Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-14
Committee on Manufactures.

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use Of said church, which referred TO the Commit
tee Finance.
Mir. BU CllANAN presented memorial of 4 num-
her Of American citizens residing in Malaga in the
Kingdom OF Spain representing that American citizens
are not permitted the rite OF sepuiture the places for
burial there bu; compelled to be carried the shore
OF the Mediterranean, where they are suffered TO re-
main. They pray that Congress may make an appro-
pra;ion which will enable them to procure place of
burial for their dead. The memorial was referred TO
the Committee on Commerce.
Mir. BENTON presented the memorial of the sure
ror of the religious order of the Ladies Of the Sacred
Heart charitable institution for the education of IN
digent children in ST. Louis praying for the remission
Of duties certain presents imported from France;
which was referred to the Committee on Finance
Mr.. YOUNG submitted the following resolution
Resoircd That the Secretary of War be instructed 10
report TO the Senate whether Rock Island in the conn
y Of Rock Island and State of Illinois, has been ab1n-
doned military pest By the troops Of the United
is necessary for the defence Of Tie Western ron,ier.
The various resolutions submitted yesterday By
NIcsSrs. YGu.G and SMITH Of Indiana, scvcraiiy
considered and agrcetto.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The following bills taken up their third read
ing, read third time, and finally passed, viz
The bill for the relief of Walter LOOMS and Abel
Gay.
The bi for the relief of W n. Robertson Samuel
II. Garrow, and 5. W. Smonton.
The bill for the relief of ". A. Whitehead, late col
lcctor Of the port Of Key West, Florida.
The bill for the relief of Benjamin Murphy
The bill tor the relief Of Richard r. Banks.
The iont resolution authorizing the President To
cause certain surveys to be made
The bill Tor the armed occupation and settlement Of
that part OF Florida now ovcrrun By hostile bands OF
marauGng Indians taken up lis third rcndin@
and Nirssrs. CllTTENDEN, PIERCE, aud PRES
TON addressed the Senate a. length the subject.
Mr. STRANGE ntinatng his intention to speak on
the bill, motion,
The Senate dlourncd
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The bill from The Senate Tor the relief OF John III.
Jacobs twice read and, the motion OF Mr.
CURTIS, referred 10 The Committee of Commerce.
Also Senate bill making appropriation TO complete
the removal of the raft of Red River, and for other pur-
poses, was twice read.
Mr. CURTIS moved that il be referred to the Com
miitrr on Roads and Canals.
Mr.. i. GARLAND moved 10 refer it 10 the Com
mit,cc Commerce.
Mr. MCKAY moved to refer it TO the Committee Of
Wavs and Means. and
After some discussion 10 the appropriate commit
Tee To which the should be referred, i'll which
Mrssrs. Curtis, Nanderpoel, Mckay, Cross Bddie,
Garland of Louisiana, Pope, Everett and Mitchell par
took
Mr. PECK moved that the bill do lie on the table,
upon which motion
Mr.. II. GARLAND demanded the yeas and nays,
which not ordered.
count that the do lie the table, and decided IN
the nc9ativc-aycs "a, nays a..
After some further remarks by Mcssrs. Evans, Ser
rcant. and t. Garland,
Mr. SERGEANT moved to postpone the subject
until tomorrow; which agreed TO.
Mr. LAWRENCE obtained the general consent OF
the House presrn; the memorial Of r. b. Forbes and
others, American citizens, and merchants in Canton,
China, for naval force 10 protect their persons and
the property of themselves and their c0unrymen;
and also to se,'d an agent, who shall be authorized
make commercial treaty with Was Was referred to the
pyGulgrjal. on motion OF pr: 49, and ordered to be
printed
Mr.. HOFFMAN having called for the special order
of the day, which the amendment TO the rules re-
ported bv the committee on that subject
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved that said special or
der be postponed anti Tuesday next, and that the
rules Of the last Congress be further adopted for the
government of the House until Thursday next; which
motion agreed TO-
The CHAIR announced that the subject matter ne
fore the House was the resolution of Mr. Campbell OF
South Carolina, proposing to refer all the documents
and testimony IN relation to the New Jersey disputed
election to the committee that subject and Mr.
Bells substitute therefor declaring that the gentlemen
withou, certificates should not he qualified.
Mr. BOTTS who entitled to the floor said II lie
were to consult his inclination instead OF what he be-
cvcd to be his duty he would continue, as heretofore
he had bcen silent mcmher but believing IN the SIN
ccritv Of his heart, that the DECISION MADE mere WIS
cuences ;lan anv one presented to an American Con-
css since the adoption Of the Constitution he should
feel .thcss to the high trust imposed IN nm II ne per-
nitnd the present occasion 10 pass without expressing
his unqualified end urmitigG,ed dtSapprobation OF me
course rursued BY the majority Of the House. lie dad
not belong TO that class Of politicians dcnomnatcd
Ike State Rights party, according to The modern de
milton OF that term: for he believed that The general
understanding of the definition by The world was that
they profess every thing and practise nchng nor WINS
l,.I .Hh
name II would afford him very little satisfaction,
when ne and his children deprived OF their hbcr-
ties TO be told that they were taken from them Dy IN"
friends Of the human For three weeks OF this
session. he had sat IN the House silent member, oGt
confessed that he was panied and mortified spectator
of the scenes around hm-sccncs that he had been but
little accustomed 10 elsewhere. 1t was but lew
years ago that the first act Of eXpunging took pace
in any legislative body Of this country; 1t was
an act the only object Of which 10 render
only effect of which TO produce heartfelt and st
core disgust in the bosom of every honest patriot IL
was his misfortune 10 have been the spectator OF Tue
second scene of expungIng The rst was all iarcr,
but the second might he called tragcdy-and might
well be called the last days of the Republic. He had
seen the State Of New Jersey cxpunged, not by the
miserable and frcical process of drawing black lines,
but had seen her representatives driven from this oor
and for what pnrpose:-for the purpose OF ehectin&
party triumph He said it had pleased The people q
in onnos,on TO the party in power but that party, III
order TO fleet their objects in the election Of Speaker,
found il necessary to cxpungc five Of III" representa-
t;ycs Of New Jersey from that floor, and he questioned
,, much if il had not been for the existing state Of
nares which divided the body, whether these gentle
men would have been deprived of their seats.
Mr. B. then entered at large INTO the whole merits Of
,In ease contendnr that the certificates of the Cover
nor Of New Jersey prima acie evidence Of the cleo
tion entitled those holding them TO take their seats
He denied that particle Of testimony had been offered
TO inpeach those certificates; for he would not admit
the certificate Of the Secretary Of State to be evidence,
or that that officer had right 10 ay the seal OF the
State TO it, Mr.. b. referred to various precedents to
show that the person having the returns in all egisa-
tive bodies, always takes the seat IN the rst instance
and in the course Of his remarks, referred to speech
of Mr. SMITH Of Maine, in the Legislature OF that
State which he SAID was in opposition to the course
now pursued by that gentleman Al the opening OF The
session of the Legislature of Maine, to which Mr. u.
referred a notion he said made by Mr.. ALERT
SMITH now a member of this House, TO admit Mr. An,
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