Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-07
CONGRESS.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF kEPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY APRIL l,
1he bill froR The Senate apportiolIIuo the
representation in the next Congress. from the
states Of Massachusetts aud Maine. was re
| ported by MIR Holmes, from select Committee.
withont amendment, ordered 10 be read a
| ell and returned 10 the Senate
Mr. Randolph TO make a motion which
was not more, lie said. the result OF duty Than
OF inclination. 1--we cannot, said SIR. Il. com.
ply WIN dii me inJnhcuons of duiy Incumbent
| upon us 1t this time, let us approximate a.
nearly 10 1t aswe can and, It we cannot
make ourselves uDspOtted before the world
we may at least visit the fatheriess and me
widow Mr.. IL therefore Reved 10 postpone
all The orders " the day preceding and lax @
up The Dill tor the relief of The widow and
Children of tie late Oliver Hazard Perry.
On ms motion ,he House divided, and the
vote was; Ayes So, Noes 6lso the motion vas
Degatived.
On motion of Mr.. Cockc,-and after some
remarks explanatory of his object, which was
chiefly toasceltain il contracts had been made
TOT The sake OF iavorit's,-it was
fesotred, That the Secretary Of War he in
structed TO lay before this II oi,,e COME, nf ali
contracts made and entered into bv the Com
in'sSaiy General for supplying provisions for
the army of The Uniod States since the esIab-
.iNhf'ehi OF 'hat departments also all PROPOSE.
lions ihade, and which were not Withdrawn
Tor supplying the same, specifying particuiarlI
10 winch Contract tie several propositions
apply.
The engrosSed bill 10 amend the Revolution
AIRY fcHSlon Law, was read the third time and
the question stated on its passage
Mr.. dddms, Mr. Strong. of \. Y. aud Mr.
gross OF ~. \. respectively, submitted their
reasons al large against this bill
MI. Bdr6OHr proposed to re-cOmmit the hin
statsd below.
MIR. AdamS moved TO postpone the bill indie
iinl,eiy, Dn, afterwards varied his motion 10
postpone ii 10 the nSXt session of Couuress
On this motion de bate of much animation
ana oil TWO or three hours, duration, took Mace
ne motion was sustained far various reasons
but chiefly that the bill wasnot snch a modIfica-
,.on OF 'ne EXISTING act as was Acceptable
TO them, by Messrs. MoSeiy, AduDls. PinduE
CinS.tt, Taylor, and Hirdin-the Tvs Iasl ram
ca gentlemen being averse 10 tue repeal OF The
aC' at al; me motion TO postpone was Oppos.
e, ny messIs anderson, BWDoar, Culpepper.
OteTHTeet, RheG, BiOOHfeid and jVarfpLd
Inc motion 10 postpone the dill was finayit
ncgmired. yea, is.
The a,nennmc0t desired by Mr.. Barbopr
was adopted by the The House, by reuera!
consent, aud obViated the necessiiy nj re,.,,,
lnittih% u aud WAS, TO insert IL provision thai
~ lhoSr cases where any person who had re-
iihlniShed pension as many invalid peusion.
ers nave 10 take The benefit of the act of
MARCH Is, 1878, shout he excluded from ia
Dement, by the operation OF TIL, bill the said
person shall be forthwith restored 10 the prn-
Sioi iiSt from which h. had been transferred.
Inc Dillw then passed yeas 80
Tue bill was ordered 10 besent 20 The Senate
TOT concurrence; aud the House adjourned.
MONDAY APRu3
Mr.. CampJN lrom a select committee do
livered III the following report.
Inc committee appointed to euouire inio
Ithe expectancy OF providing by law for me
oCdtI"h OF warrants wh CHI issued 10 the OIL
GERS ahd Soldiers OF the Virginia line on con-
tineniai establishment, and Tor tiIe emapstinn
patents ia cases where loentiOus have hen
made, report, that having been assured that
Co. Anderson will be recognized by the Trca-
SSImI! .Depait ment a. principal Surveyor Of the
virginia Military District without tie istrr.
pos non OF Congress, they ask TO be dlscllar.
geo liom the fnrtlIeT confederation OF the sub.
JeCt, me report was cOlcurred IA
hl' FHdm, OF Virginia. offered for cousid.
efalIOn The following resolution, in supnort nj
which he made some remarks. referrinr 10 tLe
cnfrent report that AN act OF the descJiut,on
therein referred to had recently passed M.
legislature of Pennsylvania.
heS2fred, That the Secretary of the Treasu-
~ pe Instructed TO procure and transmit TO
thlS Rouse, as sooD as practicable, a COPY of
| sucl late act or acts OF the Penp>yl, I o
glsidlnTe asprohfbit OF restrain Tie Justices
aiutimei or other magistrates or officers of
thdt state from interpreting in the apprehnn-
SiOb or surrender OF fugitive slaves Tor from
carrying into effect the act OF Congress cutI.
utu a" act respecting fngilives from iusitce
| and persons escaping from the service of Their
'".s''' = Pdootu on tue iZlh OF Fsb. l7Y3.
Mt. Hdctay, OF PenusNlvania. suggested
| thdi, " ih' object OF the muiion was 0nlv To-
OBTAIN copy 81 tBe act, Tie latter clause of
! Tue resolve was unnecessary and he wished
| 10 see IL expumged because hc did not tnink
! thdi any act had passed The Legislature, pro.
! hlbiiing tie state officers from Carving iuto
! effect tile act OF Congress
| 10 0bViaie This objection, Mr.. PindaH con-
! scented to modify his m9tion so as to omit The
! clause within brackets, al the close of tie
| above resolve.
The esOlve was then amended, on motion.
! by adding TO the end of the resolution the
! wstds following: " PrOUided, ann such act or
acts shall hqUe 6eeH pdssed. i"
Mr.. >, Moore then moved TO lay the reseJu.
| ton om the table which motion was opposed
| by Nlr SrOthcr, and il was negatiYea' and
lie resolution waS agreed to,
lie House then resolved itself into a com
| mittee Of the Whole, Mr.. Taylor, OF New YORK
| ~ The chair, on the State OF the Union; aud
| ne committee proceeded TO the cOnsidera-
| uon OF the following resolutions, which were
some daysago submitted by Nj. Ciay:
! j. Rcsoirea, That the Constitution of the
| united States vests IN Congress the power "a
dispose OF tie territory belonging - them
ahd ihat no treaty purporling TO ALLEVIATE any
! p0ftion thereof, IS valid without TIE CONCUR.
! ience VI COasTess.