Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-03
TUESDAY, DECEM8ER 80, 1928.
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The resolution offered by Mr. F. ton. some
days since, providing fur he birnnml cleo
ton of the officers of the Senate, was again
taken M, modified by the mover, and post
pened till TO morrow.
The resolution submitted Yesterday by MIR.
dayne, instructing an inquiry into ihe rxpe-
diency Of establishing Navy Yard at Char
lesion, ). Z. for the building aud repairing of
s!oops ut war, and other 'ess"is Of an inferior
class, was again read, and agreed to-
The resolution offered Yesterday nv Mr..
King, of Alabama, proposing an inquiry con
corning the expectancy Of granting pre-
emPtIon to- one qaariur section of land each
10 several counties in the state of Alabama,
tor the location Of their respective sites of
Justice, was again read, and agreed 10.
The bill to revive and continue in force
certain acts relating to Discriminating duties
on imports and tonnage, was taken up, as in
Committee Of tn Whole. Some discussion
took place in regard 10 Che details Of the Hill
M which Mrssrs. Macon, HOmts 8, If Maine.
Smith. BcntnD, Barbour, Lloyd, of Massachu-
setts, Brown and Hayur, participated The
hi as submitted by the Committee of
Finance, was reported tn the Senate without
amendment, and passed To- be engrossed and
read ihlrd iimc. BY general consent, the
bill afterwards had its third reading, was
passed, and sent to HE House of Represents
ti'es for concurrence.
The bill for the relief Of T'homas w. Bacot.
the Postmaster at Chaflesfon, s. G.. was
n up in Committee of the whole. Mr..
Hay DC stated that the object of tlie bill was
merely To refund to the Postmaster the sum
81 $500, which he had paid as Il reward for the
arrest OF mail fobbrr, aud which he could
not receive from Oh proper department be-
cause the expenditure did not come within
the strict letter of hls instructions. This Bill
passed the Senate, AZ the last session, but vas
not acted upon in The House III had now
passed that body, ind Mr. Il trusted, womd
meet with no opposition in the Srnaie The
bill was then reported To- the Senate without
cndmrnt, and pissed to third reading.
Nr. Elliott offered tie following rysohi-
iion, which was read, and laid over for cOnoi-
drration
Rsoired, That tie Preston, n ,h. r. ,sJ s,,,e.
De relnes'd 10 cause an application ~ be u,.le p
the Blrsb government, ,hrIurh our ,,inisfet i f,.
Cnrri i1r correct Use 0f we tnBrs 7isrcit ,,.
Us nay hA'c been = I'D, with SIC sums rroei,rt %,
each, for i4pds held by .hcm IN e Fiorjis i,a.
90 il;e treaty Of 1893 and Of which det .ere dc.
priged he transfer at that te fritoy TO Sp,i b.,
virtue o. lie sHid Convention
The SENATE then adjourned 800 i2 O'Clock
Tomorrow.
HOUSE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MIR. Webster, from the COMMITTEE on Tho
Judiciary, sho were instructed To inquire in,o
tie expectancy Of establishing an Uniform
- stem oI Bankruptcy, reported that It's not
expedfcnt TO establish such syslem.
VI Webster observed, that the committee
bad thought II proper 10 make an early com.
jn"ncatiOn OF their opinion on this important
subject 10 ihe House H. this opinion. great
maturity If ,hr committee coDcurrred indeed
IT, ne'ieyed lac was tte only mcmb'r who had