Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-23
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. lS 1915.


They stand as follows:
Commerce Messrs. Dix, Sewer, Johnson AM
Davis Manufactures = Sturgeon Simmons
Coluuit and Spesh Agriculture - Semple
Phelps. Turney and Corwn. Military Affair
flanagan, Criiienden, Dix and Speighi.
When the above had been announced, MI
ALLEN, being obliged 10 attend as wines u
The Supreme Court, asked leave 10 introduce ~
resolution giving the Twelve months notice L
Great Britain relative 10 Oregon. ,,voon
Objection being made by MT. HAY WooD
leave was not granted.
The other committees were then balloted Tor
and were as follows
Naval Aifairs-Cameron. pickeIson, Levy
and Mangum Miilia--Barrow, Fairfield, Sem
pie and Wescot. Public Lands Spclsh'
Woodbridge, Ashley and Morehead. Private
Land Clalms-Jarnigan Sempe, Woodbridge
and Pennybacker. Indian Affairs - Basby
Phelps, Ashley and Jarnigan. Claims-Penny
hacker, Clayton, Turney and Johnson. Rcyon
iionary flanagan, Clayton, Colquit anC
Greene. Judiciary-BreeZe, Berren, Wes,co
and Webster. Post Otiice-Siurgeon, Simmons
Selnpe and Dayton. Roads and Canals-Levy
Corwin, Sturgeon and Davis. Pensions-Ash
ley, Pearce, Atkinson and Barrow District o
Columbia-Breeze, Jenness, Miller and Johnson
Patenls-uannegan Phelps, Sturgeon and Lew
is. Printing Chalmers and Upham. Rerench
men,-Ather,on, Morehead Dickinson and Tur-
pey. Territories-Camerun, Evans and Cor
win. Ensrossed Bills-Chalmers and Jarnisan
Enrolled Bis-Brighr, Jarnigan and Levy. Ii,
brary-Pearce OF Maryland, Lewis and Chal-
mers.
Mr.. SPEIGHT then called up his resolution
10 proceed TO the election OF Printer.
Aller some discussion, the resolution was
adopted.
Messrs. Richie s. IIeiss were elected by p
votes.
Gales s. Seaton received 20 votes, and Jeiicr-
son & Co l.
The Senate hen adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the presentation of some Executive COM
| munications, the House resumed the considcra-
ton OF the motion OF Mr.. Levin Of Phlladelr hia,
10 refer sundry resolutions OF the Massachusetts
Legislature, in favor OF an amendment OF our ma
lurazaIion laws, 10 select committee instead OF
The Judiciary Committee.
MIR LEVIN objected 10 reference 10 the Ju-
dietary Committee, on the ground that its mem
bers are opposed 10 The spirit Of The resolutions.
lie moved a reference 10 select committee on
the ground that i; is an established principle that
every proposition i, entitled Ia a candid consdc-
ration upon its real merits and that il ough, not
To be committed 70 persons VINO are preudiced
against its main principles. Il was doctrine
clearly laid down and recognized since time i'm
memorial that those opposed 10 doctrine ought
no, to be lis Judges. The child ought MOTTO be pu, 10
nurse To those who care notion H. Jefferson laid il
down thai no man ought 10 be employed on mat
Ter who has declared himself against il. This
was an important subject. II was one which in
volved the character and safety Of the country,
and gentlemen might shrink from il if they pleas
ed. vet il must and would have 10 be met sooner Of
later. Was the House afraid 10 give The subject
affair and impartial consideration? II embraced
| in ils ranks more than TWO hundred thousand CT
items. and their number would very soon amount
10 million. Popular opinion, therefore, demand
cd for this question full examination and The
most unboundei literally. All he asked, there
lore, " 5 that the subject might be referred 10 a
committee who would give il a fair liial. Day
light and fair field was all he asked and re-
ference toa committee who would not be more
disposed 10 stranale than 10 rear il.
Mr.. GIDDlNGS here asked Mr. Levin whe-
lher he had not uniformly voted against The refer.
encc Of abolition petitions 10 an appropriate com
mitiee
The latter gentleman could not obtain The floor
Mr.. BROADHEAD spoke in favor Of reie.
renee TO the Judiciary Committee. !, vas be
who had mad, the motion, and he did !. oul 81
pure respect 10 the resolutions. because motion
| had been previously made TO lay them on The ia
! Die. But in what spirit was The motion met =
| Why, II vas charged that the Judiciary Commit
Zee were prejudced against The measure, and that
there was determination on their part 10 slransIc
il. What was there he would ask, in The Native
American party, or lis principles which demand
| Ell more consideration than other interests advo-
Gated hy other members Of the House? Where
did the gentleman Get his information that The Ju-
| iciay Committee are preJuiiced against he
measure! There was no evidence at all. Qhei
great and important interests were referred 10 the
s,ani;nr committees OF the House; then why
should The Native American party be indu ged
| with select committee There was no more
| MORT ia these Na',vc American petitions man
there was in Abolition petitions. The latter were
| aid on the table, and he saw no reason WIZ The
| former should not take the same course. lie
thought they oush! both 10 go together. The gen.
| ;leman desired report on the SUBJECT But h.
would ask whether the House was prepared 10
| dignity with report subject which, among -
members, had but six advocates? II the views of
those gentlemen did not accord with those Of the
majority Of the House, their doctrines ought not
| 10 be endorsed by the House.
! Mr. RATHBUN, as member OF the Judi
ciary Committee after what had been said, in
case of a reference 10 that Committee, would
move 10 be discharged from The further considc-
ration of The resolutions. He was not dispose
for his part, to crafty few gentlemen, who
,huugh, tbey had made new discovery hy Civ
| ing the resolutions reference 10 Standing com.
! mi,lee No-ei those who were afraid The child
would be siraneled, take the hanlling under their
own care Let them have their own committee,
and see il they could dress up the bate 50 as 10
make any impression upon the House or coun-
try.
n 10 nh
lect never had any thing more than an artificial
existence, and he was sure il was MOI in The pow
or of anv body 10 galvanize il into life
Mr.. WINTHROP hoped that gentlemen
would no, altemp, 10 shut out this subject from
consideration, until they had heard the evidenoe
given by men who were above all party conside-
Ta,ions. The resolutions merely asked revi-
sion OF the naturalization laws, and pointed out
no particular course They complained OF cor
ruplion a, The ballot box.
Mr.. DARRAGH was in favor OF reference
10 Select Committee, naSmuch as this was an
elementary, and not statute law. lie was, how
ever, opposed 10 any change in the present NATL
raliza,iion laws for il, as was charged, there was
perjury at the ballot box now the term Is only
five wears. what reason was there for supposing
that there would not be perjury when the term
should be extended to 81 years.
The discussion was further continued by
Mes.rs. CAMPBELL, PAYNE, DILLING-
HAM. THOMPSON and others, al some
length when there was an Intellectual attempt
10 arrest it hy the previous question.
Mr.. GILES, alter some eloquent remarks on
the conduct of those who are seeking 10 cast an
impuralion upon foreigners, said he was oPpos-
ed 10 any action which would serve 10 Strength
en- those mpu;aions. The subject had already
been agtacd and rebuked in that city which he
had the honor partially 10 represent that city
which gave graves 10 her invaders, and monu-
ments 10 her defenders. He was averse 10 Nc
enquiry into abuses Of the ballot box, provided
the enquiry extended 10 native born as well a
10 naturali2eh citizens.
Why should there be any distinction for in
The one case the birth was accidental and in the
other it was the result of choice. Which then
he would ask. was the most merltorlous, the ma
=, 80. e;.;z1n or he man who had lsl IL.