Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-08

the for the present than the great interest
Of the country involved in the bill.
| The motion OF Mr.. STANTON was agreed TO: Yeas "a
nays 6S.
The question required ON agreeing to the amendment
which appropriates for the completion Of the crstom
house At 81 Louis, Missouri 300 900; At Mobile Ala
bama y65, 900; at Cincinnati Ohio $40, 900; at Louis
vile, Kentucky $40 000 at Bangor, Maine 800 900 al
Bath Me-, $40, 900; at Wilmington Delaware, $50, 900
and 900 for the purchase Of site for custom
at Providence, Rhode Island.
MIR. ORR demanded the previous question but il was
| not seconded: Ayes go, noes 70.
| Mr.. HAVEN then advocated the amendment Although
ne had voted against inserting it in the deficiency bill
he should vote for its incorporation into the civil and d
pomatic BILL as 1t contained wise and proper limitations
and restrictions These custom houses having been
menced they should be finished else the Government
would lose what 1t had already expended their con-
structon He would vote for the bill with or without
the amendment
Mr. PRESTON also addressed the House in favor Of
the amendment and in conclusion demanded the previous
question; which was seconded.
And under the operation thereof the amendment was
again concurred in Yeas II, nays "A.
MT DENT said that he had voted against the appro-
priaton for the completion Of the Little Falls bridge and
understanding that its merits were we'll considered
he would move to reconsider the vote by which it was
rejected.
The motion was disagreed to-
The bill was then read the third time and passed by
the following vote
YEAS-Messrs. Abercrombie, Aiken, Appleton, Ashe,
Banks Becher Bell Bennett Benson Benton Bliss Brooks,
Cutting Davis Dawson. Dick Disney, Edmands, Edmund
Everbart Farley Faulkner Fenton Florence Franklin
Fuller Giddngs Goode GREEN Greenwood, Aaron Harlan
HARRISON Haven Henn Houston, Howe, Ingerso Johnson
Roland Jones, Kerr Kidwe Kttredge Latham, Lindley
Lindsey May, Maya John g. Miller, Mllson, Noble Nor
decai Oliver Orr, Packer, Phelps, Phillips Pratt Preston
Reese, Riddle David Richie, Thos Ritchey Sabn, Sapp
Seymour Shapnon, Shower Gerrit Smith, Samuel A. Smith,
William r. Smith, George w. Smyh. Frederick p Stanton
Richard H. Stanton, Hester L. Stevens, David Stuart
J. 1. Taylor, Thurston Uphsm, Wade, Walbridge Walker
Valley Israel Washburn, John Wentworth Westbrook, and
Wheeer-92.
NAYs-Messrs. James Q. Allen Baxsdale Bocock Boyce
Bridges, Chamberlain Chastan, Churchwe Cngman Cobb
Coeut, Corwn, John G. Davis Dent, Dowdell, Eastman,
Eddy, English Flagler, Grow, Hastings, Hendricks, HILL
Hyer, D. T. Jones, Geo. w. jones' Knox, Lamb Letcher
Lilly, McCuloch McMulen, McNair Mcqueen Mace Macy,
Matteon Maxwell, Mddeswarh, Morgan Murray, Nichols,
Norton, Olds Samuel W. Parker, Bishop Perkins, John
Perkins Powell Purycar Ready Ruin, RUSSELL Seward
Shaw, Singleton, Stratton Andrew Stuart John j. Taylor
NJ g. Taylor Trout Vail Vansant, Walsh, Elihu B. Wash
burne, Daniel B. Wright Yates, and Zollicofer-67.
The House then proceeded consider the bill for
fling the claims Of the legal representatives Of Richard
w Meade deceased heretofore reported from the Com
mtee of the Whole with the Recommendation tha it
not pass the question being the motion Of Mr. JONES'
of Tennessee, that it be laid on the table
And the question being taken, the bill was laid on the
table.
The House then adjourned.