New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-03
XXXIIId CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

WASHINGTON, Saturday, Dec 81, 1853.
| Mr. HOUSTON, from the Committee on Ways and
Means reported bill making appropriation Tor the support
Of the Army and bill for the transportation OF mails In
Ocean steamers for the ensuing fiscal year
Mr. PHELPS, from the same Committee, reported the
Mr. BISsTLL, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
repoed bill repeating the first prOyiso OF the fourth sec
don Of the act giving bounty lands to certain officers and
soldiers engaged in the military service OF the Uned
The above bills were referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the report OF the
Superintendent of the Coast Survey The COMMITTEE on
Printing instructed to consider the proprey OF print
ing ten thousand copies
and memorial Of large meeting held at Indianapolis reia
tive to the obstruction of travel and commerce by citzens
Of Erie He said he had not filed the paper WIN Oler
Of the House. because of the distinguished character OF
persons who took part in the proceedings ana the IN
rrtance of the subject He wished the subject to be
brought directly before the House ms Is MOI
Of local nterest-not question between inc chens o
Rrie and the Railroad Company New iork anu a.; nS &c
West have interest in It. For many
L.d and obsructed of the great channels oil com
nerce of trade between the West and East II company
q six eight hundred men had our
sd had interrupted commerce. stopped our mails ana
Endered the inter communication OF people, the atteho
al the whole country would have been at once arrested
and the power OF the whole country commanded ihe
sns section of the Constitution which confes power on
Ills Government to repe INVASION also gives the corea
TIVE obligation TO suppress nsurrecton he wou no.
II.
that comes within the provision OF the Constitution Dut
would say his section of the country was interested IN
having commerce free on the routes oil ranc " 1s;
hat the memorial be referred TO the Committee on Mill
Er. McNAIR. Pa remarked that the Legislature Of
Rnsyvana about to assemble would dououess sase
matter into consideration, far as Erie concerned
action IT, therefore, necessary here ne haa no uouo'
Governor would make mention Of it in his message
"a was satisfied Pennsylvania would settle the question
M. RITCHIE PA said that this subject should not
hNe been brought here at all was now before the
prtmN Court Pennsylvania and the United Tea s s.as
!bese Courts have ample jurisdiction. The gentleman
Rom Indiana was entirely in The facts are simply
heee The railroad passes through the County OF Erie
and the Company authorized by law to build road
tgsuge OF four feet eight inches In defiance OF THIS
w the Company laid down six feet gauge, and there
e was the aggressor. He understood the people OF Erie
se acting under legal advice and there will not be the
mghest difficulty in enforcing the decree of the Court
ne proceedings OF the Indiana meeting were based on an
srsire misapprthenson.
Mr. B0YCE, (S c. sad-It is one of those accidents
hvhehyo subject because you have not the instu
nen Of Slavery there 1t is only the beginning of the end
hssesn do anything for you we viii, for of the South
ss Conservative We can only offer you our sympathy
one Of the msforunes TO which you are exposed by
sssing your whole population made up of freemen
aAEpIck pa begged to present the history of the
wneai'les But question Of order was raised, and he
oenied the privileged
memorial referred under the rule to the Com
alate on Military Affairs.
MI HOUSTON. Of the Committee on WAYS and
moved that the estimates for rivers and harbOrs
i ~asssieTed to the Committee on Commerce.
| EWING Ky moved the Committee on Roads and
ssnns a. an amendment. That Committee was CON
1 E1 oi majority of members living in the Mississippi
ICY and was due 10 the West that such reference
osiu DC made nine tenhs of the appropriations having
Il Lao'ore been divided spells among the Atlantic
sio,e nnda impossible 10 sympathise with the people
Il he mississippi Valley; and he hlr Ewing claimed q
that the subject should DO referred to the Commit
II attn thai noftt.
Il @enry - ~
n further consideration of the subject postponed
| Sene un'mportant business having been transacted,
A. bissELL. (Il) from the Committee Militai,
n 49, reported joint resolution giving the thanks
Sfes and sword 20 Gen. Wool, for his distingushe