Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-16
IN SENATE,
Friday, February IL.


Mr. CLAY of Alabama presented the credentials Of
the Honorable WILLIAM r. KING, elected by the
General Assembly of the State of Alabama Senator
of that State for years from the AZ; OF March next
when his present term will expire; which were read
MIR. NORVELL from the Committee on the fubiic
Lands 10 which was referred TIN. bill authorizing the
States any lands within teir limits sold by the
United States, reported the without amendment
and with recommendation il, favor Of its passage
The House bill making app roprlaton for the relief OF
Revolutionary and other Pensioners, was read nrs'
and second tmc and refer. ed the Committee on RI
nance.
On motion by Mr.. WRIGHT, the bill to authorize
the of Treasury notes taken up and sdered
as in Committee Of the VIZ ole, and the question being
on ordering it 10 n third ding,
Mr.. BENTON said, he was willing TO borrow money
for the Of the Government, but not to authorize II
to make paper money and he would therefore cal ior
the ayes and noes, which were accordingly ordered
The question then taken ordering the bill 10
third reading and decided in the ahirmative-ayes
~, nays ., as follows:
fcas-Nessrs. Anderson Bayurd, Buchanan Cal
houn Clay of Ala, Dixon, Fulton Grai.an, Hubbard,
Kcr kim, Knight, Linn, Lumpkin, Nouton N'chol-
son, Norvel Porter Rives Roane, RI binson, Sewer,
Smith of Indiana, Tallmadge, Wall, Webster, Will
ams, Wright, and Young-29.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Clsy of Kentucky,
Clayton, Crittenden, Henderson, NJ anguni, Smith OF
Conn, and White-9
Mr. HUBBARD then moved that the bill be pat
upon its passage; and objection be ing made, was
so ordcrcd and the yeas and nays being ordered and
the question about TO be taken, Mr.. CLAY of Ken
lucky assigned his for votr.g against the BILL
and was replied to by MIR. WRIGHT, and debate
cnsued in which Messrs. BENTON, CALHOUN,
PRESTON, DIXON, HUBBARD, KNIGHT, HEN
DERSON, WHITE and SMITH Of Indiana pariici-
pated, when the question taken on,ihe passage OF
The bill and decided in the airnlatlve-nycs 2, nays
8, as follows:
Yeas Nessrs. Anderson, Buchanan, Ca lhoun, Clay
of Alabama, Dixon Fulton, Graham, Hubbard, hor,
King, Knight, Linn, Lumpkin, Nicholson. Nnrrel,
PIERCE Porter, Rives, Roane, Robinson, SevieE, Smith
of Indiana, Tailmadge, Wall, Webster, Williams,
Wright, and Young-2S.
yaus-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Clay nf Kentucky,
Clayton, Henderson, Mangum, Preston ind Whites
| The VICE-PRESlDENT submitted to the Senate
message from the President of the T. States, IN reply
TO the resolution Of the Senate Of the 9TH instant re-
questing him to communicate 10 The Senate, 1t not
deemed incompatible with the pubic interest, the cor
respondence, if any, between the State Department
and the representatives Of any foreign Government
relative 10 the negroes taken boar,l the LAmisad,
which has occurred since that transmit ed with his mes
sage Of The 2lst March, 1910
| The message ordered TO be printed
Also report from the Secretary of the Treasury,
in reply TO a resolution of the Senate in relation to the
losses sustained by the Government from the OF
bank paper which was ordered TO be printed, with 20,
| QUO extra copies.
Also, report from the Secretary of the Treasury, in
relation the value Of foreign coins which was order
ed to be printed.
| The Senate then adjourned to Monday next