The southern press., 1852-01-15

navy, nor Dy the present lncOnvenlenceS OF the
service resulting from the abolition Of Aogging.
when he had concluded, without further business
of importance
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY,, january IA, 1852.
TIE MORMON AFFAIR.
Mr.. BERNHISEL, delegate from Utah, rose
and said-Mr. SPEAKER
MIR. CARTIER, Of Ohio, called him to order,
There was considerable confusion in the hall and
cries Of "Let him 20 on !''-"Hear him ~ &C.,
The SPEAKER decided that it was not in order
for Mr.. B. to proceed without the unanimous con-
sent of the House, but in the midst of the con-
fusion he did speak as follows:
Mr.. SpEAKER-I rise to question of privilege.
find that the report Gas printed) communicated
to this House by the President Of the United
States containing the report OF three United States
officers returning from Utah, is not the same the
copy furnished me from the Department of State.
was as much surprised at the appearance Of the
official printed report, as was at the publication
Of a like report a few days before in the New
York Herald, be tn Of which are different from the
report furnished to me, or a copy thereof, from
the State Department, though bearing the same
date: must protest against the change or alter
alton Of an official report containing such serious
charges against the governor and people of the
Territory which have the honor to represent;
the House, OFF presenting the copy of that report
which was furnished to me by the Department of
State that the same be printed and laid before this
House. have not carefully compared any Of
the reports, and know not which to rely on as an
authentic and official, except it be the one on file
atthe State Department and furnished me by that
Department. | shall hold this to be the true copy
of the indictment, and trust that this House will
order it, after it shall be printed and laid before
the House.
The SPEAKER stated that the first business in
order was a motion to reconsider the vote of yes
terday, laying on the table the communication Of
the Secretary Of the Interior, transmitting esti-
mates of the deficiencies in the appropriations me-
cessary to meet the expenses of the department
for the year ending June 80, 1852.
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, Withdrew his mo-
ton to Law the motion to reconsider on the table.
The matter then pass ed over until the busi-
ness on the SPEAKERS table was considered.
BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.
The bill reported yesterday by the Committee
on Public Lands, making military bounty land
warrants assignable, was taken up and consid-
ered.
Mr.. BESSELL, of Illinois. spoke in opposition
to the bill in its present shape. AS of the mi
nority Of the committee which reported it-(Mr
Tuck, of New Hampshire, being another)-he
should make report, when the subject came in
to Committee Of the Whole, proposing different
bill After discussing the bill on its merits for
followed by
Mr.. TUCK, who, in few words. stated his
belief that the present bill. If referred to the Com
mittee Of the Whole, would be speedily killed.
When the morning hour had expired, the fur
ther consideration of the bill was postponed until
tomorrow.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
The House proceeded to consider motion to
reconsider the motion by which the communica-
ton from the Secretary of the Interior was yes
terday laid on the table.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, spoke at some
length in explanation of his course in proposing
to lay the communication on the table. He con-
tended that it was unusual for such matters to be
brought before the House-and that the Secretary,
in so doing, had acted in violation Of the law, and
contrary to the uniform practice and custom Of the
departments. He read from the laws to support
his position. This the first time this thing
had occurred, and he trusted it would be the
last. In the course Of his remarks, Mr.. ]. made
some illusions to the want of unionand harmony
among the leaders Of the present administration.
Perhaps this communication being sent here IN
stead of to the Secretary Of the Treasury, had
some connection with it.
Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia, replied, and de-
Tended the Secretary Of the Interior, (Mr Suart,)
who, he said, was classmate of his in college
always differing with him on political questions,
to be sure. but still gentleman who would not
intentionally show disrespect to the House
from the lmpuLaLlOnS mdue dEdluSt illII NY tHc
gentleman from Tennessee. (Mr. JoNEs.) Mr..
B. contended that the course the Secretary had
pursued was not without precedent. AS he Mr..
b. understood the matter, the communication had
been made to the Speaker of the House, instead
Of to the Committee on Ways and Means, by the
direction of the chairman of that committee, Mr..
HousroN.)
Mr. HOUSTON said there must be some mis-
take about the matter.
Mr. LETCHER, of Virginia, alluded to a con-
versation which had taken place yesterday morn
ing between the chairman of that committee
(Mr. HoUsToN,) and the chief clerk of the Depart
ment of the Interior to that effect.
MIR. HOUSTON explained, and stated that the
conversation in relation to revenue cutters
a subject which belonged to the Secretary of the
Treasury to consider. This different matter,
as it came from the Secretary of the Interior.
Mr. LETCHER contended that the Secretaries
of the Treasury and Interior stood on the same
footing. He Mr.. l.. could conceive how there
might be mistake about the matter This COM
munication was prepared by the clerks IN the de-
partment and submitted to the Secretary for his
signature. These estimates had already been
submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury in his
last years report.
After further remarks by Mr.. HousroS
Mr.. JONES renewed his motion to lay on the
table the motion to reconsider, which, under the
operation Of the previous questionable yeas and
nays being called for and ord dered-was decided in
the negative-yeas Sc, nays Ill.
So the motion did not prevail
The communication was then referred to the
Committee Of the Whole on the State of the
Union.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
Mr.. HOUSTON, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, rose to explain why said committee
had not reported SO much of the appropriation
bill az is required by law to be done within thirty
davs after the commencement Of the session. Il
was impossible, he said, for the committee to OBJ
tain any information upon which it could act, on
account Of the delay Of the public printer in furn-
ishing the message and accompanying documents.
Il was usual for this 70 be done within three weeks