Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-10

poses approved March 3d. 1884, rs reatss 10 the postage
tres circulation Transmission Of nwspaPer, periodicals. and
other printed matter and all other proysons of law neon
stent with the provisions Of this act hereby repealed
Mr.. 0LDS, from the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads to which was referred Senate bill for the
lief Of John Sullivan reported the same back without
amendment, and il was committed.
Also from the COMMITTEES reported bill for the
better protection Of the of the Post Once De-
parment and for other purposes which read twice
and committed
Also from the same committee to which was referred
the resolution of the Senate establish certain routes
reported the same back without amendment
Dir. STUART moved to amend the bill to DECLARE
oil public highways post roads
A debate easued, in which SIessrs STUAgT, GREY,
FOWLER and EVANS advocated the amendment, and
Messrs. MARSHALL, Of Kentscky and MOREHEAD
opposed it.
Before any question was takeu on the amendment the
morning. hour expired.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, the House then into
Committee of the Whole the Of the Union, Mr.
STUART, Of Michigan, in she chair and resumed the
alteration Of the Senate amendments the deficiency
bill
Mr. HOWARD addressed the House in favor Of the
amendment Of the Senate adding the following provso
t the item of the i appropriatng eighty Thousand dol
lars for running and marking the boundary line between
the United States and Mexoo according the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo
strged to sanction departure fromhe point the Rio
Grande north Of the town called Paso designated in the said
treaty.
He also advocated the amendment Of the Senate giving
increased compensation tothe Collins line of
Mn CHANDLER also argxed in favor Of the Senate
amendment in reference to the Collns line
MI STANTON, Of Ohio, after aluang politics. and
expressing the belief that the speech Mr. TooMBs would
be the Of gaining several Thousand for Gen.
Scott i'm Ohio proceeded oppose the Senate amendment
proposing an increase Of to the Corsne
Of steamers.
The Committee took "a recess until five o'clock
EVENING. SESSION
The committee re-assembled ct five o'clock aboutthrty
members being in attendance.
Mr.. VENABLE opposed the amendment of the Senate
proposing increased compensation to the Collins line of
steamers, and argued prove that they unfit
purposes.
Mr. CARTIER addressed the committee in favor of
the amendment and gave the which induced him
to part company with gentlemen with whom he had
in the habit Of acting upon similar questions, and for
whom ne entertained and most sincere respect
He proceeded to show 2t the Collins line could
vive composition with the Cunard line without the aid of
Government and commended that the amendment
stitutisnal He denied that pass the amendmenwoud
be and maintain monopoly, and declared that
far the Government had aided this lne it had been
directly to destroy monopoly Ha should feel his nation
degraded from the discharge of high duty If it should
suffer this line retire from the contest under the gal
liant iamphs they had achieved In this of COMPETE
ton They should do it if his could prevent it,
MIR. EVANS said that this was national question
TINT appealed to his heart Amercan--and he
would give the amendment u casdial support. He did
this without having been appealed to from quarter
and he understood there agents upon both sides
that there agents seeking to obtain this appropria
ton, and underhand British agents. with large
of money attempting operate upon the American Con-
gress against American Interests He held that he
free choose the other and he did choose take
his position for American interests He argued strongly
in favor of the amendment.
The committee then
And the House, at eight oslsck, adjourned until to-
morrow at eleven o'clock