Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-26
TWENTY-EIGHTH coNGREss--Firsts Session.


w. G. T. NELSON, Seey.
TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGREss--First Session
IN SENATE,
.Hoaday, .ApriL %, 1914.
Memorials against the annexation OF Texas were
presented from Sansamon county, ILLINOIS, hocneS,er
New York, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, and Els
county Vermont.
Memorials in favor Of the annexation of Texas were
presented from Bangor Maine, and the city OF Phila
delphia
The Senate then went into the consideration of FIX
ecutiye business; aud, after time spent therein
adjourned
The House resumed The consideration OF the ques
ton pending at the adjournment on Saturday-the mo
lion 10 reconsider the vote by which the bull making
appropriation for the improvement oil western Faioots
and rivers was passed. And the question oeng taSeh
il was decided in the negative-ayes IS, noes III.
motion was made 10 suspend the rules tor the pur-
no.e of taking M the Eastern Harbor b and was de-
cided in the negatve-ayes l05, noes IS, not two
thirds.
call of the House was then ordered; and, after u
considerable time spent in the proceedings consequent
thereon further proceedings were dispensed with.
Mr. MCKAY then, in pursuance OF notice, moved
that the House resolve itself into Committee OF the
Whole, for the purpose Of taking up the bill to modify
the present Tariff. The motion was agreed to-ayeS
104, noes "a.
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. HOPKINS in the Chair, and the bill hnv-
ing been taken up and read through,
Mr. C. j. INGERSOLL moved to amend by stfk.
ing out from the first section "hrs OF September nes
and insert "6rst of January next, so as 10 make 'e
bill take effect at that time.
Mr. MCKAY moved 10 amend the amendment, oy
substituting the "6rst of July next
Mr.. OWEN proceeded to address the committee on
the general principles Of The BILL but was called 10 or
der on the ground of irfelevancy. -.
The question Of order was debated at consderaoie
length by Nessrs RHETT, LEWIS, c. lNGEk-
SOIL, J. r. lNGERSOLL, WINTHROP, and MO 1,t.,
RlS, when the question was taken on Mr.. Nc hA .
motion 'to amend the amendment, and negnuVeo-ayeS
45, noes IS. ,ro,,
Mr. STEWART moved to amend MIR NIGER
SOILS amendment, by substituting January l, 1910
This was negatved-ayes 40, noes u.s. .,
The question was then taken on Mr.. lNGEkSOLL
amendment and it negatved-ayes "A, noes 40
Mr. SEYMOUR moved TO amend the bill, By stfik-
ing out fifteen per cent as the duty on coarse WOOL
and insert thirty per cent. al ratorem' a.
Mr. OWEN then proceeded ct length TO address the
Committee favor OF the BILL and IN opposition 10 the
present Tariff
Mr. WRIGHT followed on the same side; but, before
he had concluded, yielded t. motion That the Com
mtee rise; which was carried in the affirmative, and
the Committee rose and reported progress ;,
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON moved that when the houss
adjourn it be until 10 o'clock to-inoErow; but the mo-
ton was necatyed, and the House then adjourned
Spectator.
CONGRESS-.nonday Proeeedings
The Senate, to-day, at an early hour went INTO
Executive session the Treaty for the
of Texas which sent in this morning. Nir.
WRIGHT therefore did no, have opportunity TO hn'sh
his remarks the Tariff
In the House. to-day, the first business was Inc os
posa of the pending motion at the Adjournment On
Saturday 10 reconsider the vote by when the OIL was
Dassed making appropriations tor the Improvement OF
the Western harbors and rivers The motion TO recon
sder was negaved aud the bill has therefore passe
the House, and gone 10 the Senate. Mr. barnard next
moved suspension Of the rules that the House might
finally dispose of the twin measure making appropra-
,;ns Cor tho Improvement Of the harbors and rivers in
the Atlantic States from Maine 10 florda ou as less
than two-,hirds voted in the affirmative, the oton oo
not prevail Mr. Mckay, the Chairman oil the Com-
,ni,ee OF Ways and Means, then announced ms pur-
nose TO redeem the pledge he gave some DAYS ago. 10
make another and las; effort to gel the House INTO
Committee of the Whole the bill 10 amend 'he
existing Tariff l1ws. But first, u secure ui at'eho,
auce he moved call Of the House and the usoai
forms in such ca.es having been gone thfousn anu
large attendance OF members secured he submitted MS
motion and it was carried by majority OF ten, III a
House Of about two hundred members ne hs' INV, VI
ton to amend the bill in commii'ee, was maze oy N'r
&. J. lngerso who proposed to postpone me Pe''ou
mentioned in the first section for the commencement Oh
ia operaton from the first of Sepcmbert to The hrst OF
January next An earlier and some later days were
mentioned by various gentlemen, Tor reasons wh'c'
they essipned-but no alteration was made-aa Tue
amendments ha wing been negatived question arose
rho broad principles involved could be discussed while
the pending motion one OF deta'i-aha ai'er sour
debate the reon the general discussion was commence
by MIR. Owen, who was followed Ny w Is -
Wright, who spoke until the usual nou u "oJ"o'''
,nent.-[G Globe. 49,
1t will be recollectsd that motion 10 take up ''
hill was made on Monday last, and was Vo'ed Gown .!
eleven majority We then predicted that 1t wouio Of
taken M as soon the House disposed oil the hn'uo
bill before it, The barber bill finally passeo oy
the House this morning. and soon afterwards "ene,'
Mckay made a motion to GO into Committee OF inc
Whole on the state Of the Union, Tor the purpose o
taking up the tariff bill; which motion vas agreed |,
by ten malority-the vote being l04 tor end ~ agas
it, as will be by the yeas and nays gwen IN i'
proceedings Of the House for to-day
The following members were absent ;,
DrMocRArsSA. n. Arlington, North Carolina; y
]. Black Georgia; T. +. Bosser, Louisiana' n -
Brnkerhof. Ohio A. V. Brown, Tennessee; joan
Campbell, South Carolina; S Cary, Maine; j. d. Jaw
SON, Louisiana; 2. Dillingham;, Jr Vermont; T. Dean
Ohio. Fl Hamlin, Name: l. kirkpatrick, New Jersey
n Lumpkin Georgia; A. II. Rend, Pennsylvania
n nj Saunders, N Carolina; Geo. Sykes, n jersey
II M Tucker, Mississippi
Wu,cs.-Mr Pollock, Pennsylvania; n. hayhef
North Carolina
and the Speaker who did yote are IN favor OF 'e
bill and SIX opposed to it The six believed 10 De oP
posed to it are the Wings, and the fonr foo"'n
Democrats, viz Messrs. Dillingham;, krkpalr' CT
Read, and Sykes. II we are right u" ',iis' a"u 80.
House had been full day, The vote Tor taxing up 'he
bill would have been 113 for, and 100 against H. snow
ing majority Of Is in favor OF taking :" up Ine'e
are still five in the House to be nlieo VIZ
one in Maine, one in New York, two in Virginia. anc
one in Ohio.
The honorable A. H. Chappell Of Georgai is the 0n'.
Hhiy echo noted in facor Of going INTO eommee 9,aa5
Ia ,oke mn he bill lie is the COMMITTEE OF ways
md Means voted for reportiog the bill, and las un
1ormly voted ever since for taking itup-lH'
REMUNERATION OF TEXAS;
Soon after The Senate met to-day the president sem
in treaty for the remuneration OF leAas a"u s Se
na,a went into Executive session on !, Immediately
and - remaoed until The doors opened for an ad
iournmen for the day lis unusual Tor the Senate
81, SO long in confden,'al communication ,1f when 4
first goes IN The custom has been, we oeleVe' % &
into session for the purpose OF referring the SUB
;sct I, one If s standing committees, and 10 do nc
Thing more with ii un,,l the committee report