Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-19

Mr.. BROOkE concluded his remarks on the subject
Mr. GWIN moved to lay the whole subject on the table,
when
On motion Of Mr.. DAWSON, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Before the reading of the Journal there evidently be-
ing quorum present sa ttk
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved that there be call of the
House; which motion was not agreed to: Yeas %,
nays SO.
No quorum having voted
The SPEAKER counted the House, and stated that
hundred and twenty seven members present.
quorum being thus ascertaned to be in attendance,
the Journal Of yesterday was read.
!. POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then proceeded to- consider the bill making
appropriations for the service Of the Post Office Depart
men during the fiscal year ending the 30th June 1854
Mr. OLDS, by direction of the Committee the Post
Office and Post Roads, moved amend the bill by add
ing thereto section changing the compensation now al
The SPEAKER ruled the amendment out Of order on
the ground Of rreevancy.
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
RECIPROCAL TRADE.
The SPEAKER stated that the next business in order
the consideration of the bill establishing reciprocal
trade with the British North American colonies upon GER
tain conditions heretofore reported from the Committee
Commerce. the question being the motion to re-
commit it to that committee
Mr.. SEYMOUR of New York. said that as desire
manifested in quarters of the House that the
consideration of this bill should not up at the pre-
sent time, inasmuch the report the subject
only yesterday laid upon the tables OF members, and
the bill itself of great Importance, he viii
ling to accede to that WISH and would consent il il
the pleasure of the House, that the subject should 60
until tomorrow provided it did lose its priority
in the morning hour He had made these remarks upon
suggestions from certain quarters that gentlemen desired
to examine fully the details Of the bill and report
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee thought that under the CIR
by which the bill got before the House. the
gentleman should allow the motion to recommit to be
voted down. and permit the bill to 80 to the Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union
Mr. SEYMOUR said that he believed the circumstances
under which the bill before the House were well
understood He asked the consent Of the House to
port this bill, stating at the time that he should move
that it be considered at future day Consent being
given he reported the BILL and moved to recommit it to
the Committee on Commerce for the purpose Of keeping
1T from going the Speakers table, and at the same
time moved that its further consideration be postponed
until Thursday He did this for the very purpose Of
giving the House opportunity to examine the report
which he assured would be laid upon members Ia
bles by Tuesday morning. The gentleman from Tonnes
said at the time that this would be tantamount
to making the bill special order when he Mr. 8. re-
piled that he did not desire it to have that effect
Mr.. HOUSTON desired to know II this question was
debatabe.
The SPEAKER decided it was not
Mr.. SEYMOUR then moved that the further considera-
ton of this subject be postponed until tomorrow
be agreed would it not make the bill special order
The SPEAKER replied it would not
Mr.. JONES' Of Tennessee, thought it would in effect
make it special order
The motion Of Mr.. SEYMOUR was then agreed to.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee offered a resolution clos
ing all debate on the bill making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses Of Government for the year
ending the Both June 1854 one after the Com
mittee Of the Whole should its consideration;
which was agreed to: Yeas 100 nays 70.
On motion Of Mr.. HOUSTON, the House then went
into Committee Of the Whole the state of the Union,
r oRR, Of South Carolina in the chair and resur,-
ed the consideration of the above bill.
Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia, made some remarks in
ference to the debate Of yesterday in relation to the OBJ
that the remark then frequently made that the delay in
the dispatch of the business Of the country owing
great measure to the neciency Of gentlemen at the
head Of the committees Of the House. designed for
him as chairman Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
He considered that the rules, when properly administer
ed were good Ones and referred to the in which
of this E
Mr. NABERS replied to the remarks yesterday made
by Mr. VEsABLE, and trusted that this discussion might
cad TO remedy Of the rules wherein they were defective
The hour fer closing the debate this bill having
rived
Mr. HOUSTON, as the member reporting the measure
under consideration closed the debate this subject
indicating himself the assertion that the obstruc
ion Of the public business in great measure to be
attributed to the necency OF the chairmen Of the
nttees and pointing out the causes Of delay in the trans
action Of business.
Mr. BRENToN moved to amend the item making an
appropriation for the compensation Of members Of Con-
yress, so as to hx their salary at S2OOO per annum.
The CHAIRMAN ruled the amendment out Of order.
The bill amended In several particulars principal
the recommendation Of the Committee Of Ways and
Means After making some progress in the bi the
nttee rose
STATUES OF THE PRESIDENTS.
Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi, asked consent to intro
luce in pursuance Of notice. joint resolution autborz-
ng the Secretary of State to contract with American
cuptors for marble statues Of all the Presidents Of the
United States 1t authorizes the Secretary Of State
onract with nativeborn American sculptors for full
engh marble statues Of all the Presidents Of the United
states, commencing with Washington, and taking them
the order in which they served and that he report said
contract to Congress at its next session. also, that the
atues aforesaid shall be done in American MARBLE and
the costume, may be, Of the persons they
ire intended respectively to represent.
Objection made and the House adjourned.
Mrs. CATHARISR MASTz relict Of Major Peter Mantz,
one Of the worthless Of the Revolutionary war, died
Saturday last in the Odd year Of her age She born
the 10th day OF October $780, under the reign Of