Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-09
1hursday February 4.

The Chair laid before the Senate a communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury enclosing an
year.
Also, communication from the Secretary of War en-
closing, from the Adutant General, fifty copies Of the
IYCENDIARY PUBLICATIONS
Mr. Calhoun, from the select committee TO whom that
part ct the message of the President was referred mnd
report at much length, accompanied by the following
bill; which was read and ordered second reading
BILL prohibiting deputy postmasters from receviog
or transmitting through the mail 10 any State Terri.
tory, or District certain papers therein the
circulation of which, by The laws of said State Terri
tory, or District, may be prohibited for other pur-
poses.
BE enacted, &c, That it shall not be lawful for anv
knowingly to receive and put into the any pamphlet
newspaper, handb other paper printed or written
or pictorial representation touching the subject of slave
y, addressed TO any person post Office any State
Territory or District, where, by the laws of the said
state territory, or District their circulation prohibit
cd Nor shall be lawful for any deputy postmaster in
said State Territory, District knowingly to devero
any person any such pamphlet newspaper handful or
other paper, printed written or pictorial represena
tIon, to any person Whatever except to such person or
persons as are duly authorized by The proper authority of
'ueh state Territory, or District receive the same
sec = I'M" be JufheT eaaeted bg the ant0rifv afoye.
sad, That shall be the duty of the
to dismiss from Office any deputy Postmaster offending
IN The premises, and such deputy Postmaster shall on
cohWctoh thvreoi IN any court having competent iu.
nsdctIon, be lined in any less than dollars
ana MOI more than - dollars according the aggra-
walton OF The offence, the discretion of the court
See g. IND be further enacted By The auhoTitv aEore
Satd That ii shall be the duty of deputy nos,as,s,s
carriers, and other officers and agents of the Post
Office Department, co perae as lar as NAV he 10
prevent The circulation of any pamphlet newspaoer
hahdo or other paper, printed written or pictorial
representation as aforesaid, in any State Territory or
District, where, by the laws of said State Territory or
District the same are prohibited, and that nothing in the
acts OF Congress to establish and regulate the Post Office
Department shall be construed TO project any dennv
postmaster nacarrier other officer or agent of said
OePnrment convicted Of knowingly circulating in any
state, Territory, or District aforesaid any such
PamPhiet, newspaper, handful, other paper printed
or written, or pictorial representation forbidden by the
laws oil such State, Territory, or Dsuict
Sec. 4. find be further tnucied That il shall no The
duty OF the Postmaster General furnish 10 the deputy
Posnastes and The agents and officers of the Depart.
men copies OF the laws Of the several States Territories
ana Districts prohibiting the publication or circulation OF
any PanPhet newspaper, handful or other paper print
ed or written, or pictorial representation within The IL
s Of said states, Territories, Districts for their 90.
vernment in The premises and make such regulations
au give such Instructions IN carrying this into effect
as may not be contrary TO law.
see o. IND be HtHTther enacted by Tie aafiorty ofys
sa'd mat the deputy postmasers of the Offices where
he pamphlets, newspapers, handbils or other oapers
printed written pic oral representations aCassJ
may be deposited, shall under the instructions az tb
General from time TO time give notice Of the
same so That they may be Withdrawn by the persons de-
posting them and, fnot Withdrawn in the space ofone
month thereafter, shall be burnt or otherwise des,,od
Iii ~ ing moved the printing Of the report aud
VII, and that ZOO extra copies be printed
mr. Davis said this paper which had Just been read
PuPIi'eu 70 De the report Of committee. The gentle
man from North Carolina had moved for the nrniing oc
that paper, and for the printing ofan extra nunb Ill
nau no objection to the printing 10 the extra number
0ut as tins paper was to 90 abroad he was DESTROYS oi
ms views as member Of the committee should moi bs
misunderstood There some portions of This naney
which met with his appreciation but other
were ~ which lie did not He made this state
ment est his views might be misunderstood There arc
paris OF ihe report from which he had dssented bot no
supposed hey had been supported by majority Of the
oehate ne Knew that hc might have placed his views
on tne SUBJECT ~ writing before the world bot he had
not deemed them OF sufficient Importance he did moi
thlnk The world thought them Of sufficient inheritance
mf Calhoun stated that three members Of tte com,
mee bad agreed to the report and bll two others dis
senled ifom some Of the views and from the Din in lie
present shape, but assented report II rather than 10
nave none, and the gentleman from Massacbusets oh
Jecied TO IL altogether
Mr. Linn stated that be had assented 10 the repou or
me p' although he did not in all the views in
the report. VIZ '''"' ~
port. ~ '''''a' TN
Mr. Clay said il sufficient If three of the commit
zee mad concuBed ~ reporting the bill which was lie
only part ~ which the action Of Senate vas involved
a. gia not require majority 70 report an argument
ne motion was then agreed to.
M. White offered the following resolution.
hesotod, That the Secretary Of War be and he hcrc
~ 3 requested 10 inform the Senate what number Of
et9kee indians residing east Of the river Missssion
enlYeo themselves for removal TO the western aide ~
saa ryer from The 4th day Of March 1900 10 bc 6,st
uy o. January last stating particularly the number en-