Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-29

ling OF what State such productions are the
',-o,yth and manufacture, and to what State ex-
ported. e,,
onnointed the message of the President in rela-
,nn to an assault on the person OF his Private Sc
cretary, obtained leave to sit during the session of
the House.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell of Tenn. the Orders
of the day ere postponed, in order tosake up the
bill from the Senate for the relief of Richard Tay-
lor and the House resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole on that subject. Mr.. Strong of New
York in the Chair.
Finally the bill was reported 10 the House, or
dered third reading by vote OF 1873 TO 81; and
Immediately afterwards read third time pass
ed and returned 10 the Senate.
The Speaker laid before the House q letter from
the Postmaster General transmitting list of the
contracts made by his Department during the last
wear: read and laid OIL the table.
The House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 25-The Senate yester-
day had under consideration the resolution which
passed the House OF Representatives the day be-
fore, to appoint joint Committee to tx upon day
Tor tie adjournment OF Congress, but did not come
TO any decision upon it. They are of opinion in
all probability, that, with somethin like four nun
dred bills upon the table of the House of Repre-
sentatives, about hundred of which have already
passed the Senate, 1t is altogether too TO tie
UP the two Houses by any vote fixing day for
adjournment, which, once fixed, could hot be al
tered without the consent of both Houses.
Nat. Int
The House of Representatives Yesterday passed
resolution TO instruct its military committee to
bring in bill 10 abolish the Office of Major Gene
fal OF the Army THE United States, now vacant
by the death of Gen. Brown This vote, we pre-
sumo, is founded upon the belief that the Office in
reference to our present Military Establishment
Is supertiuOus. ltis generally understood howe
yer, that, after the rejection of a similar PROPOSE
ton by the Senate, the President nominated Bre-
Vet Major General Alex. Maconb to fill the va
cancy that this nomination is still before the Sc
nate and that some of the friends of other candi-
dates for the Office have been dspeased at this Sc
lection. Ii is probable then, that this feeling of
dissatisfaction at the nomination, rather of sym
pathy tor esteemed friends, whom different mem
bers desired to see preferred, had influence up
on the vote OF yesterday such degree as to pre-
ponderate the scale in favor of the motion. If This
vote have no other result, it Will probably prevent
the Senate's acting upon the nomination until the
question raised in the other House shall have been
finally determined there. 70.
The Committee appointed by the House to in
quire into the particulars of the recent outrage in
The Capitol, yesterday obtained permission to sit
during the sessions of the House: from this fact,
and the accompanying statement of Mr.. Barbour,
that there is much testimony to be taken, we have
a right TO presume that the Committee have deter
mined, with view, perhaps, to prevent waste
OF time and an unnecessary excitement in the
House, TO so into the whole OF the circumstances,
and make detailed report, which may be received
as the foundation OF any legislation which the
House may choose TO adopt on the subject without
rendering necessary TO receive any evidence.
We presume that the report will be made early in
the next week Nat. Journal, .4DriL 26.