Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-07-13
MONDAY. July S. 1850

Speaker, under the resolution passed Saturday last
committee 10 investigate the charges sgans the Hon JoHUA
H. UIpDISss OF having improperly absracted papers from
the files OF the Post Office Department Mr. OTs of Mane
Mr. RoBIssos, of Indiana, Mr.. BAr, of Missouri, Mr..
ALLEs, Of Massachusetts, and Mr. TRuRMAs, Of New
York
Mr.. DANIEL asked the unanimous consent Of the House
to offer the following resolution
hesofed By The Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
e United States Of .2nerica Congress assembled two
thirds OF both Houses concurrng That the following amend
en o he Constitution OF the United States be proposed to
the Legislatures OF the several States which, when by
three fourths thereof shall be part of the said Constitution
That the fifth article of the said Constitution be amended
by Adding TO the at the end thereof the words fnd
aded aso That amendment shall be made. the object
ndeney Of which is abolish any way affect the in
ston ofslayery any State without concurrence Of
.sssates q which such institution may exist
PRESTON KING objected
THE GALpH1N cLAm.
The House then proceeded consider the Gsphn
The question first in order to-day laying the a-
bic the motion reconsider; and being taken, the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table Yeas 99 nays 9.
The question then REQUIRED agreeing to the second
branch of MIR. THoMpsoN's amendment in the following
words:
'esoued further That this House decidedly dsapproves
OF and dssents from the opinion given by the Attorney Gene
the action Of the Secretary of the Treasury in payment of the
same caim,'' VI. .a.'
The question being put, it decided in the affirmative
by the followng.vote
fEhS-Messrs AlDert6on, hieGanueF, Alien, hsne,
Averett, Bay, Bssell, Booth, Bowdon, Bowlin, Boyd,
Briggs Brooks Albert G. Brown William j. Brown Buell.
Burt Gable, George A. Caldwell, Carter Cleveland, W. r.
Dimmick, Disney, Doty, Durham, Durkee, Edmundson
Ewing, Feaherston, Fitch, Fowler, Gerry Giddings Gil
more, Gorman Gott. Gould, Hail. Hamilton, Hammond Ha-
ralson Harlan Isha G. Harris Sampson w. Harris, Thos
L. Harris, Hebard, Hbbard, Hoaday, Holmes, Hubbard
Hunter Joseph W. Jackson Andrew Johnson, JONES' Julian
Mann, % Mason % Meclerasnd MsLanahan, Meqaeea, Mew-
lie Meade, Miller, Mison Morris, Morse, Morton New
ell Olds Orr Owen, Parker Peasee, Peck, Phelps Potter
sawtele Seldom Sylvester Frederick r Stanton, Richard
H. Stanton Alexander H. Stephens, Setson, Strong, Sweet
Jacob Thompson James Thompson Toombs Van Dyke,
Wildrick, Wilmot, Wood, Woodward, Young-ll9
NAYs-Messrs. Alston, Andrews, Baker bennett, Bokee
BELL Casey Chandler, Clark, clingman, Crowel Deberry
Dixon Duer, Duncan, Nathan Evans, Freedley Gentry,
Grinnell Haoway, Hampton, Hay, Raymond, Hillard,
Houston Howe, William T. Jackson, Kerr Daniel T. King,
George G. King James G. King, John A. King, Horace
Manu. Marshall Matteson McGaughey, McKssock, Moore,
Nelson, ogle, OUTLAW, Ptman Putnam, Reed, Reynolds,
craft Shepperd Spading, any, haddeus Stevens, Thur
man, Underhill, vinton White, Williams, Winhrop-66.
The question recurred upon agreeing to the substitute Of
Mr. ScHENcK amended by the amendment Of Mr.. THoMP
SON, which, after delay point of orde put,
and il disagreed to hy yeas and nays, as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Rayly, Bocock, A. G Brown, William J.
Brown, w. r. w. Cobb Durham, Gilmore, Hail. Hamil-
ton, Hammond, Haralson Harlan, Sampson W. Harris inge
Littlefeld McClernand McMuIen, Orr, Owen, Parker,
Peck Phelps, Potter Ross Sawele, Frederick Stanton
Alexander H. Stephens, Strong Jacob Thompson, Toombs,
NAYS-Messrs. .Aibertson, Alexander, Allen, Alston,
An ews Ashe Baker, Bay Bennett, Bssell, Bokee Booth
rows, Burt Chester Butler Thomas B. Butler Cabe Cable
George A. Caldwell Joseph p Caldwell, Calvin Campbell
Cartier, Casey Chandler, Clark Cleveland Clngman Col
berry Dckey, Dmmick, Disney Dixon, Doy, Duer Dun
can Dnrkee, Edmundson Nathan Evans, Ewing Feather
son Fitch Fowler Freediey Gentry Gerry, Giddngs Cor
Harris Thomas L. Hrrris, Hay Raymond Hebard, Henry
Hibbard. Hilliard, Hollsday, Holmes Houston Howard
son. James L. Johnson Jones' Julian Kerr Daniel p King,
George King, James G. King, John a. King. Preston
King La sere Horace Mann, Job Mann, Marshall Mason,
MeLanahan, MeQueen Meacham, Meade Miller Millson'
Moore Morris Morse, Morton, Nelson, Newell Ogle Ods
Outlaw Peaslee, Pman, Powell Putnam, Reed Reynolds
Rsey, Robinson, Rockwell, Root Rose, Rum
sey Sacket Savage Sehenck Schermerhorn sshoolcraf
Seldom Shepherd, Sylvester, Spading, Sprague, Sany r.
H. Stanton Thaddeus Stevens Sctson. Sweetser, James
Thompson Thurman, Taek, UnderhilI, Van DYKE yinon
Walden. Wallace White, Wildrck Williams, Wimot
Winthrop, Wood, Woodward, and Young-i6S.
The question recurred agreeing to the original re-
solutions reported by the committee t...
Mr.. STEVENS of Pennsylvania, moved to lay the whole
subject on the table,
Mr.. HOLMES moved to adjourn; which motion was ne
ga,ived.
The question was then taken the motion oi Mr. STE
VEINS, OF Pennsylvania, and was dsaeeea 10 1eas 10
nays ll6, ~
The question still being the resolutions reported by the
committee
Mr.. MARSHALL asked division of the resolutions.
Mr. SCHENCK raised the question of order that the three
resolutions reported by the committee contained no aluson
whatever to George W. Crawford, who had asked the inves-
tiration hot we're totally different subjects.
The SPEAKER did no, entertain the point of order.
The question then taken the first resolution report
ed by the committee, and it agreed to by the following
YEAs-Messrs Abertson, Alexander, Allen, Ashe. Ave-
rtu Bay Bissell, Bocock, Booth, Bowdon Bowin BOYD,
Briggs Brooks A. G. Brown VIM. j. Brown Buel Burrows
Burt 7. h. Butler Cable, Geo. A. Caldwell, j. PICald-
WE'LL Campbell Cartier, Cleveland w. RW Cobb, Colcoek,
Cole Conger Crowell, Daniel, Dickey Dmmick Disney,
Fitch Fowler, Freedley Gerry Giddings 6-
nore German, Gott Gould Hail. Halloway Hamilton aam-
nond. Harlan, Isham G. Harris Sampson W. Harris Ihos
Harris Hay, Hebard, Henry, Hbbard Holladay Howard
Howe Hubbard. Hunter Inge Joseph w Jackson, William
T. Jackson Andrew Johnson Jones, Julian, Kaufman John
King, Preston King La Sere Letter Litteheld Horace
McKissock McLanahan, McNiullen Mcueen,
Melville, Meacham Meade, Miller Millson, Morehead,
Norris Morse Nelson Newell, Ods, Orr, Parker, Peasee
Peck Phelps, Pn,an, Potter Reynolds, Richardson Rey
Robinson, Root Rose, Ross Sacket Savage sawee Sed-
Ion, Sylvester, Spading, Spsgue, Stanly r. Stanton
H. Stanton, Steson Strong Sweetser Jacob ahompson
White, WiIdrek Wimot, Wood, Yeuug-l42.
NAYS--Messrs Aston, Andrews. Baker, Bokee, Bowie
'reck, Chester Buter, Csbe, Calvin Casey, Chandler,
Clark Clngman Conrad. Corwin Deberry, Dixon Daer,
Duncan, Gentry Grinue Hampton, Raymond, Hlliard,
Iouston James L. Johnson Kerr, Daniel p King, George
) King, James g. King Marshall, Moore, Morton, ogle,
nerhon, schoolcra Sheppard. Alexander H. Stephens,
roombs, Vinton, Weliborn, Williams. Wintfrop-4s-
The question then taken the second resolution, and
I was agreed to, BY yeas and nays as follows
fEAS-Messrs. Alstoa, Averett, Bennett, Boeoek Bo-
tee Booth, Boyd Breck Burt Cabe Joseph Caldwell,
ayin Carter Casey Clark Clirgman Coeock, Conrad,