Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-22

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amendment WIS withdraw. .rh
N,ssrs CALHOUN and KING, though they fell
The greatest dellcacy in sugg sung anything "nc"
,,;eii he construed into an opposition to the object
VET Suggested The proprie,y of suffering the bill to lie
over Ill next Congress, for the purpose Of having II
subject referred to 4 committee, to investigate a ; !"
what number of the resolves of the Contneh,ni eoh'
,ress Of this character were yet unexecuteu. ihoueh
lbey fully appreciated the lnestimable services oil the
rreat and gallant men of the revolution, yet they ap
pretended that, if the bill were adopted, IL would call
m MANY such cases to be provided Tor by Congress
Congress had not yet erected a monument 10 Inc me-
mory of the great Washington; and they saw no reason
WIN this bill should be hurried through, without IN.
yestieating the subject fully. They hoped the bill
would not be passed through then.
After some further remarks by Mr.. GRAHAM, on
the propriety of passing The bill now, as the precedent
had been established already by the passage oil o'iis LOT
like objects
The bin was then reported to the Senate; and, being
enprossed according 10 order, was read the third tnie'
and passed.
terday, were taken up, read the tune ana passed.
The mex was the House bill No. III, for the relief
Of Joseph L.. Caldwell.
MIR. C~RlTTENDEN called for some explanation Oh
this case.
MIR. MERRICK, chairman of the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads, explained the nature OF the
claim.
II apnears that, some ten or eleven years ago, the
then POSTMASTER. General entered into u contract with
MIR Caldwell for carrying the mail on one oil Inc VIZ
pinia posi-. routes; in which contract three conditions
were stated as contingencies, that would enable Inc
Postmaster General to make certain changes, OF WIFI
draw the contract.
in 1873. the postmaster. Gene raj ordered 4 change to
be made as 10 the number of days in the week the maii
on this route was TO be carried, and the mode oil carnage
for portions Of the year such Us that 1t should DE by
stage for one period, and by horse route for another
These not being any Of the three special cases coniem'
plated in the conditions of contract, but Tor when
chances the Postmaster General withheld a portion OIL
the contract pay, Mr.. Caldwell paid no regard TO Inc
directions of the Postmaster General, but held on TO nus
contract, fulfilling it with the intent OF claiming Inc li!
Tie present bill was reported by the Post Office conf
mittee of the House of representatives, with u strong
recommendation in lis favor, on the principles OF slfict
Justice. The House passed tie bill, and sent II TO The
Senate. where il was referred 10 the Senate Committee
on the Post Office ana Pos, Roads; which committee re-
ported il back to the Senate with an amendment, re-
ferring the question of the legal power OF the Poslnlas'
ter. General, under the post office laws, 10 order The
chan ges directed; and II lie lonnu no power eA's'eu' IL
claim to be paid.
The committee had some doubts on the subject; some
members Of it believing that, although Tor the last SIX
wears contracts have been uniformly drawn so as TO
rive the Postmaster. General the right 10 make what
alterations the good of the service requires, it was only
done to avoid disputes like this, and not because the
practice of the department., before exercised, was not
authorized.
The subject was debated by Messrs. CRlTTEN.
DEN, MERRlCK, BUCHANAN, and Nero
BERTS; after which the bill was amended as pro-
posed by The committee, read a third time, and passed.
On motion Of MIR. GRAHAM, the Senate then ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MI. CASEY asked leave 10 offer the following reso'
Remirrlsa the Senate and Hguse # Representatives. me =. S. q
.4mernr N Cossres, assembled, That the Two Houses viii adjourn,
su, de, on Monday, August |, at :, =. IN.
Air SAID he must object TO The reception
of The resolution. He could not consent 10 see any pro-
position for an adjournment entertained at tins time
Mr.. CASEY said, then the gentleman objects.
move a suspension OF the rules, III order TO receive aho
consider the resolution.
1t having been suggested that il would be out Of or
der 10 consider this resolution, since there was a sPeciai
order for to-day, plie business Of The Tefritoresl-.
Mr.. CASEY moved that the special order be, for the
present, postponed. He also moved a call oil the HOUSE,
which was ordered. 80.
One hundred aud fifty seven members answered TO
their names; when,
On motion of Mr.. POPE, further proceedings in the
call were dispensed with.
The question was then taken upon the motion TO
postpone the special order for the purpose oil receiving
the resolution above quoted, and resulted IN The mega
tive-yeas 81, nays "a.
Several efforts were made TO offer resolutions, reports,
&c. but objection was made, and the House went INTO
Committee Of the Whole, MIR. Gilmer in the Chair, and
resumed the consideration Of Territorial business.
A bill entitled "or the protection clcommerce on the
Western shores of Lake Michigan was first taken up,
on motion of Mr.. Dodge, of Wisconsin. This bill ap-
propriates money for tie construction oil thfee haIooiS
and one light house.
MI. ID explained the merits oil the case. Inc
great increase in the amount of the productions OF the
Territory required q ready outlet by the ake,-annit lis
industry was almost fruilless on account of the d'iicui-
ties of expectation caused by the want OF harbors. AS
the coast stretched 10 n great length, and was lndented
by few harbors, life and property were exposed TO I'M
mense loss on SO extended a run through a %tempestu'
Gus lake without q place OF refuge. lie ieI lheie
would be a difficulty in obtaining al appropriation al
the present tune, but rs the amount asked was small,
aud the benefit produced OF great Importance to Tie IN
dustry, property, and lives OF those interested IN Tie
navigation of the lake, he trusted that no opposition
would be made 10 The bill.
Mi. ROOSEVELT opposed the bill. The Treasury,
he said, being exhausted could not meetthe drains made
on il for purposes already provided for by law-and II
was injudlcious 10 project new schemes oil expenditures
without venturins into an inquiry into the constitution
atty of such appropriations; he must oppose them NJ
the present time on account Of the state OF the Treasury
The debate was continued by Messrs REYNOLDS,
FILLMORE, HOWARD, GRANGER, JOHN T..
CLARK, THOMPSON, of Indiana, and others.
Amendments of various character were proposed and
briefly discussed. Among others il was determined,
that the location of the Milwaukee harbor should be
made by the Typographical Engineers. The bill was
then lard aside 10 be reported, and the following bulls
were successfully taken up and acted on.
For the relief of certain settlers in Wisconsin tor
granting q certain quantity OF land, near fatrplay, VI
WISCONSIN, 10 that territory; for granting to owners Oh
mineral lots The right of p~reemptiOn for granting to
the county Of Johnson, in Iowa, the right Of pre.cmp'
ton TO land for a seat of justicr; for granting pre.emp-
tion;rights to settlers in the Dubuque claim in Iowa
for the completion Of a pen,ten.ary in Iowa.
The bill providing for the payment Of The militia OF
Iowa, called into the service in 1899, was debated by
Messrs. DODGE, THOMPSON Of Indiana, POPE,
&c, and was laid aside, and the committee took up the
bill fixing the boundary between Iowa and Missouri.
The committee then returned 10 the business of Florl-
da and took up a bill establishing a new land office; a
bill also establishing u new collection district.
The committee rose about half past . 0 clock, and The
House Immediately adjourned.
VALUABLE PROPERTY AND RACE COURSE FOR SALE.
TIME beautiful residence III the late Benjamin BrDughton, OF
L poste Fredericksburg, including $50 acres of Land, viz:
W. II. TAYLOE, Executor.
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