Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-17
TVenIy-fiflh Congress---:sd sess.
Monday, January IA, 1889.
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IN SENATE.
The proceedings Of to day. except the sllon;rg are
necessarily deferred to our next: ,,-,.
Mr. Brown presented the resolutions of the Eegis!a
ture of North Carolina expressive of its opinion 10 reia
ton 10 the Sub Treasury, the Public Lands &c, &C e.,
In presenting these resolutions Mr.. Brown and Mr.
Strange addressed the Senate, and were fepHeu " ~
Mr. Clay of Ky the report of which will be gwen 10
morrow The resolutions were ordered TO be pih'ea-
(rhe Debate in our next .,ns
The Senate having again taken UP The OIL! 70 'eauee
and graduate the price Of the public lands, and the cues
ton being the motion OF Mr. Hives Tor us
postponemen, md
Mr. Webster briefly recaptulaed the opinions anu ,ha
sentiments which he had expressed on this sno)ec' :" M
session Of 1922 in favor Of taking, at hlst'
and not very considerable step in reducing snd
ing the price of the public lands and no a'
he had seen no change his opinions 'a
and if this bill had proposed no m0re' ne Sh0u'o nave
voted in its favos
The vote was then taken on the indefinite postpone
ment of The BILL and it was decided III the y
Y.e,"Mcssrs B,vsrd, Calhoun, Clay of Ky, Crit.
tender. Davis Knight, Mexican, Merrick Morris, Pfen'
t,s Preston Rives, Roane, Robbins, Ruggles South
ard, Spence Strange, Swift ramadge WALL webster
Naus-Mes,rs Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Clay Of Ala
bama Cuthber Foster, Fulton, Hubbard, Ming; LINN
Lumpkin, Lyon, Mou,on, Nicholas, Mics, NofSeIi'
Pierce Robinson SEWER Smith of Conn, Smllh OF In
diana, Upton, Walker, White, Williams of Mississippi
Wright, Young-N
So the motion for indefinite postPonement was LOST:
Mr.. Morris now moved substitute for The whole oi
cedng all the public lands, after having been twenty
years in the market, to the respective States IN when
they lie and authorizing the President OF the United
States convey them 10 the States when such c0nlin
gencies should occur
After few remarks by Messrs. Clay Of Alabama and
Morris,
Mr. Southland moved that the substitute be printed
which motion requiring unanimous consent ana oeing
objected to BY Mr.. Walker,
On motion of Mr. Southland, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Craig moved TO reconsider the vote taken on Sa
turdoy last the bill for the relief OF the heirs OF Roger
Smith, which motion was ordered to be entered on the
journal
Mr. Harlan asked the House at this time 10 proceed to
the consideration of the resolution heretofore offered by
Mr. Cambreleng, providing for the appointment oil Sc
lect committee on the subject OF the Swart"out DEAL
cations. .
Mr. after abiding to the time this resolution had
been under said "if it is to be adopted
le. be adopted if is to be abandoned let be aban
doned.
Mr.. Cambreleng disavowed the intimation which the
gentleman from Kentucky Mr Harlan) had given tina,
he (Mr. CO. wished to abandon this inquiry, Mr. Z.
begged leave remind the gentleman from Kentucky
that whilst he (1r T. had occupied only about ten
minutes of the lime OF the House, the genteman's
friends had occupied many days in debate.
Mr. Sherrod Williams said that, this was resolution
day. and he had several resolutions 10 offer, he must
object to the motion Of his colleague (lr. Harlan
On the State of Mississippi being called
MIR Pren,iss rose and asked the House e, this time to
take up certain resolutions offered by him the 3lst OF
December last in relation TO the election OF himself and
colleague, in order fix upon day certain for their
consideration. Mr. 7. named tomorrow (Tuesday)
week.
Objections having been made,
Mr. Prenliss moved suspension Of the rule, 10 ena
BILE him TO make this ORDER and asked the yeas and nays
on that motion, which not ordered.
And the question having been taken, the House refus
ed TO suspend the rules for the purpose indicated.
Az. ~ En1lD nl,-
tons
Resolved Tha. it the intention Of the trainers Of
the Constitution, and the expectation Of The People,
that the Congress Of the u S should make and enact
laws for the general good and welfare of the nation,
and 10 promote the prosperity and happiness OF the PEG.
ple and whereas, instead of making and enacng laws
for the general good and welfare of the nation, and to
promote the prosperity and happiness Of the people, the
Congress of the U. s. to be assembled for the
purpose Of obtaining power for those who out, and
Of retaining it for those who in Office, thereby
travenng the great object and intention Of The trainers
Of the Constitution aud the just expectation of the peo
pie: ;'"S51:.::!G"e:
Rssoloed That We proceed 10 the despatch Of The
public and private business Of The nation and lie people
by enacng such laws will rebound to the best interests
Of the naton and by the passage OF such bills Tor private
claimants as justice and right demand
Resored, further, If it is intended not 10 act upon
the public and private business for which we were as
sembed but only 10 remain here Tor the purpose OF max
ing speeches, that Congress ought to be forthwith ad
journed and that the people should hereafter elect mem
bers to Congress who will work more and talk less.
Mr. Mcclure moved that the resolutions be laid on the
table.
MIR. Adams demanded the question Of consideration
This Mr. A. said he would not have done, if there
precedent Of decision last week upon petition
offered by himself refusing the reception of that petition
the ground that was dsresPecttul 10 the House.
If that petition dsrespecu 10 the House, these
solutions, he maintained, were much more Therefore
il was that he asked the question Of consideration.
Mr.. s. Williams (amidst some confusioH) was under
QtO In Inf In
the House, and 10 say that he held himself responsible
to any gentleman who considered himself aggreved by
them.
Mr. Duncan and Mr. Mcclure rose at the same time
to make some remarks the latter gentleman expressing
himself desrousto explain the for the motion he
had made.
The Speaker said the question of consideration
not debateable, and read the rule applicable to 1t.
Mr.. s. Williams demanded the yeas and nays on the
question Of consideration, which were ordered
The question of consideration being taken, there were
yeas 81, nays93
So the House refused no.o 10 consider The resolutions
Mr.. s. iams inquired Of the Chair whether the re
solutions would not regularly come up in their order
The Speaker said tina, question for the conslde-
ration Of the House The resolutions having been pre-
senled, were the Speakers table, subject to the
order of the House.
MIR. Wise rose, and read the following letter:
New YoRK, January 10, 1889.
My DEAR SIR: hope you will pardon the liberty
about TO take in addressing to you this communica-
tion and sincerely hope that the subject of may be
deemed Of sufficient importance TO meet your early con.
sidera.on. difficulty uf an extremely aggrava,ing and
painful nature has been some time pending between
Commodore j. ID. Elliott, late commanderIn chief OF the
Mediterranean squadron, and myself; and although
have repeatedly demanded action on the charges have
lodged against him. regret to say yet notice has
been taken Of those demands The point at issue ii ap-
pears to me, land must appear 10 every rejecting
mind involves matter Of The highest importance 10 the
naval service Of the United States The decision OF
this question will determine whether officers in future,
taney and quietly submit and insult
from superior and, ageeaby to the regulations of the
Navy, receive redress from the Department. whether
they take it into their hands have demand
ed the trial of Commodore Elliott for most rioient,
unprotected and Insulting outrage upon my feelings,
committed publicly couIse, near Port hlahon,
ilsand Of Minorca in the presence and bearing Of