Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-26


liepositing the same.
On motion OF Mr.. Smith, il was ordered, that tn
secretary inform the House Of Representatives tina
he Senate, having finished the legislative business
eiore them, are about TO adjourn.
HE Senate concurred in the joint resolution tC
'ait on the President of the United States with tn,
attenuation, that the two Houses, having con-
uded their legislative business, were about to adj
ourn; and Messrs. Smith and Lloyd were ap
onted the Committee on the part Of the Senate
DON after,
MIR. Smith reported, from the Joint Committee
hat they had waited on the President of the United
Gates, who informed them that he had no further
communication to make.
The President of the Senate pro tempore, made
short address, wishing the members Of the Senate
sale return home, that they might find their
antilles well, and that their days might be many.
And then, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Floyd presented resolution for suspending
he 18th rule, SO as to allow the House TO act to-
~ on all such bills from the Senate as have passed
rough committee of the whole. He dwelt with
uch emphasis and truth on the hardship and even
uelty OF sending home, thousand miles into the
terror, with claims unsatisfied, persons who had
en- attending here the whole session, to whose
inns there was not, any where, the slightest OBJ
cton.
The House agreed to consider the resolution, 81
4S, and after amodiiicstion by MIR. Scott, which
estilcts the resolution to two particular bills,
which see below it was agreed to, and was sub
frequently concurred in by the Senate.
The Speaker proceeding to sign the enrolled
oil, making appropriations for completing the
Public Buildings" (Which could not be signed on
Saturday night for want of quorum) -
Mf.@ Whpple, OF New Hampshire, expressed
ms wish that some measure should be taken as
certain whether there was constitutional quorum
! resent.
The Speaker There is a quorum present.
The Speaker then signed the bill.
MIR. Livingston, from the select committee, to
ktvhom was referred so much of the message of the
president relates to the organization of the Ex-
scuIve Departments, made report, accompa-
E'uied by bill proposing certain relative
| hereto.
Mr.. Mercer, from the Select Committee on the
suppression of the Slave Trade, made report
accompanied by the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on the Sup
preston of the Slave Trade be discharged from the
further consideration of the several documents
feierred to them in relation to the slave vessels
Mariana, Louisa, and Constitution, and that they
oe referred to the President OF the United States
On this resolution, brief debate arose. Mr.
Forsyth objected 10 the latter clause, which refers
he subject to the President. He thought there
could be no facts in this report which were no, OBJ
! tanned through some one OF the Departments; and
II so, the President could obtain them well from
the Departments, as by having this report referred
90 him.
Mr.. Mercer explained Many Of the facts dis
closed In the report not yet in the possession
oil the Departments He assured, il the Trea-
lsury Department was apprised of them all, the
! Smainlng moiety OF the money which yet remain
"a unpaid in the Treasury, would be retained there
and saved to the United States. The Treasury
will be guarded by this knowledge from any unad-
vised proceedings. The question resolves itself
simply into this-Shall the documents referred to
in this report be distributed among the several De-
: partments, and the President left to collect them
from thence, or shall they be collectively to
the P-esident at once?
Mr. Forsyth said, if the facts were already in
his hands, through his several Secretaries, WHY
should they be sent back TO him? He moved TO
amend the resolution by striking out the latter
clause
i Mr. Mercer rejoine1, and opposed the motion.
stating that member from Alabama who had fur
nished part of the evidence in possession OF the
select committee, had abandoned the cause of VIM
IL Robinson since he had seen the additional tes-
timony obtained by them.
Mr.. Cooke supported this view of the subject ;
and the question being taken the amendment, it
, was negaved. The res luton in the report was
then adopted, ayes So, and the report ordered to
be print ed.
!, Mr. Badger laid on the table the following:
ResoIred, That il viewed with extreme regret
by this House that any member should think him
self justified in leaving Congress for home without
'Aleave OF absence, previous adjournment without
day, which practice results in great detriment to
the public business.
ResotUcd, also, That, for the future, the Ser
Scant-at Arms shall not finally settle, with refer
eHce to the last day of the session, the account
OF any member of this House for his paw, until
after the adjournment of Congress without day.
Resoioed, further, That each and every mem
Der for the present Congress, who departed from
this House for home before adjournment, and
without leave OF absence, ought to refund any pay
received by them from the time of absence TO the
final adjournment.
The House refused TO consider the resolutions.
MIR. Forsyth, of Georgia, offered the following:
ResotDed, That the evidence with the petition
OF Gabriel Perpal, and that with the petition of
Gilbert e. Russell, so far as the same NAV impIj-
cate any officer OF the General Government be
referred 10 the Secretary of War, and that he be
directed to inquire into the charges against those
officers, disclosed by oh evidence, and report
the result to Congress at the next session
On this resolution a conversation arose between
Messrs. Johnson, of Kentucky, Mercer, Nit
chell, OF Tennessee, Hines, Cook, Mccoy, and
Whipple, who moved TO lay the resolution on the
table.
The motion was negatived
The.resolution was then agreed 10.
Mr. Mercer offered The following:
Rcsotred, That six hundred copies OF the ex-
pected report ofthe Board of Engineers to the Pre-
sident of the United States, respecting the Chesa
peske and Ohio Canal, along with the maps ac-
companying the same, and an analysis of the es-
timaed cost of the said canal, be printed under the
direction Of the Secretary of War, and that the
Clerk be instructed TO forw. ID one copy thereof
10 each member Of the present Congress, and