Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-12-25
a. notion of Mr.. VTNTON.


10 inquire if any further laws necessary for the protection
81 persons passengers board Of aud boats
yigaed by in the waters Of the United States.
On motion Of Mr.. DICKINSON,
Resolred That the Committee on Military Affairs be in.
uced to inquire into the expedency approprathg
Of money of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
sufficient pay for all advances made for the subsistence and
transportation Of volunteers before they mustered into
the service of the United States, since the Sd day of March,
s47 and of the best mode SETTLE adjust and pay them oil
Mr. SCHENCK moved The following resolution, which
was read and laid under the rule
Resoued, That the President OF the United States be
uuested communicate this House. at as early day
practicable copies of all orders and communications by
him ortrom any Department of this Government any OFF,
Ger of the United States, other person claiming
the authority OF the United States within the terri
tory New Mexico together with all replies reports,
communications from any officer officers civil military
or claiming 10 be such under the authority of the United States
10 the President any Department OF this Government
such ORDERS communeauons replies, and reports having re-
aton the establishment and maintenance of civil terrific
rial jurisdiction Santa Fe, in the territory OF New Mex
co. either side OF the Rio Grande, the god day Of Sep
tember 1916 and also that the President be requested n
form this House whether appointment of officers has been
made or any elections held for delegate Congress
bcrs Of General Assembly Territorial Legislature, or
other local ohcers under the organic law and
the code Of laws which ordained and established y Br
gaier General S. w. kearny for the Territory New Mex
co Santa Fc the said 22d day of September Si aud
also whether any trials have taken place. and any other
punishment been inflicted upon persons at Taos elsewhere
in said Territory OF New Mexico, the charge Tor the
crime treason any other civil or
whether such trials and executions had inflicted under
civil military law and how the
suted which entertained jurisdiction rendered Judgment
any such and also that the President INFORM this House
whether the appointment of Governor Secretary ofthe Ter
ritoy, Marshal United States District Attorney Treasurer
and Judges of the Supreme Court in New Mexico made by
Gen kearny the ED day Of September 1885, and claimed
BY him the order of appointment being duly
rzed by the President of the United States of America
in fact authorized by him. has been since approved
toned recognised and whether he has authorized
nsed sanctioned approved subsequent appointment
civil Office in said Territory New Mexico and also that the
President inform this House whether compensation salaries
IN the Territory OF New Mexico and il so, out OF what fund
appropriation of money, and by what authority OF law
Mr.. PETIT moved the following resolution:
Resoeed That in the judgment of Congress it be
sa to improve the navigation OF river to expedite and
der the movements of army and from delay
and loss and munitions of war; then Congress has
the power to improve such river.
ReSoued That be necessary for the the
lives of seamen repairs, safety, maintenance Of
vessels of war; improve harbor inlet either At
lantc Lake coast Congress has the power make such
improvement.
Mr.. PETIT moved the previous question.
Mr.. SIMS moved to lay the resolutions the table on
which motion the yeas and nays ordered.
Mr. G. j. INGEkSOLL called for division Of the ques-
ton, to take separate votes laying each resolution
the table
Mr. PETIT sad both resolutions alike, it was
not in order to separate them.
The SPEAKER decided that the resolutions distinct
and separate propositions and that under the express rule
the House, any member might call for division Of them He
utons being divided, the motion to lay the table would ap
ply TO them separately.
Mr.. COLLAMER inquired if he understood the Speaker
say that the motion to lay the table dvisible
The SPEAKER replied 10 the gentleman from Vermont
That the question of order is whether the motion
the table is dvsbe, but whether the original proposition
Of the gentleman from Indiana is dvisibe Ii the original
resolutions are susceptible of DIVISION the Chair cannot
doubt and if division of them demanded under the ex-
press rule of the House, then the motion lay the table,
and all other motions in regard to them, would TO apply
separately to the resolutions as thus divided.
Mr. SIMS appealed from the decision Of the Chair.
The vote having been taken in the affirmative the
appeal
Mr.. BOYD rose and said this was question or some i'm
portance he therefore called for tellers
Tecrs ordered and Messrs Born and PoLLocK
appointed.
Mr. HUDSON and said the question wa not under
stood where he sat.
The SPEAKER again explained that the gentleman from
Indiana Mr. PErTIr) offered two resolutions which were
divsb if division called for. The gentleman from
South Carolina (Nr SIMs) moved lay the resolutions
the table The gentleman from Pennsy lvania (Mr q, ].
lSGEnsoLL called for division Of the question: anil the
Chair under what he conceived TO be fair construction Of
the rule thought the question still susceptible o dy
sion that the vote would first be taken laying The first
resolution the table, and afterwards The second The
question: therefore, was Shall the decision Of the Char stand
as the judgment Of the House
The question put and decided by tellers Ave. g.
noes -. SO the decision Of the Chair not sustained
The SPEAKER stated that the proposition Of the gentle
tnab rom ItnnsylSana " j. lNGEnsOLL) 70 nave the
question divided not in oEder under the decision 4 he
House, and that the question laying both these
resolutions the table, which the yeas and had
been ordered
The question laying the resolutions the table was
/ then put and decided 10y yeas and nays as follows
fEAS-MessrS Bayly, Bealr, Beginger, Black, Bnco,k
BOwd0n, Boyd, Brodhead, VIM G.. Brown, Charles Brown
Burt, Chase, Clapp, Franklin Clark Howell Cobb William
son X Cobb, Collins, Ecker Featherson Fiekln, Hour
noy Goggin, Green ammons Harmanson, Hill, George $
Houston, lnge Charles J. Ingerso Jackson, James H. John
Robert W Johnson George w. Jones, Ksuman KEN
non "a Sere, Ligon, Lord Lumpkin Maclay, McCrraud
Mcdowell, Mckay, Mclane Mann, Meade, Miller, Morse
MURPHY, Ncsl, Peaslee, Plsbury, Rhett, Robinson Sm-
son, Sims, Smart Thomas Jacob Thompson Thurston Iur-
ner, enable, Williams, Wiley, Woodward--7o
NAYS-hIessrs. Abbott, John q. Adams, Green Adams
AshmGn, u rringer, Barrow Belcher, Bingham Bir,sa
Blanchard Bolts, Brady Butler, Candy, Cathcat Chapman
Beverly l.. Clark, Clingman, Cosmer, Conger Cranson
CroWcl, Crozicr, Dckey, Dickinson, Dixon Donne Ducr
Daniel Duncan, Garnett Duncan Dunn, Edwards, Fmrcc
Fries French Fulton, Gayle, Gentry, Gddngs, Gou Grg-
CORY, Irinuell, Hale, Willard r. Hall, Nathan X IIaI
James q. Hampton, Moses Hampton, Henley, Har Elias
b. Holiness John w. Houston Hubbard, Hudson, uUi Jos
lngersoll, Irwin, Jameson, Jenkins A. johnson \ W.
Jones, Kellogg, ThOmps b King d. =. King, VIM 4 Inv
renee, Sidney Lawrence, Lincoln, McClelland Mcy,uc
Marsh, Marvin, Morchead, Morris, Mullin Nelson Nes
NcWail, Outlaw, Palrey, Peek, Petric Petit Phelps Fol
lock, Preston Putnam, Reynolds, Riehey Rockhl John
Rockwell julius Rockwell, Roman, Root Rnmscy S. john
smith, Stanton, Starkweaher Stephens, Andrew stewart
Charles T. Stuart Srohm, Sylvester T,br Tompkng Jas
Thompson, Richard w. Thompson, John II Thompson Wm
Thompson, Toombs, Tuck, Van Dixie, Ninton Warren
Went~orth, White, Wmot-I2i
A motion TO adjourn here made and disagreed 10
The question then put Is there /, the pre-
question " and the House refusing second the pre-