Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-04


President Of the Senate for the very able dgn6ed and
impartial in which he had discharged the duties
Of the Chair during the present long and arduous session
which was unanimously agreed to-
Mr.. KING rose, in dgnifed manner and, after re-
spending in exceedingly and appropriate address,
declared the Senate adjourned sine die.
n HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, .ss
Mr.. CLARK from the Committee Of Conference on the
disagreeng votes of the two Houses the amendments
Of the Senate the bill establishing certain post routes
made report thereon upon the adoption of which he de-
manded the previous question. tr#G1f4 4H
And the question being taken secondng the same,
no quorum voted A call OF the House ordered,
when one hundred and thrtyfye members answered to-
to their names
The previous question was then seconded and under
the operation thereof the report was adopted.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. COBB called up the motion made by him yester-
day to reconsider the vote by which the House adopted
the report Of the Committee Of Conference the disa
greeting votes Of the two Houses the amendments of
the Senate to the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
He remarked that when the report before the House
he withheld his VOTE hoping that there would be suf-
fcient number Of gentlemen who believed the amend
ments right to sustain them When, however, the
announced and he found that his VOTE with another
would be necessary to adopt the report he took upon
himself the responsibility Of voting in the affirmative
and although there were some provisions in the bill for
which he would cheerfuy have voted yet it the Bit
terest pill he took in his fe With the view, there
report relying upon the Speaker who had former
casons Of emergency to the rescue give the other
vote which to carry the report The Speak
er did vote in the affirmative and thus the report
agreed to- His object simply state that he believed
it to be his duty to sustain the civil and diplomatic bl
although his judgment might not sanction Of its pro-
visions. In conclusion, he withdrew the motion to
consider @4sIlis ffaI.3ssfst Eas e III afEss8a 4
Mr. HOUSTON commended his colleague for his patri-
otto feeling; but the bill in danger, for he did
believe that there in six who would be will
ling to defeat the civil and diplomatic appropriation BILL
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. HOUSTON, from the Committee of Conference
the dsagreeng votes of the two Houses the amend
of the Senate the army appropriation BILL made
report thereon which was adopted under the operation
OF the previous question
SUSPENSION OF THE SEVENTEENTH JOINT RULE
On motion of Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, the House
adopted resolution suspending the seventeenth joint
rule which provides that bill resolution that shall
have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate
shall be presented to the President of the United States
for his appreciation the last day Of the session.
ACCOUNTS, OF PUBLIC PRINTER.
On motion of Mr. STANTON ofKy, the House proceeded
to consider the joint resolution Of the Senate authorizing the
Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate to
audit and settle the accounts of the public printer during
the recess when it was read three times and passed
NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr. PHELPS, from the Committee of Conference on
the disagreeng votes Of the two Houses the amend
ments If the Senate to the navy appropriation BILL made
repor: thereon upon the adoption Of which be demand
ed the previous question, which was seconded.
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee, demanded the yeas and nays
the adoption of the report which ordered and
being taken, resulted: Yeas 90, nays Ga
So the report was adopted.
PRINTING OF REPORTS
On motion of Mr.. CARTIER, by unanimous consent,
ten thousand extra copies of the Patent Office report
ordered to be printed for the of the Commissioner of
Patents.
Engraving, the plates accompanying the Patent Office
port ordered to be engraved, t3-t
On motion of Mr. JONES' of Tennessee, all the Execu-
tive communications the Speakers table were ordered
to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. SEYMOUR, of New York, reso-
luton adopted ordering the printing of five thousand
extra copies of the report made to the Senate at the
sent session by Mr. ANDREWS upon the internal trade Of
the United States and connexion with the trade of the
British North American provinces and the fisheries.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. PENN, from the Committee Of Conference on the
disagreeng of the Houses the amendments
Of the Senate to the blu making appropriations for the
service Of the Post Office Department for the present s
cal year. submitted report which adopted under
the operation Of the previous question
PURsER sPETDEN
On motion Of Mr.. CHANDLER by unanimous consent,
the House proceeded to consider the bill for the relief Of
Mr. KING, of New York, insisted that as the bin made
appropriation should be referred TO the Committee
OIL the whole under the rule Such bills should not De
considered so hastily. Af
Mr.. CHANDLER said that the bill had undergone the
closest investigation both in the House and Senate, and
he moved to suspend the rule requiring the reference Of
the bill to the Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. CARTIER demanded the yeas and nays on this
motion which ordered and being taken, resulted
Yeas "a, nsys5S. 81 es
SO the motion was not agreed TO- twothirds not voting
REPORTING.
The House then proceeded to consider the motion made
last evening by Mr.. MANN to suspend the rules to
enable him to introduce the following resolution:
Resord, Thatw, W. Currsn be and he hereby appoint
ed from and aer the present session OF Congress- Reporter
for the House Of with authority
six assistants His annual compensation shall be the same
that Of the principal clerk In the Clerks Of this House
and the compensation Of the reporters shall be the
that Of the assistant clerks in the Clerks office be
paid out OF the contingent fund Of the House Preceded That
before this resolution shall oke effect Clerk the House
shall have procured from John c. Rves modification Of
his contract for reporting and printing the proceedings and
debates Of the House to renqush Of the price paid
him. the sum Of $3.50 per column
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee thought II was too late
period in the session to upon 50 important propo
sion; and he called the yeas and nays the motion to
suspend the rules.
The yeas and nays we're ordered and being taken re-
suited: Yeas 70, nays 81.
SO the motion suspend not agreed to- two-thirds
not voting therefor
Mr. ROBBINS under suspension Of the rules Offer
ed resolution directing the Clerk to pay TO Galloway
Esq 5000 in full for his services commissioner to take
testimony IN the contested election from the fourth
Congressional district Of Pennsylvania in the 3fst Con-
gress; which was agreed 70.
Mr. PHELPS moved to suspend the rules TO enable him
to move take up Senate Blu for the relief Of James
Poole; which was not agreed to.
Mr.. DAVIS OF Massachusetts, BIZ unanimous consent,
huthorixinr Of