Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-19
Twenty-sccond Comgrcss.--scss. 2.

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lNSENArE. Tuesday, Jan. l5
Mr. Smith, hom the Committee on Fluance reported a
ON to auho ze the Secretary OF the Treasury remit the
duties certain pured maj bes which was read aud
ordered TO second reading.
! MIR Foot offered the following resolution:
heS0ped, mat The Pres dent be requested cause TO
De prepared and laid before the Senate, at the
nen OF Its LeN session. plan for equazmg the paw of
the officers in the Army aud Navy according to their re-
Iatve rank; and providing stated salary or fixed com
nSaton Tor their services lieu present aIowa meas
Mr. Da las presented two memorials from cIohiers o1
Philadelphia against the woollvn duties imposed bv The
farm OF 1872, which was referred the Comnee on
NJ anuiIctuIes.
PRocLAMATloN
The following resolution offered yesterday, by Mr. Cal
noun, was then taken up Tor conside ration:
ReSoUed, That the President be requested 10 Law he
lore the Senate copy OF his Proclamation OF the ION of
December last and also the authenticated comics of the
Ordinance OF the eope OF the State OF South Carolina
PROCLAMATION OF the Governor OF tue State OF South Caro-
una, ct the 20 OF December last, which transmitted
that he should lay them before Congress
The resolution having been read
HT' NIng rose, no. as he said for the purpose of en-
ellhg hiO dscu sOn oil the resolution. But his Object
In rising merely state, for the nlornation o The
Senator from South Carolina, the reason WHY he Min,
perhaps tia II expedieut to press the conserao NJ
his resolution at this ume IL might lead 10 discussion
which would be found to be necessary A messaga
from The President would be received perhaps to-day mr.
tomorrow, which would communicate the dncunents
call'd Tor by tins resolution. They would have been
communicated 10 the Senate before this Time bnt tht
ieAy had taken place in endeavorng obtain an authen
ucaed copy oi some OF the documents from South Caro
ina. tie thought, therefore, that the d. per course
would be TO lay the resolution for the present. on the Ia
BILE. 80 ~ '"
Mr.. Grundy then rose, and stated tina, bs VINO .,,ou
ized 10 'ay that the Senator from South Carolina would
on Thursday next perhaps earlier receive all The do
cueh's caiea or oy ibis resou ion, and much more in
communication from he President. Aud the reason why
these papers had not been communicated at an earlier me-
rIod was that copy OF the Act OF Assembly could not be
procured in authentic form; but the documents would
whether ha
or not. He hoped the Senator would not under his co.
sur"hce insist on the present action Of the Senate upon
ms resolution, but would suffer il TO lie the table
Mr. ahoun said he certainly should not object under
Tue circumstances TO The ay'ng OF his resolution Tor the
present on the table His object had been merely TO oh
tain these documents TO be laid before the Senate And
he thought II proper say that he did not expect any
snch discussion on the subject gentlemen seemed 10
have anticipated. Ii had been his Object IN cat
censure any where, but only bring the JocurnsnIs
into the possession OF the Senate. 1hcy were in b;s
opnion connected With mos important issue-an issue
when IN mpor ance had never been passed i'm the his
Dry oil This country, not at the time when The n.
cldraton OF independence pub shed Under this Ia,
esson he had brought forward hi' resolution to bring
'ne papers before the Senate II any Senator thought
proper 10 move 10 lay the resou on the table he
make no objection to the course.
the table ~ :"
Mr. Holmes, from the Committee on the Public Lands
moved to discharge that Committee from the lrber con-
slderaon OF the petition OF the sui iecfs of Fn,,sss if
ana TO refer 1t 10 the Committee Manufactures He
stated that one OF his this change of
was, that TIE members the Committee on Nanuacures
were much older men than those of the Com i,,eo on
Public Lands and might more i'm need of the
vding process which petitioners had dis
covered Another reason Tor this change was Thai the
discovery itself paTOok what of the ch,rartr ~
manuiac ure " :"
The resolution was subsequently modified, so as to be
SIMPLE discharge OF the Cohn,se Public Lands from
HE lnriher consideration OF the subject and in This form il
was agreedo. - -. -
PAY OF NAVY OFFICERS.
The Senate then proceeded TO consider ~ bSY n in
nl ~
Navy &c" "'"'eS
The bill beng in Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. Dallas moved verbal amendment IN subs,i,,,,o H
ter The words "Mas'er Commanans white At COO >, H.
words cat Navy Yard, or at recruiting station"
on motion Of MIR Dallas, the bill and amendments were
PUBLIC LANDS
me senate hen proceeded TO consider the Special Or
ueis OF 'he Day. being the bill appropriate for limited
time the proceeds OF the sales of the Public Lands &c
! he question being the amendment reporied bv tho
COMMITTEES on tbs Public Lands WV
Mr.. Bnekoer continued and concu ed his remarks in
support OF the amendment "
On motion OF Mr.. Black,
The Sen te adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mt Hubb1rt, from the Committee on RevoIutionarv
Pen'ions TO which the subject was referred on The az
'"' ~. rePor, port; The following revolution, viz:
HeS0ired, hat II is not expeden to provide nv Lave
Tor Tie restoration Of all those 10 the pension lis Who
were suspended under the act OF May 1920
e SSu resolution was cad and agreed to by the House
~ me, OF FLORIDA, moved the following resoluton
HesoiUed, That the Secretary OF War be directed 10
communicate to this Honse the report and est,nsts "
long Tor completing The improvement Of the
haToor ana river Appalechicola, IN Florida
Mr. stewart offered the following preamble and resi
ton and moved that il be laid upon the table
WhereoS II was declared by the President of ue IT
9aes I'D ms message at the opening Of the Ist session 81
The 2lst Congress, that alter the extinction Of the nYbl
debt Ills no. probable that any adjustment Of tie TsyT
on principles satisac Org, will until remote pe,iod II
ever, leave the Government without cousder,bIe 80
Plus In the Treasury beyond what may be reonire f., IT,
current services; and hat in his opinion cine noi sf
Just AMI federal disposition tha could be made Of the %
revenue, would be lis appoitoumen among the seve
RAJ states according 10 heir representation which recon-
menlaions have been since reiterated in subsequent mes
ages from the came high And whereas the Pre-
sden' has congratulated congress, the opening of lie
eseh fesson upsn he approach Of The period re-
e5eu TO- "hen the public debt will be entirely extnguish-
Therefore NV ~
Hes0iped That The Of five millions Of dollsrs M
we surplus revenue shall amount TO 20 much shall IL
annually apporioned among the several States accordos
",un lePesehaiion--One moeiy thereof 10 be appro
PS'yu 70 works Of Improvement Of a national cbsrseter
anu ne o'her 70 the purposes Of general education and
report bill accordingly '''' Z"