Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-18
PROCEEDINGS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE s.
WEDNESDAY, May Is. 1850.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1901.
Mr. ROBBINS, by unanimous consent offered the follow
ing resolution, which agreed to:
Resolved That ihe Committee Naval Affairs be instruct
ed inquire the expedency OF giving all civil officers
Of the navy relative assimated rank Also the
pedency of revising the rules and regulations for the
of navy spproved April esd, 1SOo report
such modc Of said rules the committee may think
proper and judicous either by bill or otherwise.
Mr. STANLY asked the unanimous Of the House
report the following resolution from the select committee
appointed on the 9th instant
Resolved That the committee appointed May 6h $780, to
inquire what persons holding Office under the last Admnsa
on correspondents of newspapers Sc be authorized
employ clerk and have to send for
Objection being made the resolution not received.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER then called for reports from committees,
resumng where the call suspended previous day;
when .1....@
Mr.. STANLY, from the select committee appointed to
inquire what persons holding office under the late Adminsra
ton correspondents editors of newspapers &C..
ported the resolution printed above.
Mr.. HIBBARD moved to amend the resolution by adding
thereto the following:
And that said committee be instructed to inquire upon the
examination of such and papers, and report WHETHER
during the last Presidential canvass letter writ
ten by Gen. at time in the OF Abb
bott Lawrence, of Massachusetts, Truman Smith, OF Connec
cut other person. the effect that Gen Taylor in
Of the Wmo proviso and if elected President would
ing said proyso and what the precise Of
such letter letters and whether Gen. Taylor while holding
office Government
letters which were published in the newspapers tending
designed the election Of said Taylor the Pres
dency Of the United States and if So what the contents
OF said letters" I"
Mr. PRESTON KING raised the point of order whether
the amendment Of Mr.. HIBBARD in order.
TIE SPEAKER said that it was not the ground Of
irreevancy ..
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved to amend the resolution by add
ing thereto The following:
And that said committee inquire report what the
opinions Of Gen. Cass prior the election Of s4s the
stuona power of Congress improve rivers and harbor
and whether the noise confusion still prevents him
from making his opinions known and that said committee
further inquire and report what is the construction Of the
letter of MIR Polk Kane the subject of protection"
The SPEAKER stated that this amendment was out of
order the ground he had ruled the amendment of Mr.
HI lBBARD out of order. II.
Mr.. FEATHERsTON, prefacing his motion by few re-
Marks moved to amend the resolution by striking out the
words g be authorized to employ clerk, and. !"
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved the previous question, which
seconded and, under the operation thereof the amend
ment agreed to Yeas l04, nays 60.
The resolution, amended, then agreed to.
Mr.. VENABLE suggested that the bill, just
turned from the Senate, be referred to the Committee the
Judiciary.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, objected
The House then took up the Presidents message OF 5th
March last communicating copies of correspondence with
the British Government relative the coasng trade Of the
United States and the increase of duties and other
British productions
Mr.. BAYLY proposed to amerd the amendment of Mr..
Brooks by moving 10 eer much OF the related
to the duty and other British productions the Com
mittee of Ways and Means in lieu of the Committee
Manufactures.
After further debate by Messrs. BAYLY, HAMPTON,
sACKETT, CASEY, WINTHROP, and McCLER-
NAND-
Pending the question on the amendment to the amend
men', n,
On motion of Mr.. BOYD the House adjourned-ayes7 II,
noes 67. ..-...