Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-04

Also from the committee. to which referred
Senate bill for the relief of John Boyd of Louisiana
not pass /; and it was laid on the table,
Also, from the same committee, to which was referred
Senate bill for the relief of James Dunnng reported the
same back without amendment and IL was committed
Mr. READY, from the same committee, reported bill
for the relief of Thos j. Johnson of the Territory Of
New Mexico which was read twice and committed.
Mr. LETClIER, from the same committee, made an adj
verse report the petition Of VIM. H. Topping.
Mr. CURTIS, from the same committee, reported bill
for the relief Of the administrators of Oliver Lee, deceas
ed; which was read twice and committed
Mr., FULLER, from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported bill authorizing the purchase construction Of
four additional cutters and for other purposes
which read twice and committed.
Also, from the committee, to which referred
Senate bills for the relief of Charles A. keet and TO pro-
ydo for the establishment of marine hospital at St.
Marks in the State Of Florida reported the same back
without amendment; and they committed.
Mr.. WARREN, from the Committee Public Lands,
to which referred House bill granting lands in alter
nate sections to the State Of Arkansas aid in the
structon of the Mississippi 0uachita, and Red River
Railroad reported the back with amendment in
the nature Of substitutes and the bill and amendment
committed.
Mr. HESTER from the same committee, to which
referred Senate bill for the relief Of Joseph Mitch
ell reported the back without amendment, and it
was committed.
Also from the committee made an adverse report
the petition Of Charles Simmons.
Mr.. LATHAM, from the same committee, to which was
mouse TO grant privileges 10 lne
trustees of the University of the Pacific situated in the
county of Santa Clara State of California reported the
same back without amendment, and it committed.
DISTRACTIONS TO THE MAIL.
Mr. OLDS, from the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads, reported bill to the safe transmits
sion of the mails Of the United States upon railroads
which read twice.
[It provides in effect that every person who shall
lawfully obsruct hinder delay the transportation of
any mail of the United Sratesupon any railroad which shall
haye hepD hy In most mn w
the mail OF the United States shall be transported by the
direction Of the Postmaster General, unless such act
shall be done by in obedience TO order decree of
court Of competent Jurisdiction by virtue of
other competent legal authority shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and SHALL for every such offence upon
conviction thereof be fined in not less than
hundred dollars nor more than - dollars or be inn
prisoned not than - days. or both, OF the dis
erection of the court.
Mr.: HAMILTON moved to commit the BILL
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee believing that Congress had
jurisdiction the subject moved to lay the bill
the table; which motion WAS negatived: Yeas 81,
nays log.
Mr.. TAYLOR of Ohios thought that the bill ought to
BIO passed Immediately. 1t was well known to the House
that the mails Of the United States had been and were
now frequently obstructed and that there law OF
Congress punish the offenders. committee had ex
amned the subject and had reported to the House that
there absolute necessity for the passage OF such
law this. 1t of their highest duties to act
upon the subject and to act promptly for he believed If
there any injury to the public of higher grade than
any other it that of interfering with the carrying
of the United States mail upon railroads. which put
sengers well the mails ut the mercy of some foul
miscrean who ought be hung up they could
make laws strong enough to hang him.
The bill was then committed: Yeas 108, nays TO-
DEFICIENCY BILL.
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
the state of the Unon mr. STANTON, of Tennessee, in
the char and resumed the consideration of the def
cheney bill.
Several amendments offered, mostly by the Com
mittee of Ways and Means and disposed Of when, with
out disposing of the bill ...
The committee rose and the House adjourned.