Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-14
CONGRESS-

CONGRESS.
Nothing of special interest iranspired in the Sem
ate on Saturday last. The House was not in session.
In the Senate, on Monday the 9th, the Chair laid
before That body report from the War Department.
enclosing estimates for certain Notifications San
francisco bay. Also, copies of the Army Register
for 1852.
Mr.. Jones presented petition of two Hungarian
refugees, asking grant of. land in Iowa.
report in favor of printing S. 900 additional CO.
pies of Captain Stans5urys Exploration of the great
valley OF the Salt Lake was concurred in.
After numerous petitions,
debate ensued upon bill supplemental to the
several acts OF Congress providing the better Sc
cury OF the lives of passengers aboard of vessels
propelled In whole or in part by steam after which,
the bill was ordered to be engrossed for third read.
ing.
Mr.. Clarke's joint resolutions on non-ntervention
were then taken up, and MIR. Clarke addressed the
Senate in support of it.
Mr.. Cass then obtained the floor, and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. After Mr.. Grey
had lby leave) delivered speech in vndication of
against him embraced Gas Mr.. Grey alleged) in the
speech of Mr.. Bayly. of Virginia, on the bill to pro-
vide the means of paying the last instanent of the
Mexican indemnity, the House proceeded TO consider
resolutions, offered principally under motions
pend the rules. Quite number of resolutions of
inquiry adopted.
MIR. WEIGH asked the unanimous consent of the
House for leave to introduce the following resolution:
ResOtUed, That the Committee of Ways and Means
are instructed to report bill modifying and altering
the tariff of 1916, by substituting, wherever practi
cable, specific for nd saOrem duties, with such
of duty will yield sufficient revenue, and with
such determinations in favor of ron and other arti
cles OF domestic manufacture and production, will
afford adequate protection to the labor of own
citizens against foreign competition.
Mr.. MIson objected.
Mr.. WEIGH moved suspension OF the rules for
the introduction of his resolution.
Mr.. Bocock demanded the yeas and nays that
the
rules were not suspended-yeas 60, nays 1Os-as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Charles Allen, Allison, William
Appleton, Bar1ere, Bell, Bennett. Bibighaus, Bowie.
Boyd, Brenton, Briggs, George H. Brown, f. Car
rington, Cabell. Lewis D. Campbell, Chandler.
Chapman, Conger, Curtis, Doty, Duncan, Ev-
ans, Fowler, Henry M. Fuller. Gentry. Gddings.
Goodenow. Goodrich. Harper, Hascall, Haven. He
bard, Horsford, John w. Howe, Thomas Y. Howe.
jr., George G. King, Mann, Martin. Meacham, Mill
er, Miner, Newton, Samuel w. Parker Penqiman.
mour, Origen S. Seymour, StanIy, Benjamin Stanton,
Stratton, STROLLER, Taylor, Thurston. Washburn jr.,
Watkins, WEIGH, Wells, and Addison White-60.
NAYs-Messrs. Abercrombie, Willis Allen, An
drews, Averett, Babcock, David J. Baiy, Thomas
H. Bayly. BeaIe, Bocock, Albert G. Brown, Buell.,
Busby, Joseph Cable, Caldwell, Thompson Camp
bell, Cartier, Caskie, Chsstain Clarke, Clingnan,
Cobb, Daniel, John G. Davis, Dawson, Dean, Dim
Ewing, Faulkner, Fickklin, Fitch, Floyd, Free
man, Gamble, Gaylord. German, Green, Grey,
Grow, Hall, l. G. Harris, Sampson w: Harris, Hart.
Hendricks, Hem, Hubbard. Holiday, Houston,
Howard, Ives, Andrew Johnson. Jas. Johnson, John
Johnson, Robert w. Johnson. George w. Jones, J.
Clancy Jones, Kurz, Letcher, Lockhart, Mace, Nc
Corkle, McLanahan, McMulIin, McNar. Mcqueen,
Mihson, Molony, Morehead, Murphy, Murray, Ma
bers, OIds, Orr, Outlaw. PeasIse. Penn, Polk, Pow
ell, Price, RantouI, Riddle, ROBBIE. Robinson, Savage
Scurry, Smart Smith, Frederick P. Stanton, Richard
H. Stanton, Abraham +. Stevens, A. H. Stephens,
Stone, St. Martin, Stuart, Sutherland, Sweetser G..
w. Thompson, Townshend, Venable, Wallace,
Ward, Alexander White, Wilcox, Widrick, Will
liams, and Woodward-109.
Mr.. Lane introduced a res tuition calling on the
President for information with reference the dis
position of troops for the protection of Oregon which
gave rise to considerable debate, in which Mr. l..
and other gentlemen participated. The House adj
journed pending its consideration, Mr.. German hav
ing the floor