Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-29

: n. BuCDanaD,
He was in favour Of eeding the read TO The sever.
al States through which it passes, bur withou,
conditions of any kind.
Mr.. b. having concluded the committee. rosa
on motion of MIR. Archer; and then
| The House adjourned.
THuRsphv, JANUARY ~. 1899
IN SENATE.
Mr Barnard presented memorial of about ono
thousand oil the inhabitants OF the CITY and Coun-
ty OF Philadelphia, demonstrating against the pas.
sage oil any law to,prevent the opening and trans
porta'ion oil the mails Of the United States on the
Sabhath; which was orderedto lie on the fabies ?
MT Kane, from Abe Committee Ion, .Roa..e -sna
Canals, to whom was referred the ieif,t resohftiop
providing Tor the preservation and re pair OF the
Cumberland road; made arcport, accompanied bv
resolution that the Committee be discharged
from the further spssiieration OF the subject.
which report amEfascsa,ion were laid on the fsbe
Agreeabiy TO 1Hice yes,e rday given, Mr.. John
son, Of Kentucky 1sketl and obtained leave TO in
troduce bill ''maSing provision for the payment
oil pensions to the widows children of pension
ers, IN certain cases, and for other PURPOSES
which was twice read and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Branch, il was ordered tiia.
when the Senate adjourned, il be TO Monday nex,
On motion OF Mr. Dickerson, the Senate then
proceeoed 10 the consideration o.! Executive bust
ness, and after continuing with closed doors for A.
bout an hour 80
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
IA
ment, reported the following bill:
AN All to regulate the allowance Ct E,rays
TO officers Of the Army.
sec L. ne At enacted, &c. That from and afte-
the passage OF this act, the Officers of the Arm,
entitled by existing laws TO fJrage shall he oIo,S
ed, in lieu thereof the following sums resnec,;ve
iy,. viz A Major General, Brigadier Genersy.
AdJntant General, Inspector General, Quartermas
Ter General and Conmissary General of Subsis-
'ence' each twenty dollars per month; Colonel
sixteen dollars per month; LIEUTENANT. CoIone,
MAYOR, Quartermas!er, Paymaster, and Suroeon
each t~eiVe dollars PEE month; and eyery nth
oiitcer ei"t.ea TO forage, ten dollars per month
sec. <. ma be 1t further enacted That all ac.s
anu parts oil acts n relation to forage, now ipforc-
De ana me same are hereby repealed.
Inns OIL W as twice read and committed
INDIANA CANAL
Mr.. Jennings from the Committees nm p,ri;
Lands, reported the following bill:
u Dhi u Elementary to an act entitled An .f+
20 authofise the State OF lnIiana to open cansl
through the public lands. to connect the n,vi-
gaiion OF the Rivers Wabash and the Mia,ni -
Lake Erie" 'H'V' os
ne At enacted, Sc That the President os,tx
United states be, and be IS hereby authorized n,
cause me tahhs, reserved from sale by the third
secton OF the act to which this is n sunnlemon, -,
he sold, in the same manner as OBI Iii; -.
oy exlsung iaws, are authorized TO be sofia
ms Oiii was twice read and committed
PoNCHARTRAIN CANAL.
ne ifonsc resumed the consideration OF f,e
;s moved by MIR. Gurley.o the 2Vt
instant, the debate which was term;n,ssa
yesterday by the lapse OF the hour assipneL H. -
ports and resolutions IVA &c
Mr; bartlett moved to amend the FIRST resolution
by adding thereto the following
- And of making grants of a ilcc a,nou,, os Az
nc lands To the several States who have n rsc.i
ca suCh grants, IN proportion TO heir represent,
tioh Tor such works of Internal IMPROVEMENT a.
t,e o'aIes snail direct, and the Congress of :,lA
| ohi,ed States shall approve
mir. Gurley objected tn this a,,,.,I.--.
inE 10 einOarrass the resolution BY mixing I'm ,,;,h
IL subject which was sure to divide the Housa
ana "hi'h had already agiatec Congress for tn,s..
ten or twelve years past.
Mr.. Bartlett djsciaimed any srch ;n.,,;
1houSh' the amendment was likely rather 10 .f
me resolution than otherwise inasmucb az II v,r'Ii
Feheve 1t from the objection Of being partial in ~,
character. f'' A. >'ls
MT Davis OF Mass. opposed the amendment. as
| throwing needless obstacle in the WAY, of - 80,
sure interesting to the public. ana in which "a
/ only LOUISIANA, but all the commercial Sta,aa -
'hr ohioh hah Greet concern. So deem wa. th,
! ropcHuue Oh Louisiana on the subject that he-
Legislature had directed it 10 be brouobt hts
Congress- and il was in obedience N 81 -:
ZION, that the present resolution had been brouab.
| 'o'"ard' IL would certainly beray a wan, oS
courtesy on the part Of this House. to refuse 70
.;u Ie9ues, OF sovereign State the ordinary CT
N'i"y Oh submitting II 10 OF the Committees
the House, civility every dav ex --r,ded n, =, .
. PS"'Vns OF the hUmbiest individual in the land
ne 'hOoght II due to the State of LOUISIANA no.
Ohy 20 refer the subject but 10 present i, di,inc,
~ ana alone TO the Committee without embarrsss
ing u WIN oiher questions. Should the Comm,
wee view d with favor, and even report hill a..
that bill pass the House and become a L., -" -
| would not necessarily follow that Congress - =
gwen any thing away because il might bapner
II 'Oe lanai should prove as important as had t.,
| represented, that Government would cain os.-
than II lost Such had been the result in 90 49,
oil Tie States. "a; all events, he thought :. "
more ore man courteous TO allow the investigation
| Mercer and lsacks. - A'ssls'
r.. hner PREF explanation by Mir. Bartlett. and :,
10" rsm''E' IN Vindicaon Of the proprietv oe 80.
amendment, the question was pt,t srd' ~ ~ 'Is
ine ., was adopted-Ayes 80, Noes So.
! W.T. fInton now moved 10 strike out The ,r...
on the Public Lands" and ;nser, tbs 80 a., :. .
Roads and Canals" Whereupon WINS ~
nj. Williams moved to lay the resolution "a &
ioehded, on the table, which motion nrev.iS -
| Ayes 90, Noes g. P'eNs"eH~
The hill from the Senate for the constr,c,;or o.;
| tie NumpeTlasd Road Westward fom Zan..vt,
ard Canals '" A''SD'
CUMBERLAND ROAD.
| ~, ne hou-e, then, went into Committee of ti,,
/ whole on the State Of the Union, Mr. Martin os :
- IN the Chair, and resumed the Consideration =,
the bill Tor The preservation and re pair ffhe CT
berland Road. ''''
Mr.. Archer delivered his sentiments q, ls,,..t
IN opposition TO tic bill and 10 favor of the amor,
mcut VIZ ""e'"
This speech occupied ,hc residue Of ,l,o NOR,
ing, " 'io morn
rose aud tbercupop VIC ''"i''''ee
| The House adjourned. rt-,, H.,