Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-19

nate resumed ihc consideration OF the resolution
OF I'll. Hanne.an, 70 close The presen, session Oh
the Goth Of July.
Mir. Lewis, with view Of taking up tie Post
Office Appropriation Bill moved 10 postpone The
resolution I'll tomorrow. The motion failed.
The question Then recurring on the resolution
oil iir flanagan,
Mr.. Lewis called attention TO the fact. that no
answer has yet been received from the President
relative 10 The finances and The means OF prose-
cutting The war against Me. leo. Until this mat
Ter should have been settled he trusted that no
particular day would be fixed for an adjourn
mont.
After further debate, the further consideration
OF the resolution was postponed till MONDAY next
yeas 81, nays2l
MIR. Dix gave notice tia, 10. morrow he would
move 10 lake up Inc warehouse bill, with view
OF explaining H. provisions.
The resolution providing for The daily meeting
oil the Senate al O'clock was rejected-yeas -,
nays 20.
The supplemental war bill was taken up, and
the Senate insisted upon lis disagreement TO the
House amendments. A committee OF conference
was appointed.
Mir. Webster presented the proceednssG
meeting al Lowell, Mass, in favor OF vigorous
prosecution ot the war with Mexico.
The Joint resolution from The House, nrov-
ding for he payment Of The troops called out by
Gen. Gaines, was referred 10 Inc military COM
mil;cc.
Several Other resolutions and bills from the
House were also reiener.
The Senate thcn took up The post Office appTo-
praion bill.
lone debate arose upon The amendment Pro-
vidins for mail steamers from New Yori; 10 Lii
verpuo and Bremen. That portion oithe amend
mon. roIa.,p, n, I ;varrnnl moc ,a;octaJ
The appropriation OF S25 900 10! mail seam-
ers from New York 10 Bremen was carried-yeas
-, nays 24
The bill, as amended, was then ordered 10 be
engrosscd.
The remainder Of the dag was devoted TO the
consideration OF The joint resolution relative 10 the
issuing OF certain grants OF land in The Stale vi
Louisiana.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Levin pronounced a: utterly false a COM
manicaiicn made 10 The Union on aiurlay last,
relative 10 lie coarse lie has taken with regard 10
the sectional dock al Philadelphia.
The House then projected 10 consider The
amendments of tie committee Of the whole To the
naval appropriation bill
The amendment aprropriatng $4,000 for The
publication OF an American Nautical Almanac,
based upon he meridian Of Washington, was 10
Inc aslonisnment al all lovers OIL SCIENCE, rejected
by vote Of yeas 81, nays l0l.
The amendment Of Mr. Levin, appropriatng
$50 900 fora sectional dock al Philadelphia, was
agreed To- yeas IS, nays9l. The annuncaion
nt the vote caused loud murmuring through
the Hall
The amendment striking out the appropriation
Tor the Memphis Navy Yard was agreed to-
yeas III, nav. IT,.
Tnc amendment, requiring ihc Secretary Of
the Navy 10 reduce the nGn.hcr Of s"a'acn 70
800, al he termination q lie present war, was
also agreed 10.
Several other amendments having hccn dis
posed u MIR. Tithals moved reconsideration
Of The vote b. which the appropriation Tor lie
Philadelphia dock had been agreed 10. The mo-
ton TO reconsider preyacd-ycas %, nays 81.
The question then REQUIRED once more on
agreeing 10 the amendment. Il was rejected
yeas 50, nays l0l. The bill was then read
third Time anil passed.
Mr. Mckay moved 10 90 into committee Of
The whole fer The purpose OF taking up The tariff
bill. The motion was agreed to yeas 100, nays
~. So he House vent no committee, hlr.
g. hb in lie Chair. and ~ Il vie Vi | II 70 II,
ok up the aborc bill.
Mir. tiungettord offered q substitute for the
whole bill.
Mr.. Wentworth gave notice Of an amendment
10 strike out the provisional duty Of 10 per cent.
upon tea, coffee and chocolate.
With view of afordins time for The printing
Of the Substitute Of Mr.. Hungerfori, The bill was
Informally laid aside.
The indian appropriation BILL as amended BIZ
The Senate, was next taken up. but after briei
discussion upon various polilica! matters, the
committee rose
\ resolution 10 stop hc debate on Inc Indian
biz al , o'cncI, ie-morrow was adopted.
Several members uied 10 get in resolutions,
-, he House refused 10 receive them, and forth
with ;.inurlea