Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-09

the foreign regulations OF commerce should be annua
laid before Congress- Read twice and referred to th'
Committee of Foreign Affairs
The orders of the day were called up. The business
of the morning hour was The report and RESOLUTIONS lo
the Committee on Indian Affairs
Mr. GUSHING was entitled TO the floor from
Tuesday and concluded his speech, showing that The
Secretary of War had right TO refuse obedience e
the call Of the House. He said limitations had beer
uven of an intention TO impeach the President. I'm
Enactment was the course prescribed by the Constu
lion in cases of official malversat'on. But these re-
norris and resolutions of censure are extra judicial ano
Imperative Their consideration is an abandonment
of our appropriate duties OF legislation, and waste o.
time. If wrong has been c"ne' why not take tue con
stitutionnl course for nfctng punishment for its com
mission. The fact, however, must be acknowledged
that the present Administration, in it's administrative
acts through all its departments, had probably cone
more demanding appreciation and challenging applause
than any that had preceded II.
Before Mr. Gushing had concluded, his allotted honl
.lapsed. and he was followed by Messrs. EVERETT
and COOPER, of Pennsylvania
The remarks Of the latter were cut short by the exP
ration of the morning hour.
The hill for the organization Of the army was taken
up and the main question ordered On the hrst amend
ment adopted in committee, which dsbands, on the Isl
of October next the regiment OF dragons ra'sed unoe'
the nc, of 1886 the House concured-ihe vote stand
ing yeas 100, nays o.
On The suggestion of Mr. ADAMS, the House order
ed that company Of Dragons should consist OF MY
rank and le instead OF forty two, and then concured
with the committee in reducing The number 10 iorty-
two in each company Of every other species OF troops
By vote of 1913 10 H. the House concurred with the
committee striking out the End section, which epo,
fishes the Office of superintendent OF aImorIes, anu
inserting substitute fixing the salaries OF persons en-
ployed IN those establishments.
The House also concurred with the committee IN the
amendment aboshng the Offices Of two surgeons and
lei assistant surgeons in the Army.
II refused 10 with the committee IN STRIKING
out the fourth section, which authorizes the appoint
Of person 10 suPerntend the manufacture OF can
non. The vote stood, ayes G.; noes w.
II refused TO concur in the first amendment relntlng
to double rations-the vote Standing ayes G6 noes lO
and concurred in the second.
On the passage of the bill, Mr.. FRoFFlT called for
the ayes and noes, which were ordered. The result
was ayes l23, n0es %
The House then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Briggs in the Chair. More than twelve
bills were proposed for consideration.
After refusing TO take up The three first proposed, the
proposition of Mr. Halsied prevailed and The bill regu
aling the taking OF testimony in cases oil contested
elections taken up and read at length ana lhen Tue
Clerk began TO read it by sections
The object of the first section explained by Mr.
nlsted Ii requires the officer board authorized by
the several States 10 make the final canvass and deter
mine who elected members OF Congress, 10 trahs
nit duy authenticated copy Of such determination 10
the Clerk Of The House Of Representatives, from which,
al the of the first session Of Congress,
it shall be the duty of the Cirk Of the preceding House
TO prepare list of the members elect Tor the oganza-
ton of the House.
To this section an amendment was adopted orda'n-
ing that in case of the death of the clerk oil The House.
the chief clerk in his office should perform the duties
pre- scribed by the first section ofthe act.
Mr. HALSTED suggested the expectancy OF passing
by the Two first sections for the present and pef'ecng
the rest Of the hill
MIR. BROWN said in his opinion, the right MODE
Of proceeding would be to strike out the two first Sec
tons, and, accordingly he made that motion.
This gave rise TO much debate, in which Hiessrs.
POPE and HOUSTON participated. The debate was
continued by Messrs. BROWN, of Penn, LINN, OF
~ York, c. J. lNGERSOLL, lALSTED, UNDER.
WOOD, &c, upon the mode OF establishing settled
mode of organizing the House al The commencement
of each Congress.