Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-05
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THE BRITISH ts CENTRAL AMERICA.

Resolved That the President of the United State. h -
pecuy requested TO communicate this House nroyded
the publication thereof be preudica to The nabI int
rests all such Information may be within the knowledge Of
proceedings Of the English Government in sb GhI
seizure and occupation Of Island OF Tpre n the Of
Of 1enp A%eres also all facts
aye TO any seizure oecupaton attempted seizure or oc-
supaaon BY the English Government port river town,
States Central America also that he be reonested m
munieate to this House f not incompatible with the public
INTEREST," ALI treaties not heretofore published which NAV have
been negotiated with any of the States of Central America by
person acting by authority from late Adminsraton or
under the auspices OF the present Executive
Mr. WOOD offered the following, which lies over nader
the rule: N'N''
oved That the Secretary War be Instructed to trans
the improvement Of the Maumee river in the State Of Ohio
between the mouth of said Perrnbug and Maumee
cities, at the foot of the Rapids.
THE HOME DEPARTMENT.
Mr. MILLER offered the following
Resolved That the Committee of WAYS and Means be in
structed bill repeal entitled An act to
establish the Home Department and provide for the Trea
Department Assistant Secretary Treasury and
Commissioner of the Customsn
The question being the passage Of the resolution
Mr. MILLER moved the previous question, which not
seconded-Ayes So, 80.
Debate arising, the resolution lies over. ....
Mr.. MEACHAM asked leave to withdraw the papers Of
Robert Beach Sylvester Bodget and Joseph Johnson from
the files OF the House. and that they be referred to the Com
Notices of motions for leave to introduce bills were given
as follows:
By Mr.. VINTON: A bill to define and permanently es-
ablsh the number Of the members Of the House Represe
several States.
BY Mr.. la sERE. Abil for the relief of the assgnees
under the Baron De FERRET. e.a .a.
By Mr.. SPALDING: A bill to authorize the improve
ment OF the navigation of the ST. Clair Flats the State of
Michigan.
By Mr.. HARMANsoN: A bill to graduate the price of
pubic lands to cede portion of the and to grant
donation to actual settlers.
BY Mr.. billiard: bill to provide for the appoint
ment OF marshal and district attorney the middle Judi
cla district Of the United States in the State Of Alabama.
by Mr.. MASON: bill to grant to the soldiers and off,
GERS Of the war OF 1912 and the officers and soldiers of the
war with Mexico, who have not received bounty lands,
quantity OF land equal TO that granted the soldiers of the
By Mr.. FEATHERSTON A bill ceding to the State of
Mississippi all the public lands within her boundaries subject
to annual overflow h.a
Also bill e-organze the Grenada land district in the
State Of Mississippi.
Also, bill for the relief of Jacob p Montgomery and
others, soldiers in the late Mexican war.
By Mr.. LEFFLER, bill to set apart a portion of the
public lands in Iowa aid said State in the construction
railroad from Dubuque to Keokuck.
Also, bill to set apart portion of the public lands in Iowa
to aid said State in the construction of railroad from Daven
port via Iowa City and Fort Des Moines, Council Bluffs
on the Missouri river. s .:a.
Also, bill provide additional compensation for registers
and receivers Of the land Offices of the United States for the
location Of bounty land warrants. ..o'" $780,
By Mr.. CROWELL A bill to abolish the save-rade in
the District Of Columbia.
By Mr. BINGHAM: bill to grant alternate sections of
land to aid the construction of the and Kalamazoo
Canal, in the State of Michigan.
Also, bill relative to the construction Of ship canal
around the Falls Of Saul Ste. Marie, in said State.
Also, bill aid in the construction of road from Sagi
nav to Mchimackinac and Saul Ste Marie in said State
Also, bill to aid in the construction of road from Lam
sing the capital Of the State, to Mackiuac in said State of
| Michigan.
By Mr.. TAYLOR: A bill further to extend the time for
locating Virginia military land warrants and returning
veys thereon to the General Land Office.
By Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi A bill to repeal an
entitled can to establish the Home Department and
to provide for the Treasury Department Assistant Sece
tary of the Treasury and Commissioner of Customs.
THE NEW TERRITORIES AND SLAVERY.
Mr. ROOT offered the following
feSoDed That the Committee Territories be instructed
to report to the House, with little delay practicable
bill bills providing territorial government
for all that part the territory ceded the United States by
Mexico by the treaty Of Guadalupe Hdago lying eastward
Of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and prohibiting slavery
therein . "..
The question being the passage Of the resolution
Mr.. ROOT moved the previous question. .... .
Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia, moved that the resolution
be laid on the table. =
Mr.. HOUSTON moved that the House adjourn, which
motion disagreed to-Ayes 6s, noes 70.
The question then taken the motion to lay the
solution Of Mr. Roor the table, and decided in the mega
| tive by the following vote:
YEAs-Mesrs Alston Anderson, Ashe, Averett, Bay,
Bayly, Beale, Bissell, Bocock, Dowdon Bowin Boyd
Breck Brooks, Burt, George A. Caldwell JOS p Caldwell
Clark, Clingman, Williamson II. W. Cobb Colcock, Con-
rad, Debey, Duer Edmundson, Ewing Featherston Gil
more German, Green, Hackett, Hall, Hamilton, Hammond
HARRISON, Harmanson, sAam G. Harris Samson w. Harris
Raymond, Hiard Holmes, Houston, Hubbard, Inge, An
drew Johnson James L. Johnson Robert W. Johnson Jones'
Kaufman La Sere Job Mann, Marshall Mason McClernand
Mcdowell, Robert NJ. McLne, Fnis E. Mclean, McMul-
lin Mcqueen, Melville, Miller Mison Morse Orr Out
law Owen Phelps Richardson, Savage stanly F. 2, STAN
ton, H. Stanton, A. H. Stephens Thomas, Jacob Thomp
John B. Thompson, Toombs venable Wallace, Wat
kins, Wellborn, Williams, Woodward, and Young-ss.
| NAYS-Messrs Albertson, Alexander, Allen Ashmun,
Baker Bennett Bingham, noeh, Briggs, Buel, Burrows,
Cable, Calvin, Campbell Carter Cleveland, Cole, CoDger
Corwn, Crowell, Dimmick, Disney, Doty, Duncan Dun
ham, Nathan Evans, Fitch Fowler, Fuller Gerry Giddings
Goodenow, Colt, Grnnell, Holloway, Hampton, Harlan
Hebard Henry Hbbard Hoagand Howe Hunter, Jackson,
Julien, Daniel King George G. King, james G. King,
John A. King, Preston King, Letter, Ltlefed, H. Mann,
Matteson, McGaughey McKssock, Meacha, Morris Ogle
Olds, Otis Peaslee, Peck, Ptman, Potter Putnam Rev
nolds, Rsey, Robinson, Rockwell, Root, Rose Rumsey,
Sackett Sawele Schenck SchermerhorH Schoocraf Sill
yeser Spaldng, Sprague Stetson SweesS Taylor James
Thompson, William Thompson, Thurman, Tuck Underhill
Van DYKE Vnton, Walden, Waldo, Wentworth, White
Whittlesey, Widrick, Wilmot, Wilson, Winthrop, and
Wood-10l.
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON the House then adjourned
till Thursday next.
MRS. FARsHAM.-It will be remembered that this lady
proposed last winter take charge of such females as de-
fna .11n~If