Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRANKING PRIVILEGE TO MRS. ADAMS.

Mr.. C. J. INGERSOLL rose and asked the unanimous
of the House complete the honor which they had
bestowed upon late ustous MEMBER by giving his
widow the same mark of national respect which had been
conferred by law upon Mrs. Mad son and Mrs HARRISON to
wit that OF sending and receiving through the mail all let
and papers free Of postage.
He sent up to the Clerks table the bill which he had
pared and he trusted there would be objection to its imme
date passage.
The bill was read, follows:
BE enacted Sc That all letters and packets carried
and from Louisa CHATHAM ADAMS widow Of the late
QuSr ADAMS be conveyed free of postage during her nau-
raj life.
Mr.. SAWYER suggested to Mr.. ISoERsoLL that upon
Mrs. Madison had been conferred the privilege of this hail.
and that the mark of should be extended to Mrs
Adams.
Mr. INGERSoLL replied that this had been done by
pie resolution Of the House, and did not appropriately belong
a law of Congress.
The BILL by the unanimous consent of the House. having
passed second reading orded to be engrossed read
third time, and passed
Mr.. ASHMUN moved the following resolutions
Resolved That the Committee Arrangements be direct
ed to be published, pamphlet FORM aud in such
Ho.e ea.; housand comics Of The addresses made by the
Speaker aud the members of this House, and Of the addresses
made the Senate together with the discourse Of the Rev.
Mr. Gurley upon Of the death OF tn Hon. yoRS
QuIScr ADAMS
Mr. SUNDERLAND moved to amend The resolution by
striking twenty thousand and inserting forty thou
sand" Disagreed 10.
The resolution then agreed TO-
Mr. HALL, Of New York, moved the following preamble
and resolution:
Whereas there has been presented to this
red TO the Committee ON the Judiciary Peon OF Aexsn-
der Hunter ESQ., marshal of the District Of Columbia pray
ing the settle and Of account against the
United States for the commitment feeding and reieasement
persons claimed slaves ugyes from service and
t,ed such the custody Of the said marshal in the Jail OF
the United in the District OF Columbia which
through several and consists OF about two hun
dred items amounting in the aggregate to 1861 Go and
whereas appears the said account that Moses Thorn
ton was kept In said Jail for space twelve hundred
for marshal charged the United
States ........'. Sfzi bU
That four persons designated as " Meades negroes"
were kept in said jail five hundred and eighty live
days each, Tor which said marshal has charged the
United States US 90
And had before kept in said Jail over hly days
each, for which said marshal has charged the Uni
ted States. 20 2S
That eight persons, designated "Buckners ne
groes, % we're kept in said jail four hundred aud
sixty-two days each, for which said marshal has
charged the United States. .................i 1856 ca
That William Burrows and Joseph Armstrong we're
kept in said Jail four hundred aud forty-three days
each. for which such marshal has charged the Uni
ted States. sol "a
That Sarah A. Robinson kept in such Jail four
shall has charged the United States lis IA
That Peyton Harris kept IN said Jail three hun
drcd and tweny-one days, for which such marshal
has charged the United States 100 IA
And that FIVE several persons the Of whose CON-
mitment is stated in said account 10 be petition
for freedom, kept in said Jail for one hundred
and eleven hundred and seventy two two hum
dred and thirty-two, three hundred and seventy
one, and three hundred and seventy-onc days, re-
spectivcly, for which said marshal has charged the
United States q. 4o 90
And whereas il is claimed and alleged by or on behalf the
said marshal that the commitment and detention OF said per-
sons claimed to be authorized and required by the
laws Of the United States, and under aud by virtue Of
orders Of courts magistrates OF the
United States within the District OF Columbia and that the
United States therefore bound 10 the said account
and whereas is supposed that the said commitments and de-
tenons authorized by the act Of Congress entitled An
establishing the temporary and permanent of the
OF the United States, passed July t. 1890, by
which provided that the laws Of the States within the
District accepted for the seat OF the oil
until the time fixed for the removal Of the there
to- and until Congress shall othcrwiseby provide and
the Of Congress entitled An concerning
Of Columbia passed February e. 1901 by which Ia
ed that the laws Of the State Of Virginia. they exist
shall be and continue in force in that part OF the District
Columbia which ceded by said State the United States
and by them accepted the permanent seat Of Government
and laws OF the State Of Maryland they exist
shall be and continue IN force in that OF the said District
which cedc by that State to the United States and by
them accepted aforesaid " and that the justices Of the
appointed in such District by the President Of the United
States SHALL IN all matters civil and criminal and in what
relates 10 the conservation Of the peace have all the
vested in and shall perform all the duties required OF jus
tees OF the peace individual by the laws before
continued IN force in those Of said District for which they
shall have been respectively appointed ~ and whereas such
commitments and deentions only be authorized
said Of Congress other Congress
thorizng the and whereas the public Jail
the United States within the District Of COLUMBIA while own
ed controlled by the United States maintained their
expense Tor the detention and saekccpng Of persons claim
ed ugves from service Is required
full and perfect OF the compromises Of the cops
tuop and whereas the prohibition OF the further use for the
purposes aforesaid of the public jail Of the territory in which
Congress the constitution the exclu
siye legislation interference with The domestic ms,
lions Of the States especially IL the right Of recspure
by the his agen y lett 70 act with fall orce the
feelings OF large majority Of the people Of the
United States: Therefore,
Resolved That the Committee on the Judiciary be snd they
src hereby directed report to this House, with all
nen speed, bill repeating all laws Of Congress- and abro-