Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-28
l0urnnient.
Suburban, June %.


| message was received from the President !rans.
hitting letter from the French Minister, asking HE
/ Government OF the L. ). TO join the French Govern.
ment in establishing weekly line ofseamers between
The two countries for the purpose Of facilitating
nierce, transmitting letters, transporting passengers
ETC. together with The reply Of Mr.. Webster ccknow.
Lodging the Importance Of the proposition, and SAYING
that the commune shall be laid before Congress
On Mr.. PRESTON'S notion the Senate loch Up
the bill respecting the organization 81 tic .f'my and
for oher purposes. The bill proposes 10 reduce the
number oi The army, follows:
In Tie twenty companies Of Dragons, .lD
| IN tlir foity companies Of Artillery 30
In The e..hy companies of Infantry, 900
! Total rcdrct;cn Of men, aon
Leaving The ens 9Th army s,ss emitted isicad
OF 49, Proposed by tie House hI, making dd''ee
| Mr. PRESTON recapua!ed the details of the bi!i
| Mr. BATES objected TO the suggestion 10 abolish
the Offices of Ell; erendenls of the armories 1T Spring
field and llarpes Ferry, and en;rustlns HE dues ii
tho same such officers Of the ordnance corps shah
be Designated By The President.
| MIR. PRESTON replied, and spoke against The
ton, con,ending That, The armores connected
with the War Department., they ought 10 be flied By
military officers.
Mr.. YOUNG proposed an amendn en, cousining tie
experimenting TO civil superintendent, Of comptieu
knowledge ns heret ofore-which vas accepted 10y Mr.
Bates and adopted by the Senate 23 10 H.
Mr. BUCHANAN moved 10 strike out the I'd sec.
ton which discontinued the lice Of Commssay tie
neral at Philade hia &c-Brt after some debate The
amendment rejected, yeas ~, nays IL ahu lie
Senate dlourncd
HOUSE CT REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. HALL. of Vermont, spoke in reply 10 the VAR.
Gus speeches made in favor OF the Virginia land claims
Amid much noisy debate, MIR. FILLMORE moved
10 take up the Tariff BILL returned from The Senar
and decide the substitute for the provso passed
bv the House.
Mr. YORKE moved the previous question con.
curing in the SpnGie's amendment.
Mr. WELLER moved 10 lay the bill The table,
and called for the ayes and noes on his motion The
vote was 81 in the affirmative and ll3 in the negative.
The question concurring in the amendment of the
Senate carried by vote of l04 10 &c
reconsideration Of private bill passed Friday vas
then proposed and heralded consideration Of private
bills.
message vas received from the President Of the
United States stating that he had signed the bill pro.
vding for the appot'onment Of Representatives among
the several States according to the sixth census hut
that he had, nevertheless deposited in the State De
parnlen several objections which he bad taken 10 tie
bull Mr.. Adams Immediately arose, and, among other
remarks asserted that such course was without prece
dent, and that ITS tendency was TO establish new mode
of communication between the Executive and the lie.
gislaure. But Mr.. Wise repealed the charge, by
ferring similar Of proceeding by MIR Ma
olson and by General Jackson.
IMPORTANT FROM Sr. Characterization IN Uawi
-PrrSidemt Boy,r dtpOssd-Rported Deah n Prasi-
dent E0wrr.-We learn from Captain Hill, of The brig
William Thatcher, which arrived in Phadelp ha ir",n
St CroS Saturday, which place she left on The .h
ns that just before his departure he was informed Icy
Of the most respectable citizens Of ST Crox, that
letters had just been received by an arrival from -
Domingo giving the important information that rev"
luton had taken place in the lsland-tlat President
Boyer had been deposed. and either h"d tfn or "onid
be put 10 death In The hurry of departure, Capt Hill
did not make very particular inquiries The mpTes
sion, however is strong i'll his mind that his info mani
said, that President Boyer been put to death, but
of this he is not positive.