Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-19

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an,bc and resolution, submitted on the 4th Instant by
Mr. c. Allan, modified. .
Mr. Bell submitted The proprcty Of bringing Ibis dis
cussion to close He thought the proposition OF tic
gentleman from Kentucky too narrow tor the perlou III
which it was brought forward 1t was, he thought, eI-
pedient and had been demonstrated that broader and
fuller action should be determined OH by Congress- ana
general proposition than the individual one uhuef
consideration.
The lnr had come when the question in relation to
the subject Of the public lands should be permanently
disposed oil Ii it The sense of Congress and the
country that the proceeds Of the lands Should be dstIl-
bued among the several States in any proportion or dc
gree, opposite Frncp pie pTeyaed let it be de.
clared BIZ the House, by vote which, It's face, s:oua
bear settled periuanency, &c.
Mir B. repeated that he regarded the permanent SCI
Element Of these questions OF far more Importance III
legal and economical! point Of Yew than k0tc the ql1s;
should be settled lie ready to reduce the price OF c
public lands, according TO rao OF time Ill which
they had been in market for he believed It be 10 the oy
way by which they could get rid OF the land III The icy
or rather in The old Sates ana he thought he could
show gentlemen who had stood out against thai System,
That it their interest to do so no longer.
Mr. B. said he about TO move cliee ID posi- FohI
this subject, to lay upon the table, n orjer that le
might be called for resolutions aud lie would give
lie from S,utes behind Tennessee, he ASST
that lie would, himself, waive resolution: he
himself DESTROYS vi submitting. Mr.. Is. then H!1"ed
that the subject be postponed I'LL this day fortnight or he
would 10 lay it on tie table, ii am gentleman
thought it beller.
MI. Boyd, ,hereupon, made The latter motion.
Mir c. Allan asked fos the yeas and nas; which were
ordered.
Before taking the question: the llouse passed 10 the
order: Of the day.
.Nouday, Jan. &c, 1897.
IN SENATE.
The Chair presented communication from The lrra-
sury Depart compliance with resolution OF The
Senate, with u statement Of the amount oil unexpended
appropriations rcmanng IN the Treasury on the Isl {"
January instant. Laid the aGc, and ordered u Oc
printed
Various petitions and memorials we've presented and
sevcraiy REFEREED
Severn! bills were Iclortcd read, ehd ofGeleu 10 ST.
cond reading.
Several resolutions oiferd.
Mr. Prcslon from the Committee Military Affairs,
reported resolution authorizing the S@crelay u VIZ
u make examination into the improvements III tIGc'aE!&,
mabc by Cochran and olrrs, accordance with Sen
| ate resolution Offered b. Nr. L. soEic days ago
On motion OF Mr.. Davis, the resolution offered by
him calling the President OF lie United 9tar3 Tor
COPIES ut such correspondence may have taeh place
between the Executive and Santa Ana or any other per
son. ia relation The Independence OF Irxi' was to
ken up and adopted without debate.
THE ENPUNGlE RESOLUTION
The Scilats proceeded to HE further consideration OF
The cxrvnqnp resolution offered BY Mr.. Benton
Sir Clay addressed the Senate at length IN opposition
to the expunging resolution, and in vindIcatlo oi The
principles involved III the resolution VI INC sehac CELL
| surng the President
Mr.. Buchanan followed in viniicalion Of the ES-
punging Resolution and in reply to Mr. Clay lie IN
sisted that tic meaning Of tapunge, Us used IN The rtSo'
luton was Rot iIc.a but mrtaplorlca merely Imply
ing that the passage in The journal operated upon would
not he ubrratcd but that It's force as an acl OF The sc
na:c wnuld he annl!latrd.
Mr. Dana made few remarks.
| Nix. Buchanan spoke at lrngth and Mr.. Bayard
| was speaking when our paper went 10 press.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
The unfinished business of the morning hour was The
petition presented, on Monday last, By Mr. Adams, from
| t,riv iuia of the
Norfolk in the State of Massachusetts: praying for the
Addition of slavery and The slave trade in the District
OF ColuHbia the pending question beng On 'Ie "'"'
! Mr. pynum entitled TO the floor.
Mr. Howard requested the gentleman from ~ Ca:oli-
ma (Ar. Bynum) yield the floor, with we" 10 enu-
bic him lr ii 10 make another effort to give The Sta'eS
chance Of gctirg in their petitions There were more
than half The States in the UuOn that could not have
Tie opportunity. He proposed to suspend the Rule t.
enable him oiitr resolution that the States be called
! for petitions il reverse order.
Mr. Bynu SAID he would have great pleasure IN yie!d'
inr the floor for That purpose il should DC Understood
that he would DC entitled to The floor when this petition
should next up. He thought The llousc should
suspend the rule 10 enable the member from haTy!uhu
| 10 submit his resolution.
Mir Adams said he hoped the rule would not be sus-
pended. lie begged the House and the Speaker to
collect that this state Of things
Mr. W. Is. Shepard TO question OF order. a
motion suspend the rule lie understood not 10 be de-
La!ablc and Ie hope the Chair would enforce The rule
The Speaker SAID the motion could not be debated
Mr. Adams called for the yeas and nays OH the motion
to suspend The rule which were ordered, and wcfc-
| Yeas ll1, nays 3S.
| SO the rule suspended.
| Mr. Howcd then offered the following resolution
Rcs0rcd, That in calling the States Tor petitions On
this day. the Speaker do call i'll the reverse ORDER begin
! ming with the youngest Territory.
Mr. J. q Adams called for thu yeas and nays on the
adoption ol the rcsoulion which the House refused 10
| order
And the question then taken aud decided in Tie
| affirmative; ayes l2J, noes 33
So Tie resolution was adopted.
Pcllons aud memorials called Coz in the reverse
order Of States and Territories, and were presented by
Mr. Jones' of Wisconsin; MIR. hite Of Florida: Mr.
Yell of Arkansas; Mr. Ashley, Of Missouri; alrssIs D.
! II. Lewis, Chapman, Martin, and Lyon Of Alabama;
Mess's May and Reynolds OF illinois, Mr. Caibo!nc 'i
Mississippi; Mcssrs Lane and Davis, Of Indiana; A]rSsS
Garland and Johnson, Of Louisan; Alrssrs. Bond YIN
TOM Thomson, Curwn, kennon, Storer, aud Crane, Oh
| Ohio.
Mr. Jones' Of Ohio. presented the memorial of the ma
nagers Of the Colonization Society OF fredericksburg
Ollo praying Congress 10 further their otecs 10 the
| District of Columbia.
| Mr. Adams called for The reading Of the memorial;
which read accordingly.
Mr. Pinckney moved To lay the memorial on the table,
ard asked for the yeas and nays that motion, which
were ordered; and werrYeas 100, nays ~; Ar. WISE
refusing to vote So the memorial was laid on the table
Petitions and memorials further presented ny
| Messrs McLcnc, Webster, and Whittesey, cl Ohio.
! Nj E. Wlluesey said, it having been the sense Of
the House that petitions relating to the abolition of slave.
ry should mol be discussed to-day, he begged to state
that he had several such in his possession, but that he
RETAINED from offering them, under the hope that, when
he did offer them, he NIL ht be heard for few moments
in relation to the direction which lie thought should be
given to them By the House.
MEMORIAL FROM DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA.
The Speaker presented q memorial from the Grand
Jurors of The county of Washington in the District of
Columbia soliciting that hereafter no petitions may be
received or entertained by Congress from societies or in
halIii
ton of slavery in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Pinckney moved 10 lay the memorial on the table:
Mr. Washington called for the readIng and it was read
accordingly.