The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


Mr.. SMART, by unanimous consent. offered 4
resolution WHICH was adopted, requesting the Pre-
sldent OF the United States 10 commu m icn,c to tn
House. il not incompatible with the public inter
csts what measures, ifany, have been taken sine,
me 2.th OF January, 1852, for the indemnfcation
py the Spanish government. Of the captains
owners and crews of the barque Geo, giana ane
the brig Susan Laud in consequence of the ca ntnr,
and conhscation of said vessels by the Spanish az
thorites.
The House resumed the consideration of the re-
solution heretofore introduced by Mr.. HAMS O
tennessee, authorizing the payment, out of tho
contingent fund, to Francis II. Smith, of one hun
bred and fifty dollars for his services in reporting
the evidence taken before the Committee on The
W aicny relative to the charges against John
Mr.: sTANLY demanded the ycas and NAYS on
Inc adoption OF the resolution, remar king that he
Gould not vote for it, because the committee EN-
Pioyed the reporter without the consent of the
House. ~
The question having been taken, the resolution
was agreed to-yeaa l07, nays "a
cUsTOM-hoUsE OFFICERS.
Mr.. STANTON, Of Ohio, offered a resolution
the United States TO inform the House whether
claims are pending before the Treasury Depart.
inent in favor of sundry persons who are now or
VINO have heretofore been custom house officers;
and II 30, under what law they constructvely claim
additional pay not heretofore recognised by the
Department, and for what length Of time, and
what would be the aggregate amount for the in
creased compensation; by whom'the claims have
ther in the opinion Of the President any action ia
ADVISABLE to protect the treasury from unjust
ciaiins, or secure claimants in their just rights
CENSUS REPORT.
Mr.. MEACHAM, under a suspension Of the
rulcs, offered resolution, authorizing one hun
dred thousand copies Of the report Of the Superin
tendent OF the Census. which accompanied the la
message of the President Of the United States to
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wished merely to say that the report s in type,
and that all the additional cost will be for paper
and presswork.
lac resolution, under the law was referred TO
the Committee on Printing.
LIEUTENAET GENERAL.
MIR. STEPHENS, of Georgia, moved a suspen-
sion OF the rules for the purpose of taking I'D for
consideration the joint resolution of the Sem c
authorizing the President to confer the title of
lieutenant general by brtvet for eminent mill
ME-. HART objected; and
MIR. JONES, Of Tennessee, demanded the yeas
Mr.. LETCHER remarked that this was an i'm
portant resolution, and therefore he moved that
there be a cali of the House, the attendance of
members being thin.
that one hundred and forty seven members ha d
answered to their names.
Mr. STANLY expressed the hope that the ques-
ton would not be taken with such a thin House
but that The gentSman from Georgia would merely
give notice of the consideration of the resolution
Tor Monday next.
Mr. STEPHENS replied that he had every con
ndcnCe IN small House, and therefore could not
indulge the apprehension that they would not pass
the resolution He was willing. however, if the
gentleman wished, to move that the House do now
ADJOURN, or that the consider ton Of the resoui
DC postponed until Monday next.
/ he SPEAk ER replied that, for this una niinous
consent necessary
There were numerous objections, and cries of
Lei - y.,ta nt,n
Mr. STEPHENS said if the House should now
vote down HE motion he should bring ii forward at
a future day.
The question wac taken, and the Housc refused
TO Suspend the rules-yeas u, nays TO- not two.
thirds-as follows:
.YEAS.-Mcssrs. Abcrcron,bie, Aiken, Allison
Wm Appleton, Bell, Bowie, Bovine, John H. Boyd,
breckenridge, Brenton, Briggs. Burrows, Csld.
well, Lewis d. Campbell, Chandler, Cha pman,
Chnginan, Conger, Darby, Dockery, Duncan, Ed.
mundson Ewing; Gamble: German. Gray Harper,
tsCall Haven, Hebard, Hem, nbbard, Horsiord
John w. Howe, Thomas NJ. Howe, Hunter, Inger.
coll, Jackson. james Johnson, George G.. King,
Landry, Marshall, Martin, McMullen, Meachain
John Moore, Mo' ehead, Newton, Samuel w Par.
ker, Pcaslee, Penniman Porter, Preston, Sackett
Scuddcr, David Seymour, Smith, Stanly, Ben
jamin Stanton, Frederick p. Stanton, Richard n
Stanton. a. H. Stephens, Stone, st. Martin, Tay.
Tor, Thurston, Venable, Walbridgc, Washburn,
Watkins, WEIGH, Addison White, Wilcox, ana
Willamette.
NAYS -Messrs Willis Allen, John Appleton,
Avcrett, Babcock, Bcalc, Bocock, Bragg Buell.,
Burt, Busby, jos. Cable, Cbastain, Cburchweil,
Clark, Clemens, Cleveland, Cobb, Curtis. John q.
Davis, Dean, Doty, Eastman, Ficklin, Florence,
Floyd, Thomas }. ID. Fuller, Gaylord. Giddings,
Gilmore, Green, Grow, Isbam Harris. Sampson
W, Harris, Hart, Hendricks, Hiiiyer, Houston,
Howard, Andrew Johnson John johnson, Robert
w. Johnson, Daniel T. Jones, George w Jones, |
J. CLANCY Jones, Kurtz, Letcher, Mison, Molony, |
Morrison, Murphy, Murray, Nabers. Odds. Orr, |
Penn, Perkins, Powell, Richa rdson, Riddle, Robbie. |
Rob'nton. Savage, origcn S. Seymour, Smart, |
Abraham p. stephens, Stuart, Sweetser, Towns
h"nt, Wallace and WiIIrick- 20