Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-05
Monday, .Nareh =, IL
IN SENATE.

| Nv MIR. TAPPAN: From citizens OF Ohio, asking
CONGRESS To construct road from the valley OF The
Ohio To the valley OF the river,
Re air WEBSTER From one hundred aud twenty
five citizens al New ORR, asking the enactment q
uniform, bankrupt law
! Rv Mr. CALHOUN: a memorial in relation TO
uniform bankrupt law.
| n N, LEN: From two hundred and forty c:ti-
zens OF ONO, asking for The passage OF general nahk
run, law. And from hundred and thriy-three ca
tizens Of The State, praying that The laws OF INC
Un;,rd states may be extended the Territory OF
Oregon IN, ~
,,t.n M and made the order Of the day for Monday
next: . l,,Jor
The bill for the collection Of bank notes OF and under
the denomination Of $50 in the District Of Columbia
The bill regulate the issuing and circulation oil BANK
paper in the District of Columbia.
Mr. LUMPKlN submitted the following, which he
would desire lay the table for the present, but
| would take occasion TO call up nj an early day:
Resored Gy tie Senate and House Of Representatives.
of The United States IF 7msrica IN Congress assem6td
That the President Of the Senate and Speaker OF the
House of Representatives do adjourn their respective
| Houses sine die Monday, the - day OF May
next.
Mr.. LUMPKIN said he had offered this resolution
on his own reflection, and without consultation Win
any one H had offered il with the view OF bringing
before the consideration Of Congress, and he meant
10 follow up until he had some dctnve acton on H.
Already had they been here three months IN session,
and what useful law had been adopted II Randolph
were to raise from the dead he might be apt IN charge
us with feeding too long at the public crib Look out
OF our windows, SAID Mr.. L., and see Nature putting
forth IN all her ovcness and inviting us 10 be cngag-
ed in useful employment. rs far as experience had
gone, he had found that in proportion as our sessions
were proractrd, SO, like ratio, had the public Dnsl-
ness been neglected He thought, # more attention
were pad 10 the adnomItions OF Washington, Frank
lin and Jefferson, il would he better Tor The country
THIS resolution vas not the CbullitIOn OF an idle mo-
meni but rather the conviction tina, it was matter Of
imperative duty.
/ Mr. WEBSTER entirely concured with the gen
teman in his objects. lie thought with that s na'"r
tina, nothinr was IL he deprecated than the long
sessions of Congress which becoming too much
in vogue. There nothing in the present state oil
the public business that required later session than
tina, contemplated hv the Senator from Georgia, and he
assured him that he would u" with linn most heartily
and sincerely in bringing I" close within III" n"T'od
suggested
/ Mr.. LUMPKIN rose 10 thank tue Senator from,
Massachusetts, and to say that hc should feel bound To
this measure with any party that gave II the most
support.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration othe
repor, Of the COMMITTEE Commerce III relation 10 al
lowing dehenturc Goa! TO '!!c Transatlantic Steam
Navigation Company
This question was argued by Mr.. DAVIS Mr.
/ WRIGHT, and others in favor of the report, and
BY Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr.. CLAYTON, and Mr.
! PHELPS, against it.
Mr. CLAY, OF Alabama. made motion 10 lay the
subject the table: on winch question the yeas and
nays asked, when there appeared for ~ against
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Nj DAVIS of Indiana, asked leave 10 report from
the committee the printing Of the House, which
bcip. granted lr consent he made, by order 81 ihc
committee u";i"u iha, !; have the i!.C !rr ;s report
%, pone.i ii! the lhti, q" l. prrsrn; month.
\ conversation arose. IN which Mrssrs. DAVIS
GRAVES, L. GARLAND, ". {. JOHNSON
COOPER Of Georgia aud EVANS took part a. &
the reason of1his request which Mr. d. stated 10 be
the absence Of the chairman tNr. Black who, howe
YER was expected back in few DAYS. Ii further ap
pcarcd that the committee divided in opin'"n I'm
the absence Of tie chairman} and the chairman had
expressed wish that they should not come 10 any ina
action until he returned.
Mr. LEWIS WILLIAMS moved TO amend the mo-
ton bv substituting The 10th for the 10Th, but the
amendment did not prevail and the request Of the com
/ ,nttee agreed 10
CUMBERLAND ROAD.
The CHAIR now proclaimed that the question be
fore the House tn" instructions proposed 10 be
given to The Con,;;!ittce Roads and Canals in refer
cnce TO the Cumberland Road, and that Mr. Bell
/ entitled 10 the floor.
Mr. LINCOLN demonstrated, and very respectfully
suggested 10 Tn" Char that, according 10 cypress
rule of the House, this day set apart for the
! ccption of petitions, and that SUBJECT lying over
from Previous dry could be taken up cycrp, by
press order Of the House.
ne ijtAlIt QCcl.U tndt, HlslituCl as the
Of the Cumberland Road which came up petition,
had by order of The House, been taken NJ The las,
petition dag and cbl;cd, and lie debate had moi been
concluded, that subject up this Jay the unh-
nis!icd business
Mr.. DAVE. Of Indiana, moved the previous ques-
ton.
The motion was seconded by the House, put, and
carried And the mann question bcn. 'S!,a the dcci
sion Of the Chair stand the judgment of this House:
it was by yeas and nays as i"ilows-ycas TO
nays 6l.
/ So the decision of the Chair was sustained.
| MIR. BELL took the floor but before proceeding
in his speech expressed his Willingness to waive his
privilege for the present the whole subject could be
postponed to day certain.
/ GCres of "No no''-'No postponement $50 on
Mr.. BELL, concciving it to be the general wish OF
the House that he should proceed, went at large
into speech III which he discussed the conduc OF the
Executive Department in relation to the Appropriation
for this road and contcnded that ii furnished pledge
to the South that the President opposed prncI-
pie, to works of Internal Improvement, 10 the
North that he was in favor oc them. He characterized
the cement adopted as dcspIcabe iugge, which
ought to receive the counenancc Of no honorable man
Mr. B. continued TO address the House till four
| o clock, when
The SPEAKER gave the floor to
! Nj, CASEY, OF Illinois, who proposed, he said to
rnaA, very short speech Aud, in TIE FIRST: place, he
would modi his amendment
mir. c. here modified his instructions to leave
The b appropriated for the year $40 dscre
tionary with hc committee, instead Of beng specific,
as in the ori"inal instructions.
| Mr. G. proceeded 20 say that he probably owed an
apology the House and TO his constituents for havin.
offered TO instruc: the committee at all but he had
done 80 because he that without instructions.
| the committee would have made any report
the subject,
And now, 70 make way for the rejection of petitions,
which we're blocked by this memorial and the nstruc
tons moved thereto, knowing that there great
number of gentle men, well as himself who anx
have opportunity 10 present petitions and
the debate had already taken wide range, and had
occupied the House, at intervals for space of time APP
preaching month, point which he had suPpos-
cd might have been disposed of in half an hour, he
would move the previous question.
loud cries Of mo, no.
MIR CASEY. Let US Try il all events.
Mr. CRABB moved call Of the House.
MIR. COLES moved an adjournment which motion
prevailing, by SC ayes, againsto 81 noes,
The House djourncd.