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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1851.

The House met at 12 o'clock m., pursuant to adjournment.

The funeral ceremonies of the Hon. David S. Kaufman, a representative from the State of Texas, deceased, took place this day, according to the arrangements established by the committee appointed for that purpose, viz:

The committee, with the Sergeant-at-arms of the House, the pallbearers, and the mourners, removed the corpse from the lodgings of the deceased, and deposited the same in front of the Clerk's table. The Senate of the United States, with its officers, then entered the Hall, and took the seats assigned them, the President of the Senate being seated on the left of the Speaker, The President of the United States, with other public officers, civil, military, and naval, the diplomatic corps, and other invited personages, also attended.

The funeral services were then performed in the Hall of the House by the Rev. Ralph R. Gurley and the Rev. C. M. Butler, chaplains to Congress; and immediately thereafter the corpse was conveyed to the Congressional burial-ground, in the following order of procession, viz:

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The family and friends of the deceased.

The Senators and Representatives from the State of Texas, as mourners.
The Sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives.

The House of Representatives, preceded by their Speaker and Clerk.
The other officers of the House of Representatives.

The Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate of the United States.

The Senate of the United States, preceded by the Vice President of the United States and their

Secretary.

The other officers of the Senate.

The President of the United States.

The Heads of Departments.

The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and its

officers.

The Diplomatic Corps.

Judges of the United States.

Officers of the Executive Departments.

Officers of the Army and Navy.

The Mayor of Washington.

Citizens and Strangers,

After depositing the corpse in the Congressional burying ground, the members and officers returned into the Hall.

And then,

On motion of Mr. Savage, at 2 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., the House adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 o'clock .

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1851.

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. Potter: The memorial of Barnabas Bates, of the city of New York, proposing to carry the mail in the United States for two cents prepaid for each single letter, and all newspapers, periodicals, and printed matter for one half the rate now charged.

By Mr. Thaddeus Stevens: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Piquea, in Lancaster county, to New Holland, in said county.

By Mr. Richardson: The petition of citizens of the State of Illinois, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Farmington, in Fulton county, in the State of Illinois, to Burlington, in the State of Iowa.

By Mr. Wentworth: The petition of citizens of the State of Illinois, praying for the establishment of a mail route from Rock Island, via Molena, Cleveland Ferry, Green river, Genesee, Canada Settlement, Bull Bonus' Grove, and Indiantown, to Peru.

By Mr. Gorman: The petition of J. and S. M. Orchard, of Blooming, in the State of Indiana, praying for relief under a mail contract.

By Mr. Duer: The petition of citizens of New Haven, in the State of New York, praying for a reduction of postage.

Ordered, That said petitions and memorial be referred to the Commit. tee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

By Mr. Freedley: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying that the "bounty land" act of September 28, 1850, may be so amended as to give to each person entitled to its benefits one hundred and sixty acres of land; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

By Mr. Bokee: The petition of John R. Pritchard, of the city of Brooklyn, in the State of New York, praying for an increase of pension on account of the total loss of his eyesight from wounds received while in the military service of the United States in the war with Mexico; which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Leffler: The joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Iowa, in relation to the sale of the lands belonging to the "Des Moines river grant."

By Mr. Giddings: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for the donation of the public lands in limited quantities to actual settlers. By Mr. Robbins: The petition of citizens of the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying Congress to grant to seamen serving in the Gulf and Pacific squadrons in the naval service, during the war with Mexico, the same bounty land as was granted to those who served in the army and marine corps in the same war.

By Mr. Brisbin: The petition of citizens of Luzerne county, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for an amendment of the "bounty-land"

act of September 28, 1850, so as to give to each who is entitled to the benefits of the act at least one hundred and sixty acres.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

By Mr. Doty: The petition of citizens of the State of Wisconsin, praying for the right of pre-emption on the lands purchased of the Stockbridge. Indians; which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

By Mr. Horace Mann: Seven petitions of citizens of the State of Massachusetts, praying for the repeal of the "fugitive-slave law."

By Mr. Thaddeus Stevens: Six petitions of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr Cable: The petition of citizens of Mount Pleasant, in the State of Ohio, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr. Sweetser: The petition of citizens of Delaware county, in the State of Ohio, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr. Reed: The petition of citizens of Millsborough, in the State of Pennsylvania, of like import with the foregoing,

By Mr. Moore: The petition of citizens of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr. Freedley: The petition of citizens of Pennsylvania, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr. Durkee: The petition of citizens of Door creek, in the State of Wisconsin, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr. Julian: The petition of citizens of Wayne county, in the State of Indiana, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr. Giddings: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, of like import with the foregoing;

Also, the petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, of like import with the foregoing,

By Mr. Durkee: The petition of citizens of the State of Wisconsin, remonstrating against the renewal of McCormick's patent for a reaping machine.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Horace Mann: The memorial of Messinger and Brothers, manufacturers of silk, and others, citizens of Canton, in the State of Massachusetts, praying for increased protection to the manufacture of silk; which was referred to the Committee on Manufactures.

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By Mr. Bokee: The petition of J. R. Simonson and others, assistant marshals of Kings county, in the State of New York, praying additional compensation for taking the census;

Also, the petition of Israel Oakley, of Richmond county, in the State of New York, of like import with the foregoing.

By Mr. Giddings: Additional evidence in the claim of William Frazer. Ordered, That said petitions and evidence be referred to the Committee. of Claims.

By Mr. Andrews: The petition of citizens of Moriah, in the State of New York, praying for specific duties on all foreign importations.

By Mr. Calvin: The petition of citizens of Clarion county, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for a modification of the tariff.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Joseph W. Jackson: The petition of Charlotte Sasportas, widow of Abraham Sasportas, late of Charleston, South Carolina, on behalf of herself and children, praying for indemnity on account of French spoliations prior to 1800; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. Leffler: The joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Iowa, in relation to the purchase of Indian titles in the Territory of Nebrasba;

Also, the joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Iowa, in relation to a military road from Council Bluffs Indian Sub-agency to Sacramento City, in the State of California;

Also, the joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Iowa, in relation to the extension of the United States military road from Agency City, in Wapello county, to a point opposite Council Bluffs, on the Mis

souri river.

By Mr. Strong: The petition of citizens of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, praying for an extension of the bounty-land laws, so as to give each one entitled to their benefits one hundred and sixty acres of land.

By Mr Giddings: The petition of citizens of the State of Ohio, praying for the adoption of some mode of settlement of national difficulties with

out war.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Fuller: The petition of citizens of Calais, in the State of Maine, praying for an appropriation to erect a pier on the tide-waters below the port, at a place called the "Ledge."

By Mr. Doty: The petition of citizens of the State of Wisconsin, praying for buoys to be placed in the channel at the mouth of Fox river, in Green Bay.

By Mr. Stanly: The petition of citizens of Tyrrel county, in the State of North Carolina, praying that Columbia be made a port of entry.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Com

merce.

By Mr. Disney: Five petitions of citizens of Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio, praying for the removal of obstructions to the free navigation of the Ohio river around the falls; which were referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

By Mr. Moore: The petition of citizens of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for an amendment of the patent laws.

By Mr. Doty: The petition of citizens of Beloit, in the State of Wisconsin, remonstrating against the extension of McCormick's patent for reaping machine.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on Patents. A message in writing was received from the President of the United States, by Millard P. Fillmore, his private secretary; which was handed in at the Speaker's table.

On motion of Mr. Van Dyke, 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 directed him to report the same with an amendment.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed a bill of the following title, viz: S. 412. An act to amend the acts regulating the appraisement of inported merchandise, and for other purposes;

in which I arn directed to ask the concurrence of this House.

And then he withdrew.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill of the Senate. (No. 24) entitled "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;" the pending question being on agreeing to the amendment just reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. Briggs moved the previous question.

Pending which,

Mr. Strong moved that the said bill be laid on the table.

Pending which,

Mr. Vinton moved, at 3 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Strong withdrew the motion submitted by him to lay the said bill on the table.

The question recurring on the demand for the previous question,

Mr. Cable renewed the motion that the said bill be laid on the table. Pending which,

Mr. Frederick P. Stanton moved, at 3 o'clock and 45 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to.

The question then recurred on the motion submitted by Mr. Cable.

And being put,

It was decided in the negative,

SYeas...
Nays...

70

106

The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

Mr. Nathaniel Albertson

William S Ashe
Thomas H Averett
James M. H. Beale
Kin-ley S. Bingham
Thomas S. Bocock
Linn Boyd
John Brisbin
Albert G Brown
Armistead Burt
Joseph Cable
Samuel Calvin
David K. Cartter
Joseph R. Chandler
William F. Colcock
Joel B. Danner
Jesse C. Dickey
Milo M. D mmick
David T. Disney
Cyrus L. Dunham
Henry A. Edmundson
John Freedley
Joshua R Giddings
Willis A. Gorman

Mr. William T. Hamilton

Hugh A Haralson
Isham G. Harris
Sampson W. Harris
William Hebard
Moses Hoagland
Alexander R. Holladay
John W. Howe
Samuel W. Inge
Joseph W. Jackson
Andrew Johnson
George W. Jones
George W. Julian
John B. Kerr
Lewis C. Levin
Nathaniel S. Littlefield

Job Mann
John C. Mason
Joseph E. McDonald
James McDowell
James X. McLanahan
Fayette McMullen
John McQueen

Mr. William McWillie

Richard K. Meade
John S. Millson
Henry D. Moore
Andrew J. Ogle
James L. Orr
Richard Parker
Robert R. Reed
John Robbins, jr.
John L. Robinson
John H. Savage
Thaddeus Stevens
William Strong
James H Thomas
Jacob Thompson

James Thompson

Abraham W. Venable

Daniel Wallace

Marshall J. Wellborn
William A. Whittlesey
Isaac Wildrick

David Wilmot

Joseph A. Woodward.

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