Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-03
WEDNESDAY, May 81, 1854.
IN SENATE.

Mr. CLAY from the Committee on Pensions, submit.
ted report accompanied by bill granting an increase
Of pension to Mrs Frances Smith, of South Carolina.
= Mr.. HANLIN, from the Committee on Commerce, to
which was referred House bill to authorize register to
be issued to the steamer El Paraguay, by new NAME
reported it back without amendment and asked its i'm
mediate consideration.
No objection having been made, Mr. HAMLIN explained
the bill, and it was read third time and passed.
Mr.. JOHNSON from the Committee Printing, to
which was referred the motion to print thousand adj
dtiona copies Of the document relating to thepenal
codes in Europe and administrative changes in France
since the revolution Of Sis reported against printing
the same. ...a,..s.- .a
Some debate ensued on the report, Messrs JONES, of
Tennessee, BADGER, SEWARD, and others contending
that the document would be eminepy useful and Messrs
FITZPATRICK, FESSENDEN, and JOHNSON sustain
ing the report of the committee.
The question was then taken on concurrng in the re-
port, and it was agreed to-
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. STUART submitted the following resolution:
Resored That when the Senate journ shall
be until Monday next
The object was to have the chamber cleaned and the
carpets removed, &C.
Mr.. DAWSON objected, the ground that If the
House adopted the resolution passed yesterday by the
Senate the time would be too short to allow OF inter-
ruption.
Mr. D. subsequently, withdrew it on learning that the
House had refused to consider the resolution and the
motion of Mr.. STUART was agreed to.
BILL PASSED.
On motion by Mr.. CHASE, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill supplementary to act entitled "An
authorize notries public to take and certify oaths
armation and Acknowledgements in certain cases and
the bill was read third time and passed.
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
Mr.. BENJAMIN, during the tendency of the bill last
mentioned said: moved the other day reconsdera-
ton Of the vote of the Senate adopting the resolution
subscribe for FIVE thousand twenty-five additional
copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix 1t has
been suggested TO by gentlemen that the
sderaton of that vote would probably be attended with
the result before Therefore, in order not to
consume the valuable time of the Senate to purpose
have consented to withdraw the motion reconsider
the Senate will give me unanimous consent to do
Mr. CHASE objected, but subsequently withdrew it,
and the resolution stands passed, as follows:
Rcore That the Secretary OF the Senate be and be is
hereby directed to contract with the proprietor Of the Globe
for five thousand and additional copies of the Con-
gressonal Globe and Appendix for the present Congress
MRS. BATcHELDER.
The following resolution, submitted yesterday by Mr..
ADAMS, was considered and agreed TO:
Resoe That the Committee on Pensions be instructed to
inquire into the expedency of providing by law suitable
the late James Batchelde Of Massachusetts, who killed
while assisting the marshal of the United States for that State
in executing an act of Congress.
BRANCH MINT, &C. AT NEW ORLEANS.
Mr.. SLlDELL submitted the following resolutions,
which were considered and agreed to:
Rored That the Secretary Of the Treasury be requested
to the Senate what is the condition OF
the building OF the United States Branch Mint at New Or
leans what will be necessary put the in proper
Of repa and whether there be any such defect in the
original structure as would in his opinion consulting wise
economy render 1t expeden building ON the
present cite OF said Branch Mint.
Rod That the Secretary Of the Treasury be requested
communicate to the Senate what the present condition o.