Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15


bill for the erection Of fort at or near the Pembina
river, in the Territory Of Minnesota.
Mr.. SELLERS, from the Committee on Naval Affairs
reported back Senate bill for the relief Of Dr. s. RI Al
the recommendation that pass and it committed
/ Mr.. FLAGLER, from the Committee Revolutionary
Pensions, made an adverse report the petitions Of
Mary Young and Of citizens Of Philadelphia relative
the half pay Of revolutionary officers.
/ Mr.. ELLISON from the same committee, made ad-
| verse report on the petition Of Joel Kelsey
Mr.. STUART, or Ohio, from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, reported bills of the following titles:
| A bill for the relief Of Heman Chittenden
! A bill for the relief Of Wm. Cove Of Maine.
| bill for the relief Of Jonathan Pearce
/ A bill for the relief of William Parker
Also, from the committee, made adverse reports
on the petitions Of Thomas g. Brown Of Tennessee
Thomas Byron, Of Thomas Whitney, of VIM. ]. Sears Of
Hopesill Bigelow, Of Elijah Frye of Solomon Honey Of
James Smallwood, Of Charles Russell, and Of VIM. W.
Diehl.
| Mr. EDMANDS, from the same committee made ad-
reports the petitions Of Wyman Badger Eliza
beth Van Ranst, widow of John Van Ranst, Of zerah
Whitney, of Elias Bullock, Of Edward Cotter Of Augustus
Cooper, and Of James McCowley.
Also, from the same committees reported bill for the
relief Of Zebina Rawson; which read twice and
mitted
Mr.. CHRISTIAN, from the same committee, made an
adverse report on the petitions Of VIM stery and Of
Voucher Bonzinska.
MIR. BANKS, from the Committee on Military Affairs
reported back House bill to refund the balance due
Massachusetts, for disbursements during the late war
with Great Britain with the that it pass
and II was committed.
ported back Senate bill for the relief Of Gideon Hoch
kiss with the recommendation that pass and it was
committed
Also from the same committee made an adverse re-
port on the petition Of Zebuon and Austin Parker
Mr. FLORENCE, from the Committee on Naval Affairs
reported back Senate bill for the relief Of David Myere
with the Recommendation that it pass; and it
mitted.
On motion Of Mr. COBB,
Resoired That all bills resolutions and other matters re-
rred the standing committees this House. upon which
reports have been session. shall be returned
Informally to the clerk and shall by virtue Of this
stand recommitted at the Of the session.
to said into whose the clerk is hereby
directed to restore them
Mr. STANTON, Of Tennessee, submitted the following
resolution, which referred to the Committee on
Resosed That there be printed and bound ten thousand
copies Of the ami FIVE thousand copies of the
tons Of the United States Astronomical Expedition Chill
i've hundred copies of report and observations for the
Of the Navy Department. and two hundred and fifty copies
for the Superintendent remainder for the use of the
members Of House, said work to be printed and bound
by the public printer and binder in quarto FORM under the
direction Of the Superintendent Of the Public Printing and
Mr.. THUKSTON submitted resolution to close all
debate the Colt bill in thirty minutes after the Com
mtee Of the Whole shall have resumed its consideration
Mr.. LETCHER moved to lay the resolution on the
table; which motion was agreed to: Yeas 92 nays g.
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole on
tho private calendar, Mr EpGERToN, Of Ohio in the
chair and resumed the consideration Of the bill for the
relief of Samuel Colt.
After brief conversation the bill was laid aside in
formally.
The following bills then considered and laid aside
to be reported to the House with the Recommendation
that they pass
A bill for the relief Of Charles Lee Jones'
bill for the relief Of Capt. George symptom, Of Gal
weston.
A bill for the relief Of Robert Girls non
bill for the relief Of the heirs of Joseph Gerard.
bill for the relief Of Mrs. Helen Mckay, widow of
the late Col Eneas Mckay deputy quartermaster gene
raj United States army.
bill for the relief Of D. C. Cash and Giles u Ellis
bill authorizing the payment Of the balance of the
property accounts between the United States and the
State Of New York for military stores in the war of 1872
bill for the relief Of Pamela Brown the widow of
Major Gen. Jacob Brown late of the United States army
deceased.
The bill for the relief Of George G. Bishop and the legal
representatives Of John Arnold deceased was laid aside
to be reported to tho House, with the
that 1t be laid the table, bill for their relief having
already been passed.
The committee then and reported it, action to the
House.
On motion Of Mr.. LATHAM, Senate bill to authorize
the coinage Of gold pieces Of the value respectively ten
eagles and FIVE eagles and for other purposes taken
from the Speakers table, read twice. and referred to the
Committee Of Ways and Means.
On motion of Mr.. CHANDLER, Senate joint resolution
providing for the distribution of the works Of Thomas
Jefferson was taken from the Speakers table, read three
times, and passed.
The House then adjourned.