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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House resumed the consideration of the bin au-
thorzng certain soldiers in the late with Great Br
tain to surrender the bounty lands drawn by them and
to locate others in lieu thereof the question being
its passage.
And the question being put, the bill was passed.
The House then resumed the consideration of the bill
for the relief of Washington Carleton late postmaster
Hawesve Kentucky heretofore reported from the Com
mttee on the Post Office and Post Roads, the question
being committing it to the Committee Of the Whole
After considerable debate 4R
On motion of Mr. OLDS the bill was laid on the table
The House proceeded consider the motion made by
Mr. CARTIER yesterday to reconsider the vote by which
the bill of the Senate for the relief the Raleigh and Gas
ton Railroad Company was laid on thetable
Mr.. STUART moved to lay the motion to reconsider
the table; which was agreed to: yeas 49, nays u.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole the state Of the Union Mr STUART of Michi-
gan, in the char and proceeded to consider the bill
making appropriations for the service Of the Post Office
Department during the fiscal year ending June 3d. 1853
Mr.. HOUSTON said that this very short bill and
one which was mere matter of form He was anxious
that private bills should have part Of the day. and he
therefore hoped the committee would consent to act upon
the bill under consideration without general debate
general debate should spring up he should ask the House
to close it,
Mr. CLINGMAN referred to the defeat of the bill for
the relief of the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Company
and remarked that when that bill first under consider
alton he thought it likely pass easily and would
have done at that time but since then there had been
adverse influences operating against that and all similar
measures There certain iron interest in the
try which had its representatives here every session. and
whose delegates here about that time, and
NAMED here for weeks These delegates succeeded in
creating such prejudice in the minds of many members
he would say prejudice, because if gentlemen were
well informed in relation to the purposes and designs of
these persons he was they would have produced no
feet upon their mindsthat they induced them to vote
he mos IN Uhicb ba had l1,daI Il
MIR. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania All have to say Isl
that so far from operating against this railroad unforu
natey the delegation of which the gentleman speaks by
what deem unwisescontract succeeded in getting
passed through this House bill giving three millions of
acres OF the public to the Missouri railroad With
out these outsiders that bill stood no chance.
MIR. ORR. The gentleman has made reflection upon
certain members of the House. and desire to know who
they are. He says contract made.
MIR. CLlNGMAN insisted on his right to the floor and
refused to yield to any more interruptions.
he thought it was very likely that the delegation to
which he had alluded did succeed in passing the Missouri
bill Their object obtain the of Western men
to impose high taxes upon the country for the benefit of
the iron interest and they very probably pushed through
the Missouri bill expecting return for it. They did not
however get that return, and he glad of it. Now
they not satisfied with having the community taxed
for their benefits they were not satisfied with the tax Of
thirty per cent upon farmers and other individuals for
their benefit, but they had grown nsolent that
they were not willing to extend the time of payment Of
duties upon iron rails imported for railroad three
fur years Pennsylvania insisted that this tax should be
paid without delay.
Hehoped that they might yet be able to get up the bill
e1empGng railroad iron from duty. And in this
nexion he wished to remind Western gentlemen Of the
TACT that prior to 1912 not cent of duty charged
upon railroad iron was during this time that the old
States began their system of railroads but many Of the
new States did not begin their system until after the act
Of 1872 was passed. which imposed heavy duty Of
twenyv dollars per ton upon railroad iron which fell
very progressively upon the States in the West and
northwest {
The Eastern and Northeastern States had their railroads
put the States upon the footing with the old
States, about which great hue and cry made.
He then gave his views at length upon this question
arguing earnestly in favor of repeal Of duties imposed
upon railroad IRON
Mr.. EVANS occupied the time TO which the debate
limited in replying to the remarks of Mr.. CLIsGMAS
The committee and reported the bill to the House
The amendment made in committee was concurred in
and the bill amended was read the third time and
passed.
On motion of Mr.. STUART, by unanimous consent the
House proceeded consider Senate bill to confirm to the
State of Michigan certain lands selected for saline pur
poses and it read three times and passed.
PRIVATE BILLS.
On motion of Mr. EDGERTON, the House then pro-
oeeded to consider business the Speakers table when
the following bills heretofore reported from the Commit
tee of the Whole read the third time and passed
Senate bill for the relief of John c. Mc6aw of New
York.
Senate bill for the relief of VIM p Greene
The bill for the relief Of Pat Gass then taken up
Mr. COBB moved to lay it the table, pending which
the House adjourned.