Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

brief period spent therein adjourned to Monday
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. PHILLIPS asked consent to introduce resolution
of inquiry. The property Of portion of my consttu
(he sad has been confscaed by virtue of foreign
Power under circumstances they appear great
aggravaton. This is question which only
constituents but involves the interest and honor
Of this Government ask that the resolution be read
and trust that its character will at for it the
consideration which its Importance demands and that it
will be adopted.
The resolution was read asfolows:
Reolred That the President be requested if nconss
tent with the public interest this House
any information he may have received relative the deen
ton Of the steamer Black Warrior the seizure Of her
imprisonment Of her ocers ALSO information in
ference other violation Of rights by the Spanish
authorities
Mr.. HAVEN hoped that the resolution would be allow
There being objection the resolution considered
and agreed to-
! STATE RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. WENTWORTH, of Illinois, by consent, presented
resolutions Of the Legislature of that State in favor of the
passage of law granting bounty lands to the soldiers of
the Of 1872 which laid the table and ordered
! to be printed.
Mr. HARRIS by consent presented resolutions from the
Legislature of Alabama setting forth the large bodies Of
lands in that State remaining unsold consd
poor and at present bringing in but little to
the General Government and that if the price of those
lands materially reduced the from the
to the Government and the State would be greatly in
creased Congress is invoked to give the subject its
lest attention. and materially reduce theprce Of the
The resolutions referred to the Committee Pub
| lie Lands and ordered to be printed.
MIR. FULLER BY consent, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported joint resolution authorizing the Secre
tay Of the Treasury and the Lighthouse Board to deter
mine upon the SITE PLAN and mode of constructing the
lighthouse on Cohasset Rocks and for other purposes
which read twice.
Mr. F. urged the immediate consideration of the resou-
| ton; when it read third time and passed.
Mr.. CHANDLER, by consent. presented the memorial
of the Smithsonian Institution in relation augmenting
the principal of the Smithsonian fund to the of
the accrued Interest," which referred to the select
committee appointed o inquire into the expedency of
Withdrawing from the Treasury Of the United States the
fund.- and investing the same in sound stocks,
in such other way may be to the interest of said
/ fund" ,@...
| SUFFERERS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER.
Mr. BISSELL, by consent, from the committee of
upon the dsagreeng vote of the two Houses upon
the bill for the relief of the United States troops who
sufferers by the recent disaster to the steamship
San Francisco reported in of the Senate recedng
from its second amendment disagreed by the House,
and amending the bill by striking out the word -four
and inserting "cight." And the report was considered
| and agreed to.
| 1.-THE amendment receded from by the committee on
conference provso !" that the amount Of pay and
allowances advanced to the officers and previous to
their embakaton shall be passed to their credit and their
receipts for the be cancelled. The effect of the
amendment to the bill is to give each of the military
who embarked at New York under orders for CALIFORNIA;
ana were ON Doaru at Cne time OF the disaster, sum
equal in amount to his pay and allowances for eight
months.
MINNESOTA LAND BILL.
/ The SPEAKER stated the question to be on the
ton of Mr. DEAN to lay the table the bill Of the Senate
to aid the Territory of Minnesota in constructing rail
road for military postal and other purposes.
i Mr.. DEAN withdrew said motion.
Mr.. MILLS0N renewed it. and the question being ia
KEN the House refused to lay the bill the table by the
following vote:
! YEAS-Messrs Aikeny Thomas TT Rav,v Relcber BEN
Bocock, Boyce, Carpenter Case Chassn, Chrisman
coqu Craige, Dean, Dent Drum, Ewing, Faulkner Full
Harlan, Sampson W. Harris Wiley P. Harris Hastings Ha
von Hendricks Hubbard, HESTER Ingorso Daniel T. Jones'
Leicher, Lilly Mocullooh, McMull.n MoNar Mcqueen,
Mauric Mlson, Morrison Murray, Andrew Oliver Peckham,
Bishop Perkins Powell Pratt Preston puryear Seward sey
mour, Shaw, Shower, SHELTON, Gerritt Smith, Samuel A.
Smith, William Smith, Snodgruss Sratton. Straub, Andrew
Stuart Vail vansant Wade, iIcndriok B. wright-72
NAYS-Messrs. Abercrombc James G. Allen, Barksdale
Benson Bisse, Breckenridge, Bugg, Campbell, Caruther
Chamberlain Chandler Chase Clark, cingman Cobb Cock
Dawson Dewitt Dick, Dickinson Disney, Duub,r,
Eddy Edgcrton Edmands, Ellison, Engish. Farley, Frank
Hughes Hunt johnson, Roland Jones, Kerr Knox Lamb
Lindsey, Mcdonald, McDougall, Mace Macy, Muteson
Maxwell M ddcswarth, John @ Miller, Smith Miller, Nor
gam Nichols Noble, Norton Ods Morlecai Oliver, Orr Pen
nngton Phelps Phillips, Prnge Ready, Reese, Richard
Riddle David Richie, Thomas Rtchey Robbins Rogers
Ru sell, Sage Sapp, Shan Simmons Singleton, William
r. smit George W smyth Frederick P siantn, Richard
H. Stanton Alexander H. stephens Hester Stevens John
H. Taylor, Thurston, Tracy, Uphan, Wabridge, Waiey'
Warren, Elihn b. Washburne Israel Wasnburh Wells, John
Wentworth, Tappan Wentworth, Wosbrook, Wheeler, D.
, Wright, Zollicofer-l07.
The question then REQUIRED the motion, yesterday
made by Mr. kerr, to lay the table the motion to re-
consider the by which the following amendment was
adopted:
Prooidd honere. That the arising from me sae
Of the reserved sections shall be paid % those states
which have received grants of the public snds ior
mprovem nts according their federal representation 10
Congress" .# ....
| Tho moti reconsider
was laid on the table by the following yste
YEAS--Mcssrs Aiken Appleton Belchcr, Bennett Benson
Boyec Bridges, Bugs Carpenter, Case Chandler On stain
Chrisman Coluu Cox Crage, Crockcr Thomas Davis Dent
Dick Dickinson Ednands Ednundson Eherdse Everhart
Ewing Farley Faulkner, franklin Fuller 'idlings G,olc
oodricb trey Aaron Harlan, Haven, bbard Hieser, Him.
How Daniel r. Jones' u. Jones. Kerr Ktrcdgc kurtz
Lc,cher, Lily, Mcculloce, Mehale =, MAR MsQieen
q Mitesop, Maurice. May, Mcacham' MdlesVnFh Mis"n
aotp.n Morrison Murray A. Oliver PeokAaa b. Nntkiua
Pratt Preston Pringlc, PuryeaI, Ready, Reese, Bdd u
tRilchic Rogers RUSSELL Sabn. Sa4 SegGl shan, h0wN