Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-14
TWENTY FIRST coNoREss--sEcoND SESSION.

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TWENTY FIRST coSosEss--sEcoND sEssioN.
"WEDNESDAY. Dec :, 1880.
IN SENATE
The President pro ten communicated the sonnsi re
POT oil the Secretary OF the \ nae the Con,ipg.n N,
Fund. OF both Houses Of Cooe res; ard.
On mo ion Of Mr. King, l, was ordered to be printed
tor the use OF the Senate and r,fsuvd to the Commit.
tee on the Contingent Fund
mr. Foot gave police that. on 10 morrow. hs would
Mis-.
Mr.. Bill presented Ii. pc i,ion Of Moses Pike. pray.
Ing rennmsraou os rsvV.ui onars setvices anil rae
rces; which referred to the Com mtee OIL Claims
MIR. b.u presented the petition OF Lucy Ann Esr.
PEI; which was resrsed to the Committee on Cisims.
Mr. bs pre'eo.d s'.o, the petition of Joseph Gray.
asoef OF ne revelation, praying Tor Pen,ioD; which
was referred to the Committee on Pao,ious.
NIr Scraeus gave no ice that, on to. morrow he
wooa isave TO Introduce bill Tor the relief Of Jo.
ssph c. Whittier.
MIR. kuyh, give notice that on 10 morrow he would
ash have 10 Introduce bill ing salary for
The Marshal OF the D,s;rict Of Rhode Island.
M Dudley pres ned The petition oil the heirs Of Ba
rem. L. otaais; which wss referred TO the Committee
Ga motion Of Mr.. Johpstcn. so much Of the Presi.
dents message as related TO Finance was referred TO the
Committee on Finance
Ga motion oil Sir. White that mart of IN. p,..id.,,,
mes.age which related 10 indian irs was referred TO
the Committee on Indian Affairs.
on moton OF MIR Grundy, that portion of the ,ncs.
ssEe which relates the Post Office Department. w,s
Roads ~ "
On motion Of Mr. Barton. tina. mart of thu MESSAGE
which relates to the public land, together with III.
docamrn'' oil the General Land OIice were referred
70 the Committee on Pu lie Lands.
on motion OF Mr.. White, that portion o.. the Pfesi
dents me sage which ire a,s OF our relations with TO-
reign Countries, was referred To tn. Committee OH Fo.
reign Relations
On motion OF Mr.. r tbins, that portion of the m.s
sage which relates 10 The NAVY yyss ,.fe,rsd 10 ,h
Committee On Naval ATli g. WV
Oh motion of MIR. Woodbury.. tia, par, Of ,hs mes
cage wh'ch relates 10 the subject Of commerce. was
referred to III. COMMITTEES on Commerce
On motion OF Mr.. Dlckefson, that part of the me-.
saSe which relates 10 manufactures. referred 10 the
COMMITTEE On Msnuiaciutes.
On mo'ion of Mr.. Chambers that mar, o( tho ma.
cage which relates to tho District of Columbia was ,c
er,ed 10 The Comni, o. on the District OF Columbia
~ nouoh CT mr' Hendricks. that pc ton of the mes
t'ge wren rtiaesto The subject Of roads and canals
was referred to 'h- Committee II ,sds and C.na's
on motion Of Mr.. I o"p, ,hs, part of the message
~hirh siudss to our military afIairs was r.f-rsJ.o
the Committee on Military Ali
Ga r0ston OF Mr.. H,lmep the Sen tie ,d;our,.5
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
y. re House assembled and was cailsd TO order al
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
Mr. Taylor moved that the House adopt The following
Ordered, Thst the Houae proceed TO he a,,o;,,mso,
oil the Staining Committee
MT Hoffman objected TO he adoption of the p,ono
son or The present the ground Of The ipd.posiiru
OF tue Speaker In addition TO this. and the fact of the
recent arrival Of that officer they should bear in mind
Also, that there several new msmhY r. of tbo
The table. " ''' "Pop
MIR. Taylor requested his coll sgue 10 withdra w hie
h,h ~ o,'er % enati- him TO state The motives
winch hsd niucsd him 10 offer the rropositiop
MT mo6man accordingly Wi'hdre W bis u otinn.
MR. Taylor hen observ ed hat on The preceding dav
inc message OF The President had been read in the
house, and subsegas ~ referred % a Con,nitee n,
the Whole on Tie state Ct the Union As i, was biob
W PROBABLE that the message wouii he taken up and
we an-rent subjects comp.'sd in it referred 10 the
proper committees. IL was, OF course, necessary in III,
's' 'ns'ancr that hrse committees should he APPOINT
cd H. however IL should he the wish Of the Speak.
.r mat to consequence Of bis inds,o ilion and tie ar
fVa' OF The new members of the Home .h- annoin,
mept Of the committees should be deferred for q dav
ne tMr. ~ certainly would cbseruliy acceds 10 it
snuough' ubess such wiSh ntima ed from the
Cha'r' ne SHOULD continue 10 the opinion he had ex
Committees. -rr"e ''e '''nu'"g
MT Hoffman s'id he psrfec ly eoucurred with hi.
cor sgus ae to the propreiy OF appointing tn. Stand
ing Committees vi The Iea. Pc. sible delay: hut as
'ha' gentleman had given his Teeson for introducing
me proPoon which he had submitted TO the Hou. e.
ne VT. begged a aimar Indulgence. 1t ,hould
~, oohe 10 mud, that the Speaker had been seriously
H' previous TO bis arrival here and still continued TO-
~ all ,"'sh oossrve. Bssides hat. there being num.
Der OF new members present, it, of cours, rcoureJ
,'"e 70 ascertain IN what manner their abos ght be
best applied to The public service He appeaeJ there
'e u"nrf n'se circumstances. to the nervous feel.
iogs OF The House, whe her the appoi in oue,
ZOO should no, be delay e anil concluded By wing
me- motion 10 lay has poposton the table.
The Speaker said, that he had not even l.t Of the
nemhere OF the Hou. and ther fore, from that crcum
stance sogy, ndependen iy o: III. sae OF his alth
cou'o not De IN hi' power 10 appoint The commit.
men: he trusted however, that be sbouId be ena
bird 20 do so to morrow
. ms motion to lay the resolution on the table was
Then carried unanimously.
Or ii fImln said that, pending he investigation Of
th' cas-" Of Judge Peck during ts lsat sion OF Con
greSs he had been conhned to his apartment by illness
zoo consequently lie had lot made himself efficiently
"eq"aDed WIN The mefi'- OF the This, he OBJ
served, might he The uation in which other members
a. the Hon's weto pared. His object he sad was to
hccer'a'n whether there 81 fri- ut number of
the documents relating TO this cae now on hand: tr
" u would be necessary TO have them re. printed.
Inc speaker replied that, he informe ,ha there
were only few copies OF the doc ut in rrn, prr-
haP' scout 'hrty l. would be the duty OF the Clerk
lie said 10 fUr1ih the members " iih copes other.
wouia refer 10 their flies
Ahera few nome IS consultation.
The House then adjourned
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1880.
IN SENATE.