Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-28

All the amendments acted upon were agreed to but
before they all disposed Of
The morning hour expired.
The House then proceeded to consider the motion made
by Mr. CHURcHwELL yesterday to suspend the rules
as to enable him to offer the following resolution
Resolrd That there be paid out Of the contingent fund
this House to the widow Of its late clerk Thomas Campbell
sum equal to the salary OF said clerk reekoned from the
time Of his death the close of the session Of Congress during
which he died.
And the question being TAKEN the motion to suspend
was disagreed to.
On motion of Mr. sIBLEY, by unanimous consent, the
House proceeded to consider Senate bill 10 create ad
dtonal land Office in the Territory of Minnesota, when
1t was read three times and passed.
Mr.. COBB, by unanimous consent, offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resooed, That all bills, resolutions and other matter
ferred to the standing committees of this House upon which
report shall have been made this session shall be return
ed informally the Clerk which SHALL by virtue of this
luton, stand recommted the commencement of
sion TO said committees into whose possession the Clerk is
hereby directed to restore them.
Mr.. BOWIE moved to add to the resolution the fol-
lowing
"And tina. the standing committees Of this House have
leave to report the several matters referred them
spectivey by filing their reports and bills f any) with the
Clerk Of this House. and that the said reports and bills be
printed and entered the calendar made in the House
upon call of the Speaker"
Mr. HARRIS, Of Tennessee moved the following as a
| substitute for the amendment Of Mr.. BOWIE:
"And that from and after this day the Heue will hold
evening session o'clock be devoted receiving
reports Of committees provided that all bills and joint resou
tons reported with the recommendation that they pass be
erred when reported"
The amendments were both rejected, when
The resolution agreed to-
On motion Of Mr. POLK, the House went into Commit
tee of the Whole the state of the Union Mr. VESABLE
OF North Carolina in the chair and resumed the consider
alton Of the bill making appropriations for lighthouses
ghtboats buoys &c. and providing for the erection and
establishment Of the same, and for other purposes.
i Mr.. POLK addressed the committee hour politi
cal subjects In the Of his remarks highly per
sona alteration occurred between Messrs Polk, CoLLUM
and WHITE, Of Kentucky, growing out of mputatons BY
Mr.. Polk against the two gentlemen named
/ number of amendments then offered to the bill
! discussed, and acted upon
Before disposng Of the subject the committee rose
Mr.. HOWARD asked to be excused from service the
committee appointed to investigate the connexon Of the
Secretary of the Treasury with the Gardiner claim which
was not granted
| Mr.. STRATTON moved to suspend the rules so as to
enable him to to take up Senate bill for the relief
OF John Moore White; upon which motion no quorum
voted
| Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE asked the unanimous consent OF
the House to take up bill which had been reported from
the Committee of Claims and which appealed both the
justice and sympthes of the House. He stated that the
bill he referred to the for the relief Of the widow
| and orphan Of the late Col VIM. r. Mckee, who com
manded the second regiment Of Kentucky volunteers il
the Mexican war; and fell at the battle of Buena Vista
His horse, accoutrements, and sum of money upon hi
person taken from him by the Mexicans and thu
committee OF Dill covering sun
which they supposed would equal what had been aker
from him. His widow and children suffering
and he hoped there would be objection to taking VI
| the bill.
Objection made.
Mr. STANLY called the attention of the Speaker to the
fact that of the committee of the House
used kind Of restaurant by persons who had claims
pending before Congress. He mentioned this, knowing
that the Speaker would take great pleasure in having this
evil remedied.
The House then adjourned