Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

to the consideration Of Executive business and after
some time spent therein the doors re-opened and
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. FULLER from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported bills for the relief Of Ferdinand Clark Adolphus
Meier Co., of st. Louis, and Wilson Bros of ST.
Louis which seyerally read twice and committed
Mr.. AIKEN, from the same committee, reported bin
to change the name of the American built brig John Dut
ton, and to grant registern her which was read
three times and passed
SWAMP AND OVERLOOKED LANDS.
Mr.. HEM, from the Committee on Public Lands, to
which referred House bill for the relief of the pur-
chasers and ocators of swamp and overfowed lands
ported the same back with amendment and it was
committed.
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, subsequently moved to
reconsider the vote by which the above bill was commit
ted and urged the necessity Of its immediate passage
He stated that by the act Of September 49, 1850 grant
to Arkansas and certain other States the swamp lands
lying within their limits, great confusion had arisen in
regard to their location Before the States had made
their selections parties had in good faith made entries
some of these lands and consequently conflict to the
title had arisen The bill proposed remedy for this
state of things providing that upon the REIMBURSEMENT
of these lands by the Governors Of the States in which
they e the entries Of the purchasers shall hold good,
and the States shall be permitted to select equal guam
,tity elsewhere 1t would be perceived that it took
thing from the Treasury nothing from the public
lands, and he therefore hoped his motion would be
agreed to.
Mr.. HILLYER, believing that the bill required con-
sideraton moved to lay the motion to reconsider the
table; which motion was decided in the affirmative.
Mr.. EASTMAN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
reported bill for the relief Of Robt Grgnon which
read twice and committed
THANKS TO GEN. WOOL.
Mr.. BISSELL from the Committee on Military Affairs
to which recomitted the joint resolution of thanks
to Gen. JOHN L. Woo, reported the back without
amendment and asked that it might be put upon ts
passage.
Mr. GIDDINGS desired to know the for passing
this resolutions what claim it had upon the Housc II
he understood the matter it novelty in the practice
of the House. the first instance within his recol-
lection that it had been proposed to tender the thanks Of
Congress or to present sword to any officer the
general commanding in battle. He believed he
rect in making this remark. 1t introducing new
principle and practice If they had heretofore pre-
sented the thanks Of Congress to the commander at the
battle of Buena VISTA and the officers and soldiers under
his command, why they called upon to tender
thanks to Gen. Wool? How far were they to go? We're
they to pass similar resolutions in regard the off,
who performed gallant duty in that battle and were
equally entitled to thanks as Gen. Wool? Without
to be personal he would inquire of the gentleman from
Illinois r BssELL) if he did not do good service as
Gen. Wool? Why, then, should Congress omit him and
his gallant companions and give Gen. Wool their thanks
aud sword token Of the gratitude Of the American
nation 1t struck him that would be unjust those Of
minor grade and to the privates who behaved SO gal
anty the field of Buena VISTA to pass resolution Of
this kind He was not aware of the particular circum-
the Committee Military Affairs might report the rea
which existed for its adoption, he moved that it b
recommitted.
Mr. BISSELL said he would do little more than answer
the question proposed by the gentleman at the outset Of
his remarks and he strongly suspected that in the answer
would be found the of the gentlemans hostility to
this measure He would give, to the ques-
ton to the occasion for the passage of this resolution
that the thanks and sword proposed be were for
gallant services rendered to the country by Gen. Wool
in
Mr.. G1DDINGs. would inquire most respectfully if
Gen. Wool performed service more gaanty than the gen.
tleman himself?
Mr.. BIssELL replied, that neither himself nor any
other friend of Gen. Wool desired to discuss the merits Of
the resolution, it would be unnecessary consump-
ton of the time of the House No man. in his opinion,
performed his duty more signaly and ably than
Gen. Wool For services rend red in Mexico Gen. Tay-
or twice received the thanks Of Congress aud gold
medals. Worth, Quitman, Butler, Henderson, and
others received swords and it pure omission that
Gen. Wool had not been included. He felt it to be in
great measure charge against him personally that this
had been So and he felt if he but discharg
ing act Of tary justice for two reasons first because
he had the honor to serve under Gen. Wool, and had
personal knowledge of his merits and secondly because
since he had been in Congress he had been the
Committee on Military Affairs thus making it peculiarly
appropriate that resolutions of this kind should have
from him.
Mr.. GIDDINGs win the gentleman allow me to pro-
pound question!
Mr.. BISsELL / would with pleasure, If did not
know the genemans pertnacity and his disposition to
be troublesome He will therefore excuse If decline
accedng to his request. move the previous question
Mr. GlDDINGS. hope it will not be seconded If the
gentleman treats member of the House in this way.
The previous question, however, seconded and un
der its operation the resolution read the third time
and passed. .&H
Mr.. HILL from the Committee Patents, reported .
bill for the relief Of George G. Bishop and the legal rep
resentatives of John Arnold deceased which was read
twice and committed.
Mr.. STANTON, Of Kentucky, from the Committee on
Printing reported the following resolution which was
adopted:
Reotrcd That ten thousand copies Of the letter OF the see
reary of the Treasury the report OF the su
perntendent Of the Coast Survey for the year 1885 in add
ton to the usual number bc printed six thousand copies
thereof for the of the House, and the remainder for dis
tbuon by the Coast Survey oce and that the same DO
printed and bound with the plates in qusrto form and that
the plates be printed under the direction Of the supentend
ent Of the Coast Survey.
SEIZURE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA.
The House then proceeded to the consideration Of the
following resolution, heretofore submitted by Mr. In
GERsoLL:
Resol,ed That the President Of the United States
furnish Congress f his opinion the public nte
rest allow with copies of all the correspondence that has
passed this Government and Spain relating the
and imprisonment Of Capt Ihsdd Beecher and his