Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-25

ducng the present rates Of postage to the uniform
from any port Of the United States to port beyond
the at which the American mail may regularly
touch, with leave to report by bill or otherwise
Objection being made
Mr.. BENSON moved suspension Of the rules which
motion negatyed.s
Mr.. LETCHER moved to suspend the rules to enable
him to offer the following resolution:
Resovsd That the Committee Printing be directed
inquire into the expedenoy of purchasing from the printer
clsms ordered by the resolution of the House the 22d
day Of December 1851 5000 additional copies of the
provided that the thereof shall not exceed the price paid
under the contrac deduetng thererom the of
p nsation
The motion to suspend the rules was disagreed to.
Mr.. WHEELER, by consent offered the following
solution, which referred to the Committee
PRINTING!
Resoc That there be printed for the of the members
OF the House OF Representatives 10000 extra copies of the
reports Of surveys and explorations of the river Amazon with
the maps and plates accompanying by Lieus Herndon and
Gibbon
Mr.. WENTWORTH, of Illinois, by consent, introduced
joint resolution authorizing the President to give the
requisite notice for terminating reciprocal treaties
of commerce and navigation in certain cases which was
read twice and referred to the Committee Commerce.
On motion of Mr. CHASE, resolution adopted for
the purchase of copy Of Jeersons Manual for each
member Of the House.
Mr.. WRIGHT, of Pennsylvania, moved to suspend the
rules to enable him to offer the following resolution:
Resolped That the Committee the Judiciary be directed
to inquire INTO the expectancy OF increasing the aiary OF the
judge of the United States court for the district of
Pennsylvania.
The motion to suspend the rules not agreed to.
Mr. BROOKS, by consent, offered the following reso-
utiou which referred to the Committee Printing
Resolp That there be published 10000 copies Of
Capt Marcys and exploration of the Red river and its
sources
Mr.. CHANDLER, by consent, from the Joint Commit
tee the Library Of Congress- to which referred the
resolution of the Senate accepting certain volumes and
medals presented by her Britannia Maestys Government
to the United States, reported the without amend
ment and it was read the third time and passed.
Mr.. DISNEY moved that the rules be suspended to
enable him introduce bill to repeal the duty salt
and all allowances fishing vessels and drawback upon
the expectation Of picked fish; which motion was dis
agreedto
Mr. LANE, Of Indiana, moved that the rules be sus-
pended to enable him to offer the following resolution
Rsoired That the Committee Invalid Pensions be in
uced to inquire into the justice and expediency of report
ing bill providing for granting pensions to all who
have actually served in the field pryaes commits
stoned officers in of Indian and IN the late war
with Great Britain
And the question being taken, the motion was dis
greed to.
. Mr.. TAYLOR, of Ohio, moved that the rules be sus-
pended to enable him to offer the following resolutions
Resolved That the Committee of the Whole the state of
the Union be and the hereby discharged from the fur
Their consideration of joint resolution No. &c. being joint
solution maesng the Congress towards tho officers
and seamsn the and others engaged in the
the officers and soldiers of the army the passengers and
the officers and of the steamship San francisco, from
pershng with the wreck of that vessel and that the be
put upon its passage.
Pending which the House adjourned.