Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-05-20
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Mr.. ROCKWELL Of Connecticut, from the Committee
Of Claims reported bill for the relief Of Archibald Beard
and twenty-one Others mounted Tennessee volunteers and
bill to authorize increase Of the number of clerks in the
Treasury Department; which bills severapy read and
committed
Mr. FLoURNOY, from the same committee, reported bills
for the relief of VIM J. Turner and for the relief Of VIM.
p. Yonge which bills were read and committed.
Also from the game committee made adverse report
the petition Of Thomas CLANCY. Laid on the table.
Mr.. THIB0DEAUX, from the Committee on Cornmercc,
reported bill establish collection district Of South Caro-
lima and for other purposes Read and committed
Mr.. GRtNNELL from the committee, reported bill
TO authorize the issue of register TO the brig E0earnacion
The bill read first and second time and ordered to be
engossed being engrossed, read third time and pass
cd ard sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Also, from the committee reported bill for the
Lief Of Philip ]. Fon,aDc. Read and committed.
Mr.. PUTNAM, from the Committee Public Lands,
made adverse report the petition Of Evander M Soper
and others Laid on the table.
Mr.. COLLAMER from the same committee, to which
referred Senate bill to require the holders Of military land
compenate the land occs of the United States
for services in relation to the location Of those warrants
ported the hack TO the House without amendment
The bill then read third time, passed. and returned
TO the Senate.
Mr.. DUNCAN, of Kentucky, fiom the same committee,
reported bill to settle the title TO ceran Of land in the
State of Arkansas and bill to authorize the location Of
tain adudicaed claims in the STATE Of Arkansas commonly
known Lovely donation claims which bills read and
committed.
Also, from the committee, reported bill extending
to John Whiseus heirs the privilege Of purchasing quarter
SECTION Of land which given % him by an approved
March ?, 1889 which bill real first and second time
and ordered be engrossed and being enerossed read
the third me passed. and to the Senate for
Also, from the same committee, made adverse report
on The petition Of Archibald Laughrey, deceased Laid on
the table.
Mr. COBB, Of Alabama, from te same committee report
ed bill 10 amend the act entitled An act appropriate the
proceeds Of the sales Of the public lands and grant pre-
empiiOn rights" approved September A. Is4l The bill
read fret and second tme when Mr.. c. moved that the bill
be now put upon It's passage
Mr. T0MPKiNs explained the bill and s,renuOusly urged
its immediate passage.
Mr. coNGER moved to commit the bill to the Committee
Of the whole
Mr. THOMPSON, OF Mississippi, moved the previous
question, which seconded and under the operation there
Of the bill ordered be ensrossed and was engrosed
read third time, passed, and sent the Senate for
currence.
Mr. COBB also, from the Same committee, made an ad-
report the petition Of Alfred X. Randolph Laid
the table.
mr. EMBREE, by general consent offered preamble and
resolution which agreed no.
The preamble forth that Congress granted 10 the State
Of Indiana the reserved township in Gibson county, in said
State, for the Of university cf learning which deprived
the people said township Of the sixteenth section for school
purposes and to remedy which Congr granted other lands
lieu Of said sixteenth sscoo and that the said other lands
were selected Ivy James Smith, 81 said county that Smith
male his report 10 the Commissioner Of The General Land
Office, and which report and selection not approved lie.
the minimum price OF the selected land was two dollars
per acre that the selection made paris Of the land
have been sold &c., and for the purpose Of giving time Tor
special passed in relation 10 the uncd selected land
the Commissioner has reserved the from sale Therefore
Rcsoirvd That the Committee Public Lands inquire into
the expcdiency OF passing special authorizing said Com
missioner Of The General Lsnd Office confirm aid report o
said James smith, and to authorize him 10 make further Sc
lection IN lieu OF said parts sold since said selection
Mr. GOGGTN, from The Committee ON ac Pos, Ofce and
Post Roads, reported sundy amendments % the post route
bill Committed.
Also from the same committee, 70 whom was referred SCI
nate bill declare the intent and uanng FAR
respects the ranking privilege Of members q Congress- Of ire
act approved the first Of March, hcussd eight hundred
and forty seyen AMI entitled An act 10 srcod the ret en-
titled An act TO reduce the rates Of postage, limit the
uc and correct the abuse Of the ranking privilege, and ior
the prevention Of frauds the pcs OH Department.
passed third Of March, eighteen hundred and fy i've and
Tor other purposes reported the back 10 the HOUSE with
amendment Committed.
Also from the same committee 10 whom sns referred Sc
nate bills for the relief Of Nathaniel Kuyken Cor the relief
Of Greed Tsylor and for The relief ~ Joseph r. CALDWELL re-
ported them ssversIy back 70 the HOUSE wiot snndsn,
Committed
Also from the same committee 10 whom ss retired the
letter Of the Postmaster General Of April II. iels transmit
ting abstract Of osrs fov carrying the mill inside within
the year preceding July |, 1915 report contracts Coz