Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-12

Campbell then moved suspension OF the rules, 10
enable him to present it, The vote was taken by yeas
and nays and was Us in the affirmative, and a IN the
negative Those who voted against the reception Oh
the report embracing all the testimony and the pro-
cccd,nrs of the committee in relation to this subject
were OF the Federal party, including Mr. Randolph OF
New Jersey The remainder of this day was occupied
in the presentation Of rcsoGt'ons-Gi0be
CosGRrss The desire to squeeze into our columns
to-day the second portion of the speech OF Mr. Slade,
which occupies the preceding columns, induces Us to
defer next the details OF Yesterday proceedings
in both Houses of Congress; which, however, should
indeed have been obliged to do, in great part at least,
from the mpracticablty Of ranscrbing in time for the
press mass of details So volumnous.
The Senate was principally occupied in debating a
motion, heretofore submitted by Mr.. Lumpkn propos-
inp an adjournment of Congress some time IN the
month of Nav, which debate was terminated for the
present by postponing the subject TO Monday next.
In the House of Representatives, the day was spent
in the reception of resolutions, of which those to which
there was any serious opposition were laid over of
course (under the rues and those only were agreed
to which no member made objection TO.
Among the resolutions were some containing propo
siions Of importance which, of course were pretty
GENERALLY laid over, there being few propositions of
important character TO which all men will at
sent.
Among these was proposition by Mr.. Pope, OF
of Kentucky declaratory of the expedsncy of estab
fishing a National Bank, with capital of seventy
millions of dollars, plan somewhat new in its de-
tails.
More than one resolution offered concerning the
New Jersey Contested Election or rather for Tie pre-
venon and correction of abuses alleged on both sides
to be connected with it. These propositions of course
lie over.
Among the resolutions offered yesterday was the fol-
lowing by Mr.. John Quincy Adams:
Rssolred, That the Secretary of War be directed to
report this House the NATURAL political, and martial
history Of the bloodhound, showing the peculiar fitness
of that class of warriors to be the associate of the gallant
Army of the IT, S-specifying the nice discrimination
of his scent between the blood of the freeman and the
blood of the slaye-betwecn the blood of the armed
warrior and that of women or children-between the
blood of the black, white, and coored man-between
the blood Of savage Seminoles and that OF the Anglo
Saxon pious Christian. Also, statement OF the num-
Der of boodhounds and of their conductors, imported
by this Government by the authorities Of Florida,
from the Island of Cuba and the cost of the nporta
ton Also. whether further importation OF the same
heroic race into the State of Maine to await the conn
rencv of n contested Northeastern boundary question
is contemplated, only TO set an example To be follow
ed by possible adversary in the event OF conflict
Whether measures have been taken to secure excu-
sivey to ourselves the employment OF this auxiliary
force and whether he deems it expcdcnt TO extend to
the said hoodhouns and their posterty the benefits Of
the Pension Laws.
THIS resolution having been read, Mr. Linn Boyd
called for the yeas and nays the question OF consdc
ration Mr. Turncy suggested to Mr.. Boyd to call for
the yeas and nays oil the ddOpi"n OF the resolution
Mr. Boyd ha vinu done so, Mr. Adams SAID, the qucs.
ton was going to be taken by yeas and nays, he
desired TO say few words.
So this resolution, also giving rise TO debate, was
drrcd to Ii" vcr-.fai. Int.