Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-16
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IN SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, March TO-
The resolution o:cred yesterday by Mr.. Frelinghuy-
sen, TO instruct the Committees the Post Office and
Post Roads to report bill repeating much al the act
on the regulation of the Post Offices requires the de-
hvey OF letters packets and papers, the Sabbath,
and further TO prohibit the transportation of the mail on
mat day. and on his notion ii made the special Or
der of the day for Wednesday, the 24th instant
Inc wee President communicated letter from Jo-
seph Watson OF Washington, in Ohio presenting
Tor the use OF the Library of Congress, fragment of
manuscript book purporiing to be the log book of
ldshiPman on board OF the British ship Jealous
mencing 9th March, 1893, and ending October 10, 1900
which were referred to the Joint Committee ON the Lii
brary of Congress.
The Vice President communicated also letter from
he secretary OF the Treasury, r nsmitting stacmen
showing the origin, progress and actual condition of the
funds described in the reports OF the Secretary
oil the Treasury tho state of the finances "about
i,OOOO0O OF dollars in funds considered as ecctve
the banks and persons indebted for those funds the
measures taken for their recovery the result of such
measures and the prospect of final recovery ultimate
loss OF the whole parts of those funds which was
dered TO be printed.
message was received from the President Of the U.
States by Mr. Donelson, his Secretary transmitting in
compliance with resolution of the Senate. COPY OF
the bond entered into and executed by Israel + Candy
receiver OF public moneys in the Charlottesville
district, Iniianna
Mr.. Woodbury. from the Committee nm Cop,mcrcc
reported bill requiring vessels in the bays and rivers
the u States to display light in the night time.
COINS.
On motion Of Mr.. Sanford, the Senate resumed as in
Committee of the Whole the bill in addition to the acts
concerning coins and the mint, amended; and
On motion of Mr. Silsbee, further to amend tire bill
| by striking out the 18th section viz:
".fnd be ii further enacted, That no Foreign coin
whatever shall be legal tender for the payment of any
debt or demand"
1t was determined in the affirmative, Yeas 80, Nays
| 0, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams Barton, Bell, Benton. Bur.
net, Chase Clayton, Ellis Foot Forsyth, Frelinghuy-
SEN Iayne, Hendrics, Holmes, King, Knight Living
ston, Mckinley, Mclean, Marks, Naudan, Robbins
Kuggles, Seymour Sisbee, Smith Of S. G.. TaZewe
Iroup, Tyler, Webster, White, Wiley.
NAYS-Messrs Dickerson, Dudley. Grundv. JredcI
Kane, Sanford, Smith ofMd. Sprague, Woodbury..
On motion OF Mr.. Sanford, the bill was then laid on
the table.
The bill for the benefit of the New Vol Institution
Tor the instruction of the Deaf and Dumb was read and
| taken up in Committee Of the Whole, and
Mr. Marks moved TO amend the BILL as that its pro-
visions shall apply TO the Pennsylvania Institution for
the instruction Of the deaf and dumb whom Tho hill
| laid on the table.
The Senate resumed as in Committee of the Whole
the bill prescribing the modes of commencing, prose
cutting and deciding controversies between States.
On motion Of Mr.. Robbins, il postponed, and
made the order Of the day for Monday the 22d instant
The bill to modify the duties certain imported ari
ces and to repeal the duties Others read the Sc
cond time, and then laid ON the table.
ne IoUowIng bills OF the Senate were severally con
sidered in Committee Of the Whole and ordered 10 be
engrosscd for third reading viz:
10 repeal me L mn &c duties upon ships and vessels
oil the United states, and upon certain foreign vessels
Tonnage duties on vcsselsof the United Staes
alter the first Apri next, il the officers and twofbrd
Of the crew be citizens Of the United States AT IN,
same time the duties foreign tonnage cease ON IA,
vessels Of al nations whose discriminating or counter
ysng duties abolished in rotation to vessels of tho
u. States1
On motion by Mr. Tazewer
Inc Senate proceeded TO tie consideration Of Exccu
I'VE bus ness, I'm which they were engaged until fv,
Ioclock when the Senate adi0ui ,edI