Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-11
postage, and correcting the abuse of the ranking

enclosure OIL lelle[S lot different persons IN one
envelope, with view Of avoiding the payment
OF postage, under penalty Of $40 for each Of
fence.
Some other amendments relative TO The COM
pensaton Of postmasers having been adopted,
! the bill was passed and sent 10 The House.
The Vice Presiden, notified The Senate Ina, he
! should leave the Chair today and no! resume il,
for the purpose OF alto ding an opportunity for
the Senate to appoint Presidcn; r5o tta..
The bill 10 establish an additional land Office
in Iowa, was taken up and passed.
! The bill 10 aid in the improvement Of The Fox
and Wisconsin rivers was next considered and
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Benton, resolution was
adopted, auhorising each member Of the Senate
10 take IL copies Of the Congressional Globe or
Gales & Seaton's Register Of Debates, The expense
10 be paid out Of The contingent fund
A grea, number OF private and loca bills from
the House, were taken up and referred.
Mr.. McDufie reported bill, aulhorIsins The
President 10 issue letters of marquc and rerrisals
against Mexico, in case she shall set lie example.
AT half past three o'cloci; The Senate took Il e
| cess until six.
EVENING SESSION.
The &C, disaifTmirs all laws 81 the territories
OF Iowa and Wisconsin, granting banking priv-
leges, having been read, a long debate ensncd.-
The bill was finally laid Oh The table by yeas 70,
nays a.
The bill providing for Transporting the mail OF
the United States 10 Oregon was then taken up
and passed
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The bill 10 carry into effect the Convention be-
tween the United States and Peru being passed,
The House took up and passed the bill more eliec-
tuay TO provide for The enforcement oil certain
provisions in the treaties oil The United States.
The amendments to The Naval Appropriation
bill, as returned from The Senate. were again con
sidered, and The House still insisting on its amend
meni, second Commiiiec Of Conference was ap-
pointed
Mr. Mckay reported back the West Point
Academy bill, with a recommendation that me
House do mol concur in The amendments Of The
| Senate.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
as amended by the Senate, was also reported back
with disagreement 10 several U The amend
ments. 1t was then referred 10 a COMMITTEE Of
The Whole.
A leler was received from The Stale Depart
ment, giving The names al the persons who ap-
piled for The benefit Of The late Bankrupt Law.
The report of the Conference Committee On
the disagreeing votes on The amendments oil ire
Army Appropriation bill was concnFisd in; So
the bill requires only Inc signature Of lie Piesi
dent 10 become law.
MIR. Mckay, from the Committee OF Ways
and Means, 10 which was referred The ainent-
| lnenis OF The Senate 10 The bill making appIopf-
atoms for the Military Academy, reported Inc
same back 10 the House, with recommendation
that The House dc mol concur therein.
Also, from the same committee, 10 which was
referred the amendments oil the Senate 10 Tie eiil
making appropriations :or The civil and diploma
tic expenses OF Government, Tor The year ending
| MT 10 Ia
House, with recommendation that the House
agree 10 some, and disagree 10 Others of said
amendments. The bill and amendments weIe
| then committed.
Also, from The same committee. joirt resolu-
ton directing The payment OF certain volunteers
and militia, called into service, and actually re-.
ceived under orders vi General Gaines, includin z
Major Gally' stwo companies. and the company
at Baton Rouge Arsenal; also the company Of
| Mississippi volunteers assembled al Vick>bnrg,
and The companies of Ohio volunteers 81 Camp
Washington.
Mr. Jacob Thompson moved 10 amend the rc.
solution so as to include some other volunteers or
| militia; which motion was rejected!
| And the resolution ordered Ia be engrossed
and read a third lime and, being engTossed, was
read the third time, passed. and ordered 10 be sent
| TO The Senate Tor concurrence.
The House then went INTO committee oil the
whole, upan The Post Route Bill. Mr.. Bo.d Of Ky.
in Inc Chair Numerous amendments were ado
eli To the bill.
During the action upon This bill 4 message
was received from The President, announcing the
signature OF the President To lhe Sub treasury
Bill
merous, and among those rejected were ameha-
mcnls referring 10 the Thanking privilege \ mo
lion 10 abolish il failed.
An amendment was agreed 10, requiring The
prepayment OF postage on circulars, OF, olheI'
wise, that they shall ray letter postage. Also,
the pre- payment on newspapers, not sent nom
the offices Of publishers.
The yeas and nays were taken on MI Bow
Inns amendment, directing the pcslmaseis 10 ad-
vertise letters in such newspapers as The Post
master-General shall designate, the present law
that they shall be advertised in the paper having
the largest circulation in The town or place where
The posi- Office is kept 10 the contrary notwiih-
standing; and j, was carried: Yeas 81, nays I'll.
The poslmasers were also allowed COMMITS
sions which in no case ale 10 exceed TWO lhou-
sand dollars.
The hin was then reported TO the House, where
the amendments of the Commilec were agreed
to- and the bill passed, and sent 10 the Senate Ter
concurrence.
The amendments oflhe Senate 10 The civil and
diplomaic appropriation bill were next consider
ed in committee, pending which The House took
a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The House resumed al O'clock, the conslde-
ration oilhe amendments Ia The appropriation biil.
The amendment OF The Senate making an ap-
preparation for The public Piers, &c, ON Staten
Island being under consideration
MIR. Tibba,ts moved an amendment by adding
an appropriation OF $40 600 dollars for The i'm
provement Of The Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
and GOO, COO dollars for lie Improvements and pre-
seryaion uf harbors heretofore made or com
menced, under laws Of The United States, on The
seabord and on The lakes.
This was negalived by majority oil three
votes.
Mr. Tibbatts then renewed his amendmtn',
modified so as 10 appropriate 300 COO and 34o,-
600 dollars Tor The harbols.
After this had been for some time under discus
sion, il was excepted 10 10y several members as
no, relevant to the objects Of appropriation con-
taincd in the bill.
The Chair sustained so much Of the objection
as related to The Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Mr. Tibbatts appealed from the ruling OF the
Chair.
And the question being put, The Chair was sus-
lained, IA 10 So.
MIR. Rockwell of Connecticut, moved an
amendment for the appropriation OF 200 OO0 dol
lars for The preservation OF dredging machine,
piers. materials, sc. connected with he improve
men, OF The harbors on lie lakes ana on inc ~
an,ic and rivers of the country.
The Chair ruled il out OF order
Mr. Rockwell appealed, and The Chair was sus-
lained, 10 TO 81.
Mr.. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, moYca an
amendment approprarng 100000 Tor the pre-
serva,on OF The harbo!s. machinery, &c hereto,
lore authorized by law, both on The seaboaid and
on the Lakes.
The Chair received this amendment as q order
Il was lost, only thirty voting in favor oil II.
The question required ON the amendment OF the
Senate Tor PIERS &C., al Staten Island. 4 long
debate ensued, and The amendment of the Senate
was rejected, by So ayes 10 Is noes.
The amendment apPropriallns soOo" donars
for com nletinp The Improvement of Pennsylva
) MIA Avenue Coming up, il was agreed 10. Ayes
The item of 1000 dollars, 10 pay two install
- 20 ;ndsnniix due under The convention