Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-15

The Speaker laid before the House the annuar re-
port OF the commissioners OF the sinking fund which
vas laid upon the table.
The Speaker also laid before the House q letter
from the Secretary Of War. transmitting information
in relation to ofceis duty, 6rlough exercising
staff appointments &C.; which was referred to the
committee on military affairs.
WEDNESDAY, FEBaUARY Q.
IN SENATE
A message was received from the President Of the
United States, BY A. ]. Donelsou, Esq. his ScsIe-
tary.
The Vice President communicated a letter from
the Postmaster General, transmitting statement of
tho and salaries Of the several clerks employ
cd in his Office during the last year.
The Vice President communicated q report from
tho Commissioners ofthe Sinking Fund. detailing the
measures that havo been authorized by the Board
subsequent their last report Of the 9th Of February
1890. 1t was laid on the tuble, and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Webster presented the petition of tho Prudeu-
tial Committee of tho American Board Of Commis-
soners for Foreign Missions of pray
ing that the treaty spulatons with the Indian, may
be observed. 1t was laid on the table.
The Vice President communicated letter from
the Commissioner of the General Land Office, trans
hitting statements shelving the quantity Of lands
vcyed, which have not been brought into market; the
quantity surveyed in each State and Territory since
each State and Territory. 1t referred to the
Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be prin
! ted.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT..
appointed to examine the present condition of the
Post Office Department, were not authorized TO call
before them persons removed from Office for the pur
pose Of asccrtainng the causes of their removal was
again taken up.
Mr. Grundy concluded his speech in support Of the
resolution.
Mr. Hendricks made few explanatory remarks, and
! opposed the resolution.
| Mr. Clayton commenced his rejoinder. against the
resolution aud continued TO speak nearly two hours
but gave way, at halfpast four o'clock, for motion
to adjourn.
On motion of Mr. Everett, of Massachusetts, the
committee on the Library was discharged from the
further consideration of the proposals offs Converse,
for publishing stereotype edition Of the laws of the
United States, and the said proposals were referred
to the committee of the Whole To which is commit
ted the joint resolution directing subscription for
stereotype edition Of the laws OF the UniIed Suites,
proposed 10 be published by Duff Green.
! On motion of Mr. Everett, the said committee was
discharged from the further consideration of a reso-
luton submitted by Mr. Howard, on the 3O.h Of De
crmber last, proposing that certain reports, made by
the committee on Commerce and Manufactures IN
1902 1906 and 1904, be printed for the of the
House, and the said resolution laid on the table
/ Dir Everett, from the same committee. to which
was referred the resolution submitted days
by Nr Johnson, of Kentucky, upon the subject re-
ported the following resolutions; which was read and
agreed 10, on a division, so 10 c.:
Resolved, That the Clerk of the House cause TO
have preserved for each member of the House an
ted by order of either House, at each fltare session
of Congress.
Dir Wickhfe laid on the table the following resolu.
ton:
Resolved, That the President of the United s a,es
oT,,ni r 'e.i 10 com'nuuicaie to this House the
amount OF each oeea,oa,ion a,nes of the de-
fauiters the names and amount Of each incubation
upon the Treasury or fraudulent use of the public
money by individuals in the employment of the row
; eminent; and the names Of the person or pcrsons
concerned therein the Instances in WHICH the Dub
floa hcou mi nIfpIc
objects for which II was Appropriated by Congress;
and also, the amount Of improper allowances to OFF,
GERS agents. or others, IN the public employment,
made by any of the Departments in the Government:
the amount thereof, and 70 whom allowed since the
Sd day Of March, 1925.
i MINISTER TO RUSSIA.
! The House then resumed the consideration of the
genera! appropriations bill the question being on the
pfoviso yesterday submitted by Mr. Pearce and which
was accepted by Mr. Stanberry as modift alton of
his motion to strike out the appropriations for the SAL
airy of the Minister to Russia.
Alr Huntington submitted the following amend
mGnt to the amendment Of Mr. Pearco
Strike out all after tho word g time" and ,nscr,
he following: ESQ that it would read, Provided
| that the tme"l
! "Sha be deducted, in Computing the salary or
yearly compensation of any minister during which
he shall have absented himself from the country nv
the Government of which he shall have been receiv-
co. Tor OBJECTS not connected with the public service
ond IN pursuance OF permission to absent himself
| given previous, TO the commencement of his mssinn
and IN anticipation that such absence would be NC
cessary."
Dir Huntington said few words in favor of his
amendment.
Mr. Archer addressed the House an hour in oppo
stion to the motion, and in reply to gentlemen who
had advocated II.
Mr. Tucker after few remarks agaiDs. spending
nIher time on this subject, to the injury of the Other
public business, moved the previous question, which
was accordingly put and carried, without division
and the bill was then, on motion Of Mr. Verplanck.
read a third time.
Dir Chiffon rose TO remark that the bill coiaincd
tenure exceptionable in the extreme. He would
however, vote for the bill; and he presumed Other
gentlemen would do the same, as it was the general
appropriation bill.
MIR Bates, after few remarks moved the recon-
nltnent OF the hill TO the committee Of WAYS and
Means, with instructions 10 strike out the yord
Russia, from the 349th line Of the BILL md to pro-
vide at the end of the paragraph, for the salary of
Minister TO Russia.
Mr. Sterigcrc demanded the previous question:; and
the demand was sustained by tho House
The House having determined that the main nucs.
ton should now he put