Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-28
T'wcn.s-s0Hrtia Gonsycss--2d Sess
.,i0nday, .Aanan'y %, 1857.
IN SENATE.

iary, with The annual repor, Of the Directors of the
Mint al Philadelphia. Referred, and ordered 10 DC
printed. a
Petitions and memorials were presented
By Mr.. Gtundy: Frum john W. Fulton: Of Tennss-
By MIR. Wright; From a large number Of citizens Of
Wisconsin. praying the construction of Il hafbof at Mil
waukip.
by MIR. Linn: 4 variety of memorials from The Legis'
la;iire of Wisconsin,, praying an appropriation OF $7o,-
500 to construct fnG"; an appropriation Tor CERTAIN sur
vpys, the cnnslr ,ctlun Of q larb0r, &c Of Il road near
tic Mississippi river; i road near Green Bay; from
Green Bay 10 Chicago; praying certain presumption
rights.
BY Mr.. Ewing. Of Illinois: a memorial from The Le-
nIsglure Ct Illinois, relating 10 the public lands.
b Mr.. King, of Alabama: From a great number Of
citizens Of ChrrGkce county. Ala, praying pre-emP'ion
rights 10 sacnie their improvements; also The grant of Il
quarter section oi land for Il seat oi Justice in that
county.
BY MIR. Tallmadge: From a number Of merchants and
other inhabitants of Michigan, Praying Gil appropriation
for lie harbnr at Van Buren,.
BY Ar. Linn: From Van Dorcn t. Co, praying the
light To construct raj! road through the public lands
All referred.
hlr. Wrig!', from the Committee Oil Finance, made an
uhi''oFablo srp"rl on ihe petition for l National BANK,
t. hc located at y. 1ork city.
Tie Chair presented Il communication from the War
Department, III Uprd!CIce 10 seu.;e resolutions Of the
llth and lclh instant, "ltil copies Of tie correspondence
call: d Tor therein.
On motion Of Mr.. Gru#Iy. tle Committee on the
Judiciary VAS disrI:ar9rd from lie further consideration
Of TIE petition Of inhabitants ot Wirisbur0uyh, n. York,
on the sG!j"c Of Roman Catholicism.
Dir. kImH. Of Alabama, "n irHvc, introduced Il bill Tor
lMr iiLl! uGl usi!ncn. ci titles 10 certain lands granted lor
Tie cultivation Of tic vine and Give. Read twice, and
referred.
Mr. Mics. louu the Committee on Manufactures, re-
puii,d i hi. 70 F"l""l lhr Gaty "n coal. Read and ordered
To- a - conG reading.
On moiicn Of Mr.. Benton. lie Fertilization bill. the
Arriory bill. aaM tie bi! 10 increase he Army, were made
!ir ulGr Is -! Inc day for THURSDAY next.
/ un HIS ordered La "A lh,u rr.lInr un Saturday. (SGc
report Of that day were seyrraIir read third time, and
passed.
The SENATE then proceed, to the special Order Of the
Day, which was the bill To coIiine the safe Of The public
LAID 10 actual settlers only.
Dir. Walker, Chairman Of tie Csl. Ilitrc on the Pub
lie Lands, who has charge Of lhe bill, expressed his APP
probation OF an amendment offered on Saturday ny AR.
Ewing, and which prnridss i!ht lard entered, and Tor
e il. j. l." non. res idcHCc under liz bill, might be entered
by OILERS vino shalt prov" the fact Of such non residence
Ay tr first ocruplnt, and proposed 10 imu!i!y IL by Il pro-
yIsinn t!Iat, when twO ur mole persons should SO claim
he forfeited Iaid, who !nh.bilt The same quarter section,
HE preference shall be given 10 The first occupant; and
that ED%c Of The offers sEIuGid gcl ".G"u'E," Il c. pre-.
cmrl:"n rights 10 be located On ANY land not entered
else Hric)
ln consequence Of some objections - ne term ;'iloat,"
as unknown to tie law and un.riineu, !r agreed to waive
the latter clause entirety. is being, III substance, provl.
ird !nr in other parts of the hi!l. Tie residue oi his
amendment In Tile amendment. proposed ~ ar. Living
was then agreed 10.
Mr.. ". also proposed srvcr4l other verbal amend
mcn;s; whIcl! were agreed II.
AIr. Upton iEen nnrcd an amendment, introducing
Tie principle Of graduation, aud providing that land re.
naming unsn!d for ten }Cals should &c sud for one dol.
lar al acre: aid II remaining for fifteen years: at seven
Ir-iive cents the acre. with i prOvisD That not more Than
lh) acres br sold 10 a"y one man on which he asked
III" yeas and nays; auG ilry were ordered by the Senate.
Ar Ewing. %iiIiIning tbs Il ST opportunity to 60 INTO
the general principles oi the i'I, and the subject Of tn.
pmbl:: lands generally. ad3re:s'd Tie Senate IN speech
which, iii MS CONSENT, WIS interrupted by 4 motion Tor
aIInuruinUEt. The molten. iavlHn been SUSPENDED Tor
s"Inc PREVIOUS motions for the printing Of documents,
prevailed.
The Senate then adjourned.
IOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Petitions and memorials were called Tor in the order of
Stairs and T,Iritprics, and were presented by Mcssrs.
Jarvis, Parks: lI4II. smith, and Fairfield, Of Maine;
M,ssrs. Pierce and Cusisman. Of New Hampshire; Ar.
u J. rcaIcr. 81 Rhode Island; Mrssrs. Gushing, Greu.
nell. Briggs. Phillips, iioar, Reed, Calhoun. Adams, and
Lincoln: Of Massachusetts; M,s=rs. Haley. Phelps Hall.
Everett: SIadr. and Alien. 81 Vermont; Mrssrs Moore,
i}r"wn. Canihr"lrng, VI Keen. llazrtinc, Russell, Love,
Granger, FandcrpocI, and Young, Of New York; Messrs
Parker and Sc!!egck. III y. Jersey; A!ess:s. Mck.nnun,
Davidson. Fry, Mann, Beaumont, GaIb'si!h, Ch.mbers:
Morris, llcislrr. Pearson. Potts, Darlington and Denny,
oil Pennsylvania; Messrs. Alckirr, Howard, and Pearce,
Of Maryland, Mrssrs. Craig, Claiborne, Coles, Morgan,
Mercer. and McConlas; Of Virginia; hessrs. A II. Shep.
peTd and W. Is Stepard. OF North Caro!iaa; MIR. pInck.
nrv, of South Carolina; M"ssrs. Ovens and Dawson, "r
Georgia; Aipssrs. Il. NJ. johnson and Underwood, Of
Kentucky; Mcsars. Forester. G.. Johnson, Carter, and
the Speaker. of Tcnm'sscc; Alcssrs. Whiuesey. Storer,
Bond, Crane. Howell. Curwin and kilgnte, uf Ohio;
Mrssrs. Lane and hluCariy. Of Indiana: Glessrs. Casey.
REYNOLDS. and May, Of Illinois; hlcs>rs. Chapman. Law.
Ter. and Lyon, If Alabama; Mcssrs. Harrison and Ash
ley. OF Missouri; Mir. White, Of Florida; and MIR. Jones,
ci Wisconsin.
when tic reading Of the journal had been concluded,
Tie Speaker announced lie unfinished business 10 he
the memorial presented on Monday last, by Mr. Cush-
me-. from the merchants Of Boston, Massachusetts pray
ing lhc Interference Of Government in relation Ia I'M
necessary quarantine imposed on American vessels by
;hc Danish Government at ElSinrur.
Nh. Adams raised the question whether the petition
presented b. him last M"nday week, trum certain lnha-
LilanIs of the town Of Dover, massachusetts, praying
Tor The abolition of slavery and HE slave trade ~ the
y strict Of Columbia, was moi the first business in order.
The Speaker decided that, under the resolution or or
der lately adopted 10y The House, that petition must be
lad on The table.
Mr.. Adams appealed from the decision, and The House
sustained The decision by u vote Of lI3 yeas against 80
nays. a !u!l report OF these proceedings, and OF the
proceedings on memorials on Il similar subject, VIII be
given hereafter.
Tie memorial from merchants of Massachusetts, pre-
:cnts,i by hlr. Gushing. being under consideration,
The memorial was referred.
An unusually !aine number OF petitions and memorials
OF the subject Of slavery III the District OF Columbia,
we're presented by different members, aud were lmme.
dia,civ lad IN the taLi..
The call for petitions having been concluded, MIR. Bel
iinird The House would consent that the committees
should make their reports. Mr.. b. said he would also
;uke tic opportunity 10 renew his nation Tor leave To
bring in n bill to Sccnrc the freedom OF elections.
4 message from The President of the United States,
transmitting n copy of The annual report Of the Dircc'
tors OF the Mint al PhiIadsipiia, showing tie operations
of that institution during lie past year, AID also The pro.
rrcss made towards The completion Of the branch MINIS
IN North Carolina. Georgia, and Louisiana.
From one of the statements accompanying The report
Of The Director Of the Mint, il appears that the coinage
al the Mint in the yea. 1870 has been
553. i47 half ragirs, amounting 10 S2,1G3,733
3i7 ,!tSG quarter eagles, 1,3u9:"oo
In gold, 4~,la3;1Co
Goa dollars, 81 GOO
G5iG 800 half dollars, 3,273, 1G0
i!2 idHl quarter dollars, llo,GOO
80 .,, ..- no mn