Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-20

Dyke, tayne, Mills Benton, and Berrien.
The Senate then spent time in the cons;-
Iteration OF Executive business; after which
The Senate adjourned.
THURpAY, December. 10, 1925.
IN SENATE.
The following petitions were presented, and Sc
verally referred.
BY Mr.. Smith, the memorial of certain mer-
chants OF Baltimore, praying further compensa-
ton Tor injuries sustained by sinking several YES
sells Tor the defence OF that place during the late
BY Mr.. Ruggles, the petition of William Rena-
son, soldier who had ed at several periods Of
the Revolutionary war, blt not long enough nj
any one pehod 10 entitle him to pension under the
law: he Is now blind, and prays Congress TO grant
him small OF money TO purchace a quarter
section of land.
BY Mr.. Mills, the memorial of E. Oliver and
others, stating that they released their claims 10
certain fazoo) lands, in conformity TO the provi-
sons oil the act " providing for the indemniticaton
OF certain claimants of public lands but Tor which
no allowance was made III consequence OF erTone-
Gus information having been giving To the Commits
sioners appointed under the said act of the law 81
the State of Georgia, under which they claimed,
and praying that the indemnity to which they al
entitled, In consideration OF such release, may he
made, or that the lands released may be resto ed
by Mr.. BENTON, the petition of John Smith,
and others, who became security for captain Kings
! ley, a District Paymssler in the Army ofths Uui
ted States: some delipquencies occurred in settling
| The accounts. under circumstances which induced
| belief that the Legislature of The United State
would release The securities.
by Mr.. aayne; the petition OF sundry inhabi
tan,s OF Abbevile and Edgefield, in S. G. praying
the establishment OF post route
MIR. NAME submitted the following resolution
Tor consideration:
ResOiryH That ~, much cf ,bo Afas
sage as relates TO the erection of Monument TO
commemorate the great events of the military and
political LIE OF General Washington, be referred to
Select Committee, and that the said committee
have leave 10 report by bill or otherwise.
Ahe bill - making an appropriation Tor the COM
pensation OF the members and officers OF Congress-
was reported by MIR. Smith, from the COMMITTEE o.
Finance, with amendment. The bill was then
considered, as In CGniuIttee of the w hole and h,
! amendmen, agreed TO; and the bill was ordered 10
| third reading to-day. 1t subsequently read
third time, passed, and returned TO the House OF
! Representatives.
lhe Senate then proceeded to consider he reso-
| ihilon submitted yesterday by MIR. johnston oil
louisiana, on the subject of The Judiciary. Mr.
is remarks hereafter
| The resolution as agreed to.
| The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr.. Ben
on calling Tor information in regard 10 the leases
oil lead mines, Sc was taken up and agreed TO.
The Senaie then proceeded TO consider the fol-
lowing resolution, submitted yesterday by Nil.
| oentol:
ReS0lued, That Select Committee be appoint-
ed, with instructions inquire into the expectancy
oil amending the Constitution of the United States
so as TO provide for the election of President and
fice President, by direct vote oil the people, la
! districts
| Mr. HAYNE was IejOced TO see that the gen.
ueman rom Missouri had thus early called the at
| N he soma
! lie thought he had not made the inquiry sufficient
iy extensive; lie had confined il me- TO the mode
Of e.ec'ion, but MI. d. thought an attemp ough
% nc maze s ssesfe HE n sf ies OF pres
! the House OF Representatives.; and he therefor,
| moved TO amend The resolution, by adding the fol
! lowing:
- And that the committee be further instructed
10 inquire into the expediency OF so amending In,
Constitution, as to secure the election ei President
| and Vice President OF the Unned States, witno ;.
the Intervention of the Senate or House OF Repr.-
| senIatiyes."
| MI. MACON said, that il would be wise, in
| DOPING resolution of this kind. TO give the com
ttee al the Latitude tina could be given that the,
might examine the subject in every particular, ,nd
| make the inquiry as broad possible. He had no,
nc said, so much faith ia elections as lie forme,
ned, aid should like 10 the experiment made
OF correcting what detective If it was possib,e
| % do IL.
hr. DICKERsoN said ii was highly desirable
that tie President and Vice Presiicnt should be
iec'ed without the nterposilion oisthe Senate q,
| House OF Representatives; but it vas a questio,
with hui, wHe her il could be completely etfeci q,
iie did not think the Cons tuition could be SO
'nended as TO prevent, al some ume or other a.o
'hdeT some unforeseen co ;Ingency, line elec,io
coming TO the House OF RepreSenia,i -es If an,
mode had been devised, il hid 40 ct bee spn,v
TO them Ii was hardly correct, that the members
should commit themselves this point, tius earl,
o. preliminary propositions, aud lie should ,lerc-
fore vote against lie resolution.
hr. ifayne said The proposition merely pro
posed an inquiry. The gentleman allowed il VA,
| expedent that il should he done and by yotnn for
| the inquiry he would not in any way C. mint him
self. The only object for the comint ee 10 a.
| certain whether the propositions contained la Tie
t. branches OF The re-oution could tie carried no
effect. This wnat had been done in Cynu,e..
tie asf session. proposition was submitted sim
| IiT to that now submitted by the gentleman from
iIssour, but IN positive shape, not Tor an maui
! ~. 1t was referred 20 a Commute; and variety
OF propositions that m.de on tie same subiec
ere referred to the same committee; and If the
gentleman from Ne Jersey should wish To submit
any proposition himself, lie should be perfectly ,y.
ins II should accompany this resolution 10 one com
niue.
MIR. Benton said, as one taking deem in,eres,
in this subject, he should be glad that any gentle.
man in THE Ho .se, who had turned his attention 10
tue subject, aud o1id suggest any mode that pro-
m'sed 20 he benencii, would submit his resolution
winch should be eierred, TO the same committee
with Dhe resolution lie had submitted WhMeye-
committee might be charged wiih III subject, h,
should ieel obliged to any gentleman that youid
Contribute any thing that would tend to turn The
attention oil the Committee to II. He wished tie
prnp La t..,Is a., l.4.e