Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-10

any extra clerks be employed beyond those al
ready provided Tor BY law.
The bills were twice read and referred.
The House then adjourned.
TUESDAY. JuLY !, 1916.
SENATE.
Mr. Davis presented petition from nuner-
Gus dealers in wines praying that The duties there
on may be specific, and giving various reasons
therefor.
Mr. Benton. from the committee On military
affairs. 10 whom was referred the bill TO increase
the paw OF non-commissiuned orficers and privates
of volunteers, and to allow them bounty land IN
certain cases, reported the same without amend
ment, and adversely.
Mr.. Pearce on leave, introduced a joint reso-
lu,ion IN present copy of the narrative Of the
Exploring Expedition 10 the State OF Florida, and
to every new State as they may come INTO the
Union. Adopted.
Mr.. J. M. Clayton, from the committee on
claims, reported bill Tor The relief Of the heirs oil
Robert Fulton, without amendment.
On motion of MIR Benton, the Senate proceed
cd 10 the consideration OF the joint resolution
IRON The House for the payment Of the volunteers
called out BY Gen. Gaines.
MIR. Wes,cott moved to strike out the proviso
n the bill, that nothing therein contained snail DC
construed into a sanction or approval oil Inc
course Of General Gaines in calling ont the
troops He saw no necessity of thus implicitly
censuring General Gaines before ne had been
tried by a Court Martial.
Mr.. Davis would have been glad II The proViso
had not been in, but he was afraid that striking
i out would be considered equivalent TO an aP-
nroyal Of General Gaines conduct.
Mr.. Archer could not view il in that light, and
say no reason why Congress should express any
opinion on the subject, as General Gaines was
about 10 be arraigned before Court OF Inquiry,
who were 10 decide whether his conduct was pro-
per or not
The proviso was then stricken out, and the
Joint resolution, thus amended, was passed and
sent back 10 the House.
On motion Of Mr.. Jarnagin, the Secretary OF
the Navy was instructed to communicate TO The
Senate the reasons for removing Captain Z. A.
r. Lavalelte from the command OF The Memphis
Navy Yard, and all the correspondence relating
thereto
On motion Of Mr. Houston, the Senate took
IN the Joint resolution oitlianks 10 General lay
lor and the Army OF Occupation under ms COM
mand. presenting he former with gold medal,
commemorative Of The battles OF me ON anu su'
Nav on The frontier Of Texas.
Mir. ]. M. Clayton moGed 10 amend the resolu-
lion by inserting The word unanimously, so as
10 read "be il unanimously resolved" Agreed 10
MIR. Crit,enden moved 10 amend by striking out
Tho words son The frontier OF Texas" and insert
ION the Rio Grande."
Mr. Sewer hoped the amendmen! would mol be
adopted. He had no objection 10 inserting "Rio
Grande u but he should not like 1.-THE frontier OF
Texas" TO be stricken out as long as il was in the
resolution.
MIR. Criltenden wished the vote on resolution
of this kind to be unanimous, and ne hopeu 'hal
no political questions would be Introduced INTO u.
Afrgr,t ,ar
II might embarrass some Senators II Inc "lron'ief
Of Texas" should be retained.
After a somewhat extended debate, in which
Messrs Houston, J. NJ. Clayton, Rusk, CrIlien,
den, Sewer, Allen, Mansum, Huntington and
Atchison took part The amendment 81 Mr. ofh-
lenden was rejected BY vote OF ~ 10 "a
The resolution as reported BY Mr.. Hons'oh,
from The Committee on Military Affairs, was
then rejected, and the original resolution rom ."e
House. (which does not contain Inc Wo'ds, on
The frontier OF Texas was unanimously aaoP'-
ed, with some slight notifications. ,,;r,.
A number of private bills we're reaa '""'
time and passed. "a
debated by Messrs. Huntington, Simmons, Cal
noun. Johnson OF La, aud Dayton
The Senate then went into Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker announced The first business in
order 10 be The motion made by Mr.. Hoge yesier-
day. TO suspend The rules 10 enable him 10 offer
resolution for TIE adjournment OF Congress on
The 9th inst.
Mr.. Hoge modified his resolution BY subs,itu-
ting The 81 August for The 9th July.
The question being taken by yeas and NAYS,
the House suspended the rules, and The resolu-
lion was received-yeas %, NAYS As.
MIR. Stewart was a bout 10 offer an amendment
to insert 10Th July, when
lloca 1a,a ndni tho OrpVi0uS question.
which was seconded.
Mr.. Roberts moved TO lay the resolution Oil the
tabe. Lost Yeas 59-Nays l05.
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. BOYD offered resolution TO terminate de-
haze on The graduation bill at o'clock to-day
Laid on The table o,. -
Mr.. Stewart moved 10 reconsider Inc 'ole o,i
The adorrnmen, resolution, with rev Of amend
inc ,bs resolution by naming an earlier day. lie
,srnh, ,he sooner Congress adjourned The better
far he country. It's business had been deslruc-
,;re and If his friends would defeat the passage
If The Tariff Bill, The Warehousing Bill, which
mas even worse than The Tariff Bill, and the Sub.
Treasury Bill, they should agree 10 adjourn on
Tho 2Olh instant as in that time all necessary bu-
siness could be done.
Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia. said that these reasons
were those which should induce him 10 re-consi-
der. |, would be 10 postpone the day OF ADJOURN
ment in order that the administration mlsht put
in force those very necessary measures which the
gentleman declared should not pass. Mr.. Cobb
appealed earnestly 10 his friends not 10 pu. The
mower out Of their own hands.
Mr.. Henley, of Indiana, made The same appeal,
though always in favor of early adlournments.-
He would not have the Wings to have control OF
The question al all. They had delayed the bust
ness already.
Mr. Order 0f XIV. earnestly Oe0leU lnlS, ana
pointed 10 The empty seats upon the private bill
DAYS. on the Democratic side of The chamber, 10
prove that the Wings we're not responsible for de-
MIR. Henley said this was only in reference TO
claims which his friends thought should not pass.
Mr.. King, of Mass, responded TO this, that no
claim was before the Committee but those repor-
ted BY majority of Committees, all of whom
were under the control of the dominant party.
Mr.. Mckay said lha, the session had not been
unusually long, and pointed TO examples where
thew were as long, as in 1912 and in 1871. Be-
sides, the Oregon question, oil thirty years stand
ing, had been settled.
MIR. Hoge, of ILL.,, said il had been settled very
early by abandoning our rights. 1t could nave
been settled any time within thirty years past up
on jus. as favorable terms.