Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Mr.. FAULKNER asked consent to offer the following
resolution:
Resored That the Committee Judiciary be instruct
ed to inquire into the facts connected with the death
of James Batchede deputy marshal of the United States
who, 1t is alleged was murdered on Friday last whilst
engaged in enforcing law of the Union against violent
and reasonable mob in the city of Boston and If they find
reported that he killed whilst in the performance of
this patriotic duty and has left widow and children that
they further be instructed report bin making
proper and liberal provision for their relief
Mr.. DEAN. / object to the introduction Of the
solution.
Mr.. FAULKNER. move to suspend the rules and on
that motion ask the yeas and nays.
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee. ask the gentleman from
Virginia if he has any intmation that the Adminstra
ton cannot execute the law
Mr.. FAULKNER. The resolution is only to instruct
the Committee the Judiciary to provide for the widow
and children Of the deputy marshal who has been killed
Mr.. JONES. Well, hope the rules will not be sus
pended
Mr. GIDDINGs If it is the intention of the gentle
to debate the resolution, hope the rules will be
suspended, and that We may all have hand in the dis
cussion.
The yeas and nays were then ordered.
Mr. FARLEY moved that there be o call Of the
House. which motion disagreed to-
The question then taken the motion to suspend
the rules, and resulted follows Yeas 55 nays 81
quorum voting.
During the call Of the roll
Mr.. LETCHER said that, in voting to suspend the
rules he did to be understood committing
himself in any way to the civil pension system which
the conclusion of the resolution indicated He voted for
because
form the facts connected with the outrage.
Mr. JONES, Of Louisiana, said that he would vote aye
on the same principle upon which the gentleman from
Virginia based his vote.
Mr.. ABERCR0MBIE said that he did not know reso-
luton for which he would sooner vote.
Mr.. CAMPBELL said that, considering the whole matter
| humbug, he would vote no.
Mr.. LETCHER wished to offer resolution.
The SPEAKER stated that business was order as
no quorum had voted.
MIR. LETCHER moved that the House adjourn which
motion was disagreed to- Ayes 81, noes not counted
The SPEAKER then counted the House ascertain if
quorum present, and announced that hundred
| and twenty gentlemen present.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved that the House go into Commit
tee of the Whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr.. OLDS moved that when the House adjourn to-day
it adjourn to meet on Thursday next
MIR. HOUSTON hoped the gentleman would withdraw
the motion. resolution had been introduced into the
Senate for adjournment of the present session the
Sd of July and, if this week should be thrown away
but three weeks would remain, should the resolution be
| agreed to.
Mr. ORR did not> believe that the Senate had any no
| tion Of final I'D ournment at that time.
| Mr.. OLDS withdrew his motion
The SPEAKER stated that the question required on
| the motion of Mr.. FAULKNER to suspend the rules
This question taken, with the following result:
YEAs-Messrs. Abercrombe Aiken, James c. Allen, Willis
Allen Ashe Benton Bocock, Boycc Bridges Brooks, Ca
ruthers Caske Chastain Cobb Cox Cutting Dunbar Ed
mundson, John NJ Eliot, Etherdge, Faulkner, Florence,
Giddings, Greenwood, Henn Hilyer Kerr Lamb Lecher
Oliver John Perkins Phelps, Phps Powell lai Reese Reb
bins, Ruffn Seymour Shaw, Singleton William R. Smith,
Richard H. Stanton, Alexander H. Stephens, vansan and
NAYS-Messrs. Barksdae, Barry, Campbell, Chandler,
Clark Corwn, cullom Curtis John g. Davis Thomas Davis
D. Eliot Ellison, Farley Flager Fuller Goodrich, Aaron
Harlan Hendricks Johnson, Geo W Jones Knox, Latham
Maurice Meaeha% Mddeswarh Smith Miller Morrison
ham, Pennington, Prnge David Rchie Russell, Sabin,
sapp, Shannon, Gerrit Smith, George W. Smyh Hester L.
Stevens, stratton Andrew Stuart David Stuart, John j.
Thurstan, Ill,
Valley Tappan Wentworth, Wesbroo, Wheeler Daniel B.
Wright Hendrick B. Wright, and Yates-87
The SPEAKER, for the purpose of making quorum,
voted in the negative.
So the motion was disagreed to.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr. HEM gave notice that he should ask leave in
troduce bill making appropriations for certain military
| roads in the Territory of Nebraska.
Also, bill to provide for the survey Of portion Of
the public lands and for the establishment of land Office
in said Territory.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
| On motion Of Mr.. HOUSTON the House then went
into Committee Of the Whole the state of the Union
Mr BococK, Of Virginia. in the chair and proceeded to
consider the special order being the bill Of the House to
provide for the establishment Of railroad and teegra
PHO communication between the Atlantic States and the
] Pacific ocean, and for other purposes.
Mr.. McD0UGALL said that the bill had been postponed
from time to time with his consent not however for the
that he considered it of less Importance the
country than any other which had been brought
to the attention of the House In his judgment and he
believed In the judgment of the country it the most
important measure that had obtained the consideration
of this body in peaceful times since the establishment
Of the Federal Constitution and he asked of the
committee calm and just consideration Of question Of
the first magnitude of the greatest national Importance
He regretted that in the hour which he limited he
could not discuss all the questions connected with this
subject, and should therefore present the committee
some general considerations which he thought would
hbit the absolute political, commercial and general
cessity for this great work His remarks would be pre-
senton of bare facts and he should have rely upon
gentlemen who had the interest Of their country heart
combine those and deduce thererom conclusions
| according to their own judgments.
He then proceeded to state the character of the BILL
which he said had been reported by the committee after
great deiberasn 1t different in its features from
bill heretofore introduced in Congress aid in the
construction of railroads. and securely guarded and
protected the interests Of the Government than any other
bill Of the kind ever presented. He argued the constu
tionay Of such grants as were proposed in the BILL and
adverted to the large amount of money the Government
would by the construction of this road, which he
said would be forty-eight millions Of dollars per year.
In conclusion he urged the practcabiy Of the scheme
Mr.. SHAW addressed the committee the subject Of
the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands and
reply to remarks heretofore delivered by his colleague
Mr. RoGERs Hecoatended that Congress possesses no
power, under Je constitution to dispose of the public
lands only far it dispose Of money taken from
the treasury to carry out any Of those legitimate pur
poses which the constitution authorizes II to accomplish
Mr.. SMITH, of New York, then obtained the floor to
speak against the bill under consideration when the
mittee
! DEFICIENCY BILL.
message having been received from the Senate an.
nouncing that that body had insisted their amendments