Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-24

n. An r,,k;nr concentrations for fortitications was
taken IN. and passed, with the amendments IRON The
iO' woPKNEy on THE PUBLIC BUILDING.
Tn. b;ll rom the House providing for the payment
of tho vo-kmcn engaged on The public buildings IN this
city was passed
the action Of the House, messages were received from
ihe President, informed the Senate that nc had signed
the d,IT.rcat bis presented to him yesterday, las; night,
and to.d-y. l. wasth then ordered that a message be sent
TO thc H6uss, informing that body, that the senate had
concluded be legislative business befcrcit II, and was
ready to adjourn.
Aier ~ interval Of half an hour-two o'clock having
arrived. nr. PHELPS rose, and offered a resolution OF
thank. to the President, pro. tenn, for the abil't? and
Importantly with which lie he'd discharged the duties
Of the Char. ii was adopted uaaa,n'ousiy;
The President pro. TIM. dion. ". r. KING then
,ooL the Chair. and anar expressing his acknowledge
mcnts, adjourned the Senate sine dc.
HOESE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PAY OF THE NEW JERAEY MEMBERS.
Immediately after The Journal was read, Mr.. SAiilti
Of Connecticut offered a resolution i"r giving 10 'hf
Opposi,icn claimants 10 seat, as Representatives Of
New Jersey the usual per diem compensation ana mile
objection being made, hr. SMITH lnoyed TO sus-
pend The rules; and this requiring two tii!4s, was re-
Iec,cJ. :,
whether il was proper to make a motion that members
within the bar who did not vote, should beIasde 10 vote.
The SPEAKER said this was not the proper mae.
MIR. SThNLY said be wished only that tn. iiousc
should notice that several Of the New Jersey Admins,
t:alI0a members, whose names he had %! paper, naa
not voted, tNlessrs. COOPER, kllLE and kiALi.}
The last was leaning on the bar w4ca his maine Wa
called.
Mr. RAMSAY 81 Pennsylvania offered s'lnltlaE re-
collation. in regard to Air. c. J. lngcrroil, which was
also rejected. Bu; it appear, That Mr.. ~lngeF.ol has
succeeded in ~pockct;rg eleven hundred and twenty
cirnt dollars as pay of witnesses III the Pennsylvania
contested election case. For the purpose Q! bringing
tn. fact to the ncticc OF The House, M:. Mor@anot New
cTk submitted tie following resolution
NtsoirtG, That the Clerk .! the House of Eeprescn.
tatiyes pay 10 the witnesses examined in The New !cr-
scy case two dollar. per day while engaged IN the c1a-
minaticn.
10 this resolution tie following vas appended by
.Nlr. Morgan. !,
,.July goth. 1-lO.-Rcc-ivcd Of Hugh \. Garland,
and t. enty-eight dol!:rs, for pay .: the -1ore-na'Gcd
witnesses, beng five hundred and st~S;y-iou- days.
iSjancd) {. J.. INGERSUi.i."
The majority refused to suspend, for II. purpose Of
considering the subject
Wi%E"hiG0 TREATY.
Nr. BELL. from the Committee ca India" &lialrs,
made 4 Report IL reference to the ira"o, aAd abuse
connected with certg': Treaties saith ;ac Nrnn-hagc
Indians, and asked that the Report and accompanying
testimony be printed.
Mr. CANEJOIlNSON objected.
Tie Counmll,e. were iAcn discharged tom the con.
sIdcralioa Of tac subject.
Great confusion no- ary.e in consequence Of tlc
competition anou- members lVr lie ,ioor, and iArr
Urgent e!pra.s ioi tsanG Up pst"cn'af measures, ~
winch p.ey respectively took go; 'He.csI.
L>Ilila Gk'#-~.
Nh. WI. {. JOHNSON .4o.,d !, suspend til,
rules FOX The purpose o; considering The JOINS irs"iu
ten Of tie .,i.@.r authorizing i"e Continuance 9! me
charters q -" ya.hs q the DI,,r:ct oi Columbia III
I Iu.y. i-il. The !:tal.un ~ USptAG "ss lost.
Tie JON, rule was appended - a. TO al!o" tn.
President Of i.g United States to receive on tins, The
las, Gay Of The .csson, the Ratification bE!, and s'sn Il
CM>JLCS AUTHORIZATIONS hIi!"
a bill was :.cn received troGI tie St"&ic, the tile U
which indicated il 70 lc L measure for ne RELIEF Of !
private claimant, Ia: or tie Clrrh reading It, It wal
found 10 contain additional clauses, making ap2ropria
tons fox 1 variety Of objects 4ud purposes. THIS !:
called the Omnibus bill, irosn tic fact thai t Was mad,
to carry al! sorts Of things, most IMcomgruous and d
vcrsiheG. Tie hi! vas parsed
IDEiGCo INTEREST.
Mr.. JENifEE give notice, tn.t II by The Isl Janu
arg next, the duties aud inspections upon ouT tobacco
in Europe, vii 10: bc modified, IL Should sSh !cave Il
introduce ! bi! !"ying ccuntr!ccttr" duties.
IEEIIcE5iL Eusi>EsS.
AT one o'clock. the Committee OH Territories were
! discharged :.onI all tie Bills before them; and tie House
rcsolved i],sc,fiutc Conrr.ilse o!thr Whole, Tn the State
Of the Union, enGtcok up the bl! authorizing the iresi
dent 10 raise an additional force .! 500 iuca 10 operate
against the Seminole Indians III Florida.
But the Syeahc. dcctied that tnis measure was not u
orter,-ani the Bill was lsi! back on the table.
The otfc- bills wcr" hen taken W, and after debate
the COMMITTEE rose and reported tic bills 10 TIC lionsc
The were clieay ii local character. none o: then
passed; for the aycs and noes were called on the first
and by the ;:ne ta"Y were finished, il was within u ic"
minutes OF two o Ci1ck.
The Committee, appointed on the part tho lons'
las is usual TO wait on the President, and inform
him that 'thc had no ivrthcr communication 70 make
they were ready 10 adjourn, returned and reported
that the President had 10 public communication e
make, but wished the Representative q safe ana happy
return to thcrr homes.
The SPEAKER then rose, and said he felt bound
under the rule which had been adopted, 10 declare tha
the House OF Representatives stands adjourned to th'
first Nlonda7 in December next; and the Speaker in
stantly left the Chair, and the members dispersed.
Tue AnsorRnrsr-Congrcss adjourncd today a
two O'Clock, IN i most perfect calm.
"Ihe last two days have been occupied primo pail IN
discussing and passing the Army, Navy, indian, For
tll;cation, and West Point appropriation bills. The Ian
hour Of the session of tic House was allotted TO terrific
ria! business: but in consequence al opposition 70 ahll
'approprating nearly s~l"o,UG0, TO ;nproTc ports on TIN
Western hikes, (Which bill was rejected BY The casting
vote Of the Speaker o.! such business failed. SeTeEa
rrtvata hill. -iun r,sceI us,I,tp .ln l,st Two DAYS In(