Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-04

Virginia was not in order
The SPEAKER so decided.
Mr.. STANTON, Of Ohio, said that he would rather
thousand times postpone the time of adjournment than
vote propositions which he had not heard read
The CLERK then commenced the reading of the amend
ments
lMr. McMULLEN moved to suspend the rule requiring
all propositions to be read before being voted upon
Mr. FLORENCE objected desiring to vote understand
ngly on the subject.
Mr. McMULLEN withdrew his motion, when
The CLERK resumed and concluded the reading of the
amendments.
The yeas and nays were then ordered the adoption
of the report of the Committee of Conference and being
taken, resulted: Yeas SO, nays So.
The SPEAKER voted in the affirmative.
And SO the report was adopted.
Mr. COBB subsequently moved to reconsider the vote
by which the report adopted which motion was
tered, to be considered at some other time.
ARMY APPROPRIATION. BILL.
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, by unanimous consent,
the army appropriation BILL returned from the Senate
with amendments taken and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
PUBLIC LANDS IN CALIFORNIA.
Mr. HALL moved to suspend the rules to enable him
report from the Committee Public Lands Senate bill
provide for the survey Of the public lands in California,
granting donation privileges thereon and for other pur
poses
/ Mr. BRECKENRIDGE inquired whether the bill
braced the mineral Us well the other lands in California?
Mr.. McCORKLE replied that the mineral lands were
expressly reserved by the bill to the United States
The motion to suspend then negatived: Ayes 30,
noes not counted.
POST ROUTE BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. CLARK, (under a suspension of the
rules House proceeded to consider the bill to estab
sh certain post routes and the amendments of the Sem
ate thereto. t
Mr.. CLARKE moved to non-concur in all the amend
mens except those which provided for the establishment
of post routes of the amendments he sad were not
germane the bill it went from the House. As it
passed the House the bill exclusively for the estab
shment Of post routes but Of the amendments OF
the Senate not for that purpose
All the amendments of the Senate providing for the ss
tabishmen of post then concurred in while
those germane to that subject generally non-con
Cured in. This business consumed much time the yeas
and nays being taken nearly all the amendments not
for the establishment of post routes
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. HOUSTON asked the unanimous consent of the
House to take the bill making appropriations for the
service of the Post Office Department during the present
fiscal year. returned from the Senate with amendments
Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, objected.
Mr. HOUSTON moved suspension Of the rules; which
agreed to.
The House then proceeded to consider said bill, when
Some of the amendments concurred in and others
non-concurred in.
Among the former was the declaring the Wheeling
and Belmont bridges the Ohio river lawful structures
in their present position and elevation and also declaring
them post routes; the vote being-Yeas 80, nays AZ.
The bill win have to be returned to the Senate
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion Of Mr. STANLY by unanimous consent, the
Committee Of the Whole the state of the Union dis
charged from the further consideration Of the army ap
preparation BILL and the Senate amendments thereto, and
the House proceeded to their consideration.
Mr. HOUSTON said that there were great number Of
amendments, and If debate should be had on them the
House would not be able get through with the BILL He
therefore demanded the previous question.
The previous question was seconded, and under the
operation thereof, some of the amendments
CURED in, and others were non-concurred in.
So the bill will have to go to the Senate.
ryTp couppNS ATIoN
Mr. STANTON, Of Tennessee under a suspension Of
the rules offered resolution allowing to all the en-
poyes Of the House the usual extra compensation being
two hundred and fifty dollars above their regular salary
Mr. WOODWARD moved to amend the resolution by
adding thereto clause that there be paid to each of the
reporters for the Congressional Globe equal TO the
extra compensation hereby allowed to the chief clerk in
the clerks Office.
The amendment agreed to, was also the resolu
ton as amended.
FoRTIFICATIoN BILL
Mr. HOUSTON moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee Of the Whole the Of the Union for
the purpose Of taking up the fertilization BILL
The yeas and nays demanded as a test vote on
the BILL and they ordered and being TAKEN resulted
Yeas 20, nays 49,
And thereupon the House went into Committee Of the
Whole the state Of the Unon mr. STUART Of Michi-
gam in the cha and proceeded to consider the Ortca
ton bill.
Mr. HOUSTON stated that the bill contained an appro
priation of $l84,8oo To prevent general debate he
moved that the committee RISE for the purpose Of Offering
a resolution to limit the debate upon this bill
The motion was agreed to, and the committee accord
ingly rose, -
House to introduce the following resolutions:
Resolved That the Speaker pay TO the widow OF Mr. Ran
tout deceased whatever balance may have been due Mr.
Rantoul member OF this House the time of his DEATH
esc That the Clerk Of this House be directed TO pay
ont Of the contingent fund Mrs Rantoul the per diem 10
which her late husband would have been entitled IL he had
lived to the end Of the present session.
Mr. JONES' Of Tennessee objected to the latter part Of
the resolution as being unusual
Mr. GOODRICH said that he was informed IL was
usual He however withdrew the latter resolution when
the remaining resolution was agreed to-
Mr. HOUSTON then offered resolution to close all
debate on the fertilization bin in fifteen minutes after the
Committee Of the Whole shall resume its consideration.
Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi moved to amend the
luton to limit the debate to five minutes He
thought they had no time to waste now in debate.
amended was adopted.
The House then again went into committee, and re-
sumed the consideration Of the fertilization bill.
Mr.. BAYLY, OF Virginia, moved substitute for the
BILL founded upon the estimates Of the Department Of
War. He said that there had been expended upon
ortihcatons such constructed subsequent to the
revolutionary and prior to the late with Great
Britain, $50, ,536. All that asked in this
substitute not only preserve and repair those forts
which completed but to carry the construction OF
three four forts Of the Importance ut less than
three per cent Of their whole cost He then referred to
the Importance Of completing the forts Pea Patch
Island Solerss Point Flats, upon Key West and Dry
/ Tortugas.
Mr. BROWN Of Mississippi, thought that these forti-
fcations great humbugs He referred to the cap
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