Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House proceeded to consider the bill of the Senate
entitled An act to amend to provide for the bet
ter security OF the lives passengers board of vessels
propelled in whole or in part by steam heretofore re-
ported from the Committee Commerce with sundry
amendments.
Mr.. STANTON, of Kentucky moved to strike out the
second section OF the BILL remarkng that he did not do
so because he prepared to say he would against
the bill but his object in making the motion simply
to afford him an opportunity present remonsrance
received by him last night against the passage Of this
bill signed by large number of pilots navigating the
Western waters At his instance the remonsrance was
read to the House.
The motion to strike out the second section was mega
lived.
Several amendments were then acted upon, and some
debate ensued; during which
Mr.. BOVINE offered substitute for the bill
Mr. CLlNGMAN said that in examining this bill he
found that il was very long one, containing some fifty
FIVE pages of printed matter From the character of the
BILL he did not believe that the House could consider it.
and act Understandings upon it during the morning hour
Of this session. They had only week from today
and they might occupy the whole Of every morning
until the adjournment in considering this subject He
would therefore, with view Of ascertanng what was
the sense of the House-and his opinion was that
there should be legislation upon the subject but
that they could not act nowmoye to postpone the fur
Their consideration of the bill until the second Monday Of
December next.
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, was understood to sug
gest that the gentleman to refer the bill to the Com
mttee of the Whole the state of the Union instead of
moving its postponement
Mr. CLINGMAN said that he would have objection to
referring the bill, if gentlemen should prefer it. He
satisfied that in the short time allowed them they
could not examine and perfect the BILL He would there
FORE substitute in lieu Of the motion postpone mo-
ton to refer the bill TO the Committee Of the Whole on
the state Of the Union But gentlemen urged that if this
motion should prevail the bill would never be reached
Well If it should not be reached it would be because
they could not the appropriation bills and other bills
which the majority might prefer to act upon.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, Of New York. called the attention Of
the gentleman from North Carolina to the last section
the BILL which provided that far the Western waters
concerned it should not 20 into effect until the
first of January. The object that the people of
the Western country who desired the passage of this b
might have opportunity Of adapting their boats to IT,
In all other parts Of the Union il would not take effect
until the first of March, giving ample time for modi6ca-
ton. He hoped the House would not postpone action
upon the bill.
Mr.. CLINGMAN said that it very obvious that the
committee had such doubt about the working OF the bill
that they did not desire it to take effect until January
and March next He thought they had better take time
to consider and perfect the measure.
Mr. CARTIER inquired whether II was not just as con-
venient to consider this subject as II would be any
other time?