Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-11
IN SENATE

IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, March z
Inc bill making appropriations for The sumo.
In ,. Havy' was amended in Committee nf 30, o'
" hole, read third time, and passed - inc
The Military appropriation bin was taken ,,,
on motion oil Mr. Smith of Md. who remartsa' ~.
,ne information required from the Secretar,,' 'a l,
War; could not be obtained this day, il was lay OK
the table. - Is iaid on
The bill authorising the establishment os
Arsenal near Pensacola, IN Florida, was d;sc,,soan
ahd' on ino,ion oil Mr.. King, laid on the table w.
several hours was taken up in discussing the b;,I
Tor the relief of Jonn Smith p, and Wilsnn % y
Hunt, in which Mcssrs Benton S,n;,b 20 On
CaroiI-i, Cobb, Harrison, Eaton. Cb,uben, STu'i
bic, Smith of Maryland, Foot Havne CO, no
Mckinley, and White took part when a. r'. ii'
uon being taken on engrossing the bin !, W d"ss
jeeIed oy vote OF 10 to II; and then, on ro.io,,
of Mr.. Williams, '" motion
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY, March T.
Mr. Williams, from the Committee of C,ai,..
reported n bill for the relief of Rich.r,i fIIs'
and Nimrod Farrow; which was fyv;co - i,,arfls,
committed. icau ann
Mr.. Cambreleng from the Committee of r..
merce, to which was referred the hin fro,,, o ~
oeha.e eh,'iea' An act TO repeal part of The
act entitled, An act supplementary to and . .s
mend an act entitled, An act TO rco,,Ia.o 80, ="
COLLECTION OF duties on imports and TONNAGE VIC
ed "a March, 1893, and for other purposcs J, -
fo'eu tiie same without amendment, and the hin
was then committed to a Committee of tbs WI u,'
House 'e " more
PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr. stewart moved the following resoI,t;s
which was read, and laid on the table, viz:
ResolDed, That the Secretary of H. RI
instructed TO inform this House. 20
lst What average amount win be onn,,s,,,
CURED TO discharge the whole of the national An
IN 1879, when the last portion of i, becomes 70
deemaoie, excepting the three per cents. and the
n fHa > II
I'd. What amount will be so required n rod,...
the whole OF the debt by that time; the three ne
cons. only expected per
Sd. What win be the surplus of the present -,
Propfia,ioh OF ten millions, remaining, annuallv
alter dscharging the whole of the redeen,ati'
debt according to the principle of Calculation 81.
aforementioned. i'sI
4th. What will be the surplus of the oreeart
SINKING fund, remaining in 1885, after discbaroin,
the whole of the national debt, except the -
per cents. 1 'ii'e"
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
The Speaker then announced the orders Of no
day, which, according TO the rules of tho Hor 49,,
consisted OF private bills. (The bill which ,,oiS
have come up, was the bill for the relief of Ricb-
ard w. Meade)
Mr. McDufiie, Chairman of the Committee of
ways and Means, moved to postpone The o,,os
of the day, with view to the consde,,,; =, ~ W
OIL making appropriations for Internal improve.
ment. -''i'''o-
The motion prevailed, and the orders Of the ,,av
having been postponed accordingly,
Mr- McDufhe moved that the House 10 49,.
take up that bill. W 40"
lhis motion having been agreed TO, The bill WA
taken up and the question being on the folJo,.;,-
provIso, moved by Mr.. Oakley of New Yorl, -
an amendment 10 come in after tbe ,voras u;.,
thousand dollars, which sum was renorted b.. ~
Cominttee OF the Whole, to be inserted n ,bn
blank in that item Of the bill which provides for
me continuation OF examinations and surveys ,nder
the direction of the Presids M of tb ff; s, ,.ie1
viz: 0''''N o'H'cS'
Provided, That only 50 much Of tbe ~.
preparation hereby made, as shall be NECESSARY
LOT the completion Of such surveys and e~arr
induohs as maze been already commenced, shall
MIR. Little asked that thesduestion be taEon ~,
yeas and nays, and it was so ordered by the House
hT. 1iiIner then took the floor, and went at
large INTO discussion of the constitutional oucs-
uon oil the power Of the United States TO carr On
IN toto. az NO''0N
He was followed en- the opposite side by Mr..
Whippie, in short speech
MI Wide also replied TO Mr.. Giliner, though
not at great length.
mr. McDuffic now rose, not TO debate tI,e mos.
non, but to demonstrate against farther discussion
Lhe PUBIC service, he said, was suffering for
want OF the other appropriations in this bill and
ne mad rather this item should be dispensed with
delayed. W 'O'5''
he question was now about to be nut. when
Mr.. marvin made short speech in favor oC the
appropriation, and particularly in reference TO tie
foad from ashington to Buffalo
MI kTemer then made a short speech in favor
same side '''s' Va '"0
Mr.. Randolph then rose in favor of fhe amon,I-
ment, and addressed the House on a great variety
oil topics, IN speech Of more than two hours. in
a part oil which ne particularly opposed the doc
u . lnat the House was bound by previous deci-
SONS onthc ground ofprecedent. Mr.. r.. csnclrI-
cd little before five o'clock when
Mr.. Wright, Of Ohio, rose and inouired oc the
speaker: what was the question before the House.
ne Speaker having stated the question,
t,iF' "IlSht saId, have listened to the remarks
81 TIC gentleman 7lrom Virginia. who is now re
trcarn.s rom the House, mir. Rando'rhl loF Gle.
last hour, "a ..'entiYely ! could and being uie'
bic 90 conjecture ION ;he course Of them what the
question really wac. sup-2ssd the question might
IdVe undergone some change Il, ny absence from
The Hsuse, and, therefore, I lave ne,,1 Induced
% make inc inquiry. The gentleman from w
!hia mas, IN the Of his last hours descanfa
lon' made most extraordinary attack as under.
,tand II, on two OF the Judicial fIncGonaries of the
SOihhonWeaith OF firginia--such an attack az
! never heard IN Legislative Hall. IL is certainly
not my place toreply to such an attack FRENZY be-
necessary. Mr. w. said, IL would. ne thought,
,ome WIN greater propiiety from some gentleman
rom mat Commonwealth. lie thought il might
- per ior The House to hear the reply, before
proceeded to decide the questions and in order 10
diourn.
Ioes 102.
The question being then put on the amendnen.
I H =, oakley, it was decided by Yeas and Maya
Yeas 72-Noys iOl.
SO the anocudr,ov,t