Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-04

state of the Union, 10 read The bill 10 establish
certain pos. routes in which all the inetnf ers "eiI
interested. Ii could be read in len minutes; anu
unless il was now taken up, il must lail ior lhis
session. :.
The further reading OF the journal was dispensed
with
POST ROUTES.
On motion Of Mr.. HOPKINS, the House re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whoie on .ne
State Of The Union, (Mr. McClelland IN me
Chair and proceeded to The Consideration VI 'ae
bill 40 establish certain post routes.
The general reading OF The b,il was 4,sPensed y
with al the suggestion OF Mr.. hofhlN1 anu
the bill was read by sections Tor aihtnuu,ei,''
MclLVAlNEwe were adopted ana an dihchuiiieA'
by Mr.. POLLOCK was rejected. .,
Amendments for additional post routes were
further offered BY Messrs STILES, BO1D,
ASHE, BRODHEAD, SAMPLE. ana JUN
w. DAVIS; all of which were adoPleu. -.
On motion oil MIR. TIBBATTS, the following
amendment was adopted ,hs ;,
From Newport by The way OF Inc NOUNS u
Four-mle and Twelve-mile creeks, 10 Carnage
in Campbell county. =,
From Warsaw, in Gallalin county, by 'ac
way of Napoleon or Beech Park, IN sald county,
and Dennysville and Wiiamslown' III urah'
county, 10 Falmouth, in Pendleton county
Other amendments were offered By MesSrS
STILES, jerks, HOPhINS,. "A. hIN'h'
DY, GRlNNELL and HUBBELL.
Amendments further offered by Messrs. HAIR
DIN. A. KENNEDY and LYON, were adop'
ted
Mr.. CROSS offered the following amendment
under The head Of Missouri; =.
From independence. on The Missouri f'er
crossing the Rocky Mountains, 10 Inc Fans Oh lie
Willamette River, in Oregon
Rejected.
Onmotion of Mr.. HOPKINS, the Committee
rose and reported The bill and amendments.
The amendments were concurred in en- mas%
the bill was ordered 10 be engrossed, and having
been read third time, was passed.
On motion of Mr. w. J. BROWN, two mem
bers were added to The Committee on Enrolled
Bills.
Mr.. BROWN, from said Committee, reported
that they had found correctly engrossed the lon
resolution for anneXing Texas to The Cnieo
States. II was now presented, and received inc
signature OF the Speaker.
THE ARMY.
And after some time spent therein, Inc Com
mi,iee rose. and the House voted on The amend
menl 10 appropriate 1906 900, instead OF SOU,
600 for the manufacture OF arms al The national
armories Ii was decided in The affirmative
yeas IS, nays -.
An amendment appropriatins $40 ,Ouo ioi inc
purchase OF site for, and the creation oil an ar
mory in Illinois, 10 be expended under me uifcc-
ton OF the Secretary of War, was agreed 10
yeas &c, nays IL. J.. IN
Other amendments were adopted, ana lhe On
was read third time and passed.
Mr. MCKAY submitted a resolution 10 sus-
pend the sixteenth Joint rule OF the TWO Houses,
which SAYS. tia, 'no bill that shall have passed
one House shall be sent Tor concurrence 10 tiie
other on either OF the three last days OF The ses'
SION" thai The bills for the support OF The army
and navy, and that TO establish certain Pos
Routes, may be sent Senate.
Under The operation Of the previous question
the resolution was passed.
REDUCTION or POSTAGE.
Mr.. RATHBUN inquired Of the Speaker IN
what manner the post Office bill (Which had Jus
been returned from the Senale) could now be
reached Tor action.
The SPEAKER, after some conversation, lt-
piled, lha. il could only be reached by suSpen-
sion Of the rules.
Mr.. RATHBUN moved suspension OF The
rules for this purpose agreed lo-ayes IL,
noes 20.
The bill was accordingly taken up on The
amendments Of the House 10 which the senate
had concurred, and had added thereto an amend
ment, which was now the question before tne
! House.
The amendment was read. II authorizes mem
bers of Congress 10 receive letters not exceeding
two ounces in weight free OF postage, and extend
the same Thanking privilege 10 Vice Presidents a.
granted to members oil Congress (The bill, a.
| thus amended, leaves the Thanking privilege O.
members OF Congress the same as il is al present
Mr.. HOPKINS asked the yeas and nays, which
were refused.
The question was then taken and the amend
ment oil the Senate was concurred in without q
division.
Thus the bill for the reduction Of postage, &c.
is finally passed, and awaits only the signature o.
the President to become law.
On motion Of Mr. MCKAY, the rules were
suspended, and resolution was agreed 10 Tor the
House 10 take recess from 10 hall past 4 o.
clock.
On motion Of Mr. SLIDELL, the House re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole OF
The state ofthe Union, iMr Tibbalts in the Chair.
On motion by Mr. OWEN, the Committee
took up the bill from The Senate, granting Ger
tain quantity of land 10 The Stale of Indiana, &c
aid that State in the completion OF The Wabash
and Erie Canal.
After various unavailins attempts 10 amend The
bill, MIR. JAMESON moved that the committee
rise with a view 10 offer resolution 10 terminate
debate, carried.
The committee accordingly rose. and reported
progress.
Mr. JAMESON offered resolution TO termi-
nate debate in enc minute afterthe bill shall again
be taken up in Committee Of The Whole on
the state oilhe Union; and that The committee,
shall at that time, rise and report said bill TO the
House.
MIR. J. moved the previous question: which was
seconded.
The main question was ordered; and being Ia
ken The resolution was adopted
On motion Of Mr.. J. the committee resumed its
session, and as the consideration flhe above bill
granting lands to Indiana 10 aid in the completion
of the Wabash and Erie canal
The question was on the amendment OF Mr.
Rayner; which, in its modified form, provided
'in order 10 place all the States on footing Of
equality, for the grant of 100000 acres fland 10
each of The remaining states.
The committee were dividing on This amend
ment when, the one minute having expired, they
rose, and reported the bill 10 the House.
MIR. RAYNER obtained the floor, and renewed
his amendment offered in committee.
The yeas and nays were asked, and ordered;
and being taken, rcsullei-yeas 46, nays s..
So the amendment was rejected.
The bill was read third time and passed.
The hour OF having arrived, The House took
a recess to halfp past o'clock.