Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-07

poran public bills fell among the unfinished business of
the session, Tor want OF time TO upon ,hem-among
which MIR Ben,ous bill from the Senate for the
armed occupation Of Florida. On Sunday evening the
delegate from Florida made ta,ement to The House
showing that The Indians had driven the whites back Il,
least hundred and sixty miles, and, that within
the last month fifteen murders had been committed by
them within ten twelve miles of Tallahassee the ca.
pita oil the Territory. 1t is evident that unrss the sa
wages repealed ny force, they will eventually drive
the whites out OF the Territory Notwithstanding this
state of Thugs Congress appropriated five thousand dol
lars for the purpose Of entering into treaty of peace
with those niurderous savages Nothing be more
ridiculous than TO suppose they can be bought off, by few
thousand dollars when we seem to have abandoned the
attempt DIRE them of. We therefore think that Con.
gress has most Inc xcusahiy neglected provide Tor The
protection of that Territory which has cost this Govern.
many millions OF dollars, to say nothing of the duty
OF the nalon 10 protect any portion Of lis citizens from
the ruthless 5ucheries OF our border savapes
The bill for fre.proof building for The Post Office
Department passed appropriang $3.50 600 for that
object; bill also passed making an appropriation
of $4,000 towards building jail in this cy-and
other bills were adopted, which will be bene fcia
10 The interests Of this city
The provisional bill for raising troops nd money and
pursuing such course may be required Ly the
Gon OF our Northeastern boundary (Which is publish
ed in another coiumn( passed the Senate by unani
VOTE and passed the House with but six dissenting
voices one Of whom was MIR Wise.
The general appropriation bill for the expense Of the
Government for the present year, the army apPropra
Indian relations all of toerably liberal character
and with some exceptions, carried ,hrough nearly the
friends Of the Administration required.
A measure. which we conceive Of some importance,
adopted during the last hours Of the session. in
king partial reorganization of the Patent Office. We
have not time nor room a, present 10 give even BRET
synopsis OF this b bu. If not deceived in It's
provisions from hearing it read do not question but
it will effect important improvements in that office.
Up IN the last minute OF the close OF the session. party
| strife waxed hot and furious. large number OF the
Wings had the miserable meanDess to vote against a
CONNIE resolution favor Of the which
Speaker Polk discharged his duties We do believe
there is in this nation who presides with more
true dignity than MIR PoIk-whiIe at the same time he
InaniteslS the most geniemanly urbanty towards mem
bsrs OF both parties Yet fifty Wings voted against
the app,obaioy resolution! And so paltry do The Whgt
feel and act. Bond Harlan and others openly proclaimed
that they would prefer defeating the general appropria
ton bill-without which The Government would abso
lGtey have 10 stop lis whcesraher Than allow the De-
psrtme MS have their printing done as they have al
ways had il done. But nothing better could be expected
from the faction who would be glad 10 see the nation in
anarchy.
A, o'clock on Sunday morning the Senate receded
from its vote duplicating The Postmaster General in an
OF CIscourlesy AID declared, by unanimous vote
that his explanation satisfactory AS stated in
Their paragraph look upon this the part
Of the Senate TO sustain It's dignity, ridiculous
affair that will, with the independent people OF: this
: country, throw much odium the ard
movers Of ;hc measure than they designed throw up
| on the Postmaster General.
Buwe have time more fully 10 review the last hours
Of the proceedings Congress- and shall defer TO another
occasion speak in detail about some OF their acts
We cannot omit saying, however, that every man who
in the gallery, did many hours during the last
days Of the session, must have felt deep morica.
ton in witnessing the unhead.or disorder and mobilize
! confusion which marked their last proceedings They
Than 4 mob .. an eecon and Mr. Petrike .
made NEST appropriate remark, when he told the House
that when be there he expected get among gen.
temen, but he found he had got among Of black.
guards We allow tha. this, OF course, only applies 10
about twenty Of the noisy Whg -.Metropoiitan