HOUSE OF REPR REsENTATIvEs.
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House met this morning at 10, a. m. After
some proceedings relative TO the dellnquenis
under the call of the House last night. the
Harbor bill was taken up in committee OF the
whole on the state Of the Union, or Union OF
The States; and was debated at length by mem
bers until two O'Clock, when amendmels were
received and voted upon. After several had
been thus disposed OF
Mr. 1ibbatts, by direction Of the committee
that reported the bill, wished to refer some pa
Ses back, to make some verbalaLd other amend-
ments. and proceeded 10 address the committee
the con.


Mr.. Houston of Alabama, raised point OF
order. The gentleman must not debate The
bill. NV 5E I


Mr. Tibbatts was reporting from The COM
miItee.


Mr.. Houston. Then il is out OF order to re-
port The bill 10 the committee on The state OF
me Unlon. II a report, 1T must be reported 10
| the House
! Alter much discussion, and Mr.. IIbbatts
sun proceeding aud denying that he was max
ing an argument on the bill ~


MT. Houston obiected---he uas making an
argument. when he had had his hours speech,
that Others were deprived Of He was making q
much better argument now than when he was
trying TO make one during his hour. ag


Mr.. 1. was at length decided TO be out OF
order.


Among the amendments offered and reject
ed, was one Tor approprialIng the proceeds OF
the sales OF public lands 10 railroad TO Ore
gon, 10 be built under the direction of the Sec
retary Of War. H
This was further proposed to be amend
! ed. that the track be made TO he North Of the
| 49ib prael--reiected. rs ibik&
An amendment approprlatlng one million
negatived,