Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-02

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to be confined to the same class of soldiers. A !
OIL had been introduced in the other House which
provided Tor the class oil men pointed out by the
amendment OF the gentleman from Maine
Mr.. Berrien made few remerks in support OF
Mr. moodbury's motion; urged the claim OF the !
officers and soldiers included in the original BILL
as founded on a contract which the Government
was bound TO fulfil,
Mr.. Chambers stated the grounds ON which he
should vote for the proposition TO amend.
MIR. Chandler replied to some remarks of Mr..
Chambers-and after few observations from MIR.
Harrison, the question taken, and decided in
the affirmative, by the following vote:-yeas %,
Nays II.
MIR. Cobb offered TO amend the bill, by an addi-
uonal section. providing for the payment of a sum
equal 10 four years full pay OF a Captain to tho
representatives of each of the deceased officers
The motion was briefly explained by Mr.. c., and
alter having been opposed by Messrs. Woodbury.,
Chandler, and Berricn, and supported by Mr..
Smith oil South Carolina, the yeas and nays being
ordered, on motion of Mr.. Cobb, the question was
taken, and decided in the negative, By the follow
ing vote:-Yeas 10, Nays 30.
Mr.. Cobb then moved TO amend the bill, by the
Insertion oil section providing for the payment
OF sum not exceeding four years full pay of
captain TO tho legal representatives OF such of the
der the resolution of 1854, as have died since the
year 1910.
This motion was briefly supported by Messrs
Cobb and Berrien, and opposed by MIR. Woodbury.,
"hSH uiS Hht5lOn DctNH taken DS yeas ana nays,
1t was negaiived, by the following vote:-Yeas 10,
Nays so.
/ The question then occurred on striking out the
original bill, and inserting the substitute agreed =,
in Committee of the Whole, as amended.
Mr. Chandler moved the division of the question
which, having been agreed to- the motion to strike
! out was agreed 10; and inserting, the yeas ana
nays being ordered, motion of Mr.. Chandler,
was decided in the affirmative, by the following
yote:-Yeas Is, Nays IL.
! The question bainc- than mt and
the yeas and nays, demanded by Mr.. Cobb, hav
ing been ordered, the bill was ordered TO be en-
crossed Tor third reading, by the following vote:
eas so, Nays IL.
| On motion of Mr.. Macon, the Senate went into
Executive business, and, after half an hour
ployed, the doors were opened;
/ And the Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| Mr. Johnson presented petition from the mer-
chants aud traders Of the city of New York, sign
! ed by nearly two thousand persons They state,
In their petition, that the auction system now
conducted is runous TO the regular merchant, and
wall, II Congress do not interpose, transfer the
whole trade OF the city into the hands Of foreigners
| -two-thirds of the importing business is now mo-
hopoiized by them, and transacted through the
hands OF Auctioneers, who agents for foreign
merchants The petition was ordered to lay upon
the table. and be printed.
| PUBLIC DEBT.
| MIR. McDuffic, from the Committee of WAYS
and Means, reported bill TO hasten the extinguish-
nent of the Public Debt, which was twice read,
and committed.
The said bill is as follows:
BILL TO hasten the extinction of the Public
Debt.
4" Be at enacted, SC. That, whenever there shall
be, at any time after adjournment OF Congress-
an any year, surplus of money in the Treasury,
aboVe the sums appropriated for the service of such
year, notincluding the unexpended BALANCES of APP
! preparations for previous wears the payment of
which, 10 the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund,
Will yet leave in the Treasury, at the end of the
year, Balance equal to two millions OF dollars to
meet the aforesaid unexpcnded balances, then
such surplus may, in the discretion of the Secre-
tSry Of the Treasury, be carried to the Sinking
Fund, sHd applied TO the payment OF the public
debt at such times and in such manner the sit
uation OF the Treasury will best permit"
MT Van Rensselaer,, from the Committee on
Agriculture, reported the following resolution;
which was read, and agreed to by the House.
ResS4SSe, That SIX thousand additional copies Of
the manual on SILK, by the Count Van Hazzi, be
printed.
AFFAIRS WITH BRAZIL.
Mr.. Coulter moved the following resolution
which was read, and laid on the table:
ResoiOed, That the President be requested to
communicate to this House, (unless, in his opinion
the exigences oC the Government shall require
the same TO be kept secretly copy OF the CORES
pondence between our late Charge deS .46dircs
at the court OF Brazil, and the Brazilian Govern
ment, in relation to the alleged blockade by the
/ the coast OF the Buenos Ayrean Republic, and
copy of the correspondence between the said
Charge des Aiiaires and his own Government on
the same subject And, also, copy OF the cor
respondence between our said Charge DIES Aflires
and the Government of Brazil, in relation to the
| imprisonment of American citizens by the said
! Government. And, copy of any correspondence
now on hie in relation to the said Charge des AZ
laiTes, demanding his passports from the said Co
IVernment; and the cause thereof except so far as
the same may have been heretofore communion
4. ted
And also, that the President be requested TO COM
municate TO this House, any information that NAV
have been recently received by the Government
concerning paper blockade of the whole coast of
! the Buenos Ayrean Republic, by the Government
OF Brazil, and the consequent embarrassment to
American commerce. And also, 10 communicate
I to this House, what measures have been taken by
this Government since the late Charge des flares
left the Court OF Brazil, to counteryaiI the Illegal
system of blockade, attempted to be enforced, and
to redress the suffering and losses Of American ci,
zens, who were navigating tie ocean under the
protection OF the law of nations and The guardian
care of this Government
The bill from the Senate entitled 50 An act 10
authorize the cancelling of a certain bond therein
mentioned" was read the third time as amended:
Aud the question being put, on the passage of
the BIZ as amended, II was decided in the alfirma.
i've, by yeas and nays, as folows:-Yeas o., Nays
So the bill was passed, and returned to the Sc
nate.
On the reference of the bill from the Senate.
! authorizing Rail Road Companies TO import iron
and machinery duty free, desultory debate. of
considerable length, arose. Three propositions
we're made: first, 70 refer il to a Committee of the
Whole OF the State Of the Union; secondly to the
IN If Nurra anil ~.