Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

ocsr and crew. or the schooner Eort Carolina" Of and
from New Haven Conneceut by the Spanish autnoriues
Porto Rico, in the month Of March, 1850.
The resolution was agreed TO-
NAVAL STEAMERS.
The following resolution, heretofore submitted by Mr.
MACDONALD, was taken up and agreed 10;
Rored That tho Secretary Of the Navy 10
this House the information called for by the following inter-
rogatories:
s The number and Of steamers built fer the navy
in year January 1885, their power tonnage pro-
portion of guns to the tom actually armed and the length
Of time between the OF each vessel and her
Cd The actual cost Of each from the time of their
commencement till first commissioned for service, the
number of times repaired altered in the United States and
the cost Of such repairs before proceeding to
2d The number Of times each steamer has undergone
foreign REPAIRS foreign stations from accident aud the
nature and Of such accident well the cost Of such
repairs,
time of building until the end of the fiscal year 1859 in
eudng repairs Of whatever description the actual service at
performed by each vessel well the aggregate cost Of
entire navy and the various experiments connected
herewith until the close Of the fiscal year 1858.
5h The of the head of bureaus, constructors ens
and other persons concerned in the construction or
equipment Of each and every steamer in the navy.
9th The present condition Of the steam including
readiness for immediate service capacity for conveying fuel
accommodating crew. and ratio of guns to tonnage.
h The number of purchased for the navy their
fr cost the amount expended to fit them for war vessels the
power burden proportion of actual armament and tonnage
1862 the service performed their present condition and Mt
service and the Of the agent who made the
purchase for the Government
DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC LANDS
The House next took up the bill introduced Friday
last by Mr.. BENNETT granting lands equally to the
raj States to aid in the construction Of railroads and for
the support Of schools the pending question being the
motion Of Mr. JONES' of Tennessee, that it be laid on the
table
Mr. JONES' at the request Of Mr.. McMULLEN, having
withdrawn the motion to lay on the table
The question recurred the motion to refer the bill to
tho Committee on Public Lands, made by MIR. BENNETT
when the subject was last under consideration.
Mr.. McMULLEN moved to amend the motion to refer
by adding the following instructions:
"That the Committee Public Lands inquire into the
pedency setting apart the proceeds of the sales of the pub
lo lands and approprang the to repairs and building
up the navy and the surplus any to be applied to the
nua support the navy that said committee have leave
10 report by bill otherwise"
Mr. BENNETT then referred to the large grants of land
which had been made to the Western States and thought
that it but reasonable right and fair that the old
States should receive benefit from those yet to be
appropriated In introducing this bill he desired to bring
back and assert the principle that these lands the
property; and he simply asked that his propo
siton might be treated in the manner others
werethat might be referred to the proper committee
In conclusion he demanded the previous question
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved that the bill be laid on the
table, which motion was negatived by the following votes
YEAS-Mcssrs. Aiken, James c. Allen, Willis Allen,
Ashe, Thomas II Bayly Barksdae Barry, Benton Bssel,
Boyce Brooks, Chrisman, Cook, Craige Cutting John g.
Davis, Eastman, Eddy English Faulkner Florence, Fuller
Greenwood Hamilton Andrew j. Harlan, Sampson W. Har-
rs Hendricks Honn Hbbard Houston, Johnson George w.
Jones, Roland JONES' Keitt Knox, Lamb Lindsey McNar
Mcqueen, Mace MAXWELL Smith Miller, Nichols, Noble,
Norton Orr John Perkins, Phelps Robbins Rufhn, Shan
Gerrt Smith Hestor L. Stevens Andrew Stuart Van
SAINT Warren, Eihu B. Washburne Wells, John Wentworth
Daniel B. Wright and Yates-61.
NAYS-Messrs. Appleton, Ball. Becher Bennett, Benson,
Bocock, Bridges, Lewis D. Campbell, Carpenter, Caskio,
ain Cox, Crocker, Cullom Dick, Disney, Dowde Dunbar
Edmands Edmundson, Ellison, Etheridge, Ewing Farley,
sss ddn sf alsn d. 5ens
donald, McDousall, McMuen, John q. Miller Nilsson Nor
Peekham Bishop Perkins, Phillips Powell Pratt Puryear
Ready, Reese, David Ritchie Thomas Rchey, Rogers,
Russell sabin sapp Seymour Simmons, Shelton, William R.
John j. Taylor John L. Taylor Thurston, Tracy, Vail Wal
bridge Walsh Israel Washburn, Tappan Wentworth, and
The previous question then seconded the amend.
ment Of Mr.. McMuLLEN was rejected; and the bill was
referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced, in pursuance Of
notice, read twice, and appropriately referred:
By Mr.. FENTON: bill creating collection district
in New York. be called the district of Dunkirk and
constituting Dunkirk port Of entry, Sc.
Also bill authorizing the payment of the balance of
the property between the United States and the
State of New York for military in the of 1872
BY Mr.. HILLYER: bill to amend the third section
of act entitled act granting bounty lands to Ger
military service Of the United States"
By Mr. BARKSDALE: bill granting the right Of
way and donation of public land to the States of Lou
isiana and Mississippi in aid of the construction of GER
tain railroads therein. .1a
BY Mr.. HUNT: A bill to extend the limits of the port
Of New Orleans. ...".
BY Mr. DUNBAR: A bill for the relief of William
Darby.
By Mr. CORWIN: A joint resolution explaining the
acts Of the 18th july 1885, March 3d. ls4S and June
18th, 1874
By Mr.. EWING: A bill for the relief of Eleanor Will
liams. ..#
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY AND Mr.. BRONSON
Mr.. CUTTING offered the following preamble and re-
solution
Whereas publications have appeared in the public prints
purpong be copies of correspondence between the Soc
rery of the Treasury and Greene Bronson the late Col
lector of the Customs for the port of New York. relating to
the subject of the unfortunate division in the Democratic
party in New York " the distribution Of offices among the
different sections of the party and in which, after referring
that portion Of the party to which Mr. Bronson
the Secretary Of the Treasury expressed expectation that
the Collector would "recognse the other portion of the
ty In the "only that would carry conviction with it,
which publications consist Of alleged letters from the Screa
Of the Treasury to the Collector aforesaid bearing date
specvey the third fourth and twenty days of Octo
Der last and Of letters from the latter the bearing
date the seventeenth and thirty first days of October ast
And whereas in the called the Daily Union
of Wednesday, the 2sth Of December last it is stated appa
reny "by authority that the removal Of Mr. Bronson
the Of the President who freely shoulders the entire
sponsiby and ustifes his merely upon the ground
nct ground that the late collector had prostued his Office
for political ends and otherwise abused his official for
party purposes" therefore
Rsoed That the Secretary Of the Treasury be and he is