Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-15
MONDAY, MARCH II.

The senate took up the resolutions submit
ted by MIR. HOLMES, of Maine, on Friday hst
requesting the president of the United States
To furnish certain information relative To the
navy. and agreed thereto
The resolution moved by Mr.. JOHNSON, Of
Kentucky, ON Friday, relative to the suppress
SION ofwars amongst the Indian tribes in the
h'nts the United States, was taken up and
agreed 10.
AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION.
Ihe engrossed resolution proposing to the
states so to amend the constitution as To create
an uniform mode (by distrcts) of rrcting
Electors of President and Vice President Of
the United States and Represcntatiy. in Con-
gress, was read third time, and. on the pas
sage OF which, the vote was as follows:
Brown of Ohio, Chandler, DWoll Dickerson Eaton I'd
wards IshmrS of Maine llolme. Miss. Johnson OIL
Sey n'onr souihar stokes Talbot, raylor Tnomss Van
Dye w W'iams of Miss Williams, o rcnnc,sec-29
HafS-Messrs Barbour, Board nav. Finl!av ,;alart
Lowrie, Mi!Is, Peasan Ruggles smi,h Walker wareii
TWO thirds OF the votes being in favor of
the resolution, If passed, and was sent TO the
House OF Representatives for concurrence
The resolution introduced by Mr.. LANMAN
some days ago, authorizing the erection of
tomb stone over the grave of the late Mr.
BuRnIL, formerly Senator from Rhode
Island, was taken up: and being amended to
read az follows:
fesolved, That the expense of erecting
pam monuments, with suitable inscr,piions,
over the graves ofsuch members of the Senate
as are Inferred at the City of Washington. be
pad out of the contingent fmd-provided the
expense of erecting the same shall not. i'm each
case, exceed the sum Of 10 dollars
Ihe resolution was ordered to be encrossed
and read n third time
SOUTH AMERICAN STATES
message was received from the Presi-
dent OF the United States similar 70 tina,
transmitted to the House of Representatives
| or Friday, recommending the formal recor
nliion %! the independence of the late Spanish
COLONIES on this continent, south of the United
STATES and the message was read and refer
ren 10 the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Inc Senate took up the bill from the
ii"usc oil Representatives making appropria-
lions Tor the military service for 1899. and
towards the service of I8sS. which had bre,
referred to the Committee on Finance. and
reported without amendment
NJ MACON moved 10 strike out the cIause
"h'cn aPProprlatcs $4,000 for the purchase OF
wo"ilens for the army for the year 1873
Inc motion was opposed by Mr.. HoLMEs, of
h"ine, and was supported by the mover; and,
on taking the question,
Inc motion was lOst-ayes g. noes &C.
~" other amendment being offered to the
p'ii II was ordered to thirtl reading and on
noiion OF Mr.. LowaIE, il was forthwith read
third time, by general consent, passed. and
returned tn the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Ine Senate then, according in the order O f
tne day, took up the resolution introduced BIZ
inr. BARBOUR on the 18TH of December. pro.
posing an amendment to the Constitution. In
prevent the number of members of the
rouse OF Representatives from exceeding two
Mr.. b. rose and subnitted,,in a speech
wh'ch VIII be given in day or two, his rea-
sons for Introducing this proposition. and for
considering it, in principle, correct and expe-
dIent. He concluded by eypunginS that part
OF inc resolution which posed the number
oil zoo, that the Senate might first vote on the
expectancy of limiting the number at aIl-leay
ing the number blank.
MIR. HOLMES, of Maine, suggested that the
sense of the Senate would perhaps bcs best
ob'aInrd by taking it on motion to postpone
the resolution indefinitely. This course be
ing assented TO by Mr.. Barbour,
me question was taken on postponins the
resolution indefinitely, and decided in the af-
iirmative as follows:
9s chapSc Ds fadeS Ges a'i Hoa., ;+is
T Ly p@G 1 pieas@at L' g. HiSs e a Ss
r1horap Dsn DYKE, Walte' HVes Of 'Dii,sis,iopi VIZ
I'D Barbqrr, Barton Bsntou Elliott Knight
i''Ss's' haeon' PGni:r, Seymour, sOAe Hare.-iI.
Do the resolution was rejected
The Senate next took IN the hill to amend
the charter Of the Bank of the II. States and
after spending some time thereon, the bill was
laid on the table and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENT TiyEs.
Mr.. LowNDEs, from the Select Committee
10 "ho'n was referred the report of the Sc
cre'ary OF State on Weights and Measures
made report, the object of which is to re-
commend the adoption Of the following re-
solves
Resoired, BY he seua,e and House oc Renre,,stg;,,,
~ ne United Stdes Of .4perica in CONGRESS assc,1
bfed, lbat the President of the United States bo
Tslnes'ed w The consent ofhc government OF Great
Britain shall he given ihereo) TO cause 10 he ,rnc
on the rod OF platnn, The yard of the yeor 16O1
when 10 Kept IN The British Exchcuuer ; 10 canse ~
be nude % Patnn pound Of the weight in yacuo or
cue r'ns";h ayoI,dnpois pound and that he also
cause TO be made, Of whnicvcr material ne sLall
"rembesi oriie standards OF those neasuresa vessel
o. me same capacity as the standard Winchester bu-
sno; "nd also vessel Of the capacity as the
sninhid wine gallon of England
Resofred, That The President be rennested IN ra,.e
10 nc hude tor DISH ibuoh among the states and fer
fitGrIrs, and Tor the purpose OF verifying the weights
and measures used therein models NJ ,be varJ' -"
which shall be traced its divisions of fccf
mofels Of The bushe, half bushel quarter bsbel or
peek 1Zd part Ola bushe uuart models nj The r.
S'"V', W 'he VINE quart and pint models Of fle |
ponn, quarter pound, Of the sixteenth ola pound or
ounce, OF The seven tbousandth part Of pound ~
gram, models Of tie penny weight OF iventy-four
grams oihe scruple or 20 grains and Of the aiot,e
cary dram or 60 grains models Of the weight OIL
~ ppunhs Of IS ponnds, Of so pouods and Of 100
pOnnds. btt these models OF weight and measure he
"fmey whh The utmost practical exactness from the
Wflg"ts and measures procured under the authority
o. 'ne foregoing resolution and that the number ia
DC procured OF each shall not exceed -
ne report, together with the resolutions !
were committed TO a committee of fhe Who'll |