Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Tke Hon. PErER H. BELL, of Texas, appeared today
qualified, and took his seat
The SPEAKER laid before the House q communication
from the War Department, transmitting statement of
expenditures during the year 1858 from the appropra
toa for the contingent expenses Of the military establish
ment Laid on. the table and ordered to be printed.
Also, communication from the same Department,
transmitting in compliance with resolution of the House
of the 22d ultimo report from the Colonel of Topo-
graphical Engineers containing all the information rea-
tive to Capt Gunnscns survey in the possession of that
Department Laid the table and ordered to be printed
EXPLORATION OF THE AMAZON
Mr.. MURRAY, from the Committee on Printing re-
ported the following resolution, which agreed to:
oto That there be printed for the use OF the members
Of this House ten thousand extra copies of the report Of the
Secretary of the Navy the reports Of the
poraon Of the river Amazon and its tributaries made by
Lieuts Herndon and Gbbon with the accompanying maps
and plates.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the
ton heretofore made by Mr. HoUsToN, that the Commit
tee OF Ways and Means be discharged from the further
of much Of the report Of the Secretary Of
War as refers to the Improvement Of harbors and rivers
and that the same be referred to the Committee Com
merce, which postponed until to-day, the question
being on the motion Of Mr. EWING that the subject be
ferred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
debate Of considerable length ensued involving the
question to which Of the committees the friends of
internal improvements should vote refer the subject
most favorable to it.
The question then taken on the motion discharge
the Committee of Ways and Means from the further
sderation Of the subject, and it was agreed to.
The question recurred the motion refer it to the
Committee on Roads and Canals when
Mr. EWING withdrew it.
hr. JONES, Of Tennessee remarking that he op-
posed TO the whole system Of internal improvements
ed to lay the subject on the table which motion
gatived.
The motion to refer tho subject to the Committee
Commerce was then agreed to.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. LANE, in pursuance of notice. introduced bill to
authorize the Secretary of War settle and adjust the
expenses of the Rogue river in Oregon and also
bill to provide for the continuation Of the military road
from Myrtle creek TO Scottsburg in Oregon; which
severaily read twice and appropriately referred
PRIVATE BILLS.
This being private bill day, the House proceeded to
consider the private bills from the Senate the Speak
ers table, when the following taken up read twice.
and referred to appropriate committees:
The bill for the relief Of the legal representatives Of
Major Caleb Swan, deceased.
The bill for the relief of the legal Of Dr.
William Somervlle, deceased
The bill for tho relief Of Joseph Gonder Jr and John
Duff.
The bill for the relief Of the legal representatives Of
John Kennedy, deceased.
The bill authorizing Victor Morass to relinouish GER
tain lands and to enter the quantity elsewhere.
The bill to change the Of the American built
steamer /" Falcon" to that OF "Queen City"
On motion Of Mr.. FAULKNER, the House then went
into Committee Of tho Whole hir DIsvyY Of Ohio In
the chair and proceeded to consider the bills on the
private calendar.
This being objection day." all bills objected to were
laid aside to be taken at future day while those
to which no objection was made laid aside to be
ported 70 the House with the recommendation that they
pass.