The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

:
MIR. BOWIE moved that the further consdera.
ton OF the bounty land bill be postponed until
Monday next, with view of enabling the House
to 90 into Committee of the Whole on the private
calendar.
After some discussion as TO points of order,
The motion was decided in the negative, by the
following vote Yeas II, nays SO.
BOUNTY LAND BILL.
The question then required on the final passage
Of the bill, when,
Mr.. FOWLER moved that it be laid on the ia
"a.
So the bill was laid on the table.
Mr. FOWLER moved to reconsider the vote
lust taken and also to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table, which was agreed to. The effect
of this vote was to place the bill in such a situa-
ton that it cannot be again taken up.l
CONVENTION WITH BRAZIL.
Mr. BAYLY, Of Virginia, said that there was a
Joint resolution on the table which he desired TO
have considered, and hoped there would be no OBJ
lection to its being taken up. 1t was to extend
the time Of the commission under the convention
with Brazil, which, if passed at all, should be
passed Immediately, or il would effect no good
Under this convention, the period of adjusting
claims would expire the present week Some Of
the claimants had not been able to perfect their
testimony.
The resolution was taken up, read three times,
and passed.
BILLS PASSED.
The following private, bills reported from the
Committee of the Whole on Friday last, were
taken up, read three times and passed
Bills for the relief Of Francis Tribeau, James
Wright. ir John Kerbaugh, lchabod Weymouth,
John Mcintosh, Charles S. Matthews, Charles
Wood and James Hall.
LANDS FOR COMMON SCHOOLS
Mr.. CHURCHWELL, of Tennessee, by leave
and according to previous notice, introduced
bill granting public lands to the several States OF
the Union, for the purpose OF establishing a per-
manent and efficient system OF common schools
Read twice and referred 10 the Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union.
LANDS ron RAILROAD IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Mr.. CHANDLER, of Pennsylvania, by leave
and according to previous notice, introduced bill
granting public lands to that State, in aid of the
construction of the Sunbury and Erie railroad. !,
Mr.. GAYLORD, of Ohio, moved that II be land
on the table. Negatyed.
The bill was then referred to the Committee OF
the Whole on the state of the Union.
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The House then went into Con mittee Of the
Whole (Mr. CHANDLER, of Pennsylvania, in the
chair,) and took up the calendar OF private bills.
After considering the same until quarter before
3 O'Clock, the committee finding itself without a
quorum rose, without coming TO any decision,
and
The House adjourned until Monday next.
PETITIONS &C. PRESENTED UNDER THE RULE.
MIR. FLORENCE. The memorial OF Henry r.
Wilson, w. B. SCHNEIDER, A. c.. Kitchener and
other citizens of the city and county of Philadel-
phia, praying Congress TO pass law extending
the ssIVood worth patent" for planning boards, &c.
Also: The memorial Of w. Watt, Richard
Bellshaw, William Steele, William Fulbon and
others, citizens Of the State Of Pennsylvania, rep
resenting that the national interests Of iron, of
coal Of glass and Of cotton, are not in prosper
GUS condition, and submitting to the consideration
Of Congress some Of the general features OF the
policy which Great Britain is unwearied in her
efforts 10 pursue for the protection OF her manu-
factures, and enquring whether the general well
.6are shall be promoted by the adoption of a rev
snue tariff based upon full protection to the diver
s6ed interests Of our beloved country.