Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-29

to tho House, that OOtn COmmtteeS were agrccu
that a wrong had been perpctrated. In the Ian
guago of the gentleman from Ohio, [Mr. Camp
bell.l IA great fraud has been committed. Who
committed that fraud the committees have not
appraised US. In order that we may yindicate our
own honor, and place this matter where it was
before the classification of the record took place,
desire to have a direct vote upon the question Of
repeating this bill, thus indirectly casting censure
upon those who did really perpctrate the fraud.
In accordance with my promise to tho gentleman
from South Carolina, renew tho demand for the
previous question. But before take my scat,
movo to strike out the substitute offered by the
gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. Campbell,] and insert
in lieu thereof, the bill originally reported by my
friend from Virginia, mr. Letcher,] which is as
follows:
''That the bill entitled an act to aid the Terri
tory Of Minnesota in the construction of rail-
road therein, which passed this House on the Goth
day Of June, 1854, and approved by the Pros-
dent Of the United States, the Goth day of June,
1854, be, and the same is hereby repealed"
The previous question was seconded, and the
main question ordered to be put, being first upon
striking out the second section Of the original bill
as follows:
'..4nd be it further enacted, That, in no event,
by virtue Of any act heretofore passed by the said
| Territorial Legislature, shall the Governor,
Auditor or Treasurer of said Territory have pow
or to designate the company or companies to
whose benefit the grant shall inure." .a.
The question was taken; and on a division there
were-ayes 43; noes not counted.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
| The question REQUIRED on the amendment to the
substitute, as offered by the gentleman from
North Carolina. Mr.. Craige.]
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois. On that ask the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. Peck. demand sallers of tho yeas and
nays.
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and Peck were appointed.
The House was divided, and the tellers re-
ported-ayes forty-nine, (more than onc-6fth oil
the members presently
So the yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was then taken and it was deci
ded in the afirmatiye-yeas los, nays SO, as fol
lows:
Ycas-Messrs. Aiken, Ashe, David II. Bailev
Banks, Barksdale, Bennett, Benson, Bocock
Boyce, Bridges, Brooks, Bugg, Carpenter, Caskie
Chastain, Chrsman, Cobb, Cox, Craige, Cullom
Curtis, Dawson, Dick, Dowell, Edmunds, Ed
mundson, John NJ. Elicit, Ellison, English, Far.
ley, Faulkner, Fenton, Flagler, Florence, Fuller
Gamble, Foote, Goodrich, Grey, Grow, Aaron
Harlan, S. W. Harris, w. P. Harris, Harrison
w. Jones, Kcitt, Kerr, Kidwell, Kittrcdge. Knox
Kuitz, Lamb, Letcher, Lilly, Lindsley, McNair
Mcqueen, Mattison, Maurice, Millson, Morgan
| Morrison, Murray, Nichols, Norton, Andrew Oil.
yer, Packer, Parker, Peck, Peckham, John Per
kins, Phillips, Powell, Preston, Puryear, Ready
David Richie, Rogers, Rulhn, Sage, Shannon
Shaw, Shelton, W. Smith, VIM. r. Smith, G. w
Smith, Straub, J. J. Taylor, j. L. Taylor, N. G
Taylor, Trout, Vail, Vansant, Wade, Walsh
Tappan, Wentworth, Wheeler, II. B. Wright, ant
Zoilicoifor-lO5.
Nays-Messrs. J. G.. Allen, W. Allen, Apple
ton, Barry, Bell, Bliss, Breckenridge, Campbell
Caruthers, Churchwell, Clark, Clingman, Cook
Corwin, Croker, Cumming, John G. Davis, Dis
ney, Dunbar, Eastman, Edgerton, Giddings, A. J
Harlan, Hendricks, Hem, Hughes, johnson, Ro
land Jones, McCulloch, Macdonald. McMullin
Macy, J. G. Miller, Smith Miller, Olds, NJ. Ciiver
Orr, Pennington, Phelps, Pratt, Reese, Richard
son, Riddle, Rowe, Russell, Sab;.,, Sapp, Seward
Simmons, Singleton, Gerr;t Smith, Alexander II
Stephens, David Start, Thurston, Upham, Wall
ey Elihu B. Washburne, and Wells.-5S.
So the amendment was agreed to.
sir. Craige moved to reconsider the vote b
which the amendments agreed to, and to Ia
the motion to reconsider upon the table; whic
latter motion was agreed to.
The question was then taken upon the substi
tute, as amended; and it Vas agreed to. t u.
Mr.. Edgerton. | move to lay tho bill on tn
table.
Tho motion not agreed to.
The Ill was then ordered to be engrossed an
read third time: and being engrossed, it wa
subsequ ently read a thlrd time.
MIR. Craigc. demand the previous questio
upon the passage of the bill.
The previous question was seconded, and tn
main question ordered to be put.
TIE bill as amended, was then passed.
Mr.. Campbell moved to reconsider the vote b
which the bill was passed, and to lay the motio
to reconsider upon the table; which latter motio
was agreed to.
The title was then read as follows:
xI do fhof s,,fo
an act approved the Doth day of June, 1854, en-
titled 'sAn act to aid the Territory of Minnesot
in the construction of railroad therein.''
MIR. Craige. | move to amend to title so as t
make it read:
An act to repeal on act entitled &c An act to ali
the Territory Of Minnesota in the construction o
a railroad therein," approved on the 10Th of June
1854.
The motion was agreed to.
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