Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-24

regiment two djuants, with the rank, pay, and
emoluments Of cadets, The bill further authorizes the
President to assign any officer OF the army when
necessary the duties Of paymaster; and provides that
FIVE additional surgeons and ten additional assistant sur
gcons to the Army be appointed The bill also anho-
rzes the President, when deemed e1Peoient 10 cause
one of the regiments of infantry be armed and equip
ped and TO serve regiment of rfcnen, and another
regiment to be equ pPed and serve Is regiment OF gh'
infantry j
The Senate proceeded 10 consider the bill organizing
the Navy of the United States.
The bill was amended motion Of Mr. Southland, bJ
striking out fifty surgeons, and inserting sixty;
and the question ordered 10 be taken the engross
inent by yeas and nays
Mr. Southland made some explanations on the subject
of the views of the committee, and of the new grades
created by this bill He combaed the prevalent error
which regarded admiral title Of nobility, and remind
ed the Senate that the earliest act Of Congress, at the
time of the Revolution, was the appointment OF an 1d
1nral. An admiral at sea vas the same with general
on land. The Navy is the light arm of our strength,
and our ocprs whenever they meet those OF other ma
tons arc subjected TO the deepest notification, because
in orr service there is grade 10 correspond with the
rank Of foreign officers.
Mr. Buchanan, after few remarks, moved 10 lay the
bill OH the table; which question lie called Tor the
yeas and nays. -,
Ycas-Mcssrs. Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay,
Cu,hbcrt Hendricks, Hubbard, King Of Ala King Of
Ga, Hanguln Page, Rres, Robinson, Ruggles, ShcP-
ley, Upton, White, Wrlght-lS.
iaps-Messrs. Baynrd, Benton, Black, Ewing, of o.,
Goldsborough, Kent, knight, Leigh Linn E'cholas'
Preston, Robbins, Southland, Swift Webster-l5.
On motion Of Mr. Shepley, the Senate proceeded TO
the consideration of executive business and after some
time had been passed with closed doors,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The resolution reported by Mr. Ovens from the Com
mlttce Ways and Means, TO make the bill tn regulate
the deposte Of the public money in certain banks, the
special order Of the day for day certain being the first
business in order, taken up, and ."
On motion Of MIR. Evans: laid the table
MIR. Giilet modified his amendment by limiting theeX-
cepon the Senate bill for the rschartcr of the District
banks.
Mr. Culi.hrelcng, from the Committee Of Ways and
Means reported EN Senate bill with aneSdmcnt, en-.
titled An act in addition to the act making appropriations
in part for the support Of The Government for the year
1885, which Was committed.
PUBLIC REVENUE.
MI Mckay moved suspension Of the rules for the
purpose Of Offering the following resolution and those
offered by him OH Saturday, which were read
Res'eed, That the power of taking money from the
people, by laying and collecting dutles mpoSs and ex
cses ofhe most sacred OF the trusts vested in the
General Government; that it is enforced solely enable
it TO command the necessary 10 execute the OBJ
ects for which it instituted and that to exact money
from the people when not necessary for those Objects or
than may be necessary would be- the part Of the
Government manifest breach Of trust and to the peo
pie unjust and oppressive.
Nit Huwcs asked for the yeas and nays; which
ordered
bic.
Mr.. EIawes asked for the yeas and nays on that mo-
ton; whcreuppn,
Mr.. Denny withdrew his motion
The House refused TO suspcnd--yeas 1l9, nays r.
(nol being two.thirds,) as follows:
Ysas-Mcssrs. Ash, Barton, I}eale, Bean, Beaumont,
Bell, BOckee, Boom, Bouldin, Bovcc, Boyd, Brown,
Casey, CLANCY Chapn, N. H. Claiborne, J. F. H. Clai.
borne, Cleveland, Common, Craig, Cramer, Cushman,
Davis, Deberry. Dickson, Doubleday, Drongoole, Ell:
ner Fairfield Farln, Forester, French Fry, w. X Full
Ter, Gabraith J. Garland Gillet Grayson, Griffin, Ha-
ley, j. Hail. lannegan, S. S. HARRISON A G. Harrison,
flawes, Hawkins, Hopkins, Howard llubley Hunting !
ton, Euntsnan, lngham, j. Jackson, Jarvis H. NJ John
son. {. Johnson J. W. Jones, B. Jones, kilgorc, Kin
nard. LAWYER, G-Lce, T. Lee L. Lea Leonard, Lewis,
Logan, Loyal, Lucas, Lyon A. Mann, j. Mann. Martin.
W. Mason, Nj. Mason, May, Mckay, McKm, alclenr,
Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Nluhlenberg, Owens,
Pcyton, Phelps Rcncier, John Reynolds Joseph Rey-
nods, Roane Robertson Shields, Shnn, Sckes, Smith,
SPright, Sandefer, Tallaterro Taylor, j. Thomson,
Towns, Turr Vanderpocl, WardwelI, Webster, Week,
-'ays-hcssrs. Adams, C. Allan, II. Allen, Anthony,
Ashley, Bailey, Bond, Borden, J. Cahoon, w. Cal.
houn. }. Chambers, ChiIds Clark, Corwin, Crane,
Gushing, DaI!ington Denny, Dickerson, Evans, Ever
eu Fowler, Z. G. Fuller, r. Garland, Granger, Graves, |
Council Hard Harlan, Harper ozetinc he nds'.eo,
Honr, Howell. Hunt Iugcrsoll, james, J. Johnson H.
o OnSGm nyo o"SsGn Lens apore Lay Lin
Mercer Milgan, Morris, Parker, y. j. Pearce, j. A.
Pearce, Phillips, Potts, Reed Russell, w. q. Shepard,
Slade, Spanglcr. Sorer, Sutherland, Underwood, Vim
ton, Washington, White, Z. Hhittlescy, l.. Williams,
and S. Wilams-72.
Mr.. Mckay then gave notice that he should renew the
motion Tomorrow morning, and should also ask leave
TO introduce joint resolution providing for the dsbu
ton OF the surplus revenue in the Treasury.
On motion Of Mr. johnson Of Louisiana The House
took up the following bill:
An act to grant 10 the New Orleans and Nashville
railroad company the gh. Of way through lands of the
u. States"
The question being the passage Of the bill,
MIR. Parker suggested that as Congress had the power,
nr as this Ialroad concerned, it could be
constructed without their consent, they ought TO intro
ducc provision in it to provide for the and
compensation for carrying the mail on said road Mr.. F.
then moved that the bill be re.commitled to the Com
mittce the Post Office and Pos, Roads, with instruc
tons to the effect he had Indicated
After some remarks from Mr. Mercer in opposition 10
the motion TO re-comnit,
Mr. Conner moved tn amend the amendment Of the
gentleman from New Jersey by moving that the bill be
referred 10 the Committee of the Whole with instruc
tons to amend the by adding thereto provso that
the said railroad company be bound to convey the mail
for The compensation paid 10 stage contractors
Tor similar services.
Mr. Parker accepted this as Il modification of his mo-
ton.
The amendment was opposed by Messrs. Johnson and
Garland OF Louisiana; when
Mr. Lane moved the previous question, which was
seconded 81 to 49, and the main question being order
ed was put and agreed 10.
So the bill was passed.
Petitions and memorials were, leave, presented by
MIR. Everett and Mr. NJ Carly.
PUBLIC DEPosITEs
In execution Of the special order Of yesterday, the
House, on motion of Mr.. Lane, resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole the State Of the Union Mr.
Sutherland in the Chair, and proceeded to the cons
Iteration Of the bill from the Senate "o regulate the de-
poses of the public money" .s,..
The bill having been read through by the Clerk was
taken up by sections. -
MIR Dromgoole moved to strike out the folowingfsom
the joint section: -,