New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-13

| AltCr 4 VI pIoPVStftvi'. WIZ 49,
| ject was postponed til Monday week ,
The bill granting land to Iowa for ral'
road purposes, was then taken up.
Mr.. BELL commenced speech, bul
there beng much noise and confusion IN the seh-
ate, he said Re supposed IL die no' oesie " ~
him. Several Senator'S assured HIN no eucd o'Jehh
ton existed, and, after some con'eis@Hoh' ''' 'N'
Several motions 10 take up bills were
made, but ell rejected. r.oo
The Senate then proceeded to Exec
| uiive business, and shortly after aoJoufneu'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| LAND FOR MISSOURI ~,
Mr. 'U.I from the Committee on Public
Lands reported bill granting TO missouri tue IlsH
of way and portion Of the public CONAN lot "a!
road purposes He said the last SESSION OF tns WY
! souri legislature voted million and nan OF co.
Iars for the St Joseph Road, and two millions icf
the St Louis ana Western Railway. Inc former
| is geo miles long, and the latter s3O IL was h2t
fancy project for the benefit 0, specu,aII an me he
lands to actual settlers only ne old NOT wahs TUG
bill to go TO Commttee OF the Whole on the STATE
of the Union. He would prefer to see syoted DOWN
Mr.. JONES. of Tenn. thought the House
was not prepared TO examine into the BILL lie asked
how much the bill appropriated
Mr.. HALL replied one million and half
acres.
MIR. JONES asked how many bills Of this
kind were now refore tn Committee OF Public Lands
Mr.. HALL said ten or twelve, appropriate
ing five or SIX millions Of acres.
Mr.. JONES had never before seen bill
involving so much pu. on passage without being con-
siceTed III Committee.
Mr.. HALL said that the Illinois Railroad
bill voted twice much THIS and 1t as not referred
to Committee Of the Whole on the state OF the
Union and that If this bill should be referred 1t VIII
never be reached
MIR. JONES replied, if the bill wac just, a
majority of honest Representatives. caa be secured
for It's passage. 1t should take the usual course.
Mr. InELPS was against committing the
bill, as in that case !. would never be reached and
showed low the Government would be benefited
by It's passage.
Before the question was taken the morn
ing hour expired.
THE PRoMETHEUs AFFAIR.
The SPEAKER laid before the House sew
eral Executive communications, among them a
message from the President transmitting copy OF
instructions fIOm toe State Department 70 the Min
lister of the United STATES in LONDON, aud dispatches
of Mr. Lawrence 10 that Department, and his cores
pondence with her Britannia Maestys principal
Secretary of STATE for Foreign Affairs, relative to
the attack on The steamer PIometneus III the harbOr
Of San Juan de Nicaragua, BY the British brig-of-
war Express Referred to the Committee on For
eign Affairs
The SPEAKER laid before the House
communication from the Post. Office Department in
reference TO the resolution OF the 25th January,
caliiIg Tor Jlet OF Claims allowed tndb
and other departments OF bureaus since the 4th of
March, lS49, and which had been previously pre-
viously presented and disable we'd This, like the
response of the Navy Department TO the same reso-
luton, was laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
The SPEAKER presented the proceedings
Of me citing at Albany, in favor of the Kossuthdoc-
tTines. Referred 10 The Committee on Foreign Al
fairs.
The Senate bill for the relief of LieHt.
Col. Mitchell was debated, but not passed.
A variety of Senate bills were referred
to Stanoine Committees.
The House then resumed the cOnsidera-
ton of The bill providing for the publication OF the
laws OF the United States in two newspapers In each
Congressional District having the largest circulation
Mr.. SMART advocated its passage, it hay-
ing been introduced by him, saying 1t would en-
ploy about $50 papers, and the whole expense would
only be SO eco. The present system is abused ;
and consic eriDg the small expense, and the general
benefit to be conferred, il should meet with ap
plova, especially considering that the House spends
$O0( coo Annually for books TO be distributed among
tie membe and 5000 0C0 were spent per year In
this District, exclusive Of the publication OF the
laws and advertisements
Mr.. CARTIER favored the bill, for the
reason that the history OF this Republic and the his
tory of the States within the Republic, Ia their own
municipal Legislatures is, that In proportion as you
have brought the making agents into intelligent
connection with the constituents OF those agents you
elevate The tone Of Legislation and increase the
responsibility of the Representative. Without dis
posing Of The subject, the House adjourned.