Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion OF Mr. HAMILTON by consent, the House
took up Senate bill to authorize the Secretary of the
sury to issue register to the baraue Mary of Balti
more, when it was read three times and passed
Mr.. DUNCAN, by consent from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bill to authorize the issuing Of
| to the barque Boundary, which was read twice
On motion of Mr.. BROOKS section was added to the
bill changing the Of the steamer Roger Williams 70
El Paraguay, and Of the steamer Ontario to Carrier
Pigeon.
The bill was then read the third time and passed
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON the army bill and the
Senate amendments thereto were committed.
CORRESPONDENCE ON CUBAN PRISONERS
Mr.. DOCKERY, by consent offered the following reso-
luton, which agreed to:
Resorcd, That the President communicate this House.
If not incompatible with the public interests copies all the
correspondence which has taken place between this Govern
ment and Minister Madrid and between latter and
the Spanish Government the of expedi-
tons Of adyentuers from the shores Of the United States
against the Island Of Cuba and the punishment and release
Of all prisoners in any way connected herewith.
The House then proceeded consider the motion made
by Mr. WALSH on Saturday to suspend the rules
enable the Committee Invalid Pensions to report Sc
nate bill for the relief Of Frances L. Baden.
And the question being TAKEN the motion to suspend
the rules agreed to.
Mr.. MARTIN, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions,
then reported back the said bill; and it was read the
third time and passed.
PRE-EMPTIoN RIGHTS TO UNsURvEYED LANDS.
On molten of Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi, by consent,
the House proceeded to consider Senate bill extend
empon rights unsurveyed lands and for other pur
poses, when il read twice
On motion of Mr.. d. substitute was adopted for the
bill, that the presumption laws of the United States rs
they exist be extended the alternate reserved
sections Of public lands along the lines Of all railroads in
the United St te wherever public lands have been or
may be granted by act Of Congress.
The bill was then read the third time and passed
DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union MIR
HALL Of Missouri in the chair and proceeded to con-
slider the amendments Of the Senate the bill to supply
deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the
fiscal year ending the Both June, 1853
The amendments for the most part, disposed of
without debate, large number being concurred in and
others non-concurred in.
Mr. HIBBARD, from the Committee Of Ways and
Means recommended concurrence in the amendment
Of the Senate authorizing the President to appoint
saver for the branch mint in California in anticipation of
its completion and establishment, and empowering the
Secretary Of the Treasury procure by lease
building apartments and to lease, purchase or rent
machinery in the city Of San Francisco suitable for the
receipt melting and assay Of deposes of gold and for
the custody Of gold con the be paid for out of
the money heretofore appropriated for the establishment
Of mint in California provided that no contract be
made for the erection and establishment Of the said mint
until the further order Of Congress
Mr. II. hoped the amendment would be stricken out
and in the Of his remarks alluded to the expense
which the erection Of mint in California would impose
upon the Government In his judgment if ever now was
not the time for the Government upon such an
expensive work.
Mr.. MARSHALL hoped the amendment would be strick-
en- out for, as IT stood, it in effect amounted re-
peal Of the bill establishing branch mint in California
It seemed to him that the House constantly treated every
law relative to California IL that State something
foreign TO the Union, something ASSOCIATED from the great
political system Of which formed integral and most
important part that they considered in the light ~
mendicans robbers who sought deraud the Treasn
ry OF the United States as they had interest therein