Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-09
CONGRESS.
, April 5.-On Saturday the Senate

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presented report upon the prcpo.od achment OF
Judge Conku, U. States District Judge for IN. North
District OF New York, accompanied hy a re.olu.
ton requesting TO he discharged from the further con-
sideration OF the subject. The report and resolution
were laid upon the table. Mr.. Canbreeng from the
Committee on Commerce, reported two hills one of
which was to extend the privilege Of debenure to
chandse transported by land ani wa,er the other was
10 authorize the transportation OF merchandise W ith the
b-neht OF drawback between the Atlantic Ocean and
Northern Lakes. They severally read twice and
referred 10 Committee OF the Whole on the state of
the Union. Mr.. Verplanck, from the COMMITTEES Of
Ways and Means, reported bill making an appropria-
ton to carry into effect certain treaties with the Chero
kee Indians, West Of the Mssssippi; which was similar
ly disposed Of The following resolution submitted on
the Stb OF January, by Mr. Bates, was then taken up
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Military Pensions
be instructed, agreeaby to the Presidents recommen.
dstion in his Message OF the 9th December last to re-
view the pen'ion law for the purpose of extending
benefits 10 every soldier who aided in establishing our
liberties, and who is unable to maintain himself in
Tort, ant TO report TO the House bill for that pur pose;
and also, that said Committee be further instructed
greeably to said recommendation to report bill for the
relief oil all those who were, during the last dsa-
bled from supporting themselves by manual labor.
Mr. Bates argued at length in favor of the adop-
ton OF the resolution; and followed by Mr.. Will
ams, in opposition TO the latter part Of it, Pectng
the soldiers OF the late war, nasmuch they had not
had suffer the prvatons, undergo the risks of the
warriors Of the revolution The hour having expired,
the House then 10 the of private
bills The bill from the Senate incte asinp the terms
Of the Judicial Court of the United States for the South
ern District OF New York, and for adding the
psnsation OF several District Judges of the United States
was, on motion OF Mr.. Wcklife, referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary. The bill, also from the
Senate to enable the President extinguish Indian ii.
Ties within the State of Indiana, was, upon motion of
Mr.. Bell committed TO the Committee Indian affairs.
MIR. Stergere opposed the bill confirming the claim of
James Porer and Others, and moved TO strike the
snacting clause. Mr.. Hunt explained the motives of
the committee in reporting the bill, which he contend
ed ought TO be passed by the House. Mr. Biddle Mr.
sacks. Mr.. McDutfie, Mr., Vinton, Mr. Mccoy, MIR.
Irwin, OF Ohio, and MIR. Buch .nan, subsequently adj
dressed the House The motion to strike the
acting clause prevailed aud the bill was therefore lost
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole,
Mr. Anderson in the Chair, and took up number of
ther private bills. The remainder OF the day oc-
cupied in their consideration. TU. S. Tel.
APRIL 6.-In the Senate, Yesterday petitions rela.
tive TO The Indians residing within the States, pre-.
sentej by Mes.rs Holmes, Sanford aud Sprague Sew
eral reports were made by Committees bills and
Their subjects, which had been referred to them The
following bills read third time and PASSED: the
bill for the relief of Captain John Burnham; the bill
for the relief OF the legal representatives OF John Bap-
tse Couture; the bill Tor the relief of J. HOLE .ter
and Company, and George Anderson; the bill to es,ab
sh an additional Land District i'm the State of Illinois;
the bill for the relief oil John BronsOn the bill for the
relief Of Samuel Ward; and the bill making donation
OF land to the State OF Alabama for the Improvement Of
the navigation of the Coosa river, and to connect it,
waters with those OF the Tennessee by canal. The
bill granting lands to certain institutions for the Deaf
and Dumb, was debated by Messrs Barton, Marks and
Mckinley, in favor, and by Messrs. Livingston and
Hayne in opposition III and was finally on motion OF
Mr. Noble, laid on the table, and the amendments were
ordered TO be printed After the consideration of Ex-
ecuve business, the Senate adjourned
In the House Of Representatives, the business of the
day was commenced, by the presentation OF petitions
and memorials; among the latter Of which one pre-
sented by the Speaker, from Judge Peck of Missouri
on the subject OF the report ct the Committee on the
judiciary, recommending his impeachment for maprac-
ces, Claiming TO be heard in his defence at the bar Of
the House. and asking for copy of she charges against
d., he
pursued In the memorable of the impeachment of
warren Hastings, in the British Parliament, toward.
the close oil the last century, as precedent iusying
these claims. The memorial, at the request of Mr.
Peiti', was read and the motion of Mr.. Clay order
cd to be printed. After some discussion with respect
to its nal dpositon,n the of which Mr. BIch-
anan, MIR. Siorrs OF New York, Mr. Ingersoll, Mr.
Sutherland, Mr.. Wicklife, Mr. Peuis Mr.. Bell, Mr.
Spencer Of New York, Mr.. Everett of Massachusetts,
Mr. Strong, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Martin, Mr.. Coulter and
Mr.. Craig OF Virginia, participated. Mr. Davis OF S
Carolina, moved to lay the memorial the table, and TO
print 1t. He did so, he remarked, with the hope lh,
gentlemen weuld examine the three precedents in the
archives oil the House; they would there lha, the
mode oil proceeding was well settled and plain as
IN cases oil a'sault and battery in criminal courts The
resolution was accordingly laid On the table and order
ed to be printed. Mr.. Buchanan announced his in,en
uon TO call up the subject tomorrow, (Wenesdsy) in
the event OF the memorial being printed by tn, time
a Dill making appropriations, for the Public Buildings,
was reported by MIR. Nerplanck and after first and
second reading was referred TO Commute ofthe Whole
on the State OF the Union The resolution proposed by
Mr. Bates, proposing TO extend the benefits OF the PEN
zion law TO those soldiers of the Revou ion who NAV be
unable TO maintain themselves, and TO those disabled in
the late war. Mr.. Williams moved TO strike out the
latter clause OF the resolutions and upon this called for
the yeas and nays, which being ordered and taken the
Amendment was carried by vote OF lI5 10 20 Mr.
burgess proposed another amendment proposing TO ex-
tend the beneht OF the certain classes OF tn
militia who had served in the war of the Revolution
Tor period not less than nine months Mr. Williams
opposed the proposition and asked that the Que son
upon his motion, be taken by yeas and nays The call
was not sustained; and Mr. De Witt suggested modi-
cation, which was accepted by Mr.. Burgess TO the eff
ec hat was not requisite that the proposed service
oil nine menths should be- consecutive service for that
period but that such militiamen as had served nine
monhs IN the aggregate, though different peri
DDS should be entitled 10 the benefits of the measure
Inc hour however, expired before the question was
decided The private bills read and committed on Sat-
urday were read third time and PASSED. after which
me Rouse went into the consideration OF the bill max
ing appropriations for the Engineer, Ordnance and
Quartermasers Department.. The amendments re.
ported from the Committee Of the Whole were con i'd
cred and concurred in, with the exception of that ex
P9nging The item appropraing $500 for the purchase
oil photographic press, and the employment OF suitable
person as thographer for the of the Topogra
Phieai Bureau in the War Department. This item of
appropriation was motion OF Mr.. McDulEie inserted
IN the b which afterwards ordered TO be engross
ed iora third reading The House then at FIVE o'clock
aoJourned' ~. s. TEL
"AsHrN GToN, April Tn the senate, Yesterday
TWO petitions were presented by Mr. Bell rsmontra.
ing against the removal Of the Southern Indians be-
yonu me Mississippi, and against the extension over
them oil the laws OF the STATES in which they reside
Mr. Adams Presen ted petition from John Murphy
praying LOT penson and Mr.. King presented petitions
IRON samuel Phillips, and Susan Moran. DravinV