Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-03

of The several gentlemen who had supporter 'he aeu
MIR. WIN. COST JOHNSON having obtained the
"I On motion Of MIR. HOPKINS, the committee rose,
and the House adjourned.
IN SENATE.
Friday .4prl % 1879 u...
THE BANKRUPT n IT., TIE Ti re BILL liz
Mr. WALKER presented q memorial from the Lee
risa,ure Of Mississippi, requesting that post once pay
mcn,s NAV be regulated according tn the reoera CUT
roncr instead of foreign coin; also various resolutions
of tie same BODY instruc;ng their Senators end request
inn their Representatives. 10 their cxert'"ns 10 Obtain
an oppropria,on sufficient for the erection OF hght
house a, ST. Jvseps between Pearl river aud the Day
ST. Louis and to urge upon Congress The great neces
siiy of an adjustment of the various claims ceded nnde
the treaty OF Dancing Rabbit creek, principles oil Just
ire. oso complaining o the conduct OF Great Britain IN
the exercise of tie right of Search and demonstrating
AGAINST the conduct Of Great Britain with regard 10 The
Creole also in favor the admission OF Texas as one
or more States into the UnIon asking Tor more ampe
indemnity than has already been granted tor the loss
Of school secous in the Chckasaw cessons, in that
Stale ns,ructng their Senators ard requesting their
Representatives Ia vote tor an Amendment 10 the BANK
uni bill Ike better 10 secure the rights OF credters
and TO include in is compulsory process all hco'lo
rated companies, and for repeal OF so much oil The
law as relates 10 the distribution of the nett proceeds
of Ike sales Of the public lands among the several
States: oppose discriminating tafl ana protection
to American manufactures, and oppose any further
increase OF the national debt, and the establishment
of National Bank, having power TO deal IN discounts
or bills of exchange. lie said that IN relation 10 The
Bankrupt law his course had been in conformity Will
the instructions AS 10 tie Distribution bill, the lie
risature viewed ii a means OF subsidy, and unwo
Inv of the eptauce of 4 sovereign Stale and there
fore they had made provision to receive the dist-
butjye share of Mississippi. From 1856 the present
period he had voted against the Distribution bill, and
al this session he had advocated lis repeal.
FIRlorGil; IN THE NAVAL SERVICE.
Mr. BAlARD. from the Committee OIL Naval AT
fairs exported back the bill repeating much of the
act relating to the pay of the navy of the u. s. passed
in $50 as prohibits officer being put turlough
THE APPROPRIATION ELL.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill
making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic e1
penses of the Government for the year lc42.
An amendment adopted npproprlalIng fifteen
thousand dollars put in suitable condition for &C.
cupation the marine spital at Mobile, Alabama.
A lengthy debate took place on the amendment to
strike out fifty thousand, and insert Zone hundred
thousand dollars, for the custom house at Boston.
Mr. EVANS asked for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, and were, yeas ~. nays II, as follows:
Yea,-hlessTs. Bagby, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, b.
chanan Choate, Clayton Conrad, Evans, Fulton, Hem
derson, Huntington, Kerr, King, Mangum, Alerlck,
Porter Preston Rives Sewer, Simmons, Smith Of In
diana, Sprague, Tallnadse, Walker, White, Williams,
Woodbridge, Wrght-29
.Nays-Messrs Archer, Benton, Calhoun, Critlen.
den, Cuthbert, Graham, Linn, AcRober,s, Smith Of
Conn., Tappan, Woodbury. and Young-l2.
So the amendment agreed 10.
The following provso TO the above appropriation was
stricken out, viz:
Proridcd, That the sum hereby appropriated be ex-
pended under the direction of The Secretary Of the
Treasury filling and preparing said building for the
Use Of the Collector OF the port of Boston and his OH
GERS and not in the continuation of any ornamental
parts thereof.
The amendment appropriatng SOS 200 for payment
of sums due Tor completing the custombo III
New York was agreed TO-
The following clause, proposed to be amended, by
the Committee on Finance, also agreed 10, VIZ:
"For the expenses the sixth census, including the
printing OF the statistics and reports of the enumeration
Of inhabitants and addendum, and the census OF pen
sioners for revolutionary and military services, ten
thousand copies EACH and for distributing the returns
ofihe 9th Census and Compendium, directed by the
resolutions of September |, 1884, and April Is, l5i2
sum not exceeding $4,000"
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. a. GUSTlN presented Two petitions, numerous
y signed hy the citizens Of Perry county, Pennsylvania,
desiring such increase Of duties foreign articles that
come in competition with domestic industry will Sc
TO the people of This country suitable protection
Also one having the object IN rew signed by CT
tzcns Of Jun,aa county, Pennsylvania.
MIR. BRIGGS submitted resolution calling upon
the President of the u. ) communicate to the House
the report reports Of the commissioners appointed to
investigate the ri'ars Of the New York custom house
Mr.. EVERETT objected.
Mr.. BRIGGS moved to suspend the rules fer the
reception of his resolution, which agreed TO.
Mr. SAUNDERS asked if q like resolution had not
been previously passed.
The SPEAKER understood to reply, that the
call alluded TO Ivy the gentleman from North Carolina
upon the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr.. SAUNDERS inquired in what character the
I do rIavr haG tl;a
come from the Committee Public Expenditures as
dispositions or rs the committees report.
Mr.. STANLf replied with evident warmth, but his
answer was not distinctly heard.
The question then taken on the adoption of The
resolution, and was agreed tn.
Mr.. r. w. THOMPSON asked permission to make
report from The Committee for the District of Colum
bia
Mr.. COWEN Objected as vas understood, on the
ground that he wished the entire day 10 lie devoted 10
The private calendar.
Mr.. THOMPSON moved a suspension Of the rules;
but his motion was not agreed 10.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT moved The reconsideration of the
vote Of yesterday, ordering the printing of the report
tPoindsx'ers) of the Committee on Public E1pend''
lures
The SPEAKER decided the motion TO be out Of or
der.
Mr. ROOSEVELT stated The mode in which tie
printing Yesterday ordered-ii was done b.
n'mous consent, without any division, and under
misa ppre hens!on of its na;ure-and he deemed it
strange that reconsideration could not now be moved.
Though vote had been taken, yet every melton taken
sileay supposed to be taken ty majority of the
House, all being supposed TO assent when no one OBJ
jec,cd-he, therefore, of the majority by which
the printing ordered, and such, he lad The RICH,
TO move reconsideration. The report had come in
very voluminous form from the Committee Public
Expe ndi;ures and he conceived from great volume
that II was persec; report; but, on investigations he
had found ha. i, not the report Of The Committee
D,,i. ihaIc b,.,,
gven it letter of mtrodcction and that il imper
feet itself, and partial lie, therefore, moved
cor siders,on, lie DESTROYS that incomplete
report should no; go forth to The world
Mr. CUSHING expressed his surprise at the dec