Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-29
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fRr:aqin:irr in oar Rert.
IN SENATE.
lhY-:day, .Garch 81.


to the Committees of Post Offices ana Post leoau'' a'
ordered 10 be printed. . :, :, .h,,
The following resolution was offered ny MI o''''I"'
au3 lies day: ,.:, b.,
instructed to inquire Into III. cxirdcnIy {" PF"''""
proper measures for the safe keeping "l 's
The two Houses OF Congress, ana "e' puo'' ~ I
and of protecting them by propr! 'ga ri'tlhc'a ''
being mutilacd, otIt"ta,:d, erased, ucilc'u
dishsurcd altered, otherwise destroyed or j"fru
On motion Of mt. King Of Alahan'l the il"S''"'on
offered 10y him on the a:t)"arnn'c"i OF ~on:', " ,I
ken I'D and he moved to f tIc blank iiX'g Oil '"c
Both OF Nav as the day OF ahJou'nni"It.
On motion of Mr. Buchanan, a:lcr Jew rS''a'Es ~
Mcssrs Clay, King, Hendricks, !srnlon ana b'c"a''''
the Resolution postponed LII MONDAY "e".. ur
'TI. Cbar prcsrntcd 4 communication from Inc ira'
sary Department III relation 10 Ius'o" r''iSc 81 ''"
Orleans. .La
condition of the Dcp,si,r Banks II? to the LIST March,
laid on the table, an! ORDERS" to DE-, De- !sed
On motion OF Mr.. King of Aia5ania the bill ior inc
relief of the three Corporations nt Inc DtSI. wa N'
m and considered as ia CoinIn,,tce OF the mole
rlr amendments by the Cohntitisc were adopted, Tue
blanks appropriately filled, ana t!e mn was ''..'
ordered to De engrossed Tor lHt:i re"asE' W $ -
NAYS lG.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Speaker presented 10 the House ccI'e'' aat"A"'
testimony received through the Post o.!!e, III tt"'!""
10 the contested election IL N"ll Car"l'!a-!e "'' ''
table and ordered t., be printed w
Mr. Boon from the Com:ntcc on Public l-aaHS, re-
por,ed bill 10 re. organize the General Land Once
81, Mercer from the. Committee u roads and CanalS
reported B.l TO authorize the New Orleans aug Ca!'
ton Ra! road Company to construct their la'foao
through the public land. cr
Mr. Lane tola The Committee on The District OF 20
lumbia reported Bill authorizing the Washington Me-
nun,ent Society to construct thr'f h"hu"'h' 0a '''
public grounds. $500,
All which said Bills were seTefaiiy Feau t"'ee7 S"u
CONTESTED ELECTION.
o., motion OF Mr. Boyd, the House proceeded % llc
spccuI order of the day. being the consideration vi 1!e
report Of the Committee Oh this subject
and uu motion OF MIR. Il. The House suspended Tive
rule to enable him 10 otter ,!trsuuon setting apart
Friday and Saturday Tor the consideration oi me same
subject unless it should b. Otherwise disposed u!: which
Resolution adopted.
The question pending Oh til, following resolution
in the Report Of the CpInu,ttlcc on Elections:
ieS0iecd, That James Graham not entitled 10 seas
IN this House.
That David Newllnd is entitled TO a seat in this
House
Mr.. Graham lneyed to amend the resolution by srk
inr out all after tie word " Resolved and insert lhe
following:
That Tie depnsi;ions which hayc been communicated
to The House by the Speaker, aud land On The table scc
the Report OF the Committee Oh ELECTIONS was made,
whenc taken dac notice, Will be received By the
House testimony in this case.
Mr. Williams OF n Z. called for the yeas and nays on
the amendment, which were ordered.
After debate, in which the petitioner, Mr.. Aewand
and MeGsrs. Mckay. Graham, Maury, Williams of X
Vanderp ,cl, Iardia, Lives, Love, Sseght Chambers
of Ky, D. J. Pea!ce, a. II. ShePpeid, Lincoln and
Lane, participated,
And without taking the question,
The House adj"urncd
triday, March 20.
IN SENATE.
Mr. Hendricks offered thc following recitation;
which lies one day inr consideration:
Resotped, That The Cp.n";cc on Revolutionary
Claims be instructed 10 inquire INTO The expectancy VI
granting land the officers OF the staff in Tie arE's OF
R.,v, oil The
tue line.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Calhoun was
taken up and considered, and discussion enSurd IN
which MeSsrs. Calhoun, Shrpey Benton, Clayton, anu
Walker took part
Mir Shepley moved to lay the resolution the table.
MIR. Cahoua ASKED fur The yeas and nays, WHICH were
ordered.
Tie question WAS tl,s., taken lie motion 10 lay the
resolution the table and decided is follows:
Yeas-Alessrs. Benton Cshhert, Ewing Of ILL.,, Hem
bricks, Hill, Hubbard King I'll Ga, King OF Ala, Lima,
Aiois Nicholas, Niles svrS, o5inson Shcpiey, TAIL
uadge, Walker, Wall, wrght--io.
.Mus--M rssrs Black, Cah"IE, Clay, CrittHnHcp,
Davis, Ewing Of O,io, Kent, Knight, Mangui, Moore,
Robbins. Southland, Swift, rLnllnsra, Whc-lJ.
On motion Of Mr.. Clay, 1t was ordered thai when The
Senate adlourus it adjourn 10 meet Oil M"uday.
The bill CONFIRMING Claims To lands in Missouri was
read third TING, aHd passed.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The bill for the rrrt OF the operations OF the Dis
trct of Columbia having been read third time,
Dir. Morris asked Tor the yeas aad nays, which were
ordered.
The question then taken @hc passage Of the
bill and decided as follows:
Icas-Messrs. Clay, Cri,tcrdcn, CutLhc:t, Ewing U!
Illinois, Ewing OF Ohio, Kent, King, oi Alabama King
OF Georgia, Linn, Nicholas, Porter, r"Sin lrcS, Rob
bins, Snuthard Iallmalgc, Walkcr-l!.
MyS-Messrs. Black, Calhoun Hill, Hubbard, Mor-
ris, Mixes: Shcp!ey, Swift, r"IEluson, Wrigit-lO
So the bill passed and sent To the ll"usc O. Re.
representatives. toI concurrence.
On motion Of Mr.. Ewing, uf Ohia, the Senate pro-
cecded to consider he bill to extend the time for ssuin.
scrip certificates Grd States military land warrants
After discuSsioH In WHICH Mr. Ew:ng of Ohio,
MIR. King of Georgia, Mr.. Tu:i;nson, and Mr.. Clay
took part, /
Mr.. Clny moved pyoyiso, limiting the amount Of
lands to be granted by this bill to o,Ud9
The amendment was agreed 10, and tae biz! was order
ed " be engrossed and read thlrd ,iuc.
Alter some time spent il consideration Of another bill
eoncerunS lands, the Senate, '~i.~u' o"-ei2u;, a-
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES !
: Mr.. Williams, Of s. G. from the Committee ON Pab.
lie Lands reported s Tor relief Of certain exilcs
from Poland. Real ;"i:r and committed. !
Also, bril- granting additional Quantity OF asd 10 |
satisfy Virginia military !auL warrants NC. Read twice
and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Whil;lescy, the Committee IF !
Claims had leave sit during ,. sitting OF III. House
Mr.. Hall Of Vermont !r0tu the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads, asked leave to make re-
port on hehsf of tie minority Of that committee ha.
part Of the Presidents message relative 10 incrndary
publications.
Mr. Couuor objected to the reception of the report as
proceeding before uuheard OF. The majority oil the
committee had doubted the possibility OF preparing
proper bid but bad differed to its details. They
would he hoped be able ,e report bill in few days.
Mcssrs Speight and Williams also objected to !he re.
ception Of the report.
MIR. Hall moved suspension OF the Rules 10 enable
him to present the report; which molten v'ss not
agreed tc.
MIR. Williams Of North Carolina, opposed 70 |
acting The bill except il The usual course, and moved
that it be committed.
Pending this notion the morning hour having elapsed
the Order of the Day was called for.
NORTH CAROLINA CONTESTED ELECTION.
The House resumed the consideration Of the report Of