Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-28
TWENTY-sEyENrH coNGREss--sd session
Thursday, Fet. %, l643.
SENATE,

lhHFSQuy, REQ 30, 1910
SENATE.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate two communca.
tions from the President of the u s. covering reports
from the State Department, giving further returns of
the operations Of the Bankruptlaw.
Also, the number of foreign passengers which arri.
we'd ut the different collection districts IN the u - du.
ring the last year.
MIR STURGEON presented memorial against the
annexation OF Texas TO the t. s.
Also memora! praying for the abolition OF slavery
in the District OF Columbia.
The motion TO receive this memorial was laid upon
the table.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON, from the Committee on Com
merce reported bill for the improvement of The navi
CATION of the Thames river in Connecticut.
He also made n report adverse TO the erection OF
marine hospitals at Pittsourg and Key West. And
ported bill from the House, with an amendment for
the erection Of marine hopital at Ocracock,
North Carolina. The amendment of the committee
relates merely to the time Of building. The bill was
considered aud passed.
The bill from the House Of Representatives for the
reduction OF the number OF Offices at the New York
Custom House, reported back with amendments
curtaling the expense of the n. York Custom House
10 the sum OF S35S,3C4.
waREuoUsING SYSTEM.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON made report upon the ware.
housing system, declaring TO be inexpedien, act
upon the subject at the present session Of Congress
The report embraces the views of the majority.
MIR. KING reported minority report, discussing
the warehousing system as commercial question
solely.
Mr. WOODBURY. hoped that some friend of the
warehousng system would call for action upon this bill
at the present session of Congress.
Some little discussion upon the merits Of the
warehousing system when the two reports LAID
upon the table, and ordered TO be printed.
RIGHT OF sEARCH-THE CONSTRUCTION OF TIE ASH
BUXTON TREATY.
MIR. ARCHER rose aud SAID it would be in the
collection Of the Senate, that the Senator from Missouri
gave notice las, evening oan enquiry which he desired
TO make TO day. founded upon the recent speech Of Sir
r. Peel in reference to the construction put upon The
late treaty. Dispatches had since been received from
minister in London, portion of which related TO
this topic. He read that portion of the DESPATCH that
the Senator from Missouri might be the better enabled
TO frame his enquiry.
MIR A. read as follows
Extract of despatch from Mr.. Ercre Mr.. Webster,
dated London, February 3, 1913.
"Parliament was opened by commission yesterday
The Queens speech, and the very interesting debate
upon the addresses in the two Houses, will he found
in the papers Of to-day, which accompany this despatch
| attended the debate in the Rouse Of Commons. You
Judge of the surprise with winch listened 20 the
remarks of ST, Robc., Peel on he alleged fac, thai,
Lord Aberdeen letter 10 of the goth OF December,
1S4 remained to this day 'unacknowcdgcd and unan-
swered.' II was acknowledged by me, IN a note dated
two days afterwards, (23d December, lS4lD which,
however unmpor,ant, was transmitted to Mr. Fox by
Lord Aberdeen, and afterwards communicated TO Par
Lament, and printed.
SIN this note Of acknowledgment, informed Lord
Aberdeen that should avail myself of early op
portuty Of making some remarks on the very import
ant topics treated in this letter pursued this
of an immediate acknowledgment of the receipt of
Lord Aberdeens note, with notice Of purpose Of re-
plying IN due season, to lis contents because, being
just arrived at my post, he'd not received the nstruc
tons which you had Informed me ! night soon expect
on this topic, and which, as Lord Aberdeen's note
modified the ground and disciaimed the language of
his predecessor, 1t was my duty 10 await. Such in
structons should no doubt, IN due time, have re
ceivcd; but the 9Th Of December, Lord Aberdeen
informed that The special mission had been deter
mined on; that Lord Ashburton would 20 to America
with full power TO settle every point discussion, in
GLIDING what called the right of Search which he
deemed the most difficult: and expressed the opinion
that it would be hardly worth while for continue
the correspondence matters in dispute between The
countries, and though he was willing TO consider
and reply to any statement might think proper 10
make any SUBJECT pending the negotiation ;hat might
take place at Washington, ne supposed 10 tene tit woad
result from a simultaneous discussion here
uSuch we're Lord AberGeens observations,
ported by me in my despatch Of December 81.
1.-The negotiation took place; ard 1 mode ci dealing
with and settling the question was happily agreed uPoa
which made it unnecessary to resume the discussion,
long continued, upon the subject. In fact from The
moment the special mission was announced, consi
dered the discussion as al an end and as little likely
10 be resumed in reference to search and visitation
the boundary the Caroline.
"a long debate followed, which We compelled TO
postpone till Thursday
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The usual appropriation bill coming up on its pas
sage,
Mr.. BENTON rose 10 re commit the BILL with in
structons strike much related 10 the Airi
can squadron.
Mr. BAGBY moved to amend Mr.. Benton 5 amend
ment by ns.ructng the committee TO strike out that
portion of the bill which makes provision for returning
re. captured Americans
This amendment opposed by Messrs. Calhoun,
King, Evans Cr,t;cnden, aud others
Mr.. ARCHER called for The yeas and nays upon the
amendment to the amendment; which were ordered;
and it was rejected-yeas D, nays 30.
The vote was token on Mr. Bentons amendment, and
it was rejected-yeas 4, nays &C. as follows:
.7yes-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Linn Smith of Con
necticut-4
Nays-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Eer-
,enden, Cuthber Dayton, Evans, Fulton, Henderson,
Huntington, Kerr, King, hlcDGIie, Alaugum, MeE.
rick Miller Moreiead Phelps, Porter, Rives, Sewer.
Smith of Indiana, Sprugur Tappaa Tailn,adre. Waite
Williams, Woodbridge, Wilcox, Woodhury-36.
The Naval Appropriation bill finally passed.
Several bills from the House were read twice and
appropriately referred.
The Senate, after an Executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
NEGROES AND MULATToES.
Mr.. BRIGGS submitted q resolution nstructing the
Committee the Judiciary TO report BILL in substance
as follows That the passed by the Legislative coun
Gil Of Florida and approved by the Governor on the 9th
vi March, 1912, entitled can act preven'ngtae mgra