Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-08-05

sucted together with ten sreon to cover NE
compensation Of architects superintendent adversIg
and other contingent expenses, and 30 nncn - ny
required purchase suitable sites Tor SAID
and the same are hereby appropriated for the purposes
aforesaid out Of any money in the treasury not
appropriated Provided That no money hereby appropn
ated shall be used applied for the purposes
until valid title to the land the sites Of such buid
ings in each shall be vested In the United states
until the State shall also duly release and renaush 70
the United States the right 70 tax Or N any VIZ "a nav
be thereon, during the the said United otass
shall be or remain the owner thereof"
The following amendment was also agreed TO- iesS
~, nays 70:
"Sec -. and sa further enacted, That the Secretary
Of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized ana IN
reced to cause to be constructed the following buildings
nAt New Orleans Louisiana marine hospital, to cost
not more than two hundred and orteight thousand dol
lars and when said hospital shall have been completed
at New Orleans be sd and the proceeds thereof to Be
placed in the treasury Of the United States
0At Detroit Michigan, marine hospital, to cost MOI
more than seventy five thousand dollars.
"At Pensacola, Florda marine hospital, to cost NOT
more than twenty thousand dollars.
"At Burlington in the State Of Iowa, marine hospi
tai to cost not more than fifteen thousand dollars
Sec- And be II further enacted, That the several
mentioned in the preceding section as the cost OF
the buildings therein authorized to be constructed To-
geher with per cent thereon to cover the
ton of architects superintendent advertising and other
contingent expenses, and much Us may DC required
purchase suitable sites for said buildings, be and tne
/
out Of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro
prated PROVIDED, That money hereby appropriated
Shall be used applied for the purposes mentioned un
la valid title the land for the site OF such Duiding
each case shall be vested in the United States and un
the State shall also duly release and renquish 70 the
States the right tax or way assess
or the property Of the United States that may be thereon
during the that the United States shall be or remain
:, the owner thereof"
When all the amendments were acted upon with the
ovption last which related to the title Of the bill
II Mr. LETCHER moved that the amendments be laid on
the tables which motion decided in the negative
| Yeas TO- nays lib.
The amendment to the title was then agreed to- and
the bill returned to the Senate.
Mr.. HAVEN asked the House to take up and refer to
the Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union
the river and harbor BILL returned from the Senate with
| amendments.
Mr. ORR objected and called for the regular order Of
! business.
= ALABAMA RAILROAD BILL.
The SPEAKER stated that the regular order Of busi-
the consideration Of the motion heretofore sub
mited by Mr. CoBB to suspend the rules to enable him
t to report from the Committee on Public Lands bill
granting land the State Of Alabama to aid in the
structon of certain railroads therein.
And the question being taken, the motion to suspend
the rules disagreed to.
PRINTING.
i Mr. STANTON Of Kentucky, from the Committee
Printing reported resolution for the printing of 10000
copies the annual report Of the Board of Regents
Of the Smithsonian Institution including the minority re-
port the subject Of the distribution Of the fundseyen
thousand copies for distribution by members Of the House
and three thousand for the Institution; which vas'
adopted.
the printing Of 600 extra copies Of the report OF
the special committee on the guano trade; which was
adopted.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
I'll Mr.. HAVEN again asked the House to take up the
river and harbor BILL returned from the Senate with
amendments that might be referred to the COMMITTEES
: of the Whole on the state Of the Union
I'll Mr.. ORR objected
I'll Mr. HAVEN moved to suspend the rules to enable him
move that the bill be taken up; which motion dis
to BY the following vote tWothrds not voting I'm
b favor thereof:
YEAsMessrs. Appleton, Ball, Banks Bell, Bennett Ben
Bliss Bugg Campbell Carpenter caru;heI rs o6amssr
Cullom, Thos Davis Dawson, Dc Witt Dick Dunbar East-
man, Eddy Edgeron, Edmands, Thomas D. Eliot Ellison,
rch Greenwood Aaron Harlan Harrison, Haven Henn Hill
Howe, Hughes johnson, Kerr, Knox Lindsey Mscsoeh.
Morgan Nichols Norton Mordecai Oliver, Parker, Peek,
Psokhan pennington Preston PIngs pUIysaI Ready
George W smyth soers Andrew Stuart John L. Taylor,
valley EHhu B. washburne, Israel washburn, Wells John
Wentworth Tappan Wentworth, Wheeler and
NAYS-Mcssrs Abercrombe Aiken James @. Allen, Viii
lis Allen, Ashe, David Bailey. Barksdae Barry Bechsrs
Bocock breckenridge Bridges Caskie, Chasan, chrisman.
ssa NJ Es en1
oode, Grow, W. Harris. Hendricks Hubbard, Daniel T.
s'1s MsMn Macy
May, Maya Millson Morrison Murray ods ANDREW OH
Orr Packer, John Perkins, Phelps POWELL Pratt Rowe,
Rufn, Shannon Shaw, Singleton, SHELTON, William Smith,
R. II. Stanton H. L. Stevens Straon, David Stuart John
j. Taylor Tweed, Wabridge Walsh Westbrook Daniel b.
Wright, and Hendrick B. Wright-76.
4 Mr. SHELTON moved to suspend the rules to enable
him to submit motion that the House take up Senate
bill for the better preservation Of life and property from
vessels shipwrecked the coasts Of the United States
The motion did not prevail.
u HOMESTEAD BILL
Mr. DAWSON asked consent to move to take up thsr
business the Speakers table for the purpose OF
deng the amendments Of the Senate to the homestead
bill.
Mr. PRESTON objected
Mr.. DAWSON moved suspension Of the rules to en-
able him to submit his motions which decided in the
negative by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs Abercrombie, Willis Allen, D. J. Bailey,
Barksdae Barry Belcher, Benton Bliss Boyce Breckin
RIDGE Chamberlain Chandler Clark Clingman, Cobb Col
quit, Cook, John g. Davis Dawson, Disney Dowde, Dun
bar, Durham, Eastman, Eddy, Edgerton Edmundson Eli
English, Faulkner Florence Goode, Sampson w. Har-
s Wiley P. Harris, Hendricks Henn Hibbard Houston,
johnson, Roland Jones, Keitt Kidwel Lamb, Latham,
Letcher Macdonald, McDougal, McMuen, Macy Maxwell,
Mayal, John G. Miller Smith Miller 0lds Mordecai Oliver,
Orr Parker, J. Perkins, Phelps Phillips POWELL Pratt,
Richardson, Rowe, Run, Shannon Shaw, Shower, Single
ton, William r. Smith, George w. Smyth, Frederick p
Stanton Hesor Stephens David Stuart John J. Taylor,
Trout, Tweed, Wabrdge, Westbrook Daniel B. Wright,
and Hendrick B. Wrght-sl.
NAYS-Messrs Aiken, Appleton, Ball. Banks Bennett,
Bridges Bugg Carpenter, Caskie, Chaatan, Chrsmap,
ChurchWell. Corwn. Crape. Cuflom.