Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-26

IN,
of Psnnsyl yana demonstrating against any a'efalo"
in The Tariff. p,o Rack.
ham and The other heirs OF Robert Lowell, an once
of the Revolution, Tor arrears OF pay ahd Co
Ale, memorial of the Society Of tue District OF W
l,,ha far the colonization and civilization OF Africa
.aun, nm anpropriation for the advancement oil 'he
objects Of that society. Is, : lame
Mr. BUCHANAN presented memorial OF cit'zsn 10
of Pennsy lvan,a demonstrating against any change
TIE Tariff = .;,:uens
f pennsylvania demonstrating against any change III
The Tariff f,h;ck
and Others of the Stockbridge toe OF Indians, praying
,bat the money invested under the treaty OF 1888 io
hooi e. nd may be divided amongst the tribe.
Mr. HAYWOOD, on leave, introduced the following
bills or cor,
tain officers therein named. fiaes me term OF JIM
r The Secretaries of State, Treasury War, Navy, and
,ha Postmaster General nj two years and directs ina.
,bev sha seyerally report, at the commencement OF
each session. the OF all their subordnates VINO
have been dismissed resigned since the commence
ment of the preceding year.
hill TO regulate and fix the salary of the President
os ,hs II S. directs that from and after March s.
lst5 IN. Presidents salary shall be $l3,000 with Inc
s. f the mansion house and buildings, furniture and
o,he- effects belonging TO the United States, and
reasonable allowance for necessary iuel lights, ana o
more. !, o..o,,
,haren named TAfter the 4th of March next the Sc
laries of the Secretaries oil State, treasury, war, a
W. and Postmaster General, shall be 50, 900 each, and
the Attorney General s3,OO0.
hill 10 fix the salaries of the Chief Justices and
Aoc,te Justices of the Supreme Court OF the u. )
Who NAV be hereafter commissioned. Fixes the salary
of the Chief Justice al 81 00O and each OF the Asso
ciata Justices nj S5,ooo
The bills were seveaIly read twice and referred to
appropriate committees
Fmr RERRIEN from the Committee on the Judica-
~ 10 which was referred the bill from the House, to
change the time of holding the Spring term OF the Gs
,;c coprt of the U S. for the Eastern District Of Vir
n;na reported the same without amendment. Also,
from The same committee, made adverse report on
the House bill for The relief of Joseph Ramsey.
A motion made 10 reconsider the vote by winch
The bill was making appropriations for the payment
of Revolutionary and other pensioners oil the United
States was reed to- and The last provIso was amend
ed 90 as read "that person IN the army or navy
shall be allowed 10 draw both pension a. an Invalid,
and the nav of his rank or station in the service unless
the alleged disability for which the pensions was
granted be such 10 have accustomed his employment
in lower grade, or in some civil branch oil service.
The bll was then read third tine and passed.
The bill TO grant certain quantity OF land to aid in
the Improvement OF the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, was
read third time and passed
The Senate resumed the consideration oil the bill to
reduce he rates Of POSTAGE to limit the use and correct
the abuse of The frankng privilege, and for the pre-
venton of frauds The revenues o! The Post Office
Department; and after adopting the amendments pro
posed By the committee on the Post Office and Pos,
Roads. The Senate adjourned until Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. BROADHEAD presented resolutions OF The
Legislature of Pennsylvania, ins,uctng their Senators
and requesting their Representatives 10 oppose any
change in the present Tariff, which may prove njor-
Gus to the manufacturing and agricultural interests Of
that Commonwealth
Mr. WELLER called up his resolution to print ID
600 copies of the report of the Committee Of Ways
and Means upon the Independent Treasury bill, an
the resolution agreed to-ayes l01, noes 81.
The motion to prin, 10 600 copies OF the bill and
port Of the Committee on Territories, in relation to
| Oregon was adopted.
| Mr. DROMGOOLE, from the Select Committee,
TO which had bee referred the Preambes and Resou
tons adopted by the Legislatures of Virginia and Ala
batna upon the proposition Of the Legislature OF Mas
,achusetts in amend the Constitution by excluding
slave ssenta,lon, submitted report, concluding
with the resolutions, which will be found IN another
colnmn of this days Enquirer
Air Adlm,s moved call Of the Honse, and it was
decided in the negative. Mr. Abbot rose and said he
did not know how the report had been made, because
he had not been notified TO attend the committee MIR.
Dromy oole rose, and read the notification which he,
as Chairman of the select committee, had sent 10 the
different members all of whom had been notified ex
ccpt Mr.. Abbot, who sick, and Messrs. Brengle
and Strong, who absent at the time from Wash
ngton and that the report was unanimously adopted
by the committee present. The question then recuf-
red upon ordering the main question, and the following
is the result-yeas lis, nays 81 The question then
recurring tic adoption OF the resolution Mr. far
mener moved 10 lay the subject on the table, and de-
manded The yeas and nays, and the following is the re-,
sult-yeas a. nays 1873 Mr.. Dromgooe then moved
suspend The rules unit, The subject was disposed Of
which ~as agreed 10. The question then REQUIRED on
the adopton "a the first resolution, and the result was
yeas 15S NAYS Is The question then REQUIRED on the
adoption of the second resolution, which was ~ fol-
lows--yeas ~, nays a. So both CT The resolutions
were adopted. Mr. Hopkins then moved reconsider
atom and was decided in the negative. The House
then proceeded to the orders of the day.
Numerous BILL, which were on the Speakers table,
were ordered third reading and were subsequently
read third time and passed
The House then adjourned.