Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-12
NAVAL, APPROPRIATION BILL

NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The House went into Commute OF Ihe ~ ivy ,,,o.n,
jecl on this B-Mr. Hamcr in The chair '"e lucSro"
Leiur on striking out the appropriation Tor fepas' &C
~ - Nav YaT1 at Portsmouth. New Hampshire:
MIR R,bc,tson of Virginia, concluded Ills f'l'a'As'
Mr. VanGrrrocl followed. : o,;. ,o,,
At twenty minutes past hVc, "' o'''''' VI O'
Thursday, april l.
IN SENATE
RAILROAD CONTRACTS. , -,
hIr. Grundy, from the Coni'nlt''G on t'e iupl'
Lands mudc report in favor OF authorizing contracts
;, r,;I road compa mics for the conveyance Of pubic
nroncr,y aud the mail. The report was read
Mr. Ewing moved the printing OF oooo extra copies OF
the report. ..,u. ,;s c ,h
nrrscnl This, he said, is and Important move
rnt. which involves many difficulties IN It's Details
The Senate ought to be better acquainted WIN Tie suo
cct before printing so many copies oil Tile report
Mr. Grundy suggested that extensive circulation OF
The report would be likely 10 draw information from
abroad, which is now needed
Mcssrs Ewing and Knight said, that as members OF
the committee they had given their assent 10 The report
reseryinr to themselves the RI ut TO act on SUBJECT so
new nccordnu TO the light that nigh be thrown on the
subject hereafter. ~
The motion for printing 5000 extra copies was then
carried
The following bills read third time and passed
The bill providing for the pay OF Revolutionary and
other pensioners Tor 1886;
The bill farther carry into effect the ChIckasaw
Treaty;
And the bill authorizing the admission of certain for
cirn articles, free Of duty.
~ iNCEN6IARY PAPERS.
The bill TO prevent the circulation OF iHccnd!ary pa
pers and pamphlets in the mail, was taken up aGu lar
theI considered
MIR Davis said he regarded this bill as the commence.
ment Of an entirely new policy Of the Government in
regard 10 the Post Office Department! lie would not at
present enter into an inquiry whether congress aS tue
constitutional power pass the bill; he thought II
ENOUGH to examine lis eXpedicncy. The bill proposes TO
prohibit postnasters from admitting into The mail such
papers as might DC prohibited from circulation III any
other Stale TO which they should be directed Inc pro.
hihtions Of the bill To be enforced py penalty ol
from 500 to $1,000. Mr. d. thought the bill would IN
vest Tie agents of the p. o. Department with power
and discretion which could not but lead 10 evil and dan
gerous results They in fact would possess an unlimited
inquisiloria power; and with heavy penalty suspend
cd over them they would feel themselves authorized and
urged to examine every thing transmitted III the mail
il would besides BE- extremely difficult to determine
what papers to be considered within the scope OF the
bill 4 great many subjects might touch either directly
or indirectly on that of slavery Essays merely cdu
cation, for instance, might infringe the p"cy OF moi
educating the slaves, and might therefore be prohibited
by particular States.
As Congress have the constitutional power 10 csab
sh post Offices and post routes, it made with them
4 mononoy. No other may interfere with lllel: righ
of conveyance even on parallel routes. The whole oh
cct of the grant Of this power was designed to facilitate
the conveyance of information Of every kind through al
parts of the country. Mr. d. thought that at least un
der the proposed supervision Of postmasers of pro-
hibtion might occur extremely injurious and unjust
The proposed measure would not only invade The
riuht of individuals communicate Though the mail
but would at least indirectly be suppression, o. NIGH
be made suppression of the freedom OF The press lr
almost every publication something or other might be
construed by the discretion of the PostaSers To tnucl
the subject Of slavery and their TRANSMISSION might thus
| be prevented
Mr. u. touched on many other minor points Of objrc
ton 10 the Bill and concluded by saying that he did no
think it necessary for Congress to &c, in the case
he thought law Of State, prohibiting the circulation
of such papers within its lls under heavy penalties
after they had left the post otlcr would be amply sulf
Gent to councract the evil. At least such measure
ought first 20 be tried
Mr. Calhoun said, he would make only O.
two preliminary remarks. All that the Bill requires Ii
obedience the laws Of the State where they respectively
reside which the State has the unQucs,onrd po"rr u
cnacling. The policy is not new The principle OF
Only newly applied. lie moved an adJ"u!nnrn'i ant
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion of Mr. Lincoln, Of Mass, 1880 extri
copies of the Bill rc-organize the Militia system were
ordered 10 DC printed.
MIR. HARRISON from tho Committee on Public Lands, re
portcd Joint resolution directing the Secretary 81 Wal
to cause be surveyed the inundated lands of the Mis-
sissipp aid its tributaries and rcpurt To Congress The
praccabIiity Of rccalmiug the same; read twice AM
! committed.
|
Dy consent, petitions and memorials we're presented
| by cssrs JudSon and Mercer
| Mr. CrcnneI of Mass moved 10 suspend the rule t.
enable hin offer the following resolution and calico
| for the yeas aud nays: which orderd
ResOlrcI That the Committee OF Ways and Means IL
instructed report Bill for the distribution tT i!nt
time of the nett proceeds Of the sales Of the public land
aruonr the several States OF the Union, according Il
their respective federal population, asceItaned by The
last census Of the United Stars with such reservations
Of land or money in favor OF the States Of Ohio Indiana
Illinois, Mississippi Louisiana, Missouri, and Alabama
as may b. just, equitable and expedlcnt.
and the question suspension was taken, and lost
Yeas G3; Nays los.
So The uouse refused to suspend the rule.
On motion Of MIR. Patton, the House resolved itself
into Committee Of the Whole the State of the Union
Mr. Spcgt in the Chair, the Bill establishing the
territorial! government Of Ouisccnsn.
MIR. May withdrew the amendment heretofore offered
BY him, and moved to reject the 2lth inc OF Isl section
alter tic word Illinois, the words . already hxct
b. Acls If Congress"
Inc amendment was adopted.
Another amendment proposed by MIR. Parker, to strike
GU, the appropriation of 10000 of land for the
erection Of public buildings, and TO appropriate, in lieu
thereof the sum Of S2O, UOU, Was agreed to.
There being further lnu;ions for amendment, the
committee rose and reported the Bill TO the House. ant
the Eli. motion Of MIR. Jones, was ordered to take
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL
This bill, having been reported by tie Committee oil
the Whole last night was taken up by the House:
The House conquered in the various amendments
adopted by the committee.
Mr. White, Of Florida renewed his amendment, made
in committee for certain appropriations for the navy yard
at Pensacola
On which motion the yeas and nays ordered
A debate ensurd, in which h"ssrs. White, Canbrc
lsng Spcght Wise, Jarvis Parker Garland of Louis
lana, Ripley D. J. Pearce, Reed, Judson, Boon, liar
per, Gushing, Howell, Underwood, Thompson, Of s. Ca
rolina, and Pcyton participated.
And the question on the amendment was taken and
carried; yeas l51, nays &c.
So the amendment agreed To-.
Mr. Lane, of Indiana, renewed the motion made by
Mr. Bell. in committee to strike out the appropriation Of
SGT 600 for the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. r.:
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