...as useful as that which was proposed. To come at his object, Mr. 0. proposed the following motion : Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a National Bank, to be located in the District of Columbia. The resolution was agreed...

...attention of the Legislature in the year 1851. On the 27th day of February, 1851, the House adopted the following resolution: Resolved, "That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire whether any amount of duty required to be performed by the former Register, was left undone by him;...

...180 3600 Wyman, Placer 50 10 00 WJ GRATES, Chairman. Report amended and adopted. Mr. Larue offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to bring in a bill appropriating dollars for the payment of the ptr diem and mileage of the members and...

...Improvement. Mr. RIVES moved the following resolution : Jietolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of discontinuing...made for defraying the expense of such surveys of routée for roadj and canals as may be directed by the Executive, and of substituting therefor, distinct...

...protective tariff. Mr. Stewart of Penn., on that day moved a suspension of the rules to enable him to offer the following resolution : " Resolved, That the Committee...Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill increasing the duties on foreign luxuries of all kinds and on such foreign manufactures...

...December 12, Mr. Lincoln voted for the following resolution, submitted in the House by Mr. Eckert : " Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a Tariff Bill, based upon the principles of the tariff of 1842." On the 13th,, Mr. Palfrey,...

...MONDAY, December 12. Deposit with the States — Motion to release them from its Restoration. Mr. MERCER moved the following resolution : Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to report a bill to amend the 13th section of the act of the last session of Congress, entitled " An act...

...Parrett of Elkhart and Lagrange, and Woodhull of Steuben. Mr. Moss asked and obtained leave to introduce the following resolution : Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to examine the certificates for work done by Phineas Palmer, M. Pool, E. Sabin, ACH Walker, John S. Simons,...

...Udell, Watson, Williams and Woodward — 42. The nays were, none. The Bill passed. Mr. Burdick offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to provide in the appropriation Bill to be reported by them for the mileage of the President of the Senate....

...Judiciary. Mr. Beaman submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into tin; expediency of increasing the tariff in the low grades of foreign wools. Mr. Wilson, by unanimous...