Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-24
Monday, January 81, 1889.
in SENATE.

The President presented a communication, from The
Secretary Of the Treasury transmitting Iepoit from Tue
Commissioner of the General Land Ottlce, IN comp!i-
unce with resolution of the Senate oil the I'd INST IN
relation TO the number of land offices existing under the
authority of the Government of the which was re.
er:d to the Commitlee Public Lands, and ordered
10 be printed. So
Mr. Webster presented the memorial Of the heirs OF
Robert Fulton; which was referred TO the Committee on
Naval Affairs
Mr. Buchanan presonted the memorial Of Mrs. Susan
anbfdge praying The pension To which her husband
would have beon entitled; which referred 10 the
Committee Naval Affairs.
Mr. Mexican presented The memorial OF ciuzens Of
Frankford Phladel pia county, praying for the lmme-
date abolition of the slave trade and slavery IN the DIS
tcl of Columbia the motion for the reception oil when
was laid upon The table =,
MIR. Upton presented communication from Inc '" ar
Department; which referred TO the COMMITTEE on
Military Affairs. =.
Mr. iramadge on leave, and in pursuance OF notice
wen introduced Joint resolutions for the amendment oil
the Constitution Of the United States which were reao
twice, and ordered TO be printed.
Mr. King presented the joint memorial OF the IL gus
la,ure of Alabama for survey CT the lands acquired by
treaty from the Cherokee Indians which was reieedo
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Davis presented memorial from certain book
sellers in Boston, relative to printing The awS Of 'ne
United States; which referred TO the Junl Commit
lee on the Library.
Mr. Smith Of Connecticut, from The Committee on
Pensions which memorials on The subject were Sc
verally referred, S"';
and ordered to a second reading.
Mr. Wright from the Committee on Finance, asked
to be discharged from the further consideration OF the
memorial Of Allied Vail for The privilege OF importing
free Of duIy the apparatus for electro magnetic teie-
rroph and tina, he referred 10 The Committee on Ma
ru!aclures; which was agrcedlo.
Mr. w. also, from the Committee on Finance, to
which was referred the communication from the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury relation TO The modes OF collect
ing and dsbu the in fore Cove rnments
made report thereon, accompanied by resolution,
which agreed 10; and IN concurrence Herewith,
10 600 additional copies ordered TO be printed
Mr.. Hubbard from the Committee on Claims, TO
which referred the petition Of Frederick De Rnssy,
ask, to be discharged from the further consideration
thereof; which agreed 10.
MIR. Linn submitted the following resolutions, which
lie one day for consider alton:
RrSOiced That the Secretary OF The Treasury be di.
recled to communicate The Senate any information he
may possess in relation to the banks or institutions eX
ercslng the banking privilege III the Territory oil WIS
cousin whether they exercising such privileges IN
pursuance, in violation of the laws of the u S. and
whether their notes received in nymen for the pub
lie lands.
Resolrcd That the Committee on Finance be instruct
ed to report bill 10 dsatlirm disapprovc, and render
null! and void any Of the Territorial Legislature ere.
aling banking institutions in The Wisconsin Territory
whose charters not been approved by Congress, or
where the provisions Of their charters, or the act OF
Congress approving them, have been violated.
Rcsoietd That The Committee also report q bill 10
give jurisdiction TO the Of the Territories Of the
United States all he banking institutions in said
Territories and TO provide punishment for The violation
Of the act of Congress OF the LIST oil july e36 or OF any
other &C, that has been may hereafter be passed ap
proving bank charters.
MIR Spence, from the Committee on the District OF
Columbia TO which referred the bill for the con
sirucon Of free bridge the Eastern Branch, re-
;orted the same without amendment.
The report from the Committee the District of
Columbia in compliance with the resolution Of the Sc
nate directing them 10 inquire whether The banks have
acted in conformity to the provisions Of their charters,
and reporting that the banks have acted in conformity
herewith was taken up and agreedto.
CUMBERLAND ROAD.
The bill for the continuation Of the Cumberland road
appropriang 800 600 olhe road in the States Of Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, taken up lis third reading,
and, after some remarks from Mr. Clay Of Alabama in
opposition was passed by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bayard Benton, Buchanan,
Clay of Kentucky, Cuthbert, Davis Fulton, knight,
Linn Morris, Nicholas. Robbins, Robinson, Sewer,
Smith Of Indiana, Southland, Spence, Swift Talmadge,
Tirton, Wright, and Young-M.
Massachusetts Brown, Calhoun, Clay of Alabama,
Foster, Hubbard King, Lumpkin. Lyon, Mou,on Niles,
NorvelI, Pierce Preston Roane Rugges Smith of Con
nec,cut, Strange, Walker, Wall, White, Williams of
Maine, and Williams O! Missssippi-22
After an Executive session,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
As as the journal was read,
Mr. Haynes rose and remarked, that only six weeks
of the session remained aud they had not yet referred
the Presidents Message he therefore asked the consent
OF the House 10 go into committee thereon.
Objection being made
Mr. H. moved suspension of the rules; which
motion
Mr. Crabb demanded the yeas and nays; which, being
ordered, were-yeos 81, nays "a:
YtaS-hlessrs Andrews Atherton, Banks, Beatty,
Beers, Berne, Bell, Bicknell, Brdsall Boon Bouidn
Brodhead, Buchanan, Cambreeng, John Campbell Ca.
ssy, Cheaham, Coffin, Coles, Connor Crazy, Cushmu n