Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-18

the public lands now remaining unsold
-" ONO to said State, and similar grant TO
sac" states of the land that may remain un-
I' .ss,r limits, when said States respectively
ao - S,a,es of the Union for as long period
1 ."...,si Ono has been.
-. ~ = ) ocr cent. fund in such of the States
Incorporated be placed at the disposal Of
| H*s ds,rbu,,on shall cease whenever the du-
- mpor, shall be raised above 81 per cent.
-. .,, Of the compromise act OF March, 1888,
,,,sd IN any manner whatever.
Led lis consideration at this time.
:, ~ Of Kentucky asked If twas resolution
-nlHER replied in the affirmative.
LAY have no objection.
J .,,,ln,,on was accordingly agreed 10.
'.s,u,ion submitted some days since by MIR.
kentucky, 10 print 1900 copies of the report
! s,r-,,ary OF the Treasury, was then taken up.
: AZ sad that il had been postponed at the in
' .,ns senator from New Hampshire.
syG0DBuRY expressed his willingness that
..,,.,on should be acted upon this morning.
I = a. SAID the resolution had laid SO long, he
.,,s overland. His only motive TO have IT act
'nld be 10 hear speech from the honorable
and as he feared that might Intervene itself
:, .,ecial order TO be called up presently, he
lie resolution had better lie over.
!. .Ilow,np resolution, submitted some days since
Woodbury., was considered and agreed to:
! - That The President of the U. > be re-
:, :, inform the Senate if any application has
80 officially 10 him, or the State or Treasury
| LAW, by the holders Of State stocks, or others
!, ,ccount, respecting the payment or assump'
,,sm. and 10 furnish copies of any correspond
I'll has taken place in relation TO those sub
|. sfylER asked that the resolution submitted BY
" saturday last, might be taken up.
7. NDREHEAD reiterated his opinion that the
/. curse would be to lay over the resolution 'lli
i. session of Congress. lie therefore moved TO
=. gsoluion on the table.
Il. :iESTON called for the yeas and nays.
-.,es,ion was then taken by yeas and nays, and
Yeas "a, nays %
ssn.,e resumed the consideration OF the mo-
-. ..r 80 much OF the Presidents message as re-
-. f,re,on affairs to the Committee on Foreign
!, PRESTON. who was entitled 10 the floor, rePlIed
IN len,,h 10 the argument of Mr.. Buchanan.
i. BENTON followed in speech OF aboutan hour,
.sn. the course of the Secretary OF State, and ami
.,s.,.lg with much severity upon the instructions
=, !, Mr. Crlttenden.
= BUCHANAN said he had never asked the
80 i, sdiourn as favor, nor had he ever refused
,rr senator who had desired il but his remarks
-T,.5,v las, had been honored with reply from
. .,..inyuls shed Senators of the body, and he felt
=. u M ke some answer. If the Senate would do
- favor 10 adjourn, he pledged himself he would
.,-ppy more than an hour of their time Tomorrow.
!. CLAY Of Kentucky. Oh, certainly. have
asciion.
i! lie Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
II .arnal of Saturday was read and approved.
/. LEWIS WILLIAMS asked leave to offer
mon which, he SAID, related to the hour of meet
+ MISE objected to any thing which would inter-
With The regular business before the House
/. roRNANCF f. rose, he said, to privileged ques-
He desired 10 move to reconsider the vote on the
IN 10 reconsider the vote to adopt the rule report
Saturday last, from the Select Committee on the
!. SPEAKER said that such a motion was not IN
|. FORNANCE said his object in making the mo-
s,s ina, the rule might be more maturely cons'-
(: and that the House might see the disadvantage
:. winch 1t would labor. He had, however, no de-
: disturb its proceedings
II u
non oi,he gentleman from n. Carolina (Mr. Lewis
am, could be taken without debate, be (Mr. W.
,s!ling 10 yield the floor.
{. WILLIAMS said he would move the previous
= On upon the resolution.
y MALLORY. Let us hear il read before you
previous question.
" WILLIAMS. move the previous question.
" MALLORY. Then l object to the reception
=. ,:,ou,on. We do not even know what tits,
y, BRIGGS hoped the resolution would be read
n!o.ma,on.
i. WISE sad he thought the House had better pro-
. 70 tie regular business before it. lie thought
;rs.e. deso patch would be attained in that way.
LIES OF THE uOUSE-ABOliTlON PETITIONS.
* House resumed the consideration OF the motion
:2o;s submitted by Mr.. Torrance, to reconsider
;5,e ~ which the House had adopted the resolu-
a.pp9latnr committee to report rules tor the 60
7-,ea, Of hs House, and adopting, until such report
..d, Tie rules and orders of the last House Except
Isl io the government, temporarily of this House.
v. WISE who was entitled to the tioor) spoke at
- .eagih n continuation of his remarks commenced
Friday asst He entered into a minute history OF
'.,oa petitions this House, and of the action OF
House from time TO time, upon them; IN which con
Ion n 'evewed very fully the course OF Mr.. Adams
NJ WISE said the best wey 10 dispose OF business
u % proceed in regular order, and that he would en-
a'sf 70 ln!ct on the House no more than was abso
K! necessary TO full understanding and fair dis
aar d The question. lie recapitulated his argument
!! ,r.yions occasion, and defined the two classes oil
!;ta. 81 slavery 10 be, |. The domestic institution
,ass:y which the trainers Of the Constitution o.
; found IN existence, organized III different
Z The Federal relation of the institution of sla
y sach the trainers Of the Constitution did not fine
;'s.led tie took these distinctions to show, under
Institutional history, what relation the Federal Go
lsn. may and may not touch; and, after iilustrat
- T,ews, went on TO trace the operations OF the
'''osis 10 endanger these relations, State and re
Y next examined the composition Of several o.
a'si important standing committees of the House
''2asc,ion with the sub ect of Abolition. The Com
Ii ii Claims was composed Of majority of mem
ron the non .slaveholding States, of which Mr.
''1ss Of Ohio was the chairman. Mr. Wise asked
lie committee would allow claim for slave
= the Florida war.
4 GlDDlNGS said that they would exactly follow
%eCedent IN such cases.
= WISE. The precedent ~, never TO allow. il
no first time Mr.. W. had ever seen an Abolitionisl
anmittal There was the Post Office Committee
- out Of the nine from -siaveholding States
s..-ld of which was the gentleman from Massa
SITS, Mr. Briggs,l who thinks that Congress has
over 10 abolish slavery in the District Of Colum
The Committee on the Judiciary was composed
majority from non-slaveholding States-fve on,
: nrne There was a more important committee
hat Foreign Relations-seven, out OF the
' Tom the non slaveholding States. Mr.. W. asked
Ns;nan, Mr.. Cushing whether he would recog
: = Independence of Hayti. He did not know the
meats of his friends, but presumed he would e
$ VI Adams to recognise our black sister Repub
lhe gentleman was silent-slenee gives consent
Lf CUSHING arose. His friend from Virgins
+.t h'm To say that
.+%EAKER here interposed, and said that il