Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-24

on uneil Of New York city expenditures made for the
first regiment Of New York volunteers.
Also, bill for the relief Of Richard N. Boutons ESQ.,
Wright, and the widow Of Marvin W. Fisher.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Mr. MASON submitted the following resolution:
Rosed That select committee be appointed TO tak into
consideration the several resolutions and orders Of the
for the appointment and prescribing the duas Of
il officers report regulations fixing the number
said officers and their subordnatss classifying them, fixing
their compensation prescribing the mode Of appointment
morally better 10 insure their responsibility and efficiency
the committee to consist Of three members to be appointed
by the Chair.
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. SUMNER submitted the following resolution
which considered and agreed TO:
Re,olred That the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads be directed consider the expedency of providing
the convenience and security of remances abroad in small
sums by authorizing orders drafts from post Office
foreign post offices with which 1t is correspondence oons
tuting system of international post office orders.
Mr. CASS submitted the following resolution, and ask
ed its immediate consideration
Resolee That the Committee Pensions be instructed to
inquire into the expedency Of granting pension TO the wi
dow Of Capt Gunnson late of the army and recently killed
by tho Indians in Utah while in the performance Of his duty
Mr. GWlN inquired if there not other officers Of
the army killed at the time whose names might be
inserted!
Mr. CASS could not the question. He presumed
there might be- and there were, he would prefer that
the Senator would introduce separate resolution to
burdening the before them with other names. This
officer highly intelligent gentleman, and killed
while in the discharge of his duty leaving widow and
three children
Mr.. GWIN would not offer any amendment to the
luton but minated his intention Of embracing other
of officers and persons attached to the expedition
who likewise killed in the discharge Of their duties,
whose widows were entitled to consideration.
The resolution then considered and agreed to.
Mr. SHIELDS submitted the following resolution,
which was considered and agreed to
Resolped That the Committee the Judiciary BIO instruct
ed to inquire into the expediency Of dividing the State Of
Illinois into two United States judicial districts
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills Of the following titles were introduced read twice.
and referred to appropriate committees:
BY Mr.. BRIGHT A bill to amend the third section Of
tho act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses of the Government for the year ending Both Of
June, 1854 approved Sd of March, 1868.
This amendment consists in changing the salaries Of
the clerks in class number from 5000 to 200 per
By Mr.. SLIDELL: bill granting the right Of way
and portion of the public lands to the State Of Florida
to aid in the construction Of railroad the PENN
sula of that State.
BY Mr.. SEBASTIAN: A bill to amend an act to divide
the district Of Arkansas into judicial DISTRICTS and for
other purposes.
By Mr.. HAMLIN: A bill authorizing the construction
of line of telegraph from the Mississippi river to the
Pacific
LIEUTENANT GENERAL
On motion by Mr. SHIELDS, the Senate proceeded to
consider the joint resolution authorizing the President of
the United States to confer the title of lieutenant general
by brevet for eminent services.
debate of considerable interest ensued, in which
Messrs. ADAMS, WALKER, SHIELDS, PETIT, MASON,
DOUGLAS, BADGER Glass; SEWARD, and others par
ticpated when the question taken ordering the
joint resolution to be engrossed for third reading by
yeas and nays, and decided in the affirmative, follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen Atchison, Badger, Bayard, Ben
jamn, Brodhead Glass; Clayton, Dawson, Dixon, Dodge
of Wisconsin,, Dodge of Iowa. Evans Fish, Foot Gwin James
Jones of Tennessee Mason Pearce Pratt Sebastian Seward
Shields Stuart Thompson of Kentucky, Thomson Of New
Jersey, Wade, Weller, and Wrght-30.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams Bright Chase, Clay Douglas,
Fitzpatrick, Hamin Norris, Sdell, Sumner, Walker and
Wiliams-l2.
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
On motion, the Senate proceeded to the consideration
Of Executive business and after brief session adjourned