Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-01
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1852.
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE
The following memorials and petitions presented
and appropriately referred:
a BY Mr.. HAMLIN; From E. L. Hamlin, Mayor of Ban
gor Maine, with some four hundred Others favor Of
the passage OF law making grants of land TO aid the
construction OF railroads. and for other purposes that
portion public lands may be granted each of the
States The subject having been reported on the
rial was laid on the table
BY Mr. SUMNER: From citizens Of West Bloomfield,
New York. asking the adoption of measures for the settle
ment Of international difficulties.
ny Mr.. bOkLAND; From committee of a Railroad
Convention held at Little Rock july 1852 in favor of
railroad from the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean The
subject being before the Senate it was laid on the table
petitions We're presented and papers withdrawn from
the files by Messrs. SEWARD, HAMLIN, and BUTLER.
Mr. GWIN submitted the following resolution for con-
sideration
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Interior be required to
append the of the State of California made
tha state to the report thereof in of prepar-
tion at the office.
The resolution led to a brief discussion when Mr.
GwIS SO modified it make it joint resolution giving
as his only object to approximate as possible
the actual population Of California the of the
notoriously incorrect
After remarks from Messrs. DAVIS, CASs, BORLAND
PRATT, HAMLlN, and others, the joint resolution was
passed
Mr. BRADBURY moved to postpone the nrior orders 10
take up the bill for the relief of man who had he been
Roman Citizen would have been entitled to seven civic
ORDERS having saved the lives seven American citizens
Mr. CASS inquired what had become Of the motion Of
the Senator from Pennsylvania.
Dir. BRODHEAD. withdrawn; the Senator had made
an appeal to me in favor of old soldier and could not
resist.
Mr.. CAsS. Nor either
The bill for the relief of Thomas B. Parsons was then
read, when
Mr.. BRADBURY gave graphic account Of the SER
vices Of Mr. Parsons, who when acoxswain in l80S had
saved seven Of his countrymen from drowning among
nov Comm
The bill was passed without dissenting voice.
Mr. BORLAND also appealed to the Senate to take up
ajont resolution for the relief Of Jonathan Lewis which
motion having been agreed to- and the details explained
by Messrs. BORLAND and SEBASTIAN the joint resolu-
ton was read third time and passed
Mr. HALE adverted to the thin attendance and moved
that the Senate adjourn to Thursday next
Mr.. BRODHEAD adyerted to the numerous private
claims before Them and hoped the motion would not
vail II the Senate thin they might 20 on during the
week with the private calendar.
The motion of Mr. HALE put by the Chair, and no
quorum voted
The yeas and nays having been demanded, there ap-
pearedfor the motion yeas TO- nays the motion
lost
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the
private calendar The first bill being for the relief of
Thomas III. Leggett motion was made to postpone the
further consideration of the same but quorum voting
the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. STANTON, OF Ohio, under suspension of the
rues,) offered resolution which was adopted request
ing the President Of the United States inform the
House whether claims are pending before the Treasury
Department in favor of sundry persons who are now or
who have heretofore been custom-house officers and if
SO, under what law they constructvey claim additional
pay not heretofore recognised by the Department and
for what length of time, and what would be the aggregate
amount for the increased compensation; by whom the
claims have been presented to the Department &C. and
whether in the opinion Of the President any action ad
vsable to protect the Treasury from unjust claims or
seen eli inn mrs in inst OH
Mr. MACE asked consent to make sundry reports from
the Committee of Claims.
Objection was made.
Mr.. MACE moved suspension of the rules which
motion was disagreed to.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL.
Mr.. STEPHENS of Georgia, moved to suspend the
rules to enable him to submit motion take up Senate
joint resolution authorizing the President the United
States to confer the title of lieutenant general by breve
for eminent services
Mr. HART objected
The SPEAKER stated that motion to suspend did not
require unanimous consent and therefore objection
Of no avail.
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion to suspend; which were ordered
Mr. LETCHER said that as this very important
resolution and there very thin attendance to-day,
he would move q call Of the House.
The motion agreed to whereupon the roll was
called when hundred and members
ed to their names
On motion of Mr.. STUART, all further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with
Mr. STANLY hoped that vote would not be taken
upon the resolution with such thin House He suggest
ed that the gentleman from Georgia should only give
notice that he would call up the subject next Monday
Mr.. STEPHENS said that he had every confidence in
small House-as much as he had in full House. and he
could not indulge any apprehension that the resolution
would not be passed IT, however gentlemen desired that
the vote should not be taken until the House was fuller
he willing to adjournment; or, IL the Chair
would entertain the notion he would that the fur
ther consideration of the subject be postponed until
Monday.
The SPEAKER stated that the motion to postpone
could only be entertained by unanimous consent.
Objections we're made and there we're cries of aLets
have vote now;o Question, question"
Mr. STEPHENS was willing that the vote should be
taken now. IL the motion to suspend should be voted
down, he would renew it next Monday.
The question was then taken the motion to suspend
the rules md it was negatved by the following VOTE
two-thirds not voting in favor thereof: V
YEAS-Messrs Abercrombie Aiken, Allison, William APP
Briggs Burrows Caldwell, Lewis Campbell Chandler, Chap
man. Clngman, Conger Darby, Dockery Duncan Edmund
SON. Ewing Gamble, German, Gray Harper Hascal Haven,
Hebard Henn Hubbard Horsford John w. Howe Thomas NJ
Howe Hunter Ingerso Jackson James Johnson George g.
King Landry, Marshall Martini McMuen, Msacham John
Moore, Morehead Newton W. Parker Peaslee Pennman,
Porter Preston Sacket Scudder David L. Seymour Smith,
Stsnly Benjamin Stanton, f. p Stanton Richard H. STAN
tom A. H. Stephens, Stone, ST. Martin, Taylor Thurston,
yenabe wabrdge washburn, Watkins, Welch AID. White,
NAYsMessrs. Willis Allen, John Appleton Averett Bah
cock Beae, Bococ Bragg, Buell. Burt Busby JOS Cable
Chnsan, Churchwe Clark Clemens Cleveland Cobb Curtis,
John g. Davis Dean Doty Eastman Fickn Florence Floyd
Thos j. d. Fuller, Gaylord, Gddnes, Gilmore Green Grow
Isham @. Harris, s. w Harris Hart Hendricks Hyer Hous-
ton Howard Andrew Johnson John johnson, Robert w.
Kurtz Leteher, Mson Moony, Morrison, Murphy Murray,
Nabers, 0lds Orr Penn Perkins, Powell Richardson Riddle
ROBBIE, Robinson, Savage 0rgen s. Seymour, Smart A. P.
Stephens Stuart Sweetser Townshend Wallace, and Will
drick--70.