Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-08

leving they do that in making liberal donations Of the
public domain for the promotion Of internal improvements
In that State not only its own interests but the best in
terests OF the whole country win be promoted
DEFICIENCY BILLS
The Senate then proceeded to consider the deficiency
BILL the amendment pending being that increasing
pensaton 70 the Collins line of steamers
Mr. hUSk rose and addressed the Senate at eonsdera
BILE length IN favor Of the amendment measure Of
Mr.. HUNTER DESTROYS to reply, and was prepared
to proceed at once
Mr.. CLARKE said that his colleague (Mr. james,
desired 70 address the Senate the subjects he suggest
ed that the further consideration be postponed.
On motion by Mr.. ATCHISON, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration Of Executive business and after
considerable time spent therein the doors reopened
ana the senate adjourned. A
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Inc bls from the Senate for the relief Of Charles g.
Hunter, and of Jane Irwin, read third time and
passed
BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKERS TABLE.
On motion of Mr. COBB the rules were suspended to
enable him to submit the motion that the House proceed
70 the consideration Of business the Speakers table,
which motion having been agreed to-
4 The SPEAKER laid before the House Executive COM
muncatons, as follows:
message from the President Of the United States in
ytng the attention Of Congress to the State affairs in the
Territory Of Oregon growing out Of conflict Of opinion
among the authorities of that Territory in regard
proper construction of certain Of Congress Refer
red to the Committee Territories and ordered to be
printed.
message from the President, transmitting in COM
plance with the resolution Of the House of the 30h
March, report from the Secretary Of War; accompanied
by the original manuscript report Of Capt Thomas j.
Crane the best mode of improving the navigation of the
Ohio river at tie Falls of Louisville. Referred to the
Committee Roads and Canals and ordered to be printed
message from the President, transmitting, in COM
pance with resolution OF the House Of the 18th utmo
r H.
ernor of the Territory Of Oregon relative to the seat of
of that Territory Referred to the Committee
on Territories and ordered to be printed
message from the President, transmitting the report
in the District of Columbia for the year ending the 31st
December last Referred to the Committee the District
Of Columbia, and ordered to be printed.
message from the President relative to the abstrac
ton Of certain papers from the Department of State
commenting the enactment Of law making such offences
penal Referred to the Committee the Judiciary and
ordered to be printed.
message from the President trapsmtting in further
the resolution Of the House of the 9th of Janu-
airy last requesting information in regard circular
Of her Britannia Maestys Secretary Of State for Colo
NAL Affairs, in respect to the encouragement of the
emigration Of colored laborers from the United States
the British West India Islands, another despatch address
ed to the Department of State by the Minister of the
United States at London Referred to the Committee
Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
communication from the Department Of State, trans
hitting agreeably to the act of Congress of March =
1919 regulating passenger ships and vessels tabular
statement showing the number and description Of pas
sengers who arrived in the United States from the 30h Of
September 1885, to the LIST of January 1852 Referred
to the Commte on Commerce. and ordered to be printed
communication from the Treasury Department. trans
hitting copies Of such have been rendered by
persons charged entrusted with the disbursement
application Of moneys goods effects for the benefit OF
the Indians for the fiscal years terminating the
30th june 1885, and the Both June, 1851 Referred to
the Committee Public Expenditures and ordered to be
printed.
communication from the same transmitting letter
from the First Comptroller with copy Of all the
spondence between his department and the Secretary Of
the Territory Of Oregon respecting the seat Of govern
of said Territory, required by resolution of the
House of the 18th March last Referred to the Commit
tee on Territories and ordered to be printed.
communication from the same, transmitting copies
the accounts of John II. Trenholm and William NJ. Bel
for printing executed in their for the Senate
House of Representatives of the 31st Congress- in
pance with resolution of the House of the 26h of Apr
last. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
communication from the same, transmitting est
mate from the Commissary General of Subsistence for tn,
service of his department for the fiscal year ending june
80 1853 in lieu of the for the object transmit
ted to Congress at the of the present
son Referred to the Committee Of Ways and Means and
ordered to be printed.
communication from the same department relative
to the appropriations of the 2Sth and Both of September
1850 of ten thousand dollars EACH made by Congress for
the locating of life boats the of the United States
&C. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. and order
ed TO be printed.
communication from the same, transmitting a letter
from the Secretary Of War; stating that the estimates for
his department submitted the commencement Of the
present session. may be reduced in certain particulars
1926, 52252. Referred to the Committee Of Ways and
Means, and orderedto be printed.
communication from the Department of the Interior,
transmitting lists of the clerks and other employed
in that department and its bureaus during the last year.
and the amount paid to each. Laid the table, and
ordered to be printed
communication from the Post Office Department,
transmitting in compliance with law, statement Of the
finances Of that department for the year ending the Both
June 1851 Laid the table, and ordered TO be printed
communication from the same department, transmit
ting in compliance with law statements Of the contracts
made for the carrying Of the mails Laid the table,
and ordered to be printed.
communication from the Commissioner Of Patents,
transmitting the agricultural portion Of his report for the
year 1851.
TThe Commissioner says In view Of the rapid destruc-
ton and threatened determination Of the principal rn-
nans Of the continent paper has been prepared ut my
request by Prof s. p Baird Of the Smithsonian Instu-
ton to show their susceptibility Of domestication; and
that duty requires us instead Of wantony destroying
and multiply these noble denzens Of forests
and plains both because Of the great interest attached
them by the naturas and Of the value of some Of them
MS laborers and all OF them ms furnishing materials for
manufactures and for food
The report was laid on the table and ordered TO be
printed and on motion Of Mr. HIBBARD the Committee
on Printing instructed inquire into the expedency
Of printing one hundred thousand extra copies.
SENATE BILLS REFERRED.
The following bills Of the Senate then read twice
and appropriately referred:
An act for the relief Of Mrs E. A. Mcneil, widow Of
the late Gen. John Mcneil.
An act for the relief of John F. Caan administrator Of
Daniel Renner, deceased