Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-20

nl.tee GA Military Affairs, and ordered 10 be
printed for the use ofthr Srnat,
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr..
Lloyd, OF massachusetts. requesting the Pres
idrnt of the United States " 10 cause To be
communicated tu the Senate so much of the
correspondence of the Minister of the United
STATES at The CURT of LiShun, with the Gov
trnnrnt of Portugal, as las reference to the
comm 'rcial relations between The TWO coun-
tries together with such uthpr information
connected Herewith, may br in possession
oi the government and which, in his upinion,
may, wiih"nt injury 10 the public interest, b..
made known = was read for consider ation.-
Ater an explanation, by the mover uf the re-
solution, nf The motives which led To IFS intro
ducti"n, with a brief history of the trade he
tween the United States and Portugal, and a
de' clopement of the effect of different tariffs
upon Ii, lie resolution was agreed to by the
Srrale.
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr..
Macon, fixing the fourth day of May next.
lnr HE termination of the present session Of
C"ngr"ss, was taken up Tor considerations
onme remarks on the sub lrct WE'RE made. by
hl-Ns's. Macon, Fmdlay, Barbour, Noble, and
Rnsgl"s. Mr.. Noble moved tina, the iesolu-
Zion he ordered TO lie on the table This
Question was determined in the negative, by
Iras AID Nays, as follows:
III,
D'cirrson, Edwards FndIay. Kelly, King, of
Ala Knight, Lnw,ie, McIlvans, Noble, Rug
giles, Seymour Talbot, Thomas-lG.
NAfS.-Alrssrs. Barbour Branch, Chand-
her, Clayton, Eaton, Elliott, Hayne, Holmes,
of dainr. Jarison, J. S. Johnston, of Lou
hng' of T., Lanman, Lloyd, of Md. Lloyd,
q, Mass Macon, Mills, Palmer, PARROT. Smith,
Taylor nf Ind, Taylor, Of Va, Van Buren,,
Ware, Wdliams-24.
MIR R,i, p.e then ,,oy,l ,h,, ,k., Eat
consideration of the resolution be postponed
-oii Monday next. Upon this moti,~i consi-
otrah,e debate arose, in which Messrs. Rug
Sl"s, Talbot, Smith, Hulmrs, Of Maine Dick
ers"n, MaroN, and Findlay, took part The
motion for postponement till Monday pre-
vailed.
MIR. Van Buren,, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported bill in further addition
To the act, entitled 'An act 10 establish an IL
interim system of naturalization, and TO repeal
an act heretofore passed On that subject +"
TN motion of MIR. Barton, who had voted
IN the affirmative of the question Yesterday,
the vote by which the Senate refused a third
reading To the hill Z" for the relief of Hez, kiah
Langley and Benjamin NJ Brii" was recon
sdered. The question again recurring, on
passing The bill 10 third reading. the bill was
supported by Messrs. Lloyd, of Md, Eaton,
Talbot, Barbour, Noble, and Smith, and oppos-
eddy Messrs. Chandler, Lowrie, Taylor, of Vir-
g'nil, Find'ay, and Macon. This bill provide.
payment for certain fixtures in the Circuit
Court Room, in the city of w Washington, which
We're made over and above the expenditure
OF the amount appropriated, at the last ses
sion, for the preparation of this Court Room.
II was contended, on the one hand that these
hXtures were absolutely necessary for the ac-
commndali0n of the Court, and that the per
sons who made them ought certainly to he
paid. On the other hand, il was remarked.
that, although il was hard case that these
persons should lose the pay for their work. vet
Congress should always express its decided
dlsarprobaton of any expenditures over the
amount actually appropriated by law.
Inc question was put, upon passing the bin
70 thlId reading, and decided in the aifirma-
tive-Yras 90, nays IL So the bill passed TO
be read the third time.