Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-17
Twemty-sccomd Congress. --Se 5s q :

WASHINGTON, April l2.-In Senate Yesterday VA
nous petitions were presented by different Senators; and
!" appropriate committees. resolution was offer
Gu oy Mr. fFelnghuyen, authorizing the Secretary Of e
senate 10 purchase copies of the journals from i17t -
io, 10 supply such Senator'S as had not been already
supplied The resolution was not acted on Mr. R,o,r,y
from the Committee Claims, reported bin for tho r
hei OF Parrish Carter which was read first time and mr.
ueIeH 10 second reading The bill supplementary TO the
ut ioT ne fcnei oil the officers and soldiers of the
OF the Revolution, then taken up in Committee Of
inc whole, on motion of Mr. Foot, the vote being Aves
10, Noes IL; and the question pending BEING ON fIe ,oJ
ment offered by Mr.. Robinson of Illinois AZ WI
moved to amend the amendment by addino the ,vords
anu any otheT person who in service under the an
oy Oh the United States against any tribe or nation Of
Indians, prior to the LIST of January 1895" This amend
ment to the amendment supported bv remark from
hleSsrs hite and Grundy, and opposedby Mcssrs Smith
Atthe expiration of the hour the bill was, on motion o
Mr. smith laid on the table Mr.. FORSYTH then renorted
rom the committee on Commerce, bill for the relief nj
- and W. Lppncott, oil Philadelpha which was ro,d a
TS' tnc and ordered TO second reading On motion Of
VT Sonsoh' l''Oo extra copies Of the report of the Sc
rect committee on the Apporonment Bill were ordered o
be printed The Senate then resumed in Comrni,,ca ~
he whole, the General Appropriation BILL when Mr.
Holmes concluded his remarks Mr. Sni'h uon
pressed nope mat the prosecution of this debate sboud he
postponed until h2rcsoution offered by Mr. Snraguo
be taken up, and that the Appropriation Bill would he
mitted TO pass, without further delay Mr. Spr,g,e az
senlns TO this Suggestion with the UNDERSTANDING tb,i III;
resolution would be taken up after the prcsent En- /; ~
PoSe o. ana mat the latitude Of the discussion would not
DC abridged, the amendment which gave rise TO the dis
cusson was agreed TO- The observation-disclosures o o nan
were then gone through, but the Bill was not hen Gisi
ed, when on motion OF Mr.. King the Senate adjourned
In the House Of Representatives. Mr. Storgs contr,,
ca MS remarks on the case of the Collector of Wscase
some comparison having been drawn by him between IL
ana uhe investigation now pending before committee of
'he House and which had been Instituted upon memo
RAJ presented by Mr. Wicklie respecting the conduct OF
MT Hayward, Chlct Commissioner of the Land Office
MT W took occasion TO make xplanaon in reference
to that natter which will be found below The bonr for
morning business having expired before Mr. s. concluded
ms remarks, the House proceeded TO the Orders of t
Day, and went into CODini,tce of the Whole Nr WIuo
oil New York, ia the Chair, and took M the consider,
ton OF snnjry Bill' rcafingt0 the District of C06jo
Inc remainder OF the day spent upon these bills and
especially upon tbe Potomac Bridge Bill, which finally
Pl'cH through TIC committee, appTopnatng 50 OO0 10
Oy out me stockholders aud rebuild the bridge as free
bridge Ihe bill to appropriate Si2O 900 for the erection
OF an aqHeduct over ic Potomac above Georgetown fol
the AeXdhdnd C'nal, also pissed through the committed
W"i0TmE. Tins committee obtained leave 10 sit ap,it
on me other Ds;n; subjects aud the House adjourned -
nat mt g'
WAslGvGroN, April BIN the Senate ve.tsrJ,v q
communication made by the Chair from ibo Nss,er
G9mmnndang Of The Navy paying toran increase Of nav
inc communication was referred TO the Committee en-
me Navy, and ordered To be printed A Bill from, he
House, Tor e relief Of j. Knight was reportcd bv NJ
eIl without amendment. Mr. Marcy from The Commit
zoe on tc judiciary, reported the bill from the l,ase an.