Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-01
Twcmty-second Congrcss.--Sess. 4
IN SENATE.
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The Chair laid before the Senate a message from the
President of the United Statcs transmitting suggestion
from the Secretary of State the subject ola to pun
ish the countereitng the coin of any foreign ma
ton within the limits Of the United States
The hair also laid before the Senate message from the
president oil the United States, in reply to resolution of
the senate calling Tor return of the amount OF Public
Lands unsold &C. which ordered to be printed.
On motion of MIR. Forsyth, the message and documents
received last week from the Presdento the United States
communicating the instructions and correspondence rea
tive to the Colonial Trade which had heretofore been
received, were ordered 10 be printed.
The resolution laid on the table by Mr. FORSYTH re-
curing the Secretary of the Treasury report the causes
the increased expenditures in the judicial
by the next session was taken up and agreed to-
vAccINATIoN.
On motion OF Mr.. Hendricks the Senate proceeded TO
consider the motion introduced by him Friday last to
reconsider the vote by which the bill the bene-
hts of Vaccination among the Indians, ordered TO
third reading
The motion to reconsider carried in the affirmative
= ayes 15-noes IA.
Some conversation took place the precise form in
which the bill was placed before The Senate. 1t
finally determined, however, that motion made by MIR
frelinghuysen was in order.
This amendment provides that in where physi-
clan is called lie SHALL if it be considered necessary
precautions be conducted by competent persons to the
Indians who either infected deemed be in danger
of infection, at 81 dollars per day each, 20
dollars the month.
Buckner asked for the Ayes and Noes ON this cues
ton, and they ordered
The question then put and decided in the airma
tive, by the following vote:
.Ayes.-Messrs. Bell Benton, Dallas, Dudley Ellis
Foot, Forsyth Frelinghuysen, Grundy, Hendricks HILL
Holmes, Johnston, Kane, King, Marcy, Prentss, Rob-
bins, Robinson, Ruggles, Seymour, Silsbee, Smith,
kins-3O.
Noes-Messrs Bbb Buckner, Ellis, Clayton, Hayne.
Mangum, Miller Moore, Tazewell, Tyler-lO.
On motion of Mr.. Grundy, the bill the re commit
ted TO the Committee on Indian Affairs
The bill TO exempt Portuguese vessels from the duties
on tonnage, was read third time and passed.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate then proceeded TO take up the bill making
aIinr
year 1892
The question being, concumng with the Committee
oil The Whole in their amendment striking out the appro
priation of an outfit TO France.
Mr. Miller then addressed the Senate support of the
motion OF concurrence and followed by Messrs Clay
ton, Webster, Clay, Spgue, Holmes, and Foot on the
same side; and by Messrs Tyler Smith Bibb King For
syth, on the other.
The question then put the motion to concur and
.ayeS-Messrs Bell Buckner, Chambers, Clay, Clayton
roof frehnghuysen, Hayne Holmes, johnson, Knight,
Miller, PondeXer, Preniss Robbins Rugglcs Seymour
Silsbee, Sprague, Tazewe, Tomlinson, Waggaman Web
ser.-23.
.Noes-NIessrs. Benton, Bib, Dallas Dickerson Dud
ley Ellis Forsyth, Grundy, Hendricks, HILL Kane King
nangum Marcy, Moore, Robinson, Smith, Troup, Tyler
White, Wilkns-2l
Mr. Poindexter then moved amend the bil by adding
provision TO enable the President of the United States
to send Charge TO Venezuela, $500
After very words from Mr.. Mangum. and Mr. Eayne
Mr. Forsyth called for the ayes and noes which were or
dered.
The question then taken and decided in the nera
tive follows:
.Ayes.-Messrs. Benton, Chambers, CLAYTON. Dallas.
Holiness Mangum, Pondexier, Seymour, Silsbee, Wa-
.Nays-Messrs Bell Bbb, Clay, Dickerson, Dudley.
Ellis, Foot, Forsyth, Frelinghuyseu Gruniy Havne,
Hendricks, Ill., Johnston, Kane, King Marcy Miller
Moore, Robbins, Robinson, Ruggles smith SDrague'
Iazewei, Upton, Tominson, Tyler, Webster White,
Wilkins-3l.
Mr.. Poindexer then renewed the motion he made in
Committee, TO strike out COLOMBIA, and TO reduce the
appropriation for that mission and asked for the Yeas and
Nays on the question, which were ordered.
hen nuf aul1 oci,I Il AZ
follows:
Yeas-Messrs: Bell Chambers, Clay, Clayton, Foot,
Freiinghuysen, Hayne, Holmes, Johnston, Miller Poin-
dexter, Prentss, Robbins, Ruggles Seymour Sprarue.
Tomnson, Waggaman, Webscr--19
Ndgs-Messrs Benton, Bib, Dallas, Dickerson Dud-
ley, Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy, Hendricks, IIiI Kane
King, Mangum, Marcy, Moore, Robbins Smith Taze.
well, Tpton Tyler, White, Wikins-22
Mr. Bibb made a motion TO amend the BILL which was
negatived.
Mr.. Ellis also moved an amendment, but before any
question taken on it,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following message, in writing, was received from
the President OF the United States:
WASHINGTON, April o. 1882
transmit for the consideration of Congress Report
from the Secretary of State suggesting The propretv of
passing law making il criminal within the limits of The
Onteu states TO counterfeit the current coin of any To-
reign nation. ANDREW JACKSON
MIR. Evans Of Maine produced letter from Mr.. Nc
Cntock, the complainant against McCrate the Collector
at Wiscasset detailing circumstances which went to in
vove the Collector in charge of fraud i'm the settle
ment Of his The letter was read and laid upon
the table
CASE OF SAMUEL HOUSTON
The resolution of Mr.. H. Everett having been read
Mr. Everett said that he had offered the resolution late
on Saturday evening The almost immediate adjournment
OF the House sufficient indication TO him that the
House would not agree TO it, He therefore Withdrew H.
Mr. Houston was then put TO the bar, and the exami-
nation OF witnesses resumed.
The Hon. Felix GFundy, the Hon. Mr. Buckner, and
the Hon Mr.. Upton, of the Senate, DIR. Haw aud Mr.
Shaw, were severally examined.
The Respondents Council having put TO the last wit
ness an incTOgat0ry 70 Luther Blakcs habits i'm re-
spect 10 ntcmperance,
Mr. Wickiile said that he did not rise TO oppose the
prosecutions this enquiry lie did not know Blake and
never had seen him; but he could sit here and see
The ruts Of evidence violated with the sanction of that
House. lie submitted to gentlemen whether if the de-
sign oil Counsel was TO dscred Witness the question
TO his habits OF temperance proper question. lie
had known many very honest and credible whose ha-
bits were not strictly temperate.
Mr. Key insisted that the enquiry was very proper
one Ithad been shewn that the affidavit had been taken
at the instance os Prens, and in Premises handwriting
ought he not to be allowed oprove that the witness was
1npotent drunken man, liable TO be made a tool Of!
There was nothing of his writing in the affidavit but the
signature, and from lis face appeared to have been made
IN obedience to Pentss. Blake had left here on ac
count Of his busness5 but leaving his business no had
gone suddenly of: Ii not proper TO enquire what
were the habits Of Blake2
Mr. Wicklfe replied, that II the question had been con
hned to an enquiry into the fact, whether Blake wa
drunk when the affidavit gwen and the witness
sworn he should not object II would he competent L
shew that the affidavit not his act and deed. But
when the object 70 shew that Blake was habituall,
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