Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-14

three hundred cases Some hundred had argued
and submitted to the board and yet remained unde
cided The bill before the House simply provided for the
continuance of the commission for year. in order that
it might complete the business already before it. large
number Of cases had gone TO the United States District
Court and had the Supreme Court of the country
1t essential that this bill should be passed before the
Goth of this month, the next steamer for California
sailed at that me and would not arrive there, it
should have the best of weather, until time early in
March, the Sd day of which month the commission by
law expired II the bill should take the ordinary
of legislation it would be impossible to reach it before
the sailing of the next steamer and the result would be
that the commission would have expired and great loss
would have ensued both to the country and the claimants
who had already filed their claims.
There being objection to the present consideration
of the bill, it read the third time and passed.
HOMESTEAD BILL
| Mr.. COBB from the Committee Public Lands, to
which referred House bill to encourage agriculture
commerce. manufactures and all other branches of in
dustry, by granting every man who is the head of
family and citizen of the United States homestead of
hundred and sixty of land out of the public
domain, upon condition of occupancy and cultivation of
the for the period therein specified and to graduate
and reduce the price Of the public lands reported the
same back with an amendment in the nature of substi
tute in which that part OF the bill relating to graduating
and reducing the price Of the public lands is omitted
Mr.. COBB desired to make one suggestion before the
bill should pass out Of his hands 1t important
measure, in which the whole country felt deep in
Now the question was should its friends put
in a condition in which Congress could act upon it, or
never could or would be reached? He desired TO make
this suggestion that this bill should be made the special
order for the second Tuesday in February and be
printed order that every member might then able
examine the subject and make his conclusions
the proprety of its passage He hoped there would be
objection to the course he had proposed.
Mr.. CLINGMAN objected
The bill and amendments then referred to the
| Committee of the Whole the state of the Union.
| Mr.. c., from the Committee on Public Lands then
also reported bill to reduce and graduate the price Of
tha L1ic1
RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP TO CHILDREN.
Mr.. CUTTING, from the Committee the Judiciary,
reported bill to the rights of citizenship child
of citizens of the United States born of the limits
thereof; which was read twice. ..
Mr.. C.. said that the bill evidently necessary in
order correct amentable defect in the laws they
existed He convinced that the Of justice
the sympathies of the House, its patriotic sentiment
would at with him in saying that the bill de-
served the immediate action Of the House He explained
the legislation that necessary for the protection of
children of citizens of the United States born of its
limits and in conclusion earnestly appealed to the House
to allow the bill to be acted on.
The bill thereupon read the third time and passed
OTHER REPORTS.
Mr.. STANTON, Of Tennessee, from the Committee on
the Judiciary reported bill for the relief Of Robert G.
Ward which read twice and committed.
Also from the same committee to which referred
House bill to amend entitled An act divide the
State of Arkansas into two judicial DISTRICTS" approved
March 3d. 1851, reported the same back with amend
ment. >.s f..
The amendment was agreed to- and the bill read the
third time and passed.
Also from the same committee to which was referred
the bill of the Senate concerning the district courts of
the United States in California reported the back
without amendment. .....a
brief debate ensued, and pending the question the
third reading Of the bill, the morning hour having ex
Mr. HILLYER moved that the House go into Commit
tee Of the Whole the private calendar; which
gatived: Ayes 81, noes so. n"
PRESIDENTS S MESSAGE.
On motion of Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, the House
then went into Committee of the Whole the state of
the Unon Mr. ORR, of South Caroline, in the chair
and resumed the consideration Of the Presidents annual
message to Congress. a...
Mr.. EWING addressed the committee on that part of
the Presidents referring to rivers and harbors
and which recommends the levy of tonnage duties upon
domestic for river and harbor improvements
in lieu of the present system of appropriation upon the
part of the Federal Government for such purposes He
contended that the system suggested by the President
Of at least doubtful consttuonality, and that
the President, and distinguished Senator lr DoUGLAs
who advocated during the last Congress the plan
in their apprehension about the unconsttuonality of
certain appropriations under the existing SYSTEM had
proposed in their unnecessary retreat from the influence
of these apprehensions still open to OBJ
ections of unconstitutionay He also argued to show
that the system heretofore pursued not of doubtful
constutonality but that it was notwithstanding the
declaration of the Senator whom he had referred that
he desired to introduce innovation into the legislation
of the country new unjust and intolerabe system of
taxation against which he must apprehend the section OF
country from which he came would revolt
| Mr. kEITT then obtained the floor, when
| The committee rose.
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, the House then proceed
ed to consider the business the Speakers table.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
The SPEAKER stated that the first business in order
the further consideration of the bill Of the Senate pre-
scrioing the manner of appointing the Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury (which provides that Immediately
after the passage thereof the said officer shall be appoint
ed by the President by and with the advice and
of the Senate y the question being the following sub
sttute offered by Mr. ORR, upon which pending the
| demand for the previous question: l.
That hereafter Office of Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury shall be vacated the appointment of his
shall by the President Of the United States by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate"
The previous question was seconded, and under the
operation thereof the amendment agreed to- Yeas
| &c. nays 20. .,....
After two Intellectual attempts to adjourn, the bill
read the third time and disagreed to- by the following
vote Yeas 20, nays 107. ....
! Mr. MACDONALD moved to reconsider the vote just
aken and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider
| the table.
Mr. STANTON, of Tennessee, demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion which were ordered.
| Mr. McMULLEN moved that the House adjourn; which
was negatived: Ayes II, noes 49, -.
Mr. BAYLY of Virginia, moved that there be call Of
! the House, stating that he desired full vote
The yeas and nays demanded and ordered on this
notion when
| Mr. STANTON, of Tennessee moved that the House
adjourn, which not agreedto: Ayes II, noes 10.
The question then taken the motion that there
be call of the House. and it decided in the mega
| tive: Yeas 81, nays l2S
Mr.. sAPP moved that the House adjourn which mo-
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