274 PASSAGE OF 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April 28. 



The amendments of the senate to the bill (No. 53) entitled "An 

 act making appropriations for the naval service for the year 1836," 

 were read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. 



May 4. 



Mr. Jarvis, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which were 

 referred the amendments of the senate to the bill (No. 53) entitled 

 " An act making appropriations for the naval service of the United 

 States for the year 1836," reported the same with amendments. 



Order ed> That the said amendments be committed to the Com- 

 mittee of the whole House on the state of the Union. 



A motion was then made by Mr. Jarvis, that the house do re- 

 solve itself into a Committee ^of the whole House on the state of 

 the Union, for the purpose of proceeding in the consideration of 

 the amendments of the senate to the bill (No. 53) entitled " An act 

 making appropriations for the naval service for the year 1836." 



A motion was made by Mr. Vinton, that the house do adjourn. 

 And the question being put, it was decided in the negative yeas 

 59, nays 78. 



The question was then put on the motion made by Mr. Jarvis ; 

 when a quorum did not vote. 



A motion was then made that the house do adjourn ; which was 

 decided in the negative. 



And the question was again put on the motion made by Mr. 

 Jarvis ; when a quorum did not vote. 



And then the house adjourned (at five o'clock P. M.) until to- 

 morrow> ten o'clock in the forenoon.. 



May 5. 



The house, by consent, 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. Mann, of 

 New York, reported that the committee had, according to order, 



