Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-10

meeting o. the electors Of President and Vice Presdss
made AasAdssrss report the which ordered
to be printed.
The report states That in the opinion Of the com
mee II Is nexpedent to make any change whatever Of
the existing laws that subject The first section OF the
second article OF the constitution OF the United States
contains the following provision The Congress may de-
temine the time OF choosing the electors and the day
which they shall give their votes which day shall be the
throughout the United States ANY change Of the
day which the electoral to be given mu there
fore Dc general In its operation throughout the United
States and it is believed by the committee that the ncon
yenence which would arise from suehchange of existing
law would exceed that which is experienced by the
State Of California. u
Also, from the comm stee askng be discharged
from the of the petition Of Chandler
g. Young
Mr. GEYER, from the Commjttee On Pensions, to which
refcrred House bill for the relief Of Thomas p Dud
ley, repeated back the same without amendment.
Also, from the same, adverse report Hoase bill
for the rfiief of d. b. Bennett
Also, from the same bin to sonsnae half pay to GER
tain widows and orphans
This bill provides fer FIVE pension after
me expiration Of the five years uader prior sets In the
event of marriages befose the expiration ct the Eve years.
tae remai1der OF the Pay to 60 ptheehild or children
while under the ae Of sixteen years. aad in case Of
WIDOW to shs children under sixteen. years 4ss
BELLS NTROBUCED9
Mr.. CLEMENS introduced MISREPRESENTATION IN relation
to the public printing! which twice read and referred
to the Committee on Printing
This resolution nrovdss that during session.
and succeeding Congress- f2o~sesha
prcceedto me eecnonof public printer for each House
respectively The election IN oil be upon
call Of the'Yeas and Nays The pnhlss printer elected
to give with approved security for the fthdnl per-
formance Of thework> The JOINT Committee Printing
to be judges of any vioat Of said either in
style or amer and in Of violation may order the
printing 70 % done by any other and the public
printer chased with amy ofnoss for executing the
same: For all wor OF special character ordered by
either housenO openly embraced in the contract the
public printer is to be ENTITLED pReference other
bidders preEded terSu proposed be reasonable and
fair Thero-istobsno, charge foD doabe composition
any work ordered jointly by. the two houses.
Mr. DODGE, of Iowa, introducsda joint resolution for
the purchaseof the halt breed Lake Pepin, in
Minnesota Territory VII ich read and referred to the
Committee ou,Publio In ads.
BILL 8 PASSED
The following bills wa re read third time and passed
bill for the relief Of j. W. GAldsb0rough
Abill forrthe relief of Richard Fitzpatrick
On notion by dr FETCH, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill tostab sh sabdivsona lines and
thsState Of Alabama which ordered to be engrossed
foS third reading s
TN motion by Mn DAVIS, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill to- nmend the entitled An act to
provide forthe better security Of the lives Of passengers
on board Of veasei5 propelled in whole in part by
steam
Mr.. DAVSadres sed the Senate at considerable length
in favor ofhe sne provisions of the BILL entering into
deailed statement of the number of passengers
ported within gvs period the number Of vessels and
lives lost and the Of property destroyed &C.
Numerals amend ments were adopted, which de-
Dated by Messrs, DAVIS, GEYER, RUSK, WELLER,
DODGE Of Iowa. and others, when the further consider
alton OF the bal postpoEed until tomorrow and the
bill orderee to- be printed as -amended
And the Sen0ta adjourned.