Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-12
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TwENrY-rIRsr CoNosrss-SrcoNp SESSION
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 1881.
IN SEN ANN


"a message was r.crivyd from the Poesi' mt Of the
united States. by j. Don-'shn. Esq. hi. Secretary
PoSr-oFFiCE DEPARTMENT..
The vice Precedent mmanic sted a let or from the
fos'ma t-r u neral. which, wi IA the sccompsu,i log
documents, was referred 10 the Comn,,e- the Post
Once aud Pc, Roads 6v a vote o, 10 10 H.
The document consisted of copies o. .l contracts
made 10y him or his on which al
ewfnees had been made for atdiion, services copies
OF MI CONTRACT existing when his immediate predeees
sor came into Office, which similar allow anc q
were made, and copies IL all made by hi.
immaculate PRE- 'ee.s'or, on which similar allow ances
hdn o. en- made Toe letter adds, that the labor re
qued ior The invess alton of each case on more IN an
iIoo routes, snd m king the statements be sides pre-
pa'ins copies Of about 400 contracts. conn isiny to-
eeiher nearly 5000 large folio pages, has required
the constant aud dligeDt service vera clerk, for
about TX m'"th'. The eurtsn, business Of the de
Partnent has been delayed, far as could be done
without producing permanent ioss; anil togeh will
ire new arapt emrnts re Gdered necessary In answer.
ing toe several calls for inioma ion from the commit
Tee losu'ed by the Senate ths 18th of December,
IL has rot been practice abb, with all the force that
could b. applied, 20 hni the report at an earlier pc.
Rod u
Ms Bell presented tn, pc i,on of the iobsbi,apt, O.
Oxford. Nv Hanp hire, praying for the suppre o.,
Sund ~ mails twas reerted to the Committee Oh the
Post Office and Pot Rods.
NAVY OFFICERS
MIR Bhn'ri submitted the following resolution
R'solred Tina, the Committee Naval Affairs be
Instructed to irqn,re into the expedarcy OF increasing
The pay aud monuments of Masters Commander ant in
th- Navy OF the United a'es; aud, also of allowing
additional concentration 10 Leutensn,s when ac,ny "a
mrs. Lienfends OF ship OF the line frigae, or sloop
OF war, according TO the rate oil the vessel.
The Vice Pre-'dsnt req rested the s. nator from Ma
ryi'ud lCen.rsl Smh] 10 take the Chair, he had
20 meet The C)mm'sso ers OF IN S.nking Fund tbi.
day. DUTIES ON SUGAR
Mr.. Brown of NJrth Caroiiua. introlueeda bill TO
reduce TIE duty on imported Sugtr.
MIR. B own moved to refer the biz TO the Commit.
tee on Com ierce. The motion was rejected; yea. 49,
nays 20
On motion of NJ Johnston of Louisiana, il w,s ,hsn
referred to thu Committee on Menu actures
;, Tweniy or thirty private bills received from the
House oil Representatives.
Duty ON SALT
MT Benton gave notice, that to. morrow re should
akleave to bring in bin to abrogae the duty on salt
JAMES MONROE.
The bill for the adjustment Of the claim of J. mes
Monroe, passed in The other House, was read fra,
time, and laid on the table until morrow a, the suy
en amendment to il. rNr
The bill to crs.i the Treasurer Of the United ate.
with the smouo, OF unavailable funds and the bill TO
direct the manner OF isssing patents confirmed Lar
e'aims III Florida, al a second time aud
10 Tue appropriate committees.
POST OFFICE INVESTIGATION.
The resolution OF Mr. Grundy, declaring that the Sc
tct committee, appointed TO examine into the pres
condition OF thu Poet Office partment, are not au-
horiz-d to call witnesses who have been removed be.
lore them Tor the purpose of asceanng the causes Of
'hsit removal, was again taken up.
luton.
Mr.. Crundy commenced reply 10 support Of the re-
solution; but before he hal concluded, the Senate,
On motion OF MIR. Hayne,
Adjourned until TO
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
INDIAN AFFAIRS
large number OF petitions pres. nicd to-day:
smcngst Them was the following. by MIR. Davis OF
Massachusets from large number Of the nhabitants
oil the township oil Spencer, in the State OF NJ sachu.
sets:
THAT your emoria lists feel constrained TO cone be-
lore The Niona! Legislature with earnest request
that the public faith may be preserved nvoIae ia all the
tan'aetons OF the Government with the Indians that
these dependent allies, some Of whom have been modal
COOL boz ha
with kin'ness AMI grnero'iiy, III az with Justice
That no chmen be made upon their right of ter
Iitory or right OF self government has by
numerous treaties and that they may be secure in the
possessons which they rive from their ance,tors nj
which they are now in the peaceabIe enjoym.nt and
the coDiiDned OCCUPANCY OF which thy have ia The
language Of Il Chief Justice OF tbs Uni ed STARS k
gal and Jis CHIN, ;ndepe ndent OF any guarantee from
oar General Government. Your memoria.ts ,youid |
respectfully ard humbiy en,reat that no hing nav
be done, permitted to he done in relation 10 he In
dlahs shat shall be inconsistent with the great princi
pies OF morality and the obg cations of good faith"
MIR. d. also presented petitions on the .am. subi,c, |
from the nha ans oil Leicester, aud tn uhibi,au,s OF
Worce''er The latter being signed by more than
300 PEI oNs.
Nc. Everett Of Massachur ett, presented a memo. |
rial OF Inhabitants OF the town OF Southampton in the
county OF Hsm9shire, and Sta'e of Massachusetts,
praying tlt the act Of the last ses.ion of Congress
providing for an exchang, Of lands with certain Indian
tribes, aUd for their removl and permanent seul.
west 81 she Mis'i.ePP may be repealed that ,reay.
maze with the ndians heretofore, may be invioIahly
observed and het the said Indians may be PROTECTED in
she enjoyment OF their lands, and in all the rights a.
cured to hem by engagements entered to The
said Indians and the United States The
OF iGi' memorial was postponed TIL Monday next tbe
ith ins'aut 'S
MIR. Crawford Of Penn, pteaeuted a petition fran
number Of his Constituents, praying f. r The renea
OF the loian bill OF last 'ssion; which De ,ioa Mr.
said he dissented from, but moved that il be prnt.d
Agtsedto
COLONIZATION SOCIETY
Mr.. Bondin OF Virginia, presented the petition Of
number OF ms constituents, praying aid from Con-
gress for the Colonization Society, TO which he intimat
ed his disagreement, but moved that il he nrpt.d
which ordered.
Mr. Richardson presented a petition of manufactu- |
rers oil cut nails, in the town of Plymouth in Massa
chuseus, praying that a drawback NAV be allowed nm
fhe expectation OF nails made Of imported IRON eoaI IN
the duty paid on the importation the iron: which no
hion was referred to the Committee on Manuf,c
tures
THE SALT REPORT
Mr.. Mallary moved that the report of the Committee
on Manufactures, the restoration of the duty nm i'm
ported Salt, be printed for the use of the House
Mr.. Chiffon opposed to the motion The bill was
done with for this session, by the consent of both liz
friends and enemies and he in favor of letting the
report sleep with the bill The report contained an
parle argument on the subject, which Mr. c. did not
wish to send among the People with even this Indirect
sanction OF TIE House The country now in state
Of excitement, and every member ought to be willing
10 al1y thd excitement instead Of sending forth what
would tend to Increase it, However untenable the ar
gnment OF the rePort-an argument so faacious that
any school boy could the order IN nrint an
extra number would give TO il some degree NJ imnor
lance The report presumed TO be the production
OF an individual of the Committee of ManuC,cres anJ
and II the practice TO prevail il would became an
easy matter Tor any member of the House TO have his