Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-17
In SENATE. =


Tuesday, January Is, 1889.
MIR. Ta'nRdge presented the petition o. - :;,,a
der for an arrearage Of pay: referred 10 Tue
on Naval Affairs.
others, praying permission 10 import Tree OF uu'y WE
materials for constructing the American electro mashe
tic telegraph: referred 10 the Committee on rnance
Mr. Southland from the Committee on Naval AFFAIRS;
TO which was referred the petition OF the heirs ano iesa
representatives Of Henry Ecklord deceased reported
bill for their relief: which was read and oicerea 10 Sc
cond reading.
Mr.. knight. from the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads, which had been referred The petition
of Ira Day Of Vermont, reported bill Tor MS telei'
which was read, and ordered 10 recond reading
Mr. Fulton, from the Committee on Public buildings,
reported bill providing for the erection Of hre-Proot
building for The OF the Post Oihce Department;
which was read, aud ordered 10 second reading.
MIR. F. from the same committee, 10 which had been
referred the Joint resolution authorizing an examination
Of the claims OF the worklnen employed on the pubic
buildings reported the same without amendment and,
on motion Of MIR. f the was taken up, and consi
dered as in Committee Of the Whole, and ordered TO be
eDgroSsed for third reading.
On motion by Mr.. Young, the Committee on Claims
was discharged from The further consideration oil The
petition of John Elliott Of Ohio.
Mr. Mouton, leave, and in pursuance OF notice
given introduced bill 10 confirm certain land claims in
the Greensburgh land district the State OF LOUISIANA
which twice read, and referred 10 the COMMITTEE on
Private Land Claims.
The reports Of the Committee on Pensions, unfavora.
BILE to the petitions of Amosa Brown and John Mid
winter, were severally considered and concurred IN
The report Of the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads, unfavorable to the petition OF William A.
Crocker, also considered and agreed TO.
MIR YoungI submitted the following resolution, which
was agreed to-
Resoired That the Committee the Public Lands be
Instructed inquire into the expediency Of authorizing
and requirng the registers and receivers OF the United
States land Offices, in their offices respectively, 10 adn
mister oats oil where by Lam, the regulation
of the Treasury Land Office Department. aidavits
required 10 be made previous 10 the purchase or en-
try Of any tract of land without any fee extra
pensalion for such service.
The Senate took up and considered, as in Committee
Of the Whole the bill TO amend The act entitled an act
to establish criminal court in the District Of Columbin
and, after remarks from Nessrs Roane and Bayard
Mr.. White moved TO strike out The eleventh section
which increases the salary of the Judge from 81 600
SO 200. This amendment was supported by hlessrs
White, Niles and Clay Of Alabama, and opposed by
MesSis Roane and Bayard.
On taking the question, Mr.. w e motion vas adopt
ed-yeas %, nays lG
Mr. Morris called the attention Of the committee 10
that clause Of the bill which provides that one of the as
sociae Judges of the Circuit Court shall preside in The
Criminal Court in The absence Of its Judge; and moved
10 ameud the bill by striking il out
After some remarks from Messrs Roane, Bayard, and
Morris,
Mr. Walker observed that, as debate was likely 10
grow out Of the question raised, he would move to lay
the bill the table, for the purpose Of taking up the
land bill.
This motion was agreed to; and
The Senate took up the bill to provide for the gradu
alton and reduction OF the price OF the public lands the
question being the amendment offered by Mr. Morris
After some remarks from Mr. Walker,
Mr. Morris withdrew his amendment, with the con
sent Of the Senate and offered another amendment to
the BILL providing that when the public lands in any Of
the new States shall be far sold out that there shall
remain The quantity Of two millions Of acres that then
the same shall be coded 10 such State in absolute pro-
perty to be disposed of in such and upon such
has ,tthnr nj Safp
After debate in which Messrs. Morris, Southland an
Allen took part,
Mr.. Bayard moved tina, the Senate ADJOURN which
ton was reircted-yeas %, nays % as follows:
Yeas- Aessrs. Bayatd, Calhoun, Clay of KY Crit
tenden, Davis, Knight Linn, Merrick, Prenliss Pres
ton, RYes, Roane Robbins Rugglcs, Southland, Spence,
Strange, Swift, Tamadge, Upton, Wall, and White
90
Nays Messrs Allen, Benton, Brown, Buchanan, Clay
of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton, HubbardI King Lump.
kin, Lyon, Morris houton, Nicholas, Niles, Norvell,
Pierce, Robinson, Sewer. Smith Of Connecticut. Wal.
ker Williams of Maine, Williams of Mississippi, Wright
and Young-25
After debate, in which Nlessrs Lyon and Southland
took part the question taken Mr. Morrss amend
men,; which rejected-yeas ia, nays a. as follows
YeaS-Messrs Allen, Benton, Clay of Ala Fulton,
King, Linn, Morris, Mou,on Robinson, Sewer, Walker,
While, Williams of Miss, and Young-l4
Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun,
Clay of KY, Crittenden Cuhbert, Davis, Hubbard
Knight, Lumpkn, Lyon, Merrick, Nicholas, Miles,
Norve Pierce, Prentiss, Preston, Rives, Roane, Rob
bins, Ruggles, Smith of Conn, Smith of Ia, Southland
Spence, Strange, Swift, Tallmadge, Upton, Wall, Will
liams of Me-, and Wrigh-3i.
Mr.. Ruggles then moved that the Senate adjourn ;
which motion decided in the ncgative-yeas q,
nays 26
Mr.. Tallmadge then moved adjournment; which
motion carried-yeas % nays 90, as follows:
Ycas-Messrs. Bayard, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay Of
Kentucky, Critlenden, Davis, Foster, Knight Lump
kin Merrck, Morris, Prentss, Preston, Rvcs, Ruane,
Robbins Ruggles Smith of Indiana Southland, Spence,
Strange, Swift, TniImadge, WALL White, and Williams
of Mane-25.
.Nays-Messrs Allen, Benton, Brown, Clay of Ala.
bama, Cuihbert, Fulton, Hubbard, King Linn, Lyon,
Mouton Nicholas, Niles Norvell Pierce, Robinson, Sc
vier, Smith Of Connecticut, Upton, Walker, Williams
Of Mississippi, Wright, and Young-23.
And so the Senate adjourned.
We are ogain compelled, for the want of room, TO omit
the proceedings Of the House Of Representatives Of TO-
day. The proposition Of Mr. Cambreleng 10 appoint
Select Committee to investigate the recent dealcalions
debated until late hour, without coming any de-
termination lhereupon.-Gio6e, # Jan 10
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
MoSDAr, January d. 1889.
Pursuant 10 law The Court met this day al ~ o'clock
Pr-sent-the Hon Roger b fancy, Chief Justice.
Hons Joseph Story Smith Thompson, John M Lean
Henry Baldwin, James Nj Wayne, Philip p Barbour
John Catron- Assistant Justices
On motion of MIR Grundy, H. Fl. Dent, Esq of Ma
ryiand, admitted Attorney and Counsellor this
Court
would, tomorrow, commence The call Of the docket
der the Seth rule.
Adjourned Till Tomorrow II o'clock.
LOWER CANADA.
From tie Montreal Gnzcttc.)
We stated IN last that redaiory band of about
twelve armed men had crossed the Province line from,
AlbuIg in the u s, and set fire to the houses and barns