Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-04

States the said District within the District Of Columbia
any runaway other slave fugitive from service or
eolored person claimed SUCH except complaint
proof Of or on conviction for some crime msdemeanor
the commission of which by any free white person would
thorze in the the arrest commitment and de-
tenon of such white person being like manner charged
with or convicted thereof
Mr. HALL moved the previous question
After inquiries by Mr. MCKAY and Mr.. CUMMINS. the
question sscondng the previous question put and the
House refused 70 second the previous question The reso
ton accordingly lies
Mr. WHITE moved the following resolution, which was
read
Resoled That the Secretary War communicate to this
list containing all The contracts entered into since the
list Of December l846 stating FIRST the the
and surees second the nature and of each
whether advertised not by publishing
for services performed articles furnished thirdly, what
contracts have been fulfilled performed and what have not
BEEN furnishing The rcAon Why and whether any, and fany
what have been taken performance
the Government against loss by proceeding against the
suretes fourty whether higher prices have been paid
other persons who have performed in whole part
contracts orders which have been undertaken by Others
with the for paying allowing such higher
prices giving tie and residence OF such and
their suretes and whether public notice given Of the
failure OF the parties their contracts ALSO showing
whetherh parties who aeto perform their engage
ments interested in subsequent contracts at the
higher rates.
Mr. W. moved suspend the rules for the purpose Of
siiering the resolution. Disagreed to.
Mr.. NELSON moved the following resolution, which
read and laid over under the rule
Resolved That Comm Of Patents be and he is
hereby requested to furnish this House with list statement
all patents which have heretofore been granted by the United
States for pougb or for improvements in the construction OF
pough setting forth the date Of each patent whom grant
ed with the specification of the invention improvement
claimed by the patentees severy and respectively whether
and which Of said have been renewed extende
and for what periods of m with such other facts may be
in bis give shall better enable this House TO judge
OF the merits OF the invention claimed by Jero Wood OF the
cast-iron plough.
Mr. LORD moved the following resolution which wasread
and laid under the rule \
Resolved That the Commissioners of Patents be requested
by this House all the models in his department OF
metallic airh cons desgnedor the convenient and safe
transportation of bodies to be examined and reported upon
without delay.
Mr.. DUER moved the following resolution:
Hesotued That no member who IS permitted to make
explanation shall be allowed speak more than ten
minutes in making such explanation.
The resolution required under the rules to lie over
one day.
Mr. d. moved suspend the rules for the purpose of
sidering the resolution. Agreed to-
Mr. COBB, Of Georgia, then moved to refer the resolution
to the Committee the Rules. Agreed TO.
Mr.. PUTNAM moved the following preamble and reso-
luton:
tween this country and Mexico territory be acquired IN
which slavery does exist and whereas Congress- in
cd Of political history, established principle worthy Of
imitation in all future time orbddng the existence OF slavery
in free territory Therefore
Resolved That in any territory which may be acquired
from Mexico which shall be established Territorial Gov
ernmens slavery involuntary servtade, except pun
shnent for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted, should be prohbed aud that any act
resolution establishing such Governments, fundamental
provision ought 10 be inserted 10 that effect.
Mr.. P. moved the previous question.
Mr.. BRoDHEAD moved lay the resolution the table,
The motion lay the table decided by and
After the roll called through, Mr. 9. J. INGERS0LL
and asked leave TO Mr. said he not within
the bar when his called but in before the fol-
lowing called Mr. l. said, il allowed TO vote, he
would vote ave. His vote was not received
Mr.. MURPHY rose and said he not within the bar
when his called, but he asked leave to vote 1t
being objected to
Mr.. G. J. INGERsOLL moved to suspend the rules to
allow Mr. MURrHr and himself to vote. Disagreed TO-
The result was then announced az follows
YEAS-Messrs Green Adams Atkinson, Barringer, Bar
row, Bayly, Bedinger Brdsal Black, Bocock, Bowdon,
Bowln, Boyd, Doyden Brodhead Charles Brown, Albert
G. Brown, Burt abel, ca,eart Chase CIapp, Franklin
Clark Beverly L. Clark Chngman Howell Cobb Williamson
r. w Cobb Cooke Crisheld CroSier Daniel, Dickinson,
Donnell Garnet Duncan fcathcrson, Fickn French Full
Hara.oa Harris. Haskell Henley Ill., Hiliard, Isaac T.
son, Andrew johnson, Robert W. Johnson George W.
Jones, John w. jones' kaufman, Kennon, Thomas Butler
cs Ia ssrs Le'p Lyon L LTGsH r M1ss M
Morse, Outlaw, Pendleton Petit Peyton Phelps Pisbu
~, Preston Richardson Riehey Robinson Roman Sawyer,
Thibodeaux, Thomas, Tompkins, John b. Thompson Ro-
bert "a Thompson, Toombs, Turner, Venable, Wick,
Williams, Wiley, Woodward--I05.
NAYs-Messrs Abbott, Ashmun, Bingham Brady, But
ler Candy Collamer, Collins Conger, Cranston, Crowel
Cummns, Dickey, Dixon, Duer Daniel Duncan, Dunn Eek
Edwards Embree Nathan Evans Fsran, Fsrrel, Fisher
Freddy, Fries Giddngs, Got Gregory Grinnell, Hale,
Nathan X. Hall, Hammons, James 6. Hampton, Moses
Hampton Henry Elias b. Holmes John w. Houston, Hub
bard Hsdson Hunt, Irwin, jenkins, James H. johnson,
Kellogg, Daniel y. King, Lahm, VIM. T. Lawrence Sidney
Marvin, Norris Mun, Nelson, Mes, Newell, Palfrey,
Peasee, Peek Pollock, Putnam Reynolds Julius Rockwell
John A. Rockwell Root Rumsey John, Schenck, Sheriff.
Sylvester, Slingerland, Caleb u Smith, Truman Smith,
Stark weather. Andrew Stewart Charles +. Stuart Strohm,
Tamadge Taylor, Richard w. Thompson, VIM. Thomp-
son, Thurston, Van Dyke Vinton Warren, Wentworth,
White, Wilmot, Wilson--92.
So the resolution was laid on the table.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills, Of which previous notice had been given intro
duced follows
BY Mr. HUNT: hill for the relief Of the legal repre-
sentatives of Abraham Hogeboom, deceased.
BY Mr. JENKINS bill TO regulate the compensation Of
pcstmas'er to exempt certain newspapers from postage, and
TO reduce the pns'age on transient newspapers.
BY Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi A bill granting guam
y Of land 10 the State Of Mississippi for the purpose Of
proving the navigation OF certain rivers in that State
NOTICES OF BILLS
Notices Of motions for leave introduce bills given
follows
BY Mr.. HOLMES, Of New York or a bill to authorize
the Brockport and Carkon Plank Road Company import
from Canada certain quantity Of lumber free OF duty
BY Mr. JENKINS or bill to satisfy claims for bounty
lands for military services IN both wars with Great Britain
The House went Committee Of the Whole and spent
the remainder Of the day in discussing the bill to supply de-
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