Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-14

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incidents will doubtless appear in their proper or
der, when the whole debate comes to be reported
Editors IF Nat. Int
WAsHtNGroE, March ll.-ln the Senate yes
terday, the Committee Of Military atElir, made a
report concluding with resolution that il is in
eXpedient TO abolish the office of Major General of
the United States Army. a bill granting a dona-
lion of one township of land to the Pennsylvania
institution for the instruction, the DeafSS Dumb.
and another TO the North Carolina institution was
passed TO third reading. Several hours were
spent i'll the discussion of the claim of the State
OF South Carolina, for further remuneration for mi
litia services rendered in the late war.
In the House OF Representatives. the resolution
offered by Mr.. Taliaferro. on Saturday on the sub
ject OF applicants under the Commission setting i'm
this city, TO carry into effect the provisions of thc
Treaty oil Client. bill for extending the time for
which the commission has been appointed having
passed the senate, was modified and agreed to.
after a short discussion. The House then resolv
ed itself into Committee of the whole on the state
OF the Union, and resumed the consideration of the
Tariff Bill. MIR. 5. Wright spoke for about three
hours, in conclusion Of the remarks he commenced
when the bill was last under discussion He terni-
mated his remarks about the usual hour of adjourn
ment, when Mfr. Woodcock obtained the floor
The Committec then rose, and reported progress.
Nat. Journal
WAsHINeTo,', March i2.-In the Senate. YES
pANdSb IL was oFOeIeus lidt Tor the remainder OF
| the session, the hour of meeting shall be IL o.
clock, instead of ~. The consideration of the
bil providing Tor certain surviving Officers of the
revolution was resumed, the motion 20 fill the
blank with 81 100000, still pending. AIessrs
Harrison and Robbins spoke in favor of the hill
The motion OIL the blank with Si.lOO,OOO WIS
! lost, only II voting for it, Mr.. Hayne moved 10
TIL the blank with 100000, and supported the
motion at some length, but no question was taken
OH il.
m he IF
appearing at ii o'clock call of the House was
ordered, and the call proceeded so far that the
doors were closed, when the further proceedings
were dispensed with, and the absent members were
admitted. resolution was afterwards offered by
Mr.. Everett, changing the hour of meeting from
eleven O'Clock until twelve, which was agreed 10
The House then resumed, in Committee of tbo
| whole, on Inc state of the Union, the discussion
OF the Tariff, when Mr. Woodcock made some OBJ
servations in opposition TO the bill as reported
AMER he had concluded, the Committee rose. TIJ.
DoN JOAQUIN CAsIpGNo, appointed Minister
Extraordinary and Plenipotentary from Chill, was
presented by Nh Gay, Secretary OF State. to the
ffesiden' OF the United States, on Saturday, the
Sth instant, when he delivered his credential LET
'ers' and was received by the President i'm tina,
character M 1,y
1t was noticed, in the proceedings Of Thursday
iasi that the speech of MIR HALLE of Mississinni
was ut short by coughing, and other noises, which
80 S"A7 Oii' II may NE proper 10 state,
also that the precedent thus set was attempted to
be followed, on the day following, in the case of Mr.
WEES1s and Mr.. WRIGHT, but was promptIv
checked by the SPEAKER. We trust that such prac-
iees VIII ever meet with condemnation, and that APP
piause from the gallery, and coughing or other dis
orderly noises in the House, will never be suffered
tobe repeated, without efficient rebuke from the
presiding officer ofthe House. The heat ofdebate
sometimes causes confusion in the Hall fit ever
be suffered with impunity, to be echoed from the
galleries, revolution in the character of the Gov
ernmeni will net only have commenced, but made
rapid progress. m