Mr. Woodworth moved, at twenty-one minutes past 1 o'clock, p. m., that the House adjourn: which motion was disagreed to: and A quorum having appeared, The question recurred on the motion to postpone the bill indefinitely: and the question being put, It was decided in the negative. The said bill was then ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. And being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. Yeas, It was decided in the affirmative, Nays, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. John Quincy Adams Joshua F. Bell Mr. Richard P. Herrick Those who voted in the negative are Paul Dillingham, jr. Mr. James C. Dobbin George C. Dromgoole Martin Grover Mr. John Runk Caleb B. Smith Robert Smith David A. Stark weather Stephen Strong Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. The bill (No. 158) granting a pension to Elijah C. Babbit, reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday, was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day: and The said bill being engrossed, was accordingly read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 160) for the relief of John Porter, reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday, without amendment; the question being, Shall the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to-day? And being put, It was decided in the negative. So the said bill was rejected. The bill (No. 162) for the relief of Isaiah Parker, reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday, was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. 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. 165) for the relief of Samuel D. Enochs, reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday, without amendment; the question being on ordering the bill to be engrossed. Mr. McConnell moved that it be laid upon the table: which motion was disagreed to: and The said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. 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. Mr. Wheaton, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined an enrolled bill of the Senate (No. 40) entitled "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of George Duval, a Cherokee Indian," and found the same truly enrolled: when The Speaker signed the said bill. Mr. George W. Jones moved, at four minutes past 2 o'clock, that the House adjourn: which motion was disagreed to. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 167) for the relief of N. and L. Dana and Company, reported from the Committee of the Whole House yesterday; the question being, Shall the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to-day? And being put, it appeared there was not a quorum present. And then, on motion of Mr. Dromgoole, the House, at twelve minutes past 2 o'clock, p. m., adjourned until Monday next, at 10 o'clock, a. m. MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1846. Mr. Boyd, upon his request, was excused from serving upon the Committee on the Territories, and Mr. Kaufman was appointed to fill the vacancy. The following petitions, memorials, and other papers, were laid on the Clerk's table, under the 24th rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. La Sère: A memorial of citizens of the city of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, praying the establishment at that place of a permanent naval rendezvous for the shipping of seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen, and boys, and the enlistment of marines for the naval service of the United States: which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. Joseph R. Ingersoll: A memorial of George Catlin, a citizen of the United States, and now in the city of Paris, praying the government of the United States to purchase his collection of paintings, of portraitures and customs of Indian tribes, minerals and fossils from the Indian regions in America: which was referred to the Joint Committee on the Library. By Mr. Wentworth: A petition of William Greer, of the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, praying to have refunded to him the amount of postage unjustly charged on vouchers for post office blanks sent from the post office at Augusta, Georgia. By Mr. Culver: A petition of Robert McKenzie, of the county of Essex, and State of New York, praying for compensation for services rendered as a soldier of the United States in the war of 1812 with Great Britain. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. La Sère: A memorial of the legislature of the State of Louisiana, praying an appropriation for the purpose of removing obstructions to the navigation of the bayou Lafourche, in that State. By Mr. Thibodeaux: A memorial of the legislature of the same State, of like import, accompanied by sundry depositions. Ordered, That said memorials and depositions be referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Hopkins: A petition of citizens of the States of Virginia and Tennessee, praying the establishment of a mail route from Stock Creek post office, Scott county, Virginia, to Lee Valley post office, Hawkins county, Tennessee. By Mr. McCrate: A petition of citizens of the county of Oxford, and State of Maine, praying the establishment of a mail route from Dixfield, through Peru and Canton, to Britton's mill, in Livermore, in said county and State. Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. The Speaker announced as first in order the remainder of the special order, being the business relating to the Territories. On motion of Mr. Douglass, 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. McClelland reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, particularly the bill (No. 14) to define the boundaries of the State of Iowa, and to repeal so much of the act of 3d of March, 1845, as relates to the boundaries of Iowa, had directed him to report, as an amendment thereto, an entire new bill, except the enacting clause; and bills of the following titles: No. 105. A bill to enable the people of Wisconsin Territory to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union; No. 374. A bill 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; No. 321. A bill 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;" No. 106. A bill granting certain lands to the Territory of Iowa, to aid in the improvement of the navigation of the Des Moines river, in said Territory; No. 373. A bill to equalize the compensation of the surveyors general of the public lands of the United States, and for other purposes; severally with amendments: and bills of the following titles, viz: 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; 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; severally without amendment: and The bill (No. 446) to provide for the payment of the Iowa militia called into service in December, 1839, without amendment, and with a recommendation that it do not pass. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bills relating to the Territories: when The bill (No. 237) to amend the act entitled "An act to grant a quantity of land to the Territory of Wisconsin, for the purpose of aiding in opening a canal to connect the waters of lake Michigan with those of Rock river,” (reported from the Committee of the Whole House on Monday last,) was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day: and 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 bill (No. 382) making an appropriation for the survey of the Des Moines river, in the Territory of Iowa, (reported from the Committee of the Whole House on Monday last,) was Ordered, To be engrossed, and read a third time to-day. The said bill being engrossed, was accordingly read the third time. Mr. Rathbun moved that it be laid upon the table. And the question being put, SYeas, It was decided in the affirmative, Nays, 91 46 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are - Mr. Thomas J. Henley 診診 So the said bill was laid upon the table. Mr. John Ritter David A. Starkweather Bannon G. Thibodeaux Mr. John A. Rockwell Luther Severance Ordered, That when the House adjourns to-day, it adjourn to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 447) for surveying and constructing a military road from Fort Howard, in the Territory of Wisconsin, to Fort Wilkins, in the State of Michigan; the question being, Shall the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to-day? And being put, It was decided in the negative. So the said bill was rejected. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 163) to aid in the construction of a certain road in the Territory of Wisconsin, (reported from the Committee of the Whole House on Monday last, with an amendment;) the question being on concurring in the said amendment: when Mr. George W. Jones moved that the said bill be laid upon the table. And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill (No. 354) making appropriation for certain improvements in the Territory of Iowa, (reported |