The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-27
WASHINGTON CITY SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1859.

said could not be done under the rules If the House. 10y
so-thirds vote should suspend the rules the Chair
thought the proposition OF the gentleman from Missouri
would he ia order
| Mr. BURNF n went behind the rules OF the House,
and made the additional point that there was no report
| Mr. PHELPS, OF Missouri said he was merely the or
gan Of the Committee OF Ways and Mcaiis In making the
/ report
Mf BURNETT said he understood that.
| The SPEAKER overrulcd the polnt OF order on the
ground that the motion OF the gentleman from Missouri
contemplated suspension of ali the rules, which might
| prevent their submitting the report
The propcty OF making the report further discus
sed 10y Messrs MCQUEEN vi South Carolina. pmEIrs of
Missouri. MARSHALL of Kentucky, BURNETT Of Kentucky,
CnAiGr of North Carolina, KuNKEL OF Pennsylvania,
I.ErlEn, of Virginia whcn finally, disposition being
indicated by several gentlemen to have the question sta
| ted
The SPEAKER said The proposition of the gentleman
from Missouri to suspend the rules 10 enable
him present from the Committee OF Ways and Means
the bill that reported
! Mr. PHELPS, Of Missouri, finterrupng) Tho report
| in conformity with the resolution
| The SPEAKER The Chair understands what he is
doing. [faughter1 The proposition of the gentleman
from Missouri suspend the rules to enable
him TO report from the Committee of Ways and Means
the bill which had been reported also TO allow the gem
tleman from Vermont IMr. MoRnLL to report subst
tutc therefor providing for loan aud modification Of
the tariff and that any other membcrof the committee
might have the opportunity to offer amendments all Of
which amendments under this motion to suspend the
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union for
I consideration there
| Mr.. CLAY, of Kentucky, asked to be excused from
voting the proposition the ground that he could
not understand it, when objection made to the read
ing of the bills that to be offered ms amendments
Mr.. HOUSTON, of Alabama, thought that very
good reason.
ihe question being put il was decided in the mega
tive. SO Mr.. CLAY not excised.
The question recurring the motion of Mr.. PiEtps
that the rules be suspended it taken and decided in
the ncgatiyeyeas l2S, nays SS-two thirds not voting
in favor thereof follows
Abbott draIn, An, ,dceson Andrews Arnold,
Barr, Bnnu Bingham Mshop nar Bliss, Bowie, Bayton Bf
HoraccF Clark Corane Cos, Corning
cr"gin cai- avis Of Maryland Davis M Msssach's Davis
worth Fenton Florence, Foley, Foster Grdings ellis, Gilman
sets, Harlan, Harris Hatch Hickman Hoard Horton, Howard
Hicr Jeweit Jones Of Pennsylvania Kc,n K,loqe Kelsey XII
Macsy, Marshall Kentucky. Mason, Dcson, Maynard Mont
New York, Murrsy Din, ramsr Parker peti Phelps
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sherman Of oh sherman Of Now York ckes stm, Stewart
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washburn@ Wisconsin wasLousns Of .o %.ssgsn Of Maine
NAYS Messrs Atkin. Avery hrksdae, Boeok onsm Hoysc
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DAVIDSON Davis Of Indiana Davis Mississippi, Dowicl Edmund
wood Gregg, Groesbeck Ohio, IIassn, Hawkins, Hin
sss nsssss Ks s nkss sn S
Illinois. Miles sson Moore Morris OF II ois, Mott, Nblack
aa o s1s' %a sm limos s aa North G"s Carolina
er Singleton smith Illinois Smith Of Tennessee smith Of s
Ioui.iaua valandrhsn, Vance Watkins, wnsow wooison
Wright Of Georgia, and wrigh, Of Tcnncsscc--s6.
--r'ss--'--srr-7 GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. PHELPS, of Missouri, from the Committee Of
WAYS and Means reported back the bill making appro
priatons the legislative executive, and judicial ap
preparation bill, with the amendments of the Senate
thereto and the bill and amendments were referred to
the Committee of the Whole the state OF the Union
and ordered be printed +
TERRITORIAL
Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia, asked leave to introduce
rcso luton setting apart specially Monday next for the
consideration of territorial business and giving the pref
ercnce on that day TO the bills in Committee the
Whole on the state of the Unon rather than those in
Committee of the Whole House. OF local character in
Territories organized
Messrs PHELPS, of Missouri, COBB, of Alabama, and
others, objected
Mr. GROW of Pennsylvania, hoped one day would be
set apart.
Mr. STEPHENS then moved that the rules be sus.
pended which motion not agreed to-
VETO OF THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BILL.
The SPEAKER then laid before the House a message
from the the United States returning, with his
objections the bill of the House of Representatives do
mating public lands the several States which may pro
vide colleges the benefit of agricultural and mechanic
arts which will be found at length in another portion
The SPEAKER (after the message had been read pro-
pounded the question: .'Will the House, upon reconsd
Grafton, pass the bill y
Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont, moved that the message
be printed He did not think it proper that
of SO much importance should pass without word OF
comment The me surc had not been introduced
party measure and had received the sanction of
all sides of the House, and had been pressed here
by petitions and resolutions of the legislatures from
thirteen States; and yet the party which the President
represented rs peculiarly the patrons of agriculture,
the farmer and the taxpayer cut down this measure,
the only proposed perhaps for their especial ben
Gift In his judgment, the President had committed,
if not crime at least blunder The President objected
to the because he wanted to keep the State and
general government entirely separate. 1hsmeasure by
means combined the State and national governments but
left the whole matter to the control Of the several States to
manage the business they fit The constitution
gave Congress unrestricted and unlimited power to dis
pose of oil public lands The President said that did
not give them the power to give them away. He con-
tended that this provision did give to Congress the power
to dispose of thcmn any way not prohibited by the
suon and this bill did not propose to give them away
especially demanded proper consideration and that
consideration that the several States should es-
tabsh these agricultural colleges. by the passage
Of this bill there question but that
the lands of the whole country would he ad-
vanccd in value fifty fold than what would
be subtrncted from the treasury by this donation Here
ofore lands had been granted to Territories and new
States for the establishment Of schools, and this
was but in pursuance Of this rocy They had
rendered all swamp lands in the several States and II
they could grant lands for the promotion of health could
they grant them for the promotion of the moral health
the people The President had exercised the higher
law over that of Congress- and they bad nothing clsc to
do but appeal to that higher law which overruled
the President He withdrew the motion to print and