Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Hon. SAMUEL II. VALLEY, of Massachusetts, ap-
peared to-day, was qualified, and took his seat
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Treasury Department giving information Of the
loss Of the revenue cutter Hamilton recommending an
appropriation for four cutters change in
the appointment of officers of cutters &c Referred to
the Committee Commerce and ordered to be printed
Also, communication from the same Department re-
commenting appropriation for appraisers store at
San Francisco California. Referred to the Committee Of
Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
Also, letter from the Secretary Of War; transmitting,
in compliance with resolution Of the House of the 22d
atmo information as to the pracucablity and expedi-
deepening and otherwise improving the passes of
the Mississippi. Referred to the Committee on Com
merce and ordered to be printed.
CAPT. INGRAHAM.
Mr.. DEAN from the Committee Foreign Affairs, to
which referred the Joint resolution relating the pre-
sentaton Of the thanks Of Congress to Duncan n nga
ham reported back the with substitute; which
WAS read as follows.
BE !, resoced de- That the thanks of Congress be and
they hereby presented to Duncan N Ingrahsm,
mandng the United States sloop-ofwar Louis for his u
deous and gallant conduct the I'd day of July last in
extending the protection Of the American Government
Martin Koszta by rescuing him from forcibc and Illegal
seizure and imprisonment board the Austrian brig Huszar
Resoeed That the President of the United States be and
he is hereby requested cause to be made medal with suit
able devices and presented Capt Duncan N ngraham
of the high entertained by Congress of his
vaor pompness and udcious conduct the above men
toned occasion.
Reoced That the President Of the United States
the foregoing resolutions be communicated Capt Duncan
N ngraham in such he may deem best calculated
to give effect to the objects thereof.
Mr. DEAN said that as there was no proper place to
which to refer this resolution, and it contained
declaration OF thanks TO Capt lngraham, without assert
ing any thing in relation to the citizenship Of Kosza he
hoped the Mouse would its immediate passage
He demanded the previous question.
4 LThe House refused to second the demand.
Mr.. ORR expressed his surprise that the previous
question had not prevailed lie presumed that debate
necessary, and that there would be no objection at
all to the passage Of the resolution when il should
derstood The Committee Foreign Affairs had report
cd substitute for the proposition originally offered by
the gentleman from New York, (Mr. DEAs) That pro-
position was 70 present the thanks OF Congress and
sword to Capt Ingraha. The substitute only differed
in its providing for q medal instead Of sword
Mr. BAYLY, Of Virginia. Does the gentleman under
stand that be the only change the committee has made
In the original resolution!
Mr.. ORR. do.
Mr. BAYLY then wished to inform the gentleman that
il had been changed further than that X had only
been changed from sword to medal because the com
mttee regarded the conduct OF Capt lDgraham civil
rather than military, but it had been changed very
sentally in other particulars The committee had avoid
ed and discarded all questions about citizenship and
properly The substitute simply proposed to thank
Capt lngraham for his prompt and ndicious conduct il
extending the protection OF American nationality ove
koszta which, in his (Mr. Bs) opinion koszta was un
doubedy entitled TO- all controversial questions that bac
been raised in regard to this affair Having been desgned
omitted,
Mr.. MlLLSON desired to know from his colleague il
AheIe was Necessity lor the immediate considerstor
OF this resolution The House had informed by tn,
remarks just made by his colleague that the resolution
referred TO the Committee Foreign Affairs had beer
materially altered. Now, Il was long one and as il
affected our foreign relations ought in his opinion to
be udiciousy and carefully considered lie had no hes
tston in saying that he doubted that the us
cation Of the conduct of Capt ngrsham was complete bu,
not for many Of the reasons had been He
concurred in much Of the reasoning the Secretary
State but anxious examine the resolution 70 sec
whether il did not commit Congress to the assertion
questionable principles. For this he desired he