Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-02
.N0aaay, January %, lc3J
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The Vice President communicated To te senate
letter from be Secretary of the Treasury ~ ootd'e"ce
to resolution of he 2-h December, showing the ica.
tive difference between the circulation o the notes OF The
Bank Of he United States and gold ui which docui"nt
lGGu copies were ordered to BIZ printed.
Mr. Benton observed that, On lorkrg at this Gocu.
mrn,, he found that the quantity Of g"id now IN 'hr
country was greater than The circulation OF the niitd
States Bank even 10 the times Of lis greatest expansion
II was important that the facts showed IN THIS report
should be extensively known through The country and
for this purpose he would move for The printing o ouUo
extra copies
I his motion was aGrPCdio
Also, message from the President Of the United
States, containing Information IN relation 10 Inc Nori-
eastern boundary.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, &c.
The following wcIe presented and referred:
BY Mr.. Linn FInm sundcy OwEers, masters, eng!-
neeGs aud other officers OF steamboats,, asking the rsiab
lshmcnt OF Board Of Engineers TO establish the quail
fca,ions OF persons seeking employment IN that capa-
city.
Mr. l. said that tie had bro" imPo'tuncd by masters
Of STEAMBOATS, try and have some i"'"'"'e VI 'S MINI
erected 10 protect them from the ignorance and lncafa
city of persons seeking such situations. MIR. L. said
that masters frequently part ownes in these YcsseIs
and should be protected
Mr. + said he had another petition Of some interest ;
the frs. from the cIiizvrs Of Oregon Tern
tory asking tie extension Of the laws OF the u States
THIS petition ordered 10 be printed.
Also from Lewis F!siscEmaun, clerk in The Patent
Office relation to the manufacture OF sugar from beet
last session. aud laid the table Of each Senator lie
had rad with great interest, and could affirm that 1t
Grla!itG Of facts that were deeply Interesting To
The whole country lie not in the habit Of moving
for numbers Of documents, but, in this instance
he corc, ved Of much importance, that he would
move for Tie printing Of 600 additional copies. This
motion was CuncutreG in.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr. Linn, from the Select Committee To which was
referred the bill "r The protection Of the cIz"ns of the
S residing IN the Oregon Territory OI trading Oh tile
Columbia river, reported Ihc came.
Nh l. said ills the precise bill which had been
discussed nj The last SeSsnnle dee med II ecessary,
howrvtr TO state that Of the members had commit
ted the nselvrS in favor o the BILL while Two others the
Senator 0m Soath Carolina aud the Senator from Ken.
lucky, held themselves in reserve, but had authorized
the reEoit Of The bIl
On motion OF Nlr Robbins, the joint resolution from
the House If Representatives for he appointment ot
clerk and Printer 10 the committee the Smithsonian
bequest was agreed TO.
Mir Wall, from the joint committee on the library. re-
ported The for The printing Of the Madison pa
pcrs, which was given 10 Laugtrre IL O'Sulilvan, Of
Washington.
resolution offered by Mr. Sewer was adopted, ask.
Ing The Committee on Commerce 10 inquire into the ex.
prdirncy Of making Columbia aud Van Buren, on Ar
kansas river, ports Of entry.
dir Benton moved To consider the motion for leave to
bring lis bill cation the repeal Of the salt tax
when debate ersucd, IN which Mcssrs Davis and Ben
ton participated; WHEN,
sid ration postponed until to.innrrUw.
Tie Senate then went into Executive session, and
after I'd "urncd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal having been read,
Mr Haynes Of Grorga, rose and said that The i'm
p0ant subject of providing for taking the next census,
embraced in the Annual Message of The President OF
The United States still in committee Of the Whole
the Of the Union, he must ask leave 10 submit
motion that The House 20 into committee at this time
for the purpose Of disposrg Of the residue Of the said
Message.
Objection having been made, Mr. II moved suspen.
SIGN OF The rule; which motion rejected.
MIR Clark offered the following resolution, which lies
over day:
Rcsoced, That the House. in pursuance of The Joint
resolution Of the 9th of February, 1893 will on the
cond Monday oil February next, al one o'clock proceed
TO The election Ui printer 10 the House for the Goth
Congress
ai Fletcher, Of Massachusetts, rose and said lha, he
had received a letter from Samuel Ehrridge, Esq OF
Massachusetts. stating that he had heretofore preferred
charges against Capt Elliott OF the Navy, and request
ing that call might be made The Department In re-
laon 10 said charges and Mr. +. stated that, in conform
iiy with this request, he offered the following resolutions:
Resored, That The Secretary Of the Navy be directed
furnish this House with certain charges heretofore
preferred by Samuel Etheridge, of Massachusetts,
against Capt y Elliott, Of the Navy of the United
States and TO furnish the reasons If any, Why The De
patmen, has not heretofore ordered Of inquiry
TO cit upon said charges against said Elliott.
And tie resolution WAS considered and adopted.
MIR Gushing said, that four weeks ago he offered
resolution series of resolutions Of inquiry in regard
10 sundry points in The relations OF Great Britain and
the U. S, which lay under The rule He wished
to-day instead Of exercising his prvl &c TO offer new
resolution other subject, 10 call up The former,
and have it passed; engaging for himself to waive all
debate on the subject al The present lime.
No objection beng made, the resolutions were taken
up; and being modified by The mover and amended al
the suggestion of MIR Bronson Of New York, passed.
MIR. Adams presented the following resolution:
Resolred, That every member OF the House Of Repre-.
senta,ves Of the u ought beure taking his seat there
in TO produce al the Clerks table, TO depose in the
Clerks Office, the creden lsls BY virtue Of which he
claims his SEAT and in all Of contested election
mber ought 10 be permitted 10 vote until the House,
upon report frum The standing Committee of Elections
or by the vote OF the majority Of the members present,