Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-03

hundred thousand dollars, BY striking on! T2ou'ooo'
and inserting s ,22l 000.
MIR. Cambrlrng spoke at some lcng'h: IN support %
the notion ing at large :nto the sup'ct u ''e "
plus revenue and the expenditures.
Mr. Bell made sur:r remarks in defence ut his course
from the anr:adrsrsons Of the gentleman from I'VE"
York, and the oAiciH paper in this city
:tlsr :ome further remarks from Aics5rs Camore'pe
and f;c -,
Mr. Mercer addressed the committee at some lcng,h
on the subject. aud moved strike ont the clause pro-
posed To be amended, nnd iasrrt The following:
Flo! the purchase construction oil icuhdry inr ga
nance II sch place as tile Secretary of War, with the
appreciation Of Ihr President o: the United States, may
scrc and for drrayinr The expense OF conducting Ihe
operations of snc foundry for year, including Inc
purchase o! necessary to"l, and materials: he SUN VI
hundred thousand dollars; and that the further sum
nf - hundred thousand dollars nc Appropriated 10 inc
purchase Of ordnance for immediate use.
Nj Moore, Of New York took lie focr and on mo-
tior Of Alr. Bynum,, the committee roiE.
The Speaker laid before Tie House communication
from the Secretary of State transmitting in compliance
with resolution Of Tie l instant list OF the awhfGs
made by the commissioners tho claims under the u
vcnlion with Inc King %: tic Two Slcrs; WHICH was
laid on The table, and ordered to be printed
Tie House then adluurncG
7HsrsTaF. .IprH %.
III siiNATE.
The Chair laid before The S"nh!s report from the
Secretary OF r. Nary enclosing report of the Board
of Commissioners in rer; resolution (Hr Brntn: 81
calling for statement &" The maximum amount nt ap-
Precipitation which could Lc bcncciuI;y expended IN the
uav. dricnccs; which was ordered be referred 10 the
Committee Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed
Mr. Ium!uson, from the Committee on PenSIo:iS To
whom Tie subject had been referred bY resolution OF
The Senate, reported bill 10 restore 10 CERTAIN invalid
pensioners the amount Of PENSIONS by them renGnIsi.
cd; which read FIRST time: and ordered to second
rcadlng
The resolution OF Mr. Buchanan, instructing the Conn.
mltre Finauce inquire: int" tn" cTPcdicncy o! au-
lhnrxiag the President ui the In"d Stairs % contract
with H. rcTsco for furnishing wo groups OF satuary {"
complete the eastern ront OF the Capitol taken up:
and debate cnsu"d in which ar. Preston: MIR Man
gum, MIR Calhoun, Mr.. Buchanan Mr.. Clay, MIR. na-
vis. and hlr. Clayton parc !a;ed.
Mr. Mangum moved 10 strike out " Finance, and in
scrt the Library 10 make the reference to tie
Committee the Library
Nlr Preston moved to amend The resolution By striking
the of Luigi pcrsico, and the words two
grnupsSIf :tatncs.
The amendment then ncga,ivcd, and The rcsolu
ton agreed to.
Mr. Knggrs. from the Select Committee on thr Pa
tent Office made report, accompanied by bill, 10
organize lhc Patent O:!icc
inr bill, which is v-:y long. Ir1"ing been read,
MIR. Clayton moved that 3L#I copies Of the bill and
report be printed and the no!i;n agreed to- and the
bill ordered to second rsa;!ny.
The bill! making appropriations Tor the nava! service
for The yenr 1896;
The bill making further appropriations for tha sup.
preston ct, Indian hostil;ts in Florida, were scvcray
read third lime, and passed.
The bill 10 appropriate, Tor aimltcd term, The proceeds
of The pnbc lands and grant lands ~ certain States,
read third time.
The question being s passage,
Mr.. Niles made some observations il opposition to the
bill.
MIR. Benton moved to rccommt the bill, with instruc
tons TO ascertain and report the proper charges for
pcnditurcs be deducted from the aYais OF the public
lands; which decided in tic negative, only fifteen
voting in the affirmative.
OH milton of Mr. Morris that the Senate adjourn, the
Epi,,, ,i,I
negative, follows
Yens-Nessrs I;en,on Erown Cu,lber.. Ewing Of
Ill., Grumpy, Till. Hubbard, King, Of Ala King Of Ga,
Linn Morris Nicholas Nilrs Rves Robinson Rurrles |
ShcpIcy: TalIma,gc. Walker Wrght-2o.
.Nays--Nlrssrs B!ack, Calhoun Cls": Clayton, Crit
;cndcn. Davis. Ewing, Of Ohio. tnIdsborough, Hem
bricks, Kent, knight, Leigh, Alckean alangun Moore,
Nanlan, Porter Prcni;ss, Robbins, Southland, Swift,
Tnllinson, Webster, Wh;:r-24.
After words in explanation, from Ncssrs Porter:
Benton, and Morris,
The Senate al burned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Pierce, Of New hampshire. asked The consent Of
the nsr 10 take up al! dispose Of tic resolution SUBJ
m;tted by the gentleman from Virginia, (Nlr. uIom- |
roole) lie hoped there would be objection, for
i, seemed 10 him That it due 10 the gentleman aud
also the Secretary Of tine Treasury that should he
disposed o.
Objections having been made
Mr.. lrrce moved a suspension Of The Rules, and tie
motion bcln, put quorum did not vote.
The question being again iaken II Vas decided il the
affirmative.
Tic resolution then taken up and read.
The question Being on tie motion Of Mr.. Wise TO
nErnd the resolution,
MIR Bend resumed and concluded his remarks on the
suhiec: nt our currency aud the t-positc banks
Mr.. Pierce, Of New Hampshire, followed in reply 10 |
some Of the remarks wlic fell from gentlemen WIN had
preceded him in the debate, vindcung The Secretary Of
the Treasury from the allegations made against that otf
crr in reference his official conduct. Mr.. p. said
Treasury they would he presumed BIZ fully, satstucto
rT. and promptly answered, and il they not an
swcrcd. he would then BIZ prepared vo. for nves
tgao:, by select committee, proposed by the gen.
from Virginia, CIR. WiSc)
Mr. Giell then took the floor bnt the hour Of one
O'Clock having arrived, the spccul Order OF The Day
announced.
Mr. Dromgooc moved that the Rules be suspended, |
for tie purpose Of proceeding in the consideration of the
resolution rr,norking that hr presumed the iousc wish
cd 10 dispose of H.
Tie motion lest, the vote being 90 10 SIS not
ARMY APPROPRIATION ELL.
On motion of MIR. Canbreeng the House went into
Committee Of tic Whole on the state Of the Union,
(l J. Y Mason in The chair in pursuance Of the spc
cial order Of the 9th Of January.
Tie bill making appropriations for the support Of the
Army for the year -5G Was taken up.
The question being the motion of Mir CaInbrccng
TO amend the bill in the following clause % For the ar
mament Of Notifications, two hundred thousand dollars,
by striking on, $500 600, and inserting 81 224,00O,
r Mercer moved 10 strike out the entire clause, and
insert, in lieu thereof the following:
For the purchase construction Of foundry for ord
nance ut aucl place the Secretary Of War; with the
appreciation Of the President of The United States, may
select, and loT dcrnying the expense of conducting tue
operations of such fou:dry for year, including the
purchase Of necessary tools and materials the of
- hundred thousand dollars; and that the further
Of - hundred thousand dollars be appropriated TO the
purchase Of ordnance for mmedinte use.
Mr.. Moore, Of New York. who entitled TO the |
floor, addressed the committee at length.
Mr. Moore having remarked that he had been i'll for
some Time and was not able continue his Speech as
lie felt his physical powers falling, resumed his with
ont rnnclnrinr bisr