Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The following gentlemen have been appointed the
ect committee the part Of the House take into
sderaton the resolution proposing amendment of the
Constitution in the mode of electing the President and
Vice President Of the United States Mr. EWING, of Ken
lucky; Mr.. May, of Maryland Mr. BARKsDALE, of Mis-
sissippi Mr. PARKER of Indiana; Mr. BROOKS, of South
Carolina; Mr.. HUGHES, of New York; Mr.. BANKS, of
Massachusetts; Mr.. KERR, of North Carolina and Mr..
WILLIS ALLEN, of Illinois.
PRESIDENTS MEssAGE-INTERNAL IMPROVE
MENTs-NEw YORK POLITICS.
The House then into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, (Ar ORR, of South Carolina in
the chair)
The committee resumed the consideration of the Presi-
dents annual message to Congress.
Mr.. KEITT, after few preliminary remarks address
ed the Committee that portion of the message which
relates to tonnage duties of carrying inter-
nal improvements He conended that the laying of such
duties for such purpose would be constitutional and
pedient He argued its constitutionaGty, first from
the words OF the clause of the Constitution relating to
this subject secondly from the history Of its formation
and thirdly from its contemporaneous practical expos
ton He then urged its expedency the grounds that
this system would secure economy both in the laying and
collecting Of taxes that it would in the
application of the fund and that il would restore the
Government to its republican simplicity. In conclusion,
he eloquently appealed to all sections to support the
measure suggested by the President.
Mr. HUGHES next obtained the floor, and went into
discussion of the schsm in the Democratic party Of New
York in which several other members participated Dur
ing this discussion, in reply to question by Mr. STAN
TON of Kentucky
Mr.. DEAN said that he understood the position oc-
cupied by the Softs to be this That they regard the
compromise Of 1850 full and final settlement of the
slavery agitation far Congress is concerned; and
that the principles Of that compromise are to he apped
to all new territory whether it should be Nebraska Cuba
or Sonora.
Mr.. GROW then made remarks in vindcation
of the pursued the Governor and officers
of Pennsylvania in regard to the Erie difficulties
Mr.. CUTTING, expressed desire to reply to the
speech of Mr. HUGHES Before proceeding with his re-
marks however he yielded to motion that the commit
tee rise, which being agreed to
The committee rose and the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1854.
This being private bill day, the following Senate
bills on the Speakers table taken up read twice.
and appropriately referred:
bill confirming certain land claims in Louisiana in
the Bastrop grant.
bill for the relief of Joseph Gideon
bill for the relief Of NJ K Warrington and G. st.
John Chubb executors of Capt Lewis Warrington and
others
bill to incorporate the Pioneer Manufacturing Com
pany of Georgetown, D. G..
A bill for the relief of Moses Olmstead.
bill for the relief Of Ezra Williams
bill for the relief Of John Fagan.
bill for the relief Of the heirs of Judith Worthen.
bill! to reimburse to the Common Council of New
York city expenditures made for the FIRST regiment Of
New York volunteers
A bill for the relief of Rebecca Freeman
bill for the relief of Charles A. Kelett.
bill for the relief of James Dunning
bill for the relief of Charles Cooper Co.
The bill granting the right of way to the ST. Louis and
Iron Mountain Railroad through the arsenal magazine,
and Jefferson Barracks tracts referred to the Com
mittee On Military Affairs.
On motion Of Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, the House
then went into Committee of the Whole the state OF
the Union, (Mr Orr, Of South Carolina, in the chair
and resumed the consideration Of the Presidents annual
message to Congress.
And the discussion Of New York politics occupied the
remainder Of the day