Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-19
TwENTY-NiNTH CONGRESS
MONDAY, DECEMBER u, 1915.
SENATE


bill 10 graduate ana reduce The f.ice Of he pub
lie lands, and Tor o,hcr purposes, which was re-
lerIed.
Nj. BENTON presented memorial ifom DR..
White, who was robbed on his way from Oregon
hy party Of Paw zee Irdians--a tribe with which
The L. States had friendly treaties.
Mr.. CASS called up he resolutions heretofore
submitted ~ him, relative 10 tie condition Of he
Army and Navy. TIE resolutions having been
read,
Mir. CAS-; eus aimed them in arpecch OF some
length, in which he took occasion 10 state his con
victl1n mat an ;mP0TfaHt CYisiS Is dpY06ctina,
and The danger of WAR is imminent. The
Claims Of The wo nations, he sad, are isrecnn-
ceahle. War is great calamity and should be
ayJdcd-but there is 4 greater CALAMITY even
than war, and thai is national dishonor. The pre-
tensions OF the Two countries are such that there
is no common ground on which weIan meet
Shall We recede No, Mir. President, such
lhing is not 10 BE- thought oi. Il Inc last propo-
sion OF England he her lhtma'gm, have ho he
station in saying lial il IS eqr yacnt 10 Gec,a-
ration Of war, and ,ha, hos'siiics must com
upon the irrtnina, ion.o 81 tic years notice.
Danger can neither lie aveilrd nor avoided ~ IN
difference. Let us then loo!; cur difficulties bold
y in lie face. ! hesitate nui 10 declare that Tie
only way 10 aver war, Is 10 Unite with all The
energy God has given rs, N public Ge!ermlna-
lion To carry il on with vigor. Mr. &. quoted
largely from the speech Of Lord John Russell in
tie House of Commons on tie 4ih April lasl. 10
show lhc iule probability that exists that England
will reccde from the position She has taken on this
question. Mr.. Cass, having concluded, was o
lowed by
Mr.. MANG UNI, who deprecated the inrod1c.
ton Of The resolutions, and their consideration at
Ills lime. Mr.. NJ. regretted exceedingly IN"
course OF thc remarks Of the Senator from Mi
chigan That gentleman, he said, had procssed
a perfect coincidence Of opinion viii, The Execu
tive, but lie certainly took very strange way OF
showingit il. Mr.. NJ. said hi ne hal an honest
coniieLce in the President OF Tie United States
on TINS question, AID was willing 10 leave The
mailer in his hands. 1t was the proper duty Of
The Committees proposed 10 be Instructed 10 make
The vrcy investigation called Tor, without being
coaded 10 il By any action Of the Senate. When
the Executive called upon Congress. Mr.. NJ and
those with whom he acted, would he ready 10 20
aS far as The arliesI in supporting all measures
necessary for IT. defence 81 lie counliy-hul he
wanted, II al increase of the military and naval
forces Is asked Tor, that the Iequisiion should
come nom the President, who alone was respon-
sbe, ana not from any subordinate branch OF the
Government. Nj. Aangum concluded by mo-
ring that the resolutions be laid over until TO.
morrow, which motion WIS lost
Mir ALLEN followed in reply 10 the Senator
from North Carolina, and in support OF the iesolu-
tons
Mr.. ARCHER advocated The poS,ponment OF
the resolutions in n speech OF some length but
said that if they were pressed 10 vcle, he shonid
give his assent 10 them. He gave his hearty APP
prevail 10 the course The President had taken upon
The Oregon question. AT this Stage Of the pro-
ceedings a message was received from the House,
announcing The resolutions passed hy that body
on Friday last NJ q mark OF respect 10 the memo
rs 81 The Hon Joseph II. Peyion, whcreupon,
MIR. JARNIGAN, ;.icr blicl eulogium
moved The usual resolutions.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
As soon as lie journal was read, about dozen
senllemru aimed al the iloor, but Mr.. BOWLlN
"hii' il. He moved a SUSPENSION OF the rules ioI
lie purpose OF entertaining resolutions and notl.
ces OF bills.
Mr.. Mcconnell mo?ed 10 lay the motion
on The table, 50 that The House might proceed
10 The election Of Cha plain but without success
The motion OF Mr.. BOWLIN was also mega
lived, there not being lwo-!hirdS.
Mr. ROCK WELL, of Connecticut, lher
moved iha, HE Anii-Texas resolutions of The
Legislature OF Connecticut, presented b. him las
.osE und which, liIe poua. refused ~ pint, l.,
has already been referred the Joint resolution o
Inc Committee on Territories, Tor the admission
/ Of Texas.
A Tier some preliminary remarks Mr.. r. com
planned btlerIvof HE in Justice done 10 his Stale
/ by The refusal 10 rrinl The resolutions. As they
referred directly 10 n SUBJECT already under con
steralion 81 the House, he could see no shadow
OF reason why ther ought not 10 have the same
course as resolutions from Legislatures OF ohel
| States.
Mr.. BOYD replied and conlended that all pc
li!ions and resolutions relative 10 Texas oueh,l(
be- for the present laid npon the table. He denied
however, that there was any disposition oil III,
| House 10 give them The gn-by. He concluded, BY
moving 10 lay the Connecticut resolutions on lht
table, and that they be printed. This motion PIE
| vailed
Mr. ROWLlN renewed his motion 10 suspend
! the rnles, 10 enable him 10 introduce bill, O
which he had previously given notice, tor he or
(, sanizalion oil The Territorial Government OF Ore
! son ard Tor other purposes.
/ The motion 10 suspend was negal.ved only p
! voting in The tfrmave.
I The CHAIR then called upon HE severs
States and Territories for petitions.
a great NUMBER, protesting agans, the admis
! sion Of Texas as slave State, were presented
and laid on The table.
Mr. PETIT presented memorial from Iud
ana, praying that The Office of Chaplain in al
branches OF the Government be abolished, on The
ground that The Constitution does not authorize
any appropriation for snch purposes fle moved
reference of the petition 10 the Judiciary Com
miItee, but by large vote, il was laid on the ia
BILE.
Mr. ADAMS, after presenting huge noun.
tain Of anli-Teyas petitions, which were all laid
on The table, concluded by presenting resolutions
Of the Legislature OF Massachusetts, Of the same
nature. They were also laid On The table BY a
large majority.
Similar resolutions, complaining OF the con-
duct OF South Carolina and Louisiana, relative
10 The mission OF Mr.. Hear, were also presented
and laid on The table. Yeas 90, nays IS. The
House then adjourned.
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