Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-23
Tuesday. February ~. 1859.
IN SENATE

Mr.. Calhoun presented the credentials Of the Hon.
Thomas II. Williams elected BY the Legislature of
Mississippi Senator from that State supply tho va
cancy occasioned BY the rcss nation Of the Hon James
+. Trotter which read
Mr.. w was then qualified and tooS his seat.
Mr. NUrvel presented the memorial and oint resorr.
iinn Of the Legislature IF the Stale of Michigan re-.
quesiing Congress make appropriations for The com,
plrtion OF The public and military roads commenced By
the United States IN that State, while she IN her
! Territorial condition
The motion 90 RIFE! and print the memorial was agreed
Nj Norve said that few days ago he had been in.
duced, by gentleman IN whose word be supposed he
could confde, 10 present memorial from w. A White
head in reference 10 The establishment Of port Of en-
try at Indian Key in Florida. 1t was printed on his
motion. lie had subsequently ascerlained that the
moiia contained very attack upon another gem
llemaD, (rhomas jefferson Smith Of whose character
he entertained very favorable opinion. He received
he memorial as he coming into the Senate and, in
reply to question prOpounded by him the occasion,
he assured that II perfectly respectful in It's Ian
gnage. be never would knowingly, permit tins body
| TO become The medium Of caumnY upon he character
OF any nan AS the only by which he could
ineGy The EVIL OF which he had been the unconscious
agent, he moved that the men!oaliSl have leave with
draw this memorial iru The Ges OF the SENATE and that
The Committee on Commerce Je discharged from its fur.
Their consideration The subject Of Indian Key as port
OF entry would still be before The cumnttee Don other
memorials and papers
The motion was unanimously agreed TO-
The bill in addition TO act to promote the useful
arts read a third time and passed
The bill for the srfne upaon and settlement of
Florida was taken up and after animated discussion
IN which Messrs Morris, Davis, Clay, and Smith of
Indiana opposed the BILL and tIsssrs Benton ard Linn
advocated IT, the question taken its passage and
resulted in the airmatiye-ayss %, rs follows
leus-Messrs. allen, Berton, Brown, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Clay of Alabama, FULTON. Hubbard King,
Linn, Lyon, Muuon, Nichols, Niles, Norvei Pierce,
Roane. Robinson, Sevier Smith of Connecticut, Wal
ker, Wall Williams Of Mlssis sippi, Wright, and Young
%
| Nays--Nlpssrs Bayard, Clay of Kentucky CLAYTON
Criltsnden: Davis. Knight hlerrick, Mexican Morris,
Pren;iss, Rives, Rugses, Saith Of Indiana, Spence,
! Swift, TaIlmadge, Webster, and Whitc--lo
The bill rerqGsing the reversionuy interest Of the
t. to certain indian reservations. taken up; and,
the question OF lis engrossn:ent, decided in this
rega"e-yeas 4, nays 81. as follows:
| feas-uessrs. Lyon, Smith of Indiana, Swift, and
| Ioung--4
JNays--hlessrs Allen, Bayard, Benton, Brown, CAL
houn Clayton. Critrenden, Davis. Fulton, Hubbard,
Knight, Linn Merick, Nicholas Niles NorveIl. Pierce,
Preniss, Roa'e, Huggrs, Sewer, Spence, Strange
Walker, Wall, Webster, White. Williams OF Maine,
Williams Of Mississippi and Wngh.-3O.
The Senate then adj ourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House resumed the consideration Of the business
Of the morning hour being the report OF the Seec, Com
mittee The Public Lands and The motion of Mr. Ro
berson Of Virginia TO recommIt the with instruc
tons.
mr Parker. who was entitled to the floor, addressed
the House until The expiration Of the hour in reply prin
1
Mr. Mallory asked Unanimous consent 10 take up the
| following resolution, offered al previous day:
RSOircd That for the more Eject saI execution Of the
ministerial duties Of the Navy Department, the Sec.2ta
of the Navy be directed 10 report 10 this House at The
CONNIE Of the Congress plan for tie re.
orGansaon of this branch Of The public service adopt.
ina the basis of his plan the division of those duties
periormed by the Bard Of Com nssioners and their
assignment to separate bureaus
Objection being made TO its consideration,
| idr. Mallory moved suspension Of the rules whch
the House agreed TO 3d. by vote Of c5 for it 10 a.
against IT,
| Mr. NJ. then moved the previous question.
Mr.. Williams moved 10 Ia, the whole subject upon
! the table; and Upon that motion
| Mr. Dromgno!r demand'd tie yeas and nays but the
! House refused TO order The
The cucslun The taken the motion 10 lay upon
! the sable and decided in The negative
The question Then rccurring upon The motion for the
! previous question, IL seconded by The House
! Mr. Evans d. manded the yeas and nays on the mo.
,iun ''Shail the main question be pun: which were
ordered, and were-yras 10, nays -, as follows:
! Yess-Messrs Andrews, hihertun, Aycrgg. Beatty,
! Beers, Berne, Bell Blckne. BrdsalI, Boudrn Brun.
ION, Buchanan CembreIeng, Wm. b. Campbell John
Campbell, Carter, Casey CLANCY, Chapman. Cheatham,
| Cleveland, Clowney, Coles, Common, Crary, Cusbman,
Davee, DeGraa, Dromgoop, Dunn. Edwards, Earring.
cock Goode, Grant, Griffin, Haley. Hamer Harrison,
! Hawkins. Herod, Holt, Howard, Thomas b Jackson
Jabez Jackson Joseph Johnson Nathaniel Jones' Keim
Kliugenslpith, Leadbelrer, Lewis Logan Loomis Ly.
on Mallory, James NJ. Mason, ilarln, Maury. Mckay,
| Robert Mcclellan Abraham Mcclellan, Mcclure Me-
uetee Miller, Montgomery, Moore. Morgan, Samuel
w Morris, Calvary Morris, Murray. N"Lle, Palmer,
Parker Paris Payner, Penn backer Pprkin, Pickens
rutter Pratt john n Prcntiss. Reilly Rhell Richard.
son, Rives Sawyer Shrher, Shrpor, Spencer, Swear.
ingen, Taylor, Tas, Turney, Underwood, Vail, Van.
deiveer ebs'er, Lewis Williams. Jared W Williams,
| Joseph l.. Williams, Word, Warrington, and Yell
| ITO.
Naus-Nlsssrs Adams, Alexander, II. Alien, W.
Allen, Biddle, Bond, Borden, Briggs, VIM. Calhoun,
John Calhoun, Chambers, Corwin, Crans,on, Crockett,
| Cushing Darlington. Davies Debetry Dennis, Evans,
Everett Ewing, r Fletcher, Fillmore, Giddirgs, VIM.
Graham, GranlIand, HAYES, Henry, Hoffman, Ingham,
n johnson, Kennedy, Lincoln, Marvin, S. Mason Max.
well, Mekennan' Metcer MIIigga0, NayOF, Moves,
Rarlden, Randolph, Reed, Rencher, Ridgway, Edward
Robinson, Rumsey, Russell, SaItonsalI, Shields, Sib
ley SIade Sanly Stuart, Stone Stratton, Talafrrro
! Tillinghsst, ToaDd, albert S. White, John White,
Sberrod Williams Christopher 81. Williams, and Yorke
re.
So the main question was ordered and The resolution
ador,rd
MIR Everett asked leave Of the House 10 offer the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolced That the Secretary OF War be directed 10 lay
before this House statement Of the proceedings Of his
Dspar,ment 10 the execution Of The first and second
provisions of the ih article Of the treaty of LIST Noyem
ho, Is2z with the Winnebsgo Indians nd copies of all
co,respondence relating thereto and Also state mept
of any information received relating any
mr. altered misconduct OF any person persons epoyed
in The execution of said provisions and copies of all
CORES pondence relating thereto
Obj clion being made,
Mr.. Everett moved suspension of the rules for that
purpose; and upon that motion demanded the yeas and
nays, which ordered and were-yeas l27 nays 49,
So The rules were suspended.
And Mr.. Everett having minated that he did not
wish the time Of the House by de batting the
proposition,
Mr. Parker moved to amend the resolution By adding
the following:
"And thai the report made on The subject by the Com
| Ind;, Gatro and r.l..
tary thereon
Mr. Everett accepted il as modification, and the re.
| solution as thus modified was adopted
On motion of Mr. Chambers, the House granted the
Committee of Claims the privilege Of hvlding It's ses
| so,s during the sitlinos of he House