Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-21
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In the Senate scvcra! private bills were discussed ~
Committee of the Whole, and ordered TO be engross"d
The bill supplemental 10 the act TO establish bra"rArs
Of the Mint of the United States was ordered 10 be ~
crossed
Also, the bill supplemental 10 the act TO grant PIE
elnp,on rights 10 settlers the public lands was DIS
cussed in Committee Of the Whole BY Messrs. CLAY
OF Ala, WHITE, PRENTlSS, CRITTENDEN
NORVELL, HUBBARD, MERRiCk, SEVER
KNIGHT, GRUNDl, KING, FULTON, WALKER
LINN and PORTER; and, after being amended, va,
ordered to be engrossed, by 4 vote OF - TO .
The Senate went into Executive business, and lhra
adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The SPEAKER laid before the House a commGnIc3
ton from the President Of the L. States communicate
a report from the Secretary of State, with certain d.
cumcn,s in relation TO the Tobacco trade On motion
of Mr. J. referred 10 the Select Committee on Tobacco
Also, a message from the President OF the | States
enclosing copy Of convention for the adjustment %
claims Of citizens oflhc l. s the Government Tie
Mexican Republic. Referred 10 the Committee on -
reign Affairs, and ordered 10 be printed
Mr.. w COST JOHNSON of Mary land asked Mr.
Johnson of Virginia if he would yield the floor 10 h
moment, that he might ask the House TO have a ml
printed for their information aud examination, whl'I
he intended TO move as . substitute to the Sub lreaSuF'
bill whenever il should be called up hy the chairman
of the Committee Of Ways and Means: which reqIrs
was agreed to- and the House ordered II 10 he printed
The SPEAKER announced the unfinished business
of the morning hour to BE- the report of the Commute
on Accounts in relation to the existing contracts io
stationery, &c. the recommtnent of which Mr.. Pti
rkn had heretofore moved
For which instructions Mr.. Johnston of New ! OH
heretofore offered a substitute.
The debate of yesterday was continued by Mrssr'
JOHNSON of Virginia, JOHNSTON OF New YORK
lin explanatory PETRlklN, and WISE.
MIR. w. had not entirely concluded ms remarks,
when the hour Of having arrived the lsuse passed
10 the special order of the day.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House resolved itself INTO committee oil t!'
Whole OH the state of the Union, (Mr. Casey, Of liI
nos, in the chair and resumed the consideration OF TIE
bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses of the Government for the year l-!9
MIR. OGLE (who held the floor from Yesterday con
timed his remarks til near clock, when he was sue
ceeded BY
Mr.. LINCOLN, of Massachusetts, who did mol At
all agree with him in his views of the eXpcnd.'ah'
in and about the Presidential Mansion all which b"
considered fit and becoming the abode of one wO'
presided, by their own free choice, over iIlter" '
lions Of rccme lie wholly exculp ated the present
Executive from all participation IN obtaining tue r.
pendures, and stated that there were still apartments
in the house, particularly the Presidents ante-Foo1
which were disgracetnlly destitute of furniture IT.
then went into of structures on the eNpchIr
lures upon the public buildings, showing how enof.
mously their has already exceeded the original g.
Inmates Of the architect, and complaining that Ilf9'
sums had not been asked for by the Secretary Of the
Treasury, who well knew the works could not pTorrr"
without them.
Mr.. l.. continued to address the committee I'll past
clock, when, having concluded, lie was sncce'"eo
Mr.. PETRIKIN, who moved for the rising OF To-
committee
The motion prevailed the committee rose and '''.
the House adjourned.