Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-29

The bills for TIC rclicf oil james Irumbu and Ut Nit
chae, Thornton were ordered TO Be engr"sscd w
. The House then wrnl iIto Committee Ut the whole
mr. Thomson Of Ohio, in thu c!a:r on l'c bill Tor the
relief Of Rcnamn Mer,hy, the tH granting rato'S 10
Gen John i. Wool, and sundry other bills. 49,,
After long discussion in tho Committee " The Nh"e
ON the bill for She rr!ri al Bcnjami MoTy, lEc hiS
srct;,n of that bill was stricken out
The committee tIcn rose and reported Che bill allow
ing raiions 10 Gen john f.. Wool without amendment,
aud on the remaining hills ebaincd leave to sit again
The House then adjourned.
.Mandev .4ma -.
IN SENATE.
The Chair laid before the Senate tho following COM
munica'iuns. ,
rc.crt from the Secretary Of Wnr enclosing q l"P''
GRAPHICAL survey called for hy The rrSo'u'i"h'
rcucs, from the Secretary of State communicating
the number Of foreign passengers WHO ha'c "
this country during the past year: ,r-,-r ,-,rs.
repor: from the Secretary OF Tue ca ,,ic o.
hitting additional returns OF INC '''io"''' - t
ncy in the drposc BANKS. .. c, III, socrtv !
Of Friends in Phadrlrhia l presentation u WHICH
ne addressed tic Senate 70 inc 'o''oMS t ,;, If
AR Buchanan said h. rose to PrcSrnl .e hc'no'"' W
,b YEARLY Meeting OF the Iteg Society OF FRIENDS
which had been reccntly held IN NC cry o. na".l.
nh;a demonstrating against tho admission ~ NfNa,Sa'
s,tuion which admits Of and may perpclnate slavery
Til. Yearly Meeting embraced within lis jurisdiction
the greater part u PENN yirana and New Jersey, Tue
who'll, of the S.a,c OF Delaware aud the Eastern shore
,,f slarv
Ccc,ly rrsppcl(uL lnicvd it could not be- ohcrwsc,
non Edrr;ur the source from which 1t cmanaed IL
rcrthed lht ghout the pure and Christian Slrt "n'c"
had always ani.rd The S"cirty "i Friends ana IL.
though, he did not concur win 'hch III op'""'' "e,i
rc1uiaI was entitled be received with great respect
NYh,,, thr L,hlv respectable committee which had
charge OF this memorial called urun nun Tins morning
and requested hun, Ia present II IL the Senate TIE haa e'
il to Ike is duty ~ inform then: III what sca,'oh Ut
stood 60 The question lie slated /" them that he had
been requested hv the Delegate ie"m Arkansas |" TAKE
cha,ss tr application OF that TERRITORY to De admit
led The n', and that hc hal rf'erfl"lly lake up
h,n'Sr TIC performance OF 'hS uuty. re 'S' C cs
,n :hrn the SIh srctiun NJ the act I" Congress "i oh
March, lsSN containing the famous Missouri! c"nlPro.
,:.,>c : and informed them that the wi"ie Territory Of
Arkansas WAS south OF line parallel OF 81 deg ana hall
q, na.:!, latitude; and that u. regarded TINS compromise
considering Tic exciting and alarming circumstances UNI
DER which It was made, ana the dangers to The existence
Of the Union which it had removed, TO be almost ms ga
cred as constitutional provision. That there misht
be mistake the subject, he had also informed them
that ia presenting their memorial he should fee it TO be
bis duty To state these facts to the Senate mn thIS
course his part they satisfied. and still contnurd
their request that he might present the memorial lie
now did so will, great pleasure. lie hoped IL might Dr
received by the Senate with all the respect they so high
" deserved lie asked that it light be read and Is he
question oil The admission Of Arkansas was no longer be
fore u.s. he moved that ii mil ht be land upon The table
The memorial was accordingly Tcad anu Was oluecu ID
be laid upon the table. 49,
Mr. Webster, from the Committee on Finance, re-
porrd several bills from The House, without amendment
Also bill to sullofze the Secretary of the Ircasu-
~ to act as agcnt the United States in all matters re-
llnr TO their stock in The Bank of the United Stacs
with nnl-ndurnts which were ordered TO be printed
Mr. Webster asu reported the following resolullonj
which, on his motion, was considered aud agreed to:
Rrscirca That the several tIcads OF the Executive
DEPARTMENTS bc directed report to the Senate their
several and respective opinions upon the justice and pro-
prety Of increasing the compensation OF all or any I"
the Clerks in their respective Departments and if they
inti
cuse that they state their opinions oil The reasonable
amount oi such augmentation
NAVY APPROPRIATIONS.
On motion of Mr.. Suulllard the Senate proceeded TO
consider the bill making appropriations Tor the naval
service for the year 1856.
The bill having been read, the question was first stat
cd on the following amendment proposed by the Conn
n,rc Naval AJairs:
The original clause in the bill reads thus: For pay
Of commissioned, warrant, and petty officers, and OF
sealncn, million nine hundred and seventy hVr thou
sand hundred aud seventy eight dollars ana ninety
orc cents.
The committee propose 10 amend this clause by Silk
ing out The above sum- mud inserting " Two million Eve
hundred aud forty four thousand three hundred and tT
weight doilaSs and sixteen cents.
MIR Southland said that this additional appropriation
WINS required ! the purpose OF manning ono ship q, The
line, rga!e Soop, and two steamers and also
for lhrec rece@ng ships to be stationed at boston, N""
York and philadelphia, tie three porS where TIC ma
ior,y Of scaen for The service OF the United Sales are
enlisted. =
Before any question was taken this amendment,
On motion of Mr. Calhoun, the bill WAS laid on the
rURLIC LANDS.
The Senate proceeded consider tho bill 20 aPpropri
ate The proceeds Of the public llnGs &c.
Mr. White addressed The Senate at length in favor OF
the bill.
Mr. Walker moved 10 amend the bill by changing the
mode of division TO make 1t according 10 the repre-
sen,a,ion in the Senate aud tHuse Of Representatives
After discussion, in which Mr.. Walker, Mr..
Niles, Mr.. Clayton, Mr.. Clay, and Mr. black partic,
pated.
The question was taken the amendment by yeas
and nays, and decided AS follows:
Ycas-Alrssrs. Benton, Ewing, Of Ill., Linn, Niles,
Robinson, Walkcs--G.
massachusetts Black, Brown, Buchanan, Clay, Clay.
lou Cri,Irndcn, Cuthbcrt Darts, GoldSborough, Cruz
dy Hendricks, Hill !!uhhard, Kent, King Of Ala, King
Of Ga. Knight, L,iuh, Mexican, Mangun', Moore, Nor
eiS Naudain, Nicholas rm;er Prcntiss Preston Rivrs
Robbins. Shcpey, Southland, Swift Tallmadsc, Tom
lnsun, Webster, White, Wrigit--37
The Senate. IN mu,"n Of Alr. Clay, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. Wise asked leave to present paper from some
gcntIcmen Of Bristol Pennsy vana, connected with the
college in that place, stating TINT they had no, signed nor
in any conntenanced the petition presented from
that J1ace on the subject Of abolition.
Air. Siade said he had not uunIatcd that any persons
in TIC colirgea Bristol ha, joined in the petition
0tecturls were made 10 the reading of the letter.
On moliun The appeal, and Tie whole sub cc connect
ed wilh it, were laid the table.
The next business in order was an appeal taken by
MIR. Siadc, the ID inst reference The DISPOSE
ton Of a memorial OIL the subject Of abolition. |
MIR. Spcght tao"rd that The appeal and the petition
connected VITA Il DC laid the table.
MIR: Morris asked tie yeas and nays on this motion,
and they ordered.
The question being taken, ii decided in the afr
malire-ycas l10, nays G3
The resolutions of the Legislature Of Kentucky, in
favor ofhe distribution OF tc proceeds Of the sale Of the
public lands amongst the several States, taken up
The Quesloube,ag the nclinn Of Mr. Williams OF
Ky, to refer tho same to the Committee of Ways and
Means with instyuelIoa to report bill in conformity
with those .resoluliuns.
Mr.. Enecs resumed and concluded irI remarks in
opposition 70 The molnn.
MIR ia,As of ky took tie floor in replv; and the