Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-19
'Twcsasy-fourtEs Congress--sd sess
Saturday, Jan. IA, 1897.
IN SENATE

sions OF The act tor the iellet OF certain ihso'eh ueo
Also, a communication from the War Department, in
relation TO the number Of clerks employed IN the SAID
Department, with The compensation paid to each
On motion Of Mr.. Grundy, they were ordered 10 oe
PRINTED
air Tallmadge presented memorial from number
OF citizens If Newburg, praying that survey be mage
u the Hudson river up 10 the head o tide water, iot
he ere elton .! buoys, teacons NC.
Asu memorial from another place, on the Sane SUI
Also, memorial from the Board of Trade, of the city
of New York. praying the creation Of national cank,
10 be located in that city.
Mr. r. said he presented this memorial at tile request
of the committee dcpued by the Board Of Trade to con'
vey it to Washington The Inemoriasss stated that IN
consequence Of the arrangement existing IN The cutre.
cy and exchanges Of the country, II was important taI
u national bank should he created by Congress- lhey
entertained the opinion that that was the only remedy
for the evils growing out Of that state OF things Ihcy
prayed that Congress would create such an institution
according To the plan set forth BY the Fcs!aeht o. .e
United States in lis message Of 1889. Whist he lAir
T) bore testimony to the hgh character OF The gentle
r:lcn composing the Board Of Trade, and who Lad sent
the memorial here he felt it due 10 Iims" to say, tia'
lie did not concur IL The views vi Tie ineioFiast' Oh le
subject. His views had been often expressed mere a"u
elsewhere SO that it unnecessary that he should say
any thing Oh the subject.
The memorial was then referred 10 the Committee on
Finance
The resolutions lying on the table, all taken Ups
considered, and adopted except that offered by MI Da
WIS., which ordered to lie on the liable ior the pre-
sent.
The following bills read the second time, and
ordered to third reading: r
The bill giving the assent Of Congress 10 the act OF
the Legislature vi Virginia, incorporating the A!cxa"
dra and Fredericksburg Klll.road company;
The bill to uuthUIizc the Washington county | urn
pike company in the Stale Of Missouri to locate road
through the public lands;
The bill 10 authorize the East Florida Railroad com
pany 10 construct Railroad through the public lands
and
The bill to alter the times Of holding the Circuit Courts
Of Tie United States for the filth circuit holden at Ra
leigh, North Carolina.
On motion of Mr. King of Georgia, Tie special order
pnslpGncd ind the Senate took up the bill 10 limit
the SALTS Of the public lands unless 10 actual settlers, and
in limited Quantities.
Mr. Walker (the Chairman of the Committee on Pub
lie Lands) explained and advocated The bill IN sPeec"
oi lrng th alter which, ,
On motion Of MIR. Morris, it was postponed 10 aHa
made the order Of the day for Monday next
The resolution introduced by MIR. Benton TO exPunse
certain proceedings from the journal Of the Senate was
then taken ZIP.
The Senate then aljpuTncd-yeas %, nays Is
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT IN THE DISTRICT OF
CUI.uMBlA.
As soon as tie reading oil the Journal was concluded
Mr. Admins said lie wished 10 make an enquiry On
the third Of june last, ast session of Congress reso
luton Of the House adopted upon report made 10
that effect by the Committee for the District Of Colum
bi, the Secretary 0f Slate 10 lc-
port to the House The number OF persons imprisoned or
Lcb in the District of Culumbia since the year lc2; The
time for which they have been respectively lnPrlsoneo
the Of their respective debts; expenses attend
ing their imprisonment, NC MI a. now wished 10 III
ure of the Speaker, Of the chairman, any other
member IF the Committee for the District, whether any
report response to that resolution had come from the
Secretary o! State.
Mr. " L. Shepard chairman Of that conmittee) re-
piled, lha; The S, cretary Of State had made volun-
report on The subject, some time ago. which had
been ordered TO be printed Ivy tie House. The reason
il had not yet from the printer doubtless ow-
ing 10 It's bulk
The Chair was informed by the Clerk of The House
tina: it had been the public printer time ago.
but had not yet been returned.
Mr. Adams f. il necessary 10 state that tie reason OF
his inquiry that there individual then lncar-
crrated for debt when this resolution adopted last
session, who still in confinement. Although con.
fined for debt at the instance Of the Government, Mr.
A. firmly believed that he was there only Tor having
been tuo Jealous in the execution OF his duty off,
Ger Of the Government and that the debts against him
far inferior to what due TO him if he had JUS
lice dealt to him. Mr.. A therefore exceedingly
anxious TO know what that return was, and that there
should be some action Of the House upon it.
TEXAS.
Mr. Pickens was DESTROYS Of some information from
the Committee Foreign fairs in relation to the sub
ect Of Texas. lie wished 10 inquire Of the honorable
chairman of that committee (whom he in his seaL
ii he could give the House some information 7chen re-
por, The subject of the Presidents special message in
relation Texas might be expected from that commit
uee, or if any repot, all 10 be made. File hoped
the chairman would respond to his inquiry.
Mr. Howard Chairman of the comm;ltcc) said he had
objection al all to reply very cheertuy, so far as he
knew the question prppounded by the gentleman from
South Carolina. The committee had been very indus.
rousy engaged in The consideration oil that subject and
held repeated meetings upon it, As yet they had
TO conclusion. He could only repeat that The House
had lost time in the investigation Tor it had occupied
their almost undivided attention since had been refer
red IL them to the almost exclusion OF every thing else
MIR Fickrns. Was he TO understand that the commit
tee had come no conclusion whether they would
port not
Mr. Howard. They had come 10 no conclusion what.
ever.
Mr.. Caig, from the Committee Revolutionary
Claims made untavorabe reports upon the petition Of
John Sutton and the petition of Robert Craddocks
drrpd to lie the table
On motion of Mr.. Morgan,
Ordered, That the Committee Revolutionary Pen.
SunS he discharged from the OF Thomas Arinngtnn,
and ;ha; it lie on the table.
MIR. Howard said, rs the reports from Committees had
been all gone through, he wished to submit an arrange
nent in reference to the presentation CT petitions
Monday next; Tor it obvious that unless different
mode were adopted there were petitions in the
possession Of members that could he presented
lie therefore asked leave 10 submit resolution, pro-
posing calling the States in their reverse
Order
Mr.. Chiffon Allan objected 10 il, on the ground that
he wished the House dispose of tic resolution he had
offered m the subject Of the public lands.
Mr. Davis much impressed with the necessity and
justice uf the resolution of the gentleman from Mary
land. it was now several weeks. since The States
had an opportunity Of Offering resolutions and Two Or
three weeks since they had been called for petitions
lie therefore moved suspension of the rule.
Mr.. Adams hoped the rules would not be suspended,
until the House had decided the question Of The recep
ton or rejection Of the [aboton petition presented by
him on Monday last: the object Of the resolution pro-