Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-27

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,knn CONGRESS to take measures 70 compei te oahhs
Of The District to resume specie payments; which was
laid ON the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mir ROANE from the Committee on Foreign i'eia
ons 70 which was referred the memorial OF 'he on'cu
states Insurance Company and OF the Insurance ooh
49," IS ,hs state of Pennsylvania, praying to be m
lv;f.d for property seized and stquesteIeu oy the
government of Hayt in ISL, asked 10 be discharged
from lis further consideration; which was agreed TO-
The resolution submitted on friday ny w "eo'e'
was considered and agreed TO- 81
The Senate then went INTO the coi,siuo'o " -
on,;.a business And afterwards adJourned.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE heno the alternate Monday liked upon oy inc
rules for the reception OF resolutions a. I, J.;
Mr. CLIFFORD moved to suspend me rules IN o''
~ ;ntrndnce a resolution that the House now re-
nme The reception Of petitions, commencing "hefe II
left off on last MONDAY , oro ~ ,ba ,oes
The question being put, the ayes were - 'he hoe'
n No quorum having voted "
NJ 1nANS demanded the yeas and nays; winch,
hn ordard and taken, resulted as follows Yeas lo',
nnvs62 Two.thrds not having vo'ca Il. the n''fma-
tive the rules were not suspended. ~
NJ ZONES chairman Of the COMMITTEE OF ways
" 49, nt;er some predatory remarks, moved TO
smond the rules for the purpose OF rcsumns the con-
dar.,o If the bill for the issue ofreasury notes. on
which motion he demanded the yeas and nays. lhcy
ware ordered and resulted as follows: yeas IL, nays
g. Not,wo thirds -,
Mr.. ADAMS oHerea Tue io'io"''s '1"'
p.soIrtd That the Secretary of the Navy be directed
% or, IN this House statement OF all lhe sums Oh
money belonging to the navy pension 1una when nav
a. anr time been invested in stocks OF the several
s:,. s,ccyinr the authority by winch such invest
n,s have been made, the dates CT such investments,
the rates ut which the several purchases OF te
have been made and the dntes and rates ut Whch tey
have been sold.
Pe,oIr,d That the President of the United States be
reouesed 10 cause to be communicated to this House,
if not incompatible with the public interest, all the
between the Department OF state ana
the diplomatic functonarles OF the uniteu states y,
France, Sweden, Denmark, and Prussia, and with
those Governments or either of them relating to the
surrender to the Government OF the United states, OF
persons charged with piracy ana muroef Oh Doaiu Vi
the United States schooner Pattsburg, in the year
Also the correspondence relating TO the demand oy
The charge atiares of Great Britain for the surren-
dor of mutincer in the British armed ship Lee, IN
1910: and any opinion of the Attorney General OF the
limited States with regard TO the right OF the Execu-
tive Of the United States or OF any OF the Executive
of the separate States of this Union, to
deliver up at the demand of any foreign Government,
persons charged with crimes committed Without 'he
jurisdiction Of the United States
Mr. ADAMS also offered the following resolution:
Rcsoired That the practice, first openly avowed at
the presen session of Congress CT pairing OIL m
olves ON the part of the members resorting to it, the
violation of the Constitution Of the United States, of
an express rule Of this House. and OF the duties OF both
nnres in the transaction OF their immediate consta-
rnts. TO this House, and their country.
He was accompanying the resolution with some re-
marks not heard by the reporter when objection was
made to any debate.
| Mr. A said he did not propose 10 debate the resoiu-
ton bu, he considered it Of very great Importance, on
account Of the principles involved and he wanted TO
see whether it could be possible that any member OF
this House would object to it.
MIR TURNEY objected; when the Speaker SAID the
\ resolution must lie over.
| Mr. ADAMS demonstrated, and there was some con-
fusion. but the resolution was laid over
MIR. ADAMS wished to modify resolution offered
by him on the 10th of February last, which IS III The
words following;
Resolced That the President of the L. 5 be request
Cd TO communicate to this House. if not incompatible
with the public interest copies of any demand made
by the Minister or other diplomatic representative OF
Spain in this country, of the surrender to hun OF me
Africans taken in, belonging to, the vessel calieo
LAmistad and of all correspondence between tins TO-
vernment and the said Minister diplomatic repre-
sentative relating thereto also, copies OF all nsruc
tons from the Department of State to the District A
tornev of the IT, s. in the judicial district OF Connect
cut and all reports of the said District Attorney TO inc
said Department relating to that subject.
Mr. PETRIKIN objected, and desultory converse
ton ensued; but Mr. A. was finally permitted to mo
dify. which he did, to extend the call by adding
cor any other foreign Government or Minister
The remainder Of the day was occupied IN the rccep
! r,uu and dts pusitivn Of resolutions.