Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-05

was ordered 10 DO spgro.ssd for third reading and
subsequently, read the third time aud passed.
The Chair laid before the Senate q messsge from the
President Of the United States, transmitting report
from the Secretary Of War; In answer TO resolution Of
the Senate submitted by Mr. Poindsxter, the 25lh
inst, relative to the expenditure OF the
for the Improvement OF the navigation Of the rivers o..
hio and Mississippi; which read and referred.
LATERAL RAIL ROAD.
On motion OF MIR. Chambers, the Senate took up the
bill to authorize the extension. construction, and
OF lateral branch Of the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail-
Road, into aud within the District of Columbia to-
gether with the ame ndments reported by the District
Committee OF the Senate. The amen dmeDs were a
greed TO, and ordered to be engrossed, as follows;
See I. Strike out from the word " between" In
line &C. to the word f" provided" in the l00,h line,
both inclusive, and inser,ss the said company shall
ind bcs, calculated TO promote the objects OF said road
Provided That tho level OF said road wi hin the said
city, shall conform to the present graduation Of the
streets, unless the said corporation shall agree TO DIFF
terent level .ARd provided, diso Tha, the said Com
pauy shall not be permitted to take terminate the
said road, west OF the west side Of Seventh s rect
west: And prouided, also.
Section g. line 6, after the word E" Congress-" in
sert-or from authorizing, by any future law, such
additional rail road or roads, in connexon with said
others connected herewith, TO such parts Of the Dis
uict as from time TO time may he required by the
venience OF those paris OF The District into which the
said Company are restrained from carrying said
road from ensc,iog such rules aud regulations, pre-
scribng the speed Of carriages passing over
SAID road, and other matters relating thereto necessa
ry Tor the security OF the property the
inhabitants OF the District
Toe bill was subsequently, read the third time and
passed.
The bill, in addition to acts concerning the slave
trade amended by striking out the two first sec
tons. and the title chspged to read, bill for the
relief OF John Nicholson. Thus amended il was re I'D
the third time and passed.
On mo ion Of Mr.. White, the Senate then proc
to the consider alton OF Executive business aud sat with
closed doors for about hall an hour.
The bill supplementary 10 the act to reduce the du.
sAl Of Ne Az I,.l
time.
Mr.. Woodbury. remarked, that there were two or
three other cas-s OF grievance for which this bill did
not provide. Having stated them, he said they all
came within the spirit Of the law Of the last session.
aud he would therefore, submit two additional
TO the bill now under consideration, 10 embrace them.
The amendments were tedd and agreed to, and the
bill, amended, ordered to be engrossed for third
reading Ii was subsequently read the third time, and
passed.
The bill which this day passed the other House,
making appropriations for the Indian Department, for
the year 1881, wac twice read, and referred.
Bills OF the House OF X representatives, making ap-
propations for the building Of light houses light boats
beacous, and placing buoys;
To carry into effect certain Indian treaties and
Explanatory OF the law respecting contsmpts OF
Court; were read-the fret and third, the FIRST time
and the second twice, and referred.
MIR. Woodbury., from the Committee on Commerce,
reported the amendment OF the other House, to the
bill to establish ports of delivery at Lake Poucharn,
aud Delaware city, with amendment to the nd.
ment; which was laid on the table till Tomorrow
Mr.. Hayne moved an adjournment. The motion
was negaived.
The bill from the House, for the sale OF the lands 10
the ate OF Illinois, reserved for the Of salt springs
on Vermillon river, in that Sate read the third
time, and passed.
1t was now ten o'clock, and Mr.. Smith Of Md. NOV
ed an adjournment; but the mo ion was ne atived.
The joint resolution authorizing a subscription to
certain copies OF the condensed reports OF decisions
the Supreme Court edited by Richard Peters;
The bill concerning vessels employed ia the whale
fishery;
For the relief Of the citizens of Shawnee clown and
The joint resolution for the distribution OF certain CO.
pies OF the Secret Journal Of the old Congress- were
severally read the third time. and passed.
MIR King moved an adjournment; the motion was
| negatived.
The joint resolution for dsposng OF certain public
documents. printed by either House OF Congress- was
ordered to be eDgrossed for third reading.
Mr.. King again moved adjournment, and on this
motion demanded the yeas and nays. They were or
dered, aud stood as follows Yeas 8, Nays2I.
Bills from the House, m king approp riation for
Cu'tom House in the city of New York; for the inn
provement of certain harbors and providing for sur
vey'; and extending the power of the Judges of the
Territory o. Arkansa; we're read-the first and las,
twice. and referred: 10 the reading of the second at this
time, objection made.
The Senate then adjourned.