Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. PHELPS, from the Committee Of Ways and Means
reported bill making appropriations for the transpora
ton OF the United States mail by steamers and
otherwise during the fiscal year ending the Both Of June
1854 which read twice and committed.
Mr. HOUSTON, from the same committee, reported a
bill making appropriations for the service of the Post
Ohce Department during the fiscal year ending the 30th
Of June, 1854 which was read twice and committed
Mr.. STANLY, from the same committee, to which was
referred the bill to authorize the Secretary Of the Urea
sury to dcpose with the several States the fourth install
ment OF the deposes the public money directed to be
made with said States by the act approved June 81 1885,
reported the back with the Recommendation that it
do not pass.
1.-THE proposed to be appropriated by this bill is
Mr. sTANLY moved to refer the bill to the Committee
Of the Whole the state Of the Union and also moved
that it be printed, together with several amendments he
desired to offer to IT, remarkng that he wished to say
a few words in favor Of the bill.
The SPEAKER decided that the question was not de-
batabe, the rule required that bills making appropr-
atoms should first be discussed in Committee Of the
Whole.
Mr.. SwEETsER moved that the bill be laid on the
table which motion decided in the affirmative by the
following yote
YEAs-Messrs Abercrombic Charles Allen, Willis Allen,
Averett David j. Bailey, Thomas IT, Bayly BARTLETT Beae
Bocock Bragg Albert @. Brown Jos Cable Cartier Caske
Chastan, Churchwel, Clark, Clemens clngman, Cobb,
Colcock, Curtis, John G. Davis Dawson, Dean Dmmick
Disney, Doy, Dunham Durkee Eastman, Edgerton, Fanlk
fckln, Florence, Floyd Freeman Thomas j. d. Fuller
Gaylord Giddings Gilmore German Green, Hall, Hamilton,
Holiday, Houston, Thomas Y. Howe, r Ingersol Ives
Jackson jenkins, Andrew Johnson James Johnson Robert
W. Johnson Daniel IT, Jones' George w. Jones, j. O. Jones'
Preston King, kurtz Lecher Lockha Mace Mann Mason
Mclanahan Mison Moony, Murphy, Murray, Nabers Orr
Andrew Parker Phelps Powell Richardson Riddle Robbins
Robe Rose David L. Seymour 0rigen s. Seymour SHELTON
Smart Smith, Snow, Richard H. Stanton, Abm p Stephens
Alex II. Stephens ST. Martin stratton Stuart Sutherland
Swectsc Toombs Vcnable, Wallace, Wilcox wildrck and
W0odward-105.
NAYsMessrs. VIM Appleton Barrerc, Bennett Bibghaus
Bowie Bovine, Brenton, George H. Brown, Burrows Cad
.nrte Carn ,Inll ~.
lom Darby George T. Davis Dockery Duncan Ewing Fay
Henry NJ Fuller Gentry, Goodcnow, Harper HAVEN Uors-
ford Howard, John w. Howe, Thomas NJ. Howe George a.
King, kuhns, Landry, Little Martin Meacham Miller Henry
ID Moore, John Moore, Morchead Newton Outlaw Samuel
W. Parker, Penniman, Perkins, Porter Sackett Schermer
horn Schoonmaker Stanly Benjamin Stanton Taylor Thurs
ton, Tuck, Walsh, Watkins Weleh, Wells Addison white
and Willams-60.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion Of Mr. HOUSTON. the House then went into
Committee Of the Whole the state Of the Union MIR
BRowS, Of Mississippi, in the char) and resumed the
consideration Of the bill to supply deficiencies in the ap
preparations for the service Of the fiscal year ending the
Goth Of June, 1853.
The CHAIRMAN stated the question 70 be on the
amendment Of Mr.. VESABLE TO appropriate So 900 for
the completion Of the pedestal Of the equestrian statue
Gen. jackson, and the erection Of suitable iron railing
around the same.
Mr.. DEAN said that he was in favor Of this amend
ment The statue Of jackson was now n public work
dedicated 70 the public and placed upon public ground
BY the legislation Of former Congress- in granting FIVE
thousand dollars toward the erection Of the pedestal to
this statue he thought they committed TO this work
lie did not propose to take part the debate in relation
70 Gen. Jackson No party could claim him his fame
national, and belonged TO the whole country He
would not only be willing pay for the erection
Of the PEDESTAL but would also be willing to vote to nav
for the statue and hs would be willing to do the same