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


ernmen and 1t therefore not necessary to order the
printing Of extra copies Of the message communicated to
the last session.
The motion to reconsider was decided In the airma-
tive; and the question recurring agreeing TO the
ton nstructng the Committee Printing inquire in
to the expedency Of printing ten thousand extra copies
of said message
Mr.. HOUSTON withdrew it.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following notices Of intention to introduce bills
tomorrow some subsequent day given:
BY Mr.. GREY: bill providing for grant of public
lands TO aid in constructing double track railroad from
point on the Lilo Grande FL Paso to the Pa
cifc
BY Mr.. RICHARDSON: A bill to construct military
road through Nebraska and Kansas bill construct
military road through Kansas, Utah. and Oregon bill
to constructs military road through Kansas and New
Mexico
Also, bill to improve the Mississippi river and its
tributaries.
By Mr.. OLIVER, Of Missouri A bill amendatory of
act entitled can act to graduate and reduce the price
Of the public lands to actual settlers and cuvstors APP
proved August 4, 1854.
By MIR. HEM: A bill making further appropriation
for the improvement Of the rapids the Mississippi river
BY Mr. TAYLOR, of Tennessee: bill to repeal the
naturalization laws.
By Mr.. S0LLERS: A bill to prevent the enlistment of
persons Of foreign birth in the navy and army Of the Unit
ed States
Also bill to prevent the immigration of foreign pau
pers and convcts to the United States and increase
the revenues Of the Government
BILLS INTRODUCED
The following bills introduced in pursuance of
notice, read twice, and appropriately referred:
BY Mr.. LATHAM: bill to continue in force for
limited time the provisions of the Of Congress Of 81
March, 1851 and the Cd section of its supplement 9Th
January, 1854 to enable the Board Of Land Com
mssioners in California to close their adjudcatons of
private land titles in that State, and for other purposes
BY MIR. SMYTH: A bill supplementary to act ent-
tied An act proposing to the State of Texas the esta-
blishmen of her northern and western boundaries the
her exterior to said boundaries and of all her claims upon
the United States, and to establish Territorial Govern
meut for New Mexico" approved September Q, 1850.
BY MIR. PHILLIPS: A bill making further appro-,
priaton for completing the improvement of Mobile Bay
BY Mr.. COBB: bill to amend act approved the
4th of August 1854, entitled An graduate and
reduce the price of the public lands to actual settlers
and cultivators."
By Mr.. CHANDLER: A bill making appropriations
for completing the shelter harbor at Reedy Island in
the river Delaware
On motion Of Mr.. LANCASTER, the Committee Of the
Whole was discharged from the further consideration of
the bill for the construction Of military roads in the Ter
rtory Of Washington and it referred to the Com
mittee Territories
Mr. ETHERIDGE asked and obtained leave to have
printed amendment which he intends to offer to the
homestead bill.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion by Mr.. BERNHISEL,
Resolvea That the Committee Military Affairs be in
sucted inquire into the expedency of refundng the
Territory of Utah the expenses by Territory
SURPRISING Indian hoses in the year 1885, that said
committee report by bill or otherwise.
On motion by Mr. LETCHER,
Reso,rea That the committee raised by the resolution
adopted by the House of Representatives the 10th day of
July last on the Colt patent easel be continued and charged
with the powers and duties at the last seson Of
Congress-
On motion by Mr.. CHANDLER,
Resotcd That the special committee to whom at the first
the funds the Smithsonian Institution
continued with the powes and duties with which i was
charged.
On molten by Mr.. ENGLISH,
Re8ord That the Committee Public Lands INQUIRE into
the cxpedency providing by law that patent shall issue
for land entered under the act Of the last ga
duate and reduce the price of the public lands actual
tiers and cuvators except upon satisfactory proof that said
land has been in the actual possession and cultivation Of the
applying for such patent for the period of three
beginning within sixty days from the date of entry that
such has been in the actual and cultivation
of adjoining farm plantation for the period.
DUTIES ON RAILROAD IRON
Mr. PHILLIPS offered the following resolution, upon
the adoption Of which he demanded the previous question
Resovea That the Committee of Ways and Means DO in,
structed report bill reducing the duties railroad iron
or allowing credit thereon.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, moved that the resolution
be laid the table; which motion decided in the
affirmative by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Appleton Bailey Barry Belcer Bennett
@ Bridges Campbell carpnter Garuthers Chandler
E Tns Perenee Full
e Gamble Goodrich Goodwin Grey Grow Hamilton Aaron liar
Howe HUNT insersp Johnson Daniel T. Jones' George Ione
CLANCY Jones' Ktedg Kurtz Lamb Letcher McCuloc,
niagon Bishop Perkins phelps Pratt prasls Riddle David Richie,
Ss sa
Ian %s Wy Tse
NAYsAlessrs Willis Aen Thomas Bayly Banks Barksdalo
Bliss Bocock Boyce Caske Chastin, Chrsman Clark Cngman
dell Dunbar Eastman Mgcrton Edmundson Ellison English
t tSa dTIs na MarS ] ee . ssr5 E
Noble ODDS Oliver Orr Parker John Perkins Phillips Ready
Relalson Rogers Rufn shaw Singleton William Smith William
John Wentworth wcstbrOok, and zcllco1cr-7l.
On motion by Mr.. HEM,
ResoUod That tho Committee Territories be instructed
inquire into the expediency Of constructing military
from Council Bluffs Iowa. New Fort Kearny in the Terri
tory Of Nebraska.
DIPLOMATIC CONGRESS AT osTEND.
Mr. SELLERS called up for consideration the resolution
submitted by him yesterday
that in Offering this resolution he had not the slightest
desire to find fault with the President with such of
our foreign Ministers had met in solemn concaye at
Ostend It would be time enough to find fault when the
House should be informed for what purpose Ministers
assembled at that place.
If ever he felt disposition to strike blow at this
Administration it surely not in the present moment
Of its weakness and its heplessness In physical
tests it was point Of honor to strike foe when
down Although he did not love this Administration he
most sincerely ped it. If he did not admire it, he felt
o compassion for it. and if he could not help it. God
knew he would not kick it.
He would confess that he offered this resolution from
curiosity-which was almost general throughout the
country-to know for what purpose this Congress of
American Minister'S abroad had been held 1t would be
conceded by all that the movement unprecedented
From the foundation of the Government to the