Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-10
TRemQinder in our nc1t.
Thursday, january 5, ls3
IN SEN ATE

The Clair communicated letter from the Honorable
Alexander Porter, Senator Of the United States from
the State Of Louisiana, resgning his seat IN the senate
Of The United States; which was read
The Chair communicated report from the Navy De-
vnr,ment made in compliance with The Act of April,
ISIS. containing statement OF the number Ut cierKs
employed in that Department. ana IN Inc once OF lhe
Commissioners Of The Navy.
Also letter from the department., enclosing a
report from the Board Of Navy Commissioners, of the
examination and surveys made BY them of the waters OF
Narragonsct buy made in obedience 10 resolution oil
the Senate at the last session.
Mr. 1aInadge presented the petition of - Smith,
praying for Of pension; which was referred TO
the Committee on Pensions
Mr. Fulton presented resolutions from the Legislature
Of Arkansas nstructng their Senators 10 vote for the
rxpurgalion from the journal of the resolution of the
2olh March, 1884, condemning President Jackson for
moving the public deposes from the Bank Of the United
States; which read, laid the table, and ordered
To be printed
Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Finance, to which
had been referred the PETITION Of sundry umbrella ma
kets of Phlnde pha praying for reduction Of the du-
ties certain articles used by them in their business,
moved that the committee be discharged from the further
consideration thereof which motion agreed 10.
MIR. King Of Alabama, from the Committee on Com
mercc, 10 which had been referred The several memorials
from citizens Of Philadelphia, praying for the erection Of
cuslom-house al that place; and the resolution
submitted By Mr. Nicholas of Louisiana, directing the
committee to inquire into the expediency of erecting
customhouse al the city Of New Orleans reported
bill making appropriations for those Objects which was
read. and ordered 10 second reading.
Mr.. Rvcs submitted The following resolulions which
lie tie table day:
fesoircd That the Committee the judiciary be in
strucled inquire into The expedency Of increasing the
salary of the District Judge for the Eastern district Of
Virginia.
Rrs0ired That the Committee The Judiciary be in
structrd to inquire into the cxpedency Of mixing addi
tona provision, by law for the compensation of the
clerks ni the Federal courts held at Richmond and Nor
folk, in The Stale Of Virginia.
Nj King Of Alabama submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was considered and adopted:
RcsOirld, That the Committee Finance be instruct
ed inquire into the proprety of authorizing the Sc
cre,ary the Treasury pay equitable commissions
the atornies of persons, the awarded 10 whom
der the treaty with France taken for debts due by
them TO the-Unled States.
The bill for the admission of Michigan into the Union
up its third reading; and after debate, in which
the bill was supported by Messrs Strange, Buchanan,
and King Of Georgia. and opposed by Messs. Calhoun
and Davis, on taking the question: Tie bill was passed
yeas %, nays 10, as follows:
fcas-Nlessrs. Benton, Brown, Buchanan, Dana, Full
ton, Grundy, Hendricks, Hubbard, King of Alabama,
King Of Georgia. Linn, Nicholas, Niles, Page, Parker
Rivrs, Robinson Sewer, Strange, Tau,adge, Upton,
Walker, Wall, White and Wright-25.
Nays-Messrs Bayard, Calhoun, Clay, Crittenden,
Davis, Kent, Moore Prentiss, Southland and Swift-lO
The Senate then ad journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. M'Kim, from The Committee Of Ways and Means,
moved that that committee be discharged from the fur
heI consideration Of the memorial of sundry merchants
Of Baltimore, dealers in hardware, for the repeal Of the
10Th and 18th sections of the tariff act Of July, 1882
aud that the be referred 10 the Committee the
State Of the Union which had the bill the sub
jec, under consideration.
RULES OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. Adams and gave notice that on Tomorrow he
should submit motion to repeal the 9TH and 18th rules
Of the House 1.-THE rules in question relates to the ap
pontment of the six additional standing committees
expenditures in the public departments, and prescribe
their duties
Mr. Mann Of New York also gave notice that at the
time he should take up the report Of The
select committee, made at the last session. the SUBJ
ject Of the rules of the House generally.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The House then resumed The consideration of the pre-
aI'be and resolution, submitted yesterday BY Mr. c. AL
Inn, az modified.