Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-28
Thursday, .3prH %.
IN GIN TT
And the fIou.c adjourned.

vision NAV be made for the transmission of certain pa
pers relating to land titles in the city of Detroit
Mr.. CLAY presented petition from citizens of
Pcnnsy lvania, asking the passage of bankrupt law
Mr.. CLAY, of Alabama, presented petition from
the Florida, Alabama, and Georgia Railroad Company,
praying extension of time on their duty bonds.
The bill for the relief Of Avery, Saltmar,h X Com
pany put upon MS passage, when quite an ANNA
ted discussion cnsucd, i'll Which Messrs. SMITH,
LUMPKIN, CLAY OF Ala, HUBBARD, KING, ana
WHITE, participated.
Mr.. TAPPAN moved to lay the bill on the table
On this motion Mr.. LUMPKIN asked the ayes and
noes and the question was lost there appearing for IT
l6 against it Is.
On motion of Mr. WHITE, the bill was then recon-
mitted with view TO inquire into the mode of valuIag
the property said to have been destroyed
On motion of Mr.. CLAY, Of Ala, the bill providing
for the reduction and graduation of the price of the
public lands was taken up, when highly animated a1d
interesting discussion took place, wherein Messfs.
CLAY Of Alabama, CLAY of Kentucky, WALKER,
MERRlCK, BENTON, CRITTENDEN, PRESTON,
CALHOUN, and others participated
Mr.. HUBBARD moved to strike out the thru aad
fourth sections of the BILL the question having been "a
KEN was decided in the affirmative rs follows:
leas- Mrssrs Anderson, Brown, Buchanan, Gil
houn Clay, of Ky, Clayton, Crttendcn, Cnthbcrt,
Dixon, Hubbard, Lumpkn, Merrick, Pierce, PrenIss,
Preston, Roanc, Ruggles, Sturgeon, Williams, Wright
30.
-Messrs Allen, Clay, OF Ala Fulton, Grun-
DIV, Henderson, King, Linn, Mouton Nicholas, Norvell,
Porter Robinson, Sewer, Smith, oil Indiana, Tappan,
Walkcr-l6.
Mr. PRESTON moved 10 strike out the second sec
ton but at the suggestion Of Mr. CLAY, limited his
motion to strike out that part only in the section which
confined the privilege Of purchasing al less price to
settlers adjacent lands.
After some further debate on this motion, the qucs
ton taken by yeas and nays, and decided IN the
negative as follows:
YcaS-Mcssrs. Brown, Calhoun, Clay of Kentucky,
CLAYTON Crittcnden Dixon, Merrick, Prentiss, Pres
ton Roane, Rnggles, Williams-l2
rays-Messrs. Allen Anderson, Benton, Clay Of Ala
bama, Cuthbcrt, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Hub
bard King Linn Lumpkn, Mouon, Nicholas, Norvcll,
Pierce, Porter Robinson, Sewer, Smith of Indiana,
Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, White, Wright Young
&c
The bill was then ordered 10 be engrossed by the fol-
lowing vote.
leas-Icssrs Allen Anderson, Benton, Clay Of Ala
bama, Cuhberr, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Hubbard,
| King Linn Iumpkim, Mouton, Nicholas, Norvcl
Pierce, Porter, Robinson, Sewer, Smith OF Indiana,
Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, White, Wright, Young
| %
.Nnus-Messrs Brown, Calhoun, Clay Of Kentucky
CLAYTON Cri,tcndcn, Dixon, Mcrick Prenss, Preston
| Itoanc Rugglos-ll.
| The Senate adjourned al > o'clock
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
/ The SPEAKER announced the unfinished business
70 be the resolution heretofore reported from the Com
mtre on Public Expenditures, proposing TO abolish
the said committee account OF lis duties having been
assigned to other committees.
Mr. ADAMS entitled 10 the floor.
Mr. REED asked leave 10 present the memorial Of
respectable ndi pdnal of Massachusetts, i'll this
city, who alleges that great fraud, III way, has
been practscd upon the United States IN payment Of
a debt due from the Commonwealth Bank Of Massa
chusctts
Mr. r. said he though, The subec, required invcs
guion, and hoped his colleague would yield the floor
and that would object.
Mr. PETRIkIN objected, and the memorial was no
read.
Mr.. ADAMS (who held the floor from yesterday
esumed and concluded his remarks IN opposition L
the adoption of the resolution
Mr. ADAMS having concluded
, Mr. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi said il was OF the
utmost Importance that the committees should have al
opportunity to make their reports The House hat
now been detained nearly week in the discussion o
this question, and he thought all the members wer,
prepared to vote he so, and he supposed the whole
House was. lie would therefore move the previous
question
5 Mr. HALL, of Vermont, asked Mr.. T. TO withdraw
0 the demand to enable him to say few words in cxpa
nation but Mr.. r. declined TO do
And the call for the previous question was seconded
And the man question ordered to be taken
a Mr. CUSHING said as this had been a subject o
great controversy in the present as well as IN the pas
a Congresses he would ask the yeas ana nays An
u they were ordered.
And the main question being on the adoption of tn
resouon) then taken and decided in the negative
j Yeas 6, nays lis.
j So the resolution rejected.
: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ELL"
I On motion of Mr. JONES, the House again resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole on the state OF tn
Union (AIr. Casey of Illinois in the cha'r) on tn
bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomats
expenses of the Government for the year loIO
G MIR MCKAY who twas entitled to the floor address
ed the committee in reference the expenditures OF Tn
General Government, &c. When he had concluded
c Mr.. EVANS, Of Maine, followed in sort OF run
ming commentary the speech just delivered, who
n he handled with much severity lie was followed b.
Mr. ATIiERTON of \. H., who spoke at large il
reply TO Mr. Evans, in support of Mr. Mckay and o.
the general politics of the country lie continued
occupy the floor till quarter before seven, when h
g rave way for motion that the committee rise. In
vote being taken, the ayes were n, the noes - n
quorum having voted, the committee and reporte
It that fact to the House; which thcrcupon adjourned
: Fridau, .7prH2I, 1eI0
o IN SENATE.
Besides some little debate the reference of pet
ton presented By Mr. Buchanan from citizens of Mas
sachusetts asking the imposition Of duty importe