Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-12


House that unless they would stand by this BILL the old
States would not obtain Of the public lands
taniy not this session. This bill the only which
had sembance Of justice toward the old States which
had as yet received nothing. He therefore hoped the
gentlemen from the old States would stand by this bill
Mr.. BlSSELL stood upon higher ground altogether
justice TO all the States Eastern and Western justice to
the people who had long demanded the passage Of this
bill Justice and humanity to the most unfortunate class
Of our While every body had been proyi
ded forraroad companies to the extent Of two millions
and quarter Of acres, States to untold amount set
tiers those who able and competent live by the
labor Of their hands, to one hundred and sixty acres
this unfortunate class alone had been forgotten He
placed the bill upon higher ground than justice to
the old States. 3ses ht
Mr.. B. then designated the amendments reported by
the Committee on Public Lands which he hoped would
be passed. and those which he desired rejected
Begging the pardon Of all those gentlemen who might de-
sire to make speech upon the bill offer amendments
to it, and asking them not to appeal to him for any such
purpose, because when the door opened there
would be no shutting it again. he demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. MARSHALL, of Kentucky moved to commit the
bill to the Committee of the Whole the state Of the
Union
The SPEAKER stated that, as the previous question
had been demanded the motion of the gentleman not
in order,
Mr. ORR said that if the bill was cut off from all refer
ence, he would submit motion which would be in order
He would move to lay the bill on the table.
The motion was not agreed to: Yeas 56, nays 10.
for the previous question: and being put the House
fused to second said demands Ayes so, noes rs.
Mr.. SIBLEY moved to amend the bin by adding thereto
the following section: #
Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted That the land
herein before granted those States which there pub
lie domain there shall be issued said States under the d
recon Of the Secretary of the INTERIOR land scrip for
equal the dsbuve share granted TO such States
respectively provisions of this be disposed Of
the and purposes prescribed in the foregoing sections
The morning hour having now expired
ADJOURNMENT.
The House resumed the consideration of the following
resolution Of Mr. HARRIS of Tennessee the consideration
Of which postponed from last Monday to this day.
Resolved with the of the Senate That the
President the Senate and Speaker of the House Of Repre-
senaves close the present session Of Congress by adjourn
of their respective Houses Monday the "a day Of
August next, at the hour Of IL o'clock meridian.
Mr.. RICHARDSON expressed himself as DESTROYS as
any Congress should adjourn at the earliest prac
tcable day. but he doubted if they could transact the
public business by the time prescribed by the resolution
He proposed TO amend the resolution by fixing Monday
the 10th day Of August the time for the adjournment
The amendment was agreed to- and the resolution
amended was then adopted
| THOMAS F. MEAGHER.
Mr. JONES' Of New York. asked leave to introduce the
following resolution, passed at large and enthusiastic
meeting held in the city Of Syracuse in the State Of New
York. convened for the purpose of inviting Thomas
Meagher to visit that city:
"Re.ored That the Representative in Congress from this
the Gath district Of the State Of New York. the Hon. DANIEL
JOKES be and he hereby requested urge Immediately
upon Congress the passage Of law granting Thomas Fran
Meagher the rights Of citizenship of this Government with
out the formslty Of the present law of naturalization
Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia objected, saying that Con-
gress had no right to make such law.
| Mr.. JONES moved to suspend the rules
Mr. STEPHENS said that it useless for the gentle
man TO move TO suspend the rules, Congress had
power to pass such law.
Mr.. McLANAHAN said that the Committee the Ju-
dietary had already decided that it would not be cons
tuona pass such law that asked for in the
luton.
The motion to suspend the rules was then negatived
TERRITORIAL BUSINESS.
On motion Of Mr.. RICHARDSON, under a suspension
of the rues the House then proceeded consider the
bills relating to the Territories reported time since
from the Committee of the Whole the state of the
| Union; when,
The following bills severay considered and passed:
bin authorizing the Governor Of the Territory of New
Mexico to call session Of the Legislative Assem-
bly, Of said Territory should the same be deemed neces
| sary and expedient- ,sg
bill for the construction Of military roads in Oregon
Territory -
bill 10 authorize the legislative authority of the seve
raj Territories to control the appropriations to be made
by Congress for the support Of the Government Of sale
Territories. ,ta.r
bill making an appropriation for the completion
the public buildings in the Territory of Minnesota
An net relating to the salaries Of officers of the Terri
tories Of the United States
bill to and establish the boundary between thu
State Of Texas and the Territories Of the United States
Pending the consideration Of the bill making further ap
preparations for the construction Of certain roads in the
Territory Of Minnesota,
/ The House adjourned