Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-15


majors appeared in their places:
.vaine-Mr Ruggles ,r
i .,fassaolusstis.-Mr. Davis.
/ Vermoni-Mr. Plentss
s ss5 ,s.1Ae aH"'1 Raisn; and Dixon
Mem York MIR. Wright
p.nr. sIsessamMessrs Buchanan Sturgeon.
| Mar"iaad-Mr. Merrck.
| Georpic.-Mr Lumpkin.
.sla5sma.-Messs King King and and Clay CIl;,.,,.,
] Ohio -Messrs. Allen and Tappan
iRnyls-Mcssrs. Robinson and Young.
Mississ;ppi.-Mr Henderson.
| .7rkaasas.-Messrs. Sewer ana Fulton
TSa Hon Willie P. Mangum, elected by the Legisa-
ture of North Carolina Senator from that State, lot
the unexpred term occasioned by the resignation OF
the Hon Bedford Brown, appeared, was qualified, and
! took his seat in the Senate.
Mr. FULTON submitted the following resoiulion'
which was considered and agreed to-
| ResoIrpd That a message be sent TO the House OF
representatives informing that body that quorum oil
the Senate is assembled and that they are ready to
proceed to business.
representatives. stating that quorum OF that body
was assembled and ready to proceed to business
A message was also received from the House of Re.
stating that they had passed the following
Joint resolution:
of this House; to Join such committee may be mp
pointed on the part Of the Senate to wait on the IRE.
sident Of the u S., and inform him that quorum OF
the two Houses assembled, and that Congress IS now
ready to receive any communication he may be pleased
to make.
And that Mr. Taliaferro and Mr.. Cave johnson
were appointed the said committee on the part of the
House.
On motion of Mr. WRIGHT, the message of the
House was concurred in; whereupon Messrs Wright
and Huntington appointed the committee on the
part of the Senate.
MIR LUMPKIN offered the following resolution;
which was considered and agreed to-
Resored, That each Senator be supplied during the
present sson with three such newspapers printed in
any of the States as he may choose provided the
be furnished at the usual rate for the annual charge for
such newspapers; and provided that, If any Senator
shall choose take any newspaper other than daily pa
pers he shall be supplied with MS many such papers as
Shall not exceed the price OF three daily papers.
Mr. SMITH of Indiana offered the following reso-
luton, which was considered and agreedto:
Resored That the oath rule Of the Senate be so far
suspended that the presiding officer OF the Senate shall
appoint for the present session, the members OF all the
standing committees, with the exception OF the Chair
man of the Committee on Commerce; and that the Se-
nate SHALL previously to such appointment, elect by bal
lot, the chairman of that committee.
| message was received from the House of Repre-.
sentaycs stating that it had passed resolution fol
the election Of two Chapalns OF different denomlna
TONS to ocate alternately in either branch of Con-
gress during the present session, and asking the con-
cnrrence Of the Senate therein.
Mr. WRIGHT, from the Joint Committee appointed
to wait the President of the L. $, and inform him
that a quorum Of the two Houses had assembled and
be pleased to make reported that they had performed
that duty, and that the President had replied that he
would Immediately make communication 10 them ir
writing.
(The MESSAGE was received and read
The message having been read,
On motion by Mr.. HUBBARD,
! Ordered, That the message and accompanying docu
ments be printed and that five thousand copies of the
message and fifteen hundred copies Of the message ant
ACCOMPANYING documents be printed for the of the
Senate.
I The PRESIDENT communicated letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury, accompanied by his annun
report on the finances, which ordered to be printed
i DEATH OF HON. JOHN s. SPENCE
i Mr. MERRICk rose and addressed the Senate a.
follows
Mr. President Like all other human enjoyments
the qualification of meeting and nerchanglng our mu
tual congratulations again this occaslon is not un
mixed with painful and melancholy reflection. To me
! in an especial the circumstances unde
which rise to address you affecting Yonde
vacant seat, sir explains the My most exceen
and estlmabe colleague the honorable John S. Spence
who for the last several years filled that chair will
honor to himself and advantage to his country, is m
more. He closed his useful and valuable life in tn,
latter part of the month of October last, at his resi-
dence, in Worcester county, Maryland, surrounded
) by his amsbc and interesting family, and at peace
with God and man. He was, it will be remembered, il
languid health during great part of our last session
and was often detained from his place here by tina
cause which finally obliged him to leave the seat of Go
vernment and retire TO his own home some time before
the adjournment. From the disease which then aiict
ed him he never perfectly recovered though there
was occasional relief from suffering, there was no Ell
fectual cure and he has left these and all sublu
nary scenes forever He has at different periods o
his life filled many Of the most important and honor
able trusts in the gift of the people of his State, al
ways possessing, always deserving their entire con
fdencc. His course through life was much more o
the useful than brilliant order possessed of very
large stock Of sterling worth and virtue, there wa
about him nothing Of ostentatious display Ever con
tent with the consciousness OF doing his duty well ant
faithfully, he careless Of all other rewards None
knew him who did not honor and esteem him and al
who knew him will Join with me in saying that he ha
left no purer man behind him.
Mr.. MERRICK then offered the following resolu
tons, which were unanimously adopted:
1 ResOired, That the members of the Senate, from
sincere desire of showing every mark of respect due
the memory of the Honorable JOHN S. SPENCE, late
member thereof, will 90 into mourning, by wearn!
Grape the left arm for thirty days
Resulted, That additional mark of respect TO
the memory Of the Honorable JOHN ). SPENCE, The Sc
nate do now adjourn.
4 The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
i Irednesday, Dec. 9, 1910.
i After the Journal had been read,
l MIR RUSSELL offered tho following resolutions:
Rcsotred, That the daily hour to which this House
stand adjourned, be II o'clock, meridian, until other
wise ordered.
Resolped, That the Clerk cause the members of thi
House be furnished during the present session, will
such newspapers they may respectively direct, TIT
expense for each member not to exceed at the rate
three daily papers per annum.
Il Which resolutions were adopted.
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
Mr.. ADAMS, in pursuance of notice given on yester
day, offered the following resolution:
Resolred, That the standing rule of this House, No
81 adopted the 2Sth of JAM last, in the following
words:
"No petition, memorial resolution other paper praying III
abolition Of slavery District Of Columbia any Stat
Territory the slave trade between the States Terore
of the L. s. in which exists shall be received by hi
House entertained in whatever, be- and the same
j, hereby Iescinded
Mr.. JENIFER moved TO lay the resolution on TIT
Il table.
! The SPEAKER reminded the gentleman from Ma
rylnnd that the gentleman from