Mr. Strong moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The question then recurred upon agreeing to the original resolution reported from the Committee of Elections; which was read, and is as follows, viz: Resolved, That George W. Morrison is entitled to the seat which he holds as a representative from the third congressional district of New Hampshire. And being put, And it was decided in the affirmative, SYeas... 98 90 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. James S. Green John A. McClernand Mr. Isaac E. Morse James L. Orr Richard Parker Charles H. Peaslee Lucius B. Peck Alexander G. Penn John S. Phelps William A. Richardson Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Henry P. Alexander Charles Allen William J. Alston George Asbmun James Brooks So it was Mr. Joshua R. Giddings Ransom Halloway Charles S. Morehead Mr. William A. Newell John Oris David Outlaw Charles W. Pitman Elijah Risley Christopher H. Williams. Resolved, That George W. Morrison is entitled to the seat which he now holds as a representative from the third congressional district of New Hampshire. Mr. Strong moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill and resolution of the following titles, viz: S. 379. An act changing the places and fixing the times of holding the circuit and district courts in the district of Vermont; S. 43. A resolution relinquishing to the State of Maryland two of the cannon captured by the brigade under the command of Brigadier General Bennet Riley at the battle of Contreras, in Mexico; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House. And then, On motion of Mr. Meade, at 2 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m., the House adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 o'clock m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1851. The following petitions, memorial, and letter were laid on the Clerk's table under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Bennett: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Binghampton, in the State of New York, to Friendsville, in the State of Pennsylvania. By Mr. Young: The petition of citizens of the State of Illinois, pray. ing for the establishment of a mail route from Hutsonville to Belle Air, in said State. By Mr. Vinton: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Harrisonville to Lentner's Post Office, in Vinton county, in said State. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Andrew Johnson: The petition of Elijah Close, praying for a pension on account of disability incurred by exposure in the military ser vice of the United States during the war of 1812; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Schermerhorn: The memorial of Dr. Hartwell Carver and associates, praying Congress for a special charter and a donation of public lands to enable them to construct a railroad from some point on the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Sackett: The petition of citizens of Seneca county, in the State of New York, praying for a repeal of the "fugitive-slave law;" which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Hoagland: The petition of Abraham F. Hines, of Washington city, District of Columbia, praying for the payment of a certain claim against the United States; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Bennett: The petition of citizens of Tioga county, in the State of New York, praying for the adjustment of national difficulties without war; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Beale: The letter of Edward D. Tippet, in relation to matters connected with his memorial; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. The Speaker, by unanimous cousent, laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 3d instant, a report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relative to the troubles with the Winnebago Indians in the months of June and July last. Ordered, That the said letter and accompanying papers be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Andrew Johnson gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill of the following title, viz: A bill to aid in the construction of a railroad from the Virginia line to Knoxville, in East Tennessee, and the improvement of the Holston and French Broad rivers, by appropriating and setting apart two million and a half acres of the public domain for that purpose. Mr. Phelps, by unanimous consent, and in pursuance of previous notice, introduced a bill (No. 446) "granting the right of way and making a donation of the public land to the State of Missouri to aid in the construction of a railroad from the western line of said State, near Fort Scott, to a point on the road leading from St. Louis, in Missouri, to Little Rock, in the State of Arkansas;" which was a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Daniel moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House for the consideration of bills on the private calendar. Pending which, Mr. Potter moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House for the consideration of the special order. And the question being put upon the latter motion, it was decided in the affirmative. And the House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Strong reported that the committee, having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the bill of the House (No. 351) "to reduce and modify the rates of postage in the United States," (it being the special order for this day,) had come to no resolution thereon. And then, On motion of Mr. Featherston, at 2 o'clock and 37 minutes p. m., the House adjourned until Monday next, at 12 o'clock m. MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1851. John Brisbin, a member elect from the eleventh congressional district of Pennsylvania, in the place of Chester Butler, deceased, appeared, was sworn to support the constitution of the United States, and took his seat. The following petitions, memorial, and other papers were laid on the Clerk's table under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Giddings: The petition of citizens of Geauga county, in the State of Ohio, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Cleve land, in the State of Ohio, to Meadville, in the State of Pennsylvania; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. McDowell: The petition of Nancy Thompson, of the State of Virginia, widow of Smith Thompson, a revolutionary soldier, praying for a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. By Mr. Andrew Johnson: The petition of Thomas G. Brown, of the State of Tennessee, praying for a pension on account of disability incurred from exposure in the military service of the United States in the war of 1812. By Mr. Watkins: The petition of James Tillett, of the State of Tennessee, praying for a pension on account of disability incurred in the military service of the United States in the war of 1812. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Cable: Two petitions of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying that the public lands be granted, in limited quantities, to actual settlers. By Mr. Cabell: The petition of the register and receiver and the late incumbents of the land office at Newmansville, in the State of Florida, praying for additional compensation for locating military land warrants. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Frederick P. Stanton: The petition of Folwell and Adams, of the city of Memphis, in the State of Tennessee, praying for relief on ac count of the purchase by them of a fraudulent land warrant; which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. By Mr. Corwin: The petition of citizens of Champaign county, in the State of Ohio, praying for the repeal of the "fugitive slave law." By Mr. Giddings: The petition of citizens of Steuben county, in the State of New York, of like import with the foregoing; Also, three petitions of citizens of Cuyahoga county, in the State of Ohio, of like import with the foregoing. By Mr. Cable: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, of like import with the foregoing. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Inge: The memorial of William Gunton and others, setting out grievances in relation to the purchase by the government of the United States of a certain bridge across the Potomac, and praying for relief; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. By Mr. Phoenix: The petition of citizens of Williamsburgh, in the State of New York, praying for a modification of the tariff. By Mr. Freedley: The petition of citizens of Pottstown, in the State of Pennsylvania, of like import with the foregoing. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By Mr. Andrew Johnson: Additional evidence in relation to the claims. of R. Y. Blair and Company. By Mr. Tuck: The petition of citizens of Portsmouth, in the State of New Hampshire, praying for the establishment of a code of laws for the proper government of the army and navy. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Goodenow: The petition of citizens of Bath, of Waldoboro', and of Wiscasset, in the State of Maine, praying for the erection of a breakwater at Richmond's island, in said State. By Mr. Preston King: The petition of citizens of the State of New York, praying that Rouse's Point be made a port of entry and delivery, and that the collector of the district reside there. By Mr. Taylor: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying that Portsmouth, in said State, be made a port of entry. By Mr. Marshall: The petition of citizens of the city of Louisville, in the State of Kentucky, praying for the erection of a custom-house in said city. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Com merce. By Mr. Butler: The petition of John Taliaferro, of the State of Virginia, praying for per diem and mileage in two cases of contested elections; which was referred to the Committee of Elections. By Mr. Disney: Four petitions of citizens of Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio, praying that the Louisville and Portland canal may be made free; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. By Mr. Meacham: The petition of citizens of Burlington, in the State of Vermont, praying for the passage of the bill to give additional security to patentees. |
