Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. FITCH asked suspension of the rules to enable
him to offer the following resolution:
esored That recognise the binding efficacy Of the COM
promises the constitution and believe to be the intention
of the people generally hereby declare 1T to be ours IN
dvdually abide compromises, and to sustain the
necessary carry outhe provision for the deli
very of fugitive slaves includedand that deprecate all
further agitation Of questions growing out Of that provision
the compromise and of questions generally connect
ed with the institution of slavery as unnecessary useless
and dangerous
Mr. GoODENOw moved to lay the resolution the
table.
The SPEAKER stated that such motion not in
order the question being the motion to suspend the
Mr. GooDENOw demanded the yeas and nays the
motion to suspend which were ordered
Mr. CABLE of Ohio, desired to know II the Mormon
church included of the measures of the COM
promises
The SPEAKER stated that all debate out of order
MIR. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, wished to know if 1T
was in order to ask the gentleman from Indiana
dy his resolution to say that deprecae all agita-
ton except this? Laughter
Mr. STANLY moved that there be call of the House;
which motion was agreed to-
The roll thereupon called for the purpose of
tanning the absent members when hundred and ninety
members responded to their names.
The of the absentees then called, for the
purpose of receiving for their nonattendance
when offered for the following gentlemen,
and they accordingly excused:
Messrs. Allen, of Massachusetts,, Bbighaus, Bocock
Bragg, Brown, of New Jersey Buell., Burt Caldwell
Cleveland, Colcock, Cullum, Darby Dimmck, Floyd
Goodrich, Hamilton, Hlyer Holiday, Houston Thomas
NJ Howe, Hunter Mann, Marshall of Kentucky Martin
Mllson Miner, Robinson Russell, Scudder, Scurry, Ste
vens of New York, Sweetser Toombs, Tuck and Walsh
For the absence of the following gentlemen no excuses
offered:
Messrs. Babcock Bowie, Cottman Durham, Gilmore
Ives, Marshall, of California, and Riddle.
All further proceedings under the call then dis
pensed with.
And the question recurring on the motion to suspend
the rules it put and decided in the negative by the
following vote-two-thrds not voting therefor:
YEAS-Messrs. Abererombie Willis Allen John Appleton
William Appleton Ashe, Averett David j. Bailey Thomas
H. Bayly, Beale, Bse Breckenridge Briggs, Brooks, A.
g. Brown Burrows Busby, Edward c. Cabe Caskie Chas-
Disney Dockery Edmundon Evans, Ewing, Faulkner,
Fickn, Fitch, Florence Freeman Henry NJ Fuller Thomas
Grey, Hall, Hammond Isham g. Harris Sampson w. Harris
Hart Haws, Haven, Hendricks, Hem, Hibbard Howard,
johnson, Robert w Johnson George w. Jones' J. Clancy
Jones' Kuhn Kurtz, Landry Letche Lockhar Mace, Hum
PhTsy Marshall, Mason MeCSrEe Mcdonald, Msianahan
Morrison, Murphy Nabers, 0ds, Outlaw, Andrew Parker
Samuel W. Parker Pease Penn, Phelps, Polk Porter Pow
ELL Richardson Robbins Savage, Schermerhorn Scurry ORR
gen Seymour SHELTON, Smith, Stanly Frederick p Stanton
Richard H. Stanton Alexander H. Stephens Stone, St Mar
tin Srother, Stuart Sutherland, Taylor Benjamin Thomp
SON. Geo. W. Thompson, yenable, Ward, Watkins Addison
White, Alexander White, Wilcox williams-1l9.
/ NAYS-Messrs. Aiken, Allison, Andrews Babcock Bar
rere Bartlett Bell Bennett Bovine Boyd Brenton Joseph
Cable L. D. Campbell Thompson Campbell, Cartier, Chand
ler Chapman Cngman, conger Daniel George T. Davis,
Gaylord Goodenow Green, 6row Harper Hascal Hebard
Horsford, Y How jr, Jenkins John Johnson Daniel I.
Jones' George g. King Preston King Mcqueen, Meacham,
Melony, Henry d. Moore Murray Newton, Orr, Penniman,
Perkins Price, Rantoul Robie Ross Sackett Sehoocraf
Thaddeus Stevens straon Thurston Townshend wabrdge
Wallace Washburn Welch, Wells, Wildrck, Woodward,
Yates-74.
CASE OF COL MITCHELL
Mr.. PHELPS said that some days since he submitted
motion to reconsider the vote by which committed to
the Committee of the Whole the bill of the Senate for the
4 r Of oil nau; N,f~kan Of Ha
now withdrew that motion, and moved to suspend the
rules to enable him to submit motion discharge the
Committee Of the Whole from the further consideration Of
the bill, 50 that the House could consider il at
The motion to suspend agreed to by yeas and nays
Yeas 1919, nays A.
| Mr.. PHELPS then submitted his motion, and it was
agreed to.
The bill now being before the House
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee, moved to layt the table,
which motion negatived.
The bill was then read the third time.
/ Messrs PHELPS and yENABLE made n few remarks
in explanation Of the BILL when
| Mr. MARSHALL, Of Kentucky, moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bin ordered be read third
time, and submitted remarks against the bill in its present
form
Messrs HAVEN and DISNEY also made few remarks.
the latter gentleman moving that the further considera
ton Of the bill be postponed until Monday next which
motion agreed TO-
ADJOURNMENT TO WEDNESDAY
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, moved that when the
House adjourn to-day it adjourn to meet Wednesday
winch mouon was agreed 70; Teas 81, nays 10
SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas asked the unanimous con-
sent Of the House report from the Committee Indian
Affairs the bill Of the Senate provide for the appoint
ment Of Superintendent Of Indian Affairs in California
Mr.. MING, Of New York, objected.
mr. JohNSoN moved TO suspend the rules to enable
him to report the bill
Inc motion 70 suspend was agreed to- when
mr. JOhNSON reported the bill, with amendment
limiting the compensation Of the superintendent within
Tour thousand dollars instead Of FIVE thousand pro-
vded in the bill.
The amendment agreed to- and the bill was read
the third time and passed under the operation of the
previous question
CORRECTION OF THE JOURNAL.
On motion Of Mr. RANTOUL the Journal =. corractaa
TO place the name Of Mr. CLEvRLASp in the afrma
tive instead Of the negative motion TO Law the bounty
land bill on the table.
BILL INTRODUCED
Mr.. DAVIS of Indiana by unanimous consent in mr.
suancc Of prevousnotice introduced right
Of way and making grant Of land to the States &c In;
Haute 10 Springfield and a branch thereof: which -
read twice and referred to the Committee ON prh,;o
| Lands.
II WHEELING BRIDGE
i Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Virginia, by unanimous consent
presented memorial of certain members OF the Iecso
ture Of Pennsylvania declaring that the bridge the
Ohio river nj Wheeling is not such obstruction 20 tho
navigation OF that river TO require its elevation 10
greater height or its abaemenas nuisance and praying
for such protection Congress give IL also the
official consent Of the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Com
pany that Congress may declare the bridges belonging 70
said company the Ohio river military roads for the