Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-11


thereby occasioned.
And then the House adjourned.
MONDAY Frb g. 1880.
IN SENATE.
The Hon. Robert Fl. Adams from Mississippi, APP
pointed Senator in the place OF the Hon. Thomas
Reed, deceased, appeared, was qaalhed and took his
Mr.. Livingston offered the following resolution:
Resotred, That the Committee on Military Affairs be
instructed to enquire into the expedeDcy OF revising
he laws imposing penalesfor military offences; and
that they particularly enquire into the expediency
abohng the punishment OF death for the crime OF de-
sertion IN time OF peace, and providing other PEN
atty for The offence
The following message was received from the Pres.
dent OF the United States, by MIR. Doneson his Score
tary;
To THE SENATE OF THE U. STATES
February 5th, 1880.
herewith communicate 10 the Senate a letter from
the Secretary Of War; with the papers which accom-.
pany it, in answer to the resolution OF the Senate the
I'd February, requesting much Of report received
from the officer OF the Uated States Army who had
command Of the detachment tor the protection of the
Caravan OF Traders to Santa Fee OF New Mexico du
ringthe last summer, be proper TO be made pub
lie, and material TO he known, devisng further
for the security Of the inland trade between Missouri
and Mexico"
ANDREW JACKSON.
Ordered, That the message and documents be fer.
red TO The Committee on Military Affairs, and printed
Mr. Smith of Maryland, laid the table a letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman OF
the Committee on Finance, Of the Senate, inclosing
statements, shelving the value of wooen and cotton
goods, and the quantity, after deducting the drawback
from that exported, Of wines, spirits, teas coffee adj
iron, and hemp imported into tie United States during
the years ending the 30ih Sept 1922 1929 inciu-
sive also statement prepared under the direction OF
the committee, shelving the duties under of the
acts imposing duties imports, the articles
rated IN the bill before the Senate, to modify the
duties on certain imported icle', and to repeal the
duties others and those proposed by said bill to he
established, as well as those TO be repealed.
The letter and statements order ed be printed
Mr. King presented two resolutions OF the Legista-
ture OF Alabama, viz:
ID
ned States Engineers, the route OF nal between
the rivers Annoy aud Conasauga and of the rivers
asauga and Ccosa; with report and estimate of the
practicabiy and cost; and,
2d.Requesiing that a survey be made by the same
officers, OF route for canal to unite the the
Tennessee and Tombecbc rivers far to ascertain
the practcabi,y OF such work.
These resolutions were referred TO the Secretary Of
War.
Mr.. Forsyth gave notice that he would tomorrow
ask leave TO introduce bill 10 amend the author
ize the President of the United States run and mark
line dividing the Territory of Florida from the State
of Georgia.
Mr.. Eli. gave notice that he would to. morrow ask
leave to bring in bill tor The relief OF Samuel Coburn.
THE PUBLIC LANDS
The Senate resumed the consider ton of Mr.. Foot.
resolution relative to the further survey sale Of the
public lants.
ME-. Rowan addressed the Senate about an hour and
half in continuation aud ncusion Of the remark.
which he commenced on Thursday las.
Mr.. Barton then rose and expressed an intention o.
speaking on the subject but as the usual hour OF
adjournment had arrived, he moved adjournme Mt;
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
INDIAN MEMORIAL.
Among variety Of other petitions presented To-
The Speaker presented the Memorial of Depu,a ion
Of Chiefs OF the Creek Nation, in this city,
The object of this Memorial is to in oke the protec
ton OF Congress Tor the Creeks against the Laws which
the State of Alabama proposes them The
Memorial is signed by Chiefs headed by Opoihle
Yohoo, who say they expressly sent by Their Ma
tim for he % Spttfit fha
which they allege
Mr. Wilde moved TO lay it on the table, and to print
Mr.. Sorrs called for the reading Of it.
1t having been partly read, Me. Sorrs Gssented 10
the suspension o. the further re- aiding.
Mr.. Clay moved to refer the Memorial TO the Com.
mittee Indidn Affairs.
Mr.. Wilde objected TO this reference on the groua,
that the subject belonged, under the circumstsnces Il
the Executive, and also that the course was unprece
dented lie thought it would be better TO have it lai,
the table for day at least, that members nigh
have "a opportunity TO examine IT.
Mr.. Clay then Withdrew his motion, and said he IRE
ferred that il would be laid on the table.
MIR. Taylor said there were numberless precedents
showing hat the course had he refer such docu
mems to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
The Memorial was then ordered to lie on the table
and to be printed
The House resumed the consideration of The bill
TO reduce aud modify the duties upop certain import
ed arcr@ aud TO allow drawback On spirits di stIle,
from foreign molasses
TIE question the motion made by Mr. Strong or
the instant, that The said L,i do lie OH the table
occurred, and being put, was decided az follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Armstrong, Arnold, Bailey Barber
Barley, Bockee, Borst, Buchanan Burgess Buiman
Cdhoon, Chiids Coleman, Coudct, ~. Craig, Crane
Crawford, Cregb,on, CTownnshield Davis Denny
Dickinson Doddtidge, Dwight, Eafl, Ellsworth Geo
Evans, Joshua Evans, Edward Everett, Horace Eve.
rstt, Findlay Finrb Ford, Forward, Fry, Gilmore
Goodenow, Green, Grennel, HaIsey, Hawkins Hemp
bill, Hodges, Hughes, Huntington, Ibrie, fngersoiI
Irwin, Irwin, Johns, Richard NJ. johnson, Kendall
KeDnon, kincaid Perkins King, Adam King, lie
comPte, Leiper, Lechsr Lyon, Magee Mslary
Mari, Marundale, Thomas Maxwell Lewis Maxwell
McCreery, Miller, Mcneil, Muhlenburg Norton
OvertoD, Pierson, Powers, Ramsay RaudoIpb Rod
Richardson, Rose; Russell, Scott Shelds sill Smith
Ambrose Spencer, Sprigg, slahberry, Sterirere Ste
phens, Henry X. Storrs, Stong, Sutherland swan
swift, Taylor Test, John Thompson, Tracy Vance
Vsrbum, YintoD, Washington, Whlesey FdVarJ
ID. Wtite, YsBcey, YouDg-l07
NAYS-Messfs. Alexander, Anderson, ..n L. Ar
cher, John s. Barbour, Philip p. Barbour, Barnwell
Barringer, Bell, James Blair, John Blair, Boon BouJ
den, Cambreleng, Campbell, Chandler, Chiffon, Ciai
borne Clay, Coke. r. Craig, Crockett, Crocheron, Dan
lel, Davenport Debsuy, Desha, pe Witt, Dorsey
Drsytoo, Duncan, Foster, Gather, Gordon, Gorhafn
Hal, Hammons, Harvey, Haynes, Kinds Hubbard
Isaacks, Cave Johnson. Lamar, Lea, Lent Lewis
Martin, McCov. McNufhe, Mercer Mitchell New
ton, Nuesolls, Pesrce, Peuis Polk Potter Rencl or
Ripley, Roape, Wm. -. Shepard A. n sheppsf
sihyih, SpeighL Richard Spencer, spdllsr, Taiihr.