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

rolled each year likewise the number OF improvements
valued FIR such and grants in each year, giving uie
s oc zach Indian for whom valuation was maoe'
description of the place valued, lhe sun n;ved the
valued and the name Of each person "Io .. - On
,ai,,ior nancy: and also whether the business Vi Gu
Vauaton for any portion of the time within
the periods before mentioned ana now io oalsol,,,n
NJ buchanan offered the following resoiu''oI &c
prsoynrd That the Rules OF the senate oe 81 oa 49,
sDoh senator NAV introduce not exceeding three
iS;,s J;, into the circular lobby under SUCH fesua
lions as the Vice President may difect, ;i,;o, |
All these r sR nESTd ,s eS esrs sof
Tho eor,ic proceeded consider the resolutions oler-
ed by MIR. Benton c,, ';, ,ha s,h;cct |
.S invion addressed the Senate length; but be-
fore he had concluded,
l"c ' UnJISE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Pincknry asked the unanimous consent OF the
House to offer resolution on the suC]ect Oh Inc aooo
pcti,ons with view 10 have IL piihteG anu Pos'Poeu
ill the resolutions on the saiie suJe1i' heie'oi'e o'
rha resolution was read for the information Of the
House as follows; -, -, 49,,
Respircd, That all the memorials which have been
offered or may hereafter be presented to this House,
nr,vinq for the abolition Of slavery in the District OF
Columbia, and also the resolutions offered by an no.
norable member from Maine, (Mr. JarvisD with the
from virginia, (Mr. Wise,) and every other paper
or proposton that may be submitted in relation to
that subject be referred 10 select committee, with
instructions 10 report that Congress possesses no con-
stutiona authority to interfere i'll any way with the
institution of slavery any OF the States OF this Con-
fedcracy and that in the opinion OF this House, Con-
qress ought not interfere in any way with slavery IN
the District of Columbia because would be violation
of the public faith unwse, impoc, and dangerous to
the Unon assigning such reasons Tor these conclusions
as in the Judgment of the committee, may be best CAL
cuatcG enighten the public mind to Iepress ngta
on to aay excitement to sustain and preserve the Just
rrhts of the saye-holdng States, and of the people OF
this District and to reestabsh harmony and ranquI-
| ty amongst the various sections OF the Union
= Mr. Wise rose, and objected 10 the introduction oil te
resolution -; .-,
Mr. Pinckncy moved suspension OF the Rules IN order
| to enable him to offer the resolution
MIR. Mann asked the yeas and nays on this motion,
! and they ordered
The Question being TAKEN the motion decided in
| The negative--Yeas III, nays IS, not two.thlrds
MIR. Mann asked the unanimous consent OF the House
to take UP and consider the report OF the select commit
| tee on the Rules and Orders OF the House.
| Objections being made,
| Mr. Mann moved suspension Of the Rules for the
purpose OF taking It up. :,
On this motion, Mr. Bell asked the yeas and nays, ano
| they were ordered. ~
The question being TAKEN there appeared, Yeas 1O3,
Nays luz.
The motion to suspend the Rules Of course lost,
it required a vote Of two-thirds to carry it.
MIR. VIM. Is. Shepard, Of North Carolina, moved To
suspend the Rules in order to receive reports from the
standing and select committees OF the House; winch
Il
Mr. Cambrelcng, from the Committee OF Ways and
| Means, reported the following resolution:
ReSoocd That much of the 18th rule of this House
which approprales Friday and Saturday in each week 10
the consde Of private bills be suspended on Satur-
day next and that the bill for the relief OF the sufferers by
the late fire in the City of New York be made the special
Order Of the Day, at one o'clock on that day.
The Chair decided that the resolution was not debate
able, as it related to the priority ofDusiness
The question being TAKEN the resolution was lost
Yeas IU9, nays &c; not two-thirds
MIR. Whi!llesey, from the Committee of Claims, re-
ported bill for the relief of Gen Alex hacomb Read
twice, and committed.
E Mr. VIM. B. Shepcrd, from the Committee for the
District of Columbia, reported bill for the relief Of The
several corporate cities of the District Of Columbia
Read twice, and committed
MIR. Wise rose, he sad TO inquire of the chairman OF
the Committee the Post Office and Post Roads, whe-
Their they would report upon that part OF the fresl-
dents Message relating to incendiary publications.
Mr.. Common replied that the subject was under ad-
yscment in the committee, and would be reported upon
whenever ma nrity of the committee we're prepared 10
do So perhaps early day, and perhaps little later
Mr.. John \. Mason offered the following resolution,
which lies The table one day:
ReSolccd That the President of the United States be
requested communicate to this House statement
showing the amount of duties received into the lrchsu
ry uf the United States wines and Silks of the pro.
ducton OF France since the passage OF the act entitled
AN act carry into effect the Convention between the
United States and his Majesty the King of the Frcnchi
concluded al Paris the 9TH july 1881, approved The
18th July, 1852, and the amount of duties which would
revenue laws It's they existed the time of The passage
of that act with the amount Of npoIations of those
articles in each year for five years past that he be also
requested TO communicate to this House, statement
showing in analytical form the awards made by the Com
Inssoncrs who acted under the act aforesaid, i'll execu.
ton OF the said Convention; their amount; the several
classes caegories in which they are arranged and
the amount Of the awards belonging to each class
Mr. Chapn, by consent offered the following resolu-
tion which agreed to:
Rcsolred That the Secretary Of War be directed to
furnish for The OF this House, any information in his
Department i'll relation to the progress and present con-
dItiou of the mpro of the Tennessee river, at the
Muscle and Cobcrts Shoals and particularly the report
made by Col James kcarney, under order requiring
him to examine and report the state Of said work.
| PARTIAL CIVIL LIST APPROPRIATIONS.
The House resumed the consideration Of the bill max
ing appropriation in part for the support Of Govern
nlent for the year 1886, two motions pendlng one TO
ecommt it to the Committee of the Whole OH the state
Of the Union, for tic purpose of reducing the approPra'
ton for the contingent fund of the Houses; and the
other to the Committee of Ways and Means, with in
srucluns to provide uniform regulation for the allow.
of mileage TO members of longrcss 10 which Mr.
Anthony had moved amendment, further instructng
the committee to provide mode for cquai-tng the pay
Of members of Congress
MIR. Everett expressed hope that tho House would
act on the bill without recommitting it.
Mr.. flanagan offered the following amendment as a
| further instruction.:
"hat the cuiniltse be further instructed to inquire
"first Into the expediency Of removing the seat OF
the Federal Government from Washington 10 Cincinnati
| or Louisville.
"ScconA Into the propricy Of so amending the Rules
of the House, lis. Of the abscntces, when
the yeas aud nays taken, to be entered on the
Journals and published part of each days proceedings
| in the morning papers.
"7hird Of compelling all members who may hereaf
ter absent themselves during the sngs OF the House,
visits to their homes and families, for the purpose
oattendng their practice in the courts of this District
and the adjacent States, 10 rcnqush their pay during
the period Of such absence.
Fourth. Of requiring REIMBURSEMENT, in like man
| ner Of their conversation from members during the