Those who voted in the negative are, Mr. Henry Bedinger John M. Botts Franklin W. Bowdon Harmon S. Conger Mr. Joseph R. Ingersoll John W. Jones Timothy Pillsbury Mr. R. Barnwell Rhett Frederick A. Tallmadge Mr. Root moved to reconsider the vote by which the said resolution was agreed to, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to. And so it was Resolved, That the bills reported from the Committee on Territories, to organize territorial governments in California and New Mexico, be made the special order immediately after the bill now under consideration of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, entitled "A bill to provide for carrying into execution, in part, the 12th article of the treaty with Mexico," and the bill making appropriations for the Post Office Department for the year ending June 30, 1850, shall be disposed of: such special order to continue from day to day until said bills shall be disposed of; and all previous special orders shall be postponed until said bills shall be finally acted upon. Mr. Hilliard, by unanimous consent, presented a report of the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of that institution to the present time; which report was laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Turner moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of enabling him to offer the following resolution: Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be authorized to employ an experienced police officer to attend the galaries of this House during the remainder of the session. The question being put, Shall the rules be suspended for the purpose aforesaid? It was decided in the negative, two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. Taylor moved that the rules be suspended to enable him to offer the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives be, and he is hereby, authorized to contract with Messrs. Bartlett and Welford, of New York, publishers on behalf of the authors of the work on the ancient monuments of the United States, recently issued by the Smithsonian Institution, for a sufficient number of copies of the same, accompanied by the supplementary memoir now in course of preparation, on the ancient remains of the State. of New York, as may be necessary to supply two copies to each member, one of which shall be deposited in some public library in each Congressional district, to be designated by the member representing the same, and that the cost of the above books, not to exceed eight dollars per volume, be paid out of the contingent fund of this House. The question being put, Shall the rules be suspended for the purpose aforesaid? It was decided in the negative, two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. Murphy (the rules having been suspended for that purpose) offered the following resolution: Resolved, That from and after this day the House will meet at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Mr. Turner moved to amend the resolution by striking out the word "eleven" and inserting "ten;" which was not agreed to. The question recurred on agreeing to the said resolution; And being put, It was decided in the affirmative. So it was Resolved, That from and after this day the House will meet at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Mr. McIlvaine, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the joint resolution from the Senate (No. 60) entitled "A resolution to defray the expenses of certain Chippewa Indians and their interpreter," reported the same back to the House without amendment. The question being put on the third reading of the resolution, Mr. McIlvaine moved the previous question, which was seconded, and the main question ordered, viz: Shall the resolution be read a third time? And being put, It was decided in the affirmative. The said resolution was accordingly read the third time. The question recurring on the passage of the resolution, Mr. McIlvaine moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered, viz: Shall the resolution pass? And being put, It was decided in the affirmative. Mr. McIlvaine moved that the vote be reconsidered by which the said resolution was passed, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Kaufman, by unanimous consent, in pursuance of previous notice, obtained leave and introduced a bill (No. 786) to require the heads of bureaus and other officers, at the seat of government, in examining and deciding upon claims arising out of the late war with Mexico, to give preference and priority in such examination to those belonging to and preferred by widows and orphans, or their authorized agents; which was read a first and second time; and The question being on ordering the said bill to be engrossed and read a third time, Mr. Kaufman moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered, viz: Shall the bill be engrossed and read a third time? The said bill being engrossed, was accordingly read the third time and passed. Mr. Kaufman moved that the vote be reconsidered by which the said bill was passed, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon 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. Meade, Ordered, That leave be granted to withdraw from the files of the House the petition and papers of Juliet C. Eccleston. Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined enrolled bills of the following titles, viz: S. 20. An act authenticating certain records; S. 259. An act for the relief of Nehemiah Brush; S. 386. An act continuing the pension of Patrick Walker; The Speaker signed the said bills. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. J. Knox Walker, his private secretary, notifying the House that he did, this day, approve and sign bills of the following titles, viz: H. R. 697. An act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensions of the United States for the year ending the 30th of June, 1850. H. R. 696. An act making appropriations for the support of the military academy for the year ending 30th of June, 1850. H. R. 310. An act for the relief of Sarah D. Caldwell, wife of James H. Brigham. H. R. 493. An act for the relief of Levi H. Corson, and for other purposes. H. R. 190. An act for the relief of James P. Sexton and Joshua Holden. H. R. 85. An act for the relief of William De Buys, late postmaster at New Orleans. On motion of Mr. Vinton, The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and after some time spent therein the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Cabell reported, that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration and particularly the bill (No. 684) to provide for carrying into execution, in part, the twelfth article of the treaty with Mexico, concluded at Guadalupe Hidalgo, had directed him to report the same to the House with an amendment. The House proceeded to the consideration of the said bill (No. 684) and the amendment thereto, reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; when Mr. Vinton moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered. The amendment was read, as follows: "That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and instructed to enter forthwith into negotiations with the government of the republic of Mexico for the surrender to said republic of all the territories known as New Mexico and Upper California, or so much thereof as lies west of the Rio Grande, and of any title thereto which was acquired by the United States under the 5th article of the treaty between the United States and Mexico, made and concluded at Guadalupe Hidalgo on the 2d day of February, A. D. 1848: the President to require as a consideration for such surrender on the part of the United States, a release by Mexico of all her claim or demand for the several instalments, amounting to twelve millions of dollars, with interest thereon, yet remaining to be paid to her according to the agreement in the 12th article of said treaty." And the question being put, Will the House agree to the said amendment? It was decided in the negative, Yeas. Nays. .... 11 194 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Mr. Charles W. Cathcart Williamson R. W. Cobb William M. Cocke Jacob Collamer Thomas O. Edwards Mr. Elisha Embree Alexander Evans Meredith P. Gentry Willard P. Hall Mr. Hugh A. Haralson Mr. Job Mann George P. Marsh William A. Newell Harvey Putnam R. Barnwell Rhett Augustine H. Shepperd Mr. Peter H. Silvester Truman Smith Frederick P. Stanton Charles E. Stuart Frederick A. Tallmadge Bannon G. Thibodeaux Abraham W. Venable Mr. Turner moved that the vote be reconsidered by which the said amendment was rejected, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; which latter motion was agreed to. The said bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. And being engrossed, the bill was accordingly read the third time. The question recurred on the passage of the bill. Mr. Vinton moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered, viz: Shall the bill pass? And being put, Yeas It was decided in the affirmative, Nays..... 187 8 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Mr. Green Adams Archibald Atkinson Mr. Henry Bedinger Mr. Franklin W. Bowden James B. Bowlin |