The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-22
TUESDAY, MARCH 81, 1854.

doors reopened, and
The Senate adjourned
TUESDAY, MARCH 81, 1854
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL O'Clock, IN.
Prayer by The chaplain OF the Senate.
The journal OF yesterday was read and approved
TIE PUBLIC LANDS
The SPEAKER laid before the House a message from
the President transmitting report from the Secretary Of
the Interior. accompanied by tabular statement exhi6
ting the area oil each State and Territory expressed IN
square miles the extent OF public DOMAIN now remaining
each State and Territory expressed in and the ex-
tent OF public domain aenated BY the government OF the
United States in each Stale and Territory, distinguish
ing between that sold Tor valuable consideration and
that gwen granted ceded conveyed for the purposes
OF education, public buildings. internal improvements
and miscellaneous objects laid on the table and ordered
10 be printed.
Also. communication from the Treasury Department,
transmitting ssimate OF the cost Of beakwaer Tor
the protection of the house site al Point Isabel
Texas, and also copy of letter received from Stephen
Powers, esq collector at that port in regard to the ne
cessy Of such structures referred 10 the Committee on
Commerce.
PATENT OFFICE AGRICULTURAL RrsoRr
Mr.. MURRAY. from the Committee on Printing, re.
ported resolution for printing 100000 copies OF the re-
port OF the Commissioner Of Patents on agriculture tor
the Of the House, and 10000 copies Tor the use OF
Several resolutions from State legislatures were pre-
sened but disposed of without being read to- the House
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE wished to redeem his promise
in relation the bill he had reported from the Commit
tee of Ways and Means-that he would take the sense
OF the House in relation 10 it. he therefore moved that
the House resolve itself into COMMITTEES OF the Whole,
propraons for the completion OF certain custom-houses
and marine hospitals.
LCries Of 'oh, no; regular order Of busiaess"l
The House refused TO go into committee.
On motion of Mr. HAVEN,
The SPEAKER proceeded to call the committees for
reports
APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC LANDS.
MIR. COBB, from the Committee on Public Lands, made
numerous reports, among which bill granting to
the Stale OF Alabama and other States having public land
therein unsod and unapproprated for twenty years. the
right 10 sell the Tor educational and internal inn
Whole i> lee on n the rs state tuee Of The Union. =
Also, bill amendatory OF the bountyland acts OF Sep
enber 1850, and Of 1884, intended to secure more eiec
uay the rights OF widows and minor heirs OF deceased
soldiers.
On motion OF Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee, the bill was
referred to the Committee OF the Whole on the stale oil the
MIR WARREN reported from the same committee a
bill provide for the compensation OF public land ofl
GERS for the performance of certain duties now required
Of them by law: referred 10 the Committee OF the Whole
on the stale of the Union
Also, bill granting 10 settlers land appropriated TO
railroad companies the presumption right at the minimum
price of 81 rs per acre.
After debate, and pending the question on the
third reading OF the bill,
Mr.. LElCHER moved mat Tue Dill 10 lie upon Tue
table on which the question was aken-yeas 40, nays
l42 So the House refused to lay the bill on the table
Pending the question the passage of the bill, the
morning hour expired
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BILL.
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved TO 90 into Committee OF the
Whole the state OF the Unlon in order to reach,
soon possible, the bill the calendar, which he some
time ago reported from the Committee or Territories, for
The organization of Nebraska and Kansas
Mr. BOCOCK inquired whether, II they went into COM
mit,ee, they could take up the Nebraska bill without lay
ing aside other bills referred TO that committee including
the bill for the construction OF SIX steam iTlgates
The SPEAKER replied that, according TO the rules OF
the House, il is not competent TO move 10 take up bill
upon the calendar in Committee OF the Whole at all ex.
cept general appropriation bills, which always had
cedence To reach any other bill, those preceding II on
The calendar must be acted on first.
Mr.. CUTTING asked leave 10 make suggestion be-
fore The vote was taken: objected TO-
The question going into committee for the purpose
indicated above was then taken by the following vote
yeas 50, nays los
the consideration OF the business the Speakers table
SuDdry Senate bills then disposed OF and when
the bill for organizing the Territories OF Nebraska and
Mr. RICHARDSON i moved to refer the bill to the Com
miitee on Territories
Mr.. CUTTING moved TO refer the bill 10 the Commit
tee OF the Whole the state of the Union, and that 1t be
printed.
The SPEAKER said the gentleman from Illinois had
the floor, and the gentleman from New York bad not
been recognised. by word, by the Chair consequently
Illinois MIR. RcHARDsos1 yielded the aoor.
MIR. RICHARDSON desired that the bill should be re-
erreo TO The Committee Territories, Tor the purpose
OF amending 1t in particulars The reference OF the
bill TO the Committee OF the Whole the state OF the
Union would be killing il by indreclon. Gentlemen
need not pretend 10 him that they favorable TO The
bill when they wished to place 1t IN that position that
could not be reached again during the present session oil
Congress Upon that calendar there bills enough
engage the attention OF Congress from till the be-
ginning OF another session Tie would frankly that
The effort 10 refer the bill to the Committee of The Whole
on the state OF the Union effort 10 defeat II alto
gehef He bound TO respect the right OF every gen
eman upon that hoor TO cast his vote which way he
pleased any question before him, but he had no
respect for those who proiessed to be the friends
OF measure while they using every effort
TO kill It, II gentlemen did MOI, approve OF the bill,
he asked them to vote against IL, and place themselves
upon record before the country dong The amount
OF business already in Committee OF the Whole that bad
precedence OF il-everybing that bad come from com.
mtees from the beginning OF the session having been
referred to that commeeihis bill could not be reached
during this session OF Congress. He contended that
gentlemen who desired TO discuss The subject could do
30 in Committee of the Whole when The bill which he
had reported from the Committee Territories (Which
stood about the tenth the calenda) came up which
would be when the previous bills disposed of
BY referring this bill to the Committee on Territories
there majority OF The House in lis favor they
could 60 into committee and discuss the bill already on
it's calendar Offering to such amendments as they de-
sired to vote upon.
Mr. CUTTING then desired TO make his motion 10 re-
fer the bill 10 the Committee OF the Whole on the state
of the Union, and in doing animated by no feel.
OF dsrespect to the chairman OF the Committee on
Territories MIR RcHARDsos,l nor TO any OF the honor
able members OF that committee Cres OF Oh certain