Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-12


With The senate, sir leave the adoption of the men
sures requisite to manifest its high respect for the carac
ter aud memory Of the deceased
MIR Swirl then submitted the fooving ,esol,,,;ons
which were unanimously adopted;
Resoired, That committee be appointed To take order
Tor experimenting the funeral Of the Honorh Nathan
smith, which viii take place at ~ o'clock;
tnat the Senate will attend the same and that notice OF
inc event be given 10 the House of Representatives.
Rssofeed That the members Of the Senate from sin.
cere desire TO show every mark memo
~ of the Honorable Nathan Smith deceased late mem
Der thereof will 20 into mourning for him one month bv
'y usoa' 10ae Q, wearing Grape round the len arm
the memory of the Hon. Nathan Smith, the Senate do
now adjourn.
slessrs Swift, Knight, Talmadge, Southland and Shep-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Messrs Jackson, of Massachusetts, Galbraith of
fennsyivanin and Turner, Of Maryland appeared and
MIR. Thompson, of Ohio from the Joint Committee
appointed to wait the President Of the u States
inform him that the two Houses of Congress having as
senbled and formed quorus ready to receive any
communication which he ght make that the
committee had performed the duty assigned and were
informed that the President would TO each
House, at y clock this day, Message in writing.
On motion of MIR. Wardwe the usual order for sup
| plying the Members with newspapers was adopted
message was received from the President of the IT,
States by Mr. Donelson, his Private Secretary which
read
1.-THE Message will be found in the proceedings of the
Message TO Committee of the Whole the state of
the Union and that 10000 copies, together the
conpanyng documents be printed, for the use of the
members of the House which agreed to-
The Speaker laid before the House The Annual Report
OF the Secretary OF the Treasury tine state the FL
MIR CambreIeng moved that it laid on the table, and
that 10, 900 copies be printed.
Mr. Connor suggested 10 900 copies
Mr. Cambrecng accepted the suggestion as a modifi-
cation of his motion II was then agreed 20.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the
Treasury 10 Reno
of the Commissioner of the General Land Office; which
motion of MIR Cambreenp was laid ON the tabc and
ordered TO be printed.
The Speaker laid before the House a communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the
Inmates OF for the year 1896 laid the ia
bic and ordered TO be printed.
The Speaker also laid before the House letter from
the Secretary transmitting printed copies the receipts
ana expenditures Tor the year 1884, and the three FIRST
quarters of 1885; laid on the table.
Mr. Wise moved 10 reconsider the vote directing the
printing 10000 copies of the Presidents message That
he believed, was the usual number. Ills object TO
increase the quantity.
MIR. Harper, of Pennsylvania, thought an increased
number unnecessary. The message would be published
IN q, almost s. every newspaper in the country.
Mr. Wise remarked, that the message one of un-
usual interest and if the motion reconsider prevailed
he should move to print 10000
The motion was agreed to.
hr Wise then moved to amend the resolution by d.
rectng that $4,000 copies of the message
and 9ooO copies of the message without the documents,
MIR. Beardsley accepted the amendment as modfica-
ton of his motion
message was received from the Senate, announcing
the death OF the Hon Nathan Smith, member of that
body from the State of Connecticut that his funeral
would take place al IL o'clock TO- morrow.
Mr. Touchey, of Connecticut, submitted resolution
that the members of the House would attend the funeral
OF Mr. Smith, and would wear the usual badge Of
ing for the space of thirty days. which agreed
On motion of Mr.. Judson, of Connecticut
The House then adjourned.
IN SENATE.
Wednesday, December o.
AT twelve o'clock the Senate assembled; and,
In paotinr af Mr. LII
the Journal dispensed WITH and Senate adjourn
ed for the purpose of performing the obseques Of the
late Hon. Nathan Smith, of Connecticut, deceased, in
conformity with the resolutions of the Senate adopted
yesterday
The President of tho United States with the beads of
the Executive Departments, the Postmaster General and
the Attorney General and the members of the House
OF Representatives with their Speaker and Clerk, hav-
ing been received into the Senate Chamber and taken
the seats assigned them, the corpse brought in in
charge of the Committee of Arrangements and Palbear-
ers, attended by the Sergent of the Senate
Divine service then performed by the Rev. Mr..
Higbee; after which,
The funeral procession moved the place of inter-
mentin the following order:
The Clergy.
Physicians who attended the deceased.
. Committee Of 3rrdngemenfs
Mr. Knight, MIR. Shepley.
Mr. Tallmadge,
Mr. White, Mr.. Hendricks.
MIR. Leigh, MIR Ewing
MIR. Naudain, MIR. Wright
Relatives Of the deceased
The Senator and Representatives from the State of Con-
nectcut, mourners
The Sergeanat-arms of the Senate Of the u. S.
The Senate OF the United States, preceded by the Vice
President and Secretary
The Sergeant-atarms of the House of Representatives
The House Representatives preceded by their Speaker
and Clerk.
The President of the United States.
Foreign Ministers
Citizens and Strangers.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Wednesday, December g.
The Hon. Jesse A. Bynum, of North Carolina, at.
tended, and was qualified.
Th. day having been assigned for the funeral of
Hon Nathan Smith, late Senator from the Stale OF
Connecticut
On motion of Mr. Briggs,
The House ad journcd
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Tue REsULr IN MIssIssIPpf.--We have had multi
tude of versions of The Mississippi news, contradcDg
correspondent intelligence of the election of Rum
nels (the jackson Van Buren, candidate) over Judge
Lynch 0or Wbite) The last report (and the most in
detai to that effect contained in the Nashville anti
Jackson papers, the Republican and Banner the 9th
ult. They gave the result thus
Lynch, 2,70S; Runnes, z, 255 making Lynch's ma
jority in the thirty two counties, 123."
The National Union Of 25h ut re-publshcd this; but