Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-15
SENATE BILLS.


The following bills from the Senate were taken up read
first and second time, and referred
A bill for the relief Of Joseph Wilson.
bill concerning certain collection districts and for other
purposes.
bill for the relief Of the administrator Of Elisha L. Keen,
deceased.
bill providing for the payment of the claim Of Walter
r. Johnson against the United States.
bill supplementary entitled An regulate
the exercise Of the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Cour
in certain and for other purposes.
A bill for the relief Of Thomas Rhodes
bill providing for the appointment Of assistant pursers in
the navy.
bill provide for the purchase Of the manuscript papers
of the late James Madson former President Of the United
States.
bill provide clothing for volunteers in the service Of
the United States.
bill to promote the filling up Of vacancies in the voun-
teer corps in the service of the United States
bill making an additional appropriation for the drydock
al the Brooklyn Navy Yard
resoluonn favor of David Shaw and Solomon T. Corser
BILLS PASSED.
The bill authorize the issuing of register to the barque
Canton read first and second time
Mr.. GRINNELL moved that the bill be now put on its
passage.
The question was put and the bill was read third time
passed, and returned to the Senate
The bill Of the House authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to grant register to the barque Sarah and Eliza,
engossed by order Of the House days SINCE was taken
up read third time passed, and sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
BILLS INTRODUCED ON LEAVE.
BY Mr.. HOLMES, Of New York A bill to erect for6-
cations and establish military depot the mouth
the Genesee river in the State of New York Read twice and
referred.
By Mr. RHETT: A bill declaring the assent Of Congress
to the passed by the States laying tonnage duties to
prove the navigation within the States. Read and referred
By Mr. BINGHAM bill to apply certain alternate
tons of the public domain TO the completion of the Clinton
and Kalamazoo Canal, in the State of Michigan. Read and
referred.
Mr. SIMS presented resolutions of the Legislature of the
State of South Carolina relative the establishment of
branch mint at Charleston, in said State Referred.
Mr.. TAYLOR gave notice that tomorrow, some
subsequent day. he should ask leave to bring in bill to ex
tend the time for locating Virginia military land
the State Of Ohio and returning surveys thereon ohe Gene
raj Land Office.
PRIVATE BILLS.
On motion Of Mr.. ROCKWELL, of Connecticut, the
House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole (Mr.
CoBB, Of Georgia. in the char) the private calendar
The bill for the relief of Robert Roberts, and the bill for
the ref of Phneas Capen, legal administrator of John Cox
deceased of Boston, taken up, considered and laid aside
10 be reported to the House
The bill in order the bill for the relief Of Mary
Brown, widow Of Jacob Brown The bill provides the
granting of pension Mrs Brown of Ciarksburg Mas
sachuets at the rate of twenty dollars per month";
mence January !, 1917, to continue during her natural he
The petitioner is the stepmoher Of Major Jacob Brown
who was killed while conducting the military operations
Fort Brown the Rio Grande, and the widow of Jacob
Brown, senior soldier of the Revolutionary war; who died
in October last in the eighty third year of his age. She is
sevenfour years of age and by the death of her hus
band and the recent death of his son. she deprived Of
the means OF support which she heretofore enjoyed of which
revolutionary pension Of twenty -four dollars received by her
husband part To her husband she was married
than forty ago, which did not bring her within the pro-
visions OF the general pension laws but all the circumstances
furnished which appealed to the sympaihies Of the
House For the last thirteen years Of the life of her husband
he very nfm, and suffered extremely by sickness by
which their means were limited, and she is entirely
destitute. provision in the bill put this pension the
ground Of the services Of her but opposed by
several gentlemen the introduction OF principle that might
lead nvdious distinctions aud very Objectionable pre-
ceden the bestowa Of the bountes the Government
the shape of pensions however much they might sympahze
wthshe applicant.
Mr.. GIDDlNGS having moved TO strike out the enacng
words of the bill debate Of considerable length there
on, which participated by Messrs GIDDINGs KING
pr Massachusetts,, HASKELL, JOHNSON, Of Arkansas
ROCKWELL of Massachusetts, HENLEY, CUMMINS,
SAWYER, POLLOCK, s. LAWRENCE, FICKLIN,
BOWLIN, McLANE, JAMESON, LAHM, JONES, Of
Tennessee, TOMPKINS, and TURNER
Mr.. GIDDlNGS, pending the debate, withdrew his
ton to strike out the enacng words of the BILL and moved
amendment that the bill be recommtted with insruc
tons to report general BILL including all such may
be considered proper This amendment is believed
ruled out Of order by the Chairman.
Mr. GIDDNGS then moved that the bill reported TO the
House with the recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. FICkLlN moved to amend the bill by adding as a
provso that this pension granted in consideration the
gaIlanty and death Of Major Jacob Brown Cher in
command Of the fort opposite Matamoros and shall be
garded as precedent in other cases"
Mr.. BOWLIN moved to amend the bill by inserting after
the word Massachusetts" the following Gagged seventy
four years. and born before the close Of the Revolution
The foregoing propositions Of amendment offered pend
ing the debate.
After Mr.. TURNER concluded his emarks-
Mr.. STUART, Of Michigan, obtained the floor, and bis
motion the committee and reported TO the House the bills
for the relief OF Robert Roberts and of Phineas Cspen
The committee reported progress the bill for the relief Of
Mary Brown widow Of Jacob Brown.