Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-01-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

great variety of memorials and petitions presented
| and ihe following reports from committees made:
Mr.. VANCE, from the Committee Of Claims, to which
referred Senate bill for the relief of William Rich, report
ed the with recommendation that the bill do pass
Also adverse reports upon the petition Of Richard G.
Door and Martha Foot which reports laid the table
Mr.. THOMASSON, from the committee, made adj
reports upon the petitions of Calvert Ford and of the
widow Of southey Parker deceased which reports laid
on the table
Mr. JOHN w. DAVIS, from the Committee on Public
Lands reported bill change the boundary of the Red river
land district, in the State Of Arkansas.
Mr. D. moved the engrossnent, at this time Of the bill
The reading called for and it read by the Clerk
The bill was then read third time and passed
Mr.. BOYD, from the committee, reported bill au-
thorng the President of the United States issue patents
for land sold in the of Mineral Point in the Territory Of
Wisconsin which referred to the Committee Of the
Whole House. made the order Of the day for Tomorrow, and
ordered to be printed.
On his notion the committee discharged from the
sideration OF the petition Of certain citizens Of Illinois
ference 10 their school lands and laid the table,
Mr.. SUMMERS from the committee The Judiciary,
ported bill for the relief Of the sureies Of William Estes
late paymaster Of the 18th regiment Virginia troops stationed
Norfolk during the late war read twice and referred the
1 Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. RUSSELL, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions
reported bill for the relief Of the widow Hannah Dubose
and after being read the second me Mr. r. said this was the
BILL VERBATIM which had been reported the last session
and subsequently passed this House unanimously But Il
being late in the session, lin June not reached in the
Senate he therefore asked the unanimous consent Of the
House have read the third time and that the bill be en-
crossed.
This BILL however, contained an appropriation It was
necessary that il should go the Committee Of the Whole
1 House. II was accordingly committed
Il Mr.. VANCE, from the Committee Of Claims by leave
reported bill for the relief of the Dismal Swamp Canal Com
pany which received its first and second reading and a.
committed to the Committee of the Whole
| Mr.. McCLERNAND, from the Committee on Roads and
Canals to which had been referred time since the bill
granting additional quantity Of land the State Of Illinois
to aid in the completion Of the Illinois and Michigan Canal
permitted by unanimous consent report the same bacl
10 the House, the committee having decided avoraby thereon
The bill was then committed to the Committee Of the Who'll
on the state Of the Union.
Mr. McCLERNAND also moved that FIVE thousand copie
extra Of the bill be printed, 1.-THE usual number having bee
ordered)
This motion, under the rule goes day for consid
{ Grafton.
Mr. HARRISON asked leave to present petition iror
members Of the bar in Georgia, the object Of which
understood at the Reporters desk.
E II objected 20.
y Mr. HARRISON moved to suspend the rules 10 enab
him to present the petitions and the question being put ii
. rules were not suspended
4 Mr.. JOS. X. INGERSOII asked leave 10 introduce b
TO amend the naturalization laws and this motion beir
in order at the time, objected to, and The bill
introduced.
4 ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAYS.
4 Mr.. HOLMES, from the Committee on Commerce repor
CO bill to authorize the Importation free Of duty of pip
and machinery to test the utility Of atmospheric railways
Mr. H. said this bill authorized the importation Of irc
without coming in conflict with any iron interest," he beggc
the House would at put its passage II so harper
ed that there experiment being made in Engar
y Of what called the atmospheric railroad In this COUNT
we disposed to try the utility Of these roads their
e cess not yet asceained South Carolina with that
totim which had urged her commence the first raiIro,
and the first locomotive in the United States by which gre
stimulus had been given 10 the locomotives Of the Unit
q States disposed in the spirit opatrotc arlo
e to make attempt encourage domestic manufactur
and promote the iron works And LET him state to the rS
gentlemen that the Committee Commerce Composed pre-
~ much Of iron men) unanimously recommended TO allow d
importation, free Of duty, Of the railroad pipes and machine
requisite test for me the efficacy Of atmospheric
road locomoon; and if il granted, will underta
20 said Mr.. in South Carolina try the experiment.
" for benefit but for the benefit Of the whole Unonw