The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-28


BOUNTY LAND ELL.
Mr.. BOWIE moved that the special order (the
bill explanatory Of the Bounty Land act OF Septem'
Der IS, 1867 be postponed until Monday next, Tor
tie purpose of going into Committee Of the Whole
ON the private calendar.
Mr. MARSHALL, Of Kentucky, suggested that
the execution of the special order should be CON
tinued. II could soon be disposed Of, as there was
but n single vote To be taken upon the bill.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, inquired whether the
motion could be made without unanimous consent.
The SPEAKER was of opinion that it could be
made.
Mr.. JONES replied that two thirds vote is
required to make special order, mere ma ority
cannot defeat it,
The SPEAKER said that majority could post
pone il from day to day
Mr.. OLDS remarked that, as Friday is private
bill day, he wished to know whether a special or.
der set aside the rules Of the House? How could
this be done without giving one days special no
tee?
The SPEAKER replied that the special order
could be disposed of under the rules.
Mr.. OLDS, to decide the matter, moved that the
House go into committee on the private calendar
The SPEAKER decided that the motion was not
in order from which decision
Mr.. OLDS appealed.
Mr. HALL moved that the appeal be laid upon
the table; and
The question was decided in the affirmative
ayes 81, noes 81.
Mr. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, moved the pre-
vious question, which, he understood, if il should
be sustained, would bring the House to a vote on
the passage OF the bill, and take precedence Of the
motion to postpone.
The SPEAKER understood to say that the
effect Of the previous question would be to bring
the House TO vote on the motion to postpone until
day certain, and also on the passage OF the bill
Mr. JONES, OF Tennessee, and others. contended
that, according to the rules the question must fret
be on the passage of the bill
Further conversation ensued. when the demand
for the previous question was seconded-ayes "a,
noes 90.
The main question was then ordered which
The SPEAKER said upon the motion to
postpone the special order until Monday next
Mr.. JONES. OF Tennessee, appealed from the
decision of the Chair; and
On motion of Mr.. STANTON Of Ohio, the APP
peal was laid upon the tabe-ayes 50, noes IS.
The House then refused to postpone the special
order until Monday next-yeas II, nays SO.
The question stated on the passage of the bill
(Which, by request, was read, and copy Of which
appears in the republic of Friday morning0 when
Mr. FOWLER moved that the bill be laid upon
the table.
The question WINS decided in the affirmative
yeas 100, nays S4-as follows
YEAS.-Messrs Aiken, Andrews, John Apple
ton, William Appleton, Ashe, Averett, Bartlett. jr,
Beale, Bovine, Boyd, Briggs, Brooks, Buell., Bur
der, Chapman. Clark. Conger, Curtis. Daniel,
Geo +. Davis, Dean, Doty, Duncan, Durkee, East
man Evans, Fitch, Fowler, Thomas j. D.Fuer,
Giddings, Goodenow, Grow, Hail. Harper Hart,
VI VI
Horsiord, John w. Howe, Hunter, Ingersoll Ives,
Jackson, Daniel T. Jones, George w. Jones,
J. Clancy Jones, George G.. King, Preston King,
Kuhns, McCorkle, Mcdonald, Mcqueen, Meade,
Henry d. Moore, Murray, Newton, Orr, Outlaw,
Peaslee, Penniman, Perkins Phelps, Price, Ran
toul, jr, Robie, Sackett Schermerhorn, School
craft, Scboonnaker, Scurry, David l.. Seymour,
Origen S. Seymour, Sketon Smart, Smith, Snow,
Benz. Stanton, Abr'm p. Stevens, Thaddeus Ste
vens, Suatton, Stuart, Sutherland, Benz. Thonp-
Geo. w Thompson, Thurston. Toombs, Towns.
hend Walbridge, Wallace, Washburn, jr., Wells,
and Wildrick-lO0.
NAYS-Messra Abercrombie, Willis Allen,
Allison, Babcock, Thos. H. Bayy, Barrere, Bell,
Bennett, Bissell, Breckenridge, Brenton, Albert q
] Brown, Busby E. Darlington Cahel, Joseph Cable,
! Caldwell, Thompson Campbell, Chaetain. Church.
well, Cleveland, Clingman, Cobb, Cottman, John
| G.. Davis, Disney, Dockery, Durham, Edgerton,
| Edmundson, Ewing, Ficklin, Florence, M. Full
! Ter, Gamble, Gaylord, Gentry, Gilmore, German,
| Grey, hamilton, Hendricks, Houston Thomas y p.
! How, Jr., Andrew Johnson, Janes Johnson, John
| Johnson, Kurt, Landry, Lockhart, Mace, Hum
! phrey Marshall, Mason, McLanahaB, McMullen,
/ McNair Moony, John Moore, Morrison. Murphy,
| Nabers, Odds. Andrew Parker, Samuel w Parker,
Penn Polk. Powell, Richardson, Robbins, jr., Saw
age, Stanly, Frederick p Stanton, Richard II.
Stanton, ST. Martin, Strother, Taylor, Walsh,
Ward, Watkins, WEIGH, Addison White, Alexsn-
der White Williams, and Yates-4.
! MIR FOWLER moved a reconsideration Of the
vote. and TO lay that motion upon the table; which
was agreed to-
! CosvESTGos WITH BRAZIL.
Mr.. BOWIE moved that the Houie resolve itself
] into a Committee of the Whole the private cal
/ epdar; but he withdrew the motion at the re-
quest of
! Mr.. BAYLY, OF Virginia, who said that there was
! Joint resolution on the Speakers table which II
was indispensable should be passed Immediately;
! and ii the House would indulge him one minute,
be would show that il was impossible for any OBJ
lection 60 be made 10 IT, and that II passed at all,
II should be passed now. IL was a resolution from
the Senate. voice; " What is itH'l That wns
! exactly what he wished 10 state. Under our con-
vention with Brazil the board for adjusting Anne
rican claims will expire thi. week; bat, in conse-
! quence Of the difficulty of collecting testimony
! over the wide extent Of Brazil, some OF the claim
ants have not been able TO perfect their testimony.
The whole fund has not been distributed at ALL but
! the commis.Oner's salary IL provided for four
months beyond the time the law terminates his
duty. The President Of the United States has re-
commended and the commissioner himself says that
IL il but Just that the period for the termination OF
| the adjudication Of cases under this commission
should be extended four months. There il money
provided by Brazil, and the only question Is, whe-
ther more time shall be given for investigation.
II not, American claimants will suffer, and Brazil
| will be the gamer.
Mr.. GENTRY. II we do not pass the bill we
Will pay the commissioner four months Tor doing
nothing and If we pass the bill he will be al
| work four months.
| Mr.. BAYLY. Yes, SIR.
After conversation between several gentle.
/
! The Senate resolution continuing in force the
act 20 carry into effect the convention between III,
! United States and the empire Of Brazil for th,
period OF four months from and nfer the fret day
OF March, 1862, taken from the table anc
passed.
| PRIVATE BGLLs.
! The following named bills, heretofore acted upor
| in Committee Of the Whole, were passed, viz
bill for the relief Of Cornelius Hughes Of Ten
nesscc;
bill for the relief OF Francis Tnbou;
bill for the relief Of James Wright, Jun;
bill for the relief Of John KerbauRb;
bill for the relief Of Ichabod Weymouth;
bill for the relief of John Mcintosh; aud
A till for the relief Of Charles s. Matthews
Charles Wood, and James Hall
PUBLIC LANDS ron SCHOOL PURPOSES.
MIR CHURCHWELL introduced n bill granting
lands 10 the several States for the purpose Of estab
fishing permanent and efficient system of com
mon schools; which committed TO the Com
mittec Of the Whole on the state of the Union.
PUBLIC LANDS FoR RAILROAD.
MIR. CHANDLER introduced bill granting
public lands TO the State Of Pennsylvania to aid il
the construction Of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad
which was referred to the Committee Of the Who'll
on the state Of the Union
The House went into committee Of the Who'll