Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-21

sney OF regulating ha pay OF line genera siati IN The
manner therein proposed; and also Inc eApedehcy oi
regulating the allowance of saono 10 tne conmahohs
officers of the separate posts as pro'oea ~ No u
the first scc.io and i'll the second secoh OF sara ac'
,a Ia .epor their opinion on the SAID seve!ai nac.s
A. MTpEiCK observed that, although lie Chair
man of the Committee Military A MARS was not pre-
San, n, saw no reason why The resolution should rot
he adopted NJ. ~,
Mr. KING inquired Of the Senator from Maine (fr:
Fva,.N whether the Committee on Finance INTENDED
TO delay action the hl until they c"nd geta report
mon the subject from the Committee on Military Al
fairs, ~, y:
Mr. EVANS replied that il was the wish OF the r..
,,rce t,ommi,tce tina, the Military Committee should
first EXPRESS their opinions upon the snhlect ou II ie
Military Committee should make report, The
Committee on Finance would report The bill, 80 that
the re night be no delay in lis consideration
The question was lheh taheH oii ~ 49,
Mr MERRICK submitted resolution directing the
Secretary Of the Senate TO furnish the POSTMASTER
General for the use Of his Department, with com.
n,e SETS of Senate and House documents, from the
49, ,-I4 ia the present of Congress, so far as
Ito Secretary may have under his control surplus
conps Of the same lie stated that Inc resolution WINS
,-ed,caied en- letter which he had received from The
department, sa,'ng that documents s.n e 10 'nose
proposed to be supplied were destroyed oy ''fe'
| The resolution was agreed To.
| A. CONRAD asked the Senate to take up the fol-
loving resolution submitted by HIM yesterday, VIZ;
pcxo,r,d That the President Of the United States be
raoues,,d 10 communicate to the Senate, SO far as he
dom il compatible with the public interests, what
,me,sures if any, have been taken TO obtain The re-
ocr;,;on bv the Mexican Government OF such claims
of American citzeLs were iad before the ae JOINT
commission but not acted on by u. ana The sa'
sfaction Of such claims as were adn''ea oy sa'u com
mission also, whether any facts have come 10 his
calculated to induce belief that any CLAIMS
have been rejected in consequence oil Inc ey'cence
thereof having been withheld by the Mexican Govern
ment, its officers or agents -,
| Mr. KING suggested to the Senator TO permit the
resolution TO lie over until another day, and, IN the
meantime they could look at the report received from
the President on Monday, relative TO Mexican CLAIMS,
and which would soon be printed. fefhaps thefe was
something in that communication when wouiu meet
the object Of the resolution, ana Plecuoe hc eeeSsy
for its adoption.
| Mr.. CONRAD replied that lie had submitted the re-
solution because he had understood, from good au-
thorty that the report made by The president III com
plance with the call of the Senate did not embrace Inc
snbect on which he proposed 10 obtain inlormatlon-
The repor, to which the Senator had alluded, was
simply from the Secretary Of State. lie had examined
the resolution heretofore submitted by the Senator IRON
Mississippi which the report OF the fresident oil Tie
Uniled States wa answer, and he had come TO the
nnclns;on ,ba, i, did not touch upon the topics EN-
br,ced in the present resolution. In fact, he had un
d4rsood FRI m those who had examined the reports, tina
| did not The port merely referred TO the proceed
inps under the Joint commission, and nothing else
| Mr. KING said that resolution had been passed
at his instance calling for correspondence between TIN:
| Government and that of Mexico, and that 1t would
doubtless be answered in the course oil few days; and
the reply might embrace all the points relating to the
claims Therefore lie thought that 1t would he bette
n LET the resolution for the present, lie over. IL the
;nC,rma,on which the Senator desired should not be
furnished it would be time enough to consider the re
/ solution.
MIR. CONRAD would consent to let the resolution
lie over although he inclined to think that his oo
/ iect would not be attained by the delay
The bill providing for an armed occupation OF Las
j Florida was read third time and passed
The Apportonment bill, as II came from the House
, was taken up
Mr. BERRlEN remarked that the amendments o
the Senatp-frst, changing the ratio, and second,
nrovdinr for fractional repIesenaton-had teen non
concurred in by the House. These points were so FULLY
discussed bv the Senate, 10 render 1t some" I'M
proper TO offer any observations al this time; ard there
fore he would merely submit TO the Senate motion
that they insist their amendments to the bill
Mr. BUCHANAN called for division OF tie ques
lion first on the ratio because lie would vote on INSIST
ing upon that, but could not so vote upon The second
Mr.. KING suggested that as the amendment provd
ing for fractional representation was frst acted upo
and adopted by the Senate 1t would be proper 10 TAX
the vote insisting upon It,
! The question was accordingly taken, and the Senat
insisted upon the observation-disclosures "a nays lS as To-
4 lows: c..,,..
Evans Fulton Graham Henderson, Huntington, ke Mangnn
Moehaa Phelps roer Ssy ssoM aeisH "s s5
anan King, Linn Miller McI"lrs freson Smith If Conn
e Wrrht-lS.
The question was next taken on insisting on The ST
f cond amendment, viz: striking out 80 10 and nsern
20, ESQ., and it decided in the airmative-Yeas 81
il nays A. as follows:
Yeas Mcssrs. Archer, agy, barrow Eayard, Been, Rc
a T".S. cG%I " N Ms"ip s' Mcns s
Phelps Porter Preston r.yier Smith Of Indiana Sturgeon Tai
= NaysMr.sTs. Allen, Bates EenOn, choa'e; un p,
KeT King, MoIchtad s!nii, Of Conn., TarIn' Wilcox Woo
e The Senate then insisted on lis amendment fixing tn
number of Representatives. to which each State woul
be entitled under ratio of $50.
So the Senate insisted on all its amendments hereto
fore made to the Appotonment bill, and it was agai
G sent back to the House.
d The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF tn
; Navy Appropriation bill.
= The question pending striking out the 70
lowing proviso of the House TO the clause appropria
t ing $2,335,0OO for the pay of commission, warran
and petty officers and seamen, amended by the Sc
y nate to read as follows
Prorided That, until otherwise ordered by Congress
no part of this any future or existing appropriation
: shall be applied TO the payment of any officers in III
o Navy appointed after this date beyond the number il
Il each grade in service.
. "a debate ensued, in which Messrs. CHOATt
h SEWER, BAYARD, WALKER, HUNTINGTON
$ CUTHBERT, BUCHANAN, WOODBURY., PRES
!. TON and MOREHEAD participated
message was received from the House of Repre-
senatives stating that they had passed bill to exen
for limited period the present laws for laying and col
o Letting duties imports
: Mr.. EVANS expressed the hope that the Senat
would now proceed to take the vote to strike out th
# poviso, they admonlshed ty pressing consider
atoms to observe the greatest despatch; and lie Gale
for the yeas and nays, which ordered.
MIR. BENTON remarked that he had little 10 say
and if was the desire 10 take the this afternoon
he would proceed with his remarks
Mr.. EVANS again observed that it desirabl
they should proceed with all proper despatch. Tn
r House he'd changed their rules with view TO disPos
i of business with rapidity and therefore the Senat
: should endeavor TO legisate with somewhat equa
pace.
Mr. BAYARD also urged speedy action upon tn
bill. The officers Of the Navy had no, received doa
for six weeks, and he had letter from officer j