Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-20
Wednesday, Dee. ..
LA NIX sI.N

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MIR. Franklin, their clerk, read twice and referred
The Joint Resolution giving right OF way through
Committee ON Roads aud Canals.
The Joint Resolution requiring from the Secretary of
STATE, list of all officers and agents of the u States.
CIVIL, Military and Naval to the Committee the Lii
brary
The bill for the relief of Silus d. Fisher to the Com
mittce on Claims
The bill for the relief of the legal representatives of
John Malone, to the Committee Foreign Affairs
The bill for the relief of the Michigan Volunteers
the Committee on Military Affairs.
The bill for the relief Of Samuel Hunter to the Com
mittee Pensions
The bill for the relief of Samuel S. Lord and others
OF the schooner Mary and Sally, TO the Committee
Commerce.
The bill for the relief of the heirs and legal reprcsen-
tatives of William Graham, the Committee ON the
Public Lands
The bill for the relief of the heirs of Maj w. E, Ed
wards to the Committee the Public Lands
The bill for the relief of Robert Hale to the Commit
tee on the Public Lands
The bill for the relief of Robert ID. Watmough and
others
The bill for tho relief of Tufts * Clarke to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
The bill for the relief of VIM r. Zantngcr to the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs.
The bill for the relief of William Nj Lane and others
OF the schooner Milo, TO the Committee Commerce
The hill fs- the relief of Charles Gordon and others
OF the Schooner Two Sons, TO the Committee Com
The bill for the relief of Samuel Blagden and others
TO the Committee Commerce
The bill for the formal adjustment of claims to land
IN Louisiana and Arkansas, to the Committee on the
Public Lands
The bill TO prolong the time complete the issue of
military land warrants, account OF the last war; the
Committee on the Public Lands.
Mr. Poindexter from the Committee on the Public
Lands the bill for the location Of lands re-
ported it without amendment.
The several resolutions proposed Yesterday were taken
up and disposed of.
Mr. Southland, in pursuance of notice. introduced
bill for making improvements in Florda referred
Committee on Roads and Canals.
Mr. Webster moved that the Senate take into conside
ration the bill to indemnify certain citizens of tho United
To
1900
On this bill debate arose, in which Messrs Webster
before il concluded
On motion of Mr.. Webster,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Sundry petitions and memorials presented by
Messrs Jarvis Hail. of Maine; Reed, pearce of Rhode
Island; c. p. White Bcardsey, Page, Ferris Cambre-
leng, Wardwell, Heath, Chinn, Patton, Tompkins,
Lyon, Pope, Beatty, and Forester
The Speaker presented the petition of sundry citizens
of Philadelphia, praying for appropriation for the
tension Of the Cumberland Road
Mr. Ashley obtained leave to submit the following
Resoired, That Bills Nos. l6S and ia providing for
the extension of the Cumberland Road from Vandala
Illinois, TO the seat of Government of Missouri be made
the special order of the day for Thursday, the 18th
January next.
Mr. Ashley expressed his hope that there would not be
any objection to make subject of such acknowledged
Importance this acknowledged 20 be- the special
order for the day, named in the resolution Gentlemen
had generally no objections to assign special days for the
tons and other objects valuable and thus OPP
portuniy if his resolution acceded to, would be
given TO those who desired oppose the resolution was
agreed to-Ayes, "a; Noes, so.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Clayton. instructng
the committee OF ways and means, to inquire into the
cxpedency of RENTING the duties locomotive gncs
already imported, TO be Imported hereafter within two
years, with the amendment proposed by Mr.. Denny to
refer 1t to the committee manufactures as the most
appropriate one, 10 consider the subject having been
taken up,
Mr. Dickinson advocated the amendment referring the
subject TO the Committee on Manufactures
Mr. Mason said it perfectly idle to 90 at this stage
into discussion of the of the question; lac desired
Ways and Means.
MIR. Clayton maintained that, as this was question
involving one of revenue the Committee of Ways and
Means ought to have charge of it, lie could
sent that it should be sent body of men, who re pre-
scented the interests of those who would rather have an
cyetooh drawn than submit TO the loss ofduty four
penny nail.
Mr. Denny referred to the former practice ofthc House.
insisting that the Committee on Manufactures should
have cognizance of matter, the obvious tendency of
which to place them in direct unequal COMPETE
ton with the British manufacturer. This in fact being
question to remit the articles free of duty defence
OF his constituents he must they had mcrted the
charges that were brought against ihem and if disposed
70 Iort' Iight say that those acting with the hon. MEM
Der from Georgia would rather the Union shattered
than pay duty British four-penny nail
After remark or two from Mr.. Spegbt,
Mr. Stewart rose with view To arrest, what seemed
to be at that time, prevalent discussion merits
OF the protective system, moved TO lay the resolution
the table.
Mr.. Clayton called for the yeas and nays which were
ordered
And the motion of Mr. Stewart was decided in the ne
gative: yeas % hays 100
So the House refused TO lay the resolution on the table
Mr. Chambers, OF Pennsylvania, spoke in favor of re
ferrlng the matter TO the Committee Manufactures
as being the most competent procure all such nforma.
ton on the subject would be necessary for correct
gislatoh There were, likewise other considerations
1t was not high manufacturing interest that might be
affected Ii was tie establishment of the principle which
was to be looked to- precedent might be established
by which the whole manufacturing interests of the coun
try might be asserted in detail
On motion of Mr.. Watmough
The debate was arrested and the House proceeded to
the order Of the day
bill, extending the time of the issuing of land war
rants for the officers and soldiers the
war, read third time and passed
Mr. Crockett having Intellectually moved that the
House should postpone the consideration of the unnish-
cd business being the bill to cqualse and regulate the
pay OF the officers Of the Army and Navy,
The House then resolved itself into committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr. Briggs in the
chair thereupon the amendment proposedby Mr. Harper
to reduce the pay of senior Captains when commanding
squadron from $500 TO $500 dollars was debated NJ
lengthy Mressrs Watmough Spcight Fillmore Nj Ken
nan, Ward Sutherland and Parker and finally vailed
Ayes 30, Noes 50.
Whereupon
MIR. Watmough said, the House had decided AGAINST
the scale recommended by the Select Committee he
would now propose another one in lieu thereof
The committee thereupon and reported proOress
On motion of MIR. Speight, the amendment was or.
deTcd to be printed, and
The House adjourned
WAsHSeToS Dec. IL.
IL VIII be seen by our Congressional proceedings that
Mr.. Polk, Chairman Of the Committee of WAYS and
Means, has introduced very important bills One
regulating the depostes Of the public money i'm the tnte
banks Another, providing for the sale of the Govern