Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-09

L lHc mOuou WAS ARreeu Mts6rb JohESt VI Aeu-
nessee, BArLY, Of Virginia and HAVEN, Of New York,
we're appointed the committee the part Of the House
SELECTION OF SEATS.
Mr.. FLORENCE offered the following resolution:
Resolved That the Clerk of this House. Immediately after
the passage Of this resolution, place in box the of
each member and delegate Of the House Of Representatives
written separate slip Of papers that he then proceed in
the presence of the House. said box,
time the said slips of paper and each is drawn he shall
the Of the member delegate upon it, who
shall choose his seat for the present session Prorde
That before said drawing shall the Speaker shall
every seat be vacated and shall that every seat
continues until it is selected under this order
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, moved SO to amend the
resolution as to permit him to select seat for his col
league, Mr. CHURcHwELL, who in consequence Of being
detained in New York by indsposition, was prevented
from being present at the opening of the session to-day
Mr.. DICKINSON moved to amend the amendment so
to enable him to select seat for his colleague Mr.
EDnASDs, who was detained from the city by similar
cause.
Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, stated that he had never
known permission to be given TO draw by proxy for any
member who absent from the city. 1t had been
usual however, to allow members to draw for their col
leagues who detained at their lodgings in this city
account Of ndsposon and he hoped that this usage
would be adhered to-
The question was taken on the amendment Of Mr..
DICKINSON, and it was disagreed to.
Mr.. STANTON then withdrew his amendment, when
the resolution of Mr.. FLORENCE was adopted
The House proceeded to execute its ORDER which
sumed much time.
VETO OF THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The SPEAKER announced, the first business in or
der the reading of the message of the President of
United States returning with objections the river and har
Dor bill, which was transmitted to the House in the
closing hours Of the last session. and read in
sequence Of quorum being then present.
Mr.. CLlNGMAN moved to postpone the reading Of the
message until Tomorrow and hoped that there would be
| no objection to the motion.
Mr.. CAMPBELL inquired if it would be in order to
to postpone the further consideration of the subject
until the first Monday in December next?
| The SPEAKER was of the opinion that the regular
would be to read the message 1t would then be
for the House dispose of they might think proper
Mr.. CAMPBELL hoped then, that the message would
be read.
| Mr.. WENTWORTH, of Illinois, wished to know If the
reading Of the message would not necessarily require
| ton the bill
The SPEAKER replied that the Constitution required
that when the President returned bill with his OBJ
lectons to the House in which it originated that House
should enter the objections at large their Journal and
proceed to reconsider it,
| Mr.. WENTWORTH thought that such being the case,
the better course would be to allow the subject to pass
over informally until tomorrow, when they would have
an opportunity of recording their votes the bill
The SPEAKER repeated that the message had never
been laid before the House. the proper mode Of proceed
| ing would be to have it read now.
The message accordingly read 1t has heretofore
! appeared in columns.
Mr.. WENTWORTH then moved that the message be re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce and be printed.
The SPEAKER stated the question to be, " Shall the
bill pass the Presidents objections to the contrary not
| withsanding 2"
Mr.. CLINGMAN moved that the further consideration
of the subject be postponed until day after tomorrow
| which motion prevailed
On motion of Mr.. WENTWORTH, Of Illinois, the mes
sage vas ordered to be printed.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved that the Committee on Printing
be instructed to inquire into the expedency of printing
ten thousand extra copies Of the said messages which
4 decided in the affirmative.
HOMESTEAD BILL.
Mr.. DAWSON gave notice that when the House should
proceed to consider the business on the Speakers table,
if the homestead bill should be reached he would offer
substitute enbodyng the provisions of the original BILL
with but slight alterations for the amendment adopted
by the Senate, which substitute he asked to have
| printed
Leave was granted
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. LANE, of Oregon, by consent introduced the fol-
lowing bills which were read twice and appropriately
| ferred
bill making appropriation for completing the pub
lie buildings of Oregon Territory.
bill for the construction of military road in Oregon
Territory.
u bill regulating the location Of bounty land warrants
in Oregon Territory.
bill to provide for the allowance of invalid pensions
to certain volunteers in the Indian in Oregon Ter
| ritory
Mr.. READY introduced bill to extend the provisions
of the bounty land and pension laws of the United
Staes which was read twice and referred to the Com
mittee Invalid Pensions.
Mr.. BERNHISEL introduced joint resolution for the
relief of John L. Smith and James McGaw which was
read twice and referred to the Committee Territories
LEGISLATURE OF UTAH.
On motion of Mr.. BERNHISEL, it was
sored That the Committee Territories DO instructed
inquire into the expedency of authorizing the Legislative
Assembly tho Territory of Utah continue their sessions
for term not exceeding sixty days. instead of forty days.
heretofore provided and that said committee report by bill
or otherwise.
SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1872.
Mr.. WENTWORTH, Of Illinois, asked consent to move
that the bill granting pensions to all persons engaged in
the Of 1872 and the Indian prior thereto and to
their widows be made the special order of the day for the
third Monday in January next
Mr.. ORR objected.
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved n suspension Of the rules so
to enable him to submit his motion which motion was
decided in the negative.
Mr.. FLORENCE moved to suspend the rules so as to
sion Of the bounty land laws to the soldiers of the Of
1872 be made the special order of the day for the 9th of
January next; which motion was disagreed to-
The SPEAKER then proceeded to call the States and
Territories for resolutions
CORRESPONDENCE IN THE CASE OF MR. soULE
Mr.. INGERS0LL submitted resolution requesting
the President if not incompatible with the public interest
to furnish the House with any correspondence that may
have taken place between this Government and that of
France relative the refusal of the latter permit
the Minister Of the United States to Spain to pass through
its territory.
Objection being made to the rcsolrtion-
Mr.. INGERS0LL withdrew it.
DUTY ON COAL.
Mr. WALBRIDGE offered the following resolution:
Reeoced That the Committee Of Ways and Means be in
structed bring bill removing the duty foreign
COAL that the shall be admitted duty free.
Mr.. RITCHIE expressed wish to debate the resolu-
ton, aud it therefore lies over.
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