Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-18
In SENATE.
Tuesdau, December Is, 1910.

Tuesday, December ID, lS4U
The PRESIDENT submitted communication from
the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing comunca
ton from F. r. Hasser, the superintendent ofthe coast
survey and the construction Of weights and measures
showing the progress made therein; which were laid
the table.
Also n report from the Secretary of the Treasury,
in compliance with the for the relief Of nsolven
debtors; which was referred TO the Committee the
Judiciary.
Mr.. ROANE presented the petition of the Editor of
the Farmers Register, praying for the reduction of
postage on periodicals: which referred to the Com
mittee the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. CLAY of Alabama presented the petition Of cl-
zens of Madison county, Alabama praying for the
Enlistment of mail route which referred to the
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. CALHOUN, in pursuance of previous notice,
asked and obtained leave to introduce bill for the
lief of the heirs of John De Treyille deceased; which
was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Re-
evolutionary Claims
Mr.. WILLIAMS, in pursuance to previous no.
tice asked and obtained leave to introduce bill to
provide for the settlement of the claim of the State
| of Maine for the service of her militia; which was
read twice, and referred TO the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs.
Mr. NORvELL in pursuance of previous notice,
asked and obtained leave to introduce bill authoriz
inc the President of the IT, S. certain surveys
to be made; which read twice. and referred TO the
| Committee on the Public Lands.
| Mr. TAPPAN, in pursuance of previous notice,
asked and obtained leave to introduce joint resolu
tion proposing an amendment TO the Constitution of
the U. S., SO to limit the term Of Office of the
judges of the supreme and inferior courts thereof
The resolution submitted yesterday by MIR. Clay Of
Kentucky, respecting the public lands, was taken up
for consideration.
REPEAL OF TIE INDEPENDENT TREASURY LAW.
The following resolution submitted yesterday by MIR.
CLAY of Kentucky, taken up viz:
Rcsolred That the act entitled can act to provide
for the collection safe keeping, transfer and dsburse-
ment of the public revenue, ought to be forthwith
pealed aud that the Committee Finance be instruct
ed to report bill accordingly.
| Mr.. CLAY Of Kentucky addressed the Senate at
some length in favor of the resolution and replied
TO by Messrs. WRIGHT, CALHOUN, ANDERSON
and HUBBARD.
striking all after the word "resolved, and insert
the following:
"That the financial policy established at the origin
Of this Government by the first acts of its legislation
and especially by the 30h section of the Act to regu
late the collection Of duties, &c, approved by Pres
dent Washington, July 3ls 1889, and by the 4th
ton of the Act establish the Treasury Department,
&c, approved by President Washington, September I'd
1889, in strict conformity to the fundamental prn
| ciples of the Constitution.
RESOLVED, That by long series Of subsequent acts
tending to the great detrment of the public welfare
that policy had been departed from, and was by tht
Act 10 provide for the collection safe keeping trans
fer and disbursement of the public revenue, approved
by President Van Buren, July A. $780, fully restored
and ought 10 be adhered to; and therefore