The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-01-20

! Mr. Orr, Of South Carolina, moved that the
House 90 into Committee Of the Whole ON the
state Of the Union.
| MIR. Houston, of Alabama, moved the usual
resolution, terminating the debate on the De
fciency bill at IL o'clock tomorrow; which
was agreed TO, and the House went into Com.
mittee
MIR Bell, of Ohio, argued that the accession
of territory which had been advanced would
be curse to the country and would involve
the nation in hostility with two of the mos,
powerful maritime nations of Europe
| If the spirit Of annexation was to be INDUCED
in, he considered that the accession of tho Brit.
ish possessions in North America would be a
more congenal and legitimate field of opera.
tions. He said, had be belonged to the House
at the time, he would have voted against the
Compromise; but, it having become law, he
would not now agitate or disturb it.
Mr. Skelton, of New Jersey, alluded to the
propositions to confer the rank of Lieutenant
General on Major General Scott, and to in
crease the salaries of foreign Ministers, both Of
which he opposed at considerable length.
Mr. Weightman addressed the Committee
| for an hour.
The Committee rose and the House add
TUESDAY, JANUARY IL.
resolution was agreed to. for printing
100000 copies of the Census Report, which
will cost little over FIVE cents each, and
amounting in the whole to upwards of s., 900
The motion to recommit the bill to prevent
frauds on the Treasury Of the United States,
being the first business in order, was taken up
Mr., Chapman, of Connecticut after alluding
to the Objectionable practice of public officers
and members of Congress prosecuting claims
against the United States, stated that the bill
which had been reported by the Special Com
mttee had been introduced into the Senate
by Mr.. Badger, which the committee had
amended, and recommended 10 the favorable
consideration of the House. He admitted that,
in doing so, they had departed from their in
structions, but had reported bill which would
meet an existing evil
MIR. Barrere, Of Ohio, described Mr. Corwin's
character as unexceptionable, where it is well
known, il Ohio, and considered him intelleotu-
ally as only second to Mr.. Webster He oon-
sidered the character OF public men as equally
to be protected by the Government, with the
life and property of the humblest citizen The
committee he said, had found that Mr. Corwin
had no connection with the claim referred to
DE then investigated the manner in which Mr.
Corwn had become connected with it through
Waddy Thompson, who is well known as a
public man, and described the manner in which
Gardner had been introduced to him and the
evidence that had been adduced by him in
support OF his claims during the time Mr. Cor
win was connected with the case, and wher
no suspicion or proof Of fraud existed
The House then went into Committee Of tn,
Whole on the state of the Union, and took al
the bill prohibiting the issue of small notes il
the District of Columbia
Mr.. Cartier, of Ohio, moved to strike out tn
words five dollars" in the first section, f.
the purpose Of prohibiting the issue of banl
paper in the District of Columbia, which ha
no commerce, and which its trade does not re
qure, the Government paying out specie Il
public officers and others, by which that trad
is supported.
Mr.. Ashe opposed the amendment, in orde
that the bill might pass; the object of whic
is to compel those who issue bank notes TO re
deem them in specie.
Mr.. Bowie, of Maryland, also opposed tn
amendment. He said the gentleman from Obi
was mistaken in surprising there was no CON
MERGE in Washington which imports 100, 90
barrels of -four, much Of which is exported
and commended that the usual facilities shout
be offered by banking institutions
Mr.. Cartier replied in support of his amend
i, ment, and alluded to the prevalence of lotterit
in the District Of Columbia, His object, b
: said, was to relieve the constituents Of the ger
tleman from Maryland, from an evil of whic
they complained.
Mr. Bowie said the State which he repre-
sented has done all that was possible to pu
down lotteries and had adopted an article il
its new Constitution to prohibit them a. soor
as possible.
He instituted q comparison between tn,
banks of Ohio and those of the District Of Co
lumbia for the purpose of showing that the,
are quoted at lower figure than the latter.
The House finally adjourned, with the prop
osition still pending to prohibit altogether tn,
circulation of small notes