Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-06

MADISON was taken up, and would have undoubt-
eddy passed but for the return of the Committee
sent to take leave of the President-whereby the
House was suddenly adjourned whilst the bill was
pending. Previous to the adjournment, the bill
being before the House, motion was made to lay
it on the table. The following list Of the yeas and
nays upon that question shows that the bill would
have passed, had not this motion, nor any other
motion, BEEN made calculated TO evade direct de-
cision upon the merits of the bill:
YEAS-Nessrs Atkinson, Benton, James A. Black,
Bowln Boy{ Bnkehof Brockenbrough, Brodhead Reuben
Chapman, Cobb Cooke, Crozier Cunningham, DE Mott,
Dobbn Drsmgooe, Ellsworth, Erdman, Ficklin, Fries,
Garyn, Grocer Hamn, Hoge, Hopkins, Hough, James b.
Hunt, ]. ii Johnson A. Johnson, G. W. Jones' S. Jones,
kaufman, Kennedy, Preston King, Mclean, McCleand,
McCrate MDane Mckay John p. Martin, Barclay Martin,
Morris, Pril, Psbury, Reid, Ripley Ritter, Roberts,
Rnssel Scammon Leonard H. Sims, Robert Smith, Stanton,
Starkweahtr, Jacob Thompson Thurman, Williams, Wlmot,
Woodward, Yost-60. .'H
NAYS-Messrs. Abbot, Ashmun, Bannger, Bayly, Bed
niger, Bell, James Black, Burlington, William w. Campbell,
Carroll John g. Chapman Augustus A. Chapman Constable,
Cranston, lhne Dargan, &. Davis Dixon Douglass Edsa
Foot Gnnrell Hampton Harper, Henley, Henry, Hiard,
l. E. Holiness j. w. Houston, s. ID Hubbard, Washington
Hunt Joseph r. Ingerso, Thomas Butler King, Lawrence,
Leake, Levin, Lewis, Long, McGaushey, McHenry Nc
Ilvane Marsh, Miller Moseey, Newton, Payne, Pendleton,
Ramsey, julius Rockwell, John A. Rockwell, Root, Runk,
Schenck, Seaman, Seldom Alexander ID. Sims, Truman
Smith, Caleb b. Smith, strohm Sykes Thomasson James
Thompson, Trumbo, Vance, Vinon Wentworth, White,
Wick, Winthrop, Woodwork, Wright, Young-72.
Among the numerous bills which happily passed
both Houses last night was the important bill pro-
posed by MIR. KrNe, OF Georgia at the last session
in relation to the employment by the Government
of sea steamers.
This bill provides, first, for the construction o.
four war steamers Of the first class.
| Secondly, line Of mail steamers from New York
to Liverpool, consisting of five ships Of not less
than 1000 tons each. ...,
Thirdly, line of mail steamers from New York
to New Orleans, touching at Savannah, in Georgia
and Havana, with branch line from Havana to
Chagres, comprising FIVE ships of not less than 800
tons each the ships of both lines be constructed
under the directions of the Navy Department y.
| Fourthly, line of steamers from Panama, on the
Pacific, to Oregon, touching at the intermediate
Eorts. ... .
All these ships to be subject to the order of and
purchase by the Government at any time; and all
to be commanded by naval officers, and a certain
number Of passed midshipmen as watch officers,
| and for improvement in the management of steam
ships.
The Senate spent much of last nights sitting
with cosed doors in the consideration of Executive
nominations Amongst the more important dec
sions we learn were the following:
The rejection of CHARLES ]. INGERsoLL Min
lister to France, and the subsequent nomination ant
confirmation Of RICHARD Rush for the same ap
pontment.
The confirmation Of DAVID TOP, of Ohio, a
Minister to Brazil in the place of HENRY A. WISE
; The confirmation of GEORGE w. HOPKINS, O
Virginia, Charge dAffares to Portugal in tn
place of ABRAHAM RENcHER.
Some time before the adjournment of the SENATE
on Wednesday night, the Vice President vacate
the chair of its presiding officer, and the Hor
DAVID r. ATcHIsoN, one of the Senators from tn
State of Missouri, appointed President pr
tenn. of the Senate.