Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-04
Monday, april 80. 1888.
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IN SENATE.
CONGRESS OF NATIONS AND MEXICO.
IN Mr. Clay Of Kentucky rose and sald ne naa h
and had been requested to present .O,sd by Them
.'neti,ions srnila: 10 which, and signed oy tes .
had been received by the other House, p,eyns A.,
The adjustment of difficulties VITA 'e"'''' " A
s,;,;on also recommended earnestly the proPriety
Eos the establishment Of an internauona ovne, y.
tribunal for the settlement of The aimcuh,es Who
ss hstueen nations thus avoiding the caiamiues OF
80 ,Ths petitioners had for long time held this oo'
iect in view and had addressed several leg,saaSe DO
Ale. on the subject and Mr.. g. understood that he re-
spectable Massachusetts Legislature NAG given 'ou"'e
nance and encouragement to the OBJECT
= Mr. CLAY was glad to find by the morning papers,
that one Of the objects of these petitioners nancy
the reference of difficulties with hex,So 70 a al
Duration had been lately accomplished VIVA
In the other and greater and more comprehensive
of the petitioners all must admire and share IN the PM
aspthrophy which suggested such measure aho nius'
wish tebe finally accomplished III. DC shonld
The petitioners were DESTROYS that this country snouiu
take the initiative in adopting it, and whether II shouo
be done or not all must justice TO the motives OF s
petitioners and MIR. Clay had no oouot lnal go ha
Sno,,;on oe the difficulties between nations might oe
iteund CAPABLE Of satisfactory adjustment WITHOUT
resort to war. l. h;;nr,o
,pether nations that distant from eacn other, ~
Of ralroads and other wouu
aoon render il impossible that one nation shouo 60 ~
psr with another without inurng the business ano oe:
tracing from the prosperity OF ALI TINS az no us T
nod ,opd lessen if not entirely prevent the recurrence
$3.50 10 Rn, ,rbetIer il was possible not that such
~ t;hno a, was now asked for should be established
remained vet 10 be II had been suggested or pro-
posed by philosophers among WON wss Hem
~ The Fourth of France suggested the same oes anu
st all events the Senate would concur win hir' v. IN
sharing in the feelings and approving The motives win
which this proposition was presented. =, -,
= On motion of Mr.. Clay the memorial was iaia on Tue
t,bIsg and ordered 10 be printed.
'0'S' : - RECEPTION OF BANK NOTES.
Mr. Clay said while ne was NE on finance
Mr. g. anid he had no doubt Of the concurrence OF The
honorable chairman Of that committee that we ad now
arrived at very important moment IN Inc monetary a.
fairs of the country Some OF the banks III
N.w York had resumed specie payments, ana o'hers
would probably follow this good example IN the course
of few days and Mr. &. hoped that 1t Woulo De gene
r,v done at least the banks were able; though
he was aware that of them were not prePaiea'-
M, g wished therefore, to ascertain of the chairman
of the Committee on Finance, whether there wac oeiore
that Committee, or whether the Executive hau any III
tenton to bring forward any measure oil any
other than which lay on the table 10 the o'neI
House with view TO aid strengthen, and encourage
che banks in the resumption and continuance oil specie
PAYMENTS. If there no intention IN the cofhmee
or The Executive branch Of the Government 10 DO any
thing on this subject thus leaving the banks to 60 on
unaded in this operation, might be the outy OF oes
10 suggest measure for this desirable purpose.
MI, Wright said there nothing on the subject De-
C0nlmlttee
by the Senate and of that there was nothing on whch
Yrv had nat already reported AS 10 what the Execu
live Was doing or intended to do, MIR. w. was as igno
rant as the Senator from Kentucky, and he had nolhne
to say that subject - a,
M Clay said that being the state of the case, that
as far as the honorable chairman knew on the subject
neither the Committee Finance nor the Executive
designed to bring forward any measure be "0ui0 10"
Offer the following joint resolution
aPesaLrsd bv the Senate and House OF ReprcsentaDs;
If the United States Congress assembled, That no ds
elimination shall be made to the currency or med
il Us ssysss branches 9. .as eusr:
in tho legal currency of the United States under suit
sable restrictions to be forthwith prescribed and pro
mulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be
received in payment Of the and Of dobts ond
{ dues to the Government and shall he subsequently,
tdisbursed, in of public expenditure, 10 all pub
lie creditors who willing TO receive them"
Mr. Grundy said he wished to draw the attention OF
the Senator from Kentucky, to single point namely
whether the resolution ought not to be restricted in it's
operation 10 banks in the vicinity of the places where
the revenue was TO be received.
Mr. Clay said he did not enter into details in drawing
the resolution; this point would come up when they
should consider it. But if the Senator had fully
attended TO the reading OF the resolution he would have
that it provided that the notes not required BY
tito be received without Limitation, but under such suit
able regulations should be published and promulgated
BY the Secretary of the Treasury This discretion the
Secretary of the Treasury would be amply sufficient
meet all cases. but this subject would of
up when they should consider the resolution.
1runoy was understood TO tnat he had mere
desired to call the attention of the Senator TO this point
that he might consider whether the resolution should
be worded to give the Secretary Of the Treasury
express power on this point
TheIes0lution was now read and ordered 10 second
reading:
MIR Davis presented petition from citizens Of Can.
DOR New York. in which they expressed their belief that
the late treaty with the Cherokee Indians
lied and that it would be oppressive for the Govern.
ment to enforce it. Laid on The table.
Mr. Wall presented a remonsrance from "a men and
az women against the admission Of any State into
the Union
Also fon $50 men and 81 women against very and
the slave trade in the District Of Columbia Motions 10
receive seyerally laid on the table.
Mr. Wright presented petition against slavery and
the slave trade 10 the District of Coubia from citizens
ofLitch6ed. N. Y Motion 10 receive laid the table
RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The Senate took the bill to gra mt 10 The States and
roads and canals the right Of way through the public
lands Of the United States
MIR. Lyon moved to amend the bill by giving States
and companies the empon right to the sections Of
the public lands through which their roads and canals
might run, at 81 Is per acre.
Alter sharp opposition to this amendme by Messrs
Davis, Linn, King, Tpton and Clay of Ala, chiefly on
the ground, OF its embarrassing very important
sure, it was Withdrawn by the mover
Mr. King moved TO allow width of 200 feet for the
roads, &c, authorized by the BILL.
MIR. Davis said, experience at the North had shown
that 30 feet amply sufficient; and if more were al
lowed would remain covered with brush and rubbish
and ds6gure, rather than add, any ornament 10 the
country,
Dir. King stated, that some Southern trees were so
feet below the limbs and that therefore the fall of sim
Gle tree across road of ha! width might obsuc, i, en-
Grey. st.t
The width Of 200 feet was agreed to.
On motion CT Mr.. Linn, the provisions of the bill were
extended to companies incorporated by the Territories
as we'll as by the States.
The bill was then ordered TO be engrossed for third
reading
INDIAN TERRITORY.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the bill 10
provide for the security and protection of the emgran,