Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-11

Simmons, Shelton, William Smith, snodgrass. strstton,
sranb, Tharsson, Tracy Uphsm, Vail vanssnt Wade Wal
/ NAYS-Messrs. Abercrombie ]. O. Allen, Thos III B.yiy
Ball Banks Barksdals Benton Bisse Bocock Breokinrdg
i Campbell Caruthers Chamberlain, Clark Clinrmau Co6b
Cook, Corwn John g. Davis Dawson, Dean De Wit, Ds
ney, Dowdsl Dunbar Eastman, Eddy, Edgeron, Ellison
English, Gamble Green Greenwood Grow, Sampson W. Har
ris Wiley p. Harris, Harrison, Hastings Hendricks Henn
Hue hes Hunt Ingsrso johnson. George W. Jones' Roland
Jones' Knox, Lamb, Lnalsy Lindsey Macdonald, NeDou
Norton 0ds NJ Oliver, Orr. Pennington, Phelps Phillips
Powell Richardson Thos Rtchey, Robbins sapp, Seymour
myS sspSens
H. L. Stevens, John L. Taylor Walbrdge, Warren T. B.
Washbnrne, Wells John Wentworth West6rook Daniel B.
| Wright, II. b. Wright, and Yates-90. G
Mr.. DEAN then moved that the bill be laid on tho
table, which motion decided in the affirmative by the
| following vote
YEAsMsssrs. Aiken, james Allen, Thomas H. Bayly,
Breckenridge Bridges, Campbell Carpenter Caske Chamber
lain Chasan, chrisman, Clark Cobb, Coqu Crage John
DUNBAR Ea%an Rds EsssoD s na
Ellison English Eherdge, Ewing Faulkner, Fuller, Gamble
Giddings Goode, Green Grow, Hamilton, Aaron Harlan
Andrew j. Harlan Hastings, Haven, Hendricks Henn Hb
bard Hester Hughes Ingerso johnson, D. T. Jones' Geo.
JONES' J. G. Jones' r. Jones, Ke Kittredge Knox Kart.
len, MoNa Mooueen, Maurice Maswel May Smith Mlsr.
Nilsson, Morrison Murray Nichols, Noble Norton, olds.
Andrew oliver, Orr, Peokham John Perkins, Phelps Phil
Seward Seymour Shannon, Shaw Shower, Singleto Ske
ton, Gerrt Smith, Samuel A. Smith, William Smith, G. W
Stratton Straub Andrew Stuart VAIL yansant, Wade West
brook, Hendrick B. Wright and Yates-lsi.
NAYS-Messrs Abercrombie, Appleton, Ball, Beason,
Bugg Caruher Chandler Chase, clngnan, Cook Corxin,
Cox, Crocke Cuom, Thomas Davis, De Witt Dick, Dickn
DON Ednand Everhart Farley franklin Goodrich Green
Mccuoch Mattesop, Meaehana, Middleswarth, John G.
Miller Morgan, Pennington, Bishop Perkins prngle Ready
Reese Riddle David Richie, Robbins, Rogers Russell,
Sabin, Sage, Simmons, William r. Smith, Alexander H.
Stephens John L. Taylor, Thurston, Tracy, Upham Wal
bridge, Valley Ehu b Washbune Washburn Wells
Wheeler
cofer-85. Il
Mr. RICHARDSON said that there were two or three
bills the table relating to the Territories heretofore
reported from the Committee Of the Whole, which he
hoped If there was disposition to appropriate por
ton Of the money which they contained to the old States
would now be taken up and passed.
Objection made and the regular order of business
called for.
PRIVATE BILLS
The private bills of the Senate on the Speakers table
were thereupon taken up read twice. and appropriately
referred. EH
On motion Of Mr.. EDGERTON, the House then went
INFO Committee of the Whole, (Mr CAMPBELL of Ohio, in
the char and proceeded to consider the bills the pr
vate calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was the one fer the relief
of the widow and heirs of Elijah Beebe.
long debate ensued, and without disposing of the
bill
The committee rose
CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE MEXICAN COMMISSION.
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, asked consent to offer
Reolsed That the Committee the Judiciary heretofore
charged with the duty Of nquirng into the awards made by
the Commissioners sitting under the treaty Of Guadalupe Hi
dago George A. Gardiner and John Mears be instruct
ed to extend their inquiry other awards made by said
Commissioners which may be supposed alleged to have been
founded fraud supported by perjury forgery and that
for this purpose they have power send for and
pers and that they report the result Of their Investigations
with such they deem to be proper the
premises.
Mr. STANTON stated that he had been informed, from
very respectable sources that testimony could be obtain
ed to mpeach other important claims awarded by the
Commission Claims against Mexico, as having been
founded upon frauds quite gross those which sus
tanned the claim Of Gardiner OF he not
of the facts, but had been so informed.
There being objection, the question was taken on
the resolution, and it was agreed to.
Mr. GREENWOOD by consent offered the following
resolution, which was adopted: .'
Reore That the Secretary of the Interior be and be is
hereby requested inform this House what amount of
have been appropriated from time to time for thu benefit of
the Cherokee Indians Of the Mississippi river and for
the Cherokee Indians Of the Mississippi river and
red to the surplus fund.- from the 1915 to
stating under what law treaty each appropriation was
made and when carried to the surplus fund.
The House then adjourned until Monday next.