Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Treasury Department Transmitting from the
Commissioner Of Customs statement Of the accounts due
more than three years prior to the Both of June 1853
on the books OF the Register Of the Treasury Referred
to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be
printed
Messrs COBB, GROW. LETCHER. ETHERIpGE
WALSH, and HEM by consent of the House submitted
amendments which they gave notice they intended at
the proper time to offer to the homestead bill and they
were referred to the Committee Of the Whole the state
OF the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr.. WASHBuRN, of Maine, asked consent to present
remonstrance Of four hundred and forty citizens of
Bangor in that State against the repeal of the Missouri
compromise
Mr. DENT objected
TRANSMISSION OF THE MAILS
Mr. MILLS0N called up the motion made by Mr. JONES
OF New York on the first instant to reconsider the vote
by which the bill to the safe transmission OF the
mails OF the United States upon railroads was referred to
the Committee Of the Whole the state Of the Union
Mr. NJ remarked that the troubles which doubtless fur
nished the occasion for reporting this bill were now said
to be Quoted and he understood there was no further dis
position to press this motion to reconsder but he did
not know how other occurrences might take place
in Pennsylvania elsewhere which ra ght tempt the
House to the exercise Of such powers as were
ted by the BILL He moved to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table.
The motion was agreed to.
THE RIGHT OF MR.. WALSH TO HIS SEAT.
Mr.. EWING said that he received this morning memo
rial from certain citizens of the city of New York setting
forth that the Hon. MIKE Walsh Representative from
tha place. was not citizen Of the United States either by
birth or under naturalization laws and that he was
native OF Ireland He wished to present this memorial
Tor the purpose of having it referred the Committee Of
Elections, OF which he member of by this
act not wishing to commit himself the question. He
would however simply say that he should be very sorry
to part with his friend over the way, tMr. WALSH.
MIR. WALSH. The gentleman need not give himself
any trouble my account. s.0. .t...~.
The memorial referred to the Committee of Elec-
tons #a @
REPORTS FROM COMMUTERS.
Mr.. BISSELL, from the Committee on Military AZ
fairs to which referred Senate bill for the relief of
Allen g. johnson, reported the back without amend
ment and it was committed.
Also, from the same committee, to which was referred
Senate bill for the relief Of Mrs Elizabeth c. Smith of
Missouri, who served soldier in the Mexican war
reported the back without amendment and IL was
committed
Aso from the same committee to which was referred
Senate bill for the relief of Adam d. Seuart reported
the same back without amendment, and it was commit
ted.
SUFFERERS ON THE SAN FRANCISCO
Mr. B., from the same committee to which was refer
red House bill for the relief of the United States troops
who were sufferers by the disaster to the steam
ship San Francisco, and the amendments of the Senate
thereto reported the same back with the recommends
ton that the House in the first and third amend
ments, and non-concur in the second amendment
The first amendment read and proposed include
IN the provisions of the bill Lieut. Murray and any other
ocers or seamen Of the United States navy who
board the San Francisco under orders &. ....
And the question being taken, the amendment was con-
CURED in.
The second amendment was then read, being provso
that the amount Of the pay and allowances advanced to