New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Of Savannah River. TIE bill passed. AtjssrssS-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The SPEAKER laid before the doass the Axv;sx
tural and Mechanical Report OF the Con ni,siesers
Patents. Referred to Committee % Praaar = n.
quire "a 20 having extra copies pcinted.
The House vent ioto Committee. on motion OF Mr..
BRECKENRlDGE, Whose object was to dispose Of
the bu providing for the payment Of such ersAtsss
Of the late Republic Of Texas, are oaershsadsi
in the act of Congress Of September Q, 1850.
Question raised tn 1t the bill ,ud not be tskss
up, as but yesterday was sssgnsdspecay 70; its co.
The CHAIRMAN'S decision, tbs. it was in srdsr.
was sustained.
Mr. McMULLEN, in advocating the reduction 4
the amount to be appropriated, alluded to the nsrs
of the gentleman ron Ohis not the one mr.. ID
dings) who beloved go loudly, Re said. bat to Ah
sleek headed colleague, Mr. Taylor. L,ushSer
MIR TAYLOR, who was entering tbs II all a. Ai
siusion made to him replied that no ~od'd rather
have q sleek head than a block head. Immosersse
laughter, iDtermrgled with cries of Good gosdrl
Mr. McMULLEN-I wish to have . personal sk-
plsration.
mani
MANY ices-"Yes'-"No Ocdsr. bear hia.~
Mr. GIDDlNGS-Its good nstured proceeding
that's all. .
Mr. McMULLEN-No objection. N,w iuterpss-
ing said: l inteno ed nothing personally oheusive;
and no one ought to have known this better thsa the
gentleman himself. inside use OF the remark, =
which the gentleman exhibited an undue degree u
excite mt TO produce little evity. Neither Of
ought to complain Of our heads; il united, thsrs
would not be more brsins than enough for one CON-
mon head. Excessive laughter
Mr.. TAYLOR rose amid cries OF . Hear hiu-gs
"on" saying. am the last m al to make an improper
allusop though the first to defend myself ITO snse-
sive remarks. take back what said sitter the per
sonal explanation of my friend from NirsiaiA, With
whom have had long intercourse l think neither
he nor myself nor the whole House have more sense
than the country demands at our hsnds;
Cries of Good well said" Excessive and
After some further action on the bill the Committee
rose.
Question was stated on agreeing to the amondnsat
of Mr. Jones Tenn to reduce the amount 10 % sp-
ptopriated from g., SOC, 900 tn 81, $50, 900.
A, the instance Of J. G. ALLEN the rule ~as read,
which provides that member shall vote on any
question in the event oil whicn no Is in"ooi"'oy VI
Mr. Jo6es's amendment WAS adopted by vote Of
100 aganft e2 -
curing the Secretary Of the Navy to issue, at any
time after May next TO Texas, su,h portioa OF the
stock mentioned in the act of September, 1850, q
shall be equivalent in amount to the releases Of
claims eanst the United States. The gu ms Of stock
issued to that State in all Gases TO DC eqalVsens
amount to the sums paid by the State Ia stock o.
money in discb arge Of the debts or Liabilities for
which releases are filed. Rejected by vote Of n
against l6l.
YEAs-Aberercmbie. Aiken, James G. Alien. Clll J wns
Alien IN Appleton bsyly. Banks, BI..dsls Barry Sea-
S1co s.Hi Sass s' cs@pss csa's
Chase chastsin Chr.nan, Cl,t cnsm,n. COBB, cesss.
Co., Co. fros''bf .s caS" p %a Dsns DaaS.
Jones: Si S. Yo'i J'oi s.J Gen. so; Zones a.
mccullough. Mcdonald, MsDoas.l. ~sMallsa NJ
EDDY Ed%.ns' EsmaOs.on sIs sas. E!I'is ss1.'
Fuller Gamble Ooode Goodrich Greco. ufeenwocd, Usy.
Grow Harlan, (Obio) Harley, llnd.) Harris lA"J hSt
/ HstsfA
N.r M.sws May Naval ss.ee S,s. Midi Middle ; .ss,.A
ORR Sf P:elsI P. nsi S.iS. ''1 s PESp @ s.::
Prirse Pu,yes, Ready Reese sch ,d.on. Riddle ksss.
ss s.rd Seymour She's simmons, sIosle'on s.stea
Ns smith as stanton , See Ton s ,r.s. s'' Fl.
lsr' Thsnton Trout Tweed gpn.@ y,s'.s @..ss W.;
%%Is0 so,ss s Si %:s xs
cM. wIsaI. lPs. zeIle9asr IN a., c,.u,.a.,,
Cis,e Disney Edrsrton English Florence 6adins' esos'
wiz Hamilton, Haven hsnsTcts dem Hunt, ka.l L:.e:
nee Mil.op, Morgan Morr.on Oliver ~ Peek r:s..
s s% ssoss4 ss TEA. ps1s s
The bill provides in lien of s. 900 900, payable Ct
Texas 10 I've per cent United States stock-the issu-
ing Of which stock restricted by the lay Of Sep.
TENDER g. lsso-s6, $50 00O to DO appro ssd among
the holders pro rats-the interest TO be determ asd
by the existing laws Of Texas the holders and the
Slate OF Texas to release all claims against the United
States for and account Of the securities the act
Lot to take effect until assened to by the
of Texas nor until II pass law Withdrawing aud
abandoning all claims and demands against the
United States growing out Of tho Indian depredstons
MIR HOUSTON moved the House 20 into Commit
tee of the Whole the State Of the Union, giving
notice. If the melton should prevail, he would move
to take up the bill reducing the Tariff
Mr.. BOYCE-Does the gentleman regard this o. q
test question
Mr. HOUSTON-I should like 1t to be 80 regarded
Question decided aiiirmately-Yes lo4, Nays 81;
@ .ny s. HRsI'Gs% .ns a:s' s s.
Cobb Craig, Cummlnf Cutting D.vi' IInd 9sasy; 9s'
Ellison .aisDsr Fuller 0oods 0ooddeh 0rsea 0rssnwse
Grey Grow Hsslton Harlan. !Ind H.rs. ai:. he:
Il Sss'i asss zone: . % ss ~.
Oliver Il Z Or Pses Pseis.@, Perkins. q. " Per:
%. S. sss s ss.. S.s :s
IVA smith, (AsJ smi.h, tTsrs.J sssntoo, g. ss'
war w.l.s s' Ven. ' %.n-ss ' IN %hsSs
NAYsm..s. Ball Bell, Bennett ssa.0c stidse: Bril-
S Dawson S'i Dee Dsab E..tm.n E,hsIdss
Hsrsn, Ohio Esv.n, Hester Null Howe Hughes, Hart.
iarS JSS. psna Knob Kart b, .:::
Ele:sS s. ss,.b, se.chsm MSdsssonh. Mnia,. d.Ij
hossD, Morton, Oliver tMel Psesst P.ssr p rs.lns
ssws' Russell ssSin SAGE, sspp' sewIa Seymour
mons SHELTON sbsOn stisab T.ior g. r.,lof toeieD
ant, wsds sb,rburne, Gill w.shburn, tMs ws''Sr''t
| Witte Wnsht PA Ys,es Zollieof.r a..
| The House then went into Committee, and Mr.
| HOUSTON moved 10 take up the Tariff bull
Mr.. ROBBINS moved to take up the Civil ana
Diplomatic Appropriation bill. Agreed to b 'v''s
| Of IS against SO.
Cries of Good" with considerable laughter from
| those opposed to reduction Of the Tariff
| Amid much confusion, the Committee ross "
vote Of 80 against 81. -, L.
Mr. PECKHAM thought they had done enough Tor
| one isy, and moved an adjournment Adjourned