Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-18

Committee to sit longer, roscrvinr wh,,hs s.S o. tne
to say for another day. ''u'''
i, Mr. L1%pkin Of Georgia. and expressed vii.
nnghess 70 proceed with the remarks which he do.;.n
ed to make, IL the committee were disposed N o.ss
'he sittng but, II being half after three e'cIock 90
s, S ln.matng wish after the late fatgHinr
suhgs OIL the House, that the committee should rissl -
gave way, and the committee rose. ANA
The House adjourned.
IN SENATE.
:. FRIDAY, MAYI4
Inc following motion, submitted bv M Io,,...
was considered aud agreed to (he word, In ,teii h
ing been added by amendmen,:) nav
hesooed That the Post. be saussssd
10 report 10 the Senate, at the merit Session of
the amount Of postage received from The ss.bi.Smss
OF me Department to the 6r.t day of Aprl 1899 ~
the sum paid during tn period either a. compensaon
"o.,n , or Tor Incidental expenses. lor rsas-
porting the mali also the a.certaned amount Of bad
debts appearing the books Of the Depsrtmsnt cc
81 day oil April 1929. and the basnce then due e
the Department, Designating of what snch h.Ss,.~
consisted; also the balance due TO the Den.,,n.Ss -
the Let Of October, 1922 dising As above: 49,
the amount OF all uncurrsnt and counterfeit mooey
eeevea oy The Department from Its e.,sbIshmehtio
the said LIST ofOcober 1926 and Also the ascsrtsned
amount OF bad debts carried to the account Of pre6t
and d, loss co.. on the said LIST of October. 1929.
Inc following motion submitted by Mr.. Busnst, was
considered and agreed toQhe words In ialic ham
been acded by amendment)
RESOLVED, That the General be ius,,,6s.
.ea 10 report to the Senate at early period Of s
tracts made by him, his predecessor In Office an
which allowances have been made Tor sa;t;onsI .s;-
ess designating, 10 each case, how much and what
. i'ons' service has been performed, and by whom
was required; and Designating, also what cum hs.
oeen allowed in each for such adiitooal service
ana oy whom Il was allowed also, all eontraets
erst'ng soheu his immediate predecessor came ;,,fo
once on tohtch allowances tcere made bv Aim far 81
dtfsondI services; and all contracts made b. AZ so,d
predecessor, on, s0hieh additional alooo,sess s,erc
case the additional service Performed and he dls,s
anee therefor.
Mr.. Smith Of Maryland. presented a memorial f,o.
me bslamo'e aud Susquehanna Rail Read Company,
ana Hir Foot pre'ented petition from the Farminetes
and Hampshire and Hampdeu Canal Compsnies aver.
any praying the aid of the United States by subserp-
on TO their respective stocks which were referred %
the COMMITTEES on Roads and Canals.
Mr.. lredeil, from the the Committee appointed
70 audit and control the contingent expenses Of
the Senate, made report with the following resolution
That after the termination Of the present Coosrss,
when the same person shall be printer to both Houses
Of Coogssss' and when the Senate shall order any mos
Houses to be printed, the Secretary shall ascertain
whether the same is to be printed by order Of the
House Of Representatives. and il so, he shall direct
the number Of copies required for the Senate 10 be r
nisned al the usual charge for additional copies In
such cases, when each House has different Priot.r
the Secretary shall il practicable. make an arrange.
tatives for furnishing the copies required, AZ the
usual rate for additional copies; and Il such arrsoes
ment cannot be made, he shall direct the reports mes.
Senate" S'''
The report wa. read, and ordered to b. printed.
on molon Of MIR; Bib, one of the majority, Il vas
question TO engross for third eading the bill to rear
game the Navy OF the United States; and
on motion OF Mr. Hayne, one of the majority II was
also agreed to reconsider tho vote of an The
question to fill the blank in the frat section with the
words zone vice and two admral.;' and on the
Ad%, os'ng again put wa: the rank
On motion of Mr.. Forsyth further 10 amend m. frat
seenon by striking out "and the officers shall be reduce
ea 10 me number aforementioned, as vaean.
cies shall occur, from death, or
ana until the number shall be reduced NO promotions
shdn De made TO supply such vacancies az NAV han
Pen, and inserting sand the President Of the Unitsd
Staes Is hereby authorized and required TO reduce
the humber Of officers at such time or times within
the present year as he may Judge expedient: 20
thN the number Of each grade shall not exceed The
number herein provided for'-it was rejected by he
YEAs-Me''r' Benton. Brown, Dudley, Forsysh,
NAYs-M...r.. Adams, Barnard. Ball. B,hh R,,
nett. Chamber, Chase, Ellis, Foot, Freng huyse..
Trunay' Hayne, Holiness lredell, Johnston, Kane.
knlshI; Livingston; KeKinley. Mclean. Mark. N.u.
Seymour, Silsbee, Smith, Of Maryland, sprsrus.
TIonP, Tyler, Webster White, Wiley, woodbury.s5.
ne OIL was then further amended, and ordered to b
engro''ed for third reading.
On motion OF Mr. Rowan. the bill entitled can aea
smthorzing subscription OF stock In the MaysviiIe
" Washington, Paris, and Lexington Turnpike Read
ton, az follow:
"Be 1t enacted &C., That the Secretary Of The Tress
ury be, end he hereby authorized and direc,ed n
subscribe, IN the name and for the use of the United
States Tor fifteen hundred shares Of the capital stock
Q, the Maysvie, Washington, Paris, and Lexington
urnpiKe Road Company, and 10 pay for the came st
such umes and in ouch proportions ,ha be reauir.
ed OIL and paid by the stockholders generally by the
rules and regulations of the aforesaid Company 10 be
appropriated: Provided That no more than an.
thrd part OF the sum, so subscribed for the use sf
the United States shalI he demanded In the present.
year. nor shall any greater be paid on the shares
so subscribed for, than shall DO proportiooed 10 as
sessments made on individual or corporate stockhoId.
ers." ~-"'
This motion was rejected, yeas Is, NAYS g.
fEAS-hessrs Adams Bib, Brown, Dickerssn.
Dudley, Ellis. Foot, Forsyth, Crundy, Hayse Irede
King, Sanford, Smith Of s. c.. Troup, Tyler White
Woodbury-ls.
NAYS-Messrs Barten, Benton, Burnett Chambers,
Chase, Frelnghuysen, Hendricks, Holme., Johpssp.
Kane, Knight Livingston, Mckinley, Make, Nau.
Jain, Noble, Robbins, Rowan, Rugeles. Ssymsuy.
Silsbee, Smith OF Maryland, Sprasue, Webster, WI.
On motion OF MIR. Smith Of C.
The S;Date adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
NAVIGATION AND IMPosTs.
The House resumed the consideration Of the ill
concerning navigation and mposts.
Mr.. Cambreleng .roke some time in support Of n.
bill, and in reply to gentlemen who had opposed H.
He concluded by moving that the further eosidesasjsp
OF the bill DO postponed 10 the FIRST Monday In January
next
Mr.. Sorrs, Of New York, moved that the bill be
laid on the table, it'll the view he said that n should