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

Resolred That the Committee Military Affairs be and
they hereby instructed to inquire the expedeny of
establishing national armory ut Evansville the Ohio
river
On motion by Mr.. wAsHBURNE Of Illinois,
Rolred That the Committee Commerce be instructed
to inquire the expediency of establishing marine hos
pital ut Gal-na, Illinois.
Mr. j. C. ALLEN submitted the following resolution
Resored That select committee of yo members OF TINS
DO appointed by the Speaker TO examine the moae
invention by Samuel Huffman for taking the yeas and
nays in legislative bodios and that they be instructed
port the expedeny of adopting the same in this
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee, proposing to debate the re-
On motion by Mr.. WARREN,
Resoleed, That the Committee Public Lands be in
sruced inquire into the expectancy of increasing the pay
Of the registers Of the different land Offices
On motion by Mr.. GREENWOOD,
Rsored That the Committee Public Lands be nstruct-
ed to inquire justice and proprey Of compromising
the registers and receivers of the land districts the
United States the location of public lands with scrip and
that said committee report by bill or otherwise.
On motion by Mr.. SMYTH, Of Texas,
Resolocd That the Judiciary Committee be instructed to
INQUIRE into the expedency Of dividing the State Of Texas
Judicial districts and report to this House by bill or
otherwise
Resolved That The Committee Commerce be instructed
inquire into the expedency of erecting lighthouse on Sa
bne Pass the mouth Of Sabine river and report to this
House accordingly.
On motion by Mr.. WENTWORTH, of Illinois,
Resolved That the Committee Revolutionary Pensions
be instructed to inquire into the expediency Dill
engaged 1872 the Indian prior thereto
and to their widows in Of their decease.
On motion by Mr.. HEM, y
Resored Thatthe Committee the Judiciary be request
inquire into the expediency OF dividing the State Of
Iowa into two judicial districts.
On motion by Mr.. EASTMAN,
esored That the Secretary of the Interior be and no is
hereby requested inform this House he has taken
espasses upon the public lands in the State OF
Wisconsin and the Territory of Minnesota and whether or
not he appointed agent agents for that
So who appointed and the date of their appointment
and under what provision they appointed and
instructions he has given said and also
to this House report that such agents have
in full and what salary compensation is paid to such
how much has been received by said
persons who have timber the public land by way
of such espasses and tie expenses incurred
| in collecting the same and NIL the items thereof
Mr. WHEELER, submitted the following resolution:
Reoced select committee be appointed to examine
and report whether tho report as printed under
the law has been performed conformity thereto and not
what the act of Congress has been
| violated.
striking out the words select committee be appoint
ed" and inserting the Committee on Public Printing be
instructed " and, thus amended, it was agreed to-
Mr.. WALBRIDGE submitted the following resolution,
which was disagreed to:
Resored That the select committee appointed to inquire
into the expediency amending the constitution to give
the election of President directly to the people be also in
inquire into tho cxpedency OF tho election OF post
collectors of the by the people, and to
report thereon at an early day.
Mr.. PECKHAM submitted the following resolution:
Resolved That the President Of the United States be
spectuy requested if inconsistent with the public nte
rest transmit to this House copies OF the correspondence
not now of the United States Legation at Com
stantnop and the United States Consulate ut Smyrna with
Capt ngraham and with the Government of Austria and
with this Government together with the instructions from
Government their agents abroad touching the seizure and
Martin Koszta, and the terms and conditions on
| which he was liberated and sent to this country.
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, the resolution refer
red to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mr.. PRINGLE submitted the following resolution:
Resolred That the Committee the Territories be in
to report early day the bill which passed the
House of Representatives at the last session OF Congress pro-
vdng the organization Of the Territory of Nebraska
Mr.. HAMILTON proposing to debate the resolution, it
lies over.
NEW YORK ASSAY OFFICE.
Mr. WALKER called up the following resolution, sub
| mitted by him on the 18th of this month:
Resooed That the Secretary of the Treasury De and
report to this House whether the assay
office now in the construction in the city of New
York sufficient capacity for the coinage Of gold and sill
ver and if whether in his opinion it would be convenient
and for Congress authorize such coinage at the said
office.
And the question being taken, the resolution was
Mr.. CUTTING, by consent from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported back Senate bill provide aace for
holding the courts of the United States in the southern
district of New York. and for other purposes when 1t
| read the third time and passed.
Mr. DAVIS of Rhode Island, presented certain resolu
tons of the Legislature of that State requesting their
and REPRESENTATIVES against the repeal OF
the Missouri COMPROMISED which were referred to the
| Committee the Territories
Mr.. LATHAM called up the motion heretofore submit.
ted by him to reconsider the vote by which House bill
to On act entitled An act to ascertain and
settle the private land claims in the State Of California
approved March 3d. 1861, committed to the Commit
| tee of the Whole.
\ Mr.. L. briefly explained the bill, when the motion to
reconsider was agreed to- and the bill read the third time
and passed.
RIIIS INTRODUCED,
The following bills introduced in pursuance OF no.
| tice, read twice, and appropriately referred:
By Mr.. LILLY: bin for the relief of James W. Mar
SHALL of Coloma, Eldorado county, California
By Mr.. STRAUB: bill establishing the post office al
Northumberland in the county Of Northumberland Penn
| sylvania, salaried Office.
Also bill for the relief of John Klock and Decatur
Herb.
Also bill granting to the State of Pennsylvania por-
ton of the public lands to aid in constructing and finish
ing the Sudbury and Erie Railroad and for other purposes
BY MIR. BRIDGES: A bill for the distribution Of the
proceeds of sale Of the public lands among the several
States for educational purposes.
BY Mr. FAULKNER: bill further to prohibit officers
of the army and navy from having interest IN any
for the supply of any article for any branch OF the
| service to which such officer belongs.
! BY Mr.. McMULLEN: A bill to change the mode OF
to the members of the Senate and House OF
Representatives and the delegates from Territories
BY Mr. ORR: bill defining the terms on which trea-
ties shall hereafter be made with certain tribes OF indi-
! ans, and for other purposes.
BY Mr. MCQUEEN: A bill for the more efectua pro-
secuton of land claims belonging to the United States
BY Mr. DENT: bill to establish mail route from
Greenville, by Woodbury. and Magdalena, to Pleasant
Hill Georgia.