Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-08-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. ABERCROMBlE from the Committee on Private
Land Claims reported back Senate bill to reinqush the
interest Of the United States to certain
servaon therein mentioned and to confirm the title Of
Charles g. Gunter thereto; which read the third
time and passed.
Mr.. PECKHAM, from the Committee on Revolution
airy Claims reported back, with the recommendation that
do not pass Senate bill for the relief of the heirs Of
Capt Joshua Chamberlain, deceased and 1t was laid on
the table.
Also. from the same committee, reported back, with
the recommendation that they pass Senate bill for the
relief Of Robert G. Thompson legal representative OF Viii
liam a. Thompson deceased formerly brigadier gene
raj the army of the Revolutionary war; and Senate bill
for the relief of the legal representatives of Henry King
deceased and they were committed
Also from the same committee, reported back Senate
bill relative to the Of Gen. Stephen Meyer, with
an amendment which Mr. P. stated would virtually de-
ny the relief asked for by the claimant The bill and
amendment were committed.
MILITARY RESERVE AT FORT GRATIoT.
Mr.. FAULKNER, from the Committee on Military AT
fairs reported back Senate bill granting the right Of way
and depot grounds the military reserve at Fer
Grao in the State of Michigan to the Port Huron and
Lake Michigan Railroad Company, and asked that il
might now be put on its passage.
There being objection, the bill was read the third
time and passed
On motion Of Mr.. VALLEY, the amendment Of the Sc
the amendment of the House to the bill to provide
accommodations the United States courts in the cities
Of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia was concur
red in.
HOMESTEAD BILL
Mr.. PHILLIPS asked consent to move that the House
proceed to the consideration of business the Speaker
table, with the view Of taking the amendments Of the
Senate to the homestead BILL
Mr.. SMITH, Of Virginia, objected.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
The SPEAKER stated the question to be on the motion
Of Mr. BARKsDALE lay on the table the amendments of
the Senate to the civil and diplomatic appropriation BILL
the effect of which, if agreed to- would be to defeat the
bill.
Mr. BARKSDALE withdrew his motion.
Mr.. WHEELER renewed it.
And the question being TAKEN the House refused to lay
the amendments on the table.
The House then proceeded to consider the action Of the
Committee Of the Whole the various amendments Zone
hundred and eighy-nine in number when it was very
generally CONQUERED in.
The appropriation Of $500 900 for continuing the work
for supply Of water to the cities Of Washington and
Georgetown was, Pin accordance with the recommends
tion of the Committee Of the Whole rejected by vote
Of yeas Il, nays no.
Yhe appropriation of 75 900 for completing the bridge
the Potomac river, the Little Falls, was also
rejected: Ayes As, noes not counted.
The following amendments agreed to, the first by
vote of 81 yeas to 86 nays and the latter by Tote OF
81 yeas to IS nays:
tsSec And be Il further enacted That the Secretary
Of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized and d.
rected to cause to be constructed the following budngs
At Ellsworth Maine for the accommodation Of the
tomhouse and post Office, building of brick with Ere
proof oors constructed Of iron beams and brick work.
iron roof shutters sils &c, twenty-five feet by thirty
and twenty-five feet in height from the foundation to cost
than ten thousand dollars At Belfast Maine,
for the of the oustomhcuse and post Of
fee, building Of like materials forty Eve feet by thirty
two and thirywo feet high and to cost not than
twenty thousand dollars At Gloucester Massachusetts,,
Toledo Ohio, Burlington, Vermont, and Sandnsky Ohio,
the accommodation of the custom house and post Office
building of like materials sixty feet by feet
and thirytwo feet from the foundation and to cost not
than forty thousand dollars for each building AT
Wisconsin, modaton of tie
house. post Office and United States courts build
eight feet in height from the foundation to cost nonore
than fifty thousand dollars At New Haven, Connecticut
Newark, New Jersey, Buffalo, New York. Oswego, New
York, Wheeling Virginia, Chicago, Illinois, and Detroit,
Michigan, each, for the accommodation Of the cutom
house. post Office and United States courts and STAN
boat inspectors building of stone Of like floors besms
roofs shutters, &C., eighty feet by sixty feet dxty
in height from the foundation to cost not han
eighty thousand dollars for each building the
building Detroit be erected upon water lot being
ing to the United States. At Galveston, Texas fo the
of the house, post office, and
United States courts, building Of brick, Of like Aors
beams roof shutters &c. fortyve feet by seventy Get
forty eight feet high from the foundation with poco
two eides and to cost not than hundred
sand dollars At Petersburg, Vrgnia for the scconmo
iation of the custom house and post Office building Of
stone of like floors beams, roof shutters &C. sixty feet
by fortyfve feet thrtytwo feet high from the fonda
ion, to not than sixtytwo thousand dollaB.
"Sec. And be further enacted That the several
mentioned in the preceding section Of this acs
he cost Of the buildings therein authorized to bs con-