Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-02

TO be member. We rscoume nded the organization
OF Home Department, leaving the Attorney General
he IL, lawyer. to attend the of the Gov.
eminent In the Supreme Court. Mr.. w. said, he was
also opposed TO the provision Of the BILL
the duties and Of the Agent Of the Treasury to
the Attorney General. The subordinate collectors of
moneys, ought to be attached to the Treasury-who.
ever concerned in collecting the revenue to DO
under the Treasary Department-the agent Of which,
. one OF the most important and useful officers we have
IL requires p, ole ssenal appropriate charac
ter to i'll it, The Agent Of the Treasury ha, ium
Bile OF duties to perom-he has to ali the
Light Houses &c. the COAST and, in addition is A.
gem Tor the treasury, in collecting the public debts
His (Mr. VS. object give force and eticien.
cy to that Office He aud a gentleman formerly !.
member Of The ether House, who Is now abroad, re-
ported al one time bill to establish office be calls
ed that OF " Commissioner Of Customs" Our object
was. to have appointed competent man who uRder.
stood the laws, and could supervise the collection On
The revenuc-one who would be qualified TO see that
these laws received uniform cons,ruc on--for this
was not, nor is IL now, the Under the same law,
different regulations had 10 his own know dye been
adopted In the Custom Houses Of New York and Bos-
ton The Boston Collector gave IL one int taton;
the New York Colisctor gave another; and the Trea
snry gave different Interpretation from BOTH or 10
believed, no Interpretation ALL To tell the truth
the honorable gentleman to whom he alluded and he
Mr.. gave up the project, for already. in that stage
Of It, we had numerous apple for the Office; mono
OF whom were competent 10 fill Il. Every one who
had lost place OF any description who had be en- re-
moved from land oihce or any other office all who
wanted employment In general particular, can
didates for the situation OF Commissioner of Customs,
But our object being to appoint competent man, we
had to abandon the me asure. Tho Attorney General
had In Mr.. W.s opinion enough to do In the Supreme
Court. He should be engaged in studying his books
Of law instead OF experimenting the Clerks Of either
Patent or Treasury Office. He had not he said, when
ne rose any intention OF occupying the Senate 20 long
his object to ask the gentleman who the
h,' to consent to postponement Of the considers alton
Oh H. ana appoint Tor II particular day. IL was me-
cessary that some provision should be made remedy
the evils complained of. although he was opposed to
the present bill. He would, when the subject was
gain tax nnt ba
eompanying tho bil TO which he had adver,ed.
Friday next Was then fixed upon for considering the
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration OF
Executive business and sat with closed doors upwards
81 four hours; and then
Adjourned TO Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SATURDAY, March 27
Mr.. Brown from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims made the petition Of the heir, of John
wilson, accompanied by a bill for their relief, which
was read aud committed.
The House then resumed the consideration of the re-.
solution offered by Mr.. McDufie the 18th instant
reducing the compensation OF Members Of Congress
TWO dollars day for every day the House may sit after
me expiration OF l2o days Of the long session. and OF 80
Mr. Coulter addressed the House in opposition to the
resolution I'LL The hour for considering resolutions
lapsed.
The several hills og ether with the Joint re.olu,ion
which were ordered to be eneros.ed Yesterday as will
appear oy reference to The proceeding, all read
third time and passed, with the exception OF the "biII
to relinquish the revonary of the u States 10
Indian Reservations in Alabama"
on me question Of the passage q the bill long dis
cussion took place. MIR. W. J.. Sorrs, Mr. Hunting
on and Mr. A. IL. Shepperd opposed the bill. MIR.
Clay, Mr. Dwight. and MIR. Haynes, supported it.
MT Polk to prevent longer continuance of the de-
oa'e, aked Tor ihe previous question: which being
conded by majority OF the House $50 to 56)
Mr. Williams, considering that the bill involved some
important principles, desired that the previous son
shouId be taken by ayes and noes which being ordered
were ayes 72-noes So.
So ii was decided that the "nain question should NOT
now be put" and the bill was ny laid ABIDE
for the present.
After taking up vafAou. bills the Hou,e aIjournsd.
IN SENATE
MONDAY, MARCH 80.
lhe Resolution submitted Friday last, by Mr.
Ihamoer', on the exPstiency OF further extending
the term of halfpay pensions the widows and chill
aren oil certain officers seamcn, and marines, who died
In the public service and also in private armed vese
The Vice President communicated the following lot
ter rom the Postmaster G-nersL
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENr,l
MARCH "a, 1880.
To the Hon. John G. Calhoun:
SIR: In obedience resolution Of the Senate of the
United States. passed March 22d, 1880, direct mo
ito inform the Senate of the number OF Deputy Post
nas,es who have been removed since the fourth day
OF March last designating the number in each State and
Territory, have the honor report, that the wholo
number OF Deputy Pos,masters removed between the
an day Of March, 1929, and the 22d day Of March,
1880, inclusive, is four hundred and ninety one and
That the number thereof in each State and Territory is
as follows. In Maine fifteen, New Hampshire 6fy.fve
Nc'hoht twenty-five, Massachusetts -eig hit,
hhode Island three, Connecticut twenty, New York
one hundred and thrty-cns, New Jersey fourteen
PeDnsyivsna thirty. hve, Delaware six,cen MARYLAND
fourteen, District OF Colombia one, Virginia eight
North Caioina ionr Georgia two, Alabama two Mir
sisspP FIVE, Louisiana four, Tennessee twelve Ken
lucky sixteen Ohio fifty one, Indiana nineteen Illinois
three, Missouri seven, Florida one Arkansas two and
Michigan enc.
have the honor TO be, with great respect your ODE.
dent servD, w r HARRY
Mr.. Johnston submitted the following resou ions: ii
Resolved. That the Committee Of Commerce be in
sruced TO inquire into the expedency making an
preparation Tor the orms ion OF harbor on Lake Pont
chsrtran, at the termination OF the Rail way from New
Orleans.
Resolved, That the Committee on Commercs be In.
struced TO inquire into the expediency OF erecting a
Light house The hsrbor the termination of the Rail.
way on Lake PoDtchsrtrsin.
Mr.. Smith OF Maryland. from the Committee on FL
nance, Tsde report, accompanied by request to be
discharged from the consideration Of the subject reIa
tive TO an uniform National Currency for the u States
The report WAS ordered TO he printed.
On motion OF Mr. Ere lDghuyseD, the Senate re,um-
ed the consideration OF the motion submitted by him on
the 26th inst TO print 5000 copies OF tie report of tho
Secretary OF War, relative 10 the state Of civilization
| among the Indians; and,
On motion OF MIR. White, TO swe end said notion by
adding and also, two letters the same subject adj
dressed TO Pryor LEA by Abraham a. Heard and Ca
Ieb STARK the subject was again laid on the table.
On motion by Mr.. Webster, the report OF the Select
Committee OF the House Of Repres. natives on the
subject OF a organic alton Of the Executive Depart
The Senate then went into Executive busnes,, and
ttrea sv,ff Gle