Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-08
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1881.
IN SENATE

Of the Whole:
Resoivsd, That the Secretary Of the Senate be di
rec ed 10 procure nifty copies of the Debates OF the
State Conven ious on the adoption Of The edersl
u ion in 1887, one copy OF which to be delivered TO
each member Of the Senate.
Mr. Johnston obs rived that the propositian was IN
subscribe Tor certain number of copies Of q work
published by citizen OF Washington. Ths work was
aueu on all hands to be one OF great Importance and
un'ty; u was the debates in the conventions or the
several States The adoption OF the federal const,u
ot; and in fact, all The useful inortE alton that could
oe collected on the subject The work had been
piled with much labor and at great expense and the
number oil purchasers had bseo found sufficient to
cover the expense Of publishing the edition IL had
therefore, been proposed to purchase City copies,
lot each senator Tor the purpose OF sustaining vaua
BILE work
Mr.. King asked whether the price of the work wa.
sta ed in the resolution.
Mr. Johnston cred that the price mr. p,.ed 10 b.
given was not stated in the resolutions but the whole
cost would he twelve dollars for each copy of four
Oh zap at that price.
The resolution was then ordered to be sngrossed for
a third reading.
The President communicated he following message
from 'hs Secretary OF the Navy; which re all and
referred to the Committee Naval Attire:
NAVY DEPARTMENTS.
Janulry 2Sin, 1881. (
SIR: In compliance with the re solution passed 29h
May. 1880, requiIing annual report, TO be mad. 10
Congress IN relation t. apple ATOMS for pensions have
the homer to state, that in hs claims which have
presented whin the past year to this Departing Tor
pensions, aud which have been refused or
in quence OF the inshthcency Of the testimony
introduced TO substantiate them, the def ami
oil supplying then have been pointed out that III
applicants may be enabled complete their claims. or
make known to the Department such particulars as it
may be impracticaLls for IL 10 obtain. This, they
erds avoring do; and until further info lion
| received from them upon the sut-c,I do not feel
myself su horned, in the absence OF all evide nee, ex
cep the staemr MS oil the parties interested, express
tie opinion that they entitled relief from Con.
gress, 80 that opiuon must necessarily be founded
upon the iacs as they are disclosed in the several
Cases.
IT, however, the resolution is intended TO extend lhs
application for renewal OF pension for additional
term OF years, as well as 10 applications for original
grant OF pension, L would respectfully recommend 10
the favorable consideration Of Congress the claims OF
the widows Of those who were lost IN The Epervier,
and whose names, by the operation OF exis,ngiiaws
will be dropped from the roll after the expiration Of
their pres ut term CT pension.
Should Congress be disposed TO consider these claims
the claims OF any other whose pension hes or may
cease soop minute statem-p, OF all the particulars
presuued to be cessaIy for its action, will be found
in the list Of widow pensioners, transmitted to Congress
the 27tk iHst, and to which reference is respect
fully made.
JOHN BRANCH
Hon JOHN C. Calhoun,
Preside ut OF the Senate of the U. s.
Mr.. Woodbury., foD the Committee on Commerce,
TO which had been referred the resolu i)n directing
shat Dmttee TO iOquire and repor the sutj~c',
reported that it I'M xpe dent at This tim. make
any change in the existing Lars in relation to the DRAFT
OF vessels.
r.
with msntn.ent the bill Tor improving the navigation of
tbs Allegheny and Monong ahea rivers; aud the bill
concerning vessels employed in the whale h,h ries
The Senate went into the consider OF executive
business, and when the doors opened,
The Seuate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House called to order at IL o'cIork
Mr. Cambreleng, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, discharged from the consideration of the
p tition OF the New York Chamber of Commerce on
the subject Of the erection of Custom House in that
The f. .nf The
Whole House.
Ga motion Of Mr. Ellsworth, the judiciary com mittee
discharged from the fuit Their consideration Of the
subject OF increasing the salary OF the judge OF the
tern district of Virginia.
The following resolu ion offered by Mr.. Potter,
re ed and considered.
ResOIusd, That the rule Of the House which limits
the present alton oil petitions resolutions aud reports to
one hour in each day, be rescnded
Mr. Potter said that when Saturday be
bout 10 address he House on the subsc OF che resOu
ion, his remarks sted by the expiration of
hour, that he himself afforded practical ilusra-
ion OF the effects of IT. very rule. Those effects
such to lead TO great ev-an of legs ion,
which app rent to ALL prevail ed 10 great degree.
The soundest principles of economy showed that in
he Transaction Of public business, la order to both
time and money, one matter 'hould BE- disposed OF be-
tore another commenced; which was, as i, well
known, absolutely mposs bic under the operation OF
the present rule OF the House. During the last
sion OF Coogress, honorable friend of his, (M-. PSI
ON Kentucky, had brought forth proposition, upon
which one moiety OF his sentiments on the sUbjsc,
NAMED undelivefed. lie concluded by moving 81
be referred to select committee, with instructions
report thereon 10 the House.
| After remarks from Mr.. Mercer
| The motion OF Mr.. Potter adopted upon a dvis-
ion by vote OF ayes SO, noes not counted The
lect committee was appointed to consist Of FIVE
FORTIFYING OCRACOCK INLET
The following resolutIon submitted Tuesday last
by Mr. Speight, was akenuP considered, and agreed
to-:
Resolced. Tba, the Secretary OF War inform this
HOUSE whether not il is expsdiept to erect ori6sa
toas at Ocracock inlet, with view to the
permanent security Of that section Of North Caro-
lir in case Of invasion.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE SURPLUS REVENUE
! The resolution submitted by Mr. Jarvis from the
selec, committee appointed 10 der aud report upon
the subject OF the distribution OF the surplus revenue
for the printing Of 5000 copies o, ths report, then
! taken up.
| Mr.. Evans, Of Maibe, said he would trouble the
House with few remarks on the re oluo offered by
his colleague. lie would DO this msmber Of the I'm
mtlee from which the report ha | proceeded II had
agreed wi the sin part Of the doctrines advanc
ed ia that docuntn mt, and he had preferred ayaing
himself Of the opportunity OF expressing his dissent by
addre sing the House. TO following practice which
had Of late been adopted by minottes of committee.
Of submitting counter report II was not be must
observe, biz wish to Ieptess the dissemination Of this
document throughout the country; Tor VIA, would re
6OO0 copies among, perhaps, two millions Of reading
people Besides, bad not the question been the sur.
Jet Of di cus.ion Tor yers, in the newspapers, ouI
would not the public journals a, the present time, c
cnlae the report among their readefs, If IL Of cut
hcient importsuc II II were not interes ing enough
| WHY publisb II stthe public expense Ills objscuon
| MIR. f. continued founded on the basis that tn.
House by its publication Of the report would give sane