Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-18
.honday, .uay II. 1898.
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IN SE.Nf
Mr.. Mexican presented a memorial from sundry cii'
zens of bradford county, Pennsylvania, on the subject
of letter postage: referred to the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads. Also, seven memorials from CT
lizens Of Pennsylvania against The treaty Of New Echola:
laid on the table.
Mr.. Swift presented the petition Of Amos Northrop,
PRAYING for a pension referred 10 the Committee on
Pensions.
Mr.. Preniiss presented a memorial from sundry citi.
zcns Of Vermont, demonstrating against The Cherokee
uc.ty: laid OH The table.
Mr.. Webster presented a memorial from sundry cI'i'
gems OF s,oneham, Massachusetts,, on the same subject:
also laid on The table.
Mr.. NorycII prescnteta petition from Solomon Class,
a mail contractor, PRAYING for an increase Of compensa.
ton Tor carrying the mail between Pontiac and Saganaw,
in the State Of Michigan, and a similar petition from
Benjamin +. Fox, another mail contractor, praying Tor
an increase of compensation for carrying the mail be-
tween Detroit and Howell in the same State. Mr.. N.
said, that in both Of these cases, the contract was 10 car.
~ the mail on horseback, but the mails on both routes
soon became too large 10 be transported IN that mode,
and had 10 be carried IN wagons. They were both strong
cases, calling for an increase Of compensation, or for q
release of The contractors from their present ruInous con-
tracts. lie would take the occasion to add, that he con.
! sidered it unfortunate that the new law concerning The
Post Office establishment, had Invested The Postmaster
General of all discretionary authority upon this subject.
To The new States, al least, in which the weight OF The
mails generally increased SO rapidly, 1t was important
that he should have retained that authority. The petit
lions were referred to the Committee on The Post Office
and Post Roads.
Mi. Williams, on leave. introduced a bill to provide
for running The northeastern boundary line OF the u. S
and after some remarks from Mr.. Williams, it was, by
general consent, read twice and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Rises, the Senate took up the joint
resolution Tor the relief of Vespasian Ellis; aud the same
having been considered as in Committee OF the Whole,
was ordered 10 be engrossed for a third reading.
DISTRICT BANKS.
The bill 10 continue the corporate existence OF the
banks Of the District of Columbia was taken up as the
unfinished business; the question being on Mr.. Buchan.
ans amendment, requiring The banks to keep on hand
all amount of coin equal 10 one quarter OF that OF their
private deposites, excluding special d~eposl'es, in addition
to coin equal TO one. quarter the amount Of their clrcula.
ton, as in the bill
Mr.. Webster spoke for some time against the amend.
mcnt; after which,,
MI. Benton addressed the Senate in favor of the prin.
ciple contained in it, and concluded by moving to amend
it by striking out the word ''private;' which motion was
lost-ayes IL, noes 10.
MI. Clay Of Alabama spoke in favor of the amend.
ment; and after some remarks from Mr.. Buchanan in
further explanation Of it, the debate was continued by
Messrs. Hubbard and Buchanan in favor Of the amend.
ment, and by MIR. Rives in opposition to II; but before
taking any question,
On motion of MIR Benton, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
RESEMBLING OF THE SPECIE CIRCULAR.
MIR, Boon asked the consent OF the House 10 submit
the following Jci"t .'~-!-"--.
ResoIred by the Senate and House Of Representative
of The United States of .9meTica in Congress assembled,
That from and after the lst day Of June, eighteen hun
dred and Thirty eight, there shall be no discrimination
in the kind or description Of currency receivable BY The
Government, for customs, for the sale OF the public
lands, or for any DEBT or duty que OF owing 10 inc Ch'e
States.
Mr.. Williams of Kentucky raised the question Of or.
der auainst the introduction of this resolution, on the
ground that there were already Two resolutions oil a ST.
mmilar character before the House: one offered by a gen.
,leman from Ohio, and the other by himself, on the 10Th
ultimo.
The Chair said if that was The case, The resolution
could not be entertained.
Mr.. Room exclaimed that he had offered this resolution
in obedience TO what he knew to be the will Of his con-
s,iIuents, and, further, in compliance with the joint re.
solution of the Legislature of the State of Indiana.
Mr.. Bronson said, if il was in order, he would move
a suspension of the rule, for the purpose of considering
this resolution.
The Chair ruled it not to be so, but suggested that it
would be in order to move a SUSPENSION, 10 take up the
other resolution.
Mr.. Bronson doubted if there was a resolution identi.
cal with this before the House.
The Chair releredt 10 II and showed The object 10 oe
the same.
Mr.. Bond, who had offered it, expressed his perfect
readiness to waive his right and yield TO the gentleman
from Indiana.
The Chair remarked hat the gentleman could only
withdraw il on leave OF the House.
MIR. Bond accordingly Withdrew it, no objection being
made.
MIR. Bronson then moved a suspension of the rules;
Mr.. Turncy rose 10 object 10 the withdrawal OF MIR.
Bonds resolution, but the Chair decided II 10 be too late.
Mr.. Cambreleng hoped the gentleman from Indiana
would not press this question now.
Mr. Briggs called for the yeas and nays on the motion
to suspend, which were ordered, and were-yeas 10,
NAYS SO, as follows:
Ytas-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Aycrigg, Bell,
Biddle, Bono, Boon, Bouldin, Briggs, Bronson, William
B. Calhoun, John Calhoon, Casey, Chambers, Cheat
ham, Clark, Corwin, Cranston, Crockett, Curtis, Da'
vies, Deberry, Dennis, Everett, Evans, Fairfield, tich'
ard Fletcher, Foster, Gallup, James Garland, Rice Gar
land, James Grahan, william Graham, Grnntland,
Graves, Gray, GrenneIl, Haley. Iiamcr, Harlan, Har.
per, Hastings, HAYES, Henry, Herod, Hopkins, Robert
NJ. r. Hunter, Jabez Jackson, Henry johnson, Joseph
Johnson, William Cost Johnson, Nathaniel Jones, Xii.
gore, Lincoln, Marvin, Samson Mason, Martin, Maury,
McKennan, Menefee, Morgan, Matthias Morris, Calvary
Morris, Naylor, Noyes, Peck, Potts, Pratt, Rariden, Reed,
Rencher, Ridsway. Robinson, Rumsey, Russell, Ser
eeant, Augustine Fl. %ShepPerd, Sibley, Slade, Snyder,
Southgate, Stewart, Stone, Taliaferro, Thompson. ~
Iinghas,, Underwood, A. s. White, J. White, f. Whit
tlesey, l.. Williams, S. Williams, J. l.. Williams, ii.
Williams, and Yell-95.
Nays-Messrs. Alherton, Beatty, Bicknell, B;rdsai, Bu-
chanan, Cambre!eng, Chapman, Clowney. Coles, Con.
nor, Craig, Cushman, Dromgoole, Duncan, Edwards, Far.
rlngton, Fry, Glascock, Hammond, Haynes, Holt, HUB
ley, William II. Hunter, Thomas B. Jackson, George
NJ. Keim, Klingensmith, Leadbetter, Lewis, James NJ.
Noble, Parker, Paynter, Pennybacker, Pctrikin, Phelps,
Potter, Reilly, Rives, Robertson, Shelter, Spencer, Tny:
lor, Titus, Toucey, Turner, Vanderveer, Waggener, and
Jared, w. Williams-53.
So the House refused 10 suspend the rules.
Resolutions being in order
Mr.. Cambreleng asked the House TO proceed with the
public business.
MIR. Williams Of Kentucky objected.
Mr.. c., in order 10 test the sense Of The House, moved
a suspension Of the rules.
Mr.. Turney called for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, and were-yeas l32, nays so. .
So the rules were suspended.
TREASURY NOTE BILL.
The House then, on motion Of MIR. Cambreleng, re.
solved itself into Committee OF the Whole on the stale
of the Union, Mr.. lnghnm in the Chair, on the 'bill to
carry into effect an act approved on the 18th day of Oc-
tober, 1887, to authorize the issuing Of Treasury Notes
The question was on the amendment Of MIR. Robert
son of Virginia, proposing to substitute for the whole bill
a measure empowering the President of the u. States
10 borrow on the credit of the United States, q sum Of
4 0,000,0 900, at 6 per cent. interest, and reinbuIsable at
the will Of The Government.
lLs asndinG nnnsLian was The ameninaant Of Mr.