Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-14

place the naval defcnccs Of the United States ncudng
The increase Of the navy, navy yards dock yards and
steam hoat'ng auercs) upon the footing Of strength
and responsibility which due the security and to the
we flare of the Union
Mr. Niles offered the following resolution, which lies
one day under The rule
Rssofred That the Committee on tie Judiciary be in.
struccd TO inquire whether the and commerce
among the several States or any OF them are subjected
10 exactions duties imposed by State legislation within
States. -
lie one day under the rule
Resotcsd That the Secretary of War be directed TO
communicate to the Senate the Report Of Engineers
on the subject of surveying the bar at Pensacola bay
WIN The opinion OF the Department to its utility and
practicabh,y.
Resoiced That the Committee on Naval Affairs be in
structed TO inquire into the expedcncy of providing by
law Tor deepening the bar the entrance of Prnsaco
pay SO us to admit vessels Of of the largest cass
Ana iurter TO inquire into the expediency OF construct
ing dry dock marine railway Tor the pair of vessels
OF war at the Navy Yard at Pensacola.
Mr. Bcnton 5 resolution TO appoint Special Commit.
Tee on the Banks the District of Columbia was taken
uii when
Mr. Southland made observations in opposition to
Special Committee, ntimang that the Committee for
The District of Columbia be instructed to make the
inquiries. "'
| After a few words from Mr. Benton. in repv.
Mr. Southland stated that he wished TO prepare an
amendment and moved TO lay for the present the rcso
'u, ron on the table, which motion was agreed to.
from Ohio coming up in order,
Mr. Leigh said he proposed TO make some remarks
ana moved TO postpone the subject until Tomorrow :
which agreed to-
The special order being the bill to repeal the LIST and
"a sections OF an act to limit the of Office of GER
tain officers therein named was taken up and tho I'LL
was considered in Committee of the Whole and re-
ported without amendment, after some remarks from
Mr. Calhoun aud Mr.. Cuthbert.
Mr. Wright asked for the Yeas and NAYS ON the ones
,oh OF le cngrossnent Of the bill and they were or
dered accordingly.
! Il.,r
inc oili Tor third reading, and decided foows:
feas-Mcssrs Benton Black, Calhoun Clay Clay.
Ton 1n' Tri'lendsn Ewing Godsborough, Kent King Of
tss, Preston, Robbins, Soehard swirl Tomlnsop. ~
Ter, Webster, White-24.
Nays-aless Brown, Buchanan, Cuth5ert Grun-
dy, Hendricks Ill., Hubbard, King of Alabama. Knish
Linn, Morris, Niles, Robinson, Ruggles Shcplcy, Tall
niadge, Wall, Wright-lS. "
The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
owing TO The lateness of the adjournment of the House
carter eock we obliged defer to our next the
particulars OF this day sitting Most of the dov was
ucc"ped IN esh1'ing the reception of Memorial from
me State OF Michigan which was finally received and
REFEREED with proviso that il should be considered
Memorial from the eiti-ens of Michigan
Mr. JARVIS, from the Committee on Naval Affairs
asked The consent of the House TO present resolution
Objection being made, MIR. Jarvis moved to suspend
The rule, which agreed TO-
Mr. Jarvis then submitted the following resolution.
HeSotred, That the Committee Naval Affairs be in
structed toinquire into the expediency of increasing tho
The resolution discussed bv AIcssrs W;se I,rv;s
S,ascock, Hammond, Hawes McKeon Reed Miller
Erenne Everett, Lane, and re4rce of H. l.
we VIII give sketch of this discussion tomorrow I
MT rearce OF H. moved the previous que slion which
was seconded, ayes IGi, noes moi counted
Inc House then determined that tie main question
be put i
The question, on the adoption of the resolution was
decided follows: ~
feos1MessFs Adams, Ash, Bean, Beardsley Beau.
mont, Bell, Bockce, Bond, Boon, Borden Boudin Bo.
y wee, BOYD bnggs, brown, Buchanan, Bunch Burns
Bynum, J. Calhoon, w. B. Calhoun Cambreleno Camn.
bell, Carr, Carter, Casey, G. Chambers CLANCY Chan
man, Chaplin Childs, n. Ii Claiborne j. f. H. Claiborne
Ciark Cleveland Coffee, Coles Connor, Craig Cramer
Gushing Cushman, Darlington, Davis Denny. Double.
day, Dromgosle, Everett Fairfield, Farin, Forester
French, Fry jr, p. &. Fuller w X Fuller Galbrath ]
Garland, H. Garland, Gillet, Glascock, Graham Gran
ger, Grantand, Haley, J. Hall, Hamer, uanneqan.
Harper, a. G. Harrison, Hawes Hawkins HAYNES
Holster, Hclsey, Hopkins, Howard, Hubley. Hunting.
ton, liuntsnian, lngham, w. Jackson, J. Jackson
James, jarvis Cave Johnson, John w. Jones' b. Jones
Judson, kcnnon, Kilgore, Kinnard, Klingensmith jr
Luxe Luke Lean Lansing mnporte Lawle Lawrence Lee
Lyon, a.. Mann, Jr., J. Mann, Manning, Martin,
John Y Mason, NJ Mason, Jr., s. Mason Maury
SlcCsrty, Mckay McKennon, McKeon, McKim, Mil.
Ter mp,llIgan, Montgomery, Morgan, Morris, Mullen
D. - rearce, j. A. Pcarce Petigrew, Peyton Phelps
Phillips, Pinckncy, Rencher Jno Reynolds. Ripley
Roane, Robcrtson RUSSELL Seymour A. H. Sbepperd
shields, Sinn, Slade Smith, Spangler, Sprague Stan
alIer, steele Storer, Sutherland Taliaerro, Taylor,
Thomas, J. Thomson, Toucey, Towns, Turner, TuiriIl
Underwood, Vinton, WAGNER Wardwell washington
Webster, White, Whittlesey and S. Williams-IG
NdyS-Messrs g. Allan, III. Allen, J. Chambers Cor
w'n' crane Grennell, Jr., Hammond Hardin Iarin
finzeltine, iloar, Howell Ingersoll Mercer Potts IT,
w: Thompson, L. Williams and Wise-lS
30 the resolution was agreed TO-
The House, then, at O'clock r. Nj. adjourned