Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-17
House thereupon adjourned.
Eridan. March Is, lS4O.

=, n. Senate. MIR. CALHOUN delivered his views
At larre on the propositions contained IN The following
resolutions, submitted by him on the 18th INST:
Rcsofred That ship or vessel on the h'gh seas, IN
, f neace enrurcd lawful voyage, is, according
- ~, !, ws of nations under the exclusive jurisdiction
f,h State to which her hag belongs, as much so as II
constituting part Of its own domain
Bcsolrcd That if such ship or vessel should De iorcrd,
~ s.ross Of weather other unavoidable cause INTO tue
,,or nj friendly Power. she would, under the same
i,.s lose none of the rights appcra!nngto her on the
b;rb seas but the contrary she and her cargo, and
narsons on board with their property, and all the rights
honpnn TO their personal relations, as established ny
,L laws of the State to which they belong, would be
der The protection which the laws of nations extend
n the unfortunate under such circumstances
Besolrcd That the brig Enterprise, which was forced
unayoidaby by stress of weather into Fort Hamilton,
Bermuda Island, while on lawful voyage on the high
seas from ono part Of the Union to another, comes
within the principles embraced in the foregoing rcso-
lutions and that the seizure and detention OF the ne
urocs on board By the local authorities of the Island
was an act in violation of the laws OF nations, and
hiuhly unjust to our citizens 10 whom they belong
After some remarks from Mr.. GRUNDY, the resolu-
tons were, on motion of Mr.. KING, referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The question before the House being the resolu-
ton moved by Mr. Campbell of S. Carolina the chair
man of the Committee of Elections days ago, for
the printing of certain documents, and the amendment
thereto moved by Mr.. Rice Garland
Mr. JENIFER, of Maryland who was entitled TO the
floor from yesterday morning, again addressed the
House in support Of the amendment until the expira-
ton of the morning hour without concluding his speech.
He attacked the course of the committee with much
severity, and more than called up MIR. Rives and
Mr.. Campbell in explanation
The morning hour having expired,
Mr. JONES' Chairman of the Committee Of Ways
and Means called the orders of the day. and then made
an effort to get the House again TO 90 into Committee
r,, ",,l. it,,. TrpaS ~. ii
MIR. MEDILL "a member of the Committee of Elec-
tons pressed motion to dispense with the orders, and
continued the pending debate.
Mr.. RUSSELL, Chairman Of the Committee Of
Claims insisted with equal carnestncss on the cxccn
lion of the rule Which sets apart Fridays and Saturdays
(acr the morning hour to the consideration ofprvatc
bills.
The House refused al motions 10 depart from the re-
nular course and, on motion of Mr.. RUSSELL, went
into Committee of the Whole, (lr. Davcc in the
char)
The whole sitting of the day (until the Committee of
the Whole .toud Itself 'cihou a q"orum) was consum-
ed in the discussion Of the bill for the relief of Bailey
and Dclord and the bill for the elielof Thomas File
brown IT.; and, when the committee obliged to
rise for want ola quorum, the House adjourned.