Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-22
Thursday, January II, 1889.
in SENATE

IL.
The President communicated report from the var
Depar,meut. containing statements showing the con
tracts entered into by that Department during the year
1885, which laid The table, and ordered 10 DC
printed.
Mr.. Horvergave notice that he would tomorrow ask
leave to introduce joint resolution, providing Tor lhe
purchase Of The island the confluence OF The 81 re-
ters and Mississippi rivers
On motion Of Mr. Bayard. the Senate took up "a anu
considered as in Committee Of the Whole The bill 10
vmend the act to establish criminal court IN tne LIS
trct of Columbin and after remarks from NJ d.
GRADUATION BILL
The hill TO provide for the graduation and reduction
Of the price of the public lands came up on us ,nIu
reading, Messrs. Cuy, Calhoun, Buchanan Nues' pen
tom and King addressed The Senate and the question %
the passage OF The bill being taken, lesutu-aye' 80
noes 22, as follows: "a,
Yeas-h1essrs Allen, Benton, Buchanan Clay Of Ana
bama, Cu,hber,, Foster, Fulton, tlubb'rd, h'ng, LINN
Lumpkn, Lyon, :1ouion, Nicholas, Niles, NOVEL;
Pierce Robinson Sewer, Smith Of Connecticut Smilh
Of Indiana, Upton Walker, Nbe, UliiaHs VI n'i''''
sippi, Wright and Young-21
Nays-Messrs Bayard Brown, Calhoun, Clay Of
Kentucky, Cruenden, Davis, knight, Mexican, Hier-
rick, Prentss, Preston Rives, Roane Robbins Rugges
Southland, Spence, Strange, swirl, lauiaoSe "ai a"u
Williams Of MaRe-22.
The President commu ncated reports from the EIecu.
tive Departments as follows which were seVeraily LAID
on the table, and ordered to be printed:
communication from the Commissioner oil the Ie'
neral Land Office enclosing reports OF the SURVEYORS
General of Illinois md Missouri, which was not received
in time 10 b. included in The annual report oil that ou
repor, from the Secretary of War enclosing
statement from the Indian Bureau showing The hummer
Of persons oyed in that branch of the public service
report The Secretary Of the Treasury made IN
compliance with the resolution Of the 10Th instant SHOW
ing the amount lha, would have been distributed up 10
June, 1885, under the bill 10 provide tor Inc dlsrloul'n
of The proceeds Of the sules of the public LANDS, %h'ch
passed both Houses and vetoed by President JACK
Mr. Benton submitted document prepared by Gen
Hernandez relative to the bill for the armed occupation
Of Florida.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MIR. Salonsta from The Committee on Claims, re-
ported bill for the relief OF John --.
MIR Conner, from the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads, reported, without amendment, Senate
bill regulating the transportation OF the mail by railroads.
which was read third time, and passed.
Mr. Craig, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims reported, with recommendation that 1t do not
pass Senate bill for the relief of the legal representatives
of Ga plain Thomas Ripley; and said bill was laid on The
table.
MIR. Adams, from the Committee on Manufactures,
repor,ed bill TO authorize Isaac Gage of Augusta, in
the State of Maine, import free Of duty, the iron ma
teras for the construction Of steam vessels 10 be used
in the coastIog trade.
MIR. lngham, from dhe Committee on Naval Affairs,
reported the following resolution:
Rcsoircd, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be
instructed to inquire into the expectancy oil building
five briggs schooners for The public service the same
ha wing been recommended by the Secretary OF the Navy
Mr.. Howard submilled amendment proposing TO
extend the inquiry to the expediency OF constructing
one or more steam cutters but he withdrew it
on the suggestion of Mr. nghan tina! the subject al
ready before the Naval Committee.
MIR Pctrkin should like 10 know where the use
of adopting resolution from The Naval Committee TO
instruct itself. If the object considered by that
committee be proper one, let them take the rcspon
sbili,y and not relieve themselves by throwing II thus
indirectly upon the House.
Mr. lngham replied that this the nvariable usage
Of the House. least since he had been member OF
IT, 10 instruct committee on subject which was not
already before them. The committee could not report
otherwise on this subject because though the object
recommended By the Secretary Of the Navy his report
had not vet been referred to the Naval Committee
Hence the committee driven to adopt this
The resolution was then concurred in.
The following re from the Presid en OF the U
was laid before The House BY the Chair:
To the House Of Representatives.:
lay before you communication from the Secretary
If War; which is accompanied by one from the Com.
missioner of Indian Affairs suggesting the ProPrley OF
setting apart tract Of country west of the Mississippi
for the Seminole Indians, that they may be separate
from the Greeks; and representing the necessity OF
small appropriation for supplying the immediate wants
Of those who have been removed and respectfully re.
commend these subjects to the early consideration and
favorable action of Congress.
WAsHISeToS, Jan. l6, 1889.
Also, a letter from the Secretary Of War, transmitting
information called for by the resolution of the 3lst De
cenber uItimo, in relation the distribution of
the militia Of The United States, under the act Of p 2S
1903, which letter ordered to lie on the table.
Also letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting
statement of the contracts made by the various Off
GERS of The War Department on behalf Of the United
States in the year 1885, which letter and statements
were laid on the table.
Also, letter from the Secretary of Stale Of Vermont
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the 26h Congress OF the United States; which was or
dered 10 lie on the table.
Mr. Legare said that, yesterday, in making the report
uNon the memorial Of certain citizens Of Massachusetts,
praying for congress of nations, for the settlement Of
national disputes he had neglected make the motion
that the same be printed He wUuld beg leave now to
make that motion
Mr. Howard suggested the following amendment
"Fur reasons stated in Tie report of The Committee
on Foreign Affairs, made 10 the House on 18th June,
1885, and numbered 979 in the printed documents Of
the I'd session of the 18th Congress.
Mr. Adams suggested the propriey Of amending the
motion 80 include the memorial which he presented
last year. forming the basis OF this report and also those
presented since. These memoralsls seem to be we'll
acquainted with The report made by the gentleman at
the last session.
MIR Legare had no objection 10 this amendment
Mr.. Adams sad he presumed the committee had not
looked into The memorial which discusses The report
made by that committee al the last session. II the
most luminous of all presented them. He hoped The
present report would he recomntted 10 that committee
TO take into consideration these memorials. He had
muny upon The same suhjec, which had not yet been
presented from enlightened citizens from various parts
OF the Union.
The Speaker decided that the motion to print dis
tncl one from that of the Committee Foreign Affairs.
1t would not, therefore, be in order amend that motion
by moving to recommit the report; but motion to
commit and print would be in order.
hr.Adams so modified his motion.
Some conversation took place between Messrs. Adams
and Legare in relation TO the memorials presented and
the report Of the committee Of the last session upon this
subject, when
Mr. Howard said there were two classes Of memorials
before the committee class relating 10 the creating
Of congress of nations, 10 settle national difficulties
generally and the other asking the nlerposton of the
United States between the Republic Of Mexico and the
French nation. The latter class the committee now had
under consideration; and, he hoped would be prepared
in few days to make repor, ,hereupon. The former