Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-17

the taking Of the seventh and subsequent Of the
United States and FIX the number of members of thu
House of Representatives, and provide for their future
apportonment among the several States approved 2St
of May, 1850, reported the back without amend
ment and it was referred the Committee of the Whole
the state Of the Union and ordered to be printed
THE COLLINS LINE.
The House then proceeded to consider the motion 0
Mr. CAMPBELL of Ohio to lay the table the motion
Mr. WHITE Of Alabama TO reconsider the vote by which
the House concurred in the amendment of the Senat
granting increased compensation 10 the Collins line
steamers
And the question being taken the motion to lay
the table the motion reconsider it decided IN the
affirmative by the following vote;
YEAS-Messrs. Aiken, Thomas ii. Bayly, Bell Bibghaus
Bovine Boyd Briggs, Brooks George II. Brown, Burrows
Z. c. Cabel, Caldwell, l. ID. Campbell Cartier, Chandler
Chapman Cingnan, Conger Cullom Curtis George l. Davis
Dean Doty, Duncan Evans, Florence Fowler l. y " Fuller
GAMBLE Gilmore, Goodenow Goodrich, Harper Hart Haws
Haven, Henn Horsord, Howard, Thos M Howe, Thomas
How Ingersol ]. CLANCY Jones, Kuhns, kurz Landry,
Lockhart Mann, Edward c. Marshall Martin, McCorkle,
Meade Miller Miner Henry D. Moore, John Moore More
head Morrison Murray Penn Perkins Porter, Price Ranou
Reed Riddle ROBBIE Robinson, Russell, Sacke Schermer-
horn Schoocrait Scudder David L. Seymour Snow stany
f. p. Stanton r. H. Stanton. Abrm p stephens Stone st.
Martin Sother, Stuart Sutherland, Taylor Thurston, al
bridge, Walsh, Ward Washburn, WEIGH Yates-92.
NAYs-Messrs Abercrombe Willis Allen, Allison, Averett
Babcock David j. Bailey Beale Bocock Bragg Brenton,
Buell. Burt Busby Joseph Cable Thompson Campbell Caske
Chastan Churchwel Cobb Daniel Dawson, Disney Durkee,
Edgerton Edmundson Faulkner, Floyd Freeman Gentry,
German, Green Grow Hamilton, Isham g. Harris, Sampson
w. Harris Hendricks, Hbbard yer, Holiday, Houston,
John W. Howe IVES Jackson jenkins, Andrew Johnson Jas
Johnson Robert W. Johnson Daniel L. JONES' George w.
Jones' Preston King Letcher Mason, McLanahan, McMul
len, McNair, Mcqueen, Mison Molony Murphy Nabers,
od Andrew Parker Samuel W. Parker Pcasee, Penniman
Phelps, Powell Richardson, Robbins, Ross Savage Scurry
orgen Seymour Skeon Smith, Benjamin Stanton, Thad
Stevens, sweetser Townshend, yenabe Wallace Watkins,
Alexander White, Wilcox, Wdrick, Woodward-s4.
Mr. STUART said that he desired to cali up motion
made by him in January last reconsider the vote by
which the House referred the Committee Roads and
Canals the bill making appropriation for the improvement
of the navigation of the Illinois river. de, however,
yielded the floor to-
PUBLIC PRINTING.
Mr. GORMAN, who reported, from the Committee on
Printing bin to provide for the execution OF the public
printing and to establish the prices thereof and for other
purposes; which was read twice
THE bin proposes abolish the contract system and
provides for the election of public printer
Mr.. GORMAN said that he would not ask any action on
the bill at the present time He desired the House be
advised Of all the details of the BILL and, it would come
up tomorrow morning, he moved that it be printed
MIR. STANLY a question of order. He consid
cred that under the Goth joint rule the Committee
Printing had authority make report of this kind
1t not within their province their duty and they
had power report this bill than they had TO
report bill upon any other subject referred them
by the rules
Mr.. G0RMAN said that there had been various memo
rals the subject referred to the committee and also
bama, Mr. CLEMENS He contended that the committee
had authority to report the bill
The SPEAKER decided that the committee had power
to report the bill
Mr.. STANLY appealed from this decision
Some conversation ensued when
Mr. DEAN moved to lay the appeal the table; which
motion agreed to: Yeas l08 nays 60.
So the decision Of the Speaker sustained.
The bill then ordered to be printed and its further
consideration postponed until tomorrow.
RIVER AND HARBoR IMPROVEMENTS.
The House next proceeded to consider the motion Of
Mr. STUART made in January last reconsider the vote
by which House referred to the Committee on Roads
and Canals the bill making appropriation for the improve
ment of the Illinois river.
Mr. STUART stated that his object in making the mo-
ton reconsider have the bill referred the
Committee Commerce He spoke at length in favor of
river and harbor improvements, arguing the constitution
aty OF Congress TO for such objects He
commended that Gen. Pierce in favor Of such measures
stating that the why he voted against them while
IN Congress because they contained provisions which
were unconstitutional.
On motion Of Mr. HOUSTON, the motion to reconsider
laid on the table
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved TO close all debate the Indian
appropriation bill in hour after the Committee Of the
Whole should resume its consideration.
On motion Of Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, the resolu-
ton amended extend the debate four hours
The resolution amended was agreed 70.
On motion Of Mr.. HOUSTON the House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the state Of the Union Mr.
JONES of Tennessee in the chair and resumed the
sderaton Of the bill making appropriations for the
rent and contingent expenses Of the Indian department
and for fulfilling treaty stpuatons with various indian
tribes for the year ending June so, 1853
Mr.. FITCH gave notice of his intention TO TO
amend the bill by the insertion Of the following item
For quidsted balance found the Creek Indians for
losses sustained during the last with Great Britain by
that portion Of the tribe that friendly and coOpeated
with the United States accordance with the promise Of the
Government S1l04l790 be paid by the United States
agent Of the Greek Indians to those individuals living
and the legal representatives OF those deceased who
titled to receive the same per capita"
He entered into lengthy argument to prove the jus
tee of the proposed appropriation.
Mr.. MEADE, in the course OF Mr.. FITcHs remarks,
gave notice that he would al the proper time 70
amend the amendment Of that gentleman by adding there
to proyiso the effect that before said any por
ton Of il shall be paid the said tribe nation OF Indian:
shall execute release Of all demands growing Of that
war and the treaty consequent upon it.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, obtained the floor, when
the committee
RIVER SAVANNAH.
On motion Of Mr.. JACKSON, of Georgia, by unanimous
consent the bin Of the Senate 10 provide for the removal
81 distractions in the river Savannah in the State Of
Georgia and for the improvement Of the same taken
up, read twice. and referred to the Committee Com
merce.
PROCEEDINGS on THE DEATH OF Mr.. CLAY.
On motion Of Mr.. PRICE, by unanimous consent II was
Rssotred, That twenty thousand copies Of the obituary
seeches and proceedings the death Of Henry Clay in the
Senate and in this House be printed under the Of
Committee Printing for the Of the members Of this
House.
Mr. JONES Of Tennessee, moved reconsider the vote
by which adopted the resolution closing all debate
the Indian appropriation bill in four hours after the com.
mitee shall again resume its consideration with yiev
Of limiting the debate to one hour