Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-17

To Mr. SEBASTIAN MERcADu, .NtLican C0nSut, NJ lor
TCoScLvDED Is OUR NEXT
lueSd0y, Dc. Is, 1896.

To Mr. SLgAsrAS MERcADu, .uhican Co"snt, ". York.
[CoScLuDED Is OUR MKT
7uesduy, Dc -, 1896
IN SENATE.
Mr. 4. Dckins, yesterday elected Secretary Of the
Senate appeared and tnnk the oath Of Office.
The Vice President laid before the Senate conmunl-
cation from the Secretary of the Navy in answer To a
resolution OF The Senate III July last showing the amount
of uueys paid contracts on advances made TO Inc
discussing niccrs Of appropriations made at the last
Session Of Congress, &c; which laid The table
MIR Benton, agreeably TO nulIce given, introduced a
bill granting certain quantity Of land 10 the State OF
Missouri Tor purposes Oi lnterna! Improvement; which
was read fist time, and ordered TO second reading.
Mr.. Grundy, pursuant 10 notice given, introduced
a bill supplementary 10 act entitled all . Act to
amend the jud!ca! system Uf The United States; winch
was read first time, and ordered To second reading.
Mr. Linn aereeably to notice given, introduced bill
for the relief Tie heirs Of Antoine Pccr; which was
read first time, and ordered to second reading.
Mr.. Walker, pursuant to notice given, introduced a
bill for the relief Of the execuirx OF Richard W. Meade:
which was read first time, and ordered to second
reading.
Tie resolution Yesterday submitted by Mr.. Benton.
relative to Gems taken up considered and adopted
On motion OF Mr. Grundy, the Senate proceeded 10
the election Of members Of The Standing Committees
which resulted as follows:
Foreign Reiuti0ns AieSSrS TalImadge, King OF Geor'
ga. Clay and Uives
Fiunnce-Mrssrs. Webster, Nicholas, Benton, and
Cuthbert.
LOMHGrCe-MeSSrS. n,
giles.
Observation-Disclosures Morris, Black, Hubbard, and
Preston.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Morris, Kent Mexican, and
Clay.
.iiInury 7f:.irs-Messrs Preston, Upton, Wall, and
Ewing OF Illinois
.Mattia-Nessrs. Hendricks, Swift, Ewing OF Illinois,
and Moore.
.1aval .lGairs-Messrs Southland, Tallmadgr, CuIh-
bert and N!chUlas
Public LaHd$-Messrs. Ewing of Ohio, King Of Ala
barna, Ruggles and Fulton.
Prirate Lrnd Ciajms-Messrs. Porter, Buyard, Pres.
ton and Sewer
J.diun qi;t:rs- Mcssrs. Swift, Upton, Linn, and Sc
ver.
Claims--Messrs Upton: rrcntss, Crittenden, and
Ewing Of ILL.,
Reroiatioanry Claims-Mess7s. White, Hubbard, Crit
tcndpn, and Niles
JudicimY-MeSsrs. N!it"hdcn, HolTls Ming OF IRA,
and Wall.
On motion Of MIR. Davis
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion OF MIR. Loyal, the House resolved itself
into Il Committee Of the Whuc the state of the Union
MIR. Adams in the Chair, for The purpose Of taking ur
and referring the message Of the President Of the Uni
ted States.
On motion of Mr.. Lpyall, the reading of the message
was dispensed WITH and MI L.. offered The following
solutions, which were read
ReSoircd, That much Of the Presidents message
relates 10 The political relations Of the u. States with
foreign ualors, be referred To the Committee Foreign
Affairs
ResoLrcd, That 50 mach Of the message as relates to
the commerce OF the United States with, i"rcgn nations
and their dependencies bc referred 10 the Committee
Commerce..
Rcsoced That so much Of said message as relates 10
the finances, and every thing connected herewith the
safe keeping of tie public money and every thing
nccted herewith and the Bank of the u States, inCud
ing the stock in the said institution he referred to the
Committee Of Ways and Aleaus.
n
the public an.s. and all things connected herewith BE-
referred to the Committee on the Public Lands
ReSOired That so much OF SAID message relateS TO
the report Of The Secretary Of War; and the public mte
rests entrusted the War Department, except much
thereof as relates Indian athIrs be referred to the
Committee Military Affairs.
RrSniced That much Of said message relates to
the militia OF The T. Sta,ss be referred to the Committee
on the Militia.
Rtsolod That much Of the said message as relates
10 tbs Indian tribes and every thing connected there.
with, be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
ReSoiccd That SO much of the said message as re-
ales to the report of Ike Secretary of the Navy and the
public interests entrusted to the Navy Department, BE-
referred 10 the CuuIlttec Naval Affairs.
Reso'erG That much Of The said message relates
% the report Of the Postmaster General, the condition
ind operations OF the Post Office Department. and every
hing connected herewith, be referred 10 the Committee
IN the Post Oikce and Post Roads.
RcSolrcd, That much Of the said message relates
o On amendment of the Constitution which will PFC.
'eNt, IN event. VI PRESIDENT anu
President Of the IT, States Gevoving upua The House of
representatives and the Senate, he referred TO select
committee.
Reso ced That so much of the said message relates
10 the of uniformity in the laws Of the District
Columbia, be referred TO the Committee for the Dis
riot OF Columbia.
RcSUired That much Of the sad message relates
the 'survey Of the coast, and the aanutacture of
tandard of weights and measures, be referred TO
ect committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Ward, the resolutions were taken
p Seriattm.
The first, second, third, fourth and fifth, agreed
D without amendment or divsion.
The resolution Referring the subec Of Indian affairs
aving been read
Mr.. Lewis moved to strike out the words and all
hhgs connected herewith and insert the following:
except what relates to the breaking out of hos.
nl''eS III Florida Alabama and Georgia, the taking the
OF individuals for public use, and The relief of
"elerS ny 'n"an depredaons, by the operations of
u, troops III f'oI'da, AaJama, and Georgia"
MI ""et suggested I" the gentleman from Alabama
OF 70 move 20 strike out the words referred TO- but to
luer mem 10 De retained In the resolution and make
exception Of the cases referred TO in the amendment
MIR. LewlS accepted the modification and went on TO
uniend that the subject should be referred TO select
nn'intee There was no standing committee TO whom
properly and exclusively belonged. Some Of the ca
IS might properly come under The inquiry of the Com
iltee c CLAIMS and others, arising of the inter
parse act Of loG2 might be referred the Committee
INDIAN Atairs; but it would be better refer The
mole 10 select committee his the short session.
ID no standing committee would have time to investi-
ate all The claims arising out Of this subject