Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-03-05

California be extended 70 the first Of April 1858 and
that the Of three hundred thousand dollars appro
priated by said act much thereof may be
say shall be applied only 70 the erection and putting in
operation of mint in California and to the purchase
| of any building for that purpose"
The report was concurred in
POST ROUTE BILL.
On motion of Mr. 0LDS the House insisted on its dis
agreements to several amendments of the Senate to the
post route bill, and agreed to appoint committee Of
conference.
Mr.. OUTLAW moved a suspension of the rules to
able him to move to take up Senate bill for the relief OF
L. NJ Goldsborough and others which was agreed to:
Ayes 49, noes 81.
The House then proceeded to consider the said bill,
when IT was read three times and passed
Mr.. SACkETT was recognised
Mr.. ASHE rose to privileged question: and desired,
from the Committee of Elections, to submit adverse
report on the petition of A. GUTHRIE, claiming seat
upon the hoor OF the House as delegate from Nebraska
/ Territory.
! The SPEAKER decided that the gentleman could
take the floor from the gentleman from New York.
Mr. SACKETT then moved suspension of the rules to
enable him TO that the House proceed TO consider
Senate private bills the table, suggesting that by
adopting this they would avoid the great conflict
which was made for the floor.
| Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi suggested that Senate
bills in the possession of the committees should also be
included.
The motion was negatyed.
Mr.. SNOW moved a suspension of the rules to enable
him to move to take Senate bill for the relief Of Richard
Bouton, George Wright, and the widow Of Marvin W.
Fisher; which was disagreed to.
RELIEF oE SPANISH SUBJECTS
On motion of Mr.. LANDRY, under a suspension Of the
rules, the House took up and passed Senate resolution
for the relief of the Spanish Consul and other subjects Of
Spain residing ia New Orleans, and subjects of Spain re-
siding at Key West by indemnity for losses occasoned in
the year 1851.
The lighthouse BILL returned from the Senate with
amendments taken up and referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
Mr. DUNCAN moved a suspension of the rules to enable
him to report from the Committee Commerce Senate
resolution in amendment of joint resolution relating to
the duties of inspectors of steamers which motion
negatived.
Mr. McMULLEN moved at four o'clock that the House
take recess until six O'Clock
Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, hoped the motion would
not be agreed to- 1t would have disastrous effect upon
the public business. He objected to the motion.
The question being taken, the vote stood Ayes 76
noes 34-no quorum voting.
The SPEAKER (Mr. STUART occupying the chair) de-
cided that less than quorum could not take
Mr. TOOMBS appealed from this decision.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, moved call Of theIiouse
which motion disagreed to Yeas 40, nays 68.
Mr.. McMULLEN then withdrew his motion for
Mr.. DUNCAN, from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported back the lighthouse b with the Senate amend
ments and the bill and amendments committed.
NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr. PHELPS, the Navy appropriation
bill, with the Senate amendments thereto, also
m tied.
On motion of Mr.. P the House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole the of the Unon MIR ORR
Of South Carolina in the chair and proceeded consi
tion bill.
Mr.. McMULLEN moved that the committee take re-
cess until six and half o'clock.
The CHAIRMAN ruled the motion out of order.
Mr. McMULLEN appealed from this decision and the
question being TAKEN quorum voted: Ayes co. 8.
The roll then called for the purpose of ascertainng
the absentees when hundred and two members answer
ed to their names.
The committee and reported the absentees to the
House.
call of the House ordered, and the roll being
called, a quorum appeared.
motion made that all further proceedings under
the call be suspended upon which no quorum voted
Ayes So, noes 35.
The House then proceeded with the CALL the doors being
ceeding many minutes
All further proceedings under the call dispensed
with.
PosT-RoUTE BILL.
Mr.. oLDS, from the committee on conference on the
dsagreeing votes of the two Houses the post
bill, submitted report; which concurred in.
NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then again into committee on the
amendments Of the Senate to the navy appropriation bill
The question was taken the decision of the Chair
ruling motion for recess out of order, and it was
sustained.
The committee disposed of the amendments with much
Dispatch large majority of them being in
While engaged in this business the committee rose to
receive report from a committee of conference.
.... poST-OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee from the committee of con-
ference on the dsageeng votes of the Houses on the
PostOhce appropriation b reported that the committee
were unable to agree.
message however, had just been received from the
Senate notifying the House that that body had receded
from all its amendments disagreed to by the House and
thus the bill stood passed
NAVY BILL
The House again went into committee, and resumed |
the consideration of the amendments the navy bill
non in tbao
appropriatng $500 for a basin and railway to the
dock in California: Ayes 70, noes so.
The committee again rose to receive report from |
committee Of conference
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
Mr.. HOUSTON, from the committee of conference on |
this bill made report recommending the House to re-
cede from its dsagreements to various Of the Senate
amendments and the Senate recede several Of its
amendments.
Among the amendments which the committee recon-
mended the House to concur in those making ap-
preparations to introduce water into this city and to con-
struct bridge at the Little Falls with reduction Of the
amount.
Tire report having been read
Mr. HOUSTON said that the committee on the part Of
the House did the best they could and were Of the opn
ion that they had done very we'll lie therefore demand
ed the previous question.
Cries Of oh no."
The previous question, however, was seconded: Ayes
&C. noes 80.
Mr. McMULLEN desired to know if it would be in order
to move TO have these amendments printed
The SPEAKER stated that the question was on agree
ing TO the report of the committee
Many members demanded the yeas and nays
Mr. McMULLEN Gentlemen in this portion of the