Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-25

Mr. bA4Lf said that, IN connexon with the
which the Speaker bad made, he would ask to be INDUCED
remarks concerning the of the business Of the House.
The deficiency bill Che sa) has already been made the pe
cial order from day to day until disposed Of We will
not be able to get through with that bill in less than three
days. The New York mint bill and the bill providing board
Of accounts have also been made special orders Each Of
these will take two days The importance Of them will, at
rate ene them much time for their consideration
Four days have been apart for the consideration of Terri
ora business and day has been appropriated to the Dis
tct OF Columbia We all know that Mondays consumed
in motions to suspend the rules and "des SO far
as the business OF the House concerned There five
Mondays remaining Thus the House will that Of the
thryve days Of the session still remaining, seventeen
beyond CONTROL and have only eighteen days, ncud
ing Fridays and Saturdays apart by the rules of the
House for private bills left the business of Con-
gress not provided for in the special orders We have nine
general appropriation bills which is imperative duty
consider and pass and tho failure of any Of which would
lead to great embarrassment E Eaa
These bills the Military Academy bill the revolutionary
and other pension bill The navy pension bill the Indian
bill the pos. Office bill; the fori6cation BILL the army bi
the navy bill and the civil and diplomatic bill.
In these bills appropriations made amounting up
wards Of forty millions Of dollars and providing for every de-
parment Of the pubc They ought he carefully
considered But every day of tho session which is ap
proped already be given the consideration Of those bills
give them but two days each deprive private
bills of Fridays and Saturdays, and less than if we
do not.
Under these circumstances, feel il my duty call upon
the House, in the most earnest manner, to make
that will sustain Monday in sakng them spe
ca orders If it does not il is certain that Of those
bills will fell, they will he passed without due consdera-
tion. After this statement If the COMMITTEES Of Ways and
Means sustained by the House, and the public service
shall suffer- they must bear the responsibility which will bea
very heavy one. aTa rSs ta...
Mr.. STANTON, Of Tennessee inquired if it would not
be In the power Of the House, by unsnmous consent to re-
ceve such reports would not give rise to debate
The SPEAKER replied that il could be done by uuani-
consent but the regular order Of business was the call
sc Of
debate. He then called for reports from committees,
ing where the call suspended previous day. ard the
following reports were made: *l.& AZ;
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee
the Judiciary made adverse report the petition Of
John Fraser and John Reed and laid the table.
On motion Of Mr. THOMPSON. the same committee was
discharged from the further consideration Of the petition Of
the citizens Of Braxon county, Virginia, in behalf Of Eli
Wilson and il was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. MEADE, the committee was dis
charged from the further consideration of the petition Of mem
be Of Congress from the State Of Indiana praying for d
vision Of the said State into judicial districts and il was
laid on the table.
Mr.. MEADE, from the same committee to which
ferred the bill OF the Senate entitled " An act to amend seve
raj establishing district Of the United States in the
State of Florida and provide for ws Of and appeals
from said COURTS reported the same back without amend
ment.
Mr. M asked that this bill be put its passage and made
remarks urging its necessity, during which he was in
euped for purposes Of explanation and inquiry, by Messrs
FOWLER GRINNELL, CARTER, CABELL, HALL,
HARALSON, and KING, of New Jersey.
Mr. JONES moved that the bill be laid the table
which motion there yeas 80, nays 81. ..t.
The SPEAKER voing in the negative, the motion
lost. y.
The question being on the third reading Of the bill
On motion Of Mr.. STRONG the House proceeded the
consideration Of the business on the Speakers table.
BUSINESS ON SPEAKERS TABLE.
| The SPEAKER laid before the House a message from
the President Of the United States, follows
WASHINGTON, JANUARY IA, 1851.
To the House Of Representatives Of the United States
In compliance with resolution of the House of Represen
atve adopted July Is, $780, requesting the President to
communicate his views sundy questions Of rank,
Of the navy respectively and Of relative rank between ocers
Of the army and navy when brought into co-operaton
caused to be convened board Of intelligent and experienced
officers in each branch Of the service consider the matters
involved in said resolution, and To report their opinion for my
advice and information. ...a.
Their reports have been made aud have The honor here
with to submit copies Of hem together with bills draughted
substantially accordance Herewith the Of rank in
each branch Of the service. s a &3 as .
The subject Of great interest," and it is highly i'm
porant that it should be settled by legislative authority and
with little delay possible consistently with its proper
| animation.
The points which will be perceived that the two boards
disagree in regard relative rank between officers of the
my and navy esteemed Of very great practical import
ance and the adoption Of the rule proposed by either would
be acceptable to the Executive.
But, If decision these shall be suspended, it is
hoped that the bills which designed regulate rank pre-
cedence and command in the army and navy, separate
branches of service may receive the sanction Of Congress- with
such amendments may be deemed appropriate, IN Inc
course Of the present session.
After some conversation between Messrs. BURT and
STANTON Of Tennessee the message referred 10 the
Committee Military Affairs
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