion took place on amendments;
but, without coming to any conclusion, the COM
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, asked the unanimous
consent Of the House to offer resoIution-that the
rule allowing we minutes debate amendments
be suspended, so lar relates to this bill, from
and after one o'clock to. morrow afternoon.
Objection being made he moved suspension Of
the rules; but the question was not decided,
quorum having voted-ayes 81, noes a.
The House Then adjourned
PETITIONS.
BY Mr.. MOORE, of Louisiana: The petition of
lsaac Huddleston and 81 other citizens along the
route, asking that post road be established from
the mouth OF Red river to Burr's Ferry In Louis-
ana, thence 70 Huntsville, in Texas. Also the Pc
titon OF G. w. Thompson and others, in relation
to the Rio Hondo land claims.
BY Mr.. SCUDDER: The petition of John Aiken
and others. asking an appropriation for the ercc-
ton of additional buoys in the harbor OF New Bed
ford, Massachusetts. Referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr.. PORTER: The petition of G eorge Lynch,
OF ST Charles. Missouri for increase and arrears