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

Thurston Of the Territory Oregon reported the sam,
| back without amendment. sfy
Mr.. 0LDS briefly explained the bin, when
II was read the third tipe and passed.
Also, from the same committee reported bill for th,
relief of Converse Of Ohio; which read twic'
and committed.
WHEELING BRIDGES.
Mr.. OLDS, from the same committee, to which was re-
feed various petitions the subject Of the Wheeni
bridge, made report thereon accompanied by bin de-
carng the Wheeling bridges lawful structures and pos
roads which was read twice.
/ MIR. FOWLER, by unanimous consent, submitted the
minority views Of himself and two other members Of the
committee.
Mr.. OLDS said that he proposed inasmuch as it was
important that action should be had upon this matter by
Congress soon if at ALL to put the bill upon its passage
He did not however, desire to move the previous ques
ton, because he willing that the subject should
ceve such discussion the House could give it during
the morning hour He hopedtha the bill would be
erred to the Committee Of the Whole the state Of the
Unn because the order Of the court that this bridge
must be removed by the first day of February next If the
bshoud be passed this session. there would then
time for the company to act in the matter
Mr.. McLANAHAN moved that the bill be referred to
the Committee Of the Whole the state of the Union,
and that it be printed He stated that sundry petitions
relation to this subject had been referred to the Com
mittee the Judiciary 1t some three four
months since the committee had been called upon to
port and they prepared to report upon this subject
which of great Importance 1t must be evident
to the House that the Questions embraced in this
emnenty of judicial character and his object in
making the motion to refer the bill was to enable the
Committee the Judiciary to submit thep report have
it printed and laid upon the desks Of members of the
House The questions involved of magnitude
and should receive the most serious consideration Of the
House. He therefore trusted that his motion would be
agreed to- aa aga A rst5 se
Mr. WALSH opposed the motion to refer the bill to the
Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union on
the ground that it would result in the defeat Of the BILL
and sE eR IA
Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania spoke in favor of the
notion being of the opinion that this subject which
should be most deliberately considered.
Before taking the question on the motion of Mr.. Nc
LANAnAN, the morning hour expired.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion Of Mr. ROBBINS, the House then went into
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union, Mr
STUART, of Michigan in the chair and resumed the
sderaon OF the amendments of the Senate to the bill Of
the House supply deficiencies in the appropriations for
the service Of the fiscal year ending the hrteth Of june
1852
After considering various amendments, the committee
proceeded to consider the following:
For additional compensation for increasing the Transporter
on Of the United States mail between New York and Liver
pool in the Collins line Of to twentysx trips per
such times shall be directed by the Postmaster
General and in conformity his last annual report Con-
gres and his letter of the fifteenth of November last to the
Secretary of the Navy commencing said increased service
the first of january eighteen hundred and ytwo, at the
rate of hrtyhree thousand dollars per trip in lieu of the
present allowance the Of two hundred and hirtysix
thousand five hundred dollars Prorded That it shall be in
the fCongress at any time after the day Of
December eighteen hundred and fyfour, terminate the
arrangement for the additional allowance herein provided for
upon giving six months notice.
After debate, Mr.. ORR moved to amend the amendment
allow 54 for each of the six additional
trips.
The amendment rejected: Ayes 81, noes 49,
Mr.. MEADE moved to amend the amendment so as to
allow twenty-five thousand dollars per trip.
After debate and before any vote taken upon the
amendment
On notion the committee and reported progress
The House then adjourned.