Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. APPLETON asked consent to present protest Of
the clergy Of different denominations in New England
against the repeal of the Missouri compromise in the bill
for the organization Of the Nebraska and Kansas Terri
tories. ... #. @.#
Mr.. BoYCE objected.
Mr.. DAVIS of Rhode Island, inquired If it would be
in order to ask for the reading of the remonsrance
The SPEAKER stated it would not. The presentation
Of the paper having been objected to, it could not
before the House.
Mr. DAVIS. Does it require unanimous consent to re-
The SPEAKER. 1t does such is the rule
Mr. DAVIS. take it that it is exceedingly IN
Just one.
The protest is engrossed on parchment bears date
Boston, March 1854 and has appended it upwards
three thousand signatures which occupy hun
dred and fifty feet Of paper
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills in pursuance of notice, intro
duced, read twice, and appropriately referred:
BY Mr.. HESTER bill to prevent and expose frauds
upon the Pension Office and individuals by providing
for advertising the and residences of pensioners
BY Mr.. JONES' Of Louisiana: A bill for the relief of
the Pine Grove Academy, in Louisiana.
Also bill to authorize the issuance of patents to lands
in Louisiana in certain cases.
Also, bill to confirm the claim of VIM H. Henderson,
and the heirs of Robert Henderson, to five hundred
of land in the Bastrop grant
Mr.. PHILLIPS, by consent presented resolutions of
the Legislature of Alabama nstructng their Senators
and requesting their Representatives to all honorable
for repeal suspension of all duties and restric-
been may hereafter be required for railroads in
process Of construction or that may be constructed during
the next ten years.
Mr. P. asked consent to submit the following resolu
ton, for the reference of the resolutions: r.& ..
Resolo That the joint resolutions OF the State of Alaba
in the duties railroad iron be referred
select committee of nine who shall report on the propety Of
modifying said duties and Of extending the credit thereon.
Mr. JONES, of New York, objected to the resolution.
The resolutions then laid the table and ordered
to be printed.
CADETS AT WEST POINT.
The House then resumed the consideration of the joint
resolution explanatory of the law regulating the number
of the cadets be appointed to the Military Academy at
West Point, yesterday introduced by Mr.. BococK the
question being the motion of Mr. PRESTON to refer it
to the Committee on Military Affairs. Il
Mr.. PRESTON withdrew said notion when WY
The resolution was read third time and passed.
RAILROAD GRANTS.
The House then resumed the consideration of Senate
bill granting portion of the public lands to the State of
Wisconsin TO aid in the construction Of railroad and
branch railroad in said State the pending question being
the motion of Mr. SMITH, of Virginia. that it be
mtted to the Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union upon which the previous question demanded
when the subject was last before the House
The previous question on the motion to commit the bill
was then seconded.
Mr. CUTTING appealed to the friends Of the bill to &C
cept the amendment which inserted in the Minnesota
railroad bill when it was under consideration in commit
tee-that patent shall issue for part Of the lands
embraced ia the before the House until twenty
continuous miles Of the road shall be completed and
for every twenty miles until the whole road shall be
constructed Unless this was done there would be no
opportunity whatever to amend the BILL unless it should
be committed If the friends of the bill refused
permit it to be perfected it would necessarily force the
House. if they desired to amend it, to vote for the motion
to refer it to the Committee of the Whole.
Mr. DISNEY desired say that the friends of the bill
had sort of objection to the amendment proposed by
the gentleman from New York. In his Judgment it
very small affair, but he hoped the amendment would
not be objected to- TIA.
Several objections were made. H...n..a. g..
The question was then taken the motion that the
bill be committed, and it decided in the negative
Yeas Sc, nays 95
Mr. DISNEY said that the friends of the bill desired
him ask the House accept the amendment suggested
by the honorable member from New York. and he hoped
this would be done.
There being no objection the amendment proposed by
Mr. CUTTING incorporated into the bill.
Mr. DISNEY then made few remarks, declaring that
in relation these railroad grants the most singular
confusion Of IDEAS facts and figures seemed to have
fastened upon members The whole foundation Of the
right in regard to these grants to be found in the fact
that the reserved sections would be enhanced in value
and the Government be benefited thereby
The bill then ordered be engrossed for third
reading by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs Abercrombie Appleton, Banks Barsdale,
Benson Bisse Breckenridge Campbell Caruthers, Chamber
nn Chandler, Chase, Clark Cobb Cook Corwn, CrocEer
Eastman, Eagerton, Edmands Ellison English Farley,
Florence, Goodrich Green Greenwood, Wiley p. Harris,
Harrison, Henn Hester Houston Hughes Hunt johnson,
R. Jones, Knox, Lamb, Latham, Lndey Lindsey, Macy,
Maeson, Maxwell, Middleswarth, John g. Miller, Noble,
Norton Andrew Oliver Mordeca Oliver Peck, John f. Per-
kiu Phelps Phillips Reese, Richardson Riddle, Thomas
Rchey, Sage, Sapp, Seward Shannon Singleton William r.
Smith, g. w. Smyth, Frederick p Stanton, Alexander H.
Stephens Hester Stevens stranb John Taylor Thurs
ton, Tweed, Upham, Walbridge, Walker Valley Warren,
Eihu d. Washburne, John Wentworth Tappan Wentworth,
Westbrpok, Wheeler, Daniel D. Wright, and Yaes-g0.
NAYSMessrs. Aiken, Belcher Bennett Benton, Bocock,
Bridges Brooks Carpenter Chastain Churchwe, Colqut,
Cox, Craige, Cutting Dawson Dent Dick, Dickinson Dow
dell, Drum, Eddy, Elliott, Everhar Faulkner, Flagler
franklin Fuller Gamble, Giddings, Goode Grey, Grow,
Andrew j. Harlan, Hastings Haven, Hendricks Hibbard
Hill, Howe, Ingersol D. T. Jones, Geo W. Jones, Keitt,
Kidwe Kurtz, Lane, Letcher, Lilly, McMullen McNair,
Mcqueen, Maurice, Nay, Smith Miller Nilsson, Morrison
Murray, Packer, Bishop Perkins Powell Pratt Preston
Prnge, Puryear, Ready, David Rchie Robbins, Rogers
RUSSELL Sabn, Seymour, Shaw, Shower Simmons, Sketon
Gerrit Smith, Samuel A. Smith, William Smith Snodgrass
Andrew Stuart Tracy Trout VAIL Vansan Israel Washburn,
Wells, and Zolcofer-S7.
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee moved to lay the bill on the
table, which motion agreed to by the following
YEAS-Messrs Aiken, Thomas II. Bayly, Belcher, Ben
nett Benton Bocock Boyce, Bridges Brooks, Carpenter
Cake Chastan, Churchwe Colquit Cox, Craigc Cutting,
Don't Dick, Dickinson, Dowde, Drum, Eddy, Elliott ELI
son. Etherdge Everha Faulkner Fagler franklin Full
le Gamble iddings, Goode, Grey, Grow Aaron Harlan
Andrew j. Haran, Sampson w. Harris, Hastings Haven
Hendricks Hbbard Hill, Howe, Ingerso, Daniel T. Jones'
George w. Jones' j. Clancy Jones, Kett Kerr, Kidwel
Queen, Maurc., May, Mayall, Mddleswarth, Smith Miller,
Mson Morgan Morrison Murray, Packer Bishop Perkins,
Powell Pratt, Preston Pringle Puryear, Ready David
Richie, Rogers Russell ssbin, Seymour, Shaw Shower
Smith, Snodgrass Andrew Stuart Trout, Vail vansant
Wade, Valley, Israel Washburn, and Zcllicofer--9T
NAYS--Messrs. Abercrombie, James c. Allen, Willis Al
len, Appleton, Banks, Barksdae, Benson Bse Breekn
ridge Campbell Caruthers Chnmberlas, Chandler, Chase
Clark Cngnan, Cobb Cook Corwu, Croker Cuom, Cum
ming, John q. Davis Dewitt, Disney, Dunbar, Eastman