The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-26
MONDAY, JANUARY "a, 1858.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

After the reading OF the journal,
The SPEAKER announced The first business in order
10 be the question the pending motion, made by MIR.
BELL Monday ast 10 suspend the rules 10 permit the
introduction OF bill TO extend the provisions and benefits
Of the bountyand law OF September %, 1850, to oilers
not yet reached in IT. 0=
And this question being put, the rules not
pended
Mr. HOUSTON Objection being made) moved TO sus-
pend the rules for the introduction OF resolution chang
ing the daily hour OF meeting from IL, m, TO IL, m
and aso making all the general appropriation bills special
orders from this day until they shall have been disposed Of
And on this motion he demanded the yeas and nays;
which being ordered, il was not agreed io-yeas 80,
nays 75-wo.thlrds being required
Mr. JENKINS, rising to PRIVILEGED question, called up
pending motion 10 reconsider the vote by which the
House bad taken the petition OF the trustees OF the Mon
teello Academy, in Mississippi relative 10 certain lot
OF land from the Committee on Private Land Claims and
referred IL TO the Committee on Public Lands
Mr. j. addressed the House al some length IN favor OF
the motion TO reconsider.
Mr. BROWN OF Mississippi, replied at length TO Mr..
urging the reference OF the said memorial and accom-
panying papers 10 the Committee on Public Lands
Mr. B. then moved 10 lay the motion TO reconsider on
The said vote was next reoonsdered and the House
then voted the reference Of the said bill to the Committee
on Private Land Claims.
Mr. HARRIS, Of Tennessee, moved TO suspend the
rules enable him TO TO take IRON the Speakers
table the Senate bill Tor the relief OF Robert Armstrong
motion 10 suspend the rules not agreed to-
MIR MILLER moved 10 suspend the rules, 10 enable
him 10 move to take up and aci on the Senate bill for
the relief of Brows, Russell, & Co. rules not suspend
Mn. STRATToN moved 10 suspend the rules 10 enable
him to move take up Senate bill for the relief oil Abb
igs, Stafford or her heirs rules suspended BIZ read
twice.
Mir s. moved TO suspend the rules requiring the refer
OF this bill TO the Committee of the whole House.
Pending the question on this motion,
The report accompanying the said bill was read at
length Tor the information OF the House.
The said bill was then read the third time and passed
Mr.. CLARK, by leave introduced bill to grant lands
10 the State Of Iowa in AID OF the construction oil the
Davenport, Musoane, and Council Bluff railroad read
twice, ans referred TO the Committee on Public Lands
Mr.. McLANAHAN asked leave 10 introduce bill 10
regulate process in the courts OF the United States
But objections were made
Mr. Mel asked leave to have the bill read
Bat objections also made 10 that proposition
SO Mr. McLANAHAN moved TO suspend the rules for
the introduction o the said bill And then he asked The
yeas and nays that motion; which were not ordered
And The question being mex, put on the motion TO sus-
pend the rules, they were not suspended =
On motion OF Mr. CARTIER by leave, the House
took up from the Speakers table the bill granting PEN
SION 10 Mrs. Ann {. Belknap; which was read ihTce
tunes and passed
up the Senate bill for the relief OF Nathan Weston rules
suspended.
The said bill then read three times and passed.
On motion OF Mr. GORMAN, by leave, the rules were
suspended TO enable him 10 TO take up the bill for
the relief OF Frances b. Gardiner
So the said bill being taken up, the Senate amend.
ment thereto read and agreed to- and then the said
bill, az amended. read the third time and passed
Mr.. CARTIER. by leave, introduced bill TO cause
the preparation OF proper Patent Office digest &c, and
TO authorize the appointment OF additional officers IN the
Patent Office TO tha, end: read twice.
Mr. CARTIER then addressed the House IN explana-
ton OF the provisions OF the said BILL advocating It's m'
mediate enactment
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, addressed the House in
favor OF referring this bill to the Committee OF the Whole
on the state Of the Union
Mr.. CARTIER replied next 10 the remarks OF Mr..
j. and then demanded the previous question on his mo-
ton TO put the bill It's passage. The previous ques
ton being seconded by the House,
The question was put on the motion 10 refer; which
not being agreed to, the said bill read the third tune
and passed.
Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, moved 10 suspend the
rules Tor The introduction Of resolution regulating the
reporting Of the proceedings of the House Tor the Con-
gressoDal Globe rules not suspended.
Mr. STUART, by instructions from the Committee on
Territories, moved TO suspend the rules enable him 10
introduce resolution setting apart Tuesday and We'd
nesday, the sh and 9th OF February next Tor the con-
sideration of territorial business rules suspended
And then the said resolution was agreed 10.
Mr.. DURHAM moved TO suspend the rules 10 enable
him to take up the Senate bill for the relief of
the heirs Of John DeNouviile: rules not suspended
Mr.. HOUSTON moved TO suspend the rules TO go in