Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-09
q Che Treasury the state Of the finances ordered
@ De printed for the use of the House.

DIPLOMATIC CONGRESS AT osTEND.
The SPEAKER stated the question to be the adop-
su Of the resolution submitted by Mr. SoLLERson the 4
instant.
tas table; which motion was decided in the negative
Yeas 70, nays 90.
Mr. BAYLY of Virginia, moved that there be call of
che House, stating that he desired full resolu
slnn which he regarded mischicyous
The SPEAKER stated that the motion was not in or
dsr the previous question having been yesterday moved
apd seconded.
Mr.. McMULLEN desired to know if il would be in or
dor to postpone the resolution indefinitely!
The SPEAKER stated that such motion could not
now be submitted, the House acting under the
operation of the previous question.
Mr.. HILLYER moved to reconsider the vote by which
the House had just refused to lay the resolution the
table.
Mr.. SHELTON moved to reconsider the vote by which
e House yesterday refused to refer the resolution to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The SPEAKER stated that the latter motion could not
be Submitted pending that made by the gentleman from
Georga.
Mr.. HILLYER withdrew his motion, when
Mr.. SHELTON moved reconsideration of the vote by
which the House yesterday refused TO refer the resou
ssan 60 the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mr. WASHBURNE, OF Illinois, moved to lay the motion
60 reconsider the table, which disagreed Yeas
"a, nays 80.
The question was then taken on tho motion of Mr.
SxELToS, and it decided in the sfrmative Yeas o.
nays SO
soa 6e referred the Committee Foreign Affairs it
was put ard decided in the affirmative by the following
vote:
James g Allen wills Allen, David j. Bailey Thos
sey arksae Barry Recher, Bliss goeOcl Brecknridse
ziFe Gesk caastain Clark eagRaq Cobb coqu,t crage
Etnuraon, Ellison, English Faulkner, Fenon, Florence Fuller
ssns ns1drets Hem s1R oSaid ser moa:tga
ssifa sausea, Tssss Miller dds ORE bishop
szf Seyonr shannon shaw shower singeon SHELTON William
ayor Irqq Tired Walsh Warren J. Wentworth, Westbrook,
Hall Banks Bennett Brisow Campbell oarpen-
Caraers Chandler Chase corwn Cox, Croker cuom Thos
e sTsra1s sae Haap e Goodib
DsS a e1e hi KnSa nsdssr ns1 @
.a aasoa Nayal MsahaH, sllson MORAN
S aass aes Reese David Esh Russell sfsp Sage
sa:ssn Audrey Stuart John L Taylor Nathaniel G Taylor Tel
Va a P M Ta5ssn wss S EhS
xasapoaer-s3.
VETO MESSAGE.
The SPEAKER stated, as the next business in order
e reconsideration of the river and harbor BILL passed
ut the close Of the last session and returned with the OBJ
Jeetions OF the President.
Mr. CLINGAIAN said that since the consideration Of
sas postponed the House had learned from
the annual message Of the President that his de-
70 send to the House another communication the
subject Of the bill now before the body giving his views
tcreon more in detail TWAS perhaps due to the House
ana the President that the which governed the
Executive in veong this bill should be well understood
He {Mr c. voted against the bill and was satisfied with
that vote and did not desire to hear any thing further
IN the snbjec but it was probable that those gen
aeen who differed in opinion with the President might
wish to have his reasons for this veto in detail He
therefore thought that the bill under consideration should
he postponed until some future day.
Er. DUNBAR moved to postpone the further consid-
grafton Of the bill until this day next week His con-
stItuents deeply interested in this measure as it
ecHtained large and he thought proper appropria
ons for themprovement Of the mouths of the
NM nf that and itufr
WAS member Of the Committee on Commerce that re-
ported this BILL and voted for it in committee and on its
Enal passage. He thought it one which should not
nave been vetoed by the President; but Of he Opt
nisn that decent respect for the Chief Magistrate OF
the nation who had informed them that no would send
message giving fully his reasons for not approx
rug the bill required that the subject should be post
raaed until the President should transmit to the House
THAT message II tho bill should be postponed until next
meek they could then act undertandngy upon it.
MIR. WENTWORTH, Of Illinois, said that If he sup
posed there any member Of the House who would be
Sauenced wsy the other by message of the Pre-
sdeut touching this subect-one which was familiar to
every body and had been agated since the origin
al the policy and talked about upon every stump in the
csanry during election meshe would for the mo-
on Of the gentleman from Louisiana. But he sincerely
achieved that every gentleman had made up his mind and
vas prepared to vote on the bill; and such being the
sose, ne knew not why they might not well act upon
tAe snhject now at any other time They we're about
Go act upon the real veto message and they had no right
90 allow the President to veto bill aud then send in
supplemental reasons. SO
far as his vote concerned he would only governed
By his constituents He intended to carry out their WILL
and presumed that every other member would act &C
asRding to the known will of his constituents The House
wss rs full it would be next week. and fuller too
aS m few days members Heud GO away to remain until
after the holydays.
AR TAYLOR, Of Ohio believed that the bill before the
House was reported by the Committee Commerce, of
which the gentleman from Illinois a member. He de-
Sred TO ask that gentleman any item of ap
p-opraton for the improvement of harbor river but
what had been heretofore recommended by the appro
pirate Department and been commenced!
The SPEAKER reminded gentlemen that the discussion
orrtst be confined to the motion to postpone
Mr.. WENTWORTH said that he would not enter into
discussion of the bill, and hoped the motion to post
Faue would not prevail.
Mr.. CAMPBELL said that this was measure which
very deeply interested the valley Of the Misssippi-he
geston of the gentleman from Louisiana that decent
respect for the Executive required that they should at
Igt suspend their action the bill until the views Of
ne President should be made fully known. He would
ke 20 know whether any gentleman Of the Committee
Canmerce had official information in regard to the time
Nc which the House might expect fulflment Of the
premise Of the President, that he would send in another
message giving his views the subject of internal i'm
pavement in more extended form
Mr.. DUNBAR stated that he had official informa-
Gon on the subject He, however had doubt that in
= few days the message would be transmitted to the
Eause
Mr. CAMPBELL inquired if the gentleman had reason
% believe that il would be sent in time be examined
before this day week
Mr.. DUNBAR replied that ne bad no doubt Of 1t.
Mr.. CAMPBELL hoped, then, that the motion to post
paue would be agreed to by the House.
Mr.. WENTWORTH, of Illinois, demanded the previous