The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-23

The question was then taken on the motion 70 90
into committee and 1t wss mot agreed to-syes 81,
81. ra a.A fatg OA t.ie edHti t aiif
LAND ron COLLEGES
The House then resumed the consideration OF the bill
donating public lands the several States aud Terrific
res which may provide colleges for the benefit OF agi
cultural and mechanic arts heretofore reported adversely
by Mr. CoSs from the Committee Public IA.nds-the
pending question being secondng the demand tor the
The question taken, and the previous question
sustained ayes 90, noes 81. iaft4 "a ia
The question recurring first upon the motion to
NIT, and then the amendment OF Mr. MORRILL,, OF Ver-
mont, that the Territories DO excluded from the benefits
OF the bil ts..s,ss3.tsf fs8f ~ l. r..
Mr.. PHILIPS OF Pennsylvania moved that the bill be
laid on the table which motion not agreed to yeas
S4 nays l09. las tlt r, ,se4sa
Mr. MORRILL, desired with the consent OF the House,
10 withdraw the motion to commit s sslsi % o.
Mr.. COBB objected te sfr8 At 1aiatssit.
Mr. BILI.INGHURsT of Wisconsin, raised a point of
order that Mr. CoBn had not reported the hill and
not entitled to close the debate. as
The SPEAKER decided that Mr.. Cons entitled TO
proceed, having reported the bill 6i
alr. COBB closed the debate opposing the bill. He
said the pursued had been unexpected to him.
The friends of the bill had taken il in their own
hands, aud multiplied motions to cut off the OPP
ponens of the biH from presenting their views. The
bill would operate unjustly on new States now
thinly populated for instance, New York would
receive 900 acres and Iowa only 80 900 of
land. The Land Committee had resolved to be careful
and saving in order favor the treasury in its present
depleted condition. but this bill would operate to prevent
money reaching the treasury perhaps for years. The
cluon of the Territories rendered the measure still more
odous He regretted hat not the fashion to court
the favor of the Territories because they not voting
resenatives and senator's The measure doubtless would
be acceptable to the States that already had agricultural
colleges, but would only be tax upon the others
The question then taken the motion to commit,
and it was not agreed to-yeas "a, nays l04. Ja8
The amendment then agreed to, and the bill
amended paRSed--yeaR l06 lOO--as follows
Abbott, AdrAn, All, Andrews Bennett Bingham
Bishop Blair Bliss Bowc Bunton Burlngamc Burroughs
fax comas, Corning covodc Casn c,r,is Dnrcl Winter la
Timothy Davis Timothy Davis q low. Dawes
SIadnss Gilman socs soeawa RaSGI. Hall
Mynsra Nay Morgan Morrill, 'i Sard Morse
Ready Reilly Rcaud toe Robbins Roberts, Royce Russell sew
ard John sherman Iaas " sherman ss.s W. an9 Gapp
Walton, Elhu D. washburne Israel washburn Whie whe
10y Wilson, Wood Worendyke, Augustus Wright and zoloo
NAYsMesss anderson Atkins Avery, Rrksdas nlunshmst
Clark Clay Cngman Cobb Cochane Cocere Cox
e @s Sa sia Easss E sh h ss fasns sS
Fiorenee Gartre Gooe Greenwood Gregg Groesbeek Grow
kins Jewo. W. Clancy Jones, Kcit
K K ass ssss & % se A a.s S
Nback Nichols pendeton Peyto, Phelps Phillips Potter Quit
shaw Henry shaw shorter singleton smith, spiuner
staworth Stephens Stevenson James Stewart Talbot George
John v. Wright-l0o f 1ts 35i9 sfi ~ 'i
Mr.. MORRILL, moved that the vote by which the bill
was passed be reconsidere and that the motion to re-
consider be laid the table which latter motion was
agreed to-yeas 102, nays %.
REPORT OF THE coMMrrTsR ON CONFERENCES
Mr.. ENGLISH, of Indiana gave notice that he cx-
pected on tomorrow ut i o'clock, to make report
from the committee conference upon the disagreeing
votes of the two houses upon the bill for the admission
of Kansas into the Union. { 5 i II
lt THE PENSION
On motion of Mr.. SAVAGE, of Tennessee, the House
then went Into Committee of the Whole on the state
Of the Union, (Mr BURNETT, of Kentucky in the chair
and proceeded to the consideration of the bill granting
pensions to the officers and soldiers of the with Great
Britain Of 1872, and those engaged in the Indian
of that period, it having been made the special order
for to-day tomorrow, and next day fis3g 4-diw,
Mr. SAVAGE explained the provisions Of the bill and
advocated its passage. He said it would establish
system of pensions that would tend greatly to pro-
mote the efficiency of the army. To be free nation
ii necessary to be warlike people. 1t when
every soldier that Rome achieved her glory.
Mr.. FENTON, of New York, submitted q substitute
for the bill He did not rise to oppose the bill reported
by Mr. SAVAGE, but simply asked that his proposition
might be before the House, and acted upon with the
original bill His proposition would do justice to those
men, according to the understanding of the act under
which they entered the service in 1912. Y
Mr.. CURRY, Of Alabama, obtained tho floor. @
Several members gave notice that they should at the
which the committee rose, and the House adjourned.
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