Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-08
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The Chair cacd the following letter from the
Hon. John Ty!ef Scalo. lnI Tie State of Virginia.
winch read
WAsmi:.roH. Feb. 90, 1896.
S'IE -: leg leave, through you To inform The Senate
that have this day resigned into the hands OF the
General Assembly OF Virginia. FOR reasons fully made
known to it, my in the Senate Of the United States
as Senator from that State. This annuncation is
adc, enable the Senate, at its earliest pleasure,
10 fill such vacancies on the several coIntccs as may
TX created by my resi- ynaiion
IN taking leave Of ihe body which you preside,
should i'nlrss 10 the feelings of my heart, if did
not frankly confess that do with ordinary emo
tons noK 20 the body ;tscI the representative OF
those rdrrallrc al system, ~ preserve which
unnf,air'd has been tr nnceasing object OF my public
!Iic. separate from MANY with whom have been asso-
ca,cd for yrars and part with friends whose recollection
shall cherish to the close OF my life. These sacri
iccs which il gives pain to make BE pleased to
the Senate that carry with me into retirement sen.
timens Of respect towards its members and that in bid.
ding them ad!cu, extend each aud all my best wishes
for their health and Happiness and long life.
have the honor to be- slg your r"ost cbecent ser
! want, JOHN IL Liz.
| Hon. ". VAS BrRr3
The Chair communicated report from the Secretary
of War IN compliance with resolution OF the Senate
Of tile 18th lrtsi. showing the effective force of the
my Inch 0rdrrrd IL be printed.
Also lrrr from The Secretary of the Navy, trans
hitting cha OF thu Typographical snrvey and sound
ings u; Bridgeport! haIOor com liacc with 1csoIu-
ton Of tie Senate OF the ] lh inst
Also. I report i!om the Secretary oil War; made in
compa.cr with resolution q" tie senate OF the 18th
ls: tor The. with the Journal Of Col Dodge of hise I-
pcdi!iu.I INTO Tie Indian Country.
! Tie report read ana five hundred additional CO.
pies ordered To he printed
M Leigh presented the resolutions isom the Lcgls-
laurc Of the State Of Virginia. in 'claon 10 the abo
ton %! slavery.
| The memorial O. the society Of friends, Of Lancas
ter county PENNSYLVANIA, praying f the abolition of
slavery the District u Columbia, taken Up as the
order Of the day. the question being The reception Of
! the PETITION.
! On This question drbnle ensued in which Messrs
Wall: Biack Fang Of Georgu, and Porter, took part
| hut without coming to L decision,
/ The Senate udJourucd
HousE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Im,sdny, .Marh !, 1896.
| Pending the reading OF the journal OF yesterday,
sir fcyl,n moved In aInrnd the SANG bv adGng 70 lhe
u.ron Of MIR. Mason Of Virginia, that Mr. Wise " be
perGled 10 proceed in his speech, (a;ef oeihg ca''eu
| tn urdrr.) the words - IN order. :.
MI Mason O! Virginia not being al the "lne 40 ".'
seal solre conversation took place between lhe Sha1
and Mcssrs. Pey,on J. Calhoun Dromgooe, Bynum,
Bell, Mercr Ashley. Boon" si!'irf ano 0aF' aS I" 'ne
! ,c,,us of the. motion oil Mr. Nilsson; when
Mr. Mason Of Virginia, (ho'rng taken his seat IN the
House rose aud remarked, that his motion was that his
colleague .Ue permitted to Pr"cret ms nc concelV.
ed m he the u. Va! parliamentary form. ami he supposed
,h, HI, c,iraruc would OF proceed, subject
the restraints and rules Of order adopted by the House
| Mr.. Peyl"n then Withdrew his motion to amend the
Journal in this pacuIar and proposed strike cut the
words in his SPEECH, to make it conform TO the
of Mr. Masp stated BY that gentleman; which,
after further remarks by M.ssrs Parker PrytoE,
Adams. aud Mann Of New YORK, agreed to.
Mr. Briggs moved to suspend t rules for the pnrp":r
of Gazing Tor Petitions from the STATES not called ye'le
day; which agreed To-
Petitions and memorials we're then presented by
Messts Coles, JvhnsoD, Lucas End WISE o. h'
ginia. ;,a.,;d,,,l
Nh W;.e presented nr,noriai from an individual
l,bo ybfr n
,.sSe, 81 ,tr Djs,re: Of Columbia, protesting agnass