Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-24
HOUSE on REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House resumed the consideration of the bill grant
ing the right of way to all rail and plank roads passing
through public lands belonging to the United States the
question being upon the motion to recommt it to the
Committee on Public Lands, upon which motion the pre-
vious question had been demanded.
Mr. COBB withdrew the demand for the previous ques
ton, and also the motion to recommit the bill.
Mr.. 0LDS renewed the demand for the previous ques
ton
Mr. JENKINS said that as the friends of the bill re-
fused all amendments, he would move to lay it the
table.
Mr.. BISSELL demanded the yeas and nays on this
notion which were ordered, and being taken resulted
Yeas 68, nays rs.
So the House refused to lay the bill on the table.
The question then recurring secondng the demand
for the previous question
Mr. oLDS withdrew it. stating that he did so for the
purpose of aorng gentlemen opportunity to move to
On motion of Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, the bin was
amended by including within its provisions macadamized
turnpike roads
Many amendments were then offered to the bill; but
before they all disposed of the morning hour ex-
pred.
MILITARY ACADEMY BILL
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, the House then went in
to Committee of the Whole the Of the Union Mr.
PHELPS of Missouri in the chair and proceeded to
slider the bill making appropriation for the support OF the
military academy for the year ending June 80 1888.
Mr. HOUSTON said that there unusual appro-
priatons in this bill On the contrary, of the items
had been reduced As he desired to-day to take up the
civil and diplomatic appropriation BILL which was the i'm
portant bill Of the session. he hoped the committee would
allow the bill TO be passed without any general de-
bate SO that the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
could be taken up Immediately.
Mr. OLDS then obtained the floor, and made speech
upon political subjects referring at length to the opinions
of Gen Scott on Native Americanism. He also spoke Of
the various questions IN issue between the WING and De-
mocratic parties.
Mr. BELL replied in the course Of his remarks allud-
ing the Of Gen. Pierce on the river and harbor
bills while in Congress.
The committee then proceeded to upon the various
items Of the b which amended in several partcu
lars Among the amendments adopted was striking
out Of the bill the following proviso:
Provided That hereafter lieu of the pay proper raions
Of every description, forage servants and all other emou
en or allowances whatever heretofore received the profess
sors of engineers philosophy mathematics ethics and chem
istry and the commandant of the corps Of cadets shall be
entitled receive thousand dollars each per and
the professors of drawing and French fifteen hundred dollars
each per annum
On motion of Mr. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, the fol-
lowing proyiso added to the bill:
Propid That the Superintendent Of the Military Academy
at West Point may be selected by the President Of the United
States from corps in the army of the United States
On notion the committee and reported the bill to
the House
The amendments made to the bill in Committee Of the
Whole were then concurred in.
And the bill amended was read the third time and
passed.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, of New York. said that with view
of taking up the river and harbor BILL he would move
that the House 60 into Committee of the Whole the
state Of the Union
Mr.. HAMILTON moved that the House adjourn
Mr.. JOHNSON of Arkansas, said that every thing for
the protection OF commerce and the improvement Of rivers
and harbors had been sunk this whole session.
Mr.. HOUSTON said that every thing else had been
sunk.
The motion to adjourn then disagreed to.
Mr.. TAYLOR expressed the hope that the motion Of
the gentleman from New York would be agreed and the
bill taken up.
Mr.. HOUSTON inquired whether if the House should
60 into committee motion to take up Of the appro-
priaton bills would not take precedence Of motion TO
take up the river and harbor BILL
The SPEAKER pro tenn mr.. STuART) replied that that
question for the chairman Of the Committee Of the
Whole to decide.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas said that the House at
the last session decided that the river and harbor bill
a general appropriation bill
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Georgia, moved that the House adj
ourn the vote upon which motion was ayes 81 noes %
no quorum voting
motion for call Of the House was made