The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-02

To convey pOfNOu OF tine BOftiiifcnt iot Vu "ihth
the U s. court house stands. in Rutland, Vermont in
exchange for other lands adjoining said lot referred
TO the Committee ON the Judiciary
The motion 10 reconsider being agreed TO, the resou
ton was taken up and passed.
rIE HOMESTEAD
Mr. GROW, OF Pennsylvania, called up his motion,
submitted heretofore, To reconsider the vote by which
the bill 10 secure homesteas to actual settlers on the
public domain referred 10 the COMMITTEES of the
Whole the state of the union-tbe pending question
being the motion of Mr.. STEPHENS, OF Georgia, that
the motion TO reconsider be laid ON the table
Mr. STEPHENS withdrew the motion 10 lay ON the
table the motion reconsider in oncr 90 let the vote
be taken directly the motion 10 reconsider provided
the previous question should be sustained he was OPP
posed 10 the BILL and thought the Land principles ought
10 be changed but he had not time now to SO into DIS
cusson
Mr.. MIlLSoN, of Virginia, of the opinion that a
bill OF the importance of the under consideration
ought not 10 be passed without discussion and therefore
moved that the motion 10 reconsider be laid on the ia
bic.
Mr.. GROW, of Pennsylvania said it had been dis
cussed for eight years more less lie insisted upon
the previous question.
The question being put the motion TO lay on the la
bic the motion to reconsider did not prevayeas 60
nays Ill.
The previous question being seconded, the motion 10
reconsider prevailed
Mr. GROW then demanded the previous question ON
the passage OF the bill.
Mr.. MIIISoN inquired whether the gentleman had
the slightest idea that the bill would pass the Senate at
this session. have any other effect than TO delay the
public business
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee. II IL cannot pass, it ought
to pass
Mr. SMITH, of Virginia, asked if it in order to
consider the bill The motion 10 reconsider merely
brought it back whore it was when reported from the
committee.
The SPEAKER stated that the bill had been twice
read and referred to the Committee Agriculture, re-
ported back and motion made by the gentleman from
New York MR. KEIsEY that 1t be referred to the Com
Ir,it NJ he Whole the state the Union That
motion had been carried and the action of the House
brought the bill back again If the House, at the time
the bin had been reported had voted down the motion
to commit the next question would have been ON order
ing the bill to be engrossed and read the third time
Mr.. GROW then Withdrew the previous question, and
offered amendment providing that from and after the
passage of the bill public land shall be offered for sale
unless the shall have been surveyed aud return
duly filed in the land Office for ten years. excepting, how
ever mineral land, &c, as now provided by law
Mr. JONES' OF Tennessee, said If the gentleman put
that the bill he should vote against it.
Mr.. MAYNARD of Tennessee, and other gentlemen,
signifed their desire TO offer amendments but Mr. Grow
declined to yield the floor.
Mr. GROW then Withdrew his amendment, and called
for the previous question the passage of the bill
pending which
Mr. HUGHES of Indiana, moved that the bill be laid
on the table.
Mr. WRIGHT, OF Georgia, called for the reading of
the original bill which read.
he bill provides that any person who is the head OF
family twenty years of age, and citizen of the
United States VINO mas declared his intention 10
SUCH required by the naturalization laws, SHALL
and after the passage of the BILL be entitled to enter
quarter section which may at the time of the app
cation be subject to entry at 81 25 per to be located
in body in conformity with the local subdivisions of the
public lands, and after the shall have been sur
veyed.l
The question being taken the motion TO lay the bill
on the table was not agreed to-yeas &c, nays ll3.
The previous question being sustainedayes l20, noes
3Sand the main question ordered the bill was ordered
to be engrossed and read the third time,
Mr. GROW demanded the previous question on the
passage OF the bill
Mr.. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, moved TO reconsider
the ordering the bill to be cngroscd for the pur
pese Of discussing its merits.
The SPEAKER stated that the motion could be de-
haie rer4ing the dasaanei ser te previous question
Mr.. GROW moved that tho motion to reconsider be
laid on the table which motion prevailed.
The previous question then seconded and the
bin read the third time and passed-yeas l20 nays TO-
as follows
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Bngham Bishop Bliss, Bayton Bafnton Burngame, Burns
Burroughs Case, cavanaugh chaiTec, Clark Of Connecticut
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pa q nnn sT 4 s' Davis Il o S~n bawe
Dck nodd Durce Farnsworth Fentn Florence, Foley
beck Grow, Hall ohio, Hall Massachusetts, Harlan Haskn
R Rs A0 Rs Ho' Es Krs SDa e kSo SRs1
Pennsylvania Lawrence Leach Letter. iovecy, Mcay McKbbn
inos Morse Of Name Morse q New York Murray, on ramcT
Parker rendc'on rct, Phelps Of Minnesota Phillips Pike Potter
sherman Ohio Smith Of Illinois, SPINNER Stanton, stewart Of
andebam Wade waIbriigo wadcn Walton ward waslpurn q
Wisconsin, washburne of Illinois washburn Of Maine Wilson, and
! Wortendyke-- 100
NAYsMcssrs Anderson, Atkins, Avery Rarksdac Booock
ham, Bowie, Boyce Branch Burnett cskc Clark Of Missouri
OF North Carolina Crawford Curry Of
Dowdc Dinundson, English Euss Faulkner Garnet Gsrtren
Gmcr Goodo Greenwood, Harris Il Hopkins ouston hughes
JACKSON Jenkins Kett Kunke OF Maryland Icly
Mqucn Mcac Marshall Of Kentucky, Marshall OF nis, Mason
Reagan, Rcaud Runn Scales, seward shaw d nhois, shaw
North Carolina shorter Singleton, Smith Of Tennessee smith
Nguia, aworn Stephens Stewart of Maryland, Trppe Under
ri ,W Tennessee. -yb
THE FRENCH sroLIATIoNs.
| The regular order of business being called for
The SPEAKER stated the business first in order to he
the consideration of the bill TO provide the ascertain
ment and satisfaction of claims of American citizens for
day of July, 1901 postponed two weeks ago till this day
the pending question being the motion that il he re-
feed TO the Committee OF the Whole the state of the
| Union.
Mr.. BURLINGAAIE, of Massachusetts,, said, inasmuch
these claims had been discussed for the last fifty years
| he had risen for the purpose of making motion.
| Mr.. LETCHER, of Virginia, raised question of or
dcrwhether the bill could be considered here without
| going to the Committee of the Whole. He held that
under the terms of the BILL the Secretary of the Treasury
could issue the certificates Of stock without further cgs
ation. II that So then he of the opinion that
| it must go TO the Committee of the Whole.
! Mr. WASIBURN, of Maine, inquired whether the bill
differed from the last bill passed by the House, upon
which question Of order similar TO the under
consideration had been raised The decision at that time
that il was unnecessary TO consider IL in Committee of
the Whole for the that it only contemplated the
asccrtanmont of the liability Of the government
Mr. HOUSTON, of Alabama inquired whether the
point of order was debatablc