Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-24
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, JUNE IL, 1854.
The SENATE did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. FULLER. from the Committee on Commerce re-
ported back Senate bill to authorize the issue Of regis
vessels owned by the Accessory Transit Company
and it was read the third time and passed
The House then proceeded to consider the bill for the
relief Of Henry Lewis Of Clinton county Indiana, yeser
day reported from the Committee Of the Whole when it
| was read the third time and passed.
TERRITORIAL BUSINESS
The House then proceeded to consider such Of the Ter
rtora bills heretofore reported from the Committee OF
the Whole as should give rise to no debate; when
The bill Of the House to increase the salaries Of the
executive and judiciary officers in Oregon, New Mexico,
Washington Utah, and Minnesota taken up and the
amendments made committee having been disposed Of
Mr.. COBB moved that the bill be laid on the table !;
which motion disagreed 70.
The bill was then read the third time and passed :
Yeas 81, nays 40.
The House next considered the bill Of the House to
amend entitled AN act to settle and adjust the
expenses of the people of Oregon incurred by defending
themselves from attacks and hostties Of Cayuse Indians
in the years 1s47 and 1913 approved August 81, 1882
the question being the substitute reported therefor
from the Committee of the Whole
The substitute agreed to, and the bill read the
third time and passed.
The next bill considered the bill Of the House to
establish the oce Of surveyor general of New Mexico
to grant donations to actual settlers therein and for other
purposes. ...-
The amen lments made in Committee of the Whole were
agreed to.
Mr. HEM, by direction of the Committee on Public
Lands moved amendment to the bill providing first
for the establishment OF surveying district IN
Guiding the lands in Nebraska and Kansas Territories and
for the survey of those lands and the appointment of
surveyor general; second, for the establishment of
land office in each of the Territories of Nebraska and
Kansas and for the sale of helands when surveyed third
for the extension of the provisions Of the presumption act
of 4th September 1884, the lands in both the Terri
tories of Nebraska and Kansas '... .a -,
After debate the amendment agreed to- =.
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
The House then took up the bill of the House amend
the approved September 81 1852 to create the Office
of surveyor general of the public lands in Oregon, &c.
and also the act amendatory thereof approved February
49, 1853 reported from the Committee Of the Whole with
amendments. .. @' IT..
The amendments agreed to- and the bill was read
the third time and passed.
The House then proceeded to consider the bill OF the
House to establish the Office Of surveyor general of Utah.
to grant donations actual settlers therein and for other
purposes reported from the Committee of the Whole with
recommendation that it do not pass.
Objection being made to tie bill, it was laid over.
The bill Of the House to extend the right of pre-enp
ton unsurveyed lands in Minnesota and for other
purposes, then taken up read the third tme and
passed .>.s ..'... 'se@
...s BUSINESS ON THE TABLE
The following bills and resolutions of the Senate we're
then taken from the table and referred:
A bill for the relief of VIM. Duer. @"..
resolution for the relief of Rebecca J. Brdsall.
The resolution Of the Senate giving the consent of Con-
gress to the acceptance by Lieut. NJ T. Maury OF the
navy, Of gold medal from his Majesty the King Of Swe
den, was then taken up and read twice.
Mr. ORR hoped the bill would be passed without re-
ference. ".s....: ...
The resolution was then read the third time and passed
MAIL TO CALIFORNIA. ."... =.
The House then proceeded to consider the bill pro-
vide weekly mail service between the Atlantic States
and San Francisco heretofore reported from the Commit
tee on the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr. McDOUGALL made few remarks in support Of
the bill, when ,.",
1t ordered to be engrossed for third reading
Ayes So, noes So. ~
The question being it's passage, long debate
sued in which Messrs. BRECKENRIDGE, LATHAM,
BARRY, MACE MoDOUGALL, OLDS, and STEPHENS,
of Georgia. participated when the further consideration
of the bill was postponed until Tuesday week.
Mr.. ORR moved that the House adjourn; which
ton was agreed to: Yeas II, nays 6S. ,
And the House adjourned. ..,. ...