Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-12-18

knew nothing were made the Iegatees Of American
men and American officers who served with Paul Jones.
This Government the resduay egatee OF these officers
and seamen the failure of others appear and what pro-
vision this bill contained this point he did not know and
not knowing he asked that might be referred and printed
lie had no intention again to contest the passage OF this BILL
after the decision OF the two Houses upon IT. but he did desire
to see that passed in other shape than that in which
when, at the close Of the last session, it designed
for the Presidents signature. When he satisfied of that
tact he should cease further to struggle against 1t.
Mr. POLLOCK had merely say that this bill was in the
precise form in which passed the House the last resson
A voice Let il be examined; it won't hurt it.
Mr. BARRNGER voted for this bill at the last session and
should do so but there great force in the remarks
the gentleman from Missouri, M BowLIN and hence he
concured in the propriety of the reference.
After conversation, In which Mr.. BRODHEAD, Mr..
I. B. KING, Mr. ROCKWELL, of Connecticut, and others
participated the bill referred the Committee of Claims,
and was ordered to be printed.
INTERNAL COMMERCE.
Mr.. VINTON moved the following resolution, pursuance
Of previous notice
Mr.. JOHN w. HOUSTON moved to amend the resolu-
ton by adding the following proviso;
Mr.. HOUSTON, in word of explanation of his amend
men understood to say that in his judgment, the eec
OF the resolution OF the gentleman from Ohio would be TO
separate the Improvements the from those
lakes and rivers giving jurisdiction the former to the
Committee Foreign Commerce. and the latter the
Committee on the Commerce among the States Such di-
vision, he thought would lead to great confusion and diff
Guilty. The system of Improvements had always been
garded and entire. The object of his amendment
merely to preserve its unity. Should prevail, he would
vote Tor the resolutions otherwise he should feel constrained
to vote against it.
Mr.. yINTON supposed if committee commerce
among the several States created that would take
charge OF all the subjects referred to by the gentleman from
Delaware The committees proposed to be raised
mtees the foreign trade of the country and the homo
ade pursuing that view which adopted in the consu
ton ITSELF The constitution gave to Congress the power
the trade with foreign nations and among the several
Sates.' Now, the trade ''among the States well
the trade between North Carolina and New York along the
seaboard between Illinois end New York by the lakes The
much trade between the States the other The
committee proposed to be raised was in the language of the
constitution, committee which should have charge of the
trade among the several Sates 1t would have full power
that trade TO the it conferred by that clause Of
the constitution whether that power greater less and
this House could give them If he supposed
necessary TO adopt the amendment Of the gentleman from De-
awae he certainly should not object to it but he understood
that did not add TO the proposition already made but might
be regarded as qualifying and restricting it.
The resolution and amendment again read at the re-
quest of several gentlemen.
And pending the question: motion, the House adjourned