The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-05
FRO BE CONTINUED
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1853.

fro Continued
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1858.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Yesterday, the journal of the previous days pro-
ceednss not having been made up owing to the extreme
length Of the session of the day before,
On motion of Mr. OLDS, its reading was dispensed
with
On motion Of Mr. HOUSTON, the Post Office appropra-
ton bill which had been returned from The Senate amend
ed. referred to the Committee OF the Whole on the
state OF the Union.
And then, by leave, the SPEAKER laid before the
House various neutrality-suspicious. communications
which severaly read and appropriately disposed OF
On motion Of Mr. HOUSTON, the rules were suspend
ed, and the House went into Committee OF The Whole
the state of the Union, Mr. SEYMOUR, OF Connecticut
in the chair wherein the Post Office appropriation bill
having been taken up the Senates amendments thereto
% % 5eS Esiyjssf G Mfs5s oN
Tennessee, LETCHER. STUART, CLARK. STANLY,
CLlNGMAN. CARTIER. ORR, MARSHALL. and
others.
The committee then rose, and the chairman having re-
ported back the Post Office appropriation bill,
The action Of The eomm't.ee upon was discussed BY
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And after the Senae's amendments to this bill were
duly disposed Of
The annual post route bill, as amended in the Senate
taken up in the House, and all the said Senate
amendments thereto were agreed TO-
Mr.. HALL moved TO suspend the rules. to enable HIM
to report from the Committee on Public Lands bill
granting a right of way through lands of the United
States Tor the proposed railroad between Georgetown Dis
trict of Columbia, 10 the Point of Rocks in Maryland
MIR. STUART raising point OF order, commended that
this motion out of order; but
The SPEAKER (Mr. JONES, OF Tennessee, being IN
the chair overruled this point OF order.
And the said bill was then presented read three times
Mr. O'CLOCK moved to suspend the rules, to enable
him to take from the Speakers table the bill Tor
the relief of William Hazard Wlgg; on which motion
the yeas and nays were called. and ordered; and the
rules were suspended-yeas 122; nays 40
And then, after few remarks from Mr.. C., the bill
read the third time and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. JONES. of Tennessee, committee
of conference ordered be appointed the dis
agreeing of the two houses upon the Post Once
On motion OF Mr. STANLY resolution was adopted
directing the proper officers OF the House TO prevent all
Others except members OF the two houses OF Congress
and officers Of the House IRON coming within the bar OF
the House.
Mr. GORMAN reported, from the Committee on Print.
ing, in favor of agreeing TO the Senales amendment to
the Joint resolution directing the printing OF The seventh
census.
The said amendment having been read al length, for
the information OF the House, Il was concurred IN:
Mr.. GORMAN next reported a resolution directing the
printing of hundred and ten thousand copies OF the
agricultural portion of the Patent Office report and sixty
thousand copies OF the mechanical portion OF the SAID re
port thousand copies of each TO be reserved Tor the
use of the Patent Office
Mr. CLtNGMAN proposed TO amend this resolution,
so as order the printing OF one hundred and forty thou
sand copies OF the agricultural and ten thousand copies
Of the mechanical portion OF the said reports which was
not agreed to-ayes 50 noes not counted.
And then the said resolution was adopted.
Mr.. GORMAN also reported, from the same committee
resolution ordering The printing OF thirty thousand cop
les OF the House and Senate euoges on the death OF
the Hon Daniel Webster; agreed TO.
Mr. G. also reported, from the same committee, reso-
luton ordering the printing OF five thousand copies oil the
report of the superintendent of the coast survey; -four
thousand thereof for the OF the House, and the rest
for the use of the coast survey Office agreed 10.
On motion of Mr.. GREEN, Senate resolution for the
relief OF the heirs OF John De Nouville and Sons was
taken from the Speakers table, read three times and
passed.
Mr. HARRIS OF Tennessee, reported by leave from the
Committee Invalid Pensions, bill for the relief OF
Robert Gibson. Of Green Brer county, Virginia read
Mr.. EDMUNDSoN, proposing to amend the bill b.
granting the said Robert Gibson pension from March
ls4s instead OF from January, 1888, addressed the
House in favor OF the motion; amendment rejected, and
the bill then read the third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. ABERCROMBlE, the Senate bill
authorizing the President OF the United States TO change
the location of land Offices taken up read three
times, and passed
Various private bills were then taken up and passed.
The naval appropriation bill being next received iron
the Senate with various ameodments thereto, they were
referred TO the Committee OF the Whole on the state
the Union.
tee of the Whole the state OF the Union, Mr.. Oar II
the Char.
The naval appropriation bill being taken up for thu
consideration OF the sena'es amendments thereto mo
ton for till p was made, on which but SIX
" nine members voted, 80 no quorum being present.
call of the House was ordered, and 100 members an
swered to their names, the absentees being called
sufficient number answered to form quorum.
Whereupon, all further proceedings under the call 0
the House being dispensed with,
The committee proceeded with the iurlher consldera
ton of the Senaes ndments to the naval appropra
ton BILL which discussed in conversational debat
l by many members.
/ The committee next informally went into the Hous
TO receive report from the committee OF conference
the disageeng votes Of the two houses the Post OF
fee appropriation bill when
Mr. JONES' OF Tennessee, reported from the said CON
mee of conference that the committee having met ba
/ bNen unable to agree any one item in dispute, an
that the Senate had subsequently receded from ever
point involved.
And then, again going into Committee OF the Who'd
the state OF the Union, wherein the naval appropria
ton bill again considered and debated upon the Va
rous amendments of the Senate; which were dispose
OF at o'clock and IS minutes past s, p m, the commit
| tee rose;
! When Mr.. HOUSTON reported from the committee Q
conference the d,sagreeng votes OF the two house
upon the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill. u
After the said report had been read for the normauo
| OF the House, - :
| MIR HOUSTON demanded the previous question o
agreeing to III which being seconded by the House
| was not az reed to--yeas SO, nays lO6. -,
i MIR MEADE moved to reconsider that vote anu y !,
after a short debate, in which Messn y, mtpDhnD
4 MEADE, HOUSTON STANLY and VENAbthPafuc
paied, ..a..,a.
/ Mr.. vENABLE moved to lay the motion TO reconsde