Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. J. CLANCY JONES' representative from the State
of Pennsylvania in the place Of Henry A. Muhlenburg,
deceased, appeared to-day qualified, and took his
seat q member of the House.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication
from the Interior Department transmitting, in obedience
to resolution of the 30th ultimo statement showing
may be- the number of Of the public lands
which has been donated by the Congress of the United
States and for what purpose, specifying the quantity for
each purpose and in what State and Territory Laid
the table and ordered to be printed
Mr.. WASHBURNE, Of Illinois, asked the consent of
the House to present remonstrance Of one hundred
citizens Of savanna in that State against the passage Of
any bill organizing the Territory Of Nebraska in such
to permit the introduction Of slavery therein
Many objections were made
Mr. WASHBURNE wished to know if it would be in
order to to suspend the rules to enable him to
The SPEAKER replied that such q motion would not
be in order, there being privileged question pending
viz to lay on the table Senate bill to indemnify the State
Of Indiana for the failure of title to township of land
granted to said State her admission into the Union
1876 reported from the Committee of the Whole Fri
day last.
At the suggestion Of Mr. HENDRICKS, and by the con
sent Of the House. the further consideration Of said bill
was postponed until Friday next.
". DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE moved to suspend the rules,
with view he stated to take up the motion that was
laid the table the other day reconsider the vote by
which the deficiency bill rejected. He remarked that
in order that the House might what he desired
compsh, he would make simple statement Of the OBJ
ject and the steps which were proposed
lie proposed to suspend the rules for the purpose Of
taking from the table the motion reconsider the
by which the deficiency bill rejected Kthe motion
to suspend should prevail the motion to reconsider would
then be taken up. II adopted, it would then be
sary to to suspend the rules with view to
slider the vote by which the bill was ordered to be
crossed for third reading If the rules should be
pended, the question would arise upon the motion to
consider the vote by which the bill ordered to be
engrosscd this vote should be reconsidered the ques
ton would then be- shall the bill be engrossed for third
reading At this point he proposed il he could obtain
the hoor to move the bill which he held in his hand rs
substitute for the deficiency bill which was rejected
Few days since, and then demand the previous question
which would bring the House to direct vote on the two
propositions. The Dill which he intended to submit as
substitute was the deficiency bill as it came from the
Committee of Ways and Means together with the amend
ments which were added to it upon the Recommendation
Of various standing committees Of the House If this
should be pursued it would give the Honse on
opportunity to take either Of the bills or neither OF them
Considerable conversation ensued, when
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE remarking that he foresaw that
the steps which he had proposed numerous to
be carried withdrew his notion and moved to suspend
the rules to enable him to introduce the bill which he
had desired to offer substitute for the rejected def
cheney bill, for the purpose of having il committed.
Mr.. CAMPBELL inquired Of the gentleman from Ken
lucky whether the bill he proposed introduce had
received the consideration Of the Committee Of Ways and
Means
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE replied that this bill had not
been formally acted upon by the Committee Of Ways and
Means but that majority had requested that it should
be introduced
Mr.. STEPHENS Of Georgia, said that the gentleman
from Kentucky had stated that this bill had received the
sanction of majority Of the Committee Of Ways and