Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-18
ABSTRACT OF
PROCEEDINGS OF CONG ESS.
IN SENATE.

polishing the system Of Indian trade as
established BY he act Of 1871.
MIR. Iyins5ie obs, rived That i, had been
his intention 10 oppose this report, and
move ITS recommi'meut, with instructions
TO bring IN bill 10 abolish The present
system OF Indian trade, and subslIiui. u
different syslem bat as the session as
nra"Ing 10 close, and a great dea! of IN.
formation had been called for, on the
subject, from the Secretary of the Urea
snry, which il would be necessary TO pos
sess, before acting on The system Of IN
| dian trade. he would wave his opposition
nov, aud let The report pass-thc subject
could be taken up at The next session.
ho report Was c0ururred in.
he Senaie then resumed The conside.
ration OF the bill TO renew and extend the
charter OF the city OF Washington aud
continued occupied Tor several hours i'm
an examination OF the details, hich are
very numerous, as The bill embraces most
! oil The provisions of tie late charter, with
sHndry additions.
On some of these good deal of de-
Da'e TOOK place, particularly Oh the en-
| pedlency ut au,h"rising the corporation
10 raise 10000 doilars year by way Of
| lottery, Tor certain purposes to be ap,
| proved bv The President of the United
late charter, IN existence twenty years,
hui has not until lately been exercised
beng incorporated in This bill also, Mr.
| B"'71H proposed 20 expunge il, and The
| question was argued al much lengiii-ile
| motion was finally vgaiivet.-ayes Ia.
| noes 81
! Mr.. MOrrTN moved To extend the right
| OF suffrage i'll lie city 10 all free while
| male citizens Of the United States, of The
| age ot2l years, having resided in Tie c
| IS one year before The lime Of voting,
| Without any property or other quaiitica
! ton than above Siaicd-iuStsad ci requir-
ing that they sha'i, in addition to this
! qualification, have been assessed TO
certain asiouni, aud have paid lax
| hiS NOTION was supported by Messrs.
M0i7ii and Li0yd, and WAS opposed by
| Msssrs. BnrTW and HorSey, and was nr
| gaiived. only > or rising in favor OF il.
| The billwas ordered 10 be emgrossed
| Tor third reading, as amended.
NAVIGATION BILL.
| The Senate resumed the cousidPrat ton
| oil the bill supplementary TO lie " act con-
corning navigation"
MIR. BrOWn observed that, on reflection,
and consultation with the friends Of the
bill, u Was believed lie amendment sug-
| ges'ed by MIR. Parrot when the bill was
iasi up, 10 extend It's provisions 10 iIeDrii-
ish poIIs IN Lower Canada, might prove
useiul-he moved an amendment having
that object which was agreed to-
All HE amendments to the bill, adopt
ed by lie committee, having been agreed
10 in the Senate,
The question was stated on ordering
The bill for third reading.
Mr.. Dana wished only TO ,emark, that he
should vote Tor the bill, though he had moi
entire confidence IN ITS efficiency; he did
mol 'hlhk VI comprehensive enough, or
That II vent far enough Ia effect it's object.
The bill Was then ordered 10 be epgros.
sed aud read ihi:d time, by The follow.
lowing vote
fEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Brown, Bnrrill.
Dana, Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards, Elliott,
GaiIlaTd, Horsey, Hunter, Johnson. OF Lon.
Mug OF Alab King, OF n. Y. Lanman, Leake,
Lloyd, Logan. LowTie, Macon. Meilen, Morrill,,
Noble O'Is, Palmer, Parrott, PIeasaHts. Ro-
beTtS, Rnggl's Sanford, Smith, Stokes. Tay-
ior, Thomas, iichenOr, IIimble. Van DYKE,
walker, OF Alab Walker, of Geo. " ilians
Of Ien.--lG.
hAY-Mr. Wilson.
Wednesday,, april IL Mr.. lyoyrl laid
npHn the table tie following resolutions
Resolred, That the practice OF Duelling is in,
hnman. immoral. aud censurable
ReS0fred, That The President of the United
! ''n'eH "oulu De JhatIndDle IN striking from the
fOHs OF Tie army and navy the names of all
persons thereon, who have been or kPreafte
may he. directly or indirectly engaged il, a
dnei, or may have been, or hereafter NAV be.
j" any way or manner accessory thereto.
lhe Senaie, on motion Of Mr. Sanford.
proceeded 10 the consideration Of The Re-
pnrl 81 Tie coDmlitee OF conference on
The disagrecing votes Of the two Houses,
on The amendment of The Senate TO the
! military dDprODriatinn hin
Mr.. BwrW moved ikat The Senate re.
cede irom their said amendment.
MIR. johnson OF Kentucky having pre-
missed thai he had not before troubled the
Senate with any, remarks on this sul,irct.
snbh,iitcd few observations 10 sfc,y thai
as Tie other House had manifested SO de.
clded an opposition TO Tie prosecution of
lie Missouri expedition above the Coun
cl Bluff, IL was TO be expected that The
executive would, from respect tor thai
decision, not desire al present ~ 20 be-
yond that point thar the House had also
decided that they approved This expedi-
ton az far az the Council Bluffs that the
senate had yielded 10 the House, lhe first
polni, DuI thought u Important that d
Sufhcieni sum should be appropriated Ia
support The expedition al The Council
6lutfs, and to enable the Secretary of War
to comply With obligations eutered inio
according to law; thai This cbiccI rcanr.
ed bul s 10000 more than the House had
agreed 10 aud he thought, If the Senate
would still Insist OF its amendment. so As
TO bring The subject again before the
committee OF conference, an arrangement
would be agreed to by Which ibis sum
would be Welded by The other House. see.
lag that the Senate had yielded 10 the
House ~ us views as related TO llie Man.