Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-22
Wednesday, February 10, lS40.
In SENATE

The House adjourned
Wednesday, February 10, 1910.
IN SENATE
Mr. DAVIS, from the committee Commerce, re-
ported bill authorize the Secretary OF the Treasury
10 use chemical any other oil in the lighthouses
and to make the necessary alterations for that purpose
ASSUMPTION OF STATE DEBTS.
MIR. CLAY addressed the Senate at large against the
report of the select committee and all the several
amendments.
On motion of Mr.. SEWER the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The SPEAKER laid before the House commun-
cation from the Post Office Department; which was
referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Post
Office Department
Mr.. CARTER of Tennessee, appealed to Mr.. Fill
more of New York. who had the floor the subject OF
printing certain papers before the Committee Of Elec
lions, yield it that he might offer resolution which
lac indicated, but Mr.. F. declined, experimenting 1t
would lead to debate.
The CHAIR then announced that the subject before
the House was on the following resolution:
"Resoleed That the Committee of Elections be an
thorzed to have such papers printed under us hrcc
ton as may be thought necessary to facilitate It's IN
vesgations into the subjects referred to Its consdera
lion.
Together with the following amendment thereto
moved by Mr.. Cave Johnson of Tennessee:
sTha all the proceedings and papers before the Com
mtee of Elections in relation to the New Jersey cleo
ton be reported to the House by the committee, with
a statement of the of the individuals who re-
ceived majority of all the votes given at the elections
for members of the Goth Congress in that State and
that the same be printed for the of the House and
the committee and that said committee have leave to
lave such other papers and documents in relation to
other contested elections pending before them printed
By the public printer of Congress.
And that Mr.. Fillmore, of New York, was entitled TO
the floor
Mr. PETRIkIN rose TO order insisting that II was
not in order for the member of ofthe committees OF
the House refer in the House to what had passed IN
the committee.
The CHAIR decided such to be the rule.
Mr.. FILLMORE reconstructed and long debate IN
order arose. Mr.. F. insisting the necessity of his
stating facts in vndication Of the committee, and the
Chair insisting on the rule. Mr.. F. had proceeded some
time, and was reading resolution which had been
adopted in committee when the question Of order was
again raised and discussed by Messrs. CAVE JOHN
son, w. THOMPSON, SMITH of Maine, PETRl-
KIN, and RlVES.
At length, motion was made that MIR. FILLMORE
have leave to proceed and the question being put the
yeas were announced TO be 50, when MIR. DUNCAN
demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr. FILLMORE then moved that he have leave to
read what it proposed by the resolution and the
amendment to print.
Mr.. BRIGGS said Mr.. F. or any other member had
right to demand the reading of any paper which 1t
was moved to print.
The CHAIR decided that this did not apply to pa
pers before committee, and that Mr. +. could not de-
mand the reading of the papers in question.
From this decision Mr. ADAMS took an appeal,
which was warmly supported by Mr.. SMITH, of
Conn, in brief speech of great spirit and animation
But further proceedings on this subject were cut off
by the expiration Of the morning hour.
The orders of the day were Called and after an effort
by Mr. RlVES to have them postponed in order to go
on with the pending debate, were voed-Yeas 81 nays
90.
The first order was the reference ola bill from the
Senate to continue the works on the Red River raf
Mr. BlDDLE, who had moved instructions, TO &C
company the reference of the bill, had the floor TO
speak those Instructions but yielded 1t at the re-
quest of
Mr.. JONES, chairman Of the Committee of Ways
and Means who reported bill additional to the act
for the issue of
The bill was read at large, referred to the Commit
tee of the whole the state Of the Unon and order
ed to be printed
Mr.. JONES made an effort to get il made the special
order Monday week, to continue such every day
until disposed Of, but did not proceed.
RED RIVER RAFT.
MIR. BIDDLE then took the floor on the Senate bill
to continue the work III removing distractions in the
Red River raft He continued TO speak until quarter
past three.
Mr.. B. having concluded
Mr. CROSS, of Arkansas, made some statements
showing the condition of the rat, what had been done,
the means necessary to complete the removal, &c He
insisted on the injustice of abandoning the work, and
delt on the advantages to be derived by the Govern
ent of the u States as well by the people of that
reo;on) by its completion. Prompt action he said,
necessary, if any was to be had, IN making u useful
and giving to it full effect.
MI C. called for the reading of sundry documents
from the War Department, showing the urgent neces-
s;tv of action which were read at the Clerk table
AIr. RICE GARLAND regretted that the gentle
man from Pennsylvania, {Mr. BddleO had brought IN,
70 this discussion some of the topics which he had
spsken and urged upon him to withdraw his objections
that the bill mi ht be referred to committee. Much,
if not all, of the information which the gentleman
sought to elicit might be found in the documents when
had been laid on the tables of members; and even II
il were not SO, he Mr Garland) hardly thought that
instructions were appropriate in regard to this matter
So great the wants of the people, and indeed, OF
the Government ITSELF arising out of this oestruc-
ton that the agent in the absence Of funds had been
ndnced to cali on the people to aid him. and had pro-
cured an advance of 900 from the bank, to prevent
the work from being absolutely DESTROYED But at ine
same time, the agent had never undertaken to pledge
the faith of the Government All he had done was to
express the hope thatthe Government would reimburse
the amount, and on that alone the advance had 0eeh