Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-28
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WASHINGTON May s5.-There is Il RAJ. s
Congress, applicable To b,th Hons.S, wh,r,,
declares, that " N" bill that shall. rs,r passed
"ne house, shall be sent for concurrence. L.
the other, IN either of che three last DAVIS of
the session." The day for adiourn,nen, for
the present session beng fixed for Thursday
the eth, yesterday was, of course, the last on
which bills could be passed in the House in
wh,ch tb'y originated. Every bin, therefore,
IN either House, not yet acted upon, is beyond
the power OF Congress for the present session.
Among the subjects thus postponed to the
next session, or virtually rejected. are MANY
OF considerable Importance, which il has nat
been the pleasure of Congress To act upon
me attentive reader, recoIleciing what has
heretofore been finally acted upon in either
House, and hooking at the business which was
transacted yesterday, will be able at once To
ascertain the fate of any measure in which he
may lake an interest. Among tn. bills and
propositions thus laid over, the following may
deserve particular enumeration:
The hill 30 reduce into the several act,
ann regulating The Post Office Department;
The report on the claim vi the OF Caron de beau.
m,rchais;
The bill further to amend the Judicial System of IN.
United Siates
The bill for the preservation and r-pnr Of the Cunber
land Read aud the hill TOR the Of that Rad
The bill TO recognize and x Naval VI
the United States;
u ne Dill laying duties on Sales at Auction:
The DILL To allow Drawback on the Expectation N
Coringe manufactured from Foreign ien,p;
o 70 establish Territorial Government for the
Al .nr amendments proposed at the Session of
congress- 10 tue Constitution Of the United States.
This day and Tomorrow will be devoted to
acting IN each H"sse, on the remainder of
such bills as have already passed the other.
At an honr too late, yesterday, to enable us
to obtain the PARTICULARS for to-day, the iniunc-
tion OF secrecy WAS removed in the Senate,
from so much of the Executive Proceedings
as relates To the Treaty lately concluded at
London. between Mr. Rush and Mr.. s. Can
ming, Representatives ofthe United States and
Great Britain, having flr its object co-opera-
ton OF measures for the further Suppression
ut the Slave Trade. In our next. we shalt
publish me particulars, as far as ~e can obtain
mem: For the present. we eau only say. that
me Treaty met with very serious opposition
IN the Senate that it was finally ratified nv
that body. hya barely constitutional mai"rity,
after receiving several notifications. the most
essential of which limits ito duration Ia the
pleasure ut the parties, making il an eXperi-
mental measure, rather than permanent law
ioi the government Of the two nations 10
My g.
The reader will discover, by the Proceed
Ings OF yesterday, that the select COMMITTEES
was referred the Memorial OF Mr. Edwards.
late Senator from Illinois, impeachimg the ad-
m'nistIati0n OF the Fiscal Concerns of ,h,
Government, has made Report, entirely ex-
GENERATING the Treasury Department from the
cnarges preferred against it. The II. port is
sufficiently conclusive. though, from regard
to the dignity Of the House, il probably does
not bfstow, upon charges which il declares
to be unfounded, the decided Reproduction
wh'ch they merit. Considering the charac-
ter oi the Committee, however, and the una
nlm'ty efiheirreport, it must have decisive
escc,. nm
The Convention was ratified by the Senate.
with certain conditions. one OF which limited
he duration "f the Treaty to the pleasure of
lie parties, and another limited the right of
search To the African Seas. Or these roudi-
lions, thr grounds Of objection Ia tn. Treaty..
and the votes upon it, if not presenlrd To the
Public in an official form we shall hereafter
present further account 10 our readers. ID.
VOICE OF PENNSYLVANIA
The effect produced nv HE publication of
this Louvre correspondence Is exacilv hat
might have heen anticipated. Thousands who
were Mailing between two opinions are now
decided They will oppose Gen.rsl Jackson.
Editors OF newspapers, the heraids uf the
opinions of their patrons as veil rs of u Noisy
world, express their doubts those who we're
warm IN his favor have turned their backs up
on nm and those who fell in, because they
thousht the Democratic party pledged, feel :
themselves at perfect liberty freely 10 comment
on the opinions of the General, and enquire
is 1t right or proper that such man should be
their candidate and receive their support Pr
Men who went from meeting TO meeting and
spoke at every meeting in favor Of General
jackson, do not feel at liberty any longer TO
support him. Men whose pens and whose
tongues were constantly in motion, and whose
feet were never idle in his service, now go from
place to place, and confess that oonscientiously
they cannot, nor will not support Gen. jack
son. ii is full time for the friends of Princi-
pile TO rally and act. Ii is time that Public
Opinion should embody itself and dssipate
the beliefthat General Jackson will surely get
the vote of Pennsylvania. Phil. Press.
President oftbe Canal CONFERENCE.-The
appointment OfStephrn Van Rensselaer,. ESQ.
as President of the Canal Commissioners. is
considered and RECEIVED as a iudicinus step a.
mong those who are, IN fact, The fresds To
the Canal, and not the iDfluesce which NAV
grow out of it.. The services of Mr.. Van
Rensselaer,, rendered graiuiously, as all his
services are IN arts or science, agriculture, and
Internal improvements will be found of great
'racuca' utility. Having Interior views
'eyond The successful complexion Of the pro-
ecu, ,he work will now progress with zeal
nd Industry, and the most perfect harmony
vii! subsist in the board. f.Vk. Abr.
The editor Of the American has issued his
oval orders for . Convention to nominate
Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The
Royal Diadem party were hot for a call Of
he Legislature, but old Nestor has written
protest against il. An extract from his letter