Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-15

Mr.: Ewing gave notice tina, he should endcavor ON
Monday next TO bring up the Dislrbuiiye Land BILL
On motion of Mr.. Clay, resolved, that when The
Senate adjourn, it adjourn TO meet on Monday.
Alter short Executive SESSION,
The Senate adjonrned Ill Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
BY consent of the House, MIR. Halves presented n
Preamble aud Resolutions from the Legislature of Ken
lucky, ON the subject OF appopriatns portion of the
public domain for the benefit Of the oil
of the u 5. Army, who served during the last war
with Great britain. -
On motion of Nh. H. the same were laid on the table,
and ordered to be printed.
slr IL. also presented Preamble and Resolutions
from the Legislature of Kentucky, demanding the sri
button of the proceeds of the sales of public lands ao
raj numbers
On motion of MIR H., the were laid ON the table,
and ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. J. q Adams, from the Committee on Manufac.
tnrcs moved to suspend the rule in enable h
TO submit the following Resolution; rts
Resored, That $4,000 copies Of The letter from the
Secretary OF the Treasury in relation the cultivation
and manufacture of Cotton with the tabular ais
annexed thereto, be printed under the direction of the
Secretary OF the Treasury for the Of the House OF
The motion to suspend prevailed ayes 15I; noes So
Mr. a. moved to consider the resolution now--which
motion prevailed
Mr. Williams, of N. c. mnved to amend the rcsolu.
ton by striking out $4,000, aud inserting $4,000; which
motion was rejected.
serting l5,CO0-which nnon prevailed. a.
Mr. Dunlap moved TO amend the resolution by adding
anu lU,OUU oil the Report made by
the Select Committee in relation TO the West Point
Academy, at the last session of Congress, be also
printed"
The Speaker said, the motion was not in order.
Aud the question Oh The. resolution amended, was
taken and carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The House resumed the consideration of the Report
the to'uuiice Elections, the subject of the con-
tested election in North Carolina. The pending aues
ton being the TO reconsider the vote rejecting
The amendment Mr. Bynum, that the petitioner mir
Newlan) have leave TO appear by counsel.
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amendment
Mr iiunisman moved the previous question: but with
drew the motion.
The subject further debated by Mcssrs Bynum
and Hard,
When Mr.. Whittescy moved that the House proceed
10 the orders of the day.
Mr. a. ii. Shepherd moved to postpone the orders of
the day. TO proceed with the consideration of the sub
jcct before the House.
The motion lost. Ayes I04 Noes 81 (not two
thirds)
So the House proceeded to the orders of The dav
The Speaker presented communication from the Sec
retary oil The Treasury, with statement of dsburse-
ienls Which have been made for building the Potomac
bridge, which was referred to the Committee on Roads
and Canals, and ordered to be printed.
number of Bills from the Senate were read twice by
their titles, and committed.
The House occupied during the remainder of the
day IN the consideration of private business:
Alter which, the House adjourned
WAsuiSGroS, March ~
The ABOLITION QUESTION ~ THE SESATE-Tbe do
bate produced by MIR. Cahouns motion TO refuse 10 rc
ceive petitions on this subject closed yesterday by
vote rejecting the prayer Of The petitioners AS Mr. Cal
houn could not succeed in promoting the objects of the
aboiton'sls OF the Morrill, by identifying with their in
eendary objects the sacred right of petition he retired
from The Senate, declaring before he left his seat,
mat lie would not vote the question of rejecting
the prayer of the petition 1t will be seen tbat Sly
Senators only voted against rejecting the prayers of
the abol,ionsts. These six had their reasons for il
some OF them precisely the that influenced
MI Calhoun TO attack the right of petition Webster
ana Calhoun work in opposition for the sake of aeita
ton Their hopes desperate their importance extinct
unless they can keep themselves the head of fac
tons The same desperate ambition leagucd Webster
with the British during the last war; and induced Cal.
noun to take part with France in the late difficulty
They are both destitute of paotsn and seek to secure
control IN the midst of the ulsions the country
winch they never expect from its united and yolun
ary suirages We will hereafter rccur TO this subject
In The mean time we invite attention the speeches of
The true patriots of the Senate three of which appear
IN our columns to-day. They exclude many thinss of
minor Importance which had prepared Tor our pa
per GioLe. -
In reply TO inquiries have to say that we have rea
son to believe, that should Mr. buchanan be
to vote against the Expunging Resolutions will obey
or resign.-N