Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-14

9TH. The probable amount that would be necessary to
place the naval defences Of the United States ncudlng
the increase of the navy. navy yards dock yaras au
steam floating batcrcs) upon the iootlng o stTcnStu
and responsibility which due to the security ana 10 INC
welfare of the Union. -
Mr. Niles offered The following resolution, WHICH, ''e'
one day under the rule:
RcSofrcd, That the Committee on tie judiciary Nc IN
srucled inquire whether the navigation and conHrice
among the several States, any OF them are suDectu
ex1ctons duties imposed by Stale Legislation Will"
the navgabe rivers bays and other tide waters Oh any
States. -.
Mr. Southland offered the following resolutions, winch
lie one day under the rule:
Resoirrd, That the Secretary Of War be directed 70
communicate 10 the Senate the Report of the Engineers
the subject of surveying the bar at Pensacola bay
with the opinion of the Department 10 It's utility ana
practcability.
Resnleed, That The Committee on Naval Affairs be in-
struccd 10 inquire into the expectancy OF providing by
law for Deepening the bar the entrance Of Pensacola
bay so to admit vessels of war Of the largest class
And further to inquire into the expediency OF construct
nr Il dry dock marine railway for the repair of vessels
Of war at the Navy Yard at Pensacola.
Mr.. Benton resolution to appoint Special Commit
Ice On the Banks the District of Columbia taken
up; when
Mr Southland made observations in opposition 70
Special Committee, nnang that the Committee for
the District Of Columbia ny Int DC Instructed 10 make The
inquiries.
Alter few words from Mr. Benton, in reply
Mr.. SuS!lard stated that he wished prepare MI
amendment: and moved 10 lay for the present. The resp
luton OH the liable, which motion agreed TO.
The movn Of Mr. Calhoun, not 10 IT ccivr the petitions
from Ohio. coming up III order,
Mr.. Leigh said he proposed TO make SONG remarks,
and moved to postpone the subject until tomorrow
which was agreed TO-
The special order being the bill to repeal the lst and
I'd sections Of act to limit the terms Of office OF GER
tain officers therein named, taken up, and the bill
considered as in Committee of the Whole, ana re-
ported without amendment after some remarks from
! MIR. Calhoun and MIR. Cutlbcrt.
Mr. Wright asked for the Yeas and Nays the GirS-
ton of the enyrnssnrnt of the bill, and they oE
dcrrd accordingly.
The question was then taken the engrossnlcnt OF
the bill ior third reading and decided follows:
leas--Mcs:rs Benton, Black, Calhoun, Clay, Clay
ton, Crlttcnden, Ewing, Godsborough Kent, hing OF
Ga, Leigh, Mexican, Alangun, Moore. Naudain Prem
tiss, Preston, Robbins Southland, Swift Tomlnson, Ty
Ter. Webster, Wh:te-!4.
NJyS-AlrsSrs. Brown. Buchanan, Cuthbrrt, Grun-
dy. Hendricks HiI Hubbard, King Of Alabama Knight
Linn, Morris. Niles, Robinson, Rugglcs, Shrp.cy Tall.
madge, Wall, Wrighl-ls
| The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Owing to the larness of the adjournment Of the House
(ailer ocock) obliged 10 defer to next the
particulars OF this day S sitting. Most of the day
occupied debating the reception of Memorial ffo,
the State Of Michigan which was finally received and
referred, with proviso that it should be considered
Memorial from the citizens Of Michigan.
MI jarvis, from the Committee Naval Affairs,
asked the Of the House TO presen, resolution
Objection being made, Mr. Jarvis moved to suspend
/ the rule, which agreed to.
Mr. Jar Wis then submitted the following resolution
RcSoircd That the Committee Naval Affairs be in.
stucted TO inquire into the expedlcncy Of Increasing Tho
naval force III commission
The resolution discussed BY Messrs Wise, Jarvis,
Gascock, Hammond, Ilawes, Mckeon, Reed, Miller,
Grcnnell. Everett, Lane, and Icarce Of r. l.
Il, q;
Mr. Pcarcc Of r. l. moved the previous question, which
was seconded, ayes I04, not Counted.
The House then determined " that tie main question
be put
The question, the adoption Of the resolution was
dccdrd as follows:
Ycas-Messrs. Adams, Ash, Bean, Beardsley, Beau
mont Bell, Bockcr, Bond Boon, Borden, BouIdn: Bo-
wee, Boyd, briggs, Brown, Buchanan, Bunch, Burns,
Bynum j. Calhoon, w B. Calhoun, Canibrelens, Camp
bell, Carr, Carter, Casey g. Chambers, CLANCY Chap
man, Chaplin Childs n Claiborne j. F. Fl. Claiborne,
Clark Cleveland Coffee Coles, Conner, Craig, Cramer,
Gushing Cushnan: Darlington, Davis Denny, Double
day. Dronguole, Everett, Fairfield, Farlln, Forester,
French, Fry IT, p e. Fuller W. X. Fuller. Galbrath,
Garland r. Garland, Gilett, Gascock, Graham, Gran
rer, Grantland, Haley, J. Hall, laner, llannegan,
flarprr. A. G. Harrison, Ilawes, Hawkins, Haynes,
tlcslcr HoIscy, Hopkins, Howard: Hubey, Hunting
ton, llnntsman, lnghanl, W. JaS M j. JaGAson'
Judson: Kcnnon, Kgorc, kinnard, klngensmith,, jr,
Lane. Lansing Laporte, LAWYER, Lawrence, j.. Lee
Luke Lea, Leonard, Lincoln, Logan, Love, LUCAS,
Lvop a. Nann.-Ir y ..Mnni nidnnIng, Martin,
I6nn Y. Nilsson, NJ. Mason, Jr., s. Mason, Mau ;,
McCarty, Mckay, McKennon, McKeon, McKim, Mil
ler Al:iIigan, Montgomery, Morgan Morris, Mullen.
berg Page Parker, Parks Patterson, Patton, F. PIERCE
d. j. Pearcc, J. A. Pearce Pettigrew, Peyton, Phelps,
Phillips Pnckney, Itenclcr Jno. Reynolds, Ripley,
Roanc, Robcrtson Russell, Seymour, A. II. Shepherd,
Shields, shnn, Shade, Smith Spanger, Sprague Stan
differ, Steele, S!orcr Sutherland, Talalerro, Taylor,
Thomas, j. Thomson, Touccy, Towns, Turner ruTrIil,
IL,
Webster, White WhiuIesey and S. Wilams-lGG.
.luys-Messrs G. Allan Fl. Allen, J. Chambers, Cor
win, Crane Grcnnell j., Hammond, Hardin, Harl!n,
HnzeItne, loar, Howell, lngcrsol Mercer, Potts, Jr
W. Thompson, T.. Williams, and Wisc-l5.
So the resolution agreed 10.
The House. them at o clock P. NJ. adjourned.