Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-08-12
THIRTIETH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
FRIDAY, AUGUST IL, ls4s.
IN SENATE.

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IN SENATE.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. laid before the Senate
muncaon from B. Marshall and other delegates Of the Creek
Indians, addressed TO the chairman of the Committee In
dian Affairs relative to the investment by the United States
of certain moneys appropriated for their benefit
On motion Of Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Louisiana,
Resolved That the petition OF George Pondexter together
with the report Of the committee to whom was referred and
all the documents accompanying it. be referred the Secre
tary OF War for his action thereon.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
By Mr. MASON. from the Committee Of Claims Refer
ring the papers Of the Of Robert Carter
First Second and Third Auditors Of the Treasury to exam
Inc and report at the next session.
BY Mr.. WESTCOTT, from the Committee Patents !:
An act to provide for applications for the renewal Of patent
rights IN certain cases, with an amendment
Mr. WESTC0TT asked to have the bill considered once.
would enable the Commissioner decide oil the
except one.
Mr. DAVIS opposed the taking up Of the BILL it must
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Louisiana asked to be discharged from
the further consideration Of bundle Of petitions, which he
sent to the Chair, but did not name
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. FELCH submitted the following resolutions
Resolved That there be allowed and paid of the
ngent fund Of the Senate under the direction Of the commit
to audit and control the same each the oce clerks
rers aborers in the service of the Senate the
amounts respectively that paid them under resou
ton OF the Senate at the last long session.
Resolved That there be allowed and paid in like manner,
to the baran assistant braran and messenger Of the Con-
gressiona Library and the clerks Of the committees Of the
Senate each the amounts last allowed them by
resolution OF the Senate
Resolved That there be allowed and paid above to the
acting postmaster and each Of the mail carriers Of the Senate
the of $780, and each of the boys assisting the mail
carriers $780, to the western $780, and Sylves
ter Gray and Lloyd Wallace, each, the sum of $50.
Mr. TURNEY moved to amend the resolution by insert
ing to each Of the Capitol police $780, much thereof
with any allowance made by the House o Representatives
will amount to 5000"
The question then taken the adoption Of the resou-
ton, and agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. DOWNS,
ResoUed That there be allowed and paid James Nor
Noah Hanson the daily pay has been paid to the
session.
On motion Of Mr.. WEsTCOTT,
esoed That there be alloweda paid Messrs Wright
Ramsay 500 each for services rendered the Judiciary
Committee Senate at this session. to be paid out of the
continge mt fund of the Senate.
REPORTING AND PRINTING.
Mr. BADGER moved 10 proceed to the consideration of
the resolution relating to the printing of the debates in Con-
gress. The resolution was read, follows:
"Resoired That, in order TO full impartial
and prompt publication Of the proceedings and debates of the
Senate the Secretary of the Senate be and he hereby
thorzed and directed contract, take effect
from this day. with the Proprieors Of each Of the daily pa
pes in this city, the National Intelgencer and the Unon
and to continue until otherwise ordered by the Senate, for
the daily publication, in each paper, of all the debates and
proceedings of the Senate and for the early subsequent pub
caton of such speeches members may choose
fully revise and write out at full length Tor which the Sc
cretay authorized make weekly payment the Of
seven dollars and fifty cents for column of BREWER type
Prordd That the proceedings and current debates be
ered to the country edition of said papers, and copy of
the daily edition of each paper shall be furnished to each
member during the session without additional charge"
Mr.. BADGER moved amend the resolution by striking
out this day., make the contract take effect from
the commencement Of the next session.
Mr. BENTON addressed the Senate very considerable
length, going into history Of reporting in all its phases
el ont in from ~
the present me and concluding by asking the Senator
from North Carolina to withdraw the amendment
The debate continued by Messs BADGER, HALE,
JOHNSON, of Maryland, NILES, FOOTE, HANNE-
GAN, and others; when
Mr.. BADGER withdrew the motion.
Mr.. KING moved amend the resolution by striking out
much related TO revised speeches. and enforced bis
in speech of some length.
Mr.. BENTON replied and the question was taken on
Mr.. KISe's motion, and decided in the negative.
Mr. ALLEN moved to amend the resolution 10 give
the Journal at the end OF eah week. and spoke length
on the subject generally.
Mr.. BENTON regarded the amendment not proper
and the question having been taken, decided in the
negative.
The question was then taken on the adoption Of the reso
luton, and decided in the affirmative, follows
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Atehson, Badger, Baldwin, Bell,
Corwin Davis Of Massachusetts Dickinson Dix, Dodge
Downs Felch, Fitzgerald, Fooe Greene Hamlin Houston,
Johnson Of Maryland Johnson Of Louisiana Mangum, Ma
son. Mecalfe, Miller Miles, Pearce Phelps Spruance, Tur
ney, Underwood, Upham, Yuee-SS
NAYS-Messrs Borland, Breese, Davis, of Mississippi,
Hunter, johnson, OF Georgia King, Lewis Walker, West
cott-9.
MAIL POST ROUTES
On motion Of Mr. NILES the Senate then proceeded 10
the consideration Of the House bill establish certain post
routes the amendment pending being that of Mr. NILES in
the following words:
Sec. TO- .4rd be further enacted That, from and after
the first day of October Hex the postage newspapers and
other printed shall be follows all newspapers PAM
phes magazines and books whether periodicals not not
exceeding in weight shall be charged with cent
postage and like for every additional or frac
onal part thereof, amounting to half Provided
That exceeding in weight and
fifty miles from the Office Of publication, shall be
charged with onehaf cent postage and all newspapers
from the Office Of publication the postage must be
prepaid Ind pros9ed further That nothing here
contained shall take the right Of publishers receive
newspapers exchange free Of postage and the like privilege
exchange shall be extended other periodicals the
newspapers find roradd That newspapers exceed
ing FIVE hundred square nehes and sent in bundles weighing
four and directed person only shall be
charged with postage the Of per And
the ankng privilege enjoyed by members Of Congress
shall be extended the heads OF Departments and the Aor
ney General"
Mr. DICKINSON moved TO add the following provso, to
come in after the word prepaid
"Prodded That all newspapers which published week