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

question Of egisation within constitutional restraint
and to the great constitutional principle that the
people tn Of all political power and have the
inherent RICH determine upon all questions which al
feet their internal policy, and to regain our constitution
alrights Hberyer they have been invaded.
The South voice to unite with their brethren Of the
West In her gSies and enterprises They rejoice that
the of the CONSTITUTION and of empire are ningng
their rays in the Wt They rejoice in this coincidence
OF opinion betWeenthe people Of these two geat Sec
lions OF the country, which God has united IN COM
mon interest by that greet highway Of commerce which
brings the treasures of Ae West into the la Of the
South.
Had the Wilmot proviso been incorporated in his BILL
ne apprehended that they would hear objections
to this measure from certain quarters from those who
love negroes more than white they would lot
hear charges of violation Of pghted faith
Mr. b. then succinctly stated the objections which had
been urged against the BILL and replied to them s0id
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE explained the action of he Com
mittee of Ways and Means the deficiency bill under,
rs they considered the instructions of the HOUSE That
committee, he stated had reported two bills which
contained matters which they regarded necessary and
proper deficiencies and which they supposed tie House
would so regard having sanctioned them when TIE former
bill was considered by the House; the other bill con-
taned matters of appropriation for custom houses and for
marine hospitals which added in Committee of the
Whole and sanctioned by the House. upon tie
mendaton of any standing committee, but upon motions
OF individual members representing the different sections
Cfthe country in these establishments The total
amount of the appropriation contained in the bill be-
fore the committee 50, 497 49, This amount was
composed wholly of items reported by the Committee of
Ways and Means, and Of items added to the former bill
upon the of standing committees of the
House The other bill which the Committee of Ways and
Means had reported in relation to custom houses and
marine hospitals embraced appropriation Of between
four hundred thousand and five hundred thousand dollars
He then explained the principle items embraced inthe
bill under consideration and earnestly urged the necessity
of prompt action in the premises
Mr.. PRESTON moved to insert in the bill the items
embraced in the custom house and marine hospital BILL
stating that they those which voted in the
mer BILL and which had been reported by the Committee
of Ways and Means in separate bill. The friends Of
and marine hospitals thought it rather
dangerous to wait for the consideration OF the bill
bracng appropriations for these Objects and of the
opinion that they had better try to have them inserted in
the bill before the committee and in the event of their
rejection they could again come up in the bill the
subject. ...
Mr.. CAsKIE was utterly opposed to any amendment
which asked any appropriation for any of these
houses in connection with ths bill before the committee
In his opinion, the Committee of Ways and Means did
fair and proper thing when they brought forward two
bills one involving simply those appropriations to which,
as they supposed there was objection and the other
containing appropriations for houses and marine
hospitals thus asking the judgment Of the House upon
them upon their own merits. ~..". .....'-G"
Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia, moved to amend the amend
ment Of Mr.. PRESTON by striking out the word " COM
pete' and inserting the word continue to make
it read " to continue the custom houses" &c.
He remarked that this amendment explained ITSELF and
IL tnat the country, should
BILL might really understand what it meant These ap
preparations were not to complete any OF these buildings
they to continue the construction Of them.
Without taking any question on the amendment the
committee
THE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR "A
Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia, said that there was COM
municaon the Speakers table which there was some
anxiety the part of the House hear read He hoped
it would be laid before the House.
There being no objection ,-,.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the message from
the President regard to the seizure Of the Black War
rior, which, with list of the accompanying documents
will be found in another column.
Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia / beg to say that my adm-
ration is excited by the character of that message
that it be referred to the Committee Foreign At
fairs and ordered to be printed. .. -. y.
The motion was agreed to-
The SPEAKER then laid before the House letter
from the Secretary Of War in relation claims funds
advanced and subsistence and supplies furnished or taken
California in the year 1885, which laid on the table
and ordered to be printed. f." ...
DISTRIBUTION OF ARMS. -.
Mr. BlSSELL, by consent, reported from the Commit
tee Military Affairs the following bill, providing for
the distribution of the States and Territories
which was read twice: .', .-.
BE enacted de- That the annual distribution of arms to
the several States and Territories under approved
April 3d. 1905 entitled An making provision
ing and equpping the whole body of the militia United
States shall be hereafter made according the number
their Representatives in Congress respectively.
Mr. B. stated that the distribution Of the States
and Territories under the present law could be but i'm
perfectly done and hence the necessity for the bill he had
reported from the Committee Military Affairs.
After brief debate, the bill was read the third time
and passed. ...
The House then adjourned.