Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-05

Mr Ci,tenacn addressed tho Senate Cor upwards Of
tao hcl:a and half drc::c. u t"e Gill; Aiid was e-
pi.ed to Ey Mi Wal.
Mr. A!s and Mr. Preston 'u!nwe" IN lie Htna' ana
tn! question taken the aneEdnrH I" Tie pi'' o.
fecd by alr Cr,ieldrm and Decided IN the nsGtiVe-
yeas i, nays -, AZ follows.
Isas-Messrs. Dayard Calhoun, Clay Of Kentucky,
Clayton, Cnt'enern, Davis Foster; hnEh'' nfir'ct
Pren,ss Preston, tivrs, Robbins, E"lgies, Smith OF
/! Indiana sSsIl 'aimndge, and WhI'c-io
Massachusetts. Airn, Benton, Brown, Clay Vi AiaHa'
| ma CuiIb~rt fulton Hubbard, k.HE, Linn, Lycn,
siouton, NcGoias Niles Sorve Pierce, Roane, Robin
son, Sewer, Saith Of Connecticut, Naiher Vail VII,
a.as of Maine, Williams Of Mississippi, Wright, and
lUuDg21.
| Mr. TaImadge then offered 10 amend The bill by ma.
king It's provisions and penalties applicable only to The
office holders man.cd whoa they s!niI subscribe sums oil
money 10 carry clccli,rs which Ios!-yeas 10,
70 fellows:
Ieas-Nlcssrs B1, ard. Calhoun, Crilrcnden Davis,
Fos;tr hietrck Penrss Preston R"es, Robbins, Rug
oIes Smith o! Indiana Swift iGmaHge and White-l3.
Alessrs Alien. Benton, Brown, Clay Of Ala
hama Clay ton, Cuthbrt Fulton Hubbard, King Linn,
Lyon, Mouton, Nicholas. Niles, N"tveIl Pierce, Roane,
Robinson Sewer, Smith al Connecticut Walker, Wall,
Williams Of Name, Williams Of MISSISSIPPI Wight and
Young-26
Mr. Ryes then moved 10 recon,n.iL the bill 10 the
Committee The jndclary with instructions 10 amend
the hill so conform 10 the resolutions "hch he had
submitted to the Senate some lime since which
osl-yeas l., nays %, as follows:
IeaS-Messrs. Criucnden, Davis, Foster, knight,
Merrck, Prcntiss Preston. Rives. Ruggies, Smith Of
Ia. Swift, Ianadgc, and Whe-!3
NayS-MessIs Allen, Benton, Brown, Calhoun, Clay
Of Ala Cuthbart, Fulton. Hubbard, hing, Linn. Lyon
Moulun, Nicholas Miles, NoTvel PIERCE Roane. Sewer,
Smith Of Corn. Walker Wall, Williams OF Me, vii,
ams of Miss Wright aud Young-?5
The question then up on The engrosSI'H' ut The
bill. which IS as follows:
BILL TO prevent the interference OF certain Federal
officers in elections.
To the end that the great powers gwen 10 he officers o!
the Federal Government, and other persons employed
in lis service, may BE- used for the influencing Of
elections which ought 10 be free and ucnuupt:
BE IL enacted yhc Scn"ie and House # Representa-
tires of the United Stats Of 4mpiea IN C0ngr'ss
bcd That from and 9i,er the first day of April il The
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine
shall or deputy MARSHAL, postmaster or deputy posi-
master, receiver register Of The land Office any OF
their deputies ceks surveyor general OF The Pntc
lands any OF h: deputies ussSlants collector,
surveyor, nuYal oAiCer. weghcr gauger appraiser or
other officer person watscc yer concerned or employ
ia the charging collecting cvyng. managing the
customs, any branch or part thereof TO engineer,
officer agcn, employed or concerned in the execution
superintendent Of any Of the pubic works, SHALL by
wcrd message writing in any other manner what
soever endeayo persuade any eector 10 give, or dis
suade any electo from giving. his vote for the choice OF
any person 10 he electUr Of President and Vice Pres
dent of these United States, for the choice of any per-
so 10 be Senator R"prese NATIVE in the Congress Of
the United States. or The choice of any person to be
Governor Lieutenant. Governor oil any State, or OF
any person TO he representative or member in the Lc
gsiatve Department OF any State OF this Union or Tor
the choice of any person in any public Office
:abliShed by ihe law Of any Of said States shall
any such officer Or person inlcrmeddie in any OF The
elections above mentioned, OF Use any means with intent
to influence control the otherwise than BY giving
his own vote; and every person offending therein shall
forfeit the sun Of five bundled dollars; moIey
thereof TO Tie nluvmrr and Tie other moiey thereof 10
the United States aforesaid 10 he recovered with COSTS
Of suit BY any person that shall for the same, by
acIlOn Of GC1i b plant in any Of The district or cir
cu, Of the United States; and every person con-
vctrd on any such suit OF The said oence shall thereby
become disabled aud incapable Of bearing cxecu
ug any Office place VI trust whatsoever under The said
United STATES
Mr. Smith Of Indiana gave his reasons why lie could
support The bill and the question being taken lis
cngrosgaen decided in The negaliSeayes >, noes
y. as follows:
}sas- Alessrs. CIiUgnden, Foster, Merrick Preston,
and Nhc-J.
.Ycys-alessrs Alien, Benton. Brown, Calhoun, Clay
OF hIabama CuthbeTt, Fulton, Hubbard, King, knight,
Linn. Lyon Mouton, Nicholas, Niles, NorvelI, Pierce,
Roane, Robinson, Sewer, Smith Of Connecticut, Smith
Of Indiana Walker Wall, Williams, of Maine, w iams
Of Mississippi, Wright, and iOung-2S
NoITmEAsTERY FRONTIER
The President submitted the following Message from
tie President CT The United States
WAsHsGToS, Feb q, 1875.
To tie Senate Of tie United States:
transmit To Congress copies Of various other docu.
uca- received from the Governor OF Maine, relating
the dispute between the State and the Province Of New
Brunswick, which formed the subject CT my Message Of
the 2Gh instant, und also copy of memorandum sign
ed by the Secretary of State of the U. S and Her Brl
fannie Majcstys Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plcnipoeniary the L. s., if The upon which
il is believed oil collision be avoided the frontier,
consistently with. and respecting the claims on either
side As the British Minister acts without specific
thol,y from his Government, it will be observed that
this memorandum has bat the force OF recommendation
on the Provincial authorities and the Government Of
the State. M VAN BUREN.
MEMuEA%DCM.
Her Ma; asys authorities consider it to have been un.
de.stoUd AMI agreed upon by The two Governments that
the territory in dispute between Great Britain and the
o. S on the Northeastern frontier should remain
cusveiy under British jurisdiction until The final sci.
| Element OF the boundary question.
The United States Government have not understood
the above agreement in the same sense but consider
The contrary, that there has been agreement what
for The exercise by Great Britain, OF exclusive Iu-
rsiciion the disputed territory: any portion
thereof. but mutual understanding that, pending the
eanliatioa the jurisdiction then exercised b. either
party over small portions of the territory IN dispute
should be enlarged but lie continued merely Tor the
Of local tranquility and the public property
both uThcaI!uG FAR practicable To exert any auio;
t. and when any should be exercised by either, placing
upon IL" conduct OF each ether the favorable con-
slIuC,iUn
\ complete understanding upon the question, thus
placed issue % present jurisdiction only be ar
rived by friendly discussion between the Governments
Of the u. States and Great Britain; and, it IS conf
fdcnty hoped that there will be early settlement of
the qu' sljor this subordinate point o! difference can be
| Of but little moment
| In the mean Tine thc Governor Of The Province Of
! New Brunswick and The GoVernmen, OF the State Of
Maine will act follows Her Macstys officers will!
sock ezpc!, by military force, the armed party
which has been by Maine into the district border
! ioe on the Aruoscok river but Tie Government Of
Maine will voluntarily. aud without needless delay,
withdraw beyond the bounds Of The disputed territory
any aimed force within hen and il future neces
should arise for dispensing notorious trespassers
protecting public property from depreciation by armed
! force. the operation shall be conducted by concert,
jointly separately according TO agreements between
! The Governments Of Maine and New Brunswick
Tie civil officers in the service respectively Of New
Brunswick aud Maine, who have been taken into cuSto
dy by the opposite parties, shall be released.