Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-07
Friday, June 3.

| Mr. WOODBURY. submitted q resolution, (wbIch he
desired should the tabe) directing the Secretary
of the Treasury to inform the Senate how much money
has been borrowed since his last annual report on the
finances and he of interest and discount on each
sum- and the length Of time for which such sums were
borrowed.
proceeded The orders of the day, and took mp the bill
providing for the apportionment Of Representatives
among the several States according TO the sixth census
The question pending, when the Senate adjourned
Yesterday, was on the motion OF Mr. wright 10 ameho
the bill.
| Mr. BAGBY entered into constitutional argument
as to the powers Of the General Government 10 show,
eyond the possibility of doubt that If any lhng was
10 be gained by the general ticket SYSTEM would be
by the small States rather than by the large States
e did not believe that the small States would, by the
general ticket system, be swallowed up ny the larger
States as had been conended.
Mr. GRAHAM thought il highly eIpedent that the
district system should be adopted.
Nj wAhKERs qeeHssS ,e as power Of compelling the
the state of things in Mississippi.
Mr. BAYARD thought the execution OF the law
would depend on the States themselves.
After some further remarks by Messrs. WALKER,
HENDERSON and RlVES in opposition, the Senate
adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. DAVIS offered a resolution calling OIL the Pre-
siden TO inform the House whether the commission,
established for investigating the affairs OF the ~ York
Custom mouse, was yet III why ~ was
continued, and if it no longer existed, when it had
ceased.
| Mr. CUSHING made question of order on the re.
cepton of the resolution but his objection
ru led and the resolution adopted.
Mr. CAMPBELL, of S. Carolina, again attempted TO
bring up his resolution fixing the lth June for the f.
nal adjournment and moved suspension OF the rules
for the purpose of considering it, The yeas and nays
being ordered so voted in the affirmative and "a in the
negative. The motion 10 suspend was therefore lost
/ AZ - .to
rules for The reception of resolution TO take up the
Tariff bill as The Army bill should be disposed
of by the Committee of the Whole. The vote on this
motion stood 50 10 81.
! Mr. FILLMORE, on leave, reported bill from the
Committee of Ways and Means, providing for revenue
and revising the present revenue laws. The bill was
read twice and referred the Committee of the Whole
Mr. Fillmore stated that the repor, Of the Secretary OF
the Treasury formed the basis Of the present bill, but
/ the committee had made many important changes in
the details of the report lie thought it Important for
the purposes Of good legislation that the report should
be widely disseminated il might be the instrument
of eciting information on the complicated question OF
the revenue. lie therefore moved TO print 5000 extra
copies of the report. The motion prevailed.
i MIR. FILLMORE then offered II resolution that the
debate on the Army bill shall cease at one o'clock next
Monday. 1t was adopted-93 voting in the affirmative
and c5 in the negative.
I Two Senate bills one in relation TO our commercial
intercourse with certain British colonial ports, and
another for the protection oil the people OF rlorina
were read twice and referred TO the Committee of the
! Whole.
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF
the Whole, and took up the Army bill Mr. HALSTED
was entitled TO the floor and delivered long and Ella
borate speech against the reduction of the rank and file
of the Army lie thought the staff might be reduced
and in portion Of his speech he showed that the ex-
pcnse of the staff officers is vastly too great, and the
services Of so great number not required.
He was followed by MIR. CROSS, who advocated
Mr. GIDDIEGS followed in a long speech, in which
among other abolition views, he introduced the Creole
question. lie was called TO order-but the Speaker
decided him TO he in order
The committee then and reported progress
| The SPEAKER submitted a communication from,
the Secretary Of War; in answer to resolution of the
House asking for information in relation TO the frauds
alleged to have been committed upon the Cherokee
! tribe Of Indians.
Which was laid Overland the House adjourned.