Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-25
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS
Tuesday, DEC %, 1915.
SENATE
The Journal Of Yesterday having been READ
Mr. WEBSTER rose and said:

The Journal OF Yesterday having been real
Mr. WEBSTER rose and said: o.
| MI President, By this mornings mai. have
received memorials, signed ty several lhonsarl
ot our ieiIow-cilIzens, against The admission !,
i Texas as slave Stale. The bill for her almi>.
7 sion passed The Senate YESTERDAY. These mem
rails, therefore are little loo lare for Texas IN.
they may do for CrB.. pray leave therefore i
! present them 10 the Senae.
On motion Of Mr.. NILES. ii was
/ RcSofred. That The Committee on The Pos. q,
fee and Posi- Roads be instructed 10 renor, a III
/ providing Tor conveying The United States mai
10 and within The State of Texas. SO far ., !,
'htit judgment the public interest NAV reonire
On mo'ion ofMr BREESE, il was orderet Ina,
o,ooo extra copies oflhe report OF the Corm..
sioncr OF the General Land Office, besides H..
NUMBER already ordered. be printed without II.
-ps, for The use oilbe Senate.
| On motion, il was oiG,fed. ma, when H., e
hale ADJOURN, II adjourn 10 meet on Sa;u,lsy
rex.
On motion Of Mr.. JOHNSON. OF La
Rcafrcd That the Committee on Pensions +.
instructed 70 inquire into the exrcdiencv Of
an ac 10 continue the Office OF Commissioner j,
Pensions
On motion If Mr. HAYWOOD,
RcS0'rfd, That the Committee on Commerce
be instructed 10 report 10 the Senate a bill i.re x-
tending the revenue laws OF the Unite! STATES
over the Stale 81 Texas, and establishing c1lec.
ton district, therein, and 10 provide for the co,r
ton Of duties which are or may be imposed i,y
law upon goods imported into said Safe OF Texas
from and after the period al which the act admit.
ting The said State into the Union shall be finally
executed, under The provisions OF the laws oil .h,.
United SAFES already passed.
Nj Rf.NTON from ths Com r,;tteo
lazy Affairs, reported bill 10 organize Gonna.
NJ OF sappcrS, miners, and ponionuiers
Also, bill 10 repeal The act OF 1912 aboishirg
the office OF second Inspector General Il he
Army
Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee on the in.
dietary, moved that the Senate take up The III
reported by him on Yesterday, with an amen!.
meni, ID extend the laws Of the United States over
the Territory OF Texas
After some amendments offered ~ Nj
WESTCOTT and Mr.. NILES and some le-
MARKS from Mr.. BERRlEN--
The bill vas amended ami ordered 10 be en-
crossed
On motion Of Mr. BAGBY. The Senate pro-
ceeded 10 the election OF a Chaplain.
The whole number of votes given in were 10
OF which number The Rev. Seplimus fusion uhe
late Chaplain 10 he Sena,e) received - votes
and was thereupon declared duly elected
On motion OF MIR. DAYTON, the Senate wen.
into Executive Session for a short time, ant then
adjourned until Saturday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House This morning ordered tie printing u
IL 0G0 engravings necessary 10 accompany lie
Presidents Message. The Report was made ~
the Committee on Ensravings, and Immediately
accepted b. the House.
The House were about 10 proceed 10 other hu-
siness, when motion was MADE, hat when The
House adjourn. it adjourn ovefio Saturday. The
motion prevailed
Mr. MCCONNELL then moved that NE
House DO now adjourn, which vas carried, AM
the House adjourned 10 Saturday next.