The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
coLoNIzATloN sociErv

EftEss5 COLoNlZATlON SOCIETY,". lEaL
Mr.. CHANDLER called up the resolution, here
tofore presented by him, to grant the use of the
Hall to the American Colonization Society for theii
| anniversary meeting on the 18th instant.
Objection was made to its introduction, aud tht
House refused to suspend the rules for that pur.
zc coNTEMPrs saf s9t 5Ye
| Mr.. MCLANAHAN, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, moved suspension of the rules to en-.
able him to re port bill authorizing the courts ~
the United States to issue attachments for cen.
tempt in certain cases; but the motion did not
prevail E.s& tesi.5g 1850 il ea}EaI @fl
<EE pasl CHANGE OF NAME. 1850 Uaa72 sra
e Mr.. BURT moved that the House take up a bill
Senate, on the Speakers table authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue new regis:
ter 10 the ship Prentiss, and change its name to
that o! the owner He said the vessel has three
times been burned to the waters edge. Every
body knows the superstition of sailors, and hence
the object in changing the name He was inform
ed by the owner that the ship is now ready to sail
from Charleston, and therefore it was necessary
Chat the bill should be passed.
aud passed. sls atef
COLONEL CHARLES .. FREMONT. .s s.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS the House proceed-
ed to the consideration of the Senate bill for the re.
lief of Colonel Fremont. He stated that last wear
this gentleman was arrested in London, and con-
hned thirty Six hours in prison, on account of the
non acceptance of certain drafts drawn by him in
ls47, while in command of an army in California,
and on which costs have accumulated from darn.
ages and suits. The amount of the drafts s 3d.
500, which was expended in. the military service
OF the country. s3dasI Us ls5f3. III g5s5
MIR r. moved a suspension of the rules reuuir-
ing the bill (Which proposes appropriations of
money! to be referred to the Committee of the
!. Whole on the state of the Union. ei 9Es5 +
MIR. JONES, of Tennessee, suggested that the
pill be referred to the Committee on Military At
fairs, that they might inquire into the probable
amount to be appropriated. He said that it should
also be ascertalned whether not Col Fremont
has accounted to the Government for the expendi-
ture OF the money derived from those drafts.
Mr.. PHELPS repeated that the amount of the
drafts $ l9,5OOis named in the bill; but that of
the damages and costs of suit could not yet be as.
certalned. z "A board of army officers had consid-
cred the case, and reported that this amount ought
to be paid. ssfH IS assas IS Ea44saf
Further debate ensued, when the bill was re-
lsrred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
sMITHsoEIAN INSTITUTION.
On motion of Mr., MEACHAM, the House took
up and passed the Senate resolution filing the va
cancles IN the Board Of Regents of the Smithso-
man institution by the appointment of Alexander
Dallas Bache and Mcpherson Berrien. IS q
9s % NicARAGuAN AFFAIRS. H2
Mr.. MEADE asked, but did not obtain, leave to
offer the following resolution: ~ sf.1oa L4i1s
fesotced, That the President of the United States
pc requested to communicate to this House, if not
Incompatible with the public interests all the cor.
Eespondence not heretofore published between this
government and that of Nicaragua, or her minis-
ter, since the fourth Of March last. ne 3hsff'f
SeVerai other gentlemen Intellectually sought to
Introduce resolutions Sif@ tsa7s7