Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-23

which were ordered to be printed.
On motion, the Senate adjourned to Tuesday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. HOUSTON, from the Committee of Ways and
Means reported bills Of the following titles, which
read twice and committed:
bill making appropriations for the service Of the Post
Office Department during the fiscal year ending the Both
june 1856.
bill making appropriations for the transportation of
the United States mail by mail steamers and other
wise during the fiscal year ending the Both June, 1856
MIR. HIBBARD, from the same committee, asked to be
discharged from the further consideration Of the memorial
of the Legislature of Washington Territory relative to the
claim for rescung the passengers and crew OF the ship
Georgia stating that the legislation therein asked for
had the last session. which probably not known
in that Territory at the time this memorial transmit
ted to Congress.
On motion by Mr. HIBBARD,
Resolced That the Committee Naval Affairs be instruct
ed inquire into the expectancy of granting TO the Seay
of the piscataaua river between searys island and the
navy yard at Kery Maine, and the right Of way
said navy yard to the village of Kittery.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. WELLS, in pursuance Of notice. introduced bills
of the following titles which read twice and referred
to the Committee on Commerce
bill making further appropriation for the continue
ton Of the improvement Of the harbor at Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
bill making further appropriation for the improve
ment Of the harbor at Racine, Wisconsin.
bill making further appropriation for the continue
ton Of the improvement Of the harbor at Kenosha Wis
consin.
LIGHTHOUSE ON CAPE RACE.
Mr. FULLER, from the Committee on Commerce, to
which referred the resolution heretofore introduced
by Mr. CUTTING authorizing the President Of the United
States adopt measures to procure the erection OF rs
class lighthouse Cape Race reported the same with
amendment in the nature Of substitute therefor fol-
lows:
Resolre That the President of the United States be
and hereby is authorized to open correspondence with the
of Great Britain any of her dependencies in
order procure the erection of first class at Cape
rzed deray behalf of the United States the whole
such equitable proportion Of the expense Of erecting the
said lighthouse to him shall appear to be just and
Mr.. CUTTING presumed there would be no objection
the part Of the House to the passage of this resolution
it only act Of the sheeres humanity to provide
for the erection of lighthouse Cape Race, near which
all vessels and from Europe passed. The great loss Of
life this point under circumstances the dreadful
should induce the House to take immediate action the
subject He asked that the resolution might be put
its third reading.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Virginia, said that this the begin
ming of system for the erection of foreign lighthouses
and which would involve vast expenditure Of the
public treasure proposition Of such Importance and
involving such vast consequences should not be disposed
of in this summary manner, but should receive that full
consideration which could alone be given it in Com
mitee of the Whole. He tired of progress in this
direction and for he did not believe in the value Of
the acquisitions Of those islands in the Pacific of which
u
that mention Of this subject made IN the annual
message Of the President Notwithstanding all that had
been said in the newspapers He hoped it was all talk
He moved to refer the resolution to the Committee Of the
Whole the state of the Union.
Mr.. FULLER was not surprised at the objections OF
the gentleman from Virginia this resolution after what
he urged the other day in opposition to the bill for the
of lives and property shipwrecked the coast
of the United States 1t of very great Importance
that lighthouse should be erected this point,
which the lines Of steamers passed 1t as
cessary to naval to commercial marine that
this resolution should be passed.
The motion to commit the resolution decided in the
negative.
MIR. LETCHER moved that the resolution be laid on
the table; which motion disagreed to.
The substitute reported by the committee was then
agreed to- and the resolution read the third time.
The question being the passage Of the resolution
MIR. McMULLEN referred to it as one Of novel cha
racer which should receive consideration before
finally acted upon.
Mr. FULLER replied, calling the attention Of the House
the fact that Congress had appropriated money to build
two lighthouses the shore Of Canada and outside the
jurisdiction Of the Government of the United States
Mr.. CHANDLER said that it was never too early to
begin good work, and lit necessary, when en-
gagged in such work, to inquire where II would end
This question of commercial advantage and Con-
gress owed the commercial and naval marine Of the
country provide of safety wherever there was
point of danger. He demanded the previous question.
The previous question seconded and under the ope
ration thereof the bill was passed. Yeas 10 nays b.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
/ The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Treasury Department transmitting the annual
report Of Professor A. D. Bache the Superintendent Of
the Coast Survey which laid the table and or
| dered to be printed
Mr.. ROBBINS submitted the following resolution
which was referred to the Committee on Printing:
Resoved That ten thousand copies OF the letter Of the Sc
cretary of the Treasury communicating the report Of The
Superintendent Of the Coast Survey for the year 1854 in ad
don to the usual number be printed FIVE thousand for to
use Of the House. and the remainder for distribution by tbs
Coast Survey and that the be printed and bound witt
the plates in qusrto FORM and that the plates be printed
der the direction Of the Superintendent ofh Coast Survey
The SPEAKER also laid before the House communi
cation from the Treasury Department transmitting,
compliance with the resolution Of the 18th insant infor
nation relative to the insufcency Of the building autho
rzed to be constructed at Milwaukee (wisconsn) for
customhouse and other purposes which referred tc
tn Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed
JUDICIARY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the bill
TO reorganze the courts of the District Of Columbia
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