Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-10
rwENTY-EIGmTII CoNGREss--First Session
Tuesday, February s. 1874.
IN SENATE

After the disposal of some un'mporunt preliminary
business, numerous petitions on various subjects were
sented and referred.
Mr. TAPPAN presented joint resolutions from The
On,o LOG stature in vor Of reirenchment The re
soluons oropose a reduction of 33 per eenium the
salaries Of al Government offlcers
A resolution, by Mr.. ATCHlSON, was adopted
calling UPON the President Tor information relative to
Receivers and Registers who may have received mo-
ney without authority of law
Mr. ALLEN desired all other business might be post
poned so that immediate acton might te taken on the
bill tn refund Gen Jacksons fine. MIR A. observed
that the General is old and lnhfm and had no certain
~ Of living from day to day. Under these circum
s,ances he hoped no objection 10 the Immediate coEs
deretion of the bill would be made
After some remarks Of conversational character,
bet xeen Elessrs. ALLEN, BARROW aud EVANS,
the bill made the special order tor Thursday.
The bill providing for the Insane Asylum oil the D.
,rict, was taken up, but debate arising, again
laid over.
resolution reported from the Finance Committee re-
commencing The ndeiinte postponement OF Mr.. Me-
DUTIES Tariff bill.
Alter which The Senate spent few moments in Ex.
ecutive session, and then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The SPEAKER announced the first business in
order to be the
REPORT on THE RULES.
Mr.. DUNLAP asked and obtained leave of the
House to report q bill, establishing new collection
district in the State of NJ zine; which was read the
frs, and second time, referred to Committee OF the
Whole made the order of the day for Tomorrow and
ordered tn be printed.
Mr.. ADAMS called for the orders Of The day, bu
Welded the floor 10
Mr. WELLER to present Resolutions of the Legs
l.ure of the State of Oho in relation 10 I'll. improve
ment of the Western waters; which were laid upon tie
| table, and ordered to be- printed.
In rnrtU ard NJ in pl.ttn ,
certain claims in the Stale of Alabama; which
| rerred t. the Committee on Claims
| Mr. HAMMETT then and addre s-ed the com
mtlee at some length in favor of retaining the 25tt
rule. II IS remarks Will be given in our next paper.
AT The conclusion of Mr.. Fl S remarks, Mr.. SIEVE
RANCE obtained the floor; but the morning hour hsv
ing expired, the question goes over
The special order of The day was the report OF the
Committee Elections, on the case of the members
elected by general ticket
Nj DROMGOOLE moved that the Committee o.
the Whole he dschar ged from its consideration for the
| purpose Of acting upon Il in the iiouse.
| THIS motion warmly opposed by Messrs
| SCHENCK, GARRE' DAVIS. and BARNARD
The discussion continued by Messrs HOLMES
KENNEDY, and HALE the last named of whom
moved the previous fa';t,1, which was sustained By
thu House ayes So, noes C3.
| The question then required the motion Of Mr.
D,omgool. and the yeas and nays were called-buI
before the vote announced, MIR CAMPBELL call.
ed the attention of the Chair (Mr. Beurdsey) 10 the
=. h rule, which forbds members voting on any ques-
ton in which they are interested.
The CHAIR remarked, tina. he saw nothing IN this
preliminary question TO which the rule would apply
Mr.. SCHESCk appealed from the declslon and The
yeas and nays on the appeal were ordered, and the
Chair was sus!ained-ayes III, noes 81. The vote on
Mr.. Dromgooes motion to discharge tie committee
hen announced to be-ayes lO7 noes -
The committee having been thus discharged, Mr.
ELMER, the Chairman of the Committee of Elections,
addressed the House at length in favor of the re-
port of the minority; but without concluding his re-
marks, he welded the floor 10 MIR. CAMpBELL Q.
South Carolina, upon whose motion the House adj
journed.