Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-21


carolina Messs. MoREHKAD and McIEAs, Of Kentucky
Mr. bowDos, of Alabama; Mr.. McWILLIE, of MISSISSIPPI
Pi; and Mr.. HowARD, Of Texas.
THE TEXAN BOUNDARY SETTLED.
The SPEAKER by unanimous consent laid before the
House message from the President of the United States
flying the House of the of Texas TO the boundary
bill The message will be found at length in the proceedings
of the Senate.
On motion Of Mr.. JONES' the message was laid on the
table and ordered 10 be printed '
Mr. MEADE asked the unanimous consent of the House
70 oiler the following resolution
Resoued That select committee OF nine be appointed
inquire into the expedency of dividing the public lands
among the States Of the Union for Internal and
purposes in the and upon the conditions
following I-,
First The whole public domain to be surveyed as soon as
Practseable, and laid off into parcels Of
ships EACH lying contiguous each other may
Second he said parcels to be assigned by lot from time
me As the surveyors progress to the several sate: in
TO their populations but each State which there
are public ands be at liberty take its share Of the
lands situated within its limits which SHARE less than
the land so situated, to be assigned by lot.
Third All gold silver, and quicksilver mines be
served to the United States.
Fourth Each State dispose its lands in the manner
the allotment any citizen Of the United States be permitted
70 settle thereon paying to the proprietor State not
Fh Ths dollar s.,s and cent. per acre
pose no tax thereon while they remain the property Of any
Sixth Twenty per cent Of all nett sales made by the States
be paid the Treasury Of the United States for the pay
men and redemption the principal and interest OF the pub
lie debt Tor which they now pledged, until the same be
Seventh The sixteenth of township be
served to the settlers thereof for school purposes.
And that said committee have leave to report by bill or
etherwise
Mr.. BIssELL and Others Directing, the resolution
not received. sE.a,s If s. "
The question taken on the motion suspend, and it
disagreed to Yeas 1885, nays 7Otwo-thrds not voting
in favor thereof.
Mr. OTIS asked the unanimous consent of the House to
offer the following resolution:
Resolped That bin No 351, entitled An act to reduce
en- from the orders Of the day. and made the special order Of
the for "Wednesday next and each succeeding day until
finally disposed Of
Objection was made. &E~ 5g#." .st
Mr.. OTIS moved suspension of the rules and demand
ed the yeas and nays, which were ordered. .& 'n
question being taken, the rules suspended and
the resolution, after being amended by substituting "Mon-
day" forlss w ednesday," was adopted. #
Mr.. Seldom, by unanimous consent offered the follow
Rsolve That the Committee the Judiciary INSTRUCT
cd inquire into the propre Of reenactng BY
law provision contained in the 9th section Of the Of Sd
March, iSa9 by which compensation temporarily
the depositaries Of public money.
The resolution was agreed to-
Mr.. ANDERSON, by unanimous consent, submitted the
following resolution, which was agreed to:
Resopea That the Committee Military Affairs be and
they hereby Instructed inquire into the proprey and
act Angus. is4s to pay certain Tennessee vol
uneer the field officers regimen, embraced BY said
Mr. McCLERNAND moved to suspend the rules SO as to
enable him for leave to introduce bill granting to
the States of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio the right Of way
through the public lands, and for other purposes. @
The motion disagreed to. '... ,Es@ '.-
Mr. HOLMES, by unanimous consent offered the follow
ing resolution, which was agreed to: tn #'ta
Resolved That it be referred to the Judiciary Committee
report upon the propriey Of giving the salary the
marshal OF South Carolina allowed to the marshas Of
Mr.. BURT, by unanimous consent introduced joint
resolution terminate the 9Th article Of the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain, concluded at Washing
ton the 9th day Of August 1912 which read twice and
referred to the Committee Naval Affairs. >t5
On motion Of Mr.. SCHENCK, by unanimous consent,
the Committee of the Whole the Of the Union
discharged from the further consideration Of the bill Of the
House promote the efficiency of the naval establishment
by providing retired list for disabled officers and reducing
Che number q officers" and it was recommitted the Com
'mittee on Naval Affairs.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Mr.. McLANE, Of Maryland, moved that the House
60 into Committee Of the Whole the of the Union,
with view Of taking up the river and harbor BILL
The motion agreed to: Yeas l07, nays 81.
And thereupon the House went into Committee Of the
Whole the state of the Unon Mr.. STRoxG, OF Penn.
sylvania, in the chair.
The committee then proceeded to consider the bill of the
House authorize certain persons entitled to bounty andst
dispose Of the same by testament.
on this bill which wasparicpated
in by Messrs MORSE, sCHENCK, WENTWORTH,
MEADE, SWEETSER, and GORMAN.
During this debate MI BURT moved to amend the bill
as to make it general one instead Of Icing confined to
certain class.
Before taking the question on this amendment the
mittee rose ..-.& "4
And the House djournea
TUESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1850.
The SPEAKER, by unanimous consent, laid before the
House the annual report Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
the state Of the finances.
Mr.. BAYLY moved that this report be referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means and printed and also that
the usual number Of extra copies 10000 be printed for the
use Of the House. s.s. .
eloquent and feeling MANNER the death Of his colleague the
Hon j. H. HARMAssoS Representative from the State Of
Louisiana who died at New Orleans the 18th Of October
last The usual resolutions Of respect for the memory Of the
deceased were unanimously adopted the House adjourned
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ls, 1850.
Mr.. SIBLEY, by unanimous consent, offered the follow
ing resolution, which agreed to s4 .s . Il. Pal.
Resol,ed That the Committee on Public Lands be in
structed inquire into the expedeney OF providing BY law
for transferring the charge OF the 10th and Seth sections o
school lands Oregon and Minnesota Territories to the Le
csave Assemblies thereof and to allow of their being eas
by said Legislative Assemblies and that said committee
report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. ALBERTSON, by unanimous consent, presented the
memorial Of meeting Of citizens Of the West, held at the
CITY of Evansville Indiana in relation Western interests
which memorial referred to the Committee Roads and
Canals and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. GILBERT, by unanimous consent, in pursuance Of
previous notice. introduced bill TO create the office of
yeyor general public lands in the State Of California
which was read twice. and referred the Committee the
Mr. POTTER moved that the House resolve itself into