Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-10
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.MV'liaH February 5.
IN SENATE,

partInenl list oil all imported articles Oh WHICH du'"'s
have been paid with The amount Of duties on cach ana
of all articles imported free Of duty for The year o7 III
pursuance of Senate resolution Of the 18th ult.
Also, statement Of the contracts Of the Department
for 1887 Severaly laid the table, aud ordered to he
printed.
Mr. Nckcan presented resolutions passed by the lie.
gsaure of Pennsylvania requesting their Senators and
Representatives in Congress 10 vote for and use their
best exerons 10 obtain the passage OF law OF the b
uulborsing the construction OF AlcAGamIscd road IRON
the national road, at suitable point west Of the
western base of the Laurel iil by way OF the U. s.
Arsenal, neur Piltshurg and the State Arsenal, al
Mead sville to the harbor Of Erie; and appro2rInng
q sufficient Of money out Of The Treasury OF the
U. S. for lis immediate commencement and speedy COM
ple,ioi Referred 10 tie Committee Oh Roads and Ca
mails.
Mr. Mexican presented the memorial of j. e. Palmer,
and others. and the memorial Of Justice Lewis and
others, of Wyausing, in PennySvanla, praying Con
gress promptly 10 reject all propositions for the annex
alton Of Texas to the Union from whatever source
they may Laid on the table.
MIR Ialnadre also presented two circumstances
against the admission Of! Texas Laid on tic table
Mr. Morris presented various memorials against sla
very and the slave trade Motion 10 receive laid on the
table
The following petitions &c. were presented and re-
ferred:
By Mr. Buchanan: Eight memorials from great
number Of The citizens of P,sbug stating that under
the act Of the last session BY which Congress authorized
the selection of six sites tor hospitals On e western
waters the board appointed to select them, after having
come up The Ohio far Stcubenve, had there turn
ed off and had made examination Of PitsbuFg. They
stated that in this they had been uni Justly treated, and
Mr. B. said that in his opinion, there was no place on
the Western waters where hospital might be so well
and advanlageously located at Pttsburg, excepting
only New Orleans He trusted that Congress would not
establish these hospitals TIL the claims OF iltlsburg
| should be taken into view.
BY Mr. NorveIl Two petitions for appropriations on
| the haTbor OF Buffalo.
By Mr. Wright, From the President, &c Of the Bal
| timore and Susquehannah Railroad
By Alr Young: From the trustees ot a college (un'
heard in Illinois, praying gran! OF land
Also for a mail route.
BY hlessrs Webster, Clayton, Tallmadgc, Nicholas,
Grundy, Rugsles, Hubbard and Crenden, on indl'l'
dual claims
On motion of Mr.. Lyon, call ordered on the
Secretary Of War; for surveys and estimates olimprove'
al the mouths Of The Milwaukee and other neigh
| boring rivers.
The following bills were introduced leave, read
| twice End committed
By Mr.. Walker: To authorize the State of Mssissp.
pi To nves, the Two per cent. fund of that State
By Mr.. Young: For the relief Of James H. fa!ston.
| OF Alfred Wes,all OF jacob Hanks Of JOS George.
| CESSluN OF TIE PUBLIC LANDS.
By Mr.. Calhoun: bill 10 cede The public lands with
| in the limits @! The States or certain conditions
therein mentioned Read twice, and referred to the
| Committee the Public Lands.
MIR. Linn gave notice that he should, on Wednesday,
ask leave introduce bill TO authorize the occupation
| Of the Columbia or Oregon river.
The resolution offered by MIR. Williams, calling on the
President for copies OF The late correspondence in rrla
ton to the northeastern boundary, was taken up aud
agreed to.
John J Bulow or property destroyed III tic late war;
was taken up advocated length BY Alcsss. Hubbard
and Niles, opposed by Mr. King. and. on motion OF Mr.
| Wright. again laid on the table
Mi kim reported from Committee bill 70 establish
II port OF entry at Jersey city and tor other purposes
Read, md ordered 10 u second reading.
MIR Preston offered resolution authorizing the Com
q
be printed and published Lies over one day.
MIR. Baynrd offered resolution inslItnt!ng an inquiry
in committee 10 placing the officers Of the staff OF Tie
revolutionary army the same footing with the officers
Of the line in relation grants of land. Lies
Mr. WALL from the Committee the Library, report.
cd three joint resolutions (not ready authorizing the pur
chase and distribution OF certain law books &c, with
an accompanying report; which was ordered to be print
sUR-TREAsURY FILL.
On !nnon Of Mr. Wright the Senate took up the bill
imposing additional duties deposores on certain pub
lie officers creating receivers general Of The public mo-
ney, &c and for other purposes
MIR. Rves and addressed The Senate at large IN
opposon TO the plan proposed by the BILL and in sup.
port of the substitute which he hal submitted After he
had spoken about two hours and hail. he yielded the
floor for motion for adjournment. And
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
EXECUTIVE MMuNlCATIoNS.
Tie Speaker laid before The House letter from The
Secretary of the Navy: transmitting copy oil the report
and surveys OF George baK or ohoai, ihauc ny Lieut.
Wilkes, Of the Navy.
| Also letter ftom the Secretary Of War; accompanied
BY 25 printed copies of the Official Army Register for
lS3S for the members of The House, furnished in
plance with the resolution Of February l, 1880; and
Also letter from the Secretary Of the Navy, accom-.
nanicd by statement Of contracts entered into by the
Navy Commissioners during the year lc1 as also such
as were entered into in the year 1885, and not hereto
'''' PETITIONS MEMORIALS &c.
After an Intellectual attempt by MIR. Haynes 10 effect
the suspension Of the rules for the morning hour, IN or
der TO take I'd the special order the States called
for petitions, beginning with New Hampshire, (alaine
having been called on Monday last;) and peiiIions
MORALS circumstances, &c. offered by the follow
ing members:
+ From New Hampshire: Mcssrs. Cushman, A'hertOn,
From Massachusetts Messrs. Gushing, Fletcher
Reed, Briggs, Parmencr, Lincoln, Calhoun, Phillips,
and Adams
GOf these, Messrs Fletcher, Reed, Briggs, Parmen.
ter. Lincoln Calhoun, and Phillips, presented memo.
! rails &c. upon the various subjects OF abolition oil
slavery in the Territories aud in the District OF Colum
bia OF the abolition of the domestic trade, and OF
for The resembling of the resolution of the House OF the
2lst of December last. All of which were disposed OF
| in the same manner as heretofore ore -. =, ,o,-
One of these memorials, very numerousy signed, pre-
sented by Mr. Lincoln Of Massachusetts, praying that
the resolution Of the 2lst December last be repealed,
gave rise 10 some debate: ,
Mr. Lincoln said that he felt himself under the neces.
s;,p bo from his own convictions Of the merits Of the
memorial we'll from the duty he owed t" those Of
his constituents who hud requested him to present IT, 10
insist upon the consideration Of the question oil refer
ence with instructions.
Mr. Boon of Indiana moved 10 lay The question Of con.
sideraion on the table
Mr. Wise asked it. under the resolution of The 2lst OF
December this subject not TO be laid on the table,
as matter of course:
The Speaker decided this question in the negative
Mr. Briggs called for the yeas and nays on The motion
Of MIR. Boon, and they were ordered
The motion Of MIR Boon to lay the question of consl-