The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-29
TuIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SATURDAY, March 81, 1852.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House took up the bill to supply deficiencies
in the appropriations for the hScA' yeA' eN''"s
Mir HOUSTON moved the previous question on
concurring in the amendments to the phi reported
Yesterday from the Committee OF the "hoie on the
state of the Union.
MIR ZONES, of Tennessee, as great many seats
were vacant thought that it would be better 10
have a call of the House; and made motion &C
cordingly; which was agreed to.
The roll having been called, and Elk or seven OF
the abseutoes excused for non-attendance, all fur
ther proceedings in the call were dispensed with
ayes 10, noes 80
The demand for The previous question, made by
Mr. HousToN, was seconded, and the main CUES
ton ordered 20 b, putt when
Mr. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, moved to lay the
bill upon the table.
Mr.. FITCH moved to reconsider the vote by
which the main question ordered to be put,
and thereupon asked for the yeas and nays
Mr. BROOKS raised the point of order, that the
main question having been ordered, and ms there
had been no intervening business, the motion OF
the gentleman could not be entertained.
The SPEAKER overrued the point OF order.
Mr.. FOWLER moved TO lay the motion oil MIR.
FITCH 70 reconsider upon the table.
And the question having been taken, 1t was de
cided in the Acknowledgements SO, nays III.
The question then taken on the motion OF
MIR. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, to lay the bill upon
the table, and decided In the negalve-yeas DO,
nays 81.
All the amendments reported to the bill were
then separately acted upon and concnrred in
that appropriating Sl2 900 for continuing nego-
tiations with the Indian tribes west OF the Cascnde
mountains by a vote of yeas ! ID, nays As.
The following ia among the amendments con
CURED in, namely:
4nd be IL further enacted, That no part Of the APP
preparations herein made for the benefit OF any
tribe, or part Of tribe of Indians, shall be paid TO
any attorney agent OF such tribe, or part OF a
tribe; bat shall, In every case be paid directly
TO the Indians themselves TO whom ii shall be due,
or to the tribe or part of tribe, per capita, or to
heads of families unless the imperious interests OF
the Indians shall require the payment to oe made
collectively; nor shall! the Executive branch OF the
Government hereafter recognise any contract be-
tween any tribe, part OF tribe, and any attorney
or agent for the prosecution of any claim against
the Government, under this act.
The bill was ordered to a third reading, and then
passed-yeas IS, nays 76-as follows
YEAS.-Messrs. Abercrombie. Allison, VIM.
Appleton, T. H. Bayly, Bennett, Bibighaus, Bowie,
Boyd, Bragg. briggs' Brooks, albert 6 GSsI,
Chandler, Chapman, Clingman, Conger, Cottman,
Cullom, George L. Davis, Dcckery, Durham,
Eastman, Evans, Ewing. Florence, Fowler, Henry
NJ. Fuller, Gentry, Goodenow, Grey, Harper,
Haven, Horsford, Houston, Howard, I. NJ. Howe,
Hunter Ives, RJbert w. johnson, George e.
King, Kuhns, Kurtz, Landry, Mann, Martin,
McCorkle, Meacham, Meade sh Ml Mo M,n Miner
head, Murray, Newton, Outlaw, samuel w Par
ker. Penn, Penniman, Perkins, Porter, Riddle,
Robbins, jr-, Sackett, Schermerhorn, Schoo!crait,
", y
seymour Saeiton Stany, Frederick p Stanton.
Richard II. Stanton, Thadd,us Stevens, Strother.
Stuart, sutherland, Taylor, benjamin Thompson,
Tuck, Waibridge, Walsh, Ward, Washburn, jr.s
Watkins, WEIGH. Weiis, Addison White, Alex
nnder White, and WIiiiams-95
NAYS.-Messrs Aiken, Willis Allen, Ashe,
Averett, Babcock, Beale. Bssell. Bocock, Brock
enridge, Brenton, Buel, Joseph Gable. Thomp-
son Campbell, Coskie, Churchwell Clark,
Cleveland, Cobb, Curtis, Daniel, John G.. Da-
vie, Dawson, Dlmmick, Doty, Edgerton, Ed
Inundson, Ficklin, Fitch. Floyd, Freeman, Thos.
J. d. Fuller, Gamble, Gaylord, Gilmore Hall,
Isham G. Harris, Hart, Hendricks, Hem, Hibbard,
Hillyer, Holiday, Thomas Y How, jr., Andrew
Johnson James Johnson, Daniel Il. Jones, George
w. Joncs, J. Clancy Jones, Preston King, Letcher,
Mace Edward c. Marshall. Humphrey Marshall,
Mason McDonald, McLanahan, Mcqueen, Mill
son, Nabers, Ode, Or, A. Parker, Peaslee, Polk,
Powell Robinson, Ross, Smart, Smith, Ben.
iamin Stanton, Sveetser, George w. Thompson
yenable, Wallace Widrick and Woodward-76.
The House then adjourned.