The daily union., 1852-05-12
HOUSE OF REraEsEnrArrvEs


Mr.. STANTON, OF Kentucky. asked the unanimous
consent of the House for leave report from the Com
miee Printing, resolution in the case of Thomas
Richie.
Blu, Mr. BEACHAM insisted on the regular order Of
business. r,a Ha-
The SPEAKER then announced the first business in
order to be the motion TO lay the table the whole sub
ec OF the proposed for reng the hall on which
be yeas and nays had been called and ordered
! MI. JOHNSON, OF Arkansas, expressed his ndispos
ion to press any particular days upon the House the
Mr. JONES. of Tennessee, remarked that he had made
the pending motion TO reconsider the vote agreeing to the
amendment because he unwilling 10 have the
take place except during the sitting OF the other
National Conventions which could not fail to defeat the
transaction Of real business while they might be in
sion Thus his purpose merely 10 arrange the time
for the recess that the House would lose but two
rather than three weeks. @
The qurs,ion on The motion TO lay the whole subject
on the table being put by yeas and nays, II was not
agreed to-yeas 55. nays l04.
The question recurring on reconsidering the amend
nnt agreed to on the day before, setting aPaI, from
mead OF from Tuesday. June ist next, 10 Friday June
III next the to enable the officers OF the House to
reh the hall for summer session, u was moved 10 lay
the motion to reconsider on the table.
And the question on that motion being put by yeas
and nays, which were demanded BY MIR. Jones, OF
Tennessee the s,d motion 10 reconsider laid the
table--yeas 92 nays IS.
The question next recurring on agreeing 10 the
luton as amended, MI. JONES, of Tennessee, de-
mauded the yeas and nays which being ordered. i was
Mr. McMULLlN moved 10 suspend the rses 10 90 into
aCommitiee Of the Whole the state Of the Union for
the further consideration Of The special order-he home
stead bill OF Mr. JOHNSON. OF Tennessee agreed TO.
So o(Mr. HIBBARD being called te the chair) the
miee look up The special order above mentioned the
provisions Of which further debated in Ave min
ue speeches, the Of various amendments
by Messrs HEM, EVANS, JOHNSON Of Tennessee,
HOUSTON. BELL, COBB. BROWN Of Mississippi,
JONES ef Tennessee, HARRIS of Tennessee, SEY-
MoUR OF New York. CAMPBELL of Illinois. MORE.
HEAD, and JOHNSON of Arkansas.
The committees then rose. and the chairman reported
that they had come 10 conclusion the bill; where.
The House adjourned.
PETITIONS, rrc, UNDER TUE RuLE.
by Mr. BUELL., The memor ial OF 900 citizens OF George
town. O. approving the memorial OF the anthor
ties OF George,own in their application Congress for the
construction OF bridge the Potomac point
west Of Aerandria referred TO the Committee for the Dis
BY Mr.. FLoRENCEi The memorial Of the heirs Of Adam
Pnse deceased praying consess,o pass law indemni
lying them ior Ffench spoiations prior TO 1900.
BY Mr.. LANDRY The memorial Of citizens OF New
1 and Texas and ship praying
shoals, on the coast Of Louisian ts5st ftagr.'
by MI POLK Tho petition of the citizens OF Bedford,
ss,snsa' Slles lawrence, and Wayne counties, in the
Sae OF Tennessee, praying for stage mairout from
Shelbyvle, vim Pulaski and Lawrenceburg to waynes.
boro', in said State
BY Mi. WHITE, OF Alabsma. Tho petition of N
Jenkins and Others, praying the establishment of certain
potroute in the counties Of Benton and Cherokee, Ala
mma Also the petition Of Matthew Allen and others, pray
g or the esablishment OF post rontc from Madison,
Georgia, to Oxford. Alabama. sI
BY Mr. BUsBY, The petition of. w. S,inchcomb and
OHIO via Corsica, McEwcn's cros.roads, to Lexington
commi,ec on the Pos, Office and Post Roads III 4 49,
ny Mr., HENN The petition OF III M. Taylor and 90
others, citizens Of Powesheckcooniy, Iowa, asking for
malroute from Union Mills TO Monfezuma referred 10 the
COMMITTEES on the Pos, Office and Pos, Roads.