Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-21

To day, after the Transaction of tie morning hrs;r
The bill making Appropriation in par, for the support c
Ghrcrnmcnt III the years lc:c-y, coming up ii Wall
offered an amendment, approprlang two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for the paymcnt Of urusions 10
widows. under Ihr law IF last session h.r Benton
opposed the amendment. because il connected 90 ;ih
common appropriation bill one which should be BROUGHT
forward on lis own merits An animated discussion
cnsueG embracing in lis range The merits Of The whole
pension system. in which Mess:s Calhoun. Davis. WALL
buchanan, Hubbard, Wright, Morris. Pierce, Strange
and Allen participated, and which was not concluded
when the Senate adJ"urned-Giojc.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
lie hrs business IN order was the motion made yes
terday by Mr.. Wise receive petition presented
by Mr.. Reed from certain inhabitants Of Nantucket
praying Congress 10 open international relations with the
Republic OF fay,
Mr. GrenneIl, who entitled to the floor. address.
cd the House suyh in support Of The rh, of
pe!lIon-a right he insisted, which la! been
med by the ycesl dcspo earth lie then pxpaiiatcd
on the great advantages that would accrue this coun
Try by opening commercial negotiations with, and &C.
kno" ecginG the independence Of Rayii where now
laboreG under great Csadvanar owur 10 the Incora
ty Of duties between goods carried American vessels
and IN those OF other nations which had recognised the
nationality OF that Republic. Mr. g. admitted that [
did lock to one sort OF abolition and that alone yz the
abolition OF national distinctions founded ON color. to
wAch he was al loss 10 possible objection
Nj Fillmore expressed hope that the question would
be taken way the other SO as 10 allow clhcr re.
litions tn be presented.
Mr. Loomis then demanded the previous question
MIR Wise moved 10 lay the subj -Ci The table which
took precedence Of the and for the previous question
Mr. Reed called for the yeas ard nays, which were
ordered
Mr. Cushing inquired whether If Mr.. Wisrs motion
prevailed, it wOC!d not be. in substance, equivalent 10
refusing to receive the petition:
The Chair replied that the petition would remain in
the hands at the gentleman Offering present and
the motion 10 receive would leon the table. subject 10
be taken up at any future Time the House nigh. cel dis
posed TO do So
Mr. Cushing. Then: in poin. of fact, tie petition
w: 10, llve been received;
The Chair. II will not
The question being taken. was decided IN the pnra.
Gve-yeas 60, nays i2l, foIi"ws:
isaS-hessrS. Banks Boon, Bynurn John Ca'hoon,
Cainbreeng w. Campbell, John Campbell, Garter,
Chapman, Cheatham. Cleveland C!owncv Goes Con.
nor, Craig, Crockett Cushman. Dawson Dennis, Glas.
cock. James Graham, Granaud Graves. Griffin. la.
msr HARRISON Hawkins, Haynes. Jabez JACKSON Jcmi.
fer. Henry Johnson VIM. Cost Johnson John " Jones'
Lrgarc, Lewis. Lyon, Mallory, James NJ Mason Mar.
lin, Abraham NlcEleon, Miller, montgomery, Pearcc,
Pope. Pratt, Rencher Rhe,t John Robertson Augustine
II ShePPerd Charles Shepard, Shields. Southgate,
Staniy. Stuart, Stone, Talaierro John White. Lewis
Williams Sherrod Williams, Joseph l.. Williams G.
II. Williams, Wise, Word, and Ye-C5
.iags-alessrs Adams. Alexander. Andrews Athev.
ton Aycrlgg, Beatty, Bernc, Bell, Bicknell. Rlddle
BrdsnIl, Bond, Borden, Briggs, Bronson. Buchanan,
WIN. b Calhoun, Casey, Chambers. CLANCY, ChIGs
Coffin, Corwin. Cransron, Cushing Darlington Davee
Davies, DeGratf; Dromgoo!e. Duncan, Dunn. Evans,
Everett. Ewing Farrington Fairfield Richard Fletcher
Isaac Fletcher, Fillmore, Foster. Fry, Jorn-s Carl, nd
Gitdings VIM Graham, Grant. Grenn-Il Halcy. Hall,
Hammond Harlan, Harper, Hastings Henry. Rerot,
Hopkins, Howard flnbey, lnGham, Thos B. Jackson,
Joseph Johnson, Nahane! Jones, Kcm, Ksmb'e,
khnGcnsmlth. LeadGetcr, Lincoln Lnouis. Ilcrvn,
Samson Mason, May, Maxwell Mckay, McKennan,
Nlene"e Mercer. Morgan Samuel W Morris, Murray,
Nayor, Nnyes Oge. FaTmenpr. Paris Paynier. Peck.
Petrken. Phelps Potts. Putnam R1ridcn. Randolph,
Reed, Ridgway, Rives, Edward Robinson Russell Sal.
tonse!, Shcfer, Shopnr, Sbey, lode. Snyder. spen.
Ger, Suaon, Taylor Thomas TiIlinghas, Toland Tou.
ccy, TuTney, Underwood, Vail VandcTvccr. Webster,
Weeks. Albert S. White. Whi,,lescy, Jared w. VII.
liams, Wor'hngton, and YOrke-l2l
So the House refusing 20 lay the subject The table
the question REQUIRED the demand for the previous
question, which was seconded, and he main question
ordered
The main question: being Shall this petition be
celved by the House - was then propcundcd.
Mr. Cushman asked for the yeas aud nays thereon,
which, being ordered, were-yea, ~, nays 81, as fol-
lows:
Ysos-Mcssrs. Adams. Alexander. John w. Alien,
Andrews A,her,on. Aycrag. Banks, Beatty, Beirnc,
Bell, BickneIl BidGle Blrdsa Bond, Boon Borden
Bronson Buchanan. William Is Calhoun CambreIeng
William Campbell, Carter, Casey, Chambers, Cha.
ncy Chatham, Ch!ds. Cleveland Clowney Coffin CON.
nor Co'win, Craig, Crary Crurston. Cushing. Cu.h.
man, Darlington, D,vee. Davies De Graft. Drompoois
Duncan, Dunn, Edwards, Evans, Everett. Ewin-
Foster Fry. James Garland, Giddings GooGe William
Graham, GranIland, Grant, Graves, Cray. Grenne,
Haley Hail. Hammond tIamer, Harlan Harrison, Iar
per, Hastings, Henry, Herod, Holt Hopkins, Howard,
).
son. }. Johnson, n. Jones, J Jones Kem, Kprblc,
Kennedy. KIingensmi,h Leadbetter Lincoln. LOOMS,
Marvin. S. Mason, Maxwell, Mckay r. Mcclellan a
Mcclellan, Ackennan. Neneee Mercer. Mrl!rgnn Witt
chel, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Mayor N"yes,
Ogle. Parker Parmen,er Paris Paynt"r. Peac" rerk'
Pctrkin, Phelps, Pumer, Potts Pratt Putnam RarIfen,
Randolph, Reed, Rencher, Ridgway R'es, Z room
son. Rumsey, Russell Satonstal, Shep!or Sioey safe
Snyder, Southgate Spencer Stuart, Strauon, Taylor,
Thomns Tillinghast, ToIand, Toucey, lurney, Under
wood, Vail, Yanderveer WAGNER, Webster Weeks, a.
S. White, John White, Whtesey, S WilIi1ms. J W.
Williams, J. l. Williams, G. H. Williams, Warrington,
and Yorke-l51.
Mans -Messrs John Calhoon, John Campbell. Coles,
Crockett. Dawson, Dennis, Gascock James Graham,
Griffin, Hawkins Haynes, Jenirrr ". Cos, johnson,
Lcgare Lewis, Lyon Mallory, Martin, Miller. Popr'
Rhcrt. J. Robertson A. n. Sheppert. Chas Shepard
Shields, Stanly, Stone, Towns, Lewis Williams, WISE
Word. and Ye-32.
So the petition received.
Mr. Reed then moved to refer it 10 the COMMITTEE on
Foreign Affairs
Mr.. Stewart moved to lay the petition on The lame.
Mr. Reed demanded the yeas and nays on t.at i'"."'
which, being ordered were-yess e. nays lOo, az !I''
lows: ,,
Yeas-Messrs Athertnn, Aycrigg, Banks. bs1"nn'
Beirne Bynunl John Cahoon, William u. campDs'
John Campbell. Carter. Chambers, CLANCY Ch'%"i'
Cheahasn Cleveland, Clowney, Coles, { 'n"',' I.
Crockett Dawson. Dennis. Harrington. Gt1sC =. A..l
Graham Gran,land Griffin Hall, Hss'"d, iaW",y"'
Eamer Harrison. Halves Hawkins, Haynes hu,,yI
Jabez Jackson, Henry Johnson, Joseph J"hn,9";; s
liam Cos. Johnson. Nathaniel Jones. ) IN " go,
Keim Lecere Lewis LION, James II Hitson. u
hIanry, Robert McClelI5n. Abraham '!cI'.'"'' ~,
recc Miller, Ilonr somery, Moo'r .ai"sf' ''''