until the extension of said line intersect the middle of the main channel of the Missouri river; thence up the middle of the main channel of the Missouri river, to a point opposite the middle of the main channel of the Big Sioux river, according to Nicollet's map; thence up the main channel of the said Big Sioux river, according to said map, until it is intersected by the parallel of forty-three degrees and thirty minutes north latitude; thence east, along said parallel of forty-three degrees and thirty minutes, until said parallel intersect the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river; thence down the middle of the main channel of said Mississippi river to the place of beginning." Mr. Dromgoole moved the previous question, which was seconded; and the main question was ordered, and put, viz: Will the House agree to the amendment moved by Mr. Vinton? Yeas, And decided in the negative, Nays,. 63 91 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Stephen Adams Archibald Atkinson James Black James A. Black James B. Bowlin Mr. John R. J. Daniel Edmund S. Dargan William F. Giles John H. Harmanson Mr. George Rathbun Julius Rockwell David A. Starkweather Benjamin Thompson Mr. Charles J. Ingersoll Andrew Johnson So the said amendment was disagreed to. George W. Towns The amendment reported from the Committee of the Whole House was then concurred in. And the said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time today. And being engrossed, It was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 374) to grant a certain quantity of land to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and to connect the same by a canal in the Territory of Wisconsin, reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday, with amendments: when, On motion of Mr. Martin, of Wisconsin, the said amendments were amended by the House, and agreed to as amended; and the bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. The said bill being engrossed, was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 321) to repeal an act entitled "An act for the relief of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians in the Territory of Wisconsin, approved March 3, 1843, and for other purposes," reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday, with amendments: when the first of the said amendments to the first section of the said bill was read, and disagreed to. The remainder of said amendments were then read, and agreed to. The said bill was then ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. The said bill being engrossed, was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. The amendments reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday, to the bill (No. 373) to equalize the compensation of the surveyors general of the public lands of the United States, and for other purposes, were disagreed to by the House; and the said bill was then ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. The said bill being engrossed, was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Bills of the following titles, (reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday,) viz: No. 439. A bill disaffirming all laws of the Territories of Iowa and Wisconsin, granting banking privileges; No. 445. A bill to establish an additional land office in the Territory of Iowa; and No. 408. A bill to authorize the constituted authorities of the county of Polk, in the Territory of Iowa, to enter a quarter section of land for a seat of justice; were severally ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. The said bills being engrossed, were accordingly read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bills. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 446) to provide for the payment of the Iowa militia called into service in December, 1839, reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday, with a recommendation that it do not pass; the question being on concurring with the Committee of the Whole House in their report: and, After debate, The previous question was moved by Mr. Dodge, and seconded; and the main question was ordered and put; and the said report of the Committee of the Whole House was concurred in. So the said bill was rejected. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 105) to enable the people of Wisconsin Territory to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union, reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday, with amendments. The said amendments were concurred in: when Mr. McClelland moved to amend the first section of the bill as follows, to wit: Strike out all after the words "Green bay," in line 13, of section 1, to the word "thence," in line 19, and insert the following in lieu thereof: "to the mouth of the Menomonie river; thence up the channel of said river to the Brulé river; thence up said last mentioned river to lake Brulé; thence along the southern shore of lake Brulé in a direct line to the centre of the channel between Middle and South islands, in the Lake of the Desert; thence in a direct line to the head waters of the Montreal river, as marked upon the survey made by Captain Cram; thence down the main channel of the Montreal river, to the middle of lake Superior." Which amendment was agreed to. Mr. McClelland moved further to amend the said bill by adding as the second section thereof, the following: "And be it further enacted, That, to prevent all disputes in reference to the jurisdiction of islands in the said Brulé and Menomonie rivers, the line be so run as to include within the jurisdiction of Michigan all the islands in the Brulé and Menomonie rivers (to the extent in which said rivers are adopted as a boundary) down to and inclusive of the Quinnesec falls of the Menomonie; and from thence the line shall be so run as to include within the jurisdiction of Wisconsin all the islands in the Menomonie river, from the falls aforesaid down to the junction of said river with Green bay: Provided, That the adjustment of boundary as fixed in this act between Wisconsin and Michigan shall not be binding on Congress unless the same shall be ratified by the State of Michigan on or before the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight. Which said amendment was agreed to: and The said bill was then ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. And the bill being engrossed, was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Mr. John A. Rockwell moved that the vote upon the passage of the said bill be reconsidered: which motion was postponed for the present. Bills of the Senate of the following titles, viz: No. 166. An act for the relief of Asenath Canney; No. 13. An act appropriating alternate sections of the public lands for the improvement of Pearl river; No. 68. An act to provide for the ascertainment and satisfaction of claims of American citizens for spoliations committed by the French prior to the thirty-first day of July, 1801; were severally read a first and second time, and referred No. 166. To the Committee on Public Lands; No. 13. To the Committee on Public Lands; and No. 68. To the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The House again proceeded to consider its amendment, disagreed to by the Senate, to the bill from the Senate (No. 120) entitled "An act making alterations in the pay department of the army." Mr. Haralson moved that the House recede from its said amendment: which motion was disagreed to. Mr. McClelland moved that the House insist upon its said amendment: which motion was agreed to: and, On motion of Mr. Haralson, it was Ordered, That a conference be asked of the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses: and Mr. Haralson, Mr. McClelland, and Mr. Edwin H. Ewing, were ap pointed to conduct said conference on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof. The special order having been exhausted, the House proceeded to the orders of the day, being the consideration of reports from committees. The Speaker announced as the business first in order the consideration of the resolution reported on the 11th of May last, from the select committee appointed upon the subject of the purchase of a tenth volume of the laws of the United States, and the distribution thereof. Mr. Thurman moved to amend the said resolution by adding at the end thereof the following: "Provided that none of the said volumes shall be distributed to members of Congress." Mr. Cobb moved to amend the said resolution by striking out all after the word "resolved," and inserting, "That the Clerk be, and he is hereby, directed to return to Messrs. J. and G. S. Gideon the sixteen hundred copies of the tenth volume of the laws of the United States delivered to the Clerk by the said J. and G. S. Gideon." The question being, first, on the amendment offered by Mr. Thurman: And, after debate, The hour allotted to the consideration of reports of committees expired. Mr. McClernand moved that the vote by which the House yesterday laid upon the table the bill (No. 163) to aid in the construction of certain roads in the Territory of Wisconsin, be reconsidered: which motion was postponed for the present. Mr. Hopkins offered the following resolution: Resolved, That William T. Stewart be, and he hereby is declared to be, the messenger of the sergeant-at-arms of this House. Objection being made to the reception of the said resolution, Mr. Hopkins moved that the rules be suspended to enable him to introduce the same. And the question being put, it was decided in the affirmative, (twothirds of the members present voting therefor.) The rules being suspended, Mr. Hopkins introduced the said resolution. A motion was made by Mr. Woodworth, at twenty minutes past 3 o'clock, that the House do adjourn: which motion was disagreed to. The question recurred on agreeing to the said resolution: when A motion was made by Mr. Hoge that it be laid upon the table. Mr. Seaborn Jones moved that when the House adjourns to-day, it adjourn to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. Mr. J. R. Ingersoll raised the question of order, that as the hour for the meeting of the House was fixed by a standing order of the House, it was not in order to entertain a motion to change the same at any time except when resolutions were in order. The Speaker stated that although the 47th rule of the House provided that "a motion to fix the day to which the House shall adjourn shall be always in order," it did not follow that a motion to change the hour already fixed by the House was always in order; and he therefore sustained the question of order raised by Mr. Ingersoll, and decided that the motion of Mr. Jones was not in order. From this decision Mr. Jones 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 motion of Mr. Jones was not entertained. Mr. Isaac E. Holmes moved, at thirty-two minutes past 3 o'clock, that the House do adjourn: which motion was disagreed to. The question recurred on the motion of Mr. Hoge, that the resolution offered by Mr. Hopkins be laid on the table. And the question being put, It was decided ine negative. Mr. Isaac E. Holmes moved, at forty-six minutes past 3 o'clock, that the House do adjourn: which motion was disagreed to. The question recurred on agreeing to the resolution offered by Mr. Hopkins. Mr. Leake rose, was recognised by the Speaker, and proceeded to address the House: and while proceeding in his remarks, Mr. Henley rose and claimed the floor, on the ground that Mr. Leake having once addressed the House on the question, had no right, under the 36th rule, which provides that "no member shall speak more than once on the same question without leave of the House," to proceed with his remarks. The Speaker decided that Mr. Leake, having risen, been recognised, and proceeded to address the House, no one claiming the floor, and no one having objected, must be considered as speaking by leave of the House, |