Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

Mr.. McWILLIE, from the Committee Printing
ported the following resolution, which was agreed to:
Resov6d That thousand copies of the report of the Su
pernenden Of the Coast Survey be prntedve thousand
copies for the of the House. and thousand copies for
the use OF the Coast Survey.
BILLS INTRODUCED. =.
The following bills introduced leaye read twice.
and referred to appropriate committees ~.
By Mr.. EVANS, Of Ohio till to authorize persons
entitled bounty lands under the act Of September, 1850,
receive Treasury scrip in lieu Of land warrants.
By Mr.. THURsTON :: A bill providing revenue cutter
for the district of Oregon. ....
By Mr. DOTY: bill to authorize the States Of Ohio
and Wisconsin locate the balance Of the land which they
respectively entitled, under the act granting land to aid
in the construction Of the Wabash and Erie and Dayton and
Erie canals and for the improvement Of the Fox and Wis.
consin rivers
BY Mr.. BENNETT A bill granting to the State Of
New York. for school and railroad purposes, just and
equal proportion Of the public lands with that granted to other
States. .r.
Mr.. SACKETT asked leave to introduce bill to repeal
entitled "An to extend patent heretofore grant
ed to William Woodwork, approved February, ls45.
Mr.. CARTER objected.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, asked leave to introduce
bill for the encouragement OF agriculture, commerce. and
manufactures by granting to every man and woman the
head of family in the United States homestead OF one hum
ded and sixty of the public domain, provided they
cultivate the same for the period therein specified.
Mr. ORR objected saying that he opposed to this sort
OF demagogism. a. .....E...
EXECUTIVE COMMUNIcATIoNs.
The SPEAKER laid before the House sundry Executive
communications, viz .">.
communication from the State Department. transmitting
abstract Of the made to that Department BY the
collectors of customs showing the number OF seamen regis
tered the several ports entry the United States during
the year ending September 3O 1880 Referred to the Com
mit,ee Commerce and ordered to be printed.
communication from the War Department, transmitting
statement Of the contingent expenses Of the military esab
shmen for the year 1850. Referred to the Committee OF
Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
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statements prepared in the several bureaus OF that Depart
of contracts and purchases made during the calendar
year 1850 Laid the table and ordered to be printed
communication from the same Department transmitting
statements Of the expenditures made during the year ending
June 80 $780, from the appropriations for contingent ex-
penses Of the War Department and its several bureaus Re
ferred the Committee Expenditures in the War De-
partment and ordered to be printed.
NEW HAMPSHIRE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the report OF
the Committee Of Elections in the OF the contested cleo
ton from the third district Of New Hampshire.
The majority of the Committee Of Elections had reported
resolution which declares that GEoRGE w. MoRRIsoN IS
entitled the seat which Mr.. Tuck proposed an amend
giving the JARED PERKISs, the contestant and
the pending question this amendment.
Mr. SCHENCK addressed the House for the space OF an
hour during which he replied to the remarks OF Mr. DIS
in relation certain Of the Wing party OF Ohio
dstcing the Stae and defended the right Of the contestant
to the scat claimed by him.
Mr.. DANIEL moved the previous question, which was
seconded.
Mr. STRONG, in exercise Of the privilege allowed the
member reporting the under consideration then
closed the debate by speech in support OF the right OF the
sitting member, (Nr. MoRRIsoN.) "
Mr.. SWEETSER moved that the House adjourn; which
motion was lost.
The question was then taken the substitute moved BY
Mr. Tuck, and it disagreed to Yeas s4, nays lO3.
The question then recuned the resolution reported BY
the Committee Elections and decided in the afr
native Yeas 90, nays 60
So the House decided that Mr. MoRRIsoN is the Repre-
sentative from the Third Congressional District OF New
Hampshire
The House then adjourned. ....