The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-01-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEpSEsD4Y, JANUARY 5.

W FpNhep3i, JANbAhf u
Mr. aeymour, of New York, appealed TO the
House to take up the joint resolution of the
aenatc, allowing, in certain cases. to the own
ers OF steamers further time to make the neces.
sary preparations to bring their vessels within
the provisions of an act entitled "An act 10
amend an act entitled an act To provide for
the better security of the lives of passengers on
board Of vessels propelled in whole or in part
by steam" He said that this resolution was
to enable the inspectors of steamboats, on the
Western waters to carry into effect the law Of
the last session. 1t simply proposed to give the
act the construction desired
Mr.. Letcher objected
Mr. Seymour said, that if the gentleman un.
derstood the facts, he would not nterpo.e an
objection. II was made necessary that every
steamboat should have certain apparatus but
owners of boats in the West, after the best eff
| forts had not been able to obtain it and every
boat not making the required arrangements IL
| liable to seizure He had received communica-
| tons from inspectors on the Western waters in
| relation TO this subject
l. Mr.. Preston said he received last night a
Geographic despatch from principal officer Of
the United States in the West, asking him to
use his efforts for an extension Of time, in order
that the boats in that section may be equipped,
as required by law, He presumed that his
| correspondent alluded To tho resolution from
| the Senate
Mr. Letoher withdrew his objection when
the joint resolution was taken up, and having
been read, it was amended by extending the
| time for ninety days from the first of January
last and in this form passed
Mr. Cobb called up n question relative 10 q
bill for the relief Of the Memphis and Charles
ton, or Tennessee, Mississippi, aud Alabama,
! the Alabama and Tennessee River, tho Cocoa,
| the New Orleans and Jackson, and the New
Orleans and Opelausas, and Great Western
Railroad Company, by extending for four years
the time for the payment Of oil duties on rail
road iron for the use of those companies, except
only the amount due for custom house fees.
the payment of duties to be secured by salts
factory bonds, and the Taonay 10 carry an inter-
est OF siy per cent year.
An amendment was pending, to include the
Raleigh and Castor Railroad Company 10 the
provisions of the bill and another, that the act
shall apply to all railroad companies in the
United States, now in the course Of cOnstruc-
ton, or commenced within one year from date
This bill, on the 30th Of August last, was re.
jected and the question now pending was On
the motion to lay upon the table tho motion TO
reconsider that vote.
Tho House decided the question in the af.
hrmative--yeas H. nays 49,
80 the House laid the motion to reconsider
upon the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Polk, the House proceeded
to the consideration Of the report Of the Com
mittee OF Conference on the bill for the relief
ef Mrs Margaret NJ Worth, widow OF General
Worth, which proposes that tho House shall
recede from its amendment thereto.
The question having been taken, it was con,
CURED in--yeas SO, nays AZ.
1t allows the widow of General Worth sixty
dollars {, month for life.
Mr.. Smith, Of Alabama, IA Pierce man,
made speech highly ealogistio Of Gen. Scott,
and ia support Of the notion 10 sonler ON him
the title Vi Lieutenant General.
Mr Marshall, Of California, obtained the
floor; the Committee rose, and the House I'D,
journed.
THURSDAY, lAgvAsY q.
Mr. Preston King reported bill for the
prevention OF frauds on the United States Treas
ury, and explained briefly its provisions.
Mr. Olds, Of Ohio, went into an investigo
ton Of the Corwin case, aud contended that
the report did not meet the subject referee 20
the cosamittee, as they had reported b. v.se