Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Henry P. Alexander Charles Allen Henry Bennett John Freedley Mr. Joseph Grinnell Ransom Halloway Henry D. Moore Mr. William Nelson So the main question was ordered to be now put. Charles W. Pitman Joseph A. Woodward. The said amendments were then severally read, and agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time. The bill being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. Mr. Bayly moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered and put, and, under the operation thereof, the said bill was passed. Mr. Bayly moved that the vote' last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter. = motion was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. On motion of Mr. Briggs, the House 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. Cartter reported that the committee, having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, and particularly the special order, viz: (S. 24) "An act to establish a branch mint of the United States in the city of New York, and a branch mint and an assayer's office at San Francisco, in California," had come to no resolution thereon. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have agreed to the amendment of the House to the bill of the Senate (No. 322) entitled "An act for the relief of Charlotte Lynch." The Senate have passed bills of the following titles, viz: S. 60. An act authorizing judges of the district courts of the United States to appoint steamboat inspectors in certain cases; S. 278. An act to incorporate the Union Gas Light Company in the District of Columbia; S. 405. An act to pay the expenses of the Cayuse war, in the Territory of Oregon, in the years 1847 and 1848; S 407. An act to create additional collection districts in the Territory of Oregon, and for other purposes; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 27th instant, approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: S. 43. An act to renew and continue in force the charter of the "Potomac Insurance Company" of Georgetown; and S. 68. An act to grant the right of pre-emption to certain purchasers and settlers on the Maison Rouge grant," in the event of the final adjudication of the title in favor of the United States. And then he withdrew. Mr. Briggs submitted the following resolution; which was read, viz: Resolved, That all debate in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill of the Senate (No. 24) entitled "An act to establish a branch of the mint of the United States in the city of New York, and a branch mint and an assayer's office at San Francisco, in California," shall cease at 12 o'clock on Friday next, (if the committee shall not sooner come to a conclusion upon the same;) and the committee shall then proceed to vote on such amendments as may be pending or offered to the same, and shall then report it to the House, with such amendments as may have been agreed to by the committee. Pending which, Mr. Holmes moved, at 2 o'clock and 55 minutes adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. p. m., that the House The question then recurring on the said resolution, it was put, and agreed to. And then, On motion of Mr. Richardson, at 2 o'clock and 57 minutes p. m., the House adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 o'clock m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1851. The following petitions were laid on the Clerk's table under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Bowlin: The petition of citizens of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, praying for a reduction of the rate of postage, and make it uniform throughout the United States. By Mr. McClernand: The petition of citizens of Salem, in the State of Illinois, of like import with the foregoing. By Mr. La Sère: The petition of W. C. Templeton, of the city of New Orleans, praying for the establishment of a line of steamers between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, in the republic of Mexico. By Mr. Eliot: The petition of the clerks in the post office, in the city of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for an increase of conipensation. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Robert M. McLane: The petition of citizens of the State of Maryland, praying a modification of the pension laws, to extend their blessings; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Cabell: The petition of the "Jacksonville and Alligator Plank Road Company," praying for a grant of land to aid in the construction of a plank road from Jacksonville to Alligator, in the State of Florida; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Fowler: The petition of citizens of Fall River, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for the repeal of the "fugitive-slave law;" which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Green: The petition of Terry Scurlock, of the State of Missouri, praying for relief on account of worthless money with which he was paid for his services as a soldier in the year 1817; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Howe: The petition of citizens of Clarion county, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for a modification of the tariff of 1846. By Mr. Henry: The petition of citizens of Shaftsbury, in the State of Vermont, of like import with the foregoing. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Outlaw: The petition of citizens of the State of North Carolina, praying Congress to appropriate the dividends on the stock of the United States in the "Dismal Swamp Canal Company" to the extension and improvement of said canal. By Mr. Andrews: The petition of citizens of Essex county, in the State of New York, remonstrating against the passage of the "Canadian reciprocity bill." Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Com merce. By Mr. Disney: The petition of citizens of the city of Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio, praying for the removal of obstructions to a free navigation around the falls of the Ohio river; which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. The regular order of business having been called for, the Speaker proceeded to call the committees for reports, resuming the call where it was suspended on yesterday. Mr. Burt, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the bill of the Senate (No. 17) entitled "An act to increase the efficiency of the army by a retired list for disabled officers," reported the same back with an amendment. The question being on agreeing to the said amendment, After debate, Mr. Giddings moved that the bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and printed. After further debate, Mr. John A. King moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered to be put. Mr. Robert M. McLane moved that the vote by which the main ques tion was ordered to be put be reconsidered. Pending which, Mr. Toombs moved that the bill be laid on the table. And the question being put, And it was decided in the affirmative, SYeas... 94 89 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Nathaniel Albertson Charles Allen Josiah M. Anderson Thomas H Averett Mr. Thomas B. Butler Williamson R. W. Cobb William T. Hamilton Mr. William Hebard Nathaniel S. Littlefield John A. McClernand Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Henry P. Alexander George Ashmun Thomas H Bayly Richard I. Bowie Moses B. Corwin Willis A. Gorman Mr. Herman D. Gould Mr. John Otis David Outlaw William A. Sackett James H. Thomas Robert Toombs Hiram Walden Loren P. Waldo Daniel Wallace Albert G. Watkins Mr. William A. Newell George W. Wright Jeremiah orton Timothy R. Young. William Nelson So the said bill was laid on the table. Mr. Wentworth moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered. Mr. Toombs moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. Mr. Wentworth moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the special order. And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, SYeas.. Nays. 83 103 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Henry P. Alexander William S Ashe Lorenzo Burrows Alexander Evans Winfield S. Featherston Mr. John Freedley Thomas J D. Fuller Those who voted in the negative are Mr. Nathaniel Albertson Charles Allen' Kinsley S. Bingham Linn Boyd Alexander W. Buel Joseph Cable Samuel Calvin Lewis D. Campbell David K. Cariter Charles E. Clarke Thomas L. Clingman Orsamus Cole Harmon S. Conger John Crowell Edmund Deberry Milo M. Dimmick David T. Disney Cyrus L. DunhamCharles Durkee Mr. Nathan Evans Graham N. Fitch Nathaniel S. Littlefield Orsamus B. Matteson Mr. Henry D. Moore Isaac E. Morse Jeremiah Merton William Nelson William A. Newell David Outlaw Lucius B. Peck Mr. Joseph E. McDonald |
