Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15

the power my hands 10 protect him FOR fear Of doing
too much! The easy also in which no given up
and the convention that he should be Aed by third party
until his nationality could be established evidence that
they were not sure Of their ground.
Shouh my conduct be- apprvved 1t will be one Of the
Of my life that saved this gallant man
from cruel and ignominous death On the other hand
should the have pursued be davowed bow
the decision but whatever be the consequence
shall feel have done best to support the honor of the
and not allowed citizen to be oppressed who claimed at
hands the protection Of the flag"
Mr.. DoBHIs, the Secretary of the Navy in his repy
to Capt lngraham dated Washington, August TO- 1858
says:
"Ths Department does not feel called on to enlarge on the
various questions of international law involved the pro-
ceeding adopted by the officers Of the different Govern
ments concerned These questions hereafter become
subject of discussion between respective in
terested.
II deem proper present myself by assuring
you that the prudence promptness and spirit which
the part you bore in the transaction is approved by this
partment.
al is matter Of graduation the affair terminated
without resort to collision and bloodshed.
The President desires that oil occasions and all
parts OF the globe visited by the American navy the rights
the property Of American citizens shall be watched over with
vigilance and protected with energy but he with no less
earnssne enons ii upon the officers of the navy
due caution to avoid the slightest naeon Of the laws
hons and scrupnlously regard the rights Of others.
Respect the flags of other nations, and with the more
pride you can demand respect for your own"
The message and accompanying documents laid on
the table and ordered to be printed
| PUBLIC LANDS.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill to
graduate and reduce the price of the public lands the
question being on ordering it to be engrOssed for third
reading
| There evidently being no quorum present
The SPEAKER counted the House to ascertain if there
was sufficient number of members present to transact
business and announced that there were but 115 in
| attendance !.
moved that the House adjourn, and this motion de-
manded the yeas and nays; which ordered and
being taken resulted Yeas g. nays 100. SO the motion
was disagreed to, quorum voting.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for third
reading Yeas r. and being engrossed it was ac-
cordingly read the third time.
The question being on the passage of the bill
Mr.. COX moved that it be laid the table; which
motion was disagreed to: Yeas SO, nays so.
The bill was then passed by the following vote
YEAS-Messrs James Allen, Willis Allen, Banks, Barks
dale Barry, Benton, Bssel Bugg caruthers, churchwe
Clark Cobb Cook corwin, Cutting John G. Davis Danham
Eastman Eddy Edgerton, Elliott, Ellison, English Ethe-
ridge, Farley Greenwood Hamilton Andrew J. Harlan
Sampson W. Harris, Harrison, Hastings, Henn Hibbard
Hughes, George w. Jones, Roland Jones, Kredge, Knox
Latham Lndey Lindsley NcDougal McMulen, Mace, Ma
ey Maxwell, j. G. Miller Smith Miller Nichols olds Nor
decai Oliver Parker, Peck Phelps Phillips Richardson Thos
Ritehey Rowe Singleton, Shelton, S. A. Smith, William R.
Smith Frederick ?. Stanton R. II. Stanton, L. Stevens
Taylor, Tweed, Upham, Vail, Vansant, Wade, Wabridge,
Warren, B. Washburne, Wells John Wentworth Wheeler
Daniel b. Wright, Yates, and Zollicofer-S3.
NAIS-Messrs Aiken, Ashe, Ball. Belcher, Bennett Ben
son. Boyce, Bridges Carpenter, Chandler Chastan Chris
man, Cingman, Cox Dawson Dean Dent Dickinson Disney,
Edmands, Edmundson, Faulkner, Fenton, Fuller Goode,
Grey Grow, Aaron Harlan Haven, Howe, Hunt, Daniel T.
Jones j. Clancy jones' Kdwel Kurz Lecher Lilly, Meach-
am, Mddleswarth Morrson Murray Peckham Powell Pratt
Puryea David Ritshie Rogers Rup, Sage sapp Seward
Shannon, Shaw, Simmons, Gert Smith, G. w smyth snod
grass stratton, John L. Taylor Thuston Tracy VALLEY,
Israel Washburn, and WiLte--G4. NJ. .,.,@ .
On motion of Mr.. COBB, the title of the bill was
amended so as to read ga bill to graduate and reduce
the price of the public lands to actual cuvators and
settlers"
Mr. pUEJps novo5 +bo, +ho Ir,,,o 90 80. rou.:...
of the Whole the state of the Unon stating that If the
motion should prevail he would move to set aside the
civil and diplomatic bill and take up the deficiency BILL
Tor the purpose Of acting on the amendments Of the
Senate thereto
Mr.. EDGERTON moved that the House 20 into Com
mttae of the Whole on the private calendar.
This being private bill day. the question first taken
on the notion OF Mr. EDGERToN, and it was agreed TO-
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The House accordingly went into Committee of the
Whole, mr. TAYLOR of Ohio, in the char) and proceed
ell to consider the bills the private calendar.
The consideration of the bill the House for relief
of the widow and heirs of Elijah Beebe resumed AT
ter debate it was amended and laid aside to be reported
to the House with the accommodation that it pass.
Tie bill OF the House for settling the claims of the
ga representatives OF Richard w. Meade deceased was
then taken up. tt'." =
Mr.. CHANDLER commenced an argument in favor Of
the bill, but yielded to ..
Mr.. CLINGMAN, who, after remarking that this was
Good Friday, and that it time for the committee
rise, made motion to that effect.
The motion was agreed to, and the committee accord
ing rose and reportedt its action to the House.
The amendment made in committee the bill for the
relief Of the widow and heirs Of Elijah Beebe then
agreed to, and the bill read the third time and
passed. E,*
".. MILITARY ACADEMY. MI, i
On motion of Mr.. HAVEN, the House went into Com
mttee of the Whole the state of the Union, Mr. JONES'
of New York. in the chair and proceeded to consider the
bill making appropriations for the support Of the Military
Academy for the year ending June 80 1865 the question
being the Senates amendments thereto, which
follows: ...a"..." ". IA. ..t....
For repairs and additions to professors quarters 000
I" For cavalry and exercise hall, $4,000.
And be further enacted That the compensation of the
Professors of French and Drawing be made equal that Of
the Professors the other departments and the compensa
ton Of the Master of the Sword be $1,000 per annum.
Some debate ensued when, without taking anysques-
ton the amendment the committee rose and the House
adjourned until Monday next.
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