Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18

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Mr.. willing to say that he did not intend yester-
day to charge that the gentleman stated falsehood
that he was mistaken when he supposed he had
such o statement.
Mr.. GIDDINGS by consent, was permitted to make o
personal explanation in reply.
He neither intended disrespect to the gentleman from
Louisiana, nor to any other member of the House.
State in the remarks which he made yesterday II
was impossible for him comprehend how any gentleman
could have misunderstood his remarks. He yesterday
stated-he knew not how it reported in the morning
papers, for he had not Of them-that in Cuba
there was system of emancipation, or, what there
termed, freeing the emancipados; there system
limiting the price of slaves; there q colonization
scheme to bring Cuba other persons for labor that oil
these tending the emancipation Of the slaves in
that island. So far regarded his language he used
the terms emancipation and civilization synonymous
in which he believed the whole English language would
bear him out
In regard to the action of the Legislature of Loui
sana he distinctly FORTH what he had been informed
that resolutions had been offered in that body censurng
or in some degree casting blame upon the President
his nattenton to these efforts at emancipation in Cuba
In doing this he intended to cast mputaon upon the
State of Louisiana and he would say the gentle
man that he intended nothing than to speak the
truth exactly as it had been impressed upon his mind
When he made the statement the gentleman from Louisiana
Mr. JoNEs) rose and said that he Mr.. g. had not
1t, or that he did not believe he had it, which he
Mr. deemed dscourteous and treated it in that way
He (Mr had concessions to make to the gentleman
from Louisiana this morning.
The gentleman had said that he believed him (Mr g.
honest in making the statement but that he believed him
mistaken He (Ar. g. did not feel himself called upon
to extend to the gentleman that kind of charity Fe
asked no such charity would receive no such
charity God has given the power to express my
thoughts and ask nothing of any earth but to
give fair Interpretation to my language And will
take occasion to say to the gentleman from Louisiana
and to all Others that in all my intercourse with them
they must expect me to demand from them the same
courtesy which render to them and when speak of
shareholders shall place the meaning to my Ian
guage that they do to their language when they speak of
abolitioniss shall regard abolitionsts standing
upon the same level Shareholders and little above
them.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE INDIANS.
Mr. BENTON, by consent, submitted the following re-
solution which was agreed to
Rooe That the President be requested to communicate
to the House of Representatives all the proceedings any
which have been had to carry into effect the act Of the last
session of Congress- whereby he authorised mmedi
ay after the passage Of the act to enter into negotiations
with the Indian tribes the States of Missouri and Iowa.
for the purpose securing the of the said tribes the
settlement of the citizens of the United States upon the lands
claimed by said Indians and for the purpose exnguhng
the title ofsad Indian tribes in whole in part to said ands
and also that he inform the House whether part Of the
sum Of $4,000 appropriated for the purposes of said act has
been expended and if to detailed statement of
such expenditure to be communicated to the House, item by
item.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion Of Mr. BRECKENRIDGE, the House went
into Committee Of the Whole the state of the Union,
INF. CHANDLER OF pennsylvania, In the chair and re-
sumed the consideration Of the bill to supply deficiencies
in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1854.
The question pending was on the amendment offered
Wednesday last by Mr. PRESTON, to insert in the bill
appropratonsfor the completion of various customhouses
and marine hospitals.
Mr.. STANTON, Of Kentucky, moved to amend the
amendment by adding to it proviso that officer Of the
United States army shall be employed to superintend the
construction Of any building for which appropriations
are made in this bill which, after debate, agreed
to: Ayes 88, noes SO.
A debate of considerable length then ensued the
amendment of Mr. PREsToN, when the question was
taken, and the amendment was rejected: Yeas 68,
nays 101 .g..-..
motion was made to strike from the bill the item ap
propriatng $530000 for the purchase Of the buildings
This motion led to animated and protracted debate
when the question taken and the item stricken
out Ayes 81, noes SO.
Much discussion was had various amendments on
voting which the committee twice found itself without
a quorum Having gone through oil the items Of the
bill a..1% .E. s..
The committee, ct nearly six O'clock and report
ed it to the House with various amendments.
And the question being concurring in said amend
ments- .>
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE demanded the previous ques-
ton which seconded and under the operation there
of the amendments agreed to- that striking out the
item in regard to the New York assay Office being
CURED in by vote of, Yeas &c. nays 81.
The bill then read the third time and passed: Yeas
1873, nays IL. ~~" ..
The House, at half-past six O'clock then adjourned
until Monday next.