Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-05

as performed the duties of assistant treasurer and that
be referred 10 the COMMITTEES on Finance.
By Mr. BALDWIN, from the Committee Of Claims
bill for the relief Of Wm. ii. Pfentiss.
BY Mr. YULEE, from the COMMITTEE on Naval Affairs
bill to authorize the accounting officers Of the Treasury 10
settle the Of certain acting officers therein named
On motion Of Mr. YULEE, the bill considered in
Committee of the Whole by unanimous consents read third
By MT. BRIGHT, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims An adverse report on the petition Of Maria Cald
well Robertson.
By Mr. NILES from the Committee ON the Post Office
and Post Roads bill in amendment Of act entitled
can reduce the rates Of posege, at the and
the abuse of the anking privilege, and for the preven
ton Of frauds the Of the Post Office Department.
passed March 3, lS45.
BY Mr.. FELCH, from the Committee on Pensions
bill to allow arreaages of pension to Hugh w. Dobbin
officer in the late war, accompanied by report.
BY Mr.. MILLER, from the Committee on Naval Affairs
bill for the relief of Anna Hasse accompanied by
port
BY Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee the Judiciary
bill carry into effect certain provisions in the treaties be-
the United States and China and the Ottoman Porte,
giving certain Judicial powers ministers and consuls Of the
United States in those countries f.szss
BY Mr.. WESTCOTT, from thc Committee on the Judi
cary An adverse report the Of Joseph Bouchard
BILLS PASSED.
bill for the relief Of Peter Capeia administrator of An
drew Capela and for the relief Of John Capa, and for the
relief Of Elijah Petit and Hannah Petit, his wife, heirs Of
John BeaIdon, deceased.
A bill for the relief Of Charles L. Dell.
A bill for the relief of Richard s. Coke.
The bill from the House Of Representatives defining the
boundary between Missouri and Arkansas read first and
second ne and referred the Committee the Judiciary
In the Official Report of the Proceedings of the Senate
Monday last is the following:
ssPERSONAL LEXPLANATION.-Mr SEWER asked
the indulgence of the Senate for few moments order to
Misrepresentation Of remarks made by him few days
SINCE He found article in the National lneigencer OF
Saturday last, under the imposing caption Acquisition of
desired territory by foce and of right boldly avowed
the principle of the Administration which it was attempted
to show that he had affirmed such principle Now, he had
never broached such doctrine He had contended
he did contend that any Power had right to take ter
ritoy which had claim In the remarks made by him
which the article In question affected be commentary he
had distinctly explicitly maintained that the claim the right
of navigating the Mississippi the ground on which the
action of the Government had been predcaed and that the
claim on which the Of 1906 rested the title which the
United States Government believed they had by virtue of the
purchase Of Louisiana He did not however, charge the
Inelgencer with deliberate Misrepresentation, the
port of his remarks quite In Justice to the
Reporter proper add that the report submitted
to him. (Mr 81 but being engaged committee business
at the time he hurried and did notice the omission
he had spoken of the Perdo the eastern bounda
ry In the report made southern boundary, and he
desired that erro lest the ntegencer Should
perhaps make The ground Of assang him the Of
geographical knowledge"