Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-07

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$40 min, IN The Cedar River, in said Territory; when
was referred TO the Committee on Roads and eanals-
Also The memorial of the Council and House OF hep
-.scn,,ves of the Territory Of Iowa, praying an APP
preparation for the Improvement oil certain f1acs'
was referred 10 the Committee on Roads aad Cahais'
Also. the memorial Of the Counci! and Hsnse CT
Representatives of the Territory of Iowa, praying an
appropriation for the improvement OF lie
road in said Territory; which was referred 10 LIE Soi
ni,,ee on Roads and Canals
Also report fram the Secretary OF state, WIN .ie
names and conversations of the clerks employed IN
that ocr: which was laid en- the table and ordered 10
BE- printed -. -,
a statement of the expenditures OIL Tic coh''"ee' M
Of that Department
Also. communication from the Secretary OF the
Treasury transmitting report Of the Commissioned OF
the General Land Office, containing statement ~ i's
operations during parts of the year 1883 aho ie4o
which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Mr. NORVELL presented the petition OF one hun
dred and seventy citizens of Michigan, PRAYING the
passage of general bankrupt law; which, as Dill
on the subject had been already reported, was aId on
the table.
county Michpan PRAYING for the imposition Of duty
on fnreiun silks which referred 10 the Committee
on Finance.
Mr.. CLAYTON presented the memorial of citizens
of Philadephin praying for Of .ne sp'
ri, portion of the navy ration, and The substitution oil
beahrul be yerages therefor which was referred 10 the
Committee Naval Affairs .
ALLEN presented the petition of two citizens OF
Ohio pIaying The passage OF general bankrupt law;
which was laid on the table.
Hr NICHOLAS presented the petition of the New
Orleans and Carrclton Railroad Company; which was
referred 10 the Committee on Finance.
Mr. PORTER presented the petition OF the Soce'y
Of Friends in the State of Michigan, praying the abo-
iton Of slavery and the slave trade IN the District Of
Columbia and the Territories of the L. S.
On motion by Mr.. CLAY OF Alabama, the motion
of reception laid on the table
Mr. CLAY of Kentucky presented two petitions
in favor of aboishng the spirit portion OF the navy "a
ton and The OF beautiful beverages there
for; which were referred TO the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
Mr. ROANE presented the petition Of the heirs OF
DIR. William Ramsay, OF Lieutenant Enoch \. winners,
Of Captain John Hawkins, of Dr. William Rumney, OF
Lieutenant JOS Blackwell, of John and Henry Banks;
winch were severay referred 10 the Committee on
Revolutionary Claims.
Mr. BENTON submitted tue following resolution,
which was considered and adopted:
Rcso,red That the Secretary Of the Navy be directed
TO inform the Senate, whether any experiments have
been made authorized by him to ascertain the fitness
of American water.rocd hemp for the Of the Navy
what progress has been made in such experiments, IT
any the prospect Of succeeding IN the aitcmPt-and
whether anv spec al legislation in relation 10 contracts
for supplying the navy with hemp would be necessary
10 the full and satisfactory decision Of the question OF
the fitness or unlaess Of American water-roed hemp
for the use of the navy Of the United States.
GENERAL PROSPECTIVE PRE- EMPTIoN Law.
The bill to establish permanent prospective pre-
cmpon SYSTEM in favor Of settlers the public lands,
who shall inabt and cultivate the same, and raise
log cabin thereon, being the special order OF the day,
was taken up, and
MIR. CLAY, of Alabama, addressed the Senate at
length in expanation and in favor Of its provisions.
He was followedby
Mr. BENTON, who also spoke al some length in ia
vor of the measure.
md
MANGUM, Mr.. VI. offered to amend by inserting the
word "whe so as TO conhne the benefits of the bill TO
white persons which adopted-ayes 81, nay !, as
follows
Yeas-Messrs Allen, Anderson, Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, CLAW of Alabama Clay of Ky, Clayton Crit
tenden, Dixon, Fulton, Graham, Henderson, King,
Knight, Linn, Lumpkin, Mangum, Merrick, Motion,
Nicholas, Norvell Pierce Preston, Rcanc, Robinson,
Rugres, Sewer, Smith of Conn, Smith Of Indiana,
Sturgeon, Tamadge, Tappan, Wakes, Wall, Williams,
| and Young-37.
.fay-Mr. Porter-1.
Mr.. MANGUM then moved to amend, by excepting
aliens from the provisions of the BILL which ldvo-
Gated by Mcssrs. MANGUM and CLAY of KY, and
opposedby Messrs. BUCHANAN, CLAY Of Ala, and
BENTON and the question on its adoption being Ia
ken, il was decided in the negave-ayes IL nays 80,
as follows:
Yegs-Messrs Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, Crtten-
den, Dixon, Graham, Huntington, Knight, Mangum,
Merrick, Prentiss, Preston, Rusgles-l2.
Calhoun, Clay of Alabama Fulton, Henderson, Hub
bard King Linn, Lumpkn, Mouton, Nicholas, Norvell,
Pierce Porter Roane, Robinson, Sewer, Smith of Con-
nectcut, Smith oflndana, Sturgeon, Tallmadge, Tap
pan, Walker WALL Williams, Wright and foung-3o.
MIR. TAPPAN then moved to amend, by providing
that person should be permitted to avail himself OF
the benefits Of the bill than once; which was
agreed to without division
The bill was then informally passed over,
And the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Monday, January4 4, 1s4l.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following
communications, which were severaly laid upon the
table, and ordered to be printed, viz:
l. From the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting
report from the Commissioner Of the General Land
Office, relative to the operations of that office during
parts of the years 1889 and le40
2. From the Comptroller of the Treasury, in obedi,
ence the act Of Sd of March, 1907 further 10 amend
the several acts for the adjustment ard regulation oil
the Treasury War and Navy Departments" and OF the
Sd March, Isis, to provide for the prompt settlement
of public accounts transmitting list of balances stand
ing on the books of the which have remained
unsettled by collectors Of the customs and others, which
have been due than three years prior 10 the O
| of September, 1889.
g. From the Secretary Of the Navy, transmitting, III
obedience to the of Sd March, 1889, abstract Of
disbursements under the head of Contingent Expenses
OF the Naval Establishment, settled and allowed a
the office of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury from
| 1910, inclusvely
A. From the Secretary of State transmitting list Of
the clerks employed in his Department during the pas
year, and the compensation OF each.
s. From the Secretary of War, transmitting, in ODE
dience to the modified resolution of the House of Repre-
sentatves of the 23d Of December last report OF the
Chief Engineer, and of the Colonel Of Iopographca
Engineers, relative the suspension of operations a
the public works the borders of the Western lake:
and on the Cumberland Road.
| g. A letter from the Clerk of the House. follows
To the honorable the House of Representatives. fMc S.
| was not in my seat when letter from J. C. Rives
of the Printers TO the House of Representatives. was
laid before the House AS learn from report Of the
proceedings of the House. that that letter had been
ferred to a committee will merely state that have
sent "report 10 the statoner of the House, to be
claimed by the public Printer; that the othcr persons
paid for printing, found in my report in the conn
gent fund.- were paid, under order of the House
Printer was elected; and that, by special written
agreement made by Messrs Blair II Rives, documents