Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-19
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NAsH1NGroS, March I5.-,The Senate did not sit
Saturday.
In the House Of Representative, on S,'urd,y, Mr..
CIay'onhom he Committee Military Pensions. re-
PORTED i'll oi the extension OF the Revolutionary PEN
sion Law which was read twice AID coinmici 10 a
Committee of the Whole on the state Of the Union
Leave OF absence the motion Of Mr.. Buchanan
granted TO tie Hon. a. Mari, on account Of indis po-
elton Mr. LctCher, from the Committee on Internal
tinprovt ment, reported bill authcrze .ub.crp-
ION 10 'he scck Of The Louisville and Portland Canal
v!hth w's re ID twice, and Committed. The resoiu-
t'n OF MI Anderson for The allowance Of drawback on
the expectation Of Rum nanuiic urcd from foreign mo.
'a'seF, was hcn taken VIZ; the question being upon the
amendment Of Mr., Polk, to allow drawback OF 2
cents per square yard upon foreign cotton when ex-
Io'eI. MIR Sp .ht resumed and concluded bis re-
marks in i5voF of The amendmenL-Mr. Campbell. OF
). G. also supported lie proposition, contt ndine
mat III" tii policy calculated 10 build NJ in this
free Eacn, the worst of aIl arsocrace-an astocra.
cy OF weeLh.-Atr alludng to the statements re.
slecing the alleged djssenions between the South and
the North aud East, he urged Tie justice and prudence
a adopting some mea'ure TO renew and ST. cngihcn
that spirit Of amity which il The wish OF every true
patriot should prevail between the different States
Tire South was orpress'd by unequal and ovofbi.
Ia lax ion & 'he would rcsit the tyranny w ich
posed upon her psnceGjiy0She could I0rcJly she
must The people ci that section Of the coum!ry must
uGdcr continuance Ct the prsscnt system, either A.
bnntcn heir homa- ard seek refuge in forcirn lands
or resist tie measures which dragging them 10
imp've.i hmeni, degradation, anl ruin, and if the
sword we're once drawn, and civil war en.ued, who
could nj predict The resu' ii could only be the dis
mctrbeTncnt Ct he Uni n, ard The destruction OF tle
Constitution. Mr. Campbell concluded his remarks a,
the period OF The expiration of The hour The bill for
The re-f Of George and VIM. Bangs, providing f,r Tie
remission OF duties on certain goods destroyed by FIRE,
was then taken into confederation Mr. Reed address,.
ed the House against the ending molten 10 strike out
the enacting clause. debate took place which lasted
until ! o'clock. Messrs. Pearson, Cambrele ne. and
McDuiie opposed the remission Of the duties; and
Mts,Ts Gocderow, Carson, aEd Sutherland, argued in
its favor Mr. Chiffon said, that with a view Of fur.
hsing hc progress Of the public business he f- him
ssi bound TO ak The previous question. The bill be-
Ing seconded, the main question npoa the engtoss-
ment OF ths bill for bird reading Upon this, the
yeas aud nays being demanded by Mr. Pearce and or.
d'red by the House, taken, when the bill was re-
jecied. The House then adjourned. ~ TEL.
.Narch 16.-In the Senate yesterday memorials were
PRESENTED ty @essrs. Holmes, Frelingluys-n, and
Silstee, in behalf of the Southern ndians. Mr. Bar.
nard presented remonstrance from a number Of the
inhabidnts OF Chester county, Pennsylvania agate st
mteII.uo2 with Sabbath rails. The joint resolu ion
futmUedhy MrBcnon 20 amend The Constitution Of the
United Sta'es IN relation to he election Of Presdcnt and
VICE PTr'dei having been read the second time and
Ielerfed 10 felect committee consisting OF Messrs
bs"ion, sisypf oodhury aze well. and Wcbher, NJ
Benton submitted resolution ins'ructng that Commit
tee 20 inquire into The cxpediency OF dini. hing or
regulating o. patronage Of the TX cuuye and granting
leave 10 sid committee 10 report bv bill or otierwiss
The bin for Inc relief Of ThOu9s Fzger,lJ. The biII
United STATES TO the sock Of The Louisville and Portland
Canal Company; and the bill for the further regulation
Of vessels bound up James Rveriu the state Of Virginia
sevoraly de- ed a. third readup NJ
cont nutd iis sIeech o. M FooPs rr.ouon, in rca.
ton 70 Tie ubc ltn1; IN the our.e Of which he VinAi.
ca'td 10 IN able, argumc"'aVe aid couclr.ye manner
me ccurse Of thc rres'n' Aimin ON The i'm.
Fuauou which h-d been aft- upted Be- cat on them
in ne course o. ,he present debate WI Mr. H. con.
ciutcd tie maze a'iru.n.d
ln The VI. oi Representatives Alter hs usual presep,s.
lion 81 Petition. Monday hciog he day rppointeJ for
h"' Pupo'o various ferorH and bills introduced.