Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-29
SERVICE ON rHE coMMIrrEEs.

Mr.. MACE, rising TO privileged question, asked thc
House to discharge him from any further service as
member Of the Committee Of Claims, and before the House
should take action upon his request he wished briefly
his for this He said he entered
upon the discharge of his duties faithfully and could say
that every member Of the committee had probably and
efficiently been engaged In the discharge Of duty The
committee had prepared for the action Of the House
number Of bills in behalf of persons who had honest
and just claims against the Government OF the United
States. The action Of the House, however, had been
such that the committee had been called but during
the present and last session Of Congress He therefore,
wished to be discharged from further service the
mttee as he did not desire to be involved in the exami
nation OF so much business when Congress would
upon It, the object OF the House to deny Justice
to claimants they and the country should know it, Hav-
ing said this much having washed his hands Of the
justice which had been inflicted upon numerous claimants
to his certain knowledge and having placed these facts
upon record and being unmporant whether he should
be discharged from further on the committee or
not he respectfully withdrew his request.
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
On motion Of Mr.. EDGERTON, the House then went
into Committee Of the Whole, (Mr. HAIL. Of Missouri in
the chair and proceeded to consider the bills the pr
vate calendar
This being objection day." all bills to which no oh
lection made laid aside to be reported to the
House with the recommendation that they pass, while
those which objected to passed to be con-
sidered when the private calendar should again be
taken up
No objection made to the following bills:
Senate bill for the relief Of James Glynn
A bill for the relief Of s. Morris VAIN
bill for the relief of Jasper A. Matby
bill for the relief of Britain Franks assignee of Jo-
seph NJ. Smith
Senate bill for the relief Of Mary D. Renner, admins
tratrix of Daniel Renner, deceased
Senate bill for the relief of Col. James r. Creccy
bill for the relief of James II. Jenkins.
bill for the relief of John Frink.
joint resolution granting the petition Of William and
Mathew Moss.
Senate resolution for the relief Of Alexander Y. P.
Garnett.
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Senate bill for the relief of Margaret Farrar.
Senate bill for the relief Of James Glynn.
Senate bill for the relief of Thompson Hutchinson.
Senate bill for the relief Of Elizabeth Jones' and the
other children iii any Of John Carr.
Senate bill for the relief of the heirs of the late Major
Thomas Noel, United States army
Senate bill for the relief sf Jim Capers
Senate bill for the relief of Sarah D. Mackay
Senate bill for the relief Of William Bedient late
sergeant in the fourth regiment of artillery.
Senate bill for the relief Of Guon and Mclaughlin
Senate bill for the relief Of the widows and relatives of
certain officers and of the United States brig
Washington, who were lost overheard in o hurricane
Senate bill for the relief Of Barbara Rely.
Objection was made to the following:
The bill for the relief of the legal representatives of
John H. Patt, deceased objected to by Mr. JONES,
of Tennessee.
phia Gas Works, was objected to by Mr. LEreHER.
The joint resolution for the relief of Mary Reside,
ecutrx Of James Reside deceased objected to by
Mr. MARTIN.
The joint resolution for the relief Of the legal
tatves of Wade Allen, deceased, objected to by Mr.
LETcHER.
The bill for the relief j. c. Buckles of Louisville Ky
was objected to by Mr. LETcHER.
The bill for the relief of McAtee s. Eastman was OBJ
jected to by Mr.. STANTON of Ohio.
The bill for the relief of the legal representatives OF
Nathaniel Patten deceased late Postmaster in Missouri
was objected to by Mr.. OLps.
The bill authorizing the adjustment and payment of the
claims of William Hazard Wgg deceased for losses
tanned by him during the Of the Revolution OBJ
jected to by Mr.. ALLISON.
Senate bill for the relief of Robert Armstrong was OBJ
jected to by Mr.. STANLY
The bill for the relief of Anthony Walton Dayard was
objected to by Mr.. HARRIS, Of Tennessee.
The committee then and reported les action to the
House, when
The bills which reported to the House with the
Recommendation that they read the third time
and passed.
The bin for the relief of Capt Lewis E. simOnds
ofore reported from the Committee Of the Whole,
then taken up, read the third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. KING the bill prevent frauds upon
the Treasury of the United States returned from the Sc
nate with amendments taken up and referred the
select committee which reported it.
Mr.. COBB, from the Committee of Conference the
part of the House the dsagreeing of the two
Houses the amendment of the Senate the bill of the
Senate to continue hafpay to certain widows and
phnns reported that said committee had agreed to strike
out all after the word that" in the proyiso Of the
House, and insert the following Thc act approved 22d
February l649 granting five years halfpay TO certain
widows and orphans Of officers, non-commssioned off,
GERS musicians and prvate both regular and volunteer
be so extended and construed to embrace the widows
and minor heirs of the officers noncommssioned officers,
and prvates Of the regulars and volunteers Of
the Of 1872 and Of the various Indian since
1906" and said committee further agree to recommend
the striking out Of the word soldiers in the Senate
to said BILL and the adoption Of said amend
ment as amended
Mr.. TUCK said that he believed this enc of the
most important bills that had before the House, and
be therefore asked that it be printed.
Objections made
Quite struggle took place on the bill, gentlemen OPP
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they could all understand it.
The SPEAKER deciding that this business would be
the first thing in order in the morning,
The House adjourned.