Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-17
The House therndiourned.
Uedssday, Dec. III, lSi2.
IN SENATE

The PRESlDEIT OF the Senate laid before the
body communication from the Secretary of War,
showing the reectd applications for PENSIONS during
the year 1912, and ie reasons therefor
Alec, letter frolthe President of the U. s., cover.
ing communicate from the Secretary of the Navy,
accompaned.by liter OF Commodore Morgan, show.
ing that the informaon transmitted to the Department
in relation 10 the seiement of our differences with the
Emperor Of Morocco premature.
Also, report .roi the Secretary of State, showing
the number OF seama registered in the collection dis
lricts Of the U. S. drng the year ending September
80, 1S42.
The following bilwere introduced on leave, read a
first and second tne,y their titles, and appropriately
referred:
By Mr.. EVANS: bill for the relief of Robert B.
Lewis
By Mr. BATES: A,ill TO refund the balance due to
Massachusetts, for disbursements during the late war
with Great Britain.
BY Mr.. CLAYTON A bill 10 amend the oct APP
proved August 3d. lSl, further supplementary to an
acl entitled San act tosstablish the Judicial courts Of
The U. s."
By Mr.. PORTER Abill to amend an act entitled
"An act to establish thcSortheasern boundary line Of
the State of Ohio and oprovde for the admission of
the State of Michigan iro the Union upon the cond
lions therein expressed, Pproved June, 1886.
BY Mr. GRAHAM: A,ill for the relief of claimants
TO indemnities recovered .om the British Government
for loss of slaves from onboard the briggs Comet and
Encomum, al Nassau, Bananas.
BY Mr.. LINN: bill I, indemnify Major General
Andrew Jackson for damass sustained in the discharge
Of his official duty
Mr. l. said the bill was ute short, and IFS merits
had discussed at ioscsson; he should there
fore, not lis reference tnny committee but would
prefer making it the speciairder for this day week.
which was agreed to.
Also, bill authorisng the enquishment Of the 10th
sections granted for the oschoos and the entry of
other lands in lieu thereof.
Ian IN in rice he ri for he nj
adjustment Of private land clans in Missouri, approved
9th July, 1892 and the act supplementary thereto, ap
proved ID March, 1888.
By Mr.. FULTON: A bill aowng drawback upon
foreign merchandise exported the original packages
70 Chihuahua and Santa Fe, in fexco.
Also, bill for the relief ofsundry citizens Of Ar.
kansas who lost their improvements consequence OF
treaty between the United Sues and The Choctaw
Indians.
Also bill in relation TO donons Of nd to cernin
persons in the State Of Arkansas
The Joint resolution submiited,y Mr. GRAHAM in
relation private claimants PUBLISHED in the proceed
ings of yesterday, was, after sous remarks by Mess-s
WOODBRIDGE, LINN, WRIIlT and GRAHAM,
passed.
The resolution in relation 10 lie employment Of
corps o! reporters was taken up adj on motion of Mr.
DAYARD, made the order of the oy for Monday next
The resolution submitted by Mr. Benton, calling on
the Secretary of the Navy for cean information in
relation the squadron to be empoed the coast of
Africa the suppression OF the slae trade, taken
up and adopted.
REPEAL OF THE BANHRUT LAW
The bill for the repeal Of The BANKRUPT Law up
on lis second reading; when,
Mr. BERRlEN moved its referencto the committee
The Judiciary, giving his reasos that the BILL
it exists, contained two principle, voluntary and
involuntary bankruptcy, and that ihehief opposition
to the nc, grew out Of the voluntaryaa use. With
vew therefore, to test whether such a as might be
acceptable could be framed he thought better to 20 to
the Judiciary Committee. 1t seemed b him that far
the greater number Of petitions which h been present.
80 he OF yaan.rv D
asains. The entire system, With dess 10 ascertain