Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-24

thompson, deceased.
joint resolution supplying arms to the Washington
Yeagers and Washington Boone Rihemen.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Senate then proceeded the consideration Of the
deficiency BILL and the question taken agreeing to
various amendments made by the Committee Finance
which amendments agreed to. The amendment made
by the committee giving additional compensation to the
Collins line of steamers debated at some length.
Mr. GWIN urged the adoption Of the amendment with
great earnestness.
Mr.. HUNTER opposed it no less strenuously; when
Mr.. MILLER obtained the floor, but, the hour being
late, gave way for motion to adjourn.
And the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House then resumed the consideration Of the bill
of the Senate to enforce discipline and promote good
duct in the navy of the United States.
Mr. MILLSON replied to the remarks made by his COL
league some days since this subject He did not be-
ieve his colleague intended to do him injustice but he
was not discriminating in the selection of phraseology
in expressing his thoughts he usually The
ports made Of his colleague in the Integencer and Re-
publcreports entirely justified by the terms of his col
leagues addressplaced him Mr.. M before the country
and before his constituents in the attitude Of having
forward to reenact and specially to recommend the most
inhuman brutal and cruel punshments In six distinct
instances his colleague attributed the substitute he had
offered provision reenacting the law of 1900 and in
one case he said that he had put in special clause
enacting particular punishments Now the House would
be surprised to learn that there provision in his
proposition reenacting the law Of l800there not
solitary clause feature in it which reenacted that law
The law Of 1900 had never been repealed and it
the law of the and therefore there occasion
reenact the provisions of that law His substitute did
not repeal this law and because it did not do this his
colleague charged him with reenacting the law of 1900
lie then denied that the punshments contained in his
substitute than those contained in the bill Of
the Senate
Mr.. BOCOCK lin the course of Mr.. MLIsoss remarks)
said that in the remarks which he had made on this sub
he did mott MFR tn hat his
league actually designed re-estabish Anticipated punish
ments though he thought that this would be tho erect OF
Mr.. STANTON of Tennessee, then replied to portion
Of the remarks made by Mr. PRICE yesterday.
Mr.. MILLSON demanded the previous question on the
amendments pending to the bill which seconded
Mr.. LOCkHART moved to lay the bill and amend
ments on the table; which motion disagreed to.
The question then taken the substitute moved
by Mr. STANTON Of Tennessee for the substitute Of Mr.
MnLsoS, and it was rejected: Yeas g. nays SO.
The question then required the substitute offered
by Mr.. MnLsos for the original BILL and being put il
was decided in the negative Yeas &C, nays 20.
The question then being the amendments to the bill
reported by the Committee on Naval Affairs
Mr.. MOORE, Of Louisiana, moved to lay the whole
subject the table; which motion agreed to- Yeas
IS, nays Sc.
So the bill rejected.
NEW MEXICO CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
On motion Of Mr. HAMILTON, the Committee on Elec-
tons discharged from the further consideration of
the petition of A. W. REYNOLDS conestng the legality Of
the election Of r. II. wEIamrMAs as Delegate from New
Mexico; and 1t was laid on the table.
HOMESTEAD BILL.-THE PRESIDENCY-PRO-
CEEDINGS OF THE WING CAUCUS.
On motion Of Mr.. DEAN, the House then went
into Committee Of the Whole the state of the Union
(Mr. HBBARD, of New Hampshire, in the chair, and
sumed the consideration Of the bill to encourage agricul
ture commerce. manufactures and all other branches Of
industry, by granting to every who is the head Of
family and citizen of the United States homestead Of
hundred and sixty of land out Of the public do
main, upon condition Of occupancy and cultivation Of the
same for the period Of FIVE years.
Mr. HOWARD addressed the House the subject of
politics. declaring himself opposed 70 any thing like
central Union party for the that he did not think
the condition Of the country made such an organization
necessary He believed 1t necessary to keep up the old
political organizations, because opposite would
lead directly the formation Of sectional parties which
could not without destruction TO the Government it.
self lie was favor Of adherng TO the old Democratic
platform adding TO 1t than the absolute wants of
the country at this time might require for when party
creeds did not answer purposes IL was legitimate to
form new il was to adopt old He then
pressed himself in favor Of adopting the compromise
sures as naty and believed that the Democratic party
we're sound upon this subject He thought it other
wise with the Wings and said that President Fillmore
be sacrificed because he had taken ground for the
fugitive slave law.
He understood that in the Wing caucus which took
place last night those who for standing up for the
Constitution and its compromises confined almost
exclusively section Of the country and they
compromise measures not only unpopular that
they decided out Of order but il also decided
out Of order to bring in say any thing in relation to
this subject upon which hung the peace of the country
He saw before him great many gentlemen who were
present at the last night and he would ask them
TO state what he said was As gentleman
ed him, he supposed that they all "mum" now, as
their candidate would be- for he took II for granted that
Cen Scott to be their man, and he was not be al
lowed TO say word The wings would thus fight the
in the vague and ndenite way which they
went through the last Presidential contest.
Mr. CLlNGMAN trusted the gentleman from Texas
would not call him up to say any thing respecting the
Wing caucus held last night lie there II was true,
but rather as spectator than actor The gentleman
from Massachusetts, mr. FowkxR) Who communicated the
proceedings OF the other caucus, his colleague Mr
0urLAw) who was chairman Of the caucus, or the
gentleman from Kentucky, mr. MARSHALL If called up,
could probably give information the subject
Mr. HOWARD thought II must be tolerably apparent
that the caucus which last night and Of which they
had heard 80 much very communicative as to the
principle on which they intended to act in the next Pre-
sidenal contest He understood that when resolutions
in relation TO the compromise ruled out OF order
there were only eighteen gentlemen willing stand up Tor
the hnay OF the compromise and say that the puhhc
peace snoud be maintained in relation to that subject
Mr. STANLY win the gentleman allow me to ask
hin. question:
Mr. HOWARD. 1.-THE gentleman win allow me to ask
him know he will not be discourteous but will
he answer me an inquiry wish to make Of him.
Mr. STANLY said that that was another affair. lie
would show the gentleman that he was In very great
in relation to the proceedings Of the Wing caucus