Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-18

think ought TO be tsSeu up and receive the
Of the Senate at early day. trust that, after the long
delay which has taken place in regard the important sub
jec to which call the attention Of the Senate, 1t will
not be postponed by any more specsl orders. cannot
therefore, for The motion Of the Senator.
The motion agreed to, II voting in the affirmative
and 25 in the negative
The bill TO cede the public lands to the States in which
they ie on certain conditions taken up and debated til
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. CHANDLER asked leave to introduce the following
preamble and resolution
Whereas consequence of the large supplies gold from
California and other parts the world the proportion be-
tween that and silver rapidly changing thereby affect
their relative values and rendering the latter metal
ce of rather than currency and causing its
cuation money at Its nominal value r. .
And whereas under these the silver COINS Of
the country being largely exported and in
the premiums offered for them by dealers in bullion they are
being rapidly withdrawn from circulation thereby subectns
the banks and business community great and growing
from the scarcity OF these coins for the purpose OF
Resolved That the Committee Commerce be instructed
inquire into the expedeney of reducing the value OF the
silver coin OF the United States by diminishing their weight
prevent their expectation and that they have leave to
report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. SWEETsER objected and called for the orders of
the day. +
Mr. CHANDLER moved a suspension of the rules which
motion was agreed to Yeas IO4, nays 80. ..,
Mr. CHANDLER then submitted his preamble and reso-
luton, and stated that his only object get the matter
before the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. MEADE desired suggest amendment to the
luton, and if it accepted he would vote for the resou
ton. The amendment he desred to instruct the Com
mee also to inquire into the expedency of establishing
coin of dollar composed Of certain parts of gold and
tain parts of silver make the gold coin larger and
more convenient in size.
Mr.. CHANDLER said that there objections made to
it. He about to submit remarks his resolution
but he found the House was anxious proceed business
hv
preamble, and move the previous question
The previous question seconded and the resolution
was agreed TO-
FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW. ,... ".
Mr.. McLANAHAN moved suspension of the rules, to
enable him to introduce the following resolution:
Resofued That il would be inexpedent and improper to
repeal the law passed the last of Congress- entitled
act to amend and supplementary to the act entitled An
act respecting ugives from justice and escaping
from the service OF their maser approved February H.
1898. ::> .5
The yeas and nays ordered the motion to suspend
the rules. ,. .... IT,. r.
Mr.. sACKETT inquired whether, if the rules should be
suspended, the resolution would be amendable
The SPEAKER stated that il the rules should be suspend
ed the resolution would be before the House for its action,
and amendment would be in order relevant to the
luton. "
y Mr.. CARTER objected that the motion to suspend the
rules for the purpose of introducing proposed resolution
in order, for the that the resolution did pro-
pose any measure, the modification of any measure of
legislation.
" The SPEAKER ovenuled the point of order.
Mr.. JONES asked if it in order to to lay the
motion to suspend on the tate ..sa,.
The SPEAKER replied in the negative.
The question then taken the motion to suspend the
rules and it disagreed by the following vote-,wo
thirds not voting in favor thereof:
YEAS-Messrs Albertson Allen, Alston Andrews Ashe,
Bayly, Beale, Bingham, Bskee, Bowdon, Bowie, Boyd,
E. c. Cabe J. Cable, j. p Caldwell Campbell, Chandler,
Cngman w RW Cobb. Corock, Daniel, banner, Deberry,
Gd tS sos
Green, Hail. HARRISON, l. G. harris, T. L. Harris, Hay
mond Henry, Hard Holla1sy, Howard, Howe, Hubbard,
Kaufman, Kerr, Preston King La Sore, Letter, Llefed,
Job Mann, Mason, McLanahan +. Il. Mclean, Mcqueen,
Melville, Meade John X. Miller Nson Morris, Morse,
Norton Orr, Otis Outlaw, Owen, Parker, Penn, Phelps,
Potter Powell, Reed Robbins, Root Rose Savage, School
s,a Seldom %ioR. shsppsrd spague saa Frederick
Thomas Jacob Thompson, James Thompson, Venable Wal
den, Wallace Watkins Wellborn Wentworth, Williams Will
NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Ashmun Averett, Bell, BEN
nett Booth, Bown, Breck, Briggs, Burrows, Butler G. A.
CALDWELL Calvin Carter Clarke, Cleveland Cole Conger,
Fitch, Fowler, Freedley Gilmore Goodenow, Got Grin
nell Hammond, Hampton, Harlan, Hay, Hebard Hibbard,
James L. johnson, jones' George G. King James G. King,
john King, Horace Mann. Marshall Mae.on Mcdonald,
Mcdowell. MeGaughey, MeKissosk, R: NJ. McLane, Nc
Ogle Ods Peaslee, Peck, Ptman, Richardson, Risley,
Robinson, Rockwell, Ross, Rumsey, Sacket Sawtelle,
Schermerhorn, Sylvester Stetson Sweetser luck Under
hill, Van Dyke, Vnton, Waldo, White, Whtesey, and
Wright-84.
Mr. HOUSTON moved to reconsider the vote by which
the House refused to suspend the rules.
The SPEAKER, in accordance with former decision,
ruled the motion out of order.
CHEAP POSTAGE BILL.
On motion of Mr.. POTTER, the House then went into
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union, (Mr
BURT, of South Carolina, in the char) and resumed the
consideration of the bill to reduce and modify the rates of
postage in the United States
Mr.. DUER said that the bill under consideration contained
clause for the establishment of three cent con and this
in connexon with the subject Of postage. If three
postage should be adopted it would be necessary to have
coin Of this kind He expressed himself in favor Of quarter
dme and stated the why the five cents and ten cents
coins have greater circulation The circulation Of these
coins neonvenient rather than otherwise He found
that prices adapted themselves to twelve and six cents rather
than to five and ten cents If the price Of an article
cent three cents four cents six cents, in every
twelve cent piece would buy the article, without fraction
So six piece dvisibe by and three and leaves
fractional part. On the other hand five cent piece
only dvisibe by one, and ten cent piece divsbe by
nothing but one, two, and fve and it is difficult TO adapt
prices to this coin, and therefore prices adapted to the
other con The superintendent Of the mint had proposed
that the six cent and twelve pieces should be boughup
and that other coins should be formed of them He