Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-09
IN SENATE,

Vednesdau, March 8, ISL Eeening Session.
Mir. TALLMADGE presented resolutions OF the
Legislature of New York in relation 10 the disposition
of The public lands which laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed.
MIR WRIGHT said, as there was no business before
the Senate, he would submit the following resolution:
Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House OF
Representatives that the Senate, having finished the le
gsative business before them, ready to adjourn
On motion by MIR. TAPPAN,
Ordered That a Joint committee be appointed TO
wait on the President of the u s., and notify HIM
that unless he have other communications to make
TO two Houses of Congress- they are ready to ad-
journ.
Mr. TAPPAN and Mr.. WRIGHT were appointed
said committee on the part of the Senate
The bill making compensation to the State OF Maine,
for The services Of her militia, came back from the
House with an amendment approprlating S2Oe,0O0 to
the State of Georgia. for expenses incurred on account
OF militia called out 10 protect her inhabitants from In
dian aggression.
The bill was then taken up and the question being
on concurring with the amendment of the House,
Mr. CLAY of Alabama, moved to amend the amend
ment, authorizing the auditing and settlement Of the
claim of Alabama, for expenditures incurred IN calling
out her militia for similar purposes
Mr. &. urged with much earnestnees the justice OF
this claim and the propriety providing for its auditing
and settlement He was followed by Messrs. SOUTH
ARD, MANGUM, PRESTON, LINN, BAYARD,
SEWER, MERRlCK, WRIGHT and PIERCE, when
Mr. MANGUM moved to lay the whole subject on
the table.
Mr. WILLIAMS demanded the yeas and nays, and
the motion withdrawn.
The question was then taken the amendment pro-
posed by Mr. Clay Of Ala, and decided in the negative
ayes a. noes "a, as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson, Benton, Clay of Alaba-
ma, Cuthbert, Fulton, King Manguni, Merrick, Mich
olson, Norvell, Pierce, Surgeon Talimadge, Walker
Ia.
lays-nIessrs. Bayard, Choae, Henderson, Hunt
ing,oD, Porter Preston, Rives Ruggles, Smith of In
diana, Southland, Tappan, Wall, White, Williams,
Wrght--l4
Nil FIERCE then proposed amendment appro-
prating So 900 in payment of the clam OF New Hamp-
Shire for services of her militia; which negatiyed-
ayes ia, noes 10.
The question then coming up agreeing to the
amendment of the House in relation the claim OF Geor-
pia. MIR. CUTHBERT addressed the Senate in supper:
Of the motion, and submitted letter from the Secie-
tary Of War in faver of the clam.
MIR. TAPPAN having obtained the floor, said that
the Joint committee appointed 10 wait on the President
of the u. S. and inform him that the two Houses OF
COMPRESS were ready TO close the present session BY
aournment reported that they had performed the duty
assigned them, that the President informed them he
had no further communication to make, and expressed
his warm wishes for the welfare and happiness OF the
members, and their safe return to their families
Mr.. TAPPAN then moved that the Senate ADJOURN
Previous putting the question, the President pro
tenn in few brief and pertinent remarks, took leave
of the Senate, and the motion being carried in the at.
frmative,
The Senate adjourned sine die.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, March 3, ls41.
A motion to adjourn having been made, the Hon. R.
Nj. T HUNTER, Speaker, rose and addressed the
House as follows:
GENTLEMEN: II is with the deepest sonsbility that
ris. TO return you my grateful Acknowledgements for
all Of your kindness, perform the last official act
which is 10 separate many of US, perhaps forever
If il is no light thing, under any circumstances, to
break up long standing associations how much graver
must be the emotions with which we part from those
who met US confidence and take leave OF US IN kind
ness?
A consciousness of my deficiencies forces me to
attribute much of the high compne mt which you have
offered me- to that courtesy which relieves and soitens
our intercourse in the various relations OF social and