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

THURSDAY, MAY l3.
The following motion, submitted by Mr.. Grundy
was considered and agreed to:
Resoiued, That the Postmaster General communi.
Gaze 10 the Senate, statement Of the amount recev
ed by the Department. ftom the Post Office al w ash.
ingon City, from LIST May, 1929 to LIST Nav 1890 with
that Tor the correspondent period Immediately
ing shelving the compara alive increa or declne u
ring the respective periods
On motion OF Mr.. White, it was
ResOfued That the Committee on Indian Affairs be
discharged from the conside ration of the petition OF
the Chiefs and Warriors Of those Indians that have
emig rated from New York TO Green Bay, asking re-
dress OF grievances and that be referred to the Pre-.
sident OF the United States.
The following bills were severally read the third
tlme' passed. and sent to the House of
| for concurrence, viz:
The bill to repeal the provso, in the "act to author.
izs masters OF vessels in certain clear out eli.
Their at the Custom House Of Petersburg or that OF
Richmond.
The bill authorizing subscription of stock in the
Washington Turnpike Road Company; and
The bill for the relief of Ransom Mix and Edmund
Smith.
The amendments TO the following bills from the
House OF Representatives, having been reported by
the Committee correctly engrossed the bills were sew.
orally read the third time, as amended, passed and
sent to the House OF Representatives for
viz:
can act to reduce the duties on coffee, Tea, and
| Cocoa" and
"An act making appropriations for building light.
houses ight.boa beacons, and monuments, placing
buoy.. and for improving harbors, and directing sur
veys"
On motion of Mr.. Webster, the bill to provide for
the appointment of Solicitor of the Treasury WAS
sumed in COMMITTEES Of the Whole, and il being ame nd
!, the amendments were concured in. On motion OF
Mr.. Dckerson, that the bill be referred TO the Com
mttee on the Judiciary, with instructions to amend by
assigning the duties therein required to the Attorney
General
A motion made by Mr.. Brown, to lay il on the
table. and rejected by the following vote.
YEAS-Messrs Adams. Bell. Benton, Brown, Chase,
Dicker,on, Ellis. Foot. Grundy, Hayne, Hendricks.
Kane, King. Noble Rowan, Smith, Of MARYLAND,
smith OF South Carolina, Troup, Tyler, White Wood.
NAYS-Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bib, Burnett,
Chambers Clayton, Dudley, Frelinghuysen Holmes
Iredell, Johnston, Knight, Livingston, Mckinley,
Marks Naudain Robbins, Ruggles, San ford. Seymour,
Silsbee, Sprague, Webster, Willey-24
The question was then taken the motion to refer
the bill with Instructions, and rejected by the following
vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Diekerson, Ellis, Grundv. Havpe.
lredeil, Kane King, Mckinley, Rowan, Troup, Tyler,
White, Woodbury-l3.
NAYS-Mesrs. Adams, Barnard, Barton, Bell, Ben.
ton Bibb. Brown, Burnett, Chambers, Chase CLAYTON
Dudley, Foot, Freinghuy,en, Hendricks Holmes John
son, Knight, Livingston, Marks Naudan, Noble Rob.
bins, Rnggle', Sanford, Seymour, Sisbee, Smith Of
ley-32.
On the question to engros' for third reading it was
rejected by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Barnard, Benton, Bib, Burnett.
Chambers, Clayton. Dudley, Frelinghuysen, Holmes
lredell. Iohnton. knight, Livingston, Mckinley Nsu
dan, Robbins, Ruggles Sanford, Silsbee, Sprsguo'
NAYS-hIessrs. Adams, Bell Benton, Brown,
Chase, Dckerson, Ellis. Foot. Grundy, Hayne, Hen.
dtieks, Kane, King. Marks, Noble, Rowan, Seymour.
Smith Of Md, Smith Of s. c., Troup, Tyler, White,
Wiley, Woodbufy-2i
On motion Of Mr.. Bell, the revolution from the
House OF Representatives "6xing the time OF adjourn
meD," was resumed, and II being amended by striking
out The words the seventeenth day Of May next, and
inserting NE MTiy.fra day Of May instant, it was
passed with an amendment, and sent TO the House of
Representatives Tor concurrence in the amendment.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion
submitted by MIR. Grundy, the LIST February last TO
postpone the subscription the part of the Senate to
me puoc documents proposed TO be printed by Gales
Seaton, until an appropriation for that purpose shall
be made by Congress, with the amendment from the
Committee on the Library of Congress-; and on Mr.
Woodbury's motion, it was laid on the table.
The bill prescribing the modes of commencing, pro-
scouting, and deciding controversies between States
was resumed in Committee Of the Whole; and on motion
oil Mr. Robbins, II was laid on the table.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill TO
reorganze the Navy of the States as amended, and,
on motion OF Mr. Hayne, the blank in the first section
was filled with the words one pice and fro rear a1i-
rails, by the following vote:
YEAS.-Messrs Adams, Barton, Benton, Brown,
,Burnet' chambers, Dudley, Ellis, Frelnghuysen,
nayne lredeIi Johnston, Kane, King Livingston, Me-
knley, Noble, Robbins Rowan, Silsbee, Smith of Md
Webster, White, Woodbury-2f.
NAfS.-messrs Barnard, Bell, Bib, Chase, Dick
erson, Foot, Grundy, Hendricks, Holmes, Knight
Marks, Naudain, Ruggles, Sanford, Seymour, Smith
oil y. G. SPrague, Troup Tyler, WilIey-20.
The bill was then further amended; and on the ques.
tioo engross for third readings it was rejected by the
/ following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Benton, Brown, Dudley
Ellis Freinghuvsen, Grundy, Hayne Iredell Johnston
Kane, King, Livingston, Mckinley, Noble Robbins
Rowan, Silsbee, Smith, Md. Webster, White, woodbd.
ry-22
NAYs-Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bell Bib, Burne,
Chambers, Chase, Dckerson Foot, Hendricks, Holmes