Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-16
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II, lsi5.

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Mt. WEBSTER appeared This morning, a..
took his seat.
MIR. DIX presented memorial rom New Yo,.
City, asking the establishment OF branch u n,
in that ci,y. 1t was referred 10 the Finance Con.
miiee. As the Secretary OF The Treasury recon
mends II III his report, there i no doubt but tia
the min, will be established
After the presentation OF other petitions, a me-
sage was received from Tie House, announcer.
The death Of General Dawson.
| Mr. JOHNSON, OF Louisiana, then rose an
delivered a eulosium upon The deceased, ai,,
which the customary resolutions We're adopic.
and then ON OF respect 10 The memory Of The L,
ceased. the Senate adjourned 10 Monday next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Alter several Intellectual efforts 10 GET At Ollie
business The call on the several States or petiicn
was resumed.
large bundle OF anii-TeXas petitions, and ire
them oil. Successive motions 10 refer them u &
select committee failed.
MIR. WELL, OF Mass, 4 member OF I
Committee on Territories, in rre.entifs >im,s
petitions, took occasion To say that lie mirus..
oi the committee disseu.c from the loin, re..e
lion reported yesterday by Mr. Douglass.
A great number Of memorials strongly plot,
ing against the admission Of Texas, or any oh.
slave Stale, was presented from the Northern an
\ Eastern States.
By Mr.. CULVER A petition was present.
from Saratoga county, New York, asking inr 4
abolition OF slavery in the District of Columns
II was laid on the table; yeas lig. NAYS 60
/ Mr.. CULVER then presented reti!on d !,
similar character from about Two hundred ouaGe
ladies. He hoped as this was from latSes. iii,
was no gentleman in The House who would /,
lect 10 lis rel renee
Mr.. BAfLf said that a ladies, in III. i.
nion had nothing 10 do with The sub ject. b. wot
on that very account move iha. the petioa +.
laid on the table, which motion prevailed.
A petition was presented iiomci;zens of Pen.
sylvania, complaining The conduct Of The r.i
manGer OF British Man-oi-War towards IL.
Colony OF Liberia. 1t was referred 10 The Com.
milee on Foreign Affairs
MI. GlLi.S pie'cn,ed the petition Of he Lt.
| oil J. Ramsey VINO Claim ;hat he was the Gt,
constructor If vessel propelled ~ steam. .f
that in l7e6 he actually placed steam ye>-,l Il.
the Potomac. Being discouraged in tins connie
he wen; 10 England ard wonld have ohlaiur 4
patent there had /. mol been Tor his sudden dealt
Referred 10 The Committee on Commerce. H..
also presented The petition OF S. T. Anderson III.
pension; referred 10 Inc Naval Committee
Resolutions were presented from South Cal,.
lna denonncing The Protective System. and ~.
ing a mobilization OF The TariH oi 1872 Tho
were read, and referred 10 The Committee II
! Ways and Means.
\ bill was introduced To amend the act lot I'll
protection OF passengers on board vessels imi-..
led b. steam.
Resolutions were presented from The Legs.
lnle Of Rhoie Island against the admission s
Texas as slave STATE. They were reierra
the Committee on Territories.
The call upon the States Tor resoluliolsva
continued until three o'clock, when the lou.
adjourned