Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-12

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nublic domain for similar institutions ana ior Puoi'c
charity within the limits Of those States. lhese
! were grants, not OF small iot u s'oun, -
mi. case but Of whole townships OF puoi'c ANU
| rrooter in extent than the entire District oil 20
| 80 And was human misery less in this Dis
| ,r;ct ,ban in New England or the West, that they
hn,d refuse to alleviate il here, by all the proper
| means within the power OF this Government: II
,hs ! ao;s;nture of this Government could not make
this Grant no other could; for other possessed any
mower in this District Was this District then, TO De
The only portion of this Union where public charity
was to receive legislative aid or encouragement
Here, under their eyes, and IN their daiiy walks
To this CAPITOL should they behold so much OF human
misery and folding their arms in calous apathy, say
10 the poor of this District Y gu are strangers 10 US
YOU are not constituents, and we VIII refuse you
even small lot of the public ground upon wncn 10
erect that asylum, for the construction OF wnch, cna
ritabe individuals had raised the tuna: he wouia
Give no such voe and if he did, he could not hut ee
that he was responsible for at least portion OF that dis
tress which exists in thus District.
The ayes and noes then taken ana the question
was decided in the affirmative, Us ioiiowS
Yeas-Messrs Anderson, Clayton, Dixon, Fulton,
Henderson. King, Linn, Lumpkin, Merrlck, nlou-
ton Nicholas, Norve Phelps Porter, Prenliss, Pres
ton Robinson, Sewer, Smith Of Indiana, Southland,
Sturgeon, Tallmadge, Walker Wall, White, Williams
Naus-SIessrs. Allen, Benton, Clay of Alabama,
Hubbard, Pierce Smith of Connecticut, and Tappan-7.
So the bill was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
Mr. SEWER gave notice that he would, tomorrow,
,sk leave to introduce bill to cedc the public lands
within the District of Columbia TO settlers thereon
GENERAL PROSPECTIVE PRECAUTIONARY
The bill to establish a permanent prospective pre-
emn,ion system, favor osetters on the pubic anas,
who shall inhabt and cultivate the same and RAISE
los cas, thereon, being the special order OF the day,
was taken up, and substitute therefor being submit
| ted by MIR. Prentiss,
Mr. CLAY of Kentucky, addressed the Senate at
length in opposition to the bill, and was followed by
Messrs WRIGHT and LINN in reply.
AT o'clock, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
| Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1871.
| Mr. J. W. JONES, from the Committee OF Ways and
Means, asked and obtained leave to introduce bill
supPoRT OF THE ARMY FOR THE YEAR 1871.
It was read twice. and referred 10 the Sommitlee on
the Whole OIL the state of the Unon and, with the &C.
companyinp documents, ordered to be printed.
| Mr. FILLMORE asked and obtained leave 10 INTRO
ducc bill entitled An act regulating the taking Of
testimony in cases of contested election and for other
purposes, which read twice, referred to the COM
mi,iee of Elections, and ordered 10 be printed
Mr. ADAMS inquired Oft the Chairman of the Com
mitee of Ways and Means, at what time the bill Tor
the civil and diplomatic expenses OF the Government
would be reported by the Committee.
Mr. JONES of Virginia said that the bill would be
reported in the course Of few days.
Mr. ADAMS remarked that lie made the inquiry be-
cause the rules of the House required that should be
reported within the first thirty of the session.
| Mr.. JONES of Virginia replied that the gentleman
from Massachusetts had mistaken the provision oil the
rule TO which he referred That rule made it the duty
of the Committee of Ways and Means to report the
general appropriation bsfor the civil and diplomatic
expenses of the Governments for the army for tine ma
w and for the Indian Department, and Indian annuI-
ties within thirty days after their appointment, and not
within Thirty days from the commencement OF the ses-
SION He would inform the honorable gentleman that
the bill would be reported within the time prescribed by
| the rule of the House.
| Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, in pursuance ofno-
tice heretofore given, introduced Ga bill 10 revive and
continue force for limited tme an act approved on
the Sd day of March, 1857 entitled IAN act for the ap
pointment of commissioners to adjust the claims to re-
servaons of land under the 14th article of the treaty of
1890 with the Choctaw Indians; and also an act ap
proved OH the 22d day Of Feb 1885, entitled San act to
amend an act entitled 'An act fer the appointment Of
commissioners to ad Just the claims to reservations OF
lands under the Nth article OF the treaty of o30, with
the Choctaw Indians" which bill was read fist and
second time, referred TO the Committee on Indian Al
| fairs and ordered TO be priated.
| CUMBERLAND ROAD.
!. Mr. DAVIS, of Indiana, gave notice That ne would
offer the following amendment TO the Army Bill when
it should come up for considerations:
"Sec - And that the sum Of three hundred thou
sand dollars be appropriated for the OF the
Cumberland Road through the States OF Indiana, ONO
and Illinois, to be disbnrsed equally among said States
or atita the restrictions and limitations
i On motion of MIR. d. the amendment was ordered to
be printed
Mr.. LEONARD, from the Committee on Public
Buildings, to whom had been referred resolution OF
the House. directing inquiry 10 the of the
/ FALLING OF THE CHANDELIER,
made report thereon.
The report read, and after exculpating the con
| tractor from all blame, concluded as follows:
"Upon inquiry, the Committee find that money
has been paid by the Clerk TO the constructors The
remaining materials Of the chandelier are valued al
$500, which Messrs. Hooper and Co. IRE willing &c
take back In view of all the circumsan ces the COM
mttee have come TO the conclusion to recommend tt
the House strict compliance with the contract be
fore referred TO, by directing the Clerk to pay ove
to Messrs. Hooper and Co. such balance as may be
coming 10 them, after deducting the 500 aforesaid
All of which is respectfully submitted
| The report was concurred in, and ordered to be
printed.
LUNATICs IN TIE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
On motion Of MIR. G. w. JOHNSON the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union, (Mr. l.. Williams in the char,) on the bill re
ported BY the Comp,ttee for the District of Columbia
on the 22d December, making temporary provision fol
| lunatics in the District of Columbia
MIR. CUSHING did not understand why the Corpo
ration of Washington could not take of their owr
poor. If the lunatcs were paupers, why were they
confined in the common Jail? There was an aims
house ir the City, in which they could be confined.
Mr.. JOHNSON would answer the question of The
gentle man from Massachusetts. The reason why the
corporate authorities did not place these manlacs among
the paupers, was because of the imminent peril thai
would thereby be occasioned There were now twelve
lunatics IN prison with common criminals. The lu
matte asylum in Baltimore willing to receive the
lunatcs at moderate prices. Common sympathy, said
MIR. j., called for relief
| Mir. CUSHING said he had understood that those
unatics without the common necessaries Of life
and were obliged to lie upon the prison floor Mr.. c.
had been told that the circumstances of the called
on the House for relief If this bill was the only mod.
of afiording relief, he would perhaps be willing 10
tretch point but he desired to know whose fault it
was that the evil existed.
MIR. JOHNSON said that the corporation ofths city
gave two dollars per week for the support of these lu
natics, and that all it could afford But in the re-
storaon of their health their minds might be restored
This higher motive than dollars and cents, and
this the motive which had induced the committee
TO report the bill.
MIR. HUBBARD moved to amend the bill by adding
the following
"Proeided, That it shall be done at the expense of
the city authorities