Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

ton Of the Cayuse war in that country in lS4I-4o,
prior to the organization of the Territorial Government
Referred to the Committee Of Ways and Means and
dered to be printed
Mr.. STEPHENS Of Georgia, by consent, submitted
the following resolution which was agreed to:
Resolved That tho President of the United States BIO
quested communicate this House. if he deems it not in
compatible with the public interest all the official correspond
China, with the State Department.
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, by consent, the House
proceeded consider the bill Of the Senate to regulate
the disbursement Of the contingent fund OF the Senate
and for other purposes that body having disagreed to
and amended of the amendments made by the House
to the bill.
brief debate ensued, when the House receded from
all its amendments, with the exception of the which
struck from the bill the clause which proposed to give
the Secretary of the Senate additional compensation
of thousand dollars the disbursng officer Of the
contingent fund, which insisted by vote of 66
to 03 nays The amendments Of the Senate to the
| amendments of the House were then agreed to.
REscuERs OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PASSENGERS.
Mr.. CHANDLER asked consent to make report from
the joint select committee to consider and report upon
the form of acknowledgment to the officers and
the ships that rendered assistance to the pas
sengers officers, and of the steamer San Francisco
Mr.. DAVIS, of Indiana, objected, and called for the
regular order of business.
Mr. CHANDLER moved suspension of the rules SO
to enable him to submit his report.
Mr. HUNT called for the reading of the report and
resolutions He believed there would be but heart
and one mind in the matter.
The resolutions were read which, with the report viii
be found in another column.
Mr.. CHANDLER then asked that the report might be
read.
The SPEAKER stated that it could only be read by
unanimous consent.
Mr. WALSH objected.
The question was then taken the motion to suspend
the rules and it decided in the negative by the fol-
lowing Yeas co. nays II, twothirds not voting in
favor thereof
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Dnek ND
Post Roads, reported bill abolishing the present ocean
mail steamer service, and authorizing the Postmaster
General relet the in accordance with usages and
regulations appertaning to- the inland mail service, and
for other purposes which read twice and committed
Also from the committee reported bill to mod-
y the 10Th section of act of the Sd March, 1885,
corning the compensation to railroad companies which
was read twice and committed
| Mr.. McDOUGAL, from the same committee, to which
referred House bill authorizing the Postmaster Gene
raj to contract for semi-monthy mail by steamships
between San Francisco and port in China reported
the same without amendment; and it was committed.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Indiana from the Committee on the
District of Columbia made adverse report the
ttion Of VIM Wheay late clerk of the Pententiary for
the District Of Columbia praying to be allowed for his
services from the LIST day Of May 1922 to the list day OF
January, 1885, compensation at the rate of his annual
| salary since that period.
Also from the same committee, to which referred
Senate bill to incorporate the Pioneer Manufacturing
Company of Georgetown D. c., reported the same back
without amendment, and asked that it might now be
acted on.
1t was, however on motion Of Mr. JONES' of Tennes-
| see, referred to the Committee Of the Whole.
| Mr.. CORWIN, from the Committee Revolutionary
Claims reported bill for the relief of the children and
heirs of Major General Baron de Kalb which was read
| twice and committed
Mr.. BISSELL, from the Committee Military Affairs
reported bill to increase the present military establish
of the United States and for other purposes which
was read twice and committed
Also, from the committee reported bill to regu
late the pay and increase the efficiency Of the army of the
United States, and for other purposes which was read
Also from the same committee to which referred
Senate bill to reimburse to the Common Council of New
York city the expenditures made for the first regiment of
New York volunteers reported the same back without
amendment; and it committed.
Mr.. BENTON from the same committee, to which was
referred House bill granting the right of way to the St
Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad company through the
arsenal magazine and Jefferson barracks tracks, re-
ported the same back without amendment; and it was
read the third time and passed.
/ Mr.. FAULKNER, from the committee, to which
was referred House bill to prohibit officers Of the army
and navy from having interest in contracts for the
supply of any article for any branch of the service to
which such officer belongs, reported the same without
amendment.
Mr. F. asked that the bill might be put on its passage
He said that the attention Of the country had been called
to this subject by transactions which occurred in
California early in the year 1852, when officers who
gagged in purchasing supplies for the army realized large
profits themselves by the operation he instanced
wherein officer made large profit on hay supplied to
the army, stating that the question brought before
martial and although the facts were fully esta-
bshed, yet he fully acquitted upon the ground that
there law prohibiting such conduct
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Ohio, suggested the propriety of in
Guiding within the provisions of the bill all officers of the
| Government, and moved amendment to that effect
4 Some conversation ensued when Mr. TAYLOR withdrew
his amendment.
! On motion of Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, the bill
then committed.
| MIR. FAULKNER, from the same committee, to which
was referred Senate bill for the relief Of the legal repre-
sentatves of Major Caleb Swan deceased reported the
BUSINESS ON THE TABLE.
| The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
the President Of the United States transmitting report
from the Secretary State upon the subject of the reso
luton of the 18th Of December last requesting the Pre-
sdent to report to the House statement OF the priv
leges and restrictions Of the commercial intercourse OF
the United States with oil foreign nations similar to that
communicated to the House the 18th Of March, lS42
and further that he be requested to give table exhi
biting comparative statement between the tariffs OF
nations and that of the United States similar TO the
one prepared and laid before this body in March,
The Secretary states that the answer would require
correspondence with most Of the diplomatic agents and
consus OF the United States abroad, it would probably
delay the answer until the next session Of Congress The
information when received would aso require more force
than that authorized in the State Department for