Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-03
szty-iossrtEa Coaagrcss--9d sess.
WedncsdDy, Der IS, 1886.
in SENATE.

,, yeas y-aSsiftEi CoaagEcss--SdS esS.
in SENATE.
! Mr.. Rvcs offered the following:
ReSolrcd That the 4!lh rule of tie Senate be amended
as follows After ''coumcy, insert who have recciy.
: ! cd medals by vote of Congress"
. ENENPENDED APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Benton moved that, OF document from the Trea-
sury Department. showing tie uneypended appropria-
ions remaining in the Treasury (and liable TO 90 to the
States the lst Of January: 1887, lG00 copies
should be printed Tor the The Senate and that live
copies be printed, and sent each Of the Governors and
twenty copies TO each branch # The Legislatures Of the
several States.
On this motion an animated discussion arose. in which
Alcssrs. Benton, Calhoun, DAVIS King Of Ala Hubbard
and Strange participated
Alr Benton supported the r)oon by speech in
which lie explained The notu!e Of the Treasury docu
mcnl lie wished 10 have prnrd and distributed and in
Tie III which reference frequently had the
GcPcsltc bill OF tr last session. and its effect in robbinr
the county OF what (Ar d. sad) ought Ia gone TO
Ut"cts dear 10 man. Of The States and rendering it me-
cessaTy to lay equivalent taxes at least retain
which might otherwise have been dispensed with.
MIR. Calhoun opposed the notion contending that it
presented tasc vew and was calculated only 10 mis-.
lead. lie adrerted 10 the Of tie Finance Com.
nter IN treating the Ill! he lad introduced providing
for the prospective Distribution Ut any balance that
should remain the Treasury the LIST of January
E year manner somewhat cavalier, and called on
Mr. ~ right lie chairman OF that committee 10 state the
reason Why that Committee had announced the delermi-
nation to for the indefinite postponement Of the
till WITHOUT any report showing lie grounds on which
they Procccdtd
Mr. Wright considered the call on him as out of its
place and unwaramed When the bill up for con.
steraiion he should fully saie The grounds which
! the committees were oppnatd to it,
hIr Calhoun rrjpncd and complained in strong terms
Of This refusal: aud OF the oi the committee
| exra2rGDary and unprecedented.
AR Hubbard IMPOSED tie tuition Of Mr.. Benton on
ihe ground that the statements he wished 10 circulate
could have good effect tie State Legislatures, and
SO US lcy operated at ul calculated misead
| all no relied upon ,lrrI.
The discussion further continued by Messra Cnl
hTp07tI aud With great vps Ovid
several w" RI Mr. Buchanan the iuesuon Of an
o" ouom about to be put itst On tie t ,a g.nats
ana n IN oierinr copies to he sent 10 the Governors
and legislatures c lie several States, and Tie yeas and
nays having been ordered,
Alr. Benton, on request CT Mir. Strange consented to
withdraw iuch OF the resolution related to the cir
cn;a;an OF copies whercupon, the residue, viz. the
printing Of eco copies for The use Of the Senate, was
ayr, cd 10 without opposition.
The oldrr Of the day the resolution Of Mr. Ewing
to Tr*cind the Specie Treasury Order was postponed
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Howard reported bill to provide for carrying
i!lo effect the treaty Of limits, ana Tie additional article
t,ercto between the United States Of America and the
United Mexican States which bill was read twice, and
committed to the Committee o! the Whole OIL the state
OF lie Union.
MIR Mercer reported bill 10 authorize certain rail-
to construct railroads puL-
lie lands III The Territory c Florida; which bIl vas lard
anon the table until 10 or!Cw, and ordered TO be printed
Mr.. VandcrpucI offered the following resolution
Rcsorcd That the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads be Instructed TO mo lire into the expedcncy
of abashng the office OF Agent Of Claims at Paris and
LONDON.
Mr. v said we had been ging for number of
years paying the CosuIs al T." IS and at London 2oGo
per annu. euch, tie agents If claims He could MT
find any law creating that Office. Originally there bad
been some necessity for employing such agents but he
did no! know lhat there we're now any claims requiring
their attention. or authorizing he payment of these an
nunl allowances At all events. let US call things by
their right If two thousand dollars were allow
ed to them consus be it so; but the very idea Of al
lowing them agents Of Claims was opposed 10 the
law During the past year, the agent at LONDON iau
been receiving for rent fuel stationary &c, 3ooo; be
sides 900 agent Of claims, and two Or three thou
: sand dollars for fees.
II Mr. TAYLOR offered tie follor ing resolution:
Iesol5ed Tia. the Committee on Revolutionary Pen
. Sims he instructed to inquire into the eXpedency or
amending the third section OF the act entitled ian act
granting half pay TO widows or orphans where thcr nus
bands aud fathers have died of wounds received IN the
military service Of the United States, in certain cases,
and for other purposes, approved lc|o, so az 10
the of shat section To all widows OF Of.
Gcsrs and soldiers OF tic war OF the ReVouon whose
4 husbands were entitled to pension excepting cases OF
sccond marriage after the termination OF the war
MI T. addressed The House at some length in favor of
e the resonti"n Aier wIIeh was %dNpted Urn y,p
|. MIR. lard offered the following resolution:
ReSoi1cd, That the committee on Public Lands he In
u structed 10 inquire into The eSpedency OF providing 6y
l. law for granting 10 each OF the dsanded olcers VINO
served in the lalc with Great Britain quantity OF
land according 10 rank, remuneration TOR SACRIFICES
y and services rendered by them in that war.
= Mr. Williams, Of n T., said he opposed TO the
ADOPTION Of the resolution 1t held out, as he thought,
s. delusyc hopes TO the officers who had served during the
late war. similar proposition had frequently been suo.
ar mcd to the House. but had never been iaVoraDy re-
ce:yed OF acted upon, far, at least as ms recoiiecon
\, went lie thought that il would be utterly inconsistent
with The duty which the House owed 10 o'her classes OF
our citizens TO grant lands according 70 the terms OF TINS
!. resolution hat claims he'd these olcers on the Co.
vcrumenl: Had bounty beer promised TO them when
hcv entered The service or had they at any time been
i,drccd 10 believe that such bounty would be given
There was no authorizing such an expectation or JUS
,ifv;ng such belief Why then should the hope be held
out: Did gentlemen propose 10 give these othcers era
T. ni,vs for il amounted 10 that and nothing else IL
~, bounty proposed at ALL let it he extended to those
- who deserving OF IT. deserving, I've meant on tiie
70 score Of necessity. How many people were there with
o. IN the limits of the United STATES who would be enco
to It. on he score of necessity, much more Than these
y, ofcerss lie hoped such resolution would Dc aaoPt
ed # it was adopted he hoped the committee ano Inc
ui House would both re ect the proposition ne resoiu
ton held deusiye prospects, and iof THIS reason nc
o. was opposed 10 it. ~ ,,,or
:, MIR Hard said he hoped the resolution would pc aow
-d TO PASS Without opposition, because II was mere
no solution Of inquiry. He was compei'eo 70 o wv.
ba gentleman from North Carolina as 10 tIe niansf ~
which these propositions had been ny inc
at various times