Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-01-28

and rivers on Michigan under and BY virtue Of the act
making appropriations for the Improvement OF certain
bors and rivers" approved August 80, 1882.
On motion by Mr. Mr. STANTON, Of Tennessee, by
consent,
Resoocd That the Committee on Commerce be instructed
to inquire into the expediency OF establishing nosP
tai at Memphis, Tennessee.
On motion by Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Ohio, by consent,
Resoed That the Committee on Prohe Lanas DC
are hereby inquire what Legislation M necessary
in relation to the residue of the land lying in the Virginia mi
ary district in the of ohio and that they report
this House by bill or otherwise.
On motion by Mr. BENSON, by consent,
esoed That Committee Agriculture be instructed
to INQUIRE into the expediency of establishing Bureau of
connected with the Department Of the Inte
rior with leave to report by bill or otherwise
On motion by MIR. SMITH, of Virginia, by consent,
Resolved That the Committee the Judiciary be instruct
holding of terms of the federal courts for the
district Of Virginia, in and for the city of Alexandria
herea and that the committee report by bill otherwise
Mr.. sTRAUB asked consent to submit the following
resolution:
Resolved That the Committee on the Post Office and Post
Roads be and hereby instructed report by bill autho
rsng the Postmaster General TO purchase establish and
build suitable grounds and post offices in each and city
town. place in the United States the and expense
of the General Government Prordd That the and
pense Of of such grounds and offices shall exceed
the sum of - dollars AID prorided further, That the
income profit hostages the postmaster of such city,
town, or place shall amount to or cxseed the sum Of
dollars annually. .t"
Mr.. HAMILTON objected
PRESIDENTS MEssAGE-ERIE DIFFICULTIES
On motion of Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, the House
then into Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union, r ORR, of South Carolina, in the char)
and resumed the consideration of the Presidents annual
message TO Congress-,
Mr.. WADE stated that it was not his purpose to 90
into examination of the New York difficulties for it
Kilkenny cat matter, in which he and his consu
ents had interest He merely intended to submit
remarks the Erie difficulties, question Of great i'm
portance to his State well to all the States Of
the West
He then gave detailed history Of these difficulties and
censued in strong the pursued by the State
of Pennsylvania in this controversy He declared such
conduct unworthy PenLsy lvana and hoped she would
longer permit avarice to arnsh her fair character
but would take her place in the sterhood of Staes
memberng that the highest interest of the States
sabserve good faith and carry out the purposes and in
tents of the constitution. Unless Pennsylvania should
desst in the she pursuing, she would in
evtaby raise against herself the entire population Of the
Northwestern States, population which increasing
at rate unexamped in the history Of the world He
contended that free and uninterrupted intercourse
demanded well by the interests of Pennsylvania as
those of Ohio, Indiana, illinois, and New York.
MIR. RITCHlE, of Pennsylvania followed and read the
law proceedings in the to justify the action Of Penn
sylvana in regard to these difficulties. He made
else statement of the matters in dispute deprecated
the spirit in which the gentleman from Ohio had made his
remarks.
Mr.. DRUM then addressed the committee in reply to
Mr.. WADE lie considered the speech of that gentleman
uncaled for and thought he had mistaken his place and
tribunal in coming here to manufacture public opinion for
the people of Ohio. He argued that these difficulties did
not and could affect the integrity of Pennsylvania
and that the people Of Erie they had proceeded
had done according to the strict spirit of the law
Mr.. CAMPBELL took the ground that great national
interests were involved in the controversy going
in the city Of Ereinterests which merely concerned
the commerce of CHS nation but which to some extent
affected the perpetuity of the very institutions under
which We lived. The supremacy of the law involved
in this affair." and it in part to vndicate the supre-
W ont iS occa
sion. When he the sovereignty of the great Com
monweath Of Pennsylvania sunken in municipal powers
granted to sort Of seventy town the lake Shore
and when he saw officers of the law ridden down by
enraged populace and that there stretched
forth by the Keystone State upheld those officers
struck him it became something more than controversy
between Ohio and Pennsylvania. He earnestly condemn
ed the course pursued by the people of Erie deemng
contrary to all law. ~. =, ....- ~.
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, replied to Mr.. Richie.
He glad this subject had been brought the of
the House, that the country might be fully informed
its discussion, of the facts Of the case .%
Mr.. OLIVER, of Missouri, then obtained the floor /;
when the committee rose.
DIR. EWING asked consent to submit motion request
ing the Senate to return to the House resolution adopt
ed in the latter body upon report Of its Judiciary Com
mittee asking for the appointment Of select joint COM
mlttee Tor the of proposed amendment to
the Constitution in reference the mode of electng the
President and Vice President of the United States He
stated that he had learned from Senator that the
luton was not in conformity with the usage of the two
Houses of the Senate all events and that the pre-
cedent the Senate in relation to the steamship San
Francisco departure from the custom of Congress.
He had also learned from private that since the
defeat of certain bill from the Senate there existed
disposition the part of that body to indulge in any
stretch of courtesy towards the House. such might be
called for in the adoption Of the resolution he had au
ded to- HIT -~.. -. +.
Mr.. HIBBARD objected to the motion stating that he
opposed to the amendment to the Constitution which
the resolution proposedo refer to q select committee
Mr.. EWING moved to suspend the rules, which mo-
ton was agreed to. 49,.
And the question recurring on the adoption of the orr
gna notion the vote taken by teers and resulted
ayes 49, noes So. .... ~.
The yeas and nays then demanded; pending which
the House adjourned.
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