Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-27

TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, FEBKUARY 81, 1876.
The Senate did mol sill Today.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1916.
The Senate did mol sit Today
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Committees, were called on for reports,
and several were made, accompanied by bills Of
a private or local nature.
One from the Committee on Pa,enis for the re-
lief OF Dr. Page, Examiner in The Patent Office
TIE bill authorizes Or. p. TO take out patent Tor
his galvanic. electro magnetic invention. DR.
p being an officer Of The Patent Office, is mol
entitled 10 take out a PATENT
A discussion ensued in which Messrs. HEN
LEY, KING of Massachusetts, and THUR
MAN took part; and il was then laid en- the Ia
Bile, BY 10 ayes 10 81 nays.
Mr.. YANCEI submitted resolution, thai
when The House adjourn it shall be 10 Tuesday
10 enable members 10 pay proper respect 10 the
birth day of WAsnNoToH.
Some one objeciing, Mr.. YAECEY said be
should like 10 see the member who would Object
10 such resolution. Whereupon
MIR. ORVILLE HUNGERFORD, Of New
York, rose and objected.
The rules were then suspended, and the resulu.
lion was adopted.
Mr.. BEDlNGER, OF Va, offered resolution
TO inquire into The expediency OF purchase Ma
sons foundry, in The District OF Columbia, Tor a
model foundry. The resolution was adopted.
An Intellectual effort was made 10 suspend the
rules for The purpose Of going into Committee OF
the Whole on the bill establishing military posts
on the way 10 Oregon.
IMPORTANT NAIL ROUTE.
Mr.. BROCKENBROUGH submitted a reso
luton, nslruclng The Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads TO enquire into the exped ency o
boat from Jacksonville. FlOr!a, via ST. Angus
tine, New Smyrna, Indian River and Key West
10 Havana, and similar mail route from Key
West, via Charloe's Harbor, Tampa Say, Cedar
Keys, 81. MarR's River and Shalachula, 10 Pen
sacola; and whether il would be nust expedien
10 carry such mails in public war steamers, or il
vessels Of private contractors susceptible Ct being
CONSTRUCTED into war steamers when required
Mr.. DOBBlN offered an amendment extending
The enquiry 70 the expectancy Of establishing 4
route in North Carolina, named 10 said amend
menl. The amcndmeni was accepted and The re
solution adopted.
The Commee reported snrdrv bills OF loca
nature, which were read twice and referred
Mr.. RATHBUN. from the Judiciary Com
,ni;ee, reported against the Seralcs bill auiho-
rizine The Secretary ofthe Treasury TO make .
compromise with Manec NJ. Guackcnboss, an
the other sureties in he case Of S~1I;wou'.
The House then wen; nlO Committee OF the
Whole Mr.. VINTON il The Chair ard took up
the private calendar.
The bill for the relief of the heirs Of Colonel
William Grayson Of Virginia, allowing claim
for services rendered in line war OF The Revolu-
lion, was discussed BY Mcssrs. Adams Of Mass,
Clarke, Johnson Of virginia, Bayly, Brinker-
holf, Collamer, Hubbard, Ewing OF Pennsylvania,
and Seldom.
A remark OF Mr.. COLLAMER, that a repor,
drawn up by Mir. HU BARD, on his subject,
IL, that bo1 hopp
made 10 bills Of This kind, "was personal and ST.
percilions," called up Mr. HUBBARD and Mr.
BAYLY successfully, 10 enquire il the gentle
man from Vermont meant any hing personal,
and 10 vindicate The proud name and fame Of
Virginia from all expressions, real or imaginary
Alter The discussion had been drawn ont al
considerable length, and before acliun was had
on the BILL the committee, on motion, rose and
the House adjourned 10 ~ O'Clock, Tuesday next.
Tuesday, February2i.
We take from the Baltimore American sketch
Of the Senate's proceedings and from The Bali,
more Patriot mos, Of The debate in the House OF
Representatives. Both these papers, ourieaders
will recollect, arc Wing.
SENATE.
The PRESIDENT laid before The Senate a
communication from the Secretary o War. III
reference 10 the Mineral region OF Lake Supe-
ror.
Mr.. BREESE presented memorial from a.
Whitney, asking grant OF land Tor The purpose
OF constructing railroad 10 Oregon
Sundry resolutions Of inquiry were adopted,
among them ono offered by MIR. SIMMONS IN
srucling the Committee on Commerce 10 ascer-
tain The prices of the leading articles OF import
which come into competition with our own ma
nuiacinres, The products Of our mines, &c, Tor the
two years last past and also for The two years
next preceding the passage Of The present tarin
also, the prices of similar articles oil domestic
manufacture Tor The same periods-and a Stale
ment of the rates of wages paid during Inc same
time.
MIR. FAIRFIELD, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs reported bill 10 settle The ac-
counts Of The Forward Officers OF the Exploring
Expedition. :.
The joint resolution, heretofore offered by MI
PEARCE, 10 authorize the purchase ana Trans
mission of the laws and judicial decisions OF Inc
Courts oflbe United States to The Mih'se or OF Jus
lice in France, was taken up anu aooPleu'
On motion Of MIR. NILES, the Postmaster &C.
neral was directed 10 communicate 10 Inc Senate
whether he has made any contract Tor The trans
mission OF mails to foreign countries, and u so,
the terms Of said contract
Several adverse reports from committees were
adopted.
Several messages in writing were received
from The Presiden, ofthe United States
The Clerk of The House appeared and an
nounced The passage Of several bills by that hody
among them one no regulate me mileage OF
Senator'S" the announcement OF which gave rise
10 no lille merriment on both sides of the Cham.
Der. Amer various motions 10 refer, Inc 9iii
was finally referred to The COMMITTEE on the Ja-
dietary.
The Senate, after some unimPor,an' business,
proceeded to The consideration OF me speciai or
der of the day, and the Oregon depale was re-
sumed.
Mr. DICKINSON, who was entitled 70 the
aoor. addressed The Senate al length on the q1es-
lion before them. After g!ancing al few points
relative n our lille he said he would, in conse-
onence of the able ard learned speech Of his col
league, mir. Dix,) pass by that branch OF me
suLiectNbut in order TO save those who listened
10 him or should hereafter read MS speech The trou.
Bile of making an inference from 1t, he would
cav now that in speaking OF Oregon ne meant
the territory bounded by 42deg. on The South, and
81 deg. 40 min. on the North.
Mr. Dickinson said he would not permit him
seitto believe tina, the nation mat found hseii 10
The wrong on this question would go 10 war ior
il and he flauered himself that any one who
shopld hear or read mis- speech would easily DIS
Germ which was in The right.
Mr.. Dickinson said that Great Britain had
No RIGHTS in Oreson-her subjects had rights;
bnt she had none. Great Britain had no RICH! to
90 there. although her subjects had. Great bri,
tain. he said. had nov no title TO any portion 81
Oregon. She had had, il was true, three source:
OF title, but only one tile, and hat she had deli