Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-09

! Mr.. G. 8 HOUSTON made remark inaudbls to the

Mr.. G. s. HOUSTON made remark naudbls to the
Reporter.
Mr. HARRISON stated that he had made the motion to
lay the report and message the table under instructions
from the committee and, consequently, could withdraw
Mr.. WINTHROP inquired Of the Speaker if the direct
question before the House the motion lay the
report &c on the table, the House having only reconsdeed
the vote by which the report had been laid the table
The SPEAKER replied that, in his opinion the question
to lay on the table the question before the House.
The question was then taken laying the report message,
&c. on the table, by yeas and nays, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Arnold, Ashmun, Bayly, Bell,
James A. Black, Blanchard Brnkerho, Milton Brown, Buff
hngton, Burt, William W. Campbell, John III. Campbell,
Carroll, John G. Chapman, Augustus A. Chapman Cooke,
Coamer Cranston, Crozier Dargan Garrett Davis Delano
Dixon, Dockery, John Ii, Ewing, Edwin H. Ewing, Foot,
Gentry, Gddngs Giles Graham Order, Grinnell, Hale
W. Houston Samuel b. Hubbard, Hudson, Washington
Hunt Hunter Joseph Ingersoll Jenkins Joseph Johnson
hIcIyaine, Marsh, Miller Moseley, Owen, Pcndleton, Pet
az Pollock Ramsey, Ripley julius Rockwell Root Runk
s% s s B smh
Sykes Ihibodeaux Thomasson Benjamin Thompson, lib
bats, Ijlden Toombs Trumbo, Vance, Vinton, White,
NAYS-Messrs Stephen Adams, anderson Bedinser, Ben
ton, Bggs James Black Bowdon, Bowln, Boyd Brodhead
Catheart Reuben Chapman Chase, Chapman, Clarke, Cobb
Cottrel, Culom, Cummns, Cunningham De Mott, billing
ham, Douglass, Dunlap, Ellsworth, Erdnan Faran, Foster
Fries Gordon, Grover Hamlin, Harnanson, Hastings Hen
HUBBARD, Hungerford, James b. Hunt, Charles j. ngefso
James H. johnson, Andrew Johnson Geo W. Jones, Sea-
born jones' Kaufman Kennedy, Preston King, Leake, Lief
fer, Leb, La Sere, Lyon, Lumpkn, Maclay McCleland
McClernand McCrate, Mcdaniel, Joseph J. Mcdowell,
James Mcdowell Mckay, John r. Martin, Barclay Martini
Mouon Norris Payne, PERIL, Perry, Phelps, Pllsbury
Rathbuns Reid, Refe Ritter, Roberts, RUSSELL Sawtele
Sawyer seammon Leonard H. SIMS Robert Smith, Stanton
Starkweaher Strong, James Thompson Jacob Thompson
Thurman Towns Wentworth, Wheaton, Wick, Williams
Wood, Yost-g7.
So the motion to lay the table did prevail and the
report then committed Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union.
THE TWO MILLION BILL OF LAST SESSION.
Mr. PRESTON KING, previous notice having been given
asked the unanimous Of the House introduce the
following bill, viz:
AN ACT making further provision for the expenses attend
ing the intercourse between the United States and foreign
nations.
and the Republic of Mexico which is desirable should be
terminated upon terms just and honorable to both nations
and whereas have heretofore been given the Gov
enmert OF Mexico that the desire of the President
settle all questions between the the lib
@ and satisfactory terms according the rights of EACH and
the mutual interests and security of the counries and
whereas the President may be able to conclude treaty OF
peace with the Republic Of Mexico prior the
OF Congress- if for that object his disposal and
whereas in the adjustment of many complicated questions
as exist between the countries it possibly hap
pen that expenditure of money be called for by the
puatons oil any treaty which may be entered into Therc
fore
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
Hle C7nleu StcS or 1neTcd Congress assembled,
That the of thirty thousand dollars be and the is
hereby appropriated of any money in the Treasury
otherwise appropriated enable the President upon
negotiations for the of peace with Mexico when
ever it shall be in his power to do
Sec g. ind be further enacted That there shall be ne
Their slavery involuntary servue i'm any territory which
shall hereafter be acquired the United States
otherwise than the punishment of whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted Provided atpays That any
person escaping the from whom labor service
lawfully claimed of the United States such fugitive
be lawfully reclaimed and convey Of said territory
TO the person claiming his or her labor service.
Sec s. lind be further enacted That the of two mil
lions of dollars be and the hereby appropriated
able the President to conclude treaty of with the Re-
public of Mexico, be used by him in the that said
treaty. when signed by the authorized agents of the Gov
ernments and being ratified by Mexico shall call for the
pendure OF the any hereo full and accurate
accounts for which expenditure shall be by him transmitted
Congress at as early day as practicable.
Objection being made TO the reception of the bill
Mr. PRESTON KING moved to postpone the special
der, to enable him to introduce said bill.
On which motion the yeas and nays ordered and aken
follows,
Black, Blanchard Brinkerhof, Brodhead, Buffngton VIM
w Campbell J. H. Campbell Carroll, Coamer Cranson,
Cummns, Deano, DE Mott Dillingham;, Dunlap, Ellsworth
John H. Ewing, Faran, Foot Gddngs, Gordon, Grinnel
Grover, Hale, Hamn, Hampton, Harper, Hastings L. b.
Holmes, HGugh John W Houston Samuel D. Hubbard
Joseph X. ngsrsol jenkins, James H. Johnson Daniel r.
King Preston King, Leib Levin, Lewis Long, McGaughey
Petit Pollock, Ramsey, Rathbun, Ripley, Julius Rockwell
Root Runk, RUSSELL Sawelle Scammon Schenck Seaman
Severance, Truman Smith, Albert Smith, Caleb b. Smith,
Strohm, Sykes, Benjamin Thompson, James Thompson,
Thurman, Tiden, Vance, Ninon, Wentworth, Wheaton,
White, Williams, Wmot, Winthrop, Wood-8S.
NAYS-Messrs. Stephen Adams Baringer, Bayly Be-
dnger Bell Biggs, Jas. A. Black, Bowdon, Bown Boyd
Milton Brown, Willam g. Brown Burt Cathcart Augustus
A. Chapman, Chase Clarke Cobh Cooke, Cotrcl Crozier
Cullom Cunningham, Dargan, Garrett Davis Dockery,
Douglass Erdman, Edwin H. Ewing, Fickln Foster Fries
Giles, Graham Grder Harason Harmanson, billiard, Hogc
Hopkins, Geo. 8. Houston, Edmund W. Hubardy Hunter
Chas j. lngersol Joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson George
W. Jones, Kaufman, Kennedy, Lawrence. Leake Letter
Lyon Lumpkn, Macay, McClernand, McCrate, Mcdaniel
Joseph J. Mcdowell, James Mcdowell McHenry. John p.
Martin, Barclay Martin, Morse Norris Owen Parish Payne
Perrill Perry, Phelps Psbury Reid Relfe Roberts
yer, Leonard II. Sims, Simpson, Thomas Smith, Robert
Smith, Starkweaher Thibodeaux, Thomasson Jacob homp
son, Tibbatts Tredway, Trumbo, Wick, Woodward-s9.
The special order not being postponed, the bill
troduced.
ENLISTMENTS IN THE ARMY.
The bill from the Senate to encourage enlments in the
regular army taken up, read three times passed, and
sent TO the Senate.
SENATE BILLS.
Bills from the Senate OF the following titles were taken up
twice read, and referred as follows, viz
bill for the relief Of Joshua Dodge. Referred TO the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
bill authorizing the purchase Of the papers Of Alexander
Hamilton Referred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
bill for the relief Of the legal representatives Of John Rice
Jones' deceased Referred 10 the Committee Public Lands
impose tax upon all lands hereafter sold by the United States
therein, from and after the day Of such sale Referred to
the Committee Public Lands.
bill 10 apply certain alternate sections of the public do
main toward the completion of works Of internal improvement
in the State Of Michigan, and for other purposes Referred