Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKER proceeded to call the committees for
reports resuming where the call suspended pre-
vous day, when the following made:
message from the President Of the United States,
transmitting the annual report of the Directors Of the
Mint showing the operation of the and its branches
for the year 1851 Laid the table and ordered to be
printed.
message from the same transmitting report Of the
Secretary Of the Interior containing report from Thos
U. Walter Architect for the extension of the Capitol
Referred to the Committee Of Ways and Means and
dered to be printed.
message from the same, transmitting copy Of the
instructions dispatched from the Department of State
the Minister Of the United States at London respecting
the attack the United States Prometheus in
the harbor of San Juan de Nicaragua by the British brig
Of Express and copy Of the dispatches Of Mr. Law
to that Department and of his correspondence with
her Britannia Mestys principal Secretary Of State for
Foreign Affairs on the subject Referred to the
Committee Foreign Relations and ordered TO be printed
They published in the preceding columns.
communication from the Treasury Department, trans
hitting copy Of communication from that Department
to the Committee of Ways and Means made In reply to
n call OF that committee for information in relation to
cusomhouses in the Of erection or authorized
TO be constructed Laid the table and ordered to
printed.
communication from the same Department in relation
to certain bonds Of the State of Arkansas held in trust
for the Chckasaw Indians and submitting an estimate Of
one years interest thereon, amounting to SIS, 400 Re
ferred to the Committee Of Ways and Means and ordered
to be printed.
communication from the same Department, trans
hitting two letters from the Secretary Of the Interior
concerning estimates for running and marking the north
ern boundary Of the State of Iowa. and relative to
preparation for expenses in connection with the geological
survey and made by Messrs Foster and whitney
Referred to the Committee Of Ways and Means and or
dered to be printed. esTft
communication from the War Department, transmit
ting two hundred and thrsevcn copies OF the ohciai
army register for the year 1862 required by resolution
Of the House Of February $780, Laid on the table and
ordered TO be printed
A from the Post Office Department.
transmitting copy of contracts for the transportation Of
mails between Charleston South Carolina by way Of Sa-
vannah, Georgia. and Key West, Florida, TO Havsns IN
the Island Of Cuba and also statement showing the
amount of hostages derived under the said contracts Re-
ferred 70 the Committee on the Post Office and Post h
and ordered to be printed
communication from the Department, in answer
to resolution Of the House of the 18th Of January last
directing the Postmaster General to transmit TO the House
full and complete list of all claims, including principal
and interest allowed and paid by the Department any
bureau thereof the 4th of March, 849 which had
been previously presented suspended disalowed in
whole or in part Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
The SPEAKER also laid before the House the proceed
inrs Of meeting held in the city of Albany, New York. in
relation TO Kossuh Referred to the Committee For
eign Affairs.
Sundry bills from the Senate read twice and refer
red TO appropriate committees.
The bill Of the House regulate the publication of the
laws of the United States and Of the public advertise
rnents was then taken up.
hessrs. SMART and CARTIER then submitted a few
remarks the House in support Of the BILL when, with
out coming 70 vote thereon,
The House adjourned