Mr. Orin Fowler John Freedley Herman D. Gould James L. Johnson George W. Julian John B. Kerr Mr. James G. King John A. King Horace Mann Mr. David Rumsey, jr. Frederick P. Stanton Charles Stetson William Strong Mr. Jonathan D. Morris William A. Richardson So the said amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the said bill was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Bills and resolutions of the Senate of the following titles, viz: S. 137. An act to regulate the pensions of officers, soldiers, seamen, and marines who have been, or may hereafter be, disabled while in the service of the United States; S. 167. An act for the relief of Mrs. A. M. Dade, widow of the late Major F. L. Dade, United States army; S. 234. An act for the relief of Francis P. Gardiner; S. 343. An act to make temporary provision for the working and discovery of gold mines and placers in California, and preserving order in the gold-mine district; S. 360. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of the late General Walter K. Armistead, of the army of the United States; S. 38. A resolution providing for a distribution of the Annals of Congress; S. 156. An act for the settlement of certain classes of "private land claims" within the limits of the "Baron de Bastrop grant," and for allow ing pre-emptions to certain actual settlers, in the event of the final adjudication of the title of the said De Bastrop in favor of the United States; S. 39. A resolution authorizing the purchase of certain portraits of the first five Presidents of the United States; S. 237. An act to provide compensation to such persons as may be des ignated by the Secretary of the Treasury to receive and keep the public money under the 15th section of the act of the 6th of August, 1846, for the additional services required under that act; S. 294. An act for the relief of Ebenezer Dumont; were severally read a first and second time, and referred as follows, viz: S. 137 to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. S. 167 to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. S. 360 to the Committee on Military Affairs. S. resolution 38 to the Joint Committee on the Library. S. 156 to the Committee on Private Land Claims. S. resolution 39 to the Joint Committee on the Library. S. 294 to the Committee of Claims. Bill of the Senate (No. 361) entitled "An act explanatory of an act en titled 'An act granting bounty-land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States,'” was read a first and second time. And the question being on its third reading, On motion of Mr. Jones, Ordered, That the said bill be laid on the table. Bills of the Senate of the following titles, viz: S. 61. An act for the relief of the pre-emption claimants of the lands upon which the towns of Fort Madison and Burlington, in Iowa, are situated; S. 72. An act for the relief of E. Pavenstedt and Schumaker; S. 96. An act granting relief to John A. McGaw, of New York; were severally read a first and second time, and referred as follows, viz: S. 61 to the Committee on Private Land Claims. S. 72 to the Committee on Commerce. S. 96 to the Committee on Commerce. Bill of the Senate (No. 12) entitled "An act allowing exchange of, and granting additional school lands in the several States which contain public lands, and for other purposes," was read a first and second time. The question being on its third reading, Mr. Bowlin moved the previous question; and the question being put, the House refused to second the same. Mr. Vinton moved that the said bill be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. After debate, Mr. Meade moved to amend the said motion by adding thereto the fol lowing, viz: " With instructions to amend the bill so as to give an equal share of the public lands to all the schools in the United States." Mr. Meade also moved that the said bill be printed. Mr. Meade proceeded to debate; and pending his remarks, Mr. Strong submitted, as a point of order, that it was not in order for the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Meade,) upon the pending motion, to discuss the general policy of the government in reference to the disposition of the public lands. The Speaker decided that it was not competent for the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Meade) to take so wide a range, and that in doing so he was clearly out of order. He must confine his remarks to the question of the disposition of the public lands in reference to public schools. From this decision of the Chair Mr. Meade appealed. And the question being put, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? It was decided in the affirmative. So the decision of the Chair was sustained. Pending the question on the amendment submitted by Mr. Meade to the motion of Mr. Vinton, Mr. Fuller gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill "to pay to the State of Maine interest on money heretofore expended by said State for the use of the United States, and which has since been repaid to said State by the United States." And then, On motion of Mr. Robert M. McLane, at 2 o'clock and 57 minutes p. m., the House adjourned until to morrow, at 12 o'clock m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1851. The journal of yesterday having been read, The Speaker stated that it had been ascertained, upon a re-examination of the vote upon the motion submitted by Mr. Jones on yesterday to lay on the table the bill of the Senate (No. 19) entitled "An act to amend the several acts establishing district courts of the United States in the State of Florida, and to provide for writs of error and appeals from said courts," that the actual result of that vote was yeas 93, nays 91, and not yeas 92, nays 91, as had been announced to the House immediately after the vote was taken; consequently, the vote of the Speaker, which had been given in the negative, would not defeat the said motion. It was therefore Ordered, That the said bill be laid on the table. Mr. Williamson R. W. Cobb moved that the vote by which the said bill was laid on the table be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. And the question being put upon the latter motion, S Yeas... It was decided in the affirmative, Nays. 92. 90 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Nathaniel Albertson Henry P Alexander Mr. Thomas H. Bayly James M. H. Beale Mr. Henry Bennett Kinsley S. Bingham Mr. Walter Booth George Alfred Caldwell Charles E. Clarke John R. J. Daniel Winfield S. Featherston Orin Fowler John Freedley Mr. Joshua R. Giddings Humphrey Marshall John S. Millson Jonathan D. Morris Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Charles Allen George R Andrews William S Ashe Mr. Ransom Halloway Sampson W. Harris Mr. George W. Morrison James L. Orr Richard Parker Mr. Jeremiah Morton So the motion to reconsider was laid on the table. The following petitions and joint resolution were laid on the Clerk's table under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Hall: The petition of citizens of Grundy, Sullivan, and Adair counties, in the State of Missouri, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Tully, on the Mississippi river, via Monticello, Edina, Kirksville, Fry's Mill, &c., to Trenton, in Grundy county, in said State. By Mr. Giddings: The petition of Robert Walker, (a deaf mute,) a citizen of Washington, in the State of Pennsylvania, in relation to the safe conveyance of the mail in coaches. By Mr. Millson: The petition of Augustus M. Vaughn, William E. Vaughn, and A. S. Martin, clerks in the post office at Norfolk, in the State of Virginia, praying for an increase of salary. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Hall: The petition of Fox Booth, near Fort Kearny, praying Congress to give him permission to locate and open a farm beyond the military reservation on the road to Oregon and California; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Dickey: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying that Congress will admit no more slave States into the Union, prohibit the holding of slaves in the territories, and abolish slavery in the District of Columbia; Also, the petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the repeal of the "fugitive-slave law." By Mr. Freedley: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, of like import with the foregoing. By Mr. Thaddeus Stevens: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, of like import with the foregoing; Also, the petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying that Congress will admit no more slave States into the Union, will prohibit by law the introduction of slavery into the territories, and abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. James Thompson: The petition of citizens of Clarion, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the modification of the tariff. By Mr. Chandler: The petition of citizens of the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, of like import with the foregoing. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Meaus. By Mr. Conger: The petition of citizens of Madison county, in the State of New York, praying for a congress of nations to settle national difficulties without war; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. D. F. Miller: The joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Iowa, in relation to the improvement of the navigation of the Des Moines and Rock River rapids. By Mr. Haymond: The petition of citizens of Wheeling, in the State of Virginia, remonstrating against the passage of "An act for the better security of the lives and property of individuals on board of steam vessels." Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Com merce. By Mr. Whittlesey: The petition of John Cassidy-heretofore presented June 22, 1848; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. Moore: The petition of citizens of Philadelphia, in the State of |
