Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-01-14

The Senate did ST, to day.
UoUsE-'rha House took up several private
bills, which, being IN order, were disposed Of.
A bill to regulate The tonnage OF vessels in the
United States debated at some iength, aud
lis consideration postponed.
A message was received from the President o!
the United States, the subject Of our relations
md commerce with China; aud also IN relation
TO opening a negotiation w,lh The Sandwich Is
lands wi,h a view advance our conmercinl M
,eresis. Tho message was referred 10 The Com
m'tees.
Several bills Of no public interest were passed.
The House di1urned to Tuesday.
WAsmINCToN, Jan. 3, 1913.
SENATE Several resolutions were offered
on the suffice, Of The Bankrup, law, which were
ordered TO be laid on the table
Mr. George McDnfhe, successor TO Mr.. Pres
ton. Senator from South Carolina, after the
al lorrnaIities took his sea, in The Senate.
OREcov TERRIroRY.--Ths question being IN
order, came up 10 day. The pending question
was on the consideration Of Mr.. Aliens motion
TO strike out the preamble.
Messrs Phelps, Linn, and others, having deba
ted the question:, the motion was agreed to-
when after the adoption of few amendments
proposing a modification, the bill was ordered 10
be prinied The Senate then dJnurned.
HousE--Mr J. c. Ingersol offered resolution
Ordered to be laid on tho table.
Mr. S ade, Of Vermont, moved to suspend the
rules with a Wow 10 present a petition on Slave
ry. Negatived-Yeas 73, nays Ill.
Mr.. Roosevelt offs ed n resolution proposing to
repeal a law passed in Florida, which imposes u
capita ton tax on persons Of color entering tina,
Territory.
The yeas and nays wero ordered on motion
10 lay on The table, and resulted-Yeas l3. nays
proposing that the Committee on Judiciary should
report The Senate bill introduced TO refund the
fine imposed on General Jackson, on Thursday
next.
The previous question demanded, and tel
leTs ordered, who Ieported-Ay es oo, noes
So.
Mr. Barnard remarked that the question was
in ORDER, and should como up to-day.
The Speaker, IN rerly, observed the morning
hour had expired
BANKRUpr LAw.--Mr Marshall being emit.
tied 10 the floor, offered apology to the House
to the utter dismay Of crowded gallery of the
o!oyelv fair who fiocked to hear hun. His eX
cusc illness.
Mr. Milton Brown, Of Tennessee, then rose
and offered some remarks in opposition TO the re
peal Of the Bankrup, Law, and tho introduction
OF Mr. Evereit's Bill. He took up the provisions
Of tho Bill as he went a'ong, and commented up
on the general injustice II was calculated to IN
fict on tho creditors no had been Impove rushed
since ii came into operation.
Mr. Weller Of Ohio, followed and opposed the
Bill In the course Of his remarks, he reviewed
tho policy Of tho Wing party in Congress on the
question before The House, and made furious al
tack upon tho leader of tho Wing party 'n the
Country, Mr.. Clay, whose fallen fortunes he
sharply commented upon, and in illustration quo
ted Cardinal WoIsey's farewell lines, from Shaks
peare.
"Farcwel,, long farewell, to all my great
ness" recitinc the passage in full He then de
Tended, and went Into a long defence OF the ly
Ter Administration, which he lauded very highly
HIS speech perfect reorganization OF the
points introduced in the speeches of Messrs. Ken
ncdv Wise and Gushing at u former stage In The
debate.
MIR. Ferris followed and spoke in opposition &c
the bill The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. 1913.
SENATE A message was received from the
President of the United States in relation TO Chi
ma proposing the opening If such negotiat lions
rs would establish friendly commercial inter
course W iih tina, nation and also on recognizing
the indie pcndeEce of the Sandwich Islands. The
n,,ssoce was referred to the Committee on For
cign Affairs.
Messrs Talmadge, Calhoun, Miller and Day
ton severally presented petitions agains, the re
peal Of the Bankrupt Law. Mr.. TaPpan presen
ted a petition in favor OF repeal
Mr. Calhoun offered resolution in relation Il
tho fines imposed on General Jackson and Dr
Cooper, and proposing TO refund the same: refer
red to The Committee on the Judiciary
SIR Barrow offered resolution with a view
to The protection of live oak TIMBER on our pubI
lands which was appropriate ~ rCterred
Mr. Benton called tho attention OF the Senat
TO the remarks Of Mr.. Rives, in secret session
in relation a map Of the Northeastern bounda
nv drawn nv Mr.. Sparks, where reference IS mad
TO the dotted line and The red line. Mr. Benton
in continuation, sharply observed he had bee
misrepresented in The speech of Mr.. Rtves.
Mr.. Rives replied and supported his orig al re
marks.
Mr.. Calhoun followed and nfrmel the state
mon, made by Mr. R,vcs. So the discussion tel