Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-10
UrEnt:day, JuiV {, ISIS.

UrfnfSday, july 1, ISIS.
The Speaker laid before the House letter from the
Secretary oil the Treasury transmitting report o. +
r. iasser, Esq Superintendent ot the work tor The
fabrication of standard weights aud measures.
Also a liter from the Secretary Of War, transmitting
copips OF the correspondence between the Department
and Major General Scott relation 10 the removal II
the Cherokee naians, required by resolution OF the
House of Representatives OF the 10Th ait
On motion of Mr. Cambreeng the committee Of ways
and have leave TO sit during The sessions Of the
Mr. Cambreleng reminded the House that to morrow
was the last day which bills originating there could
BE- sent 10 the Senate. He hoped the House would &c,
on The appropriation bills yet before that body, before
that TIME.
THE DWELLING REPORTS.
Mr. Prenss OF Mississippi. rose 10 make privileged
Notion and said lie claimed, an act OF mere justice 10
those concrrned that the reports and evidence OF The
duel committee be printed before the adjournment lie
was auhozcd to ask this at The hands o! The House by
the parties concerned.
Mr. GRAY moved to lay the motion on the table.
Mr. Wise inquired if this would no, be- at any mc.a
priycGrd motion: He wanted action. far Us b.
Concerned upon this question And he would give the
House warning that he had waited patiently
The Chair Debate, under lie MOTION 10 lay on IHc
table, is not in order.
Nh Wise know that but hope the peculiarly Of
my situation will be my apology with the House Tor say
in tat ,oo-so-
Mr. Wise said he expected justice at the hands
OF this House in connexon with this subject
Great cries Of order!
The yeas and nays the motion OF Mr.. frcntss were
rsk-d but not ordered.
hr Grays motion to lay Mr. P.'s motion on the table
prevailed.
THR TEXAS QUESTION.
Mr. Adams occupied the remainder ot the morning
hour the continuation of his remarks upon the annex.
alton Of Texas.
THE ANTI UELLISG Bill.
Mr.. Grennel and asked PERMISSION OF the House,
,. this time To move that the Committee of the Whole
be discharged from the consideration OF The Senate bill
against duellng. and that the bill BE- brought INTO The
House for lis action thereon. Objection being made,
alr g. said that he acted from strong OF dn'y
in making this quest, having been instructed by the
Legislature of his State TO bring this subject before the
House for distinct action. He moved to suspend the
rules for the purpose OF enabling hun to make The mo.
tun he had animated a wish 10 oiter
MIR. Phillips demanded the yeas and nays. No. or
de rrd.
TIE motion to suspend the rules for the purpose sta
ted nHgatived without division.
THE SENATE REPEAL THE FIFTH Section OF
OPPOSITE ACT OF 1896
The unfinished business then taken up, pending
motion of Mr.. r. Garland TO amend the mendmrnt
offered by Mr.. Curtis proposing TO add second section
to the bill Uhe second section as 1t came from the Senate
having been stricken out last evening and
Mr.. Grant moved The Previous Question on the en-.
grossment and third reading Of the bill as thus amended
Mr. Pcrkn called for tellers the second Order.
ed The division ayes llg, 80. So there was
q sscond.
| Shat the main question be putt
| Nlr Robertson asked the yeas and nays. Refused
The main question ordered to be put, Shall The
bill bs read tld tune:
hlr Drongo0e asked for tie yeas and nays. Order.
ed And
The House decided the question in the Affirmative
fellows:
lr-s-Messrs Adams, Alexander, Herman Alien J.
" Allen, Anderson Andt.ws. Aycrisg Banks, Britne,
Bell, Bcknpil BIdde. Birds., Bond, Boon, Borden,
Briggs Brodhead. w Il. Calhoun Cahoon, Cunbrr!-
eng, Vim. Campbell, John C.'npL,iI. Carter, Ca
! sey. Chambers. Chaney, Chapman, Cheahnm, CnIts,
lupI ('.rtuI
tun Crockett, Curtis, Gushing, Darling,.n Dawson,
Davee, Davies. Debery, DeGrai,, Dennis, Dam Ed.
wards, Evans Everett, Ewing harrington, Fairfield,
r. F!etclrr Fletcher Fl lmore, Foster Gaiap j.
Garland r Garland Gascock. Goode, }. Graham, Wm.
Graham. Gran,Iand Grant, Graves, Grny, GrennelI,
Haley, Hall, Hammond, liamer, Harlan, Harper, Hast
ngs, HAYES, Haynes, Henry, iierod, Hoffman, liol.
sew Hopkins Howard, Robt NJ. T. Hunter, lugh,m,
Thcs b. Jackson, JenIirr, H. Johnson, Joseph John.
son, Nalh. Jones, John w. Jones' Kenble Kennedy,
KlIgore, Legare, Leadbeler. Lewis, Lnco!n LcoiHiS,
Lyon Mallory, Marvin, j. III. Mason, S Mason, Mar
tin, Marry, Maxwell, Robert Mcclellan, A Mcclellan,
Mcclure NcNsnnan hleneire, Mercer, aIiIgan, Nil
Ter, Mitchell, Montgomery, G. Morris, Naylor, Noyes
| Oge, Palmer Parker, Parmen,cr Paris Patterson,
| Prarcc Peck, PennybackPr Phelps, Philips, Pope"
Potts J II Pren,i>s, S 5. Pren,ss. Rarden, Randolph
| Reed Rencher, Ridgway, Robertson Robinson, Rum
sey, Sergeant, A II. Shcpperd, C. Shepard, Shields
Sb'ey, Shade, Sou,hgte, Spencer s'an'y stuart s,onr
tus To!and, Underwood, Vail, Vanderveer, Weeks, a.
| s. White, j. White L, Whil,lesey, T. r. Whthe.ry,
l.. Williams, S. Williams, J. L. Williams, c. IT, VIII
| arns, WISE Word, Worthington, IOrke-l19.
| Naus- Messrs Anterior, Beatty, Buchanan, Bynum
! Cushnan. Dromgooe, EImore, Fry, Griffin, Hawkins
IIubey, VIM II Hunter, Keim, KlIngenSmith Logan,
Mckay, Moore, Noble, Paynter, Perikn, PIuner Potter
! Reilly Richa dson, Rives, Shelter Snyder, Thomas,
Turney, Wagner, Webster J. w. Williams f.i!-15
| So the bill ordered to BE- read third time.
! The b! was then read third time, and The question
! REQUIRED, Shall tins bill pass
Mr.. Campbell OF South Carolina moved to commit the
! 20 he
| strnctions.
Mr. C sustained his proposition in few remarks, and
! asked the yeas and nays thereon. -.
Mr.. Grant moved the Previous 2nesnnnt ""'."
seconded (ayps lUi. noes given uP) ana IN" qie''''"
recurred Shall the main question BE- no" Pu';
Mr. Martin demanded the yeas ana nays L"st. ,.u
The main question ordered pe'"S' '"a'' TIC o''
Nj. Murray asked the yeas and nays. Ordered: =,
The ouesion was decided in he affirmative By the FOL
! lowing vote Yeas l73, nays 81
Go IN, bill rs amended was passed, and was then re-
,p,ped TO III, Senate for concurrence in the amendment
! of the House: [the second section stricken out
! THE HARBOR BiLL.
! The House then took up the Harhcr bill, reported
by the committee Of the whole, with certain amendments
Sundry ane ndments Of the committee of the wh0ie
taken up and read, and the question was about
! be taken on the same, when
Mr. Cnmbreleng and laid before the House s'ate
men Of the Of money already appropriated i"r ns
current year. in order that the House might Judge OF "'
| eXpedency OF making any more appropriations -" 'I
OF these he made out TO be $S2UUDUUoJ WINCH V"
be increased to 4 400 coo by other bills yet to be Pas'c:
OF these Sl3 900 600 for extraordinary purposes
Mr.. Gilmore asked what resources there were 10 H'
| this expenditure?
Mr. Cambreeng stated he had no Doubt ths' me ~
come of the year 1885. would be about that sum
pended upon some contingencies, however, among "nS
were the uncertainty of the proceeds OF the sales 81
lie lads and the purchase by the bank Of the U o.
Pennsylvania, of the issue of Treasury notes. '''
the purpose of embarrassing the Government, ,rsve,
Mr. Sergeant commented upon the fact that InoSe,
nroner il nigh, be to bring up statement OF the ma.