Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-07

dOUSE VI REPRESENTATIVES.
EVENING SEssoN.-SATuRnAy, March Ist.
The SPEAKER resumed the Chair al half.
past 4 o'clock, and a quorum not being present.
A call of The House was ordered.
And the roll being called over, ia members an
severed to their names, being a quorum.
Further proceedings on the call were then dis
pensed with.
And The question was put, by yeas ana NAYS,
Of the Erie and Wabash Canal do pass, and de-
ciled in the Affirmative, as follows:
iEAs-MesSrs. Abbot, Adams, Barnard, Bid
lack, Bowlin, Brengle, Brinkerhoil, William J.
Brown, Carpenter, jeremiah E. Cary, Carroll,
Causin, Dana, Darragh, John w. Davis, Dean,
Douglass, Dunlap, Ellis, Elmer, Farlee, Fish,
Foot, Byram Green, Citinnell, Edward S. Ham
lin, Henley, Herrick, Hoge, Hubbell, Hudson,
Hughes, James b. Hunt, Jameson, jerks, Cave
Johnson, Perley b.. Johnson, Andrew Kennedy,
John p. Kennedy, Leonard, Lyon, McCauslen,
McClclland, Mcdowell, Mcllvaine, Marsh, 10
seph Morris, Murphy, Owen, Paterson, Petit,
Ralhbup, Relic, Ritter, Roberts. Robinson, Rock
well, Russell, ST. John, Sample, David J.. Srv-
monr, Slidell, Albert Smith, Thomas Smith,
Caleb B. Smith, Robert Smith, SleenroI, Andrew
Stewart, A. P. Stone, Thomasson, Thompson.
Tibba,ts, Tilden, Tyler, Wentworth, Wheaton,
Benz. White, Winthrop Jos. A. Wright-a3.
NAYs-Messrs. Anderson, Arlington, Akin
son, Barringer, Bayly, Belser, Benton, Black
well, Brodhead, CliDgman, Cobb, Coles, Cullom.
Daniel, Garrett Davis, Deberry, Dickey, Dillins-
ham, Dromgoole, Ficklin, French, Fuller, Gri-
der, Hannibal Hamlin, HARRISON, Houston, IT.
vim, G. W.. Jones, Preston King, Kirkpatrick,
Lumpkin, Mcconnell, Mckay, Newton, Norris,
Peyton, Preston, Purdy, d. $. Reid, Reding, Sc
%verance, I. II. Seymour, Simpson, j.. t. Smith,
Sleison, John Stewart, Strong, Summers, TAYLOR,
John White, Williams, Woodward, and Yam
cey-55.
Ana 50 The bill passed, anil rras rcivyae4 10 he
Senate.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. MCKAY, from the Committee Of Ways
and Means, TO which was referred The amend
mcnts OF the Senate 10 the bill making apprUpria-
lions for the civil anddiplomatic expenses OF Go
vernmeni, reported the same back 10 the House.
with a recommendation that the House concur
in some and non-concur in others OF the said
amendments. The amendments were then com.
United.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of
the Whole on the state OF the Union, (Alr. Saun-
ders in the Chair,) and proceeded 10 the conside-
ration OF the amendments OF the Senate TO The
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill.
The amendments were read, and those recon-
mended to be concurred in by the Committee OF
Ways and Means were, with some exceptions,
agreed 10 BY the House.
One oil the amendments Of the Senate reduces
the appropriation for 4 full mission 10 Austria 10
an appropriation Tor 4 Charge d Aiiaires.
Mr.. HOLMES, in a very animated speech,
full OF commercial statistics and illustrations, on
posed this amendment, and clearly showed the
~propriety of being represented al The Court Of the
Emperor of Austria BY a diplomatic representa-
tive of the highest grade. not only Of talent, but Of
official dignity.
Mr.. HAMMETT also opposed the amend
ment.
Mr.. DARRAGH, in addressing The commit
tee, spoke in reference 10 an Amendments Of The
Senate inserting an appropriation 10 paw Two in
stalments due 10 claimants under the late treaty
with Mexico.
He was called TO order by
Mr.. Gu. INGERSOLL, on The ground that it
was out of order 10 speak toany ofihc amendments
other than The one Immediately before the COM
miltee.
The CHAIR sustained the point raised by Mr..
Ingersoll.
Mr.. DARRAGH appealed 10 the committee,
and the decision OF the chair was overruled, and
Mr.. D. went on with his remarks in relation to
Mexican indemnilies, showing that The inLemni-
ties have been paid by Mexico 10 The agent Of the
OUllSu SldttS, Dut HdsC HCFCl lCdIHcu TIE i Tea
sury Of The United States, and hence the proprie-
ty of concurring in the amendment OF the Senate
making an appropriation for their payment b. The
Mr.. PATTERSON obtained HE floor, and
commenced a speech, referring chiefly 10 The bill
which has passed for a reduction Of postage.
Mr.. C. J.. INGERSOLL called him 10 order
for irrelevancy.
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. saunders) ruled thai
the course of The remarks which Mi. Patterson
was pursuing, was in order.
Mi. INGERSOLL appealed.
The Chairswas sustained BY vote Of The com.
miltee; and
Mr.. PATTERSON resumed his speech on The
subject of postage, and continued 10 discuss that
bill till he was called 10 order b. The Chair for
irrelevancy. He appealed, and the decision of the
Chair was sustained. MIR. p. then asked 10 be
allowed five minutes.
A motion was made that he have five minutes.
It was granted, and Mr.. p. spoke ont his five mi
nutes. He gave notice that lie intended 10 pub
lish his speech.
Mr.. MCKAY made a strong appeal.lothe mem
bers of the House TO abstain from useless debate.
There was no lime left OF the session for long
speeches or for merriment.
The committee here rose for the purpose Of
passing, in The House, a resolution 10 close de-
bate.
Mr.. MCKAY then proposed The usual resolu-
ton. that all debate on The amendments OF The Sc
nate 10 the bill should cease in five minutes after
being again in committee.
The resolution was adopted without opposi-
ton.
And the House again resolved itself into Com
mit,ee ofthe Whole on said amendments.
Afterthe five minutes ran out, The debate ended,
and
The question was put on the amendment re-
ducing the mission 10 Austria ilom a full mission
10 a Charge d'Afaircs, and il was agreed 10.
!. The next amendment was the one reducing
the mission 10 China from a full mission 10 a re-
sident Minister at 5000 a year. To this
amendment the committee disagreed by a deci-
sfve vote.
All the residue of the amendments OF the Sc
nate, TO which the Commitlce Of Ways and Means
recommended a non-concurrence, were disagreed
10 BY The Committee Of the Whole.
The committee then rose, and the amendments
were brought into The House.
The previous question was Immediately moved
By Mr.. RATHBUN, and it was sustained; and,
under its operation, the House proceeded 10 vote
on the amendments Of The Senate.
All the amendments agreed TO by the Commit
tee ofthe Whole were concurred in by The House
al one vote.
And then, by a single vote, a large number OF
the amendments in which the Committee OF the
Whole non-concurIed, were disagreed to by the
House.
Separate questions were afterwards put on other
amendments of the Senate, which had been ex-
copied from the general votes of agreement or dis
agreement, and the said excepted amendments
were s~everally disagreed to by the House.
Among the excepted amendments, was one
making an appropriation of $1,000 for a monu-
ment 10 be erecled in the Congress Burial Ground,
in Washington, to the memory Of the late Major
General Alexander Macomb. This amendment
was disagreed to by the Committee ofthe Whole,
and the yeas and nays were called on it, and1he
question was put, that the House concur with the
Committee ofthe Whole in its disagreement TO
the amendment, and passed in the Affirmative
yeas GO, nays IS.
SO the amendmen, was rejected.