The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-31

port TO make from the COmmNtce lo1 the District
OF Columbia. and that this could be done only dur
ing the morning hour. And, further. that the COM
mttee had not been enabled for . long time to
make reports.
Mr.. BAYLY appealed to the gentleman to with
draw his objection; but
| Mr.. FICKLIN did not acquiesce
THE Speaker here signed the bill the better to
provide for the safety OF passengers steamboas]
| The regular business being insisted upon
The CLERK proceeded to call the roll. ION the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Cosp,) but before it was completed the
morning hour expired; and by unanimous con-
sent, further proceedings in the call were disposed
with.
| GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
| Mr.. HOUSTON. from the Joint Committee of
| Conference on the disagreeing amendments Of
the two Houses to the Civil and Diplomatic APP
preparation bill, made report upon tho subject,
| earnestly urging immediate action fgH'
| The report recommended disagreement in some
| Of the amendments, and a concurrence in Others
The question having been stated on agreeing to
Mr. FICKLIN demanded tho yeas and nays
thereon. .,.
Mr.. STANTON, of Ohio, asked that the various
| amendments be read. ....
Mr.. eABELt, of Florida, wished to know whe-
Their it would be in order to take separate votes.
| Mr.. SPEAKER replied that it would not, as the
| report was indivisibie. e..
Mr.. CABELL. just as ! thought.
Mr.. BAYLY made an Intellectual effort to dis
pense with the reading of the amendments. saying
| bill will be defeated.
Mr.. FICKLlN. We ought to know what we are
voting for.
Another unsuccessful attempt was made to dis
pense with the reading of the amendments.
The amendments (more than hundred in
number) were then severally read. and occasional
| explanations made concerning them. The con-
sideration Of the report occupied more than an
hour, and was finally entirely concurred in-yeas
| 10, nays So.
There having been a tie. the Speaker voted in
| the affirmative.
pRE sMPrIoN.
| Mr.. McCORKLE moved that the rules be sus
pended, in order that the bill extending the pre-
emption laws over California might be taken up
| for consideration.
| The question having been taken. the motion was
| disagreed to-ayes IS, noes not counted.
THE POST ROUTE BILL
| Was taken up, having beon returned from the
Senate with various amendments, some Of them
not germain to the subject.
| Mr.. CLARK moved non concurrence in these,
which was agreed to.
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
| Was next taken up, and several Of the senate's
declaring the Wheeling and Belmont bridges over
the Ohio river to be legal structures and post routes
was concurred in-yeas 80, nays ~.
| SUPPORT OF THE ARMY.
| On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, (the rules having
been suspended for that purpose,) the House pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the Senate's amend
ments to the bill making appropriations for the
support Of the army for the year ending June 30,
1853. Some Of them were non -concurred in. So
the three above mentioned bills were returned to
| the Senate for their further action.
| : sxTRA PAY.
| Mr.. STANTON, Of Tennessee, offered resolu.
ton, under suspension Of the rules, giving to the
clerks, messengers. laborers, and others employed
in and about the Capitol, the usual extra compen.
| satiop.
ing to each Of the reporters of the House for the
Congregational Globe amount of extra pay
equal to that given to the chief clerk of the clerks
office.
The resolution, as thus amended, was adopted.
| roRrIFIcATIon BILL.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved suspen sion of the rules
with view of taking up the bill making appro.
priations for Notifications; and the question having
been taken, it was decided in the affirmative.
The House then went into q Committee of the
Whole upon that bill; and Mr. STUART was called 70
preside; 1.
Mr.. HOUSTON said that the bill appropriated
800, founded on the estimates Of Colonel Tot.
ten, and that this amount was necessary to pre-
serve certain public works from dilapidation.
On motion Of that gentleman, the committee rose,
when he submitted resolution 10 terminate the de.
bate In fifteen minutes.
| Mr.. BROWN, OF Mississippi, moved that the de.
bate be limited to five minutes. There was. he
| be said, no time to waste. 80.
This was agreed to- After an Intellectual effort to
discharge the committee from the further consid-
Grafton Of the bill, the House again went into Com
| mttec.
| Mr.. BAYLY (the bill having been read through)
said he had substitute to offer; and remarked that
| there had been expended on these Notifications,
such as were constructed subsequent to the Revo-
luton and prior to the late with Great Britain
| $40, 695, 1886. The amount which he asked for in
| his proposition was not only to preserve and re-
pair such forts which completed, but to carry
the construction Of several forts Of the utmost
| importance at less than three per cent. their
whole cost. He included Fort Delaware, Sollers's
Point Flats, and Garden Key.
| Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi, said the fortifica-
| ton system was great humbug; and ked,
in this connection, that Vera Cruz. with of the
strongest Notifications in the world. was taken in
less than twenty-four hours by General Scott,
Mr.. WALSH briefly spoke in favor of the sys-
| TEN, and urged the defence of the city of Balti-
| more.
Mr.. GORMAN was opposed to any further ap.
preparations for Notifications; and said it was a
wel-known fact that the House had heretofore re-
jected appropriations for this purpose.
Mr.. BAYLY. Only twice.
Mr.. GORMAN concluded his remarks.
Mr.. STANTON, OF Tennessee, said there was not
time to mature system of Notifications now; and
therefore moved that the committee rise, for the
bill, which had been returned from the Senate with
amend ments. v..y
The motion prevailed. And the
NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL
Was taken up; when the House acted upon the
Senate's amendments, many of which were re-
jected. H-r"
THE LATE MR. RANToUL.
On motion of Mr.. GOODRICH, it was
Resolrsd, That the Speaker pny to the widow of
RoBERr RANTouL, deceased, whatever balance may
have been due to Mr.. RANrouL a member Of the
House at the time of his death.
PORTS OF DELIVERY.
| On motion of Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Illinois, the
| rules were suspended, and the House took up and
passed, after amending it, the Senate bill consttut
| Ing Alton, Illinois, port of delivery.
LIGHTHOUSE
The Senatc's amen dmens TO this bill were acted
| upon.
RELIEF
| On motion of Mr.. HAMMOND, the House took
up and passed a Senate bill for the relief of G. 8
| johnson.
| MIR. BRECKENRIDGE moved a suspension OF
the rules, in order to introduce resolution to in
crease the annual compensation of the Sergeant
at Arms, the Doorkeeper. and the Postmaster oil
the House, to 81 $780, commencing with the pre-
sent Congress.
| The question was AIKEN by yeas and nays, and
determined in the affirmative yeas 100, nays43.
| Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, moved that the reso-
luton be laid upon the table This was disagreed