The republic., 1852-06-28
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SATURDAY, June 20, ls52.
The S3SATE was not in session to- day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The SPEAKER announced the first business il
order 10 be the question the passage OF the bll
appropriating lands to all the States for railroad
and educational purposes
TO Missouri, three million acres; 10 Alabama
two million five hundred thousand acres; 10 Iowa
three million acres; TO Michigan, two million hv,
hundred thousand acres; TO Wisconsin, two millior
five hundred thousand acres; TO LOUISIANA, twt
million five hundred thousand acres; to Mississippi
two million acres; 10 Florida, two million acres; t
Arkansas, three million acres; to California, three
million acre.; 10 Ilinois, one million acres; to In
diana, all the public land not sold, located,
served, lying within her limits, aud one million
in addition thereto; TO Ohio, all the public
land not cold, located, reserved, lying within
her limits, and two million acres In addition there
to; and to each Of the States Of Maine New Hamp'
shire, Vermont, Massac husetts, Rhode Island
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylva-
MIA, Delaware. North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky and Ten
nessee, at the rate OF one hundred and fifty thou
sand acres for each Senator and Representative in
the thirty second Congress from said States re-
spectively. And to each of the organized Terri
tories and the District of Columbia, one hundred
and fifty thousand acres.
The eleven States first named are to apply their
share in the construction OF railroads, and the
painde- of the States. and the Territories and the
District Of Columbia, are TO expend theirs for the
support Of schools, or for other useful purposes.
Mr.. SW EETSER moved that the House adjourn;
whereupon the yeas and nays were taken, and the
motion disagreed to-yeas s, nays l6S.
The question was then taken, and the bill was
passed-yeas 80, nays S7-as follows
EAS.-Messrs. Charles Allen, Allison, William
Appleton, Babcock, Bairere, Beale, Bell. Bennett,
Bovine, Briggs, Brooks. Geo. II. Brown, Burrows,
f. c. Cabeli, Caldwell. Lewis d. Campbell Chan
dler, Chapman. Clark, Cleveland, Ciingman, Cott-
Evans, Ewing, Fowler, Henry NJ. Fuller, Gilmore,
Gcodenow, Grey, Harper, Haws, Haven, Horsford,
John w Howe, Thomas Nj. Howe, Thos. Y. How,
jr., Hunter, James Johnson, Daniel Il. Jones, Geo.
q. King, X uhns, kurtz, Landry, Mann, Martin,
Meacham, Miller, Henry d. Moore, John Moore,
Morehead, Morrison, Murray, Newton, Outlaw,
Andrew Parker, Saml. w. Parker, Pom, Perkins,
Porter, Reed. Robie, Russell, Sackett, Schermer-
horn, Schoolcraft, Schoonmaker,L Scudder, ID. l..
Seymour, o S. Seymour, Smart, Snow, Stanly,
Benjamin Stanton, Frederick P. Stanton, Richard
H. Stanton. Abraham P. Stevens, Alexander II.
Stephens, stratton, Taylor, BENJAMIN Thompson,
Ihurston, Toombs, Vcnable, Walbrdge, Ward,
Washburn, jr., Watkins, Welcb, Wells, Addison
White, and Wiiliams-96
NAYS Messrs Aiken, Willis Allen, John
Appleton. William S. Ashe, Averctt, David J
Brenton. Albert G. Brown, Bort. Busby, Joseph
Gable, Thompson Campbell, Cartier, Caske,
Chastain, Churchweii, Cobb, Colcock, Daniel, j.
G. Davis, Dawson, Disney, Durham, Durkee,
Eastman, Edgertop, Edmundson, Faulkner, Flick
lin, Fitch, Florence, Floyd, German, Green, Ham
ilton, Isham q. Harris, Sampson w. Harris. Hart,
Hendricks, Hibbard, Hillyer, Holladay. Houston,
How ard, Ives, Jackson, Andrew Johnson, John
johnson, Robert w. johnson, George W. Jones,
j Clancy Jones, Preston King Letcher, Lockhart,
Mason, McLanahap. McMulen, nIcNair, Nc
Queen, Millson, Molony, Murphy, Nabers, OIds,
Or Phelpe, Powell, Richardson, Robbins Rob
inson, Ross, Savage, Scurry, Smith, Stuart Sweet
ser, George w. Thompson, Townshend, Wallace,
Alexander White, Wilcox, Woodward. and Yates
81.
So the bill was passed
MIR. STEPHENS, Of Georgia moved that the vote
be reconsdered, and that that motion be laid upon
the table. Agreedto
Mr.. COBB, from the Committee on Public
Lands reported bill 10 extend the provisions OF
the act approved March 3, lS47, and the act ap-
proved February 20, lS49, for carrying into effect
the existing compact with the States of Alabama
and Mississippi, IN relation to the five per cent.
fund and school reservations. After brief expla
nation, il was passed.
Mr.. c., from the committee, reported !
bill TO grant the right OF way to all railroads anc
plank roads through the lands belonging to the
United States. He desred that the bill be put upor
ltS passage.
MIR. swEETSER moved that the bill be referred
10 the Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union
Mr.. BISSELL said the bill simply grants the
right Of way to all roads which may be authorized
by the several State legislatures. Ii is something
which has never been refused The only effect o
the passage Of the bill will be TO the time nuc
trouble OF Congress in egslating in special cases.
Mr. EETSER insisted upon his motion, ii
order that the bill may be properly considered
Mr.. BlSSELL, 10 avoid sending the bill 10 thu
moved that the consideration Of the bill be post
pOncd until "wednesday next, and that IN tn,
meantime II be printed.
Bot, before any conclusion arrived at, tho
morning hour expired.
PEsNsYLvAsIA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
The House resumed the consideration Of the spe
cihl order, being the case in which III. b. Wngh,
contests the scat of Henry NJ. Fuller Repre-
sentative from the State of Pennsylvania.
The following resolution, reported by the Com.
mittee Of Elections, was pending:
"R0oiped. That the election az Danville precinct
county of Montour. eleventh Congressional district
OF Pennsylvania. wac illegally and irreguarly
Quoted, and the sest Of the member lie vacant, and
that the Speaker inform the Governor OF that State
of the decision Of the House, that new election
may be ordered"
Mr.. DAVIS. of Massachusetts, of the minority
Of the committee, opposed the report, and spoke in
favor Of the right Of the stting member, Mr..
Fuller
Mr.. HAMILTON, Of the majority. sustained thc
report
Mr.. TOoMBs opposed IT,
Mr.ROSS obtained the floor; when, on notion
The House adjourned.