The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Feb. 20, 1852.
pEvIcIENcY BILL REPoRrED.

DEFICIENCY BILL REPoRTED.
Mr.. HOUSTON, from the COMMITTEES on Ways
and Means, asked and obtained leave to report
bill making an appropriation for deficiencies in
the service Of the fiscal year ending June 3d. 1852
which, on his motion, was referred TO the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state Of the Union.
PRIVATE BILLS PASSED.
The House then took up the following private
bills. which were considered in Committee Of the
Whole on Friday last, and then reported favorably
upon. which were severay read third lime and
passed a bill for the relief Of the heir OF John
jackson bill for the relief of Gustavus A. De
Russey, late an acting purser in the navy, with
amendment deducting the interest from the
amount claimed, 30 as to reduce IL from s5l4 10
1862.
CONSIDERATION or THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
On motion OF Mr.. EDGERToN, Of Ohio, the
House went into Committee Of the Whole and
took M the calendar Of private bills, that being
the special assignment for Fridays, under the rule.
The following bills were taken up, and, after
explanation, severally passed over 10 be reported
IN the House, with recommendation that they
do pass
A bill for the relief Of Cornelius Hughes, Of
Tennessee bill for the relief Of Francis Trbou !;
bill for the relief Jan es Wright, IT,; bill for the
relief Of John Kerbaugh bill for the relief OF
Ichabod Weymouth bill for the relief Of John
Mcintosh.
CLAIM roR WORK ON THE NEW YoRK CUSTOM HOUSE.
TIE committee took up bill for the relief Of
Charles s. Matthews, Charles Wood and James
Hill, for marble and other materials furnished in
the construction Of the New York custom house.
Mr.. DANIEL, Of North Carolina, from. the
Committee on Claims, which reported the bill,
said that the original amount claimed was about
at 500, which, by consent Of the claimants, had
been reduced TO sl2, 49, The materials were not
delivered in the time specified in the contract, on
account Of there being no place ptovided in Wall
street 70 leave them. The committee were salts
fed Of the justice Of the claim,
The bill was passed over to be reported with
recommendation that II pass.
CLAIM ron SLAVES CAPTURED MT THE CREEK Mpr-
ANS FROM the sEmIsoLEs, DURING THE flo
RipA WAR.
The COMMITTEES OF the Whole took up for con-
sderation bill for the relief ofthe legal represent
tatives Of General James G.. Watson, late Of the
State Of Georgia.
This bill appropriates $4,000, and bearing 6
per cent interest from May 8, 1893, until payment
Is made, being the amount paid out by General
Watson, under the sanction Of the Indian agent,
10 certain Creek warriors, for slaves captured by
said warriors while they were in the service Of the
limited States, against the Seminole Indians in
Florida. About Sl9 900 will be due on the claim,
n allowed, on the first Of May next, under the
nrovisions or the present bill.
From a report OF the Committee on Indian AZ
fairs made in 1S42, the following principle facts
In the case appear. In 1886, Gen. Jesup, then
h command of the troops Of the u States in Flor-
ds, agreed with certain Creek warriors, whose ser