Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-11

against printing these papers in any other than the Eng
lsh language. Without concluded he yielded motion
that the House adjourn which being agreed to-
The House, at halfpast three, adjourned until
at IL o'clock.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1852.
IN SENATE
The following Senators appeared in their seats to-day
Mr.. Badger, of North Carolina Mr.. BUTLER, of South
Carolina; DIR. CHARLTON Of Georgia; Mr.. HUNTER, Of
Virginia and Mr.. PRARcE of Maryland.
The Senate proceeded to ballot for Chaplain, when
the Rev. c. NJ BUTLER declared duly elected
UNAUTHORIZED BANKING.
Mr.. ADAMS, by unanimous consent, introduced bill
to prevent unauthorized banking in the District of Co.
lumbia which read and ordered to second reading
THE first section of this bill provides that no person
unauthorized By lao shall subscribe or become in any way
interested in any institution formed or to be formed for
the purpose Of issuing any note, draft BILL other evil
dence OF debt to be loaned put in circulation
ney, and that all offending SHALL conviction there
Of in the Criminal Court of this District be fined 81 OO0
onehaf to 90 the informer and the other the In
Urinary of the city of Washington and be confined in the
penitentary not less than one year than five
years The second section provides that any persoH
passing offering to pass within the District of Column
bia such BILL note, evidence of debt less than five
dollars shall be fined $780, to be appropriated as in the
first section The third section makes it the duty Of the
Criminal Judge to give the act in charge to the Grand
Jury at each term Of the court and the District Attorney
is to be entitled to tax fee Of 1875 for every conviction
to be paid by the defendant
LIEUTENANT GENERAL
Mr.. CLEMENS gave notice of his intention to intro
duce joint resolution comforting the rank of Brevet
Lieutenant General on Major Gen. Winfield Scott.
THE DISPUTED SEAT.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the question re-
ating to administering the oath of office to Mr. DIXON
elected by the Legislature of Kentucky supply the
cancy occasoned by the resignation of Henry Clay the
question pending being the following resolution submit
ted yesterday by MIR. GwIN:
Resored That the credentials Archibald Dixon ESQ., be
referred to select committee of fve who shall consider
report thereon.
To which Mr. MASGua had offered the following amend
ment: @ s#.
Sand that pending the action of said committee, the said
Archibald Dixon be qualified and permitted to take his
seat in the Senate"
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, addressed the Senate at
length in favor of admitting Mr. Dixon his seat and
contendng that if there doubt of the validity
of the caim-though for his own part he had not the
shadow Of one-the benefit of the doubt ought to be
given to sovereign State. tag5
The debate was continued by Messrs. MASON, Sc
WARD, BRADBURY, BUTLER, and DAWSON; when,
after few remarks from Mr. BADGER, he moved that
the Senate adjourn which motion agreed to- and at
So'clock ?. NJ the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Several members appeared in their seats to-day who
Messrs. FLOYD, HART, RUSSELL, and MARTIN, of New
York; Mr. PRICE, of New Jersey; Mr. ALLISON of Penn
sylyania Messrs JOHNSON and CHAsTAIN of Georgia
Messrs. ABERcRoMBIE, HARRIS, WHITE and HousToS of
of Kentucky; Messrs. CHuRcHwELL and Polk, of Ten
nessee Mr.. Howard, of Texas Mr. CABELL, of Florida
and MIR. McCoRKLE, of California.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES
On motion of Mr.. STEPHENS, OF Georgia. the Speake
was Authorized to appoint the standing committee. Of tn
House.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The House then took up the motion made yesterda,
by Mr.. JONES' Of Tennessee that the annual message
the President be referred to the Committee of the Whole
the state of the Union and ordered to be printed
that fifteen thousand copies Of the message and &C
compauyng documents be printed for the use Of the
House.
The pending question being the amendment of Mr.
WEGHTMAS that FIVE thousand copies of the message be
printed in the Spanish language
Mr. WEIGHTMAN resumed and concluded his remarks
in support of his amendment. $500
THE TARIFF
Mr.. BROOKS, of New York, moved to amend the mo.
ton to commit the message by adding thereto the fol-
lowing:
Except much Of the message relates to the subject
OF the tariff and the which sha
ferred select committee with power TO examine witnesses
and collect testimony here and elsewhere with instructions
report as soon As possible some bill reducing the duties
ports 70 such amount as may be required for economical
administration Of the Government"
Mr. BROOKS remarked that the proposition Of the renL
teman from Tennessee to refer the message TO the
Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union and
the amendment he submitted to except from this re-
ference much Of the message as related to the subject
Of the tariff and the from customs He had Sc
veral reasons for making this exception and he would
state very briefly few of them for the consideration Of
the House. The first was that under the mode in
which business transacted in the House IL was GER
tain that IL this whole should be referred TO the
Committee Of the Whole action ccrd be hA6 upon any
important part Of II until long after the first Of
and that when that action should be taken would have
to be taken with such rapidy that il would be quite i'm
possible for members Of the House to have fair and full
comprehension Of the subject upon which they were to
give their votes His object therefore was TO present
proposition in the earlier days Of the session. that during
the hoydays IL might have that kind Of an investigation
which would elicit facts and after the hoydays to have
the deliberate action Of the House upon the thus
brought to their attention lie had excepted this subject
of from the general reference proposed because
before Congress began TO pass any law whatsoever he
desired the House and the country TO be mindful OF the
fact that in July last there fourteen fifteen mil
lions Of dollars Of surplus in the Treasury which
had probably increased nearly twenty millions
He did not wish action upon any Of the appropriation bills
until the surplus should first be considered and
disposed Of or IL not disposed Of means taken TO
prevent its further accumulation in the public treasury
With twenty millions Of surplus at the disposal
OF Congress and that increasing, it would be quite inn
possible for Congress TO administer the Government with
economy in the general scramble which would ensue for
such surplus this that he had proposed
to except from the motion commit that part of the
sage relating to revenues from customs and had moved
to refer II to select committee which could give the sub
ject immediate attention and immediate action
Under the practice of the House the ordinary refer
ence OF this subject he aware would be the Com
mtee Of Ways and Means but he did not wish this sub
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