Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-11
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY. Feb. 2, 1880.


On motion by Mr.. De Witt, It was
Rtsofred, That the Committee on Military Pensions
be instructed to inquire into the expedency of placing
the LINES Of Peter Elmendoi and Thomas Van Gaas-
beck, on-commssioned officers OF the Revolution, on
the pension roll
On motion Of Mr.. Msgee, IL was
Resotred That the Committee on the Post office
and Post Reads be instructed 10 enquire into the
diency oil so amending the act regulating the Post Of
ice Department as 10 impose penalty upon Postmas-
ers, who shall, upon sending their designations 10 the
Postmaster General, omit to give their further charge
TO the otce or cause it to be attended by sworn assis
'aht en the acceptance OF their resignation is duly
nouhed to them find further, To inquire into the
pedency OF imposing penalties upon Postmasters who,
Tor any other cause, withdraw from the personal charge
OF The eitce, without leaving sworn assistant in charge
| thereof.
The Speaker laid before the House letter from
John Cameron, OF the city Of Washington setting forth
mat he is the inventor OF plan by which the Capitol
and other public bui dngs may be supplied with any
CURED quantity OF water, at very small expense 8
winch plan, accompanied with drawings, SC. he offers
Tor the use OF the Government.
Ordered, That said letter be referred TO the Com
mttee on the Public Buildings.
DUTY ON SALT.
Mr.. Conner moved for the OF the
luton which he offered days ago, proposing
an inquiry into the expedency Of reducing the duty
salt
Mr.. EARL having required the yeas and nays the
question of considerations and the yeas aud nays having
been ordered
| MIR. Conner withdrew his motion and called for the
reading OF the resolutions from the egislaure of the
State of North Carolina the subject and they
read.
Motions then made 10 refer the resolutions TO
the Committee of Ways and Means, and to the Com
mtee on Manufactures.
These propositions gave rise 10 some converse ion
among different members; which was superseded
by motion Of Mr. Taylor to refer the resolutions TO
Committee Of the Whole the state OF the Union.
This motion was opposed by Mr. Davis of Massachu-
sets, and Mr. Camhreleng OF New York; the former
| OF whom advocateda reference TO The Committee on
Manufactures, and the latter reference TO the Com
mtee Of Ways and Means.
Mr. Strong rose address the House; when the dis
cusson was arrested by the expiration OF the hour al
oited 10 the discussion OF solutions: and the subject
OF course lies over till tomorrow.
CONTESTED ELECTION FROM MAINE.
The House resumed the consideration OF the report
OF the Committee OF Elections the memorial OF Ruei
Washburn contes,img the election OF James w Ripley,
returned as one OF the members oil this House for the
State OF Maine.
The question, Will the House agree the resolution
recommended in the said report again stated from
The Chair, which said resolution is in the words follow
ing. viz:
Resolved. That James W. Ripley is entitled to a
seat in the 2lst Congress OF the United States the
Representative of the Oxford District, in the State Of
| Maine.
| Mr.. Coke of Virginia. concluded his speech and was
followed in the Debate in succession by Mr. Goodenow,
Mr. Spencer of New York, and MIR. Philip p. Bar
bour.
| The previous question then moved by MIR. Mil
Ter, and was demanded by majority at the members
present: When
The said previous question was put, viz Shall
the main question be put and decided fol-
lows:
YEAS-Messrs. Alexander. Aston, Anderson, An
gel, j. S Barbour, Philip p. Barbour Bdrnweli, Bay
lor Ill, Blair John Blair, Bockee, Boon, Borst Brod
head Brown, Cahoon, Camhreeng, CAMPBELL Carson,
Chandler. Claiborne, Clay, Coleman, Conner Coulter,
Robert Craig, Crawford, Crockeron, Daniel, Daven-
port Warren II. Davis, Deberry, Desha, De Witt,
/ Dray or, EAr Joshua Evans, Findlay, Ford For
ward, Fos'er, Fry, Gordon, Green, Hail. Halsey, Ham
mons, Harvey, Haynes, Kinds, Hoffman, Howard,
Hubbard Ihre, L. Irwin, Isaacks, Jennings, r. NJ.
Johnson, Cave Johnson, p. King. Adam King, Lemsr,
Lee, Lccompte, Leiper, Lewis, Lumpkin, Lyon, Ma
gee, Mari, Martin, Thomas Maxwell, McCreery, Me-
Coy, McIntire, Miller, MITCHELL Mcneil, Muhenburg
Nuckolls, Overton, Petis, Polk, Powers, Ramsey
Richardson, Roane, Russell Scott, Shields, Smith,
Smyih, Speght, Spencer, Sprgg, Stanberry Standi-
fer, Sutherland, Willy Thompson, John Thompson
Trezvant, Tucker Verpsnck, Wayne, Weeks, White
Wlckrf.. Wilde, Wilson, Yan-ey-lII.
NAYS--Messrs. Armstrong, Arnold, Bailey, Barber
Barringer, Bates, Beekman, Buchanan, Burgess, But.
man, Chds, Coke, Cooper, Cowles, Hector Craig
Crane, Crockett, Creighton, Crownnshield, John DA-
Wis, Denny, Dickinson, Dohdridge, Dorsey, Dwigh
Ellsworth George Evans Edwatd Everett Horace
nell, Hawkins, Hodges Hughes Hunt, Huntin gton
IngersoI, William w. Irwin Johns, Kendall, Kennon
Kncsid, Lent, Lstcher, Miary, Mar'indale l.. Max
well, Mercer, Norton, Pearce, Person, Randolph
Reed, Rcncher, Rose, VIM. b. Shepard, A. *. Shep-
perd, Semmes, Sill, A. Spencer, Sterigere Henry II
Storrs, Strong, Swami Swift, Talaferro, TAYLOR Test
Tracy, Vance, YinoD, Washington, Whiulesey, VIII.
lams, Wingete, Young-99.
And so the said James w. Ripley was declared to lie
entitled 10 his seat.
Ard then the House adjourned.