Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-26
Saturday. July %.
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In the Senate Sir. WRIGHT presented three memo
rails
l. From manufacturers Of salt, residing in the State
of New York, praying Congress 10 impose duty OF
ten cents bushel of y-slx pounds on foreign salt.
. From merchants of New York, stating that the du-
ties cotton goods shall be retained, the bill from the
House would be prohibition instead OF revenue bill;
g. From large number of persons of the same city,
demonstrating against the imposition of duty on sheath
ing "copper" and representing that would almost destroy
the business of ship building if it should be retained IN
| the bill.
| MIR. LINN presented memorial from citizens OF
New York, stating that, prior TO ISL, leeches were
imported free of duty, and insisting that they shall
now in among the untaxed articles Ihe me.
moralis.s inform Congress that there is scarcity OF
leeches in this country, and that, if duty should be
imposed upon hem the price will he so high, that none
but the rich could afford 10 be leeched
| On motion of Mr. CRITTENDEN, the previous or.
ders were postponed and The Senate procee ded 10 the
consideration Of the bill entitled Gan act supplement-
ary to the act entitled an act amend the judicial sys
ten of the U. ).
The bill was ordered 10 be engrossed for third read
ing after being amended TO read us follows
BE IL ensrted In the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of The q. S. Of .lneriea in Congress assem6ed
That The fourth circuit shall he composed OF the dis
tricts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
The fifth circuit shall he composed OF the district OF
| Alabama and Louisiana
The sixth circuit shall be composed of the districts
of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
The circnt in the district of Virginia shall be
holden at Richmond, on the first Monday IN May and
on the fourth Monday in November.
The circuit courts in the district Of North Carolina
shall be holden on the fourth Monday of May and Sc
cond Monday in December.
This act shall not take effect until the first day of
February next, before which time the justices OF the
Supreme Court of the U. S., majority Of them, shall
aot the several districts among the justices OF the SAID
court.
The Navy Appropriation bill was received from the
House, and with the amendments thereto, referred 10
the Committee on Finance.
The bill to reduce and equaze the rates oil postage,
TO limit the use and correct the abuse of The rankIng
privilege and for other purposes, was taken up and
amended
The bill was ordered 10 be engrossed for third read.
ing and as amended, ordered 10 be printed.
MIR EVANS, from the Committee on Finance, to
whom the Navy Appropriation bill had been referred,
made report ihereon: that the Senate insist on lis
endments and disagree TO those OF the House, and
ask conference with the House. But, without TAX
| ing the question,
The Senate ad ourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| Mr. ARNOLD asked leave 10 offer his bill providing
reduction of the pay of members of Congress OBJ
lection made, and he moved suspension OF The
rules On his motion he asked for the yeas and nays
| Mr. SAUNDERS Of North Carolina, gave notice
that he would move, amendment, that the mem
bers of Congress should receive pay after the LIST Of
August
The and nays were IeIuSeu, anu the HOUSE 'ot-
| ing by tellers, refused TO suspend the rules.
| On the question of admitting the report and resolu
ton from the Judiciary Committee, declaring the mex
pediency Of including corporations in the provisions OF
the Bankrupt law, the vote stood 90 to ID So the
House decided against the resolution, Nc OF the 1u-
dietary Committee.
| Mr. BLACK, Of Georgia, asked leave TO offer re.
solution TO instruct the Committee the Judiciary TO
report bill repeating the Bankrupt law. Objection
was made.
The Chair then proceeded TO call Tor reports from
committees.
Mr.. BARNARD, from he Committee on the Ju-
dietary sent report which lie moved should be print.
ed and on his notion demanded tie previous question.
| Mr. SAUNDERS wished 10 know whether bill &c.
companied the report IL moi, the act was fraud on
| the Committee and on the House.
| The reading of the report was demanded
Mr. SAUNDERS said that a majority of the Com
mttee had ordered bill to be reported regulating the
collection Of the under existing laws but in
stead Of obeying that majority, the chairman had written
a report and omitted to present the bill. This was
said amid cries of "order.
After confused conversation, MIR. BARNARD asked
leave to report The bill discussed in the Committee on
the Judiciary He had not understood that be was in
sruced 10 report The BILL but he wished TO put il
in possession of the House, that it, we'll as the
report, might be d.posfd Of as the House pleased.
MIR SAUNDERS. Then we understood differently
the will of the committee. There is merely dscre.
pance OF opinion between US.
;. The bill was then read twice by its title, and then
for information, it read al length. motion was
made to commit the bill the Committee of the Whole
House, and be printed.
| MIR. JOHNSON, of Tenn moved that the bill be
engrossed at once.
The SPEAKER observed, that as the bill was tai
hill It must 90 10 the Committee Of the Whole the
state of the Union 1t was then referred.
On the question Of printing the report, explanation:
were made by Messrs. Saunders, Barnard, Maxwell
and Roosevelt of their opinions regarding the will Of
the Committee respecting the report.
On the question of printing, the ayes and noes were
demanded, and the result was as follows Ayes So
noes Ga.
| rThe first section of the bill runs as follows !:
/ ILL "a au,nly nnrary defect failure the