Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-05
Tyve1lty-fourts, Cosssress--sats ess
JI'sdnrSduy, .harch 80.
IN SENATE.

nucd until the hour of adjournment, without coming 70
any decision In the course OF The debate, MI "rRh'
proposcd an amendment requiring the ra,itcalll o Inc
condition by the convention nseaa Of by the Lcssta-
ture Of the rev State.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Huwkins by consent of the House, Offered re-
solution directing the Clerk Of the House t" pay to ia
yid Newland Esq the full amount Of pay and mileage
which would be due to him as member oil the House.
from the day when he presented his petition on The 2
instant, inclusive.
Mr. Renchrr suggested that when the bill for the COM
pensation Of Messrs Moore and Le,rher taken up
the gentleman could move this as AR amendment.
The resolution on motion Of Mr. Mercer, was 50 mo-
difed instruct the Committee on Elections TO IN
curc into the expedency of lUaking the proposed al
!owance
The resolution, amended, was agreed TO-
Mr. VIM. Is. Shepard, from the Committee Tor the
District of Columbia reported resolution setting apart
the 9th and 18th of prl for the consideration Of bust
ness relative to the District Of Columbia.
MIR. Cambreeng moved TO amend the resolution 50 AZ
10 strike out the 9th and 5lh, and insert The 9Th and
3O,l viz Friday and Saturday. 1t would be necessary
(e said hereafter, to give than day week 10
the consideration of the public business 1t would III
decd he thought be necessary, by the time proposed TO
suspend the Rules aPpropratng Friday and Saturday to
private business
Mr. WhittieSry hoped the motion would not prevail.
1t would be abandonment of decisions upon private
claims Many important bills had been reported which
ought receive the action of the House, and he would
ask, if petitioners with Just claims should be Compelled
to up year after year, without having their rights
examined by the House. There was necessity for
the proposed If gentlemen wished to speak up
the appropriation bills al length there would be ample
time, wlou, cntrcnchng upon the time allotted TO the
Consideration OF private bills.
MIR. Briggs moved to amend the resolution to
apart the ISth and 2!rh for the purpose.
MIR. Ca'n,rcleng said he had objection to this
coarse, and Withdrew his motion.
The motion 10 amend was net agreed to.
MIR. Parker moved To lay the resulion The table.
MIR. WIN. B. Shepard called iue the yeas and nays,
which were refused.
The motion 10 lay OH the table wasagrec1 TO, by vote
Of 20 to "a.
Mr.. Bond, by consent presented memorial from
dry citizens of Portsmouth, in the State OF Ohio ying
Congress to make the navigation Of the Ohio river
whny free, By the purchase of the individual stock in
the Louisville and Portland Canal Company; and the
was, motion, refereed 10 the Committee
Roads and Canals.
Mr.. prongoole: from the select committee to which
referred that part Of the Presidents message rell
ting amendment Of the Constitution in regard to
the election Of r!csdea and Vice President Of the
United Strtes reported "a joint resolution TO amend the
sR g Fl oRd u Se!sH n o s c"m ns
tee of the Whole House the State of Union, and
printed
Mr.. Dromgoole, as an individual member Of the same
committee also presented substitute for the above
luton which le should whenever the subject was
conSdcrcd: and lnnyrd that il take the same dire c.or
MIR. Bell suggested 10 Ike gentleman from Virginia,
that If 1t was wished 10 bring Ibis sub rct for cons
deratun and discussion, II had better not be committed
Many great SUBJECTS which he cnuncratcd were before
the Committee Of the Whole The state Of tho Union
and if this referred to that COMMITTEE it would not
be heard of again at this session The only opportuui.
~ for It's discussion would De during the two onug
hours.
Mr. Dromgoole remarked that il had been usual to dis.
cuss such questions in The Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, and he HOPED that the House
would ma Time to CONSIDER this sut"c ia committee,
as we'll rs the other important questions 10 which The
gentleman had alluded. lic was anxious TO see some
amendment adopted in relation to this part of the Con-
stItu'lon, and he hoped the House would full, rrsti.
gate The question: and come to decision upon it,
MIR. Bell added some remarks in favor of krtpiur nc
subject before the luu, ia sacL u,unnrr us 10 allow
OF It's discussion during tic mar hours though if
there time, he wuul prefer Gisc,ssiu IN the Cam
mitt-e Of the Whole on the Union H.. wuulJ ,nuyc
that the consideration OF The subject be uusuop,d 10 This
day fortnight
Mr. SmirLt mad. so,,e ron,rks :, cro- r ,, .
t;nn =, c,;, a. I ~, ';I - ''o' " ". 'n"
nnnor,n;,n ,, 'c u" t' 'nlnA mere would Dc an
hpprs and h., cr,r u'' uu',ns Tue "r'lng
,r an I n., nope 'H' lac Hou:e would
., 0o'1S'o'' ~ ''"''oef anu DISPOSE OF Tie sub
H. Dr,r,rl ;,;,, ~
the no,ion IN commit h.. 80; ,''o' ~ i"''"w up
the speciaI order Of Ibr j,v E,r , t;r, :r,
nv which fine no trr>.i tho Uu.,, ,.,l,I iI,'
rive il fin frc. md un,romn,a,id .; ~. CIVIC !"
Mr. IIawes ,i.,s onnn.ad ~ ,J,,. ,,nmI, ~ w.,
the no,r,nr honr f,r ,,,; Itt |' S'' agar
A,i.r sow. f,r,Lor conw,r.,,; L, ,, - ~
ID w. S'ne "'' ' between "rsSf5' hrH
,;an 81 ,hI;,,, s ; , ~ pospp!e 'He cu'S'eFa-
nv, VI -. 70 iS I'd TWO weeks was rejected.
ni,,ee 81 ,Lc WIFI 49, I % ''e C''
dsred n he n,n,"J " '' ''''' VI 'e ''i'h ana Or
NJ Drnmro"is ,i,, ,onoa , .,
con,;i,c n ,n n INV =" ."'.'' 20 ''c same
L,t;nns uhoh h t ' ' % '''e JOINT .So-
.hovM h ,t r. ~ oa.t whenever '''' SuH)ec'
snrcsJ " ~ ~ '0"s'oe''"''' WHO" motion was
nlr Dro,,noo,, ,,., r,o,.,s ,,,.,
he n,js h snnoai ' nay 'e j"' resolutions
Tues,v IN N, s'd ho, y, ae Gay i"r te second
sinsss on that iiv "~'c p'e's0e"ee over all 0'er 0u
Mr.. CanbrcenG n,ds .o,o o,,os;,;ou g., H., ,,.;.a
and Mir. Ripley Supported it, 'Fs'S'''' % '''e "'0'0",