Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
M0nddu. Feb. 15

nrr BENJAMIN introduced a bill further to
 Dvide for the safety of passengers on steam
 Fl ols. referred to the committee on commerce
 % ordered to be printed.
 Ir SEBASTIAN. from the committee on
 !. ';an affairs, to whom was referred the petition .x Lanes M Hand, submitted a report, accom-
 <. e5 by bill (S. No. 136) for the relief of
 Fl heirs of John B. Hand. The bill was read
 s.d passed to a second reading; and the report
 ss ordered to be printed
 He also. from the same committee. to whom
 ss referred the petition of William Y. Hansell. m. H. Underwood, and Samuel T. Beecher. s,lqnittei a report, accompanied bv a bill (S. N 1}5) for the relief of w. Y. HanSen. W. H Underwood, and the representatives of Sam Il Rockwell. The bill was read, and passed to .<ec,nd reading; and the report was ordered to Id printed
 Jont resolutions making an appropriation for 4he payment of expenses of investigating con- n6ttees of the House of Representatives was psssd.
 1The Indiana contested election case was fak en up and a lengthy debate, in which Messrs Halnlin, Benjamin, Collamer, Pugh and others psrcipated, but without disposing of the subject ibe Senate adjourned.
 IIoUsE-The SPEAKER stated the business IN in order to be the motion of the gentleman fIpm Arkansas, MT. WARREN, submitted on Nbndav last, to suspend the rules for the nur. nose of introducing the following resolution.
 ResolUei, That from and after the passage of this resolution all debate in committee of the vboe on the state of the Union shall be strictly col fined to the bill or resolution directly submit ted to the committee, except that Monday nieht Wednesday night and Friday night of o1f week, be, and they are hereby, set anart |of the discussion of matters arising ont of tbe aor dition of the Union generally, or such other natters as gentlemen may be disposed to dis #Alr DAVIS, of Indiana Is it in order to nov to lay the resolution on the table? #The SPEAKER. It is not. The resolution lN not yet been received. The question is on upeuding the rules.
 Mr WARREN. I believe the motion to usp md The rules is not debatabIe. #1he SPEAKER It is not.
 Mr WARREN. Well, sir, hope the House nderstalds the resolution. I ask the yeas and ass upon the motion to suspend the rules.
 Ar. HOUSTON. If the gentleman from Ikans-s will modify his resolution by adding sfhe end: and at such night sessions, no vote 1al be taken upon any matter of business" ls be very glad to support it.
 Alr. WARREN. l will accept the modfca- on, certainly. l have no objection to any nendment the House may choose to make N only object is to get the matter before the euSe.
 Nr. MILLSON. If this resolution is adopt- l we might as well abolish the committee of le whole on the state of the Union altogether. Nr. MAYNARD. l ask to have the 3lst 1d 134-h rules read.
 Nr. WARREN. l hope the House will sus end the rules, and receive the resolution. If e are going to have buncombe speeches, let us aTe them at night.
 1he 3lst rule was read, as follows:
 "3l. When any member is about to speak in ebate, or deliver any matter to the House. he lall rise from his seat, and respectfully address in,eIf to MT. SPeaker;' and shall confine lnsr o the question under debate, and avoid sFspuaI-y." AIr. WARREN. I cannot see what object le gentleman had in view in having that rule Ad.
 Mr. CLINGMAN. Is debate in order? EJ llt oi LA NILl. II Is not.
 Tine clerk read the I34th rule as follows: 1. h committee of the whole on the state of e Union, the bills shall be taken up and dis 'sed of in their order on the calendar; but hen objection is made to the consideration of b-l a majority of the committee shall decide ltlout debate, whether it shall be taken up 'd disposed of, or laid aside; provided that gen D appropriation bills, and in time of war, bills raising men or money, and bills con eerning treaty of peace, shall be preferred to all other lIS, at the discretion of the committees; and ben demanded by any member the question aIl first be put in regard to them" The question was taken; and it was decided the negatiye-yeas 4, nays 139.
 So (two thirds not voting in favor thereof k rules were not suspended
 u oiut resolution making appropriation to pav ,penses of investigating committees was passed. ReSoutions committing J. w. Wolcott to l for contempt, were passed; yeas 133, nays Iaes4ay, Feb. 16 .SENATE.-Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, from e committee on printing, to whom was refer a motion to print the message of tie Presi- ,nt of the United States in relation to the llnd dues, communicated to the Senate the ,th of January, reported iu favor of the motion; hieh was agreed to.
 lie also, from the same committee to whom as referred d motion to print the report of the re.ary of the treasury relation to the pint z of Congress- communicated the of Feb ary, reported in favor of the montiou; which as agreed to.
 lle also, from the same committee. 10 whom as referred a motion to print the report of the cretarv of war in relation to appropriations Oplicable to the war department for the fiscal ar ending June 3O 1857, the amount drawn ld balances remaining July l, 1857, and the mounts carried 10 the surplus fund, communi- ted January 26, reported in favor of printing e same: which was agreed to.
 Mir. JOHNSON, of Arkansas. The commit c on printing, to whom was referred a motion
 print the petition of citizens of Georgetown,
 the District of Columbia, praying that the bill ported by the select committee 10 restrain the sue of bank notes in the District of Columbia, ay not become law, have instructed me to port adversely to the printing, and to move at 1t lie on the table, on the ground that it is lly of interest probably to the select committee at have the subject matter of that bill under ier consideration. move that it lie on the .ble.
 Mir. SLIDELL. I move that it be referred
 the select committee on that subject.
 Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas. 1 think that
 the proper direction; but 1 did not deem it roper to take the responsibility of proposing it. withdraw my motion
 The motion to refer was agreed to-
 MINNESOTA LAND GRANT.
 Mir. JOHNSON, of Arkansas. The same 'mmittee have had under consideration a mo- pn to print the report of the secretary of the terlor in answer 10 resolution of the Senate. Ihmitting an estimate of the quantity of land h 'h will nurc to Minnesota for railroad pur- pses, under the act of March 3, 1857, and re- }rt adversely to its printing The report is of } very great length; it is so short that any ember of the Senate can read it in a minute; will not make two pages; and, indeed. hardly 1e, of octave size. We do not believe it will e of any avail at all to print il; but we think it ill lead to calls from other States for reports howing what each State is entitled to receive, r has received, and this would lead to a large mount of printing in the end. It is unnecessa- y, because any individual member can get the formation without the cost of printing. re- ort against its printing, and ask that the re- ort be adopted
 The report was concuned in.
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