New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-08

ton Of Mr.. Houston, (Ala, Loco) said there 10
Railroad iron.
Mr. HousToN then rose to question Of
order, in substance, that ths bill proposes 10 modify
the Tartf-a subject which belongs TO the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means, and not to any other CON-
mittee.
MIR. JOHNSON ARK, Loco) contended
that Committees entitled to consider and present
everything incidental to the subjects before them.
He protested against the question of order, rs not
being wei maze.
Mr.. BAYLY, va, Loce) sustained the
point OF order raised, and asked for stlict enforce
ment Of the rules
Mr. STANTON (Tenn., Loco) said that the
serse OF the House could be ss well taken on the
policy of aboshing the duty on iron. IN bill from
the Committee on Puollc Lands, ss In one from the
Committee of Ways and Meas
The SPEAKER said that, in his opinion,
the subject OF duction Of aboshiag the duty on
railroad iron does not belong to the COMMITTEE on
Public Lands, but to the Committee OF Ways and
Means.
Mr.. CLINeMAN On. c., Whig) appealed
from the decision OF the Chair
MIR. JOINS (Tenn., Loco) moved to lay
the appeal on the table. The Yeas and Nays were
ordered.
The SPEAKER in reply to an interrOgatory
of MI Orr said if the decision OF the Chair should
be sustained it would exclude the entire o IN conse
ouence of the section abollshlng Railroad IRON.
The House sustained the decision OF the
Chair. Yeas, 1875 Nays, 80.
SO the bill was ruled out Those VINO vosed IN th9
neg alive are: nm ,
Mos.rs Akin, trenton, Gable, (Ohiol; Caupsel On }
Clpsmap. Doiy EomuGGsoD, Ewing, Fick'iu. Freeman,
Hall Hem. Johnson (Ga). johnson, (Oniol Johassn,
AIs Loesha Mace Ma shall Ky) McGo n Nc NC.
law, 'f Pennman Porter, Ran.oui. scu[.y smart stan
saa yna'e Wallace watkins
Mr.. 0aa then reported bills giving the
rsht of way and donations Of land to the States OF
FeIida and Alabama, and 10 Arkansas and missouri,
for railroad purposes. which were referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole Oh the State OF the Union on the nome
stead bill.
Mr.. WARD Ky, Whig) after dissenting
from the remarks Heretofore made by Messrs "a.
bell ella Whlg) and Williams Tenn. Whlg) with
reference General Scott proceeded to say mat the
General active in the Introduction OF the Com
promise measures, which were passed into law: IL
the American people cannot see, during ms long
from sectional prejudices he does not desire
their confidence. lie has been engaged In
the service OF his country for forty years deprv-
ing himself of the pleasures of the Preside and the
enoeaiments Of home in protecting the Liberties we
now enjoy, and now that he is approaching toward
the grave, can any suppose that he will sacndce
the Union for which he has done 60 much. He need
not repeat paper, the acts or deeds ne mas per.
formed. 1t is SAID that Gen. Scott must put himself
on record, but neither Harrison noT Taylor wasre-
CURED by the Wings to do this and what was wrong
in 1910 and lsfs, as to making pledges, must be
wrong in 1852 II the North prefer Scott, they have
a hight to DO so. But it is urged that he should not
support him. because it is alleged that he ailiates
with the opponents of slavery But this is not true
he was born and reared in the South, and numbers
his best friends there; and there is nothing In the
southern disposition and temper which could induce
such an afiliaton He contended that the best hope
of the Wing success, in the Presidential canvass. is
with Gen. Scott, whom he highly eulosized "The
effort to elect Fillmore" he SAID ",s too desperate for
any rational 10 undertake."
Mr.. AvERETr (Va, Loco) commenced
speech against the Homestead Bill, bat being I'm.
well, gave way for a motion that the Com nitsee
rise, which prevailed, when the House adjourned.