The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, May "a, 1852

MONDAY, May "A, 1902.
The journal Of Saturday having been read
The SPEAKER stated the first busn ess in
order to be the motion Of Mr.. CLARK made on
Monday last, to suspend the rules to enable him
to move to discharge the Committee of the Whole
from the further consideration of Senate bill to
relinquish to the State of Iowa the lands reserved
for salt springs therein.
The motion to suspend the rules was agreed to
when
The motion Of Mr. CLARK was also agreed to
z The House then proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill indicated in the resolution, when
II was read the third time and passed.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, remarking that it
was important to do something by which the bus
ness Of the House could be dispatched, moved
that it be standing order of the House, from this
day and each succeeding day, to call committees
for reports for one hour daily, until all the COM
mittees shall be called through, to the exclusion
Of all other business.
The motion was agreed to.
Whereupon the Speaker proceeded to call the
committees for reports.
Mr.. HALL, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported back, with amendments, House
bill making grants Of land to the States of the
Union for the benefit of INDECENT insane persons
Mr.. HALL explained the provisions of the bill
Mr.. BlSSELL, to give members an opportu-
nifty to examine the bill, moved to postpone it
until this day two weeks, and that it be printed
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Illinois, moved to COM
NIT the bill.
The question being first taken on the motion of
Mr.. BissELL, 1t was agreed to-yeas Is, nays 40.
Mr.. HALL, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported back the bill of the House to au
thorize certain soldiers in the late war with Great
Britain to surrender the bounty lands drawn by
them, and to locate others in lieu thereof
Pending the consideration Of this bill, Mr.
HALL having moved to put it on its passage
The hour set apart for the reception of reports
from committees expired
Mr.. HOUSTON said that there were two or
three small appropriation bills which ought to be
passed, and which it would take but little time to
consider. He therefore moved to 90 into COM
mittee for the purpose of taking up one of these
bills.
The motion was agreed to.
PENSION BILL.
And the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, [Mr. SEYMOUR,
Of Connecticut, In the char,l and proceeded to
consider bill making appropriations for the pay
ment Of invalid and other pensions of the United
States for the year ending June 3Oth, 1883
Mr.. HOUSTON briefly explained the bill, and
appealed to the House not to bring up a general
discussion on this bill, but to wait until he shoud
call up the other appropriation bills
Mr.. STUART hoped the committee would act
upon this bill promptly, and said that he would
move that the committee rise, so that he could Of
fer a resolution to close the debate on this bill
After they should dispose Of it, he would move
to take up the bills relating to the territories
which were reported from the Committee of the
Whole last week, and be disposed of in short
time.
Mr. BAYLY, of Virginia, expressed desire
to make a speech upon subjects other than those
contained in the bill before the committee, as he
had not troubled the House with speech this
topics, he hoped the Committee would now afford
him an opportunity to make some remarks.
The motion Of Mr.. STUART was then agreed to,
And the committee rose.
Mr.. STUART then moved to close all debate
on the bill before the Committee of the Whole in
FIVE minutes.
Mr.. BAYLY moved to amend the motion by
closing the debate in two hours.
Mr.. CLINGMAN moved to Law the motion of
Mr.. STUART on the table.
After some delay on a point Of order, and va
rious motions to adjourn, for call Of the House,
&C.,
the resolution on the table, and
49, M-rSTTTART modified it so to meet the
BRgastcfs afr. BArLr, Of Virginia, to close the
deba. .llftwo hours.
The resolution as thus modified was agreed to-
The House then again went irto committee,
and resumed the consideration of the invalid pen
sion bill.
Mr.. wASHBURN then addressed the House
in reference to politics. expressing his objection
to the present fugitive slave law, deeming II too