Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-27

our committee, temporarily rev okrsl that pow.
Of so Gar as he has exercised il in this partirm
lar instance. He has said, that Ninian Ed
wards shall be Minister to Mexico: we have
said, that he shall not go. n the u. States
have great interests at stake in Mexico, and il
il necessary we should have Minister there
Il is pr oper that we should inform the Presi
dent that the person whom he has appointed
for that purpose we have recalled. IL the
President sent him, and we, i'm the ptenitude Of
| our power, ordered him back, is it not neces-
sary that the President should be informed Of
the fact? II had been suggested, that the
committee has the power to communicate
this Information to the President. My opin-
ion, said Mr.. Z. is that they have not. They
have not the power To communicate directly
with the President on the subject, but they
have the power 10 give Information on the
subject to this House, 6f which they are the
organ, and, the information being so given, the
question now is, whether it be proper to give
il In the Executive. IL the appointment Of
minister was necessary, il continues to be 50.
Tit was necessary month ago, no change of
circumstances having occurred the interest of
the country now equally demands that Mi
mister proceed directly to Mex'co: in which
case it might he necessary for the President,
on receiving this information, to designate
some other person for this station, Sc.
vatons. the import Of which were, that it was
not material whether this information were
given to the Executive by the committee, or
by a vote OF this House-sO that whethersihe
present proposition was agreed to or not, ap-
peared to him to be Of little Importance.
The question was then taken on the report
Of the committee, as above stated, and it was
agreed to, almost without dissenting voice.
Mr.. Floyd then moved that the Clerk of
At: III i
expedite the printing of the Report of the Sc
eretary of the Treasury, upon which the said
communication is founded, and that the said
communication, with its accompanying docu
ments, be printed; which was agreed to.
Mr.. Alexander, of Virginia. submitted the
following, which lies one day:
" Resoirtd, That the President be requested
10 cause I" he laid before this House the pro-
cerdings OF "a court martial lately held AT Nor
folk, for the trial of Lieut.. Beverley Kennon,
Of the United States Navy
The House went into n committee Of the
whole, Mr. Condct in the Chair on the report
of the Committee Of Pensions and Hevolu-
ionary Claims, nnfavorable to the petition of
Richard g. Morris.
Mr. Bassett, of Va. moved 10 reverse the
resolution reported Ivy the committee by strik-
ing out the word not''
The report was read.
Mr.. Taylor, of N. Y. suggested the inerpe-
diency of farther proceeding in the eonsdera-
ton OF this affair.
MIR. Bassett pronounced the whole report
to be deceptive-the case had never been
thoroughly or fairly examined.
Mr.. Taylor explained.
MIR. Bassett resumed-and went AT length
into the Illustration and defence of the claim
OF the petitioner, referring occasionally 10 doc
nments in support of his statements.
MIR. Little, Chairman of the Committee on
Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, spoke in
reply.
Mr.. p. P Barbour and Mr.. Wright advo.a
ted, and Mr.. Whitlesey, Mr.. Little, and Mr..
Mccoy, opposed the amendment and the
question being taken, it was negatived by
large majority.
The Committee then rose and reported their
agreement to the original report
And the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, APRIL 2S, 1894.
Inc resolution yesterday offered by Mr..
Alexander, lin relation TO Lieut. Kennon's
case, Twas taken up and agreed to.
The following Message from the President
oil the United States, by Mr.. Everett, his pri-
vate Secretary, was received, read, and order
ed 10 lie on the table:
To The House Of Representatives.
u IN conformity with a resolution of the House OF
representatives of yesterday, have received copy
Oi iht SomuintPe IN whom was
referred communication from Nnian Edwards,
lately appointed Minister Pienipoe nliary TO Mex
CO. ~ which it is decided that his attendance 10 this
Guy, for The purpose OF being examined by the Com
nintee, on matters contained Ia the said communica-
ton, was requisite. AS soon as was apprized that
such a communication had heen made 10 the House,
anticipating that the attendance of Mr. Edwards
might be desired, for the purpose stated thought IL
proper that he shond he informed thereof and IN
sruc'ed not 10 proceed in his mission, but 10 await
such call as might be made on him. either by the
flOuse, or IT'S Committee. ana. "a
ter was addressed to HIM that effect, by the Sc
cretary of STATE.
23d April, 1924. JAMES MONROE.
The ensrossed bill " to authorize masters Of
vessels In certain cases, 10 clear out at the Gus
tom House either of Richmond or Peters,
burg" was read third time, passed, and sent
to the Senate.