Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-22
Thursday, February 20.
IN SENATE

| The House adjourned
Thursday, February 90
| IN SENATE.
AZ WRIGHT presented the memorial of number
nc flo csaens of the State Of New York, praying the
enactment of uniform laws on the subject OF bank
.nn.n which was referred to the Committee on the
| Judiciary. ~ AZ,
eas,,tpe Of the State of Indiana, instructing their
Senators and requesting their Representatives to use
Their exertions to procure the establishment of mail
route. which was referred to the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered TO be printed
| Nv w also presented resolution Of the same body
their Senators and requesting their Repre-
to use their exertions to procure grant of
land for the construction and support of asylum for
the education and support Of the deaf dumb and blind
which was referred to the Committee on the Public
| l ands and ordered to be printed.
| Mr. NORYELL presented the memorial of q number
of officers of the line Of the army praying for equali-
cation of emolument with the staff which was laid on
the table.
Mr. PORTER presented the proceedings of meet
inn held at Pontiac in the State of Michigan praying
for the abolition of slavery, &C., the motion to receive
which, was,
On motion Of Mr. KING, laid upon the table.
| Mr. PORTER presented memorial of the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank Of Michigan, praying an extern
sion of time for the payment of debt owing to the
IT, States; which was referred TO the Committee on Fl
nance
Mr. WRIGHT, from the Committee on Finance, to
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the payment of Revolutionary pensioners for the year
| IS40 reported the same with amendment, which
was considered and agreed to.
The bill was then taken up by general CONSENT read
n third time and passed.
| Mr. NORVELL said there was bill on the calen-
da of very great importance TO the States, which
| he would ask the unanimous consent OF the Senate
now TO take up for the purpose of making it special
order
The Senate having unanimously concurred, the bill
| IN of lands IA for
purposes of internal Improvement taken up, and
made the special order of the day for Thursday the 9TH
March.
Mr.. NICHOLAS asked the unanimous consent of
the Senate to take up the bill to revive the act entitled
can act TO enable claimants 10 lands within the limits
of Missouri and the Territory of Arkansas to institute
proceedings to try the validity of their claims approx
cd the Goth of May 1924 and an act amending the same,
and extending the provisions of said acts TO claimants
to lands within the States of Louisiana and Nlisss-
sippi; which agreed to.
| The bill then taken up, and made the order OF
the day for Monday, the 9th OF March.
Mr.. YOUNG, in pursuance of previous notice, ask
cd and obtained leave to bring in bill for the establish
ment of additional pension agency at Springfield,
! Illinois, which read twice, and referred to the
| Committee on Pensions.
Mr. KING, from the Committee on Commerce, to
which was referred the message of the President on
the subject reported bill for regulating commercial
intercourse with the colony of Cayenne in French
Guiana and to remit certain duties; which was read,
and ordered to second reading.
/ Mr.. PIERCE submitted the following resolution,
which, by unanimous CONSENT was considered and
agreed to:
Resolred, That the Committee Military Affairs be
instructed to inquire into the expedency of afording
Samuel Colt such aid may enable him to make fur
Their experiments in bis late discoveries and improve
ments in munitions of war.
Several ongros.ad hills were passed.
| SPECIAL ORDER.
The report Of the Select Committee the assump-
lolt tl,,( Ia,
ken up and MIR SEWER addressed the Senate at
length on the subject.
The question was then taken on the motion of Mr..
Clay of Kentucky to postpone the whole subject indie
fnitely and decided in the negativeayes 5 noes
| q, as follows:
| 3yes--Messrs. Belts Clay of Kentucky, Clayton,
Crittenden, Davis, Dixon, Henderson, Merrck, Por-
ter Prentiss Ruggles, Smith of Indiana, Spence, Tall
madge and White-l5.
i Nocs-Nlessrs Allen, Benton, Brown, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Clay of Alabama, Cuthbert Fulton Grundy,
Hubbard, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Mouon, Nicholas,
Pierce, Roane, Robinson, Sewer, Strange, Sturgeon,
Tappan, Walker, WALL Williams, Wright, and Young
Mr. GRUMPY said that though he was very anxious
| to have the question taken the report of the com
mittee he was disposed to press the consideration
of it more hastily than would comport with the
venience of the Senate. If, therefore, any Senator
was desrous of addressing the Senate the subject,
he willing tina; it should now be informally passed
over.
On motion Of Mr. CRlTTENDEN, the question was
postponed until Monday next, with the understand
ing that it would be then taken up, and discussed un
til disposed of.
message received from the House, stating that
the amendment of the Senate the pension bill had
been concurred in.
/ UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The report of the Committee on Indian Affairs, I'M
favorable to the claim of Jubal B. Hancock, then
taken up, and after being discussed by Messrs KING,
SEWER, LUMPKlN, CLAY of Alabama, WHITE,
and HUBBARD,
| MIR. KING moved that the report be referred back to
thu Committee, with instructions to bring in bill for
| his'relef.
The question was taken on this motion, and decided
in the negatve-ayes 9, noes L.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| Mr.. Graves of X submitted a long winded COM
plan the ground of enquiry into the conduct of the
Postmaster General, in relation to +. w. Robinson
The House refused TO suspend its rues-They took up
the Census bill, and amended it in various respects
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
| BIZ and aoih the adricc and consent Of The Senate.
VIM. Selden of Virginia, TO be Treasurer of the U.
S., in the place of John Campbell, superseded
George Washington Montgomery, to be Consul of
the U. S., for the port of Tampico, in Mexico
Franklin Pealc TO be Chief Conner Of the Mint Of the
U. S. at Philadelphia.
Jonas r. McClintock, Of Pennsylvania, to be Meter
and Refner of the U. S. Mint at Philadelphia
Globe, Feb. 10.
RoBBING PETER, NOT TO PAyPArL, BUT THE
/ MONSTERS CREDITORS.
Mr.. Clay delivered harangue in the Senate to-day,
in of the national dOmain enable