Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-11
rW ENrY.sEyEN'rH coNGREss--ad Session.
Monday, FEB. 6, 1913.
SENATE,

SENA r..
The PRESIDENT pro Ten. laid before the Senate
statement Of the annual expenditures CT the War De
partment for lSl2 49,.
Mr.. STURGEON presented memorial from Phiia'
delphia ctty and county. asking Congress TO ADOPT Inc
Exchcqucr plan.
Mr. BUCHANAN presented 4 memorial from the
Chamber Of Commerce of plade !phia, asking for
the Improvement Ok the Delaware river at fenn Fort
and Rsedv Island. also, memorial from citizens .!
Schuykll county, asking Tor the repeal OF the Bank
rupt law .,
the Legislature of Maine, nstrucng their Senators
and requesting their Representatives TO use their exer.
tons To procure the immediate and unconditional repeaI
of the Bapkrup, law.
Mr. STURGEON presented a memorial from Penn
sylvana, asking Tor the adoption OF the h3chequef
scheme
MIR. CLAYTON presented memorial from Della
ware favor of the issue of Government stock 70 'he
nmount of two hundred millions OF dollars
Mr. BUCHANAN presented similar memorial from
the interior of Pennsylvania.
MIR CHOATE invited the attention OF The Senate 10
an editorial article the Globe, N which he was &C
cused of Introducing Miichell's map, of date anterior
10 the peace OF So with 4 view of deceivng the Senate
40 70 the boundary line and that he detected and
exposed by an honorable Senator (Mr. Benion) MI
c. stated that The accusation was entirely without
foundation and he would appeal 10 Senators around
him TO sustain the correctness of his statement
After repeating correctly the occurrences OF Friday,
when the debate upon the Oregon closed and The map
had been introduced, Messrs. Woodbrldge, Walker and
Simmons seve-ay and sustained the position OF
Mr. Choae and OF gave testimony 10 The iiaccu
racy of the Statement, the Globe, Of which Mr. Choate
complained. ,,,,.,,,,.oo,
Mr. ARCHER moved the reconsideration OF Tue vote
by which the Oregon hill was passed on foay ias'
Mr. LINN objected 20 the motion as irregular, ana
snote so of the abuses which such melton would
lead and submitted, as tins had 6een By the Senator
from Virginia Without charging has friend with any
dessned unairness, he felt that the motion thus sub
united was parliamentary manGuvre IL was, ne
believed also without precedent, That such motion
had ever been submitted IN such way as thus hao
been
hIrARCHER con,ended that his course had been
REGULAR one; tina, had been fair and open, and That ne
had pursued the only regular course WHICH be could
He had voted for the bull upon lis final passage, with
view to move reconsideration and he had noted the
Secretary of the Senate Of his intention
ar KING thought that the course of the Senator
from Virginia the one usually observed
After some brief remarks between Messrs SEW
CALHOUN, and LINN, The motion 10 RECONSIDER was
postponed un'il to morrow, with view TO procure
full Senate ard with the understanding that the vote
TIE EXCHEQUER.
MIR TALLMADGE moved to take up the b W
troduced some time SINCE 10 amend the several acts
establishing the Treasury OF the l ) The motion
prevailed and he proceeded to explain and defend the
bill introduced by himself at the present SESSION, ana
understood 10 be the same OH ftpoiSu !o'i Se'.'
committee al :he last lie pressed the cons
Iteration of the till upon tie attention ct The Senate,
and found abundant III tie condition OF The ats
10 GO something lie regretted hot the t"o Bank h'i'
assed bv the Congress had been vetoed by Toe
presiden, in VIVA: he believed he the discharge u!
bis duty Bu. he h-!d 1t 10 ne the duty ct Congress,
now that Bank Of the l. S was cut OF he f%Fs'i.n,
10 resort to some other measure lie believed that me
bill be had introduced would accomplish mach; ana ne
closed his remarks with an anG eloQucn, urpcoi
to the Senate to do something upon 'he subject OF the
currency pointing out, the same time, the III elect
OF action whatever
The further consideration of the bill was postponed
until to
The Senate then took up the bill TO repair Pennsy-
vania avenue, and, having been ordered TO an en-
grossmen, the Senate proceeded TO the consideration
OF the bill 10 prevent the carrying of maabie matter
BY private expresses 1t was debated al length By
Messrs PORTER, CONRAD, MERRlCK, CHOATE,
MILLER, WALKER, and SIMMONS and, without
coming TO any cthn!;e cvUU,...~- >hnrann.
The Senate adjourned