Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-11

nr IN he ready for the extra session on the sd MON
d,v in Nav He arrived at Washington, went INTO ine
Senate Chamber, and there instantly procaI;neoit ne
caused the necessary steps to he taken IN diiitfet
10 prepare for il, He held two caucusses mere ana au
His termination ratified by majortes in each OF them
All This was public and notorious and Il all done
befors Gen Larrison nrrirsd here! Well, the old ge-
tlrman arryes-is informed OF what was done-ogrfrs
10 it, of cuurse-and posts Oft 10 Virginia, where ne tens
every body friend and foe, male ana eIaie auut ahu
infant that he viii have an extra session, ana nat
shall lie in the swr, and hnwery month OF May Whiie
the old General thus lnnocenty ss'p'ng IN Nirsi-
mia, what is going on here WHAT IS revoV'ng ~
Washington: All aback! New determinations on ti'e
tnpis. and the extra session nearly CONNER nnhoe"
While the old General is telling every body IN virginia
that il to be- the QUESTION is started here whether
shall be- and The negative Of the proposition seems 10 oe
predominant. Now why this change: SIMPLY because
the signs in the political horizon indicate maloritics
against National Bank and land revenue distribution
These two measures Of Mr. Clay To be in far
way to be rejected the Extra Session, and, Merore
the Ertra SESSION becoming irah It's ate osttntaio"S
father, rcry Questionable measure The indications
are aganstt; and Mr.. Clay, who was necessarily
prnclaiming it the commencement of Congress, -
now as silent as the grave III relation 10 IL. With all
this have of course, nothin. 10 do II belongs 10
the new powers decide the question: but we protest
against one thing-against PUBLICLY treating the
new President as nullty against exposing hun TO
the rld'cule of prnc!llming an Extra Session III VIZ.
nv those who resolved upon II here while he was IN
Ohio
The public may see, from this start, how things are
go-that while Inc old General IS grauhcd with pro-
cessons dinners, balls, suppers, speeches. t0dy ierseS
&c, Nc, all the real business is conducted by power
behind the throne, &c, &c.-Giobe.
w.surscroS, March G-In our report of the pro-
ceedngs of the Senate Of the Sd of March, omitted
10 state the fact that the bill for the payment Of the
claims Of tie States of Maine and Georgia as amended
by the House, was passed-nyes q, noes ). The b
was enrolled and taken into tle HonSp for the sigma
ture Of the Speaker, just the motion was made To ad
inurn which motion prevailed, and the bill consequent
w failed to brcome law.
The Senate to-day confirmed The remaining Cabinet
uomnations-so that the Cabinet is complete -GioGe
We have with pains collected together the &C
of the proceedings of the House OF Representa-
in the last days Of the existence oi the Congress
which expired the night between the Sd and 18th IN
slant The report Of these proceedings gives some fnr
Their information to the fate Of measures not consnn
mated, in which readers or less interest
ed.
Our friends within this District will learn, from the
report above referred to, through the bill Tor the re-
lief of the Banks of the District Of Columbia which
had passed The Senate did pass the House of Repre-
scntatves, yet that relaxation Of enmity, or change
of sentiment, has taken place in that body since the
last session Of Congress, highly favorable TO those
institutions On the last night of the session one
hundred members voted TO take up the bill, whilst
only fifty nine held ont agans IT. But for the lament
able disorder into which the practice Ut The House has
degenerated, 10 make il necessary 10 suspend all
tie Rules Of the House before any substantive PROPOSE
ton whatever be entertained, that bill would have
PASSED by a vote of something like 100 10 - Yet THIS
majority was powerlcss TO lift the subject from the
Speakers table because it required two-thrds vote
suspend the Rules OF the House allow Of ts being
taken up.
1T is worthy of remark because OF the measure hav
ing been the subject OF so prolonged Debate in the
Senate) that the permanent prospective Presumption
BILL which had also passed the Senate, reached
in the House Of Representatives, but breathed lis last
with the mass of other bills the Speakers table,
when the House adjourned without day. A motion by
Mr. Casey to take il M the depending question a,
the time of the motion for adjournment beng made and
carried.
Among other questions which failed ofbeng decided
in Congress the last session the great fundanen
tai question Of the cxprdiency Of establishing uniform
System of Bankruptcy, sncl was IN the contempIa-
ton Of the frame Of the Constitution 1t failed for
want of time bill for the purpose. Whether
the Senate then consttned.) is, we believe mat
ter OF great doubt.-.lationai Intehfeencer.
Presents TO GEx HARRIsoy-On the day Of the !
Inauguration, Mr.. Isaac NEWTON farmer Of Spring
field, Delaware county, Pa, presented to Gen Iarri-
''iatted CALI neal? dressed by his own hands at
his own farm, and which he brought hither boxed in
ice The animal five months old, and weighed
81 lbs
A splendid coach was also presented to the Gene
raj by Mr.. Lee, Che buidcr,) in the of the
Wings Of Baltimore.
walking cane, made Of part of the coach Of Gen.
Washington, presented BY Bishop Meade of Va,
through Mr. Gusts Of Arlington.
l1RiNk c. RUFFIN. Attorney Lar, practise Su
prrior and Inferior Con Of aheiare and Fuvanna
trs Observation-Disclosures. Va
January I.ih, lsiL 's-w3m