Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-06

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of this meeting coninuh'co'e coPy VI '"e ~ ~ -
family of Mr. UPshur.
adopted, the meeting then adjourned
"NOp' JOHN EYRE, Chairman.
N. J. WISDER, Secretary.
TWENTY-EIGHrII CoNGREss--First Session
Wednesday, april 5, 1914.
Il SENATE.
i Mr. SEMPLE presented memorial OF citizens o
Coles county, Illinois, praying grant of land to aid II
The improvement of the Wabash river.
Mr.. BREESE presented memorials OF citizens OF iIll
nois praying for appropriation for the improvement
of the Western rivers and the sale Of the reserved mine
raj lands. -.
MIR. BUCHANAN presented five memorials of citi
zens of PENNSYLVANIA, demonstrating against any ai'eFa
tion in the Tariff.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE presented petition oil citizens
Of Summit county, Ohio praying that no alteration may
be made in the Tariff; also, three memorials rcmon
strating against the nexaon Of Texas also, the pc
tton Of Daniel Whitney.
/ Mr.. WRIGHT presented four petitions from ne"
York praying that alteration may be made IN the pre-
sent Tariff
Mr.. PHELPS presented memorial similar to the fore
going, from Colchester, Vermont, and memorial re.
monstratiDg against the annexation Of Texas.
Mir TAPPAN presented the proceedings of meet
ing in Ohio in opposition to the annexation Of Texas
Mr.. SEWER presented petition of c. c. Stuart ana
the ranking privilege.
| Mr.. KING presented presentmen of the grand jury
Of The district of Alabama, representing The necessity
of an appropriation for the erection OF Court House
for the United States District Court.
| Mr. WOODBRIDGE submitted the following resolu-
ton
Resolred That the Joint Committee the Library in
quire into the expedency of causing to be printed the
catalogue of the books aliases &C. in the war De-
parment and in the several bureaus thereof belonging
10 the United States with leave TO report by bill or
otherwise.
| On motion by Mr.. ALLEN, the vote by which the
bill making appropriations for the support of the Mill
tary Academy was passed, reconsdercd; and the
question again recurring on its passage, was carried in
The airmative-ayes 81, noes ii.
The Senate then took up for consideration the bill
making appropriations for Notifications for the year
ending June 80, 1916.
Mr.. SEWER proposed to amend the bill BIZ adding
appropriations Of $4,000 for Fort Smith, $4,000 for
Fort Gibson, and $4,000 for Fort TowsOn which was
agreed 10.
Other amendments were proposed ana negatlyed and
the bill was read third time, and passed.
Tie Senate then took up the bill making appropra-
,ions for the continuation of the Cumberland Road IN
The States of Ohio. Indiana, and Illinois.
Mr.. HANNEGAN advocated the bill with much
earnestness; and. after remarks by Messrs. CRIT
TENDEN and BUCHANAN, its further consideration
was postponed
The Senate then adj ourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. PHOENIX from the Committee Commerce,
reported hill allowing drawback upon foreign
clapdze exported in the original packages to Chihua
hua and Santa Fe, in Mexico, and to The British North
American provinces adjoining the United States.
Mr.. ADAMS, from the Select Committee appointed
on the 9th December last upon the resolutions OF The
Legislature of Massac husets, proposing amendment
to the Constitution of the IT, s., by abolshng the
Of the slave population reported the follow
ing resolutions:
Resoired, That the amendmen, to the Constitution
Of the United States proposed by the Legislature of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts ought not TO be re
commended.
Resolued That the committee be discharged from the
further consideration of the subject.
MIR. ADAMS, on behalf Of himself and Mr.. Giddings
submitted report containing their views upon the sub
iect 1t concluded with the following resolution:
Resolred That the proposal OF the Legislature of the
Com mon we al,h OF Massachusetts for amentmen
Of the Constitution OF line United States, and the pc
tions praying for the adoption by Congress of mea
sures conformaby TO the Constitution to effect the
same amendments, be postponed till the LIST Monday in
December next.
MIR. JOSEPH R. INGERsoLL, for himself and
Mr.. Garrett Davis, members Of the Select Committee
submitted report containing their views upon the sub
ject 1t concludes Us follows:
| "The subscribers knowing the system to exist ant
be recognised in the Constitution and believing thai
recognition to have been once essential TO the forma
tion now necessary to the preservation, Of thu
Union, have desire TO crafty, or duty to perform
except TO leave it upon the basis selected for 1t BY
those whose example is wise TO emulate and whose
counsels it is virtuous to obey.
Mr.. BURk f, mber OF eald committee submitted
report containing his views the subject. The re
port concludes with the following resolution:
ResOlred, That the amendment to the Constitution
of the $. proposed by the Legislature OF Massachu
sstls ought not to be recommended
/ Mr.. SAMPLE, n member OF said committee, sub
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Mr.. S remarks ale who wishes well TO his country
wi, adhere steadily TO it as fundamental policy, which
ex,ngnlshes some of the most mischevous sources o
all political divisions-hose founded on geographical
positions aud domestic Institutions.
| Mr.. MORSE, member of the committee also sub
mt,ed his views upon the subject, and remarks that II
declining for the present to recommend the proposed
change he has doubt OF the existence OF the powe
to do
The question was then taken on the resolutions re
ported from the committee by Mr. Adams, as follows
ReSo!red That the amendment of The Constitution
of the United States, proposed by the Legislature Of h
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ought not TO be re
commended.
/ Rfsolced, That the committee be discharged from The
further consideration Of the subject.
The first resolution adopted-ayes 1856, noes 13
The nays Messrs Abbot, Adams, Baker, Darrah
Dickey, Gidlngs Hudson, Marsh, Morse, Rockwell
Rogers, Severance, and Winthrop.
| The second resolution was also agreed to.
| The various reports from the members Of the com
mitee were ordered tn lie the table.
The bill t, authorize the President to dispose Of the
mineral lands in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa, was Ia
ken up und after considerable debate, in which Messrs
HOGE and WHITE supported the bill, and Messrs
CAVE JOHNSON and SUMMERS opposed it, the
question upon ordering il TO be engrossed for third
reading taken, and decided in the negative-ayes
60. noes ST.
| The House then adjourned.
Tha Init
pencer has asserted that the Executive "begged the
Texan Government to apply for annexation, and that
the British Minister has given notice that his Govern.
men, shas no designs upon Texas" We appeal TO the
candor OF the ntelligencer to correct these
We assure it, BY authority ha, neither Of the statements
have any foundation in truth
Messrs adams and Ciay "begsed' the Mexican
Government to cede Texas 10 the United States