Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-18
WASHINGTON, JUNE

THE LAST Day BuT ONE.-Saurday was the
last day but one OF the present session OF Con-
are>s Both Houses took recess from halt past
two to four o'clock, and from the latter hour CON
tiuued in session. the Senate until three o'clock,
and the House of Representatives till nearly tour
o'clock yesterday morning.
We concnsc. in The few following brief para
graphs. some of the most important incidents in
the day-and-nigh,'s stirring in both Houses.
I'm the SENATE, d vast amount OF legislative b'i-
siness was transacted besides that growing out OF
the conferences between the commitlees OF the two
Houses on their disagrecns votes upon amcnd-
mcnls to the Appropriation Bills, which, ii is
believed were al last all rcconclcd, &c. IL was
as late as two o'clock Yesterday morning, how
ever before the House finally yielded lis opposl-
ton to the Scnae's amendments
Among The great number (somcihing like one
hundred) OF House bills passed BY the Senate was
the bill concerning meSae process in the District oil
Columbia. (aboishing imprisonment Tor debi)-
which news will rejoice the hearts oil the friends
OF humanity here and elsewhere.
The House or REPRESENTATIVES was in Il
Storm Of confusion and uproar during the whole
night. without efectin9 any thing whatever alter
the hour of nine o'clock in the evening. The whole
time being spent in Intellectual struggles between
the friends and opponents OF the Cumberland Road
appropriation bill and the District Bank bill 10
OH in direct vote upon either of those measures.
During This contest the yeas and nays We're called
more than twenty times on questions raised 10 de-
feat those bills, until the House. fairly tired ont.
Ga quorum being present 10 the ast,1 adjourned at
nearly four O'Clock.
The mass of Senate bills lying on the Speak
ers table were, of course, all cut oil, and arc
finally lost, un.css possibly the House may this
,i-ac N
fate
The SENATE on Saturday, ordered 10 lie on the
table the nominations. heretofore made by the
Presiden; of the IT, States, Of Edward King and
r. III. Walworth, 10 lie Justices Of the Supreme
Court. To succeed Justices Thompson and Bald
win, dec.
The Senate also rejected Unanimously the no.
mna,ion Of James s Green 10 be Secretary OF the
Treasury.
The President of the United States having then
nominated George NJ. Bib of Kentucky 10 be
Sec!erar, Of The Treasury, the Senate confirmed
that appointment.
The Senate also rejected the nomination of
Judge Christian 10 I've District Judge Tor the
District of Virginia. and confirmed The SubSe-
ouent nomination of James ID. Halvburon TO
that Office.
The nomination of Alderman Towne to be
Naval Officer, and Mr. Livingston and Mr..
Palmer. 10 be Appraisers for the port of New
York. were confirmed, and that OF A. B. Mead,
TO be Appraiser, rejected
denomination for Collector ofthe por OF New
York was sent in by the President.
Mp. Tallmadsc, ofNew York, was nominated
and unanimously confirmed BY the Senate, 10 b.
Governor of the Territory Of Wisconsin, at the
expiration of Governor Doty's unexpre'l term of
four years.
Besides these, number of nominations OF Col
lectors Postmasters, &c, were acted upon, and
some confirmed and some rejected-( Nal Istel