Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-12-25
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER %, ls47.

were presented
From Massachusetts, Messrs. HUDSON, ,GRINNELL,
From New York-By Messrs. NICOLL, JENKINS,
MULLIN, TALLMADGE, KELLOGG, and MACLAY.
From Mayland-By Mr.. CHAPMAN.
From Vrgina-By Mr. BOTTS.
From South Carolina--By MI. BURT
From Kentucky-By Mr.. MOREHEAD.
When the State of Ohio was called
Mr. GlDDINGS moved to consider the memorial presented
by him yesterday relation the slave trade the District
Of Columbia which laid for consideration The
ion was disagreed TO.
From Louisiana--By Mr.. LA sERE.
From llInOis-BE Messrs. TURNER, R, SMITH, and
From Mssouri-By Mr. PHELPS
\ From Michgan-By Mr.. STUART.
- NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices of motions for leave introduce bills given
By Mr. HILLIARD: OF bill to change the place of
holding the United States county for the middle district
/ Of Alabama, and for other purposes
by Mr. PHELPS OF a bill granting land to the State of
Missouri for the improvement of the navigation of the Usage
river.
Also of bill to pay tohe State of Missouri two per
upon the proceeds of the sales of the public lands sold within
the State of Missouri which have been reserved for the
purpose OF constructing road to the State of Missouri
BY Mr. BINGHAM OF a bill 10 grant alternate sections
oand to the State Of Michigan for the completion Of the Cn
ton and Kalamazoo canal i
BY Mr. r. W.'JOHNSON OF a bill to create a ju-
dicia district in the State of Arkansas.
BY Mr.. McCLELLAND Of bill for the relief of shad-
rack Giliet and others.
Also Of bill to amend confirming certain land claims
in the State of Michigan.
Also of Joint resolution relating and defective
returns IN certain surveys, plate, and field notes
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Mr. JOHN A. ROCKWELL from the Committee of
Claims, made adverse report the petition OF Harriet
Brown, widow of Gen. Brown. Laid the table, and
dered to be printed ,.N..
Mr. THOMAS from the same committee made an adverse
report the petition of the heirs Of John Forsyth deceased
late Of the State OF Georgia Laid the table, and ordered
to be printed.
Mr. SIMS, from the Committee for the District of Column
ba reported bill to authorize attachments process
in the county of Washington in the District Of Columbia
provide speedy and ectua legal remedies in the said
District, and for other purposes Read first and second
time, committed, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. GENTRY, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
ported that, meeting OF the Committee Indian Affairs
Yesterday, motion of Mr. GENTRY chairman of sand
COMMITTEES DANIEL NJ BARRINGER of North Carolina
unanimously appointed chairman of said committee The
port was read, and laid on the table.
Mr. JOHN A. ROCKWELL, from the Committee of
Claims reported bill for the relief Of VIM Culver Read
first and second time, committed and ordered to he printed
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. LINCOLN moved the following preamble and resoIu
tons which read and laid over under the rule
Whereas the President the United States his message
Of May H. 1896 has declared that the Mexican Govern
only refused receive him, the envoy the Unit
ed States listen TO his propositions but after longcon
tnued series OF menaces, have last invaded territory
blood
And again. in his message of December s. ls46, that
had ample OF against Mexico long before the break
ing out OF hoses but then we orbore TO take redress
into hands until Mexico herself became the aggres
by invading 0r soit in hostile array and shedding the
blood OF our citizens
And yet again. his message of December IS47 that
the Mexican Government refused hear the OF
adjustment which he our minister of peace authorized
70 propose, finally wholly unustlabe pretexts
involved the war; invading the territory Of
the State Of Texas striking the first blow, and shedding the
blood OF our citizens on soil
nd to full
ledge OF all the facts which go establish whether the pat
cular spot winch the blood Of citizens shed
Y or was not NJ that time soil: Therefore,
Reso5Jed by The House Of Representatives, That the pra
dent Of the United States be respectfully requested inform
lst Whether the spot which the blood Of our citizens
was she'd IN his messages declared within
The territory SPAIN az least after the treaty S9 u the
Mexican revolution.
I'd Whether that spot is or is not within the territory
which was wresed from Spain by the revolutionary Govern
ment OF Mexico
Sd, Whether that spot not within settlement of
people, which settlement has existed long before The
Texas revolution, and until its inhabitants fled before the
! approach Of the United States army.
9Th Wheter that settlement is or is not isolated ro any
aud all other seteme BY the Gulf aud the Rio G,ande on
the south snd wes aud by WIDE unnhabited regions the
north aud east
5th Whether the people of that settlement or msoritv
Of them any of them, have submitted themselves 10
the government or laws of Texas Of the United State b
consent or by compuson either BY accepting Office o. voting
at elections or paving X serving ures, or having pro-
| cess seryedupon them, or in any other way.
9th Whether The people Of that settlement did m
protected their homes and their growing crops, be
blood was she'd as in the sages stated and wheth he
first blood shed, shed within the enclosure
. Of one OF the people who had thus fed from IT,
Ith Whether citizens, whose blood shed, his
messages declared, not, that time armed Of
heera and soldiers into that settlement by te military
der Of the President, through the Secretary OF War
Sih Whether the military force Of the United State
or into that settlement after Gen Taylor
than intimated the War Department that his
opinion, such necessary the defence or
protection OF Texas.
Several resolutions Of inquiry here offered by M
GEORGE ). HOUSTON, w. p. HALL, PHELPS /
GREEN, McCLELLAND, and KAUFMAN, which are
/ omitted Tor Of room.
SUPPLIES FOR THE ARMY.
On motion Of Mr.. VNTON, the House resolved itst in
to Committee Of the Whole the State Of the Unon (Nr
j. II lSGERsoLL in the char and proceeded 10 the con
defaDon oi the bill making appropriation supply pau
adcf cncy in the appropriations for subsistence kind he
army and volunteers during the year ending June 80, sls
Mr. FlNION desired only 10 say VOID Of exlIanaton
IN addition to what stated in hesc communicative The
osnm tied deficit Of the subsistence department present
year (he year terminating tue 30th June nex) traction
below four millions Of dollars II appeared from saice,
which bad just been al from the Commssary Department
that they IN daily expectation Of drafts from Mexico 10
the amount OF five hundred thousand dollars, with nr xty
thousand hand TO demands upon them Ih.y un
dtood that the monny had been received Mc. upon
uke drafts This bill appropriated million of dafs The
C0nmlssary General u Subsistence who before the Com
mtiee OF Ways ond Means, stated hat they cSret ,t lie
tram which would down from Mckee would bna
aboutthe same amounted dais additional This Ill., be.orc