Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-09
WAsIIisGTo", March +,

w. X. ARMlSTFAD
Brig. Gen Com. Army II ,1mrI,
Hon. SECRETARY OF WAR, Washington, ID &
WAsmisGros, March,
| Tile End Of Tie Session-The twenty sixth Gons,.,,
Of the United States expired, by the limitation at
Constitution last night; and the two Houses have !.
ionrned sine die.
In general terms It may be stated that ali the ANN.
appropriation bills were passed So that the ca. ii
vernment Will continue in motion dong rs accu,ro
course And tins comprises nearly all the lr.s,i-
Of Congress at the present session Tor the Common i
| fence and general welfare
| Not than one IN twenty Of the bills reported Il.
committees at this session have been acted upor
very few of those which lad over from the p;.r.t
10 tine late session have been enacted into laMs
Vcry few of tie mas Of private hills, chiefly .r...
payment at just CLAIMS upon the Government, III.
passed Within the List three days, about d.z.nsf.
instead of some hundreds, uhlcn might have b.,
disposed of.
In the Senate, yesterday, the Vice President H.,
T. NJ. JuhnsonJ having retired from the Char IN \.
preceding evening, Hon WIN. King Of A..b.a,
was elected President pr" tempore Of the Scaatt IT,
votes were, f,r Mr.. KING III; for Mr. Sonh1ri u 4,
Mr. Huntington 9; and one vote each for three cur.
Senators.
In tine course OF the day the bill which had passed j.
House Of Representatives for extending tor he rm,.
i've years the act Of 1-3S concerning Navy pra,or.
came MP for consideration and, after debate was F..
nirluay rejcc:-d) MIR. Walker afterwards moy,c4
reconsideration Of this vote; and the Senate refused
reconsider il by vote Of % nays 10 II yeas
The Senate held Executive session at late Ill.,:
last night.
In the House of Representatives., yesterday, aurf !,
was made b. ;ir CraLb 10 take up the b! which a.C
passed the Senate to reorganize the Judlca! Courts
the United States ; and the motion received g3 yea.
and - nays. Two thirds of the votes being required
the beautiful state Of order which prevails d
The House, 10 enable It 10 take mp any business, nc
motion failed, and the bill was lost.
Mr.. Pickens, in the of the day, mad. AL
peal TO the House 10 take up the bill to reinnj Cut
collected on the French ship Alexandra Al Nrwp"r
They collected by mistake. and pori trl
tronal honor and faith 10 restore them. But he f4,l
his object through the operation the rules ggas
priority to other business
Last evening the bill from the Senate proridng ~
the payment OF the claim OF the State Of Maine for Ii.
services Of her militia, after being amended /
provide also for paying similar claim of the State j
Georgia. was passed BY the House, and returned - The
Senate for concurrence in The amcndment.--.M: h.
APPOINTMENTS ~ THE PRESIDENT
By and nth ire ddrtce and consent ri Mc SeaGfe.
JcHs J. MoEcAs, Collector Of the Customs io lie
District of New York, III the State OF New York, ra
Jesse Hoyt, resigned.
WLLIAa GAcNr, Collector of the Customs Ii
Natch,z, Mississippi, vice T. A. S. Donphan, e
signed.
ANDREW AoyEw, Surveyor FOR the Disiric. Of Per-
Ambo:, and Inspector of the Revenue for the por. Z,
New Brunswick, in the State OF New Jersey, wee.
X. Hardcnbcrg, deceased.
PROMOTIONS ~ THE NAVY,
By and acith the adrice and consent ef tie Senate
The following named Passed Midshipmen d u
Lieu,enanis:
Ropr 4. HooE, from 18th December, 1910
Jas. NJ. LocKERT, from 2lst December, $50.
WV. L. Muse, from 29th December, lol0.
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Joseph n. Pearson and Benja Franklin llacka.
for tho county Of Washington, in the District Of Coug.
bia.
Isaac Ke sen, for the county Of Alexandra, tie
District of Columbia
.N:PUTY PosTMAsTERs
Solomon Westcoit TO be Deputy Postmaster at Had.
son, in the State Of New York.
John +. Kacklcr, Collector OF the Customs for ttc
District Of ST. Marks, in the Territory OF Florida,
Francis S Bent,ie, removed.
PROJECTIONS IN THE NAVY.
The following named Passed Mdshipmen, 10 b. lien.
tenants in the Navy, from the = February, l-i
Wm. h. Brown, Chas Steedman, WIN L. llcrntsr,
Jno r Parker, Jno. +. Borden, JAS Alden, jr, Aag,
Case, Roger Perry, Jas. w. Revere, Alex NJ rennes,
3. 5. Is Darlington, Geo + Emmons, Edward u i
dcton, Montgomery Lewis, Geo NJ. White, VIZ
Swami, Ihos. T. ilunlcr, A. A. liaccmb, Gus, u
Scott, Rich d. Forrest, Levin Handy, DAVID M,D
gal, Chas. F. Mcintosh, jas. w Cocks, G.. + n S,o,
wood, Henry {. Fagg, Dan'l. Dn!anr, Geo. / -.
den, WIN. H. Ball, Jno. +. Mercer, JAS j. Brow,
Chas. c. Barton, Jno. J B. Walback, Oliver n Psrf,
Chas. w. Morris Joshua Humphreys, Richard 6acae,
jr., Fras. E. Barry, Jno B. Dale, Stephen Drcs,rr
The nomination OF the Hon. Peter V. D.n,, ::
Judge Of the Supreme Court, confirmed last nga
We understand that MIR. Clay attempted to t,lra e
nomination by ] revolutionary movement is 2 IL
Of the Democratic members were absent, lie marcha
all his friends, who present. out oil The chame-
defeating quorum BY the secession. Two only . =
Federal members refused follow hrI and ils. -.
some Democrats who sent for, prevented IT, =.
solution Of the Senate. The nomination II iuG-r ~
MEL for the Supreme Court thcm cnnfirmcd. J Z
Y. Mason nominated aud conirm,a 10 III! t. =
cancy in The District Court, made BY the promotion
Judge Daniel.-H.
.faother Search Ly British Cruiser.-The Et'''' Z.
the Salem Observer has rrad letter written Il 49,,
board of brig Cherokee, Capt Webb Of Salon, t''-
Dec 27 lSi0, which states .tha; .rw b,cTc ~
reaclnd tie Cape the BRIG yns nr. rhaulr ~ bar 81