Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


it from the rules Of The House in relation oaPpIoPrla"n
biI 5; and then Tie committee ANA The House ad.
lngr:ed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Saturday. fcLrHGry IL
alr Harrison n Missouri resumed his remarks on the
sLir::t o. The public lands brought before the House
by the following report from the select committee oi
twenty six:
Rey0'rsd That the committee report To the House,
and ak leave 10 be discharged from tie further
dra:iun Of the subject matters referred 10 them and
that The juurEaI Of The committee be reported aud pub.
iishcd.
Rcs0lccd, farther. That The committee deem i, mex
pcGrut 10 take further steps on The suJect OF lie putc
lands Ibis SESSION.
The pendrnr questio being on the amendment Of Mr.
Robertson to strike out all after the word IesoveG
and nsrr, in lieu thereof proposition for the snman-
nua distribution OF the proceeds OF the sales OF III" pun
lie lands among the several States Of Tie Union, III The
ratio Ct their Federal numbers.
Mr. H. gave way, without concluding, for the orders
Of the day.
Mr. Canbrerrg remarked that his Giotion 90 suspend
the private orders for public business yesterday nc."d
ed dis day $50, hut lie observed ir"m the journal aud
the papers That II not so understood and therefore
he should renew the motion tbs n"rnirg
Mr. Etdlp had however, first caught the Speaker
eye. aud he asked leave 10 present petition OF pubic
nature with view to have il immediately referred 10
thu Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Adams wGu!d 0sh PERMISSION To present no less
than four hundred petitions q! pubic nature vita
which he had been charged and unless he could do
he should ohj-c; 10 others having preference given to
them.
Mr.. BidIie thertupOn moved a suspension Of the
rules.
Mr. Williams Of y. c. inquired what the memorial
about
Mr. Bldilr stated that it n memorial from claim
ants Mcy!cn, setting forth the anxiety they felt tha
tie lfay olarLltrarion should have been suffered 20 fall
through y that RcpuL!c and asking CungfesS to take
the matter iHo It's serious consideration. IL O"!y Nv"
weeks Of Ia session remained II desirable That some
proinpt ac lou should he hid upon il
1e rules suspenGcG ayes 10, noes not counted.
the Ui"Tia received, and rerrr 10 the Committee on
Foreign Affairs
MIR T. aGhrd To his previous statement, that The pei;
ton titIrrd The fact that the President OF the United
Safes III his anxiety have this treaty ratified. sent
pubic vessel and special messrng'rtO Mexico that The
vessel had returned. and they declare that the latest ad.
vices lTon that Republic add continuation 10 Their con
WELDON that ia" treaty would not be ratified. as "ls pre-.
dr.yd by tie Chairman U! Tie Committee Oil Foreign
Affairs
hii Cushing, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
presented supplementary report ~ relation Ia TIE Ter
rl:ory West o! the Rocky Mountains and tie same mum
her 81 c"pi (OtG) ordered 10 be printed as ii
the o!ig,rhi report
ilf. Adams, from the srlcc, ;;nl committee on Tie
Smithsonian t'GGes rePnrcd twos several bills with The
te>"u; aGrt"d IN Committee and the proceedings as
ir'T!Pd IN the lonfEa! OF HE committee. lie IleS o!
IL" h..ls were Is "I.""s:
4 biIl providing i,r hr disposition and management
Of the rud b, quraihed Ia the United States III trust By
James Sm,hsun Ct London. deceased tor the establish
r!uI institute n Tor the Increase and diffusion Of
kmnn !"dge among rien.
The Speaker lad before The House q communication
from The :. c!rtay OF the Navy, in obedience 10 rrso
Iu'icn Of i" House Of Representatives of the lh IN
Cnmnodorc d Elliott, by Lieut. Hunter &c &c.
On notion uf sir Ca,nb:eeng referred 10 the select
committee appointed 10 investigate charges cga!nst the
ComIn, dorr.
l!r. Crair f:om the Committee on Revolutionary
CLAIMS rrr"r:ed the following resolution, which wac
crrcurCd in:
H.syieed. That the Committee On Revolutionary
Claims be- DISCHARGED from the further nsGrn,iOn OF
the sryrraI memorials. petitions, nc which are no~
upon their table and Enacted on, and that SAID commit
hay" leave l" place the sumo III The custody u Inc
Clerk of the House.
Mr. Coles from the Committee on Military h!ilIIs,
made usinvorahe reports on The petition Of tt" heirs OF
BgUc..r.i Bad III and the petition u Mary W. Ihoilp
On motion Of Mr.. Morgan, the Committee on Eevolu
tionary Pensions discharged from The further cnnS
Gsratlm OF the petitions OF Doroi!ea Bnckner, David
CaiswtI Joanna Smith. Susan Patton. Caiharre Hay
ward Mary Williams, pnctG Smith. Margaret Steele
jose ph Roberts. Abigail Allen. aud Joseph Parker.
Mr. johnson OF Virginia, from the COMMITTEE on Ke-
volurlorary Pensions, made um:4vorab!c rrpor.
the petition Of Margaret Atkins
civil. AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
GA motion If Mr. CauUrtIrug, The House went into
Committee on The Un,on Mir Banks in the Chair and
resumed lie consideration OF the "brtl making apprGrr
atoms ;cr tie cI" and diplomatic c%pemsss oi Govern
Iip:, fer The year lc,J.
Tb. prnLing question was on the motion Of Mr.. Bron
son To reduce the appropriation for compensation TO the
Board Of Nav Commissioners one-haIi, with view 10
abolish The bnard Oh the first Of Jolly next.
Nj Evans who was entitled to the floor, defended
the cha;acrr Of The board and expressed his surprise at
this rcpl.le proposition to abolish what had been con
sid red %! tie most important Departments OF the
Government, Without report from committee, without
Recommendation; nay. mo!r; they were told The s'cre
tory Of the Navy desired 10 retain 1t Were they, with
out any examination, scarcely with Consideration, but
upon mere vague and newspaper paragraphs. 10
cut oil hs branch Of the service: The conn !ants made
ere not rrablc The Navy Commissioners. Tor
they we're Nicely subsev to the Secretary OF he
Sayy. and upon him should the responsibility rest lie
denied that Tie bureau system would BE- more effective
than the present board or That II would produce more
direct responsibility. Mr. then to answer The
charges brought agains, this board
MIR Mallory in reply said the gentleman had subsiGn
tally proved The truth Of every allegation made Ly Mr.
and oilers: for. in the of his remarks he had
cited number Of documents which had ESCAPED Mr.
VI all, he iuuEd. going ~ sEhSnniIae them Mr. Nal
ory then addressed the committee at considerable length
in opposition 10 the continuance Of this board and gave
the details of plan he ndvered 10 day two ego,
viz: the establishment Of system Of bureaus
iii Jen!trr "pposrd the amendment with much earn
esnrss. though lie plrdged himself 1t II could be proven
that this board useless and better substitute
presented he would vote for it bat the proposed
Of Gbolshng insidous in lis effect il! timed aud
III placed.
Mr. kennedy then obtained The floor, bu, gave way 10
MIR CambrC!eng. on hose motion The above hill was
lad aside and the committee took up and considered the
bill 10 extend he time Of issuing he balance of The TIca
sury notes on'hnrizsd by the bill Of lest session.
The committee then and reported The above bill
without erdment and ordered 10 be read third
time on Monday.
On motion, The House adj burned.
WAsn!yGrcS, Feb. lG.-ln tie Senate to-day. Mr..
Newell ate abe speech against The bill 10 put down
free discussion. and, consequence. tree suffrage
Ar Cu'hJrTt OF Georgia Will open the debate Mon
day next
Several bills for the benefit Of tie City and George
town passed before The close Of the dag session.
Globe.
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