Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-23

with Mexico which was read hrst ana second time, anu
referred TO the Con- mittee on Military Affairs.
By Mr.. PHELPS: A bill to pay to the State of Missouri
the per upon the proceeds of the sales Of the pub
lie lands which have been sold within the limits OF SAID
State and which have been reserved for the purpose OF con-
strucng road leading to said State which bill was read
first and second time, and referred to the Committee Pub
lie Lands
BY Mr. DICKINSON; A bill granting lands to the State
Of Ohio for constructing road from Lower Sandusky the
Greenve treaty lne ageeay to the treaty Of Brownson,
of 1908 which bill read first ard second time and
referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
By Mr. BROWN of Mississippi bill to provide for the
graduation Of the price OF the public lands and bill to grant
quantity Of land TO the State of Mississippi for the purpose
Of improving the navigation Of certain rivers in that State
which bills everaly read first and second time and
referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.
By Mr.. SMITH, Of Illinois bill granting the States
Of Illinois and Indiana the right of way and donation of pub
lie lands for making railroad the falls of the Ohio
river opposite Louisville Kentucky with the Mississippi
river by the way Of New Albany in Indiana and Mount
Carmel on the Wabash river, to Alton, in Illinois which
bill read first and second time and referred to the Com
mittee the Public Lands.
BY Mr.. DUNN bill granting the right Of way over the
public lands in the States of Indiana and Illinois to the Ohio
and Mississippi Railroad Company, and portion of the pub
lie lands within said STATES Of Indiana and Illinois to said
States respectively to be by them appropriated in the
tion and completion of railroad be constructed by said
company; which bill was read first and second time and
referred to the Committee on the Public Lands
BY Mr.. LEFFLER bill to grant certain alternate Sec
tons of the public lands the State Of Iowa. to aid said
State in the construction of railroad from Dubuque via
Iowa city, to Keokucs, in said State which bill was read
first and second time, and referred to the Committee the
| Public Lands.
BY Mr.. ROCKWELL, Of Connecticut A Joint resolution
authorize the survey of certain routes for canal or railroad
between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans which resolution
was read first and second tme and referred select
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RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED.
On motion of Mr.. RICHARDSON,
Resored That the Secretary of War be requested to
muncate to this House Order No IT, issued at the mouth
command Of Major General John E. Wool
| Mr.. WENTWORTH offered the following resolution,
which was read and, debate arising thereon laid over
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Resolred, That the Committee on the Judiciary oe in
sructed to inquire into the expedency Of passing law pro-
vdng for the abolition of slavery and the prohibition Of its
extension wherever Congress has the power SO 10 do and
thus relieving this Government from all responsibility for
the existence of that institution and also from all agitation
concerning it.
Mr. FICKLIN offered the following preamble and resolu-
ton which were read and, debate arising thereon they
laid over under the rule
Whereas the guaranty to the States that they shall
come into the Union equal footing with the original
thirteen States is not complied with long as the Federal
exercises the right of dsposng the public lands
in the new States and whereas the right Of dsposng of the
soil Of the public lands within their limits one of the highest
and most essential attributes of State sovereignty Therefore
b. resolred by the House Of Representatives., That the
Committee the Public Lands be instructed to inquire into
the expedency Of reporting bill ceding to each one Of the
new States all of the public lands within retrospective limits
except such may reserved under the constitution for pub
lie purposes.
Or motion of Mr.. HUBBARD,
Roored, That the Committee of Ways and Means be in
suced to inquire into the expedency of placing soldiers
caes issued under the act of February u.s. lS47 on the
same basis with treasury notes, per Of January 49, ls47
and they deem proper to report bill for that purpose.
On motion of Mr.. ECKERT,
RtSolped, That the Committee on Commerce be instructed
to inquire what proportion Of the imports into the United
States made by foreigners and foreign account and what
propton by citizens Of the United States and also what
Frauds any, are committed against the Of Gov
eminent under the nd raorem duties stating what proportion
Of these frauds committed by foreign and what by Amer
can importers, and report to this House.
On motion Of Mr. GREGORY
RSoired, That the Committee Of Ways and Means take
into the popey Of reporting bill for reducing
the size OF the cent CON- and authorize the coinage Of
three cent piece both 10 be composed Of copper and
Other precious metal.
On motion Of Mr.. HAMPTON, of Pennsyvania,
Resolped That the Committee on Public Lands inquire
into the expedency Of granting the State Of Pennsylvania
100000 acres Of the public lands belonging the United
States, to be appropriated as follows, viz $780, 900 for
the construction Of the Pennsylvania railroad 300 900
for the construction Of the Pttsbug and Cormelsvie rail-
road and 900 to the Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad TO
be expended within the State Of Pennsylvania and that said
committee do further inquire into the expedency of making
just and equitable division Of the public lands amongst the
several States Of this Union and that said committee report by
bill or otherwise
Mr.. MEADE offered the following resolution which was
read considered, and agreed to
Resolved That the Secretary of State cause TO be trans
med to this House the correspondence Of George NJ Cor
don, late and Gorhsm Parks the present. Consul Of the
United States Rio de Jsneiro, with the Department OF
State the subject Of the African slave trade ALSO any
unpublished correspondence the subject by the Hon.
Henry A. Wise, our late Minister to Brazil
Mr.. BOLTS offered the following resolution.
Resolved That the President Of the United States be re-
quested communicate TO this House (f incompatible
with the public ntere) under what law provision Of the
constitution, by what other authority, the Secretary Of the
Treasury Of the United States did, by bis sanction and APP
prova, during the late with Mexico, establish tariff Of
duties in the ports OF the Mexican republic and that he also
communicate to this House by what legal constitutional
other authority he undertook to appropriate the thus
derived 10 the support Of the army in Mexico without the
sanction Of the taxlayng and sppropstng power Of Con-
gress established by the constitution Of the United States
The said resolution read and the rule requiring the
TO lie day upon the table being suspended the
luton considered and agreed 10.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. BUTLER on
the lh instant was taken up, read considered and
agreed TO;
Resolred That the Secretary Of the Treasury be and he
is hereby required furnish this House with state
Of the Of iron imported under the tariff act Of
1885, and the amount Of received the same, pe
cfyng particularly the Of each kind Of iron import
ed and the duties paid each kind also, similar statement
Of the amount Of iron Of all kinds imported annually under
the tariff Of ls42, and the amount Of received
on such importatons
And then the House adjourned
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER l9, ls4s.