Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-27
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IN SENATE-Satarday, May 81


A messsce was reces7ed from the President of the
United States announcsghs approval and signature oil
the District Relief Bill.
A petition was presented by Mr.. White.
Mr. Southland from the Committee on the District; re-
pored bill which understood to he tor the coRhr-
nation of cesxa titles in the District READ and ordered
TO second reading.
portea without amendment the bills referred to them
for the relief of William Lawrence, and of 6eerge Ell
lott The Committee wus discharged from the TAR
Their consideration of the hill for the relief of Patrfe
Greene,
Mr. Naudain from the Committee on the District, re-
ported bill on the petition of Thomas Sewal and others,
for the establishment of Manual Labor School, and
Orphan Asylum, in the District
The bill for the relief Of Sias Fisher, was read third
tine and passed
Mr. Kent moved to Take up the bill to rccharter
tain Banks in the District The yeas and nays were
dercd the call OF Mr.. Benton, anu Tie mouoA %aeIhe
YsasNMessrs. Black, Cushbert, Isavls, Ewing, 'o
Ohio, Hendricks, Kent King Of Alabama, mnngutn
Naudain, Prentiss, Preston, Aoabns Southland, Swift
Esys-Messrs Benton, Brown, Buchanas, tIsundy
Hill, King of Georgia. Linn, Norris Miles, Ryes Ro
biasop, Rugges, shepley, Tomlinson, Wall, l1ac-l6
The Vice President voted IN the negative.
The Bill te prende for the better protection OF tie
western frontier;
And the bill to establish national arsenal in North
Carolina severay read twice and deferred to the
Military Committee.
table, were considered and adopted
FORTIFICATfONs.
The Senate proceeded to the farther consideration OF
the Bill making appropriations &c. for the year 1885, the
question being Mr. Preston anenSssent to Mr. Ben.
toms leaving in blank the sums for Penobscott Bay in
order to test the principle of prospective appropriations
Dir. Benton spoke at length in favor Of fort6ca,ons
generally and Of his own proposition.
Mr.. Southland commented in detail the appropriations
Of the Bill and argued the mpossbility Of expanding
so much economically He argued still farther against
all prospective appropriations, and especially those for
forti6cations. He specified considerable number Of
items in the Bill, which the Secretary Of the Navy
had marked as questionable. He repellcd, by state
ent of facts the charge brought against the friends Of
the Land Bill that they resisted proper appropriations
on account of that Bill ,,.,,
The debate was continued by Messrs. Hill, Buchanan
Wall and Ewing Of Ohio.
On motion of Mr. Calhoun, the I'LL was laid on the
table. or,,-,,,rns
MIR. Calhoun, from the Committee OF conference on
,ba d;onoreenen OF the two Houses the Bill, Tor en-
ii.tinr 600 volunteers, and raising a regiment Of
moupted dragons or remen, reported that the Com
nittee had agreed so modify the Bill that the troops
20 he raised should be regarded volunteer mtia with
officers of course to be appointed by the States respect
ively rc.:,
the subject was laid the table, awaiting the
act;on Of The House. THE Senate afterwards concurred
in il.e agreement of the Committee of Conference.
" saSsseeS Ei1E.sE FORTIFICATIoNS.
The Ratification Bill was again taken up, and the
amendment offered by Mr.. Preston was adopted ahrr''
ing the principle of prospective appropriations ~ yeas
Y.a:r1Measrs. Benton Brown, Buchanan Cn.hbest,
Ewing of Illinois, Grundy Hill, Hubbard hing OF Aia-
bama Linn Norris Niles, Preston, Robinson, Rugges
hepley, Tallmadge, Walker, Wall, Wnghs-So'