Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-02
a,or,,r, nf The uorse. shall have decided which

hor cuorun Of the House. shall have decided which
of the claimants is entitled 10 the comics Ell s'at
Nh Adams explained that he had offered THIS feson
ton in consequence Of the dsuse at Prac'ice "Hic
had formerly ezised III this House and wh:: he bc!rv
ed 10 b. he practice o. eyry Other Gel bela'r 'oy
Il was that every menbrr who was here as liz re
sentative of the People should ptoauce M CT hrn''
nv virtue Of which he claimed nrs srHt III: pas; lee
had been adopted at The first organization n he Cavern
r,en and had becn un, w,ihn The las O." ~
wears lie did exactly known when II vas h's cl'
used but that lime cvery gentleman who h"Gght
nror,r l., do - had aEd TAKEN Ills seat Without
having presented any evidence 81 his bring fni liza
thereto Nj a did not ne"dr 10 ce5lIe tg resolution
himself nor was he ?t there was any disposition
TO contest The principle. It was one the operation Of
which might be al very great iiF"r'a"ce At TIE c"'
tnrrcenrnt OF the next session ut Congress- he h1ru
the resolution would be disposed OF now.
Objection having been mace,
Mr. Bronson norcd suspension Of The rule: and.
after some desuOIy conversation, ic QUESTION a. Ia
ken and The motion 10 suspend The rule was nrgi'
,iYed: Ayes 81 noes 81. 90, TWO Ihird4(
Ard Mr. Prcntlss having slLni"d his intention 10 re
bate the resolution, il lies day by lie rGi"
Mr. Grant gave notice that on I" morrow h. 'Tonh
more fo leave 10 nlroduce h! 10 pTu"ice tor certain
harhurs and for The removal Of CERTAIN "b>uucoHs IN
and 4, Ike mouths c certain rivers and for other pur
poses during the year thousand eight aund;ed and
thry-ninc.
On motion Of Mr. ShPlfer,
Rcs0ircd, That III" Committee on the Post Office and
of establishing by law post route from CIianheIshnrg
TO Funkstown Franklin county. Pennsylvania. Also,
thu, the committee be further instructed 10 inquire
into the cxpsG-Ecy of establishing similar ruuLe from
the borough Of Iu;k, by thu way Of East Berlin, 10
York Springs Adams county, in said Stale.
On rpplion 81 Nh White, Of Indiana,
RcsOired That the Secretary Of War be directed to re
port tbs House whether, in his opinion the improve
!ncnts bc suspended discontinued upon the har
bors in process of CONSTRUCTING withou, cndanscr
ng The existence of thu structures ALREADY begun. and
without exposing n. Government 10 waste Of the
money already cXp"ned what is The average progress
Of those harbnS towards compIeou; and whether The
interests Of commerce would be- d. rernusly affect.
ed ny Such suspension dscGntnuaucC and that lie
ext, I'd h's report 10 those rivers whose channels are
now UNDERGOING improvement under The authority q!
hr United States.
On motion Of llr l. Williams,
R,$oircd. That the Committee on Commerce inquire
into the rxprdency Of an appropriation fn the improve.
mrnt of The loson and Tennessee rivers, under the
survey made by Col Long, OF the U. 5 Topogi apcal
Corps the year 1872; and also into the expectancy
appropriation i"r survey o. So much Of SAID
and heir yI.abic tributaries embraced III the
actual survey herein indicated.
RcsO!rrd. That the Committee uf Claims inGrirr into
the cxps!ieEcy u! nLemnfynE, for their necessary
prnsps the Company Of Capt. John Cfuz-r n,nunred
volunteers, Tennessee militia who repaired 10 AthrDs
The place Of rendezvous, preparatory entering lh: ser.
vice Of the S. under the proclamation Of Gov Can.
Of the 9Th juno lci6
Besides The above resolutions, great number were
presented and disP sgd Of Occupying the whole days
srngl u! which account is necessarily deferred TO
our LeXt.
In the course Of The days sitting Mr.. Camhreleng
gave n"Cc that he should tc ask the House 10
proceed 10 The consideration Of III" Appropriation bills