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use thereupon adjourned until Monday.

The question then taken and the resolutions
unanimously adopted AaH.a. .E E"a .f#u
The House ,hereupon adjourned until Monday. ".a
MONDAY. JANUARY IT. 1858.
After The reading of the journal, .asss. .
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order
to be Mr. OUTLAWS pending motion to suspend the rules
10 take Senate bill 500, for the relief OF Elizabeth Ar
mSied
Mr.. HOUSTON, rising point of order. con,ended
that the House, having made special ORDER its consde
ration entitled TO precedence but
The SPEAKER overruled this point OF order:
And the question being put on The motion OF MIR Our-
the rules being suspended the SAID Dill was taken
from the Speakers table and read twice
Mr. OUTLAW next addressed the House al some
LENGTH in explanation OF The bill and in favor OF It's pas
Mr. O. moved the previous question the passage ft
Mr HARRIS, of Tennessee, asked MIR. 0. 10 v n
draw that demand, to enable him TO propose an am AZ
men limiting the relief granted in the bill to gran, Of
NV N.Y. YOU outlaw La va declined; whereupon.
The call tor the previous question was sustained and,
under ts operation the said bill was read the third time
sage OF the bill was next made; wheenpon the SAID OIL
was duly passed
ticulary rule No. 1888, to enable him to report back
the Senate bill for the relief OF Mrs. Z. A. McNei the
widow of the late Gen John Mcneil.
Mr.. HARRIS, of Tennessee, demanded the yeas and
nays on that motion which no, being ordered
The motion OF Mr.. MoLoNy prevailed. .r
So the said Senate bill mo 33) having been read twice.
the question it's third reading
MI MOLONY addressed the House in explanation,
and IN favor of the BILL and then moved the previous
question on its third reading.
Mr.. HARRIS of Tennessee, asked Mr.. M 10 with
draw that CALL to enable him 10 address few words to
the House upon the bill
: But Ne AZ declined whsrsupoa the House sustained
Mr.. HARRIS. Of Tennessee. moved to lay the bill on
the table which motion he demanded the yeas and
nays which, not being ordered, the said bill was read
MIR JONES, of Tennessee demanded the yeas and
pays IN the massage the bill which not being
dered,
Mr. j. moved to lay the bill on the table-not agreed
And the said bill was then passed.
Mr. DEAN (by leave) introduced bill providing for
the erection OF an equestrian statue OF General George
Washington TO carry into effect the resolution OF Con-
gress passed in 1888 read twice.
Mr. D. moved the reference OF the bill to the Com
mee of Ways and Means.
But Mr. JONES, OF Tennessee, explained that it would
do no good TO send this bill to the Committee Of Ways
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, suggested its reference
to select committee of thirteen !
Mr. DEAN made a motion, based on the suggestion of
Mr. s., adding clause giving power to the said select
committee to report al any time. r. ..
MIR ORR tMr. DEAN Withdrawing his motion to that
end moved to suspend, The rules requiring To; reference
Mr DEAN, moving TO put the bill on its passage, by
consent made few notifications IN ITS detas-the said
modifca,ons providing that Clark Mills shall be employ
ed TO make the statue; that the costume OF Washington
on shall be the continental uniform and that the Pres
MIR. STANTON, of Kentucky, desired to propose to
amend the bill by adding thereto clause directing the
purchase from Hiram Powers OF certain statue repre-
sci nting the genius OF America, at cost OF $4,000
But many gentlemen objected so Mr.. DEAN refused
to Weld the floor Mr. STANTON, OF Kentucky for the
And ,bsn. after a few remarks from Messrs DEAN,
STEPHENS Of Georgia, and TAYLOR,
| Mr. DEAN moved the previous question on the third
reading OF the b which being seconded by the House,
The said bill was read the third time and passed. s,I
Mr., BROWN, OF Mississippi, by leave, moved to take
from The Speakers table the bill amend the abo
ishng the offices OF surveyors general under certain c-
cumsancee, which had been returned iron the Senate
The bill being taken up, the Senate amendments were
Mr.. PORTER asked leave to to take from the
Speakers table the Senate bill No ATT, continuing na
pay TO certain widows and Orphans :, .&#
1 While the Clerk looking Tor this bull,
/ Mr. CARTIER, by leave. introduced iesounon
calling on The Secretary of the Treasury for various in
formation concerning the steamers now anu peypusy
in the service, and concerning me omees ., ,s ohsu
States steam marine which, after pens eao was aaop-
The Clerk having found Senate bill No. ATT, con-
tinuing hafpay 10 certain WIDOWS ana o'phahs' was
Mr.. PORTER, moving TO put this bill on its passage
| addressed the House in it's favor.
Mr. p then called the previous question.
After futher conversation, in which Mr PORTER, MI
HARRIS of Tennessee, MIR. ORR, and Mr.. SACkETI
participated the House seconded the demand for the pre-
vIous question.
And The question being the third reading OF this
BILL Messrs ORR and HARRIS OF Tennessee urged the
importance of 80 amending the bill as TO grant under ITS
provisions pensions the widows OF soldiers o. all the
of the United States not heretofore povioea io',
whose husbands died of contracted the military
| service. .,..,d.
Mr. COBB next proposed amendment to the amenu ,a
| ment above referred 10, and addressed loe nouse
re1psrks in favor of his proposition; on when h;oh
Mr. ORR then demanded the previous q"ee"o"'
| was seconded by the House . ,..s next agreed
The amendment proposed by Mr. Coss md read ,hs
TO and the bill being ordered 10 De ene'o'-''
third time, - N recona;dsr that
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee mo' m show ina, ,he hin re-
vote and 90 as that the soldier died Of disease
in The service after reaching home ms "'oo~
would moved to lay the motion to reconsider on
WI, ~. IN which being agreed to, the said oih wss
passep ps motion Of Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia by leave.
~ commtee on Military Affairs reported back senate
oipt resolution ceding back the old o'ge'no'pepss7