Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-03

Of the 4h section Of the act Of I'd March, 1885, to regulate
the foreign and eoastng trade the northern
and frontiers and for other purposes
hibs the receipt OF commissions by officers o. the
said frontiers upon duties goods their Offices
and paid thsreat.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
A message was received from the Senate announcing
the passage by that body Of the Indian appropriation
bill, with sundry amendments.
Mr. HOUSTON asked consent to TO refer the bill
and amendments to the Committee Of WAYS and Means
Mr.. ORR objected.
DIES OF MEDALS.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Treasury Department Transmitting in mpii-
ance with resolution of the 10Th instant information
touching the condition Of dies of medals struck by
thorty OF congress- which was laid the table and
ordered to be printed.
PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. HOUSTON, the House went into
Committee Of the Whole on the state of the Union Ir
BooooK, OF Virginia, in the chair and resumed the
sderaon Of the special order being the bill of the House
provide for the establishment of railroad and tele
graphic communication between the Atlantic States and
the Pacific ocean, and for other purposes.
Mr.. SMITH, OF New York, said that, however this bill
might appear TO the country il was substantially bill
provide for building railroad to the Pacific by Gov
ernment 1t was to provide that the road should be
ed by and moreover that Government should
continue to De the owner Of all that part which should
lie within the limits of the national territory Such in
his view, to be the essential and controlling connex
ion OF Government with this road and because such
to be Its connexion he oppose the BILL He need
not say that he deeply desired railroad to the
Pacific. What American did no. desire to see il |?
Commerce. travel the love of country the love of each
part for every other part the deep hope in every true
American breast that country would always be one
and that we should always make country all these
and other considerations united in calling
the building of this road We have we should have
this essential connexon this iron band between the East
and West. between the Atlantic and Pacific But much
SIS we had to hope for from this road from the much good
that would come from it. the evil that would arise from
it were it to be built by Government would largely
balance the good He hestaed not to say that it would
be better not to have this road built than have il built
by Government.
Mr. S. then proceeded to show what was the true pro-
vince Of civil government which he said was to protect
persons and property The high authority of Washington
often quoted against the evil of allowing the
of Government to mnge with those Of another Gov
eminent. He (Nlr S.. admitted this was great evil,
and which could not be carefully guarded
But for greater evil than this that Of allowing Gov
ernment to mix itself up with the of its
pe and, whenever the province Of Government mis-
interpreted every people had more fear from their own
than from any other Government. Tie people Of our
country had already leaned long and heavily upon
the Government that they found it difficult do
without its support and he was in favor Of taking such
action as would make them rely upon themselves.
Mr.. PERKINS of Louisiana, then obtained the floor,
when for the purpose OF receiving the report of the Com
mttee of Conference the deficiency BILL the committee
rose ~t.". =.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. PHELPS from the Committee of Conference on the
dsagreeng votes Of the Houses the amendments
of the Sepate to the deficiency bill, submitted report
and explained that the Senate had receded from nearly
all of its amendments including those for the Washing
ton water works. the Little Falls bridge and for the
tomhouses and marine hospitals and that the committee
had agreed to recommend the adoption of the following
amendment which the House had rejected with the oms
sion Of that portion Of which is contained brackets
"sec T. And be further enacted That the portion of the
seventh section of the Of twenysxth August eighteen
hundred and ytwo entitled An act provide for
cutting the public printing and establishing the prices thereof
and for other purposes which provides that when any docu
men shall be ordered to be printed by both Houses Of Con-
the entire printing of such documents shall be done by
the printer of that House which first ordered the same is
hereby repeaed and when there different printers for
the respective Houses each shall do the printing which
hereafter be ordered by the House eecng him much
of the printing for the Executive Departments and bureaus
of the Government ordered by said act to be done
by the public printer shall be equally divided between the
printers Of the two Housos."
The SPEAKER then counted the House to ascertain il
quorum present, and announced that 10S members
were in attendance I
call of the House was had, when lis members an
swered to their names--iust quorum. s#a
The previous question then seconded and under it
operation the report was concurredin in: Yeas IL nays
The House then adjourned. p