Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

The SPEAKER, under the resolution adopted yester-
day. has appointed the following gentlemen as the COM
mltee to wait upon Louis Kossuth and introduce him to
the House of Representatives: Mr.. CARTIER of Ohio
Mr.. CLINGMAN, of North Carolina; Mr.. GENTRY of Ten
nessee; Mr. STANTON, of Kentucky; and Mr.. pEAsLEE,
of New Hampshire
Mr.. CARTIER from the select committee annonted IN
wait on Louis Kossuth and introduce him the House
Representatives, submitted the following report which
was read and ordered to lie on the table,
The select committee appointed for that purpose beg
leave to report that they will be prepared introduce
kosuth to the House OF Representatives Wednesday,
/ o'clock M. and would recommend ceremonies similar N
the action of the Senate in the case"
Mr.. McMULLEN, from the Committee on Agriculture
reported bill to encourage agriculture commerce.
ufactures and all other branches Of industry by granting
to every who is the head of family and citizen Of
the United States homestead of 16O acres of land out
the public domain upon condition of occupancy and Gull
tvaton of the for the period therein specified
which was read twice.
AFFAIRS IN UTAH
Mr.. BERNHISEL rose and said rise for the nurnose
OF protesting against the publication by the returning
officers of the United States for the Territory of Utah. in
Missouri papers, and now in the New York Herald and
before 1T is communicated to Congress- of report extra
ordinary in its details of high crimes and misdemeanors
committed in that Territory and calculated if not intend
ed to prejudice and render odous distant and dependant
people and to involve them in inexplicabe difficulties
with the General Government. ask for them suspen-
sion OF public opinion of executive and sslave action
until the truth can be elected touching the grave charges
contained in an pdrte report.
Mr.. CARTIER desired to INQUIRE of the gentleman
from Utah whether he himself did procure the publ
cation which appeared in the New York Herald of yester
day morning, and whether it garbled report
Mr. BERNHlSEL replied that he neither furnished the
article referred to, nor caused it to be furnished
MIR. CARTIER said that his information was from the
Department-no exactly from the Department. but his
information that the delegate from Utah was the only
who had had the report he there
fore had reason to suppose that the gentleman
the communication which appeared in the Herald to be
sent to that paper If such the case he r should
like to have an investigation of the matter.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a message
from the President Of the United States transmitting the
copy of resolution adopted by the Legislative Council
OF Canada together with the copy of the by which
the resolution communicated the Government ex
pressing the satisfaction of that Council at receiving in
tegence of certain donations in aid of the reconstruction
of the library of the Canadian Parliament Laid on the
table and ordered to be printed.
MIR. MARSHALL of California, by unanimous consent
offered the following resolution, which was adopted:
Resorcd That the Committee Roads and Canals be in
structed inquire into the paccabty and expediency
providing water by tanks wells otherwise upon the fol-
lowing routes to California From Red River via Ell Paso del
Norte the mouth of the Ga Los Angeles from ndepen
dence via the South Pass Sscrameno from Independence
via the Salt Lake Humbodts river, to Sacramento
And the House adjourned