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

The SPEAKER announced rs the bus mess first in orde
the bill of the Senate "provdng additional examiners for tn
Patent Office which yesterday reported from the Com
mltee Patents with amendments and under consideration
when the House adjourned the question being the amend
ment of Mr. JOHNSON of Tennessee viz strike out tn
sum Of S2 500 salaries to the chief examiners and nser
ooo on which the previous question moved and
conded.
The question this morning the main question: viz
to strike out ST. 500 and insert 500 decided in the
negative-Yeas 10, nays los.
The amendment being disagreed to-
The question required the third reading of the bill
was decided in the affirmative and the bill then read
third time.
Mr.. McCLELLAND moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill ordered be read third time with view
to reduce the salaries from 81, 500 to $4,000
Mr.. CLiNGMAN moved to lay the motion the table
which was decided in the negaive--Yeas a. nays ZIG.
Mr. JOHNSON of Tennessee, hoped the motion
slider would prevail for amendments necessary.
and there provisions in the bin that
that should be made clear He DESTROYS
reduce the salary OF the Commissioner of Pa
tents five hundred dollars and that officer agreed with him
actuated by party feelings Another amendment which he
wished to offer to provide for the disposition Of the fees
be collected under this BILL There Others too which be
would not enumerae Mr. ]. great length defended
himself against the charge that he opposed and
sciences He examined the of the duties of the exam
Of patents and conased their abors with those Of their
citizens Of all ranks and professions and contened that
they did not labor six hours day, while they better paid
than State officers.
Mr.. McCLELLAND moved the previous question
Mr. VINTON and said very important that the
bill which before the Committee OF the Whole the
the Union Monday supply deficiencies the appro-
pations for the present fiscal year, should be disposed of
otherwise the operations the Government would be suspend
ed. If the House should 10 go into Committee
of the Whole for the purpose Of dspong Of that BILL the
now under consideration would retain its place the morning
business and could be disposed Of He therefore
moved that the House resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union
Before the question taken
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following COM
munication
WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 90, 1SiS.
SIR The resolutions in honor of my dear deceased hus-
band passed by the luou assembly which pre-
side, and of which he the of his death
Der, have been duly communicated to me.
Penetrated with grief this distressing Of my life
mourning the loss of who has be- my example
and support through the trials of half century, permit
me to through my deepest gratitude
for the signal manner in which the public regard has been
UNFAIRLY manifested by your honorable body and the consoa
ton derived TO aud mine from the reflection that the
wearied efforts Of old public have in this
world without their reward in the generous
ton Of them by his country.
With great respect, remain your obedient servant
LOUISA CATHERINE ADAMS.
To the Hon. ROBERT C.. WINTHROP,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives Of the U. s.
The remainder of the day spent in considering the bill
to supply deficient appropriations.