Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-18
Tuesday, Nay -, 1888.

in SENAl
The Chair communicated Il report from the Secretaries
OF State, Treasury. War, and Navy Departments, and
the General Post Office, in answer TO a resolution Of the
Senate Of the 10Th December last, requiring information
with regard 10 The salaries of the various clerks employed
in said Departments; and,
On motion of Mr.. White, it was laid on The table and
THE CuERoKEp TREATY.
Mr.. Davis presented several memorials IN relation TO
the Cherokee treaty, praying for It's revision and repeal
Laid on the table.
MIR. Mexican presented several memorials on the same
subject; which were disposed of in the same manner.
Mr.. Lumpkin addressed the Senate al some length,
and presented q letter which he had received from John
Ridge, in opposition TO John Rosss statements, and in
favor Of the removal of the CheTokees.
Mr.. Allen submitted sundry resolutions, calling for
detailed information upon the condition OF the several
Banks in the District Of Columbia.
DISTRICT BANKS.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the bill 10
continue The corporate existence Of the banks in the
Dis,ric. Of Columbia, the question being on the amend.
ment offered by Mr.. Buchanan, and explained in yester.
days report.
Mcssrs. Niles and Benton, severally addressed the
Senate in favor Of the principle contained in the amend
mcnl; after which,
MIR. Allen moved 10 lay the bill on the table, 10 give
time 10 obtain the information called for by the resolu'
lion submitted by him this morning, and in consideration
of the absence and indisposition Of the Senator who
submitted the pending amendment.
This motion was decided in the ncgative-y yeas 10,
nays %, as follows:
tfuS-VlpSSIS. NItHJ IICHlOI, IlO"Ht Nir1 " thhA
hama, Cuthbcrt, Fulton, Grundy, Morris, Niles, Norvell,
Robinson, Smith Of Connecticut, Strange, Trotter, and
WiIiams-l5.
.Navs-Messrs. Clay Of Kentucky, Clayton, Critten.
den, Davis, Hubbard, King, Knight, Lumpkin, Monton,
Nicholas, Pierce, Prentiss, Preston, RIves, Roane, Rug.
giles, Sewer, Smith of Indiana, Spence, Tallmadge, Tip.
ton, Webster, and Whi,e-23.
On motion of Mr.. Benton, the Senate went into the
consideration Of Executive business; alter Which,
The Senate adjourned.
InIrSE or REpRE
The Speaker, on leave, laid before the House q com.
munica,ion from the Secretary Of the Navy, enclosing a
list Of the name of all pension agents, the amounts paid
by them, etc.
On motion of Nj. Adams laid on the table.
Rcports rom committees were then called for.
MI. Whittlesey Of Ohio, from The Committee of
Claims, made an unfavorablc report on the petition Of
J. G. Lyon and others of the city Of Mobile; which was
RECESSION OF TREASURY CIRCULAR.
Mr.. Boon then rose and said that, however he might
regret The temporary interruption TO other business, he
felt constrained again to ask the leave OF the House to
introduce the resolution submitted by him yesterday.
The Chair stated that, on examining the calendar, he
found thereon a resolution on the same subject, and he
suggested 10 the gentleman that he had better move TO
take that one up.
MIR. Boon accordingly moved to take up the resolution
submitted by Mr.. Williams of Kentucky, on the 10th of
April; which was in the following words:
Resolrcd, That the Committee Of Ways and Means
he instructed TO report a bill making II unlawful for the
secretary OF lHc lIedsuII, VI ~ oiiISi Oih|e "a NH'o
Government, TO continue in force or make any general
or special order making a distinction or discrimination
in the medium or kind of currency in which the different
branches Of the revenue (either from the sales OF The
public lands or from any other source) of the u. States
shall be collected.
Mr.. Boon and Mr.. Bronson suggested that the resou.
ton was a distinct proposition from that submitted yes
terday, which was q joiat one. The former remarking
that one specified the kind Of money 10 be received,
which the other did not.
The Chair ruled otherwise, on the ground that the sub
ice, it referred TO was the same.
Objection being made to take up the resolution
Mr.. Boon moved a suspension of the rule.
MIR. Williams Of Kentucky called for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered.
Mr.. Casey moved a call Of the House, which was re.
fused.
The House also refused to suspend the rules-yens "a,
nays &c, not twothifds Us follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, H.. Allen, John
w. Allen, Aycrigg, Bell, Bond, Boon, Borden, Briggs
Bronson, VIM. B. Calhoun, John Calhoon, William B
Carter, Casey, Chambers, ClIeatham, Childs, Clark,
Corwin, Crary, Cranston, Crockett, Curtis, Gushing
Darlington, Deberry, Dennis, Dunn, Evans, Everett
Richard Fletcher, Fillmore, Foster, R. Garland, Goode
WIN. Graham, Graves, Grcnnell, Haley, Halstcad, Ha
mer, Harlan, Harper, Hastings, Henry. Herod, Jabea
Maxwell, McKennan, Mercer, Milligan, Mitchell
Montgomery, Matthias Morris, Calvary Morris, Naylor
Noyes, Patterson. Pope, Potts, Rariden, Randolph, Ro
binson, Russell, Sergeant, a. II. Shepherd, c. Shepard
Shields, Sibey, Snyder, Southgate, Stanly, Straton, Ia
~liaferro, Thompson, Tillinghast, Toland, Yanderveer, A
S. White, John White, E. Whilliesey, l.. Williams. S
Williams, Joseph l.. Williams, c. II. Williams, Wise
Yell and Iorke-N.
.vays-Messrs. Anderson, Andrews, A,herlon, Beatty
Beirne, Bicknell, Bitdsall, Brodhead, Buchanan, Bynnm
Cambreleng, Chapman, Clowncy, Craig, Cushmau, Da
wee, De GEaf, Drompools, Edwards. Farrinrlon, Isaac