Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-01


adjacent to the boundary Of Washington Terri
tory and for defrayng the expenses of conveying dele
CATION of the chiefs Of said tribes to Washington, which
was disagreed to by vote of yeas 6l nays 3d. and the
appropriang 92 10 to the Gherokees residing
in the States east of the Mississippi river in full Of all
demands under the provisions Of the treaty of 29h De-
cember 1885, the supplemental articles thereto of the st
March, 1885, and the treaty Of the 9th August, lS46,
which was rejected by vote of yeas II, nays SO.
The bill was then read third time and passed.
REscUERs OF PASSENGERS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO.
The SPEAKER stated that the next business in order
the question the motion made last Monday by Mr.
TAYLOR, of Ohio to suspend the rules to enable him to
submit the following resolution:
Resored That the Committee of the Whole the state ot
the Union be and the is hereby discharged from the fur
ther consideration resolution No. IT, being joint re-
solution manesng the of Congress towards the officers
and of the vessels and others engaged in the rescue
of 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 same be
put upon its passage.
And the question being taken the motion to suspend
the rules disagreed to- Yeas 3d. nays 49, twothrds
not voting in favor Thereof.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. COBB asked consent to that the bill to pro-
vide for the establishment of railroad and elegraphic
communication between the Atlantic States and the Pa
cc ocean, and for other purposes be made the special
order for the third Tuesday in May next This, he said
question of national Importance, and he hoped
objection would be made to the motion.
Mr.. CLINGMAN objected being opposed to special
orders.
Mr.. COBB moved suspension Of the rules; which
motion decided in the Affirmative Yeas 12S, 49,
Mr. COBB then submitted his motion, and it agreed
to Yeas l29, nays 40.
On motion of MIR. RICE, by consent, the House pro-
ceeded TO consider the bill to establish four additional
land districts in the Territory of Minnesota, heretofore
reported from the Committee of the Whole the state
the Union, with amendment in the nature of sub
sttute. :.r-. =. a., },.' ~. -. ......
The substitute was concurred in and the bill read the
third time and passed. = ~, .:,#@ @r !"
DIr. MEACHAM, by CONSENT from the Committee on
the Judiciary, made adverse report on sundry petit
tons asking that the Office of chapans in Congress aud
the army aud navy be abolished.
CUsToM-HoUsE BILL.
. Mr.. PHILLIPS moved that the House go into Commit
tee of the Whole the of the Union with view Of
considering the customhouse and marine hospital BILL
The motion was agreed to; and the House went into
Committee, (Mr. HAMILTON, Of Maryland in the char.)
Mr.. PRESTON moved that the committee take up the
custom house and marine hospital bill.
y The CHAIRMAN decided that before that bill could be
taken up oil those preceding it must first be set aside
and that the first business in order the consideration
of the bill making appropriations for the civil and dplo
matte expenses Of the Government for the year ending
June 80, 1855.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved that the committee take up he
bill named by the Chair 49,.
The motion was agreed to: Ayes p, noes 10.
W CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The committee accordingly proceeded to consider the
bill making appropriations for the civil end diplomatic
expenses Of the Government for the year ending June
80, 1866.
Mr. CUTTING replied to the remarks made by Mr..
BREoKINRDGE Thursday last He adverted to his
the other day in moving that the Senate Nebraska bill be
committed the Committee of the Whole the state of
the Unon and said that that time he gave his
for the act and declared that there gentleman
this floor who to be regarded stronger and
jealous advocate of the great principle which the mea
said to contanthat Of Observation-Disclosures
he But while he distinctly asserted his adhesion to
rJ r1o ha l1v and
candid in saying that the bill required amendment and
discussion before it could receive that support to which,
in his opinion, it entitled. In making this motion
he not conscious of having employed any language
disrespecul to any member Of the House. More espc
cay he had recollection of having attempted to convey
nsnuaons against the moral honesty of any gentleman
who differed from him upon that occasion After this
subject had been disposed of and after the lapse Of some
two days, gentleman from slaveholding State, who
had had lot parcel in its discussion, volunteer
merely into the House. and thought not incompa
5e with his character leading member to undertake
to assa his motives; though twas that he dsclam
ed any intention of attacking them The gentleman (hr
BREcKNRIDGE) into the House, with concentrated
wrath and bitterness assail him for having, in his
place, and under his responsibility member stated
his views frankly to the direction this bill ought to
take. The gentleman had charged him with being
cre enemy Of the bill and while protesting friendship for
it, having taken which would end in its destruc
ton When did the gentleman from Kentucky hear
him say he was friendly to the bill? The gentlemen
present and heard him declare his opposition to it in the
shape Whch III came from the Senate, the Denef
that not only himself but majority of the House would
be found against it, Had not the gentleman sufficient
perspcuty of understanding to know the difference be-
tween the principles involved in measure and bill
which professed to carry them out? Aud when he lr
c. declared In this House, frankly and openly before the
question the motion to commit was put, that he was
against the BILL but in favor Of the principles which it
proessed to enact how the gentleman undertake
to declare that he Mr. CO. had declared himself friend
of the BILL against the record against the reports that
appeared every where?
The gentleman had complained that by the motion to
commit he (Mr C) had consigned this to the
tomb Of the Capuets. If this so and this bill could
again be brought before the House, why did the
gentleman submit hours argument to prove that it
ought to pass? 1t time wasted, time thrown away.
No gentleman acquainted with the orders Of the calen
dsr could for moment believe that sending this bill to
the Committee of the Whole would prevent action il
this Session. The gentleman had said that there
and of bills before it the calendar Now,
what the fact? There some eighteen nine
teen bills and resolutions, all told, large and small of
great and little degree, ahead of it the calendar, in
cuding appropriation bills which subject to the
control of the Ways and Means. Then Why with this
fact staring the gentleman in the face, did the gentle
undertake. for the purpose of making assault
him, to declare that there upon Of
bills before this the calendar BY what
thority did the gentleman, who had supposed
ion with the Adminst ration, complain of him. friend
of the measure of undertaking send it to tomb,
where there was mountain piled upon it for the pur=
pose of creating false impression in the public mind?
For the course he had proper to pursue he had
been assaed in papers of this city Tone of them, the
Union it sad conducted by the Clerk of this House
and by other presses How it that he, friend of
the measure had been selected victim drive off
those who he'd given the principle their support Was