The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the readieg of the journal

AFTER Tue feddirg oil the journal
Mr.. HOUSTON, by leave, offered resolution direct
ing thai hereafter until otherwise ordered the daily hour
Tor The meeting OF the House shall be AT eleven o'clock,
Mr. SEYMOUR, sf New York. moved to amend this
resolution by substituting ten IN, instead of eleven,
a. m, as the daily hour OF meeting hereafter.
Ga the suggestion OF Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Illinois, Mr..
H. so modified his resolution as TO make it embrace an
order resembling the temporary rule requiring session
every night.
The amendment OF Mr. SEYMOUR, of New York, be-
Ing rejected the resolution, modified the sug-
geston OF Mr. CAMPBELL, of Illinois, was agreed TO
Mr. DAVIS, oil Indiana, moved TO suspend the rules TO
enable the Co nmlllee Public Lands TO report back
bill, the tile Of which was not then named.
call being made for the regular order OF business,
the SPEAKER said that the pending business was the
question on reconsiderng the by which the bill
Tor the relief OF Rosanna Powers had been ordered
be read second time.
But the SPEAKER ruled that this being Monday. the
motion OF Mr.. DAVIS, OF Indiana, had precedence
After conversation on this decision, 10 winch the
SPEAKER, Mr. STANLY, and Mr.. STEPHENS OF
Georgia, participated,
Mr. DAVIS, of Indiana renewed his motion TO sus-
pend the rules enable the Committee Public Lands
10 report back a bill for the adjustment OF sales and
titles OF swamp lands heretofore donated 10 several
States
After few remarks from Mr D., the rules were
suspended Tor the purpose Indicated by that gentleman
and,
MIR. HALL, from The Committee on Public Lands
The question being on the third reading OF the said
bill,
amendments thereto which being read for the infoma-
ton OF tue House,
Mr.. Il mex explained al length the provisions OF this
bill, and those OF the amendments thereto which povi.
ded that IN ocators OF such lands chose 10 take
o.ber lands tor them on reoqushng them, they should
be allowed 10 do 50 in lieu OF money.
Alter further conversation, IN which Messrs Full
LER OF Maine, HARRIS of Tennessee, JOHNSON OF
Arkansas, BREN ION, CHASfAIN, MEADE, and
TOOMbS participated,
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Indiana, addressed the House at some
lenu IA IN i.vu If 10 anda ppndu ne
Mr.. d. then demanded the previous question which
not being seconded by the House,
The debate upon the SAID oil further continued by
Messrs TOOMBS and CLEVELAND against 1T, and
MOORE OF LOUISIANA, and STUART for IT,
Mr.. LENELAND then moved To lay II the table
on which the yeas and nays beng ordered, IL was
agreed to--yvss 116, nays so
Mr. STANLY moved TO suspend the rules, to take up
the Senate bill No 5l3 IRON the Speakers table, the title
oil which was not announced. But
Mr.. ORR moved TO reconsider the vote by which the
House had laid the table the bill last under consider
ation, and then TO lay tina, motion the table
MIR. DAVIS, OF Indiana, demanded the yeas and nays
that last molon which being ordered, was agreed
to-yeas i16, nays 81.
Mr.. SlANLY again moved 10 suspend the rules for
the consoerauon OF the bill for The relief Of Joseph
Morebead.
| The rules being suspended the said bill was taken
from the Speakers table, read three and passed
Nf POLK called up tue pending motion TO reconsider
the vote by winch the bill Tor tue Iebei OF Rosapna
Powers had some time since been ordered 10 second
| reading.
And the sad vote being re Considered. the said bill
read second and third time and passed.
Mr. BOCOLk moved TO suspend the rules TO enable
him To take from Toe Speakers 'asle he senate
bill to reorsanze the navy.
But IL was here moved to adjourn agreed o-ayes 90
noes 54.
SO the House Adjourned