Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

Reolssd That the Committee Of Ways and Means be re-
quesed inquire into the expedency suspendng the pre-
paraion for much of the building of the assay Office il the
city Of New York provides for refining establishment in
wise at early day possible consistent with the public
interest and the Importance Of the question involved in this
inquiry.
On motion by Mr.. MILLsON,
Rssoirea That the Committee Private Land Claims be
instructed inquire into the expedency Of further extending
the time for satisfying claims for bounty lands for military
services in the of 1872 with Great Britain and that they
report by bill or otherwise
On motion by Mr.. KIDWELL,
Resorcd That the Committee Commerce be instructed
inquire into the expediency of reporting bill for the
struction of a custom house in Wheeling, Virginia.
PROCEEDS OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr. McMULLEN Submitted the following resolution,
which lies over debate arising thereon:
Resolped That the Committee Public Lands inquire into
the expedency Of setting apart the proceeds OF the sales
the public lands and appropratng the same repairs and
building the navy and the surplus, if any be applied
to the annual support of the navy and that said committee
have leave to report by bill or otherwise
On motion by Mr.. CLINGMAN,
Reolred That the Committee on Foreign Affairs be in
suced to report the House whether there ony exist
ing treaty stpuaons which would forbid tho passage of an
Congress prevent vessels maintained wholly or in
part by other Governments. from bringing into our
ports passengers freight to interfere with private en-
erprse and that no obstacles exist by of ea
otherwise that they be authorized to report bill for
such purpose with without as they may think best
provision except vessels carrying MALLS provided that oil
naons and that they shall report that there objections
at this time to the passage of such law that then they
port what steps necessary to remove said obstacles
RAILROAD IRON
Mr.. PERKINS, Of Louisiana, submitted the following
resolution
Resolved That the Committee of Ways and Means be in
structed report bill repeating all duty railroad iron.
Mr.. HAMILTON moved to lay the resolution on the
table, which motion was agreed to by the following vote
YEAS-Messrs. Appleton Ball, Becher Benson, Benton,
Bridges Carpenter, Chandler Chastan Clark Cobb Corwn
Cox, Crocker, Cutting Dawson Dick, Disney, Edmands,
Ellison Farley Faulkner Florence Fuller Grow Hamilton,
Aaron Harlan, Hastings, Haven, Hendricks Hester Hyer,
Houston, Hughes Ingerso, johnson, D. T. Jones' George
W. Jone Kidwe, Lamb, Lecher Lilly Lindey, Lindsey,
McCuoch, Mcdonald McNair, John g. Miller, Morrison,
Murray A. Oliver Peckham b. Perkins Phelps, Pratt Pres
ton Ready David Rtchie Thomas Rchey Robbins, RUSSELL
sabn, sapp Seymour shannon, Simmons SHELTON Gerrt
Smith, Richard H. Stanton John j. Taylor John L. Taylor
Thurson Tracy, Vail Vansant Walsh Tappan Wentworth,
| and Zoicofer-7s.
/ NAYS-Messrs. Abercrombie, Aiken, James G. Allen,
w. Allen, Ashe, Thomas H. Bayly Bardsdae, Barry Bis
SELL Bocock Boyce, Brooks, Lewis D. Campbell, Caslae,
Churchwe Clngman, Cook Crage, Culom John g. Davis,
Etheridge Greenwood, Grey Sampson W. Harris, Henn,
Hill, Hunt Roand Jones, Kerr, Knox, McDougsll McMul-
o Noble, Norton, Orr Parker J. Perkins, Phillips Powell
Puryear Reese, Rogers Rufn, William R. Smith, smyth,
Frederick p Stanton, II. L. Stevens, Warren, B. Wash
burne, Wells John Wentworth, Daniel b. Wright and
Yates-65. .
Mr. JONES' of Louisiana submitted the following re-
solution, which was adopted:
Resolved That the Secretary of War furnish this House
practicable with of the expenses incurred
the United States in consequence of the impedments to
the navigation of Red river. ... d..
| INSTRUCTIONS TO THE MAILS.
/ Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, submitted the following
| resolution: .st@
Reolpe That tho President be respectfully requested to
inform m House what nfomaon if any, has been received
in the Post Office Department in relation to distractions to
the transportation of the mails Of the United States the
route between Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland Ohio,
through the Of Erie in the State of Pennsylvania and
what have been aken any by the Executive to
the uninterrupted transportation of the mails upon
| said r)ute.
Debate ensuing the resolution lies under the rule
ARBITRATION BETWEEN NATIONS.
Mr.. GIDDINGS submitted the following resolution:
Resolved That select committee be appointed by the
Speaker to whom all petitions and memorials on the subject
and the establishment of arbitration between nations
shall be referred for report thereon. ..
Mr. BAYLY, of Virginia, expressed desire to debate
| the resolution and it therefore lies over.
Mr.. LINDSLEY submitted the following resolution:
Resocd, That there be printed in the German Language
port also 5000 copies Of the abstract report for the
Of the members Of this House. .a'+ -..
Debate arising on the resolution, it lies over
| - RIGHTS OF FISHING.
| On motion by Mi PRESTON, ... -. H..
That the President be requested his opinion it
be not incompatible with the public interests communicate
this House the correspondence and various orders which
been issued during the past year to officers OF the navy
commanding vessels squadrons on the Atlantic coast of
British North America for the protecting the rights
fishing and navigation secured to citizens Of the United
States under the treaties with Great Britain.
DUTY ON RAILROAD IRoN-AGAIN
| Mr.. CHUkCHWELL submitted the following
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Rssoued That the Committee of Ways and Means be in
structed report bill giving credit of four to rail-
companies pay the duty iron imported by them for
| railroad purposes.
! Mr.. HAMILTON moved to lay the resolution the
table e. ......
Pending which the House adjourned