New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-22
UoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

One hundred thousand copies of the agricultural part
Of the Patent Office Report ordered to be printed Tor
for the use of the Commissioner of Patents This VAL
give lourhundred copies to each member
Mr. COBB reported from the Committee on PdGhc
Lands bill authorizing Alabama and other States having
public lands therein remaining unsod and unaPpopraed
for twenty years TO sell the same for educational purposes
ard iLtornGlimproy ements - -, CT. .
the Union.
land acts of 1850 and 1852 designed TO secure the rights
of the widows and minors and heirs OF deceased soldiers
Similarly rC!tued.
Mr. WARREN, from the same Committee reported a
bill authorizing the settlers lands granted for railroad
purposes TO preempt others in lieu at the minimum price
Pending the consideration of the bill the morning hoaf
expired.
Mr. RICHARDSON 1n) moved that the House go
into Committee of the Whole the State OF the Onoh
his object being he stated TO reach the Nebraska aad
KensGs bill heretofore reported by him as soon
Mr.. BOCOCK inquired whether the Nebraska OH
could be taken up without laying aside all other bills pre-
cedng it, among others that for constructing SIX steam
HE SPEAKER replied it would not be competent to
move to take up any but general appropri alton bills winch
have precedence before reaching any particular bill all
others would have be acted in their calendar order
Mr. CT TIlNG IN. \ J wished to make suggestion 10
Mr. Richardson, but general consent was not given
Question MI Richardson motion decided in the mega
Mr.. WHEELER IN. " and others, all at once moved
TO proceed to business the Speaker table, Agreeu 70
Several small bills having been taken up and referred
tle Senate Nebraska and Kansas bill next came by rs
tile Much feeling was manifested the subject and
every seemed to regard this as fryng tune .
te same fine The one moved to refer the bill to the
Committee on Terrtories the latter to the Committee Of
the Whole ON the State OF the Union
The SPEAKER recognised Mr. Richardson.
Mr. CUTTING raised point of order and asked
whether his motion should not first be pat
The SPEAKER replied il would, but the gentleman
could not take the hoor from the gentleman of Illinois
MIR RICHARDSON desired to nave the bill referred to
the Committee Territories for the purpose of amending
Il in some particulars and said that to refer the bill to the
Comme &c of the Whole on the State of the Union would
I'm il by indroction Ii useless to deny it, and
ertl men nerd not pretend TO him they are favorable
10 the bill While they wish place it in such position
but he had 10 respect for those who profess 10 De ior
the bin while they are using every eior' ~ 70
destroy and Kill H. If gentlemen do not desire 70 woe ior
dc iii let them vote against il and meet the issue fairy
Now what are TIE facts relative to this bill "hat Is ine
sonnt of business which already has precedence OF tins
h ON he csendar Nearly everything brought forward
by tie Standing Committees nom l4e - W,
sessou TO the present time is in Committee OF me nn3e
the State Of the Union and many o. S Or IA I
reached ell before the close of the session 10y rsieI
Ills bin 10 the Committee Territories, VIII Dc reported
as amended and ii there shall be majority IN syor Q!
the wircipe they vote on T. and ehlr pass o.
II or hev can 20 into Committee OF the W hoe on lHe
State Of Ire Union, and there discuss the amenaments
, "5 - 8 ~, V-b,is on tho State OF the L aion.
In so dong he said he was animated by 10 sense o. az
src,t teward the Chairman of the COMMITTEE on Isfl
to-ss richardson to any Of The honorable meoss
associated with him. II was he believed, mater gis
fretly understood that the Committee had already as
ssed ard elaborated The subject and IS Ter a. rePeoe4
nv view Of hers they could be offered in the commit,
- e 40 Whole on the State o. the Union with as mlch
H;; - Nv going through the eircuitous mode oil refer
r he I'M thci ard of sgan having IL On the SPEAK
or tabo precisely in the position It 91d Psen 20 iay
~ b rcc5rd 10 the motives INSULATED by Iae senuesn
r Tl;Si. thew are probably directed against HIN WHO
I'd made the motion to refer the bin to the Committee o.
the Whole on the State of the Union ne aesreG 20 Te
asr.ood as having been standing On the greaI pnePe
VI .rownr the people of organized community or tern
orS to form for themselves the laws under when ney as
10 i've and which to operate on ter Sa hsre
from Die outset from lsi7 70 as aay "s ~'''N 'A''