Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-05-27
FRIDAY, May 90, 1858.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE til REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion Of Mr.. COOKE, leave given for the with
drawa Of the papers in the Of Samuel Reed Of Ten
nessee.
The House. on motion Of Mr.. ROCKWELL, of Connec
cn resolved isef into Committee Of The Whole the pr
calendar, Mr.. McCLELLASD in the chair and ate
devong time 10 the consideration IL bills thereon, Oh,
committee and reported the following bills the House
bill for the relief Of Maurice X. Simons.
A bill for the relief Of Elpbus G. Brown.
A bill for the relief Of Henry n. Halstead.
| A bin for the relief Of Robert Ramsey.
A bill for the relief Of John Farnham.
| A bill for the relief Of Andrew Flanagan.
/ bill for the relief OF William Got
| Abd for the relief Of caiharinc Hoffman.
bill for the relief OF John p b. Gratot and the legal
representatives. OF Henry Graiot
A bill for the relief Of Mrs Mary b. Renper
ba for The relief Of Archibald Beard and twenty-one
other mounted Tennessee volunteers
| A bill for the relief ef Philip ]. Fon,ane.
bill for the relief Of Lew H. Corson and for other pur
poses
| A bill for the relief OF Elisha F. Richards.
| A bill for the relief Of Gideon Perry.
A bill Cor the relief Of Fielding G. Brown.
A bill for the relief ofIoseph Taylor.
bill Cor the relief Of Mary W. Thompson widow Of Lieut.
Col. Alexander II. Thompson
A bill for the relief OF John Haup
bill supplemental act 10 confirm the survey and To-
cation Of claims for land IN the State Mississippi Of the
Pearl rver and south Of The thirty first degree OF north la
tude, approved March 3. 1886.
bill for the relief Of Mary Pike widow Of Err Pike.
bill for the relief Of Sarah Wood widow Of Major James
Wood.
Also the following Senate bills. severay without amend
ment
bill FOR the relief Of REYNOLDS May
bill for The relief OF Thomas BrowneIL
bill for The relief Of Samuel W. Bell, native Of the
Cherokee nation.
bill Tor the relief Of Edward BoIon.
The committee also reported the following bills, with an
amendment TO each
bin fr the relief Of the legal representatives Of Lieut.
Francis Ware.
A bill for the relief Of Hugh Riddle
BIZ for the relief Of Joseph Perry, Choc;aw Indian,
bis assgnees.
A bill for the relief Of Joseph Gerard
And Senate bill TO authorize the settlement Of the account
Of Joseph Noursc. deceased
The hill for the relief q TIE Cherokee Indians in North
Carolina reported TO the House. with the recommcnds-
ton that be committed the Committee Of the Whole
the state oflhe Union.
The House then proceeded TO the consideration OF the various
bills reported by the Committee Of the Whole. The action
OF the Committee Of the Whole on said bills (some Of them
having been amended) ccncued in Nv the House,
cep the amendment the bin cor the relief Of the legal rep
escn,atives OF Lieut. Francis Ware which amendment,
disagreed to and this bill the others were seveay
third time and passed. with the exception Of the bill supple
mental TO confirm the survey and location Of claims
FOR land il the State Of Mississippi east Of the Pearl and
south Of the hrtyia degree q north latitude, approved
March 3, lsf5. This bill was postponed until
and il ordered that The Clerk acquant the Senate
Herewith.
Mr. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi moved that The House
do now adjourn. Lost Ayes 40, 5inot quorum.
MI POLLOCK moved a call Of the House
The question put on ordering call Of the House, and
Twas rejected,
Mr.. ROCKWELL, OF Connecticut, novel that the House
aasn resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole OH the p
vaie calendar. Lost
On motion Of Mr.. CoLLAMER, The Committee Of the
Whole on The Of the Union was discharged from the
consideration Of the bill in explanation Of an act entitled An
act to appropriate the proceeds OF the public lands and to
grant pre- emption rights"
The bill read and, after brief explanation by Mr.
COILAMER was ordered TO DO eorrosscd and read third
me and being engrossed, read third time passed. and
sent 10 ihe Senate for concurrence.
Mr. MURPHY moved 70 discharge the Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union from the consideration Of
Senate hill entitled An act mskng an additional appopfa-
ton flr the dry dock at the Brooklyn navy yaidv Lost
J And then the House adjourned.