Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-11

clerks could Be pfoRaby employed in the pension Office
Now this bill proposed to give them thirty when
evidence that twenty clerks could issue about three
four hundred in day, and the roll would not permit
larger number TO be examined The clerks had already
been appointed and, instead Of passing this BILL the House
had better step and whether articles of impeachment could
not be brought against the Department for appointing the
clerks without authority Of law. He hoped the House would
have the ball printed, that il could ba examined.
Mr. ROBINSON said that there seemed to be question
Of vcraciiy between the gentleman from Ohio and himself
He certainly understood the gentleman from Ohoas agreeing
TO the report.
Mr.. MILLER said that the genteman had misunderstood
him and be renewed the demand for the previous question,
After various Inquiries addressed the Speaker, and re-
piled to by him
The House refused TO second the demand for the previous
question. =
Mr. BAYLY said tina, he very anxious few moments
ago to get the foo for fear the House might be disposed
TO rush the bill through without consideration but there
determination eyinced give consideration
than the chairman of the special committee seemed willing
allow, he would detain the House but few minutes. He
considered the bill in Of its provisions very dangerous
the third section particularly il established rules
Of evidence such he undertook say prevailed in
any tribunal the face Of the EARTH II the bill the
gentleman from Indiana described il to be- That gentleman
said that did than legaze the additional clerical
force in the Department Of the Interior II did great deal
1t established rules Of evidence be observed in the ad
Indication Of these claims which him. and such. he
veniured TO say would he every body Besides the
objections which apparent upon the face Of the third
on, there werc objections OF construction about it, and this
very serious objection 10 the bill with him. As his
friend from Ohio (M MILLER) suggested there por-
ons Of the bill absolutely in conflict and other portions the
construction Of which very doubtful He could say
what The proper construction Of the bill.
Mr. ROBINSON wished say that the third section Of
this bill in conflict with any other secton fit mpro
pey drawn 1t was the work Of the Secretary Of the Interior
himself il was dnyn up by him. and in his hand
Mr. BAYLY said tina. this made the matter decidedly
worse.
Mr. STEVENS Of Pennsylva desired to know Of the
gentleman from Indiana whether the Secretary of the Interior
drew the encomms contained in the report Of the committed
Laughter
Mr.. McCLERNAND moved an amendment to the bill as
additional section, the effect that the registers and
cevers of the several land Offices of the United States shall
entitled demand and receive for their services in locating
military bounty land warrants from each person applying to
locate them, fee Of twenty five cents for each forty
located provided this fee shall be in lieu and in discharge of
any similar fee already allowed by law and provided further
that the salary and pequses shall exceed S 600
| per annum each
He moved to postpone the further consideration of this bill
until Thursday NEXT and that the bill and report be ordered
to be printed but Withdrew the motion at the request Of
! Mr.. MEADE, who moved TO amend the amendment by
addnga provision thereto that the issued under this
law shall be asgnabe the Mexican bounty land
He renewed the motion of Mr.. McCLERSAsD.
| The SPEAKER ruled the amendmentof Mr.. MEADE out
of order as irrelevant to the bill under consideration
The question being the motion to postpone the further
consideration Of the bill Ill, Thursday next and ordering it
be printed
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next Thursday week which amendment agreed to.
The motion amended was then agreed to. So the fur
ther consideration of the subject postponed until next
| Thursday week.
| FUGITIVE SLAVE Law.
Mr.. JULIAN asked the unanimous consent of the House
present the memorial of the yearly meeting Of the re
gons society of anti-slavery Friends held Newport,
Wayne county, Indiana the subject slavery, and par
icuIary in favor of the repeal Of the fugitive slave law
/ Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi objected.
/ Mr. LILLIAN nnoyed susDens;on of Ia enable
him present the memorial, and gave notice that if the
ton agreed he would refer the memorial
committee, with instructions to report bill in favor Of the
peal Of the fugitive slave law.
Mr.. HALL called for the reading of the memorial.
Mr.. INGE objected to its reading.
The House then ordered the memorial be read and it
was accordingly read.
Mr. RICHARDSON wished to know il it was in order to
move to lay the whole subject on the table
| The SPEAKER replied in the negative.
| Mr.. STANLY inquired if the gentleman from Indiana
could not his memorial under the rue and have
| ferrpd
The SPEAKER replied that this could be done, but that
the gentleman could refer it under the rule with the in
| strnciions-
Nj. sTANLY only wanted the House to understand the
question.
Mr.. KAUFMAN desired to know wha. the instructions
were "
Mr. JULIAN stated that if the petition presented he
wanted have referred committee, with instructions to
report bill granting the prayer of the petitioners for the
peal Of the fugitive slave law.
Mr.. HARRIS, of illinois, inquired if it in order to
lay the motion suspend the rules the table
The SPEAKER replied in the negative.
Mr. GERRY inquired if the Instructions provided the pc
tion should be received, be entertained matter Of
course could the instructions and the petition be sepa-
rated
The SPEAKER replied that the memorial must first be
before the House before the instructions could be moved
The question then taken BY yeas and nays On the mo-
ton to suspend with the following result:
YEAS-Messrs Alexander, Bennett, Bingham, Booth, j.
Cable Campbell Chandler Clarke Cleveland, Cole, Con-
GER Corwn, Crowe Dixon Doty Duncan Durkee, Nathan
Evans, Fitch, Fowler Freedley 'ddlngs Gilbert Goode
bard Henry Howe Hunter William T. Jackson Julian,
George G. King James c. King, John A. King, Preston
King Horace Mann, Matteson, Meacham, Moore, Morris
Nelson, Newell, Otis Peck, Potter, Reed, Risley, Rockwell
Sparkling Sprague 1haddeas Stevens, Steson Tuck, Van
Dyke, Wentworth Wilmot, Wrght-6s.
NAYS-Messrs Albertson Aston, Averett, Bay, Bayly
Beale Bocock Bowli, Boyd, Breck, Briggs, Brooks, Al
y. r. Caldwell Carter Clngman, w. R. W. Cobb, Danner
Deberry, Dimmck, Disney, Duer, Dunham Edmundson,
Eliot, Alex. Evans Ewing. Featherston, Faler, Gentry,
Gerry, Gilmore Gorman Green Hail. Hamilton, Hampton,
| G.. Harris, T. L. Harris, Raymond, Hubbard, H'iard'
Andrew johnson, James L. Johnson jones' Kaufman Kerr,
La Sere LETTER. Levin, Lttefeld, Job Mann, Marshall,
Mason, McClernaud, Mcdonald Mcdowell, McGaughey,
MeKissock, MeLanahan, r. M. Mca.ane, MeMuien, Nc
Willie Meade John X. Miller, Mison. Morehead, Nor
rison Morse Morton, Ogle, Ods Orr, OUTLAW, Owen,
Peaslee Penn Phenix Powell Richardson Robbins Robin
son. Rose Ross Savage Schenck ShePperd Stanly Frede
rick r. Stanton, Richard H. Stanson Alex H. Stephens,
Strong Sweetar Taylor, Thomas James Thompson, John
B. TRompson Thurman, Toombs, UndehiH, Venable, Vim
ton Walden, Waldo, Wallace. Watkins, Weborn, White
Whittle.ey, Williams, Young-lt9
So the House refused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. SCHENCk inquired OF the Chair whether 1t was not