Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-16

.o ssns,e nroeeeded to line consideration Of Inc bi!
;, amend the acts of July, 1886, and lee5 allowing
pensions 10 certain wldows
Several amendments we're made.
The question stated on ofoerng Tie oi 10 thf'
reading, when .t;,,
were ordered and being taken, appearedyeas "a nay
IA, as follows: n,. -,
- I,,trnd,n DAYTON, Evans Grann, Huntington, kcrr
Miller Mmehead Phelps Porter, simn"nS sni!h OF Ia Tan
marr White, Williams Wleoa W""anass @ms,, rn
,on henderson, King aicRobes ManSa, si1secn lappan
Wright, Ynung-l4 :. a. .I,: .
tho Inn lepalizng and making appropriations for sucl
objects as have been usually included IN th
General preparation bills without authority OF law
and To fix and provide for certain incidental expenses
the Departments and offices OF the government ana 10
other purposes :,
| large number of amendments, reported by tn
Committee on Finance were agreed to; among which
was one appropria,ng ffty-two thousand dollars TO
the purchase of ground adjoining the General Eos
Office, extending north to street and between Sew
en,h and Eighth streets-inc,uo'hg Tue ehlre square
,donted in accordance with the request OF the watch
men whose memorial he had presented at former pc
rind of the day.
The bill was then informally passed over
Several bills from the House were read twice and re
fered to the appropriate committees.
And the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. HUNTER presented the proceedings OF an anu
tariff meeting in Caroline county, Virginia.
l MIR A. II. H. STUART, from the Committee on r o
reign Affairs, reported bill to regulate the allowance
to be made 10 charges and consus lof extra SERVICES
The bill read twice.
MIR. STUART then moved that it be put on its pas
sage al once. corr,
Afer brief discussion by Messrs. ADAMS, STU
ART, and Mckay, it wus referred to the COMMITTEE
of the Whole.
the House. An aged man. nearly so years Of age, hat
been waiting here two months for the passage OF bil
for his relief There is u bill for that object the ia
BILE, and it could be passed in three minutes.
The hill being for the relief of w. Willis was Their
Mr. WISE asked leave to report from the Nava
Committee certain bills of great importance. Objec
ton was made and withdrawn. lie then reported the
following Senate bills, which were read twice, and re-
ferred 10 the Committee Of the Whole bill to orga
nze the Navy Department; bill to regulate the pay
and appointment of eng IN the navy; b, IN re
laton 10 professors Of mathematics; bill establishing
school Of instruction in The navy; bill 10 regulate
enlistments in the army, navy and marine corps
On motion of MIR. HOPKINS, the House receded
from its amendment 10 the bill for the relief of Heze
kah Cunningha
Mr. COWAN moved to take up the orders Of the day
the private calendar.
Mr. EDWARDS, Of Mo, proposed the consideration
of the bill providing for the claims OF certain companies
Of Missouri volunteers called out by Gov. Miller
The subject was debnted by Messrs EDWARDS,
STANLY, md BUTLER, of Ky,
Mr.. ARNOLD made some remarks on matters IN
general, and his own bill in particular, and succeeded
in provoking a severe retort from MIR. Fessenden on
matter of personal collision.
i On taxing The question. il was found there was no
And. on motion of Mr. LINN, the Houae adjourned.