The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE PREslDENT's MEssAGE.


The SPEAKER announced the first busir ess in
order to be the question on agreeing to an amend
ment reported to the House yesterday, to the Sc
ries Of resolutions referring the various branches
OF the Presidents message to the appropriate com
inittees, namely, to refer TO the Committee on
Commerce the suje ct of improvement of rivers al
well as harbors. thus taking the power from the
Committee on Roads md Canals
The amendment was concurred in-yeas 81,
nays 90.
This, together with the other resolutions, was
adopted
MIR GORMAN. from the Committee On Print.
ing, reported a resolutiOn-that two hundred extra
copies of the Preeident's message and the accom-
panying documents be printed for the of the
head Of each Executive Department of the Gov
eminent.
MIR. HALL moved an amendment-that one
thousand copies of the report Of the Commissions r
OF the General Land Office be printed for the use
of that officer. After explanations this was with
drawn, and the resolution edopted-yeas &C.
nays 70
MIR. STROTHER moved that the House resolve
iseif into Committee Of the Whole on the state
OF the Union but the motion did not prevail.
PETITIONS.
The several States and Territories were called
for petitions, and large number on various cub
lects were presented and appropriately referred.
Mr.. CABLE, OF Ohio, preslnted the petition Of
cizens OF Carroll county, Ohio, nsking for the
moval Of the seat Of the General Government to
come place nearer the centre of the Union; aud
moved that it be referred to select committee.
Mr.. CLINGMAN having expressed a desire tc
debate the petition, the subject went over in &C
cordance with the rule.
REPORTS FRoM COMMITTEE
Mr.. WILLIAMS from the Committee of Elec .
tons, reported the following resolution:
Resopsd That the Clerk OF the House be direc led
u pay to John s. Ltteli the per diem and mileage
as Is usually allowed to members Of Congress,
from the commencement Of tho thirty first Con
gress to the eleventh of September, 1850 inclusive;
the contest between him and John Robbins IT,, (for
seat in the Housc) having been decided on that
day.
The resolution was agreed to-yeas SO, nave "a
Mr.. GAMBLE. from the Committee Of Elections
repnt ted the following:
ResoUfd, That the Clerk of the House be directed
to pay Hendricks b. Wright contestant from the
eleventh Congressional district of Pennsylvania
in the first session Of the thirty second Con gress
the same daily pay and mileage paid to member
of this House, from the GTs day Of said session
Ill the second of July following, inclusive, being
the day on which the said contest was decided.
The resolution wac agreed to-yeas 400, ma ys so.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Massachusetts, offered the fol
lowing resolution
R.solued, That the Clerk of this House paw TO
John Iallaierro. OF Virginia, the same conpensa-
ton per diem and mileage that was allowed to
members Of Congrcss, computing the per diem
from tbe commencement Of the fret session Of the
twelfth Congress TIL tho second of Dece mber 1911:
also, that he pay The said Talialerro n lke com
pensatiou per diem and mileage from the corr.
rnencement OF the first session of the thirteenth
,"nB'eoo, W a"u i"%'"''hs inc eecoho oi August,
1913; and the like compensation per diem and
mileage, computing the per diem from the com.
nepcement Of the second session of the thirteaatb
Congress TO and including February II, 1914
Mr.. DAVIS said that Mr.. Taliaferro W as a mem
Der Of the House forty or fifty ysars ago. in the
drst contest the right 10 the seat was declared in
his favor, bot he never received his pay for thai
trne. la the second. by strict party vote, hi.
opponent prevailed. The gentleman IA now living
ia this city, st the age Of eighty years. il poor
aud Untitled 10 the money Tor the payment o.
which the resolution Iprovdes
Mr.. LETCHER wished To know whether the an
aIquarsn Committee Of Eiectiops bad extended
their inquiries any further back.