Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-11

the purpose Of dgesting and arranging 1t pursuant
the requirements Of the resolution and be therefore asks
appropriation Of $4,000 the appropriated to de-
fray the expenses incurred in preparing the report from
that Department of March, 1872.
The message and accompanying documents were re-
erred to the Committee Of Ways and Means and ordered
to be printed.
Also, communication from the Treasury Department
transmitting certain documents relative TO additional
appropriation Of ten thousand dollars for enclosing and
otherwise finishing the territorial capitol and pententia
~ of the Territory of Minnesota Referred to the Com
mittee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed
Also, communication from the War Department,
transmitting in pursuance Of the act OF I'd March, 1853
copies Of all reports that have reached that Department
veys to ascertain the practicable and economical
route for railroad from the Mississippi river to the Pa
cc The Secretary states that from of the
surveying parties information has been received in
regard TO the explorations entrusted to Them and the
ports from the others partial and incomplete not
to afford the Of judging of the relative merits of
the different routes and they only transmitted be-
cause the terms Of the act render it imperative to do
operations confded to each of parties stated
in the last annual report from this Department. and
fur as heard FROM they have been with exception,
successfully conducted That exception is the party in
charge of the late Capt Gunnison who was massacred
the 10Th October 1853 together with thirteen Of his
party including of his principal assistants No Of
hca information has yet been received of the preserva
ton of his notes and maps and nothing is known at this
Department of the results of his observations except what
which is herewith sent The destruction of this officer
and his party has made gap in the surveys and will de-
pve the Department of the materials necessary to pre-
sent to Congress full view of the subject Congress
desire this gap to be filed up, appropriation will
be necessary, and to be effective it should be made
speedily" a
The communication and accompanying papers were re
frred to the select committee the subject of the Pa
cifc railroad, and ordered to be printed.
The House then proceeded to consider the bill making
appropriations for the payment of invalid and other
sons of the United States for the year ending the S0t
june 1855 returned from the Senate with amendment
And the question being taken, the amendment
Cured in.
The House then took up the bill making appropriation
for the support Of the Military Academy for the year end
ing the 30h June, 1885, returned from the Senate with
amendments.
After brief debate, the bill and amendments were
ferred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
The bill for the relief of the United States troops who
sufferers by the recent disaster to the steamship Sar
Francisco returned from the Senate with sundry amend
ments next taken up and referred to the COMMITTEES
on Military Affairs.
Numerous Senate bills (most Of which of private
character then read twice and referred to appro
pirate committees.
Senateresouton authorizing increase of the force
in the Office of the Superintendent Of the Public Printing
read the third time and passed Yeas 81 nays 6l
The House then Adjourned