Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-22

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And also from the memorial of John Roucke and Others
asking the appointment Of tribunal to decide Of
appeal from decisions Of the Commissioner of Patents
which was agreed TO-.
/ Mr.. ADAMS, from the Committee of Claims made an
adverse report the memorial of John Gray claiming
payment for pair Of coach horses taken from him by the
American forces in Canada in 1875 which ordered
| 10 be printed.
Also, from the committee an adverse report on
the several memorials and resolutions in relation to
funding expenses incurred in aiding emigrants the
route between Missouri and CALIFORNIA; which was order
| ed to be printed
INDEPENDENCE OF LIBERIA.
Mr.. MILLER submitted the following resolution for
consideration:
Resored That the Committee Foreign Relations be in
sucted inquire into the expedency Of acknowledging
the part OF this Government the national independence Of the
| Republic Of Liberia
The resolution submitted by Mr.. HALE on the Sd in
slant inquiring into the conduct Of Com Morgan
withdrawn.
On motion by Mr. GWIN, the Senate took up the bill
for the relief of Mexican Buchanan and after brief dis
cusson the question Shall the bill be engrossed 2? it
/ was decided in the negative: Yeas IL, nays 20.
On motion by Mr.. BRIGHT the Senate took up House
bill for the relief Of Phlo Smith, and it read third
time and passed
/ Mr.. CLARKE moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration Of Executive business.
Mr.. GWIN hoped the motion would not prevail they
might go with the order Of the day until reasonable
hour, and they might then go into Executive session
! Mr.. CLARKE insisted on his motion.
i kr. GWIN demanded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, and the vote stood as follows:
Bell Brooke carke Cooper Davis, Dixon
ler Morton, Pearce Rusk Sebastian Seward Smith, Spru
ance, Sumner, Underwood, Wade, and Walker-24.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams Borand, Bright Brodhead, Butler,
Cas Cahcart DeSaussure Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa, Downs Felch Gwin, Hamlin Houston Hunter James
Jones of Iowa, Mallory, Norris, soule-2l.
The Senate then went into Executive session. and after
brief period spent therein the doors were re-opened
when
4 A message received frem the President of the
United States communicating compliance with reso-
luton of the 18th umo calling for information in re-
gard to the imprisonment of the United States consul at
Acapulco, report of the Secretary of State with the
documents which referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations and ordered to be printed.
The PRESIDENT Of the Senate laid before the body a
communication the Secretary of War showing the
contracts made by that during the year 1852
which was laid the table and ordered to be printed
Mr. FISH offered memorial from the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company asking an increase of compensation
for mail service between New York and Bremen; which
was received through the courtesy of the Chair and APP
propriately referred
HALF PAY TO WIDOWS.
The Senate took up the amendment of the House Of
Representatives to the bill to continue half pay to certain
widows and orphans
On motion by Mr.. HAMLIN, the amendment of the
House was concurred in, with the following amendment
"Sec That the widows of all officers and non commits
stoned officers musicians and prvates Of the Revolutionary
army who married subsequent January 1900 shall be
entitled to pension in the those who were
married before that date.
EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF WASHINGTON.
The bill from the House of Representatives to erect at
the Capital of the Nation equestrian statue of Wash
ington read and referred to the Committee on the
District of Columbia.
HOMESTEAD BILL
On motion by Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa. the bill from the
House OF Representatives to encourage agriculture
merce manufactures, and all other branches of industry
by granting every who is the head of family and
nf Jra1
and sixty acres of land upon condition of occupancy and
cultivation of the for the period herein specified
was made the special order for Wednesday, the 26h in
slant.
~ RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the b
authorizing the construction Of railroad and branches
for establishing certain postal communication between
the shores of the Pacific and Atlantic within the United
States for the protection and facility of travel and com
and for the necessary deences of the country
An amendment was offered by Mr.. BROOKE
And after considerable discussion, in which Messrs.
GWIN, BROOKE, BRADBURY, and others participated,
the Senate adjourned without taking any question
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The SPEAKER stated that the first business in order
the consideration of the motion made by Mr. Our
Monday last to suspend the rules to enable
him to to take up Senate bill for the relief of Eliza
beth Armistead.
And the question being taken the motion was agreed to-
The bill was then taken up, and read twice.
Mr.. OUTLAW briefly explained the bill, when
1t read the third time and passed. under the ope
ration Of the previous question.
On motion Of Mr.. M0LONY under a suspension of the
rules the House proceeded to consider the bill of the
Senate for the relief Of Mrs. E. A. Mcneil widow Of the
late Gen. John Mcneil, when it was read twice.
Mr.. NJ submitted few remarks explanatory of the
BILL
Mr.. HARRIS Of Tennessee moved that it be laid on
the table which motion disagreed to-
Under the operation Of the previous question the bill
was then read the third time and passed.
EQUESTRIAN STATUE TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.
Mr.. DEAN asked the unanimous consent of the House
TO introduce bill to carry into effect the resolution Of
Congress, passed August 1885, to erect the capital
OF the nation an equestrian statue of Gen Washington
He stated that he simply desired to have il read twice and
referred to the Committee Of Ways and Means.
There being objection
The bill read twice.
Mr. DEAN moved that il be referred TO the Committee
Of Ways and Means
Many MEMBERS. Pass the bill now
Mr. DEAN said that he had asked the unanimous con-
sent of the House TO introduce the bill merely for the
purpose Of reference and he therefore felt it his duty to
submit the motion he had made.
Mr.. POLK hoped the gentleman would withdraw his
motion to refer the BILL and that he would now move to
put ii upon its passage
Mr.. JONES' of Tennessee, suggested the gentleman
from New York that IL wholly unnecessary to refer
the bill to the Committee OF Ways and Means for every
gentleman understood the proposition well now as he
would after that committee should report upon it, The
only thing that it necessary for the gentleman do
to further to suspend the rule which required
bill making appropriation to go to the Committee of
the Whole, and then it could be disposed of now.
Mr. STEPHENS of Georgia, said that he did not know
what the details of the bill were Il had not yet been
read As il matter Of considerable Importance he
thought that it should be referred select committee