Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-10
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
I Correspondence Of ne RteaG:onf Enqnirr.]
WAsplys-nS Cry, March %, 1876.


WAsniyS-cS CRY, March %, 1916.
Mr.. Brecse, Of Illinois, occupied The attention
cfthe Senate today in a speech 10 show that cur
title is conclusive 10 the fhy -four, forty. he IN
troduced new arguments into the question, which
Is Incoming rare indeed. He essayed 20 snow,
among CHER things liat b. lhe terms Q! he oI'si-
nal charter of Virginia, Britain is esopped from
claiming an. PORTION oil Inc Northwest coast; ana
also, that before our revolutionary war, ny treaty
vdb France and 9 -aia. sic expressly designated
he ~ cpi river as he Western boundary OF
nc: North American possessions; Acknowledging
The sovereignty Of al Inc territory West OF that
riyer,c be in those TWO Governments whose riSh'
we sabsequsn tly became possessed Of
Mr.. Dayton Of y. j., gentleman who vent
Sc. the river or Gre, has the floor for tomorrow
Mr. Haywood Of y. c.. dispu Cd il wiki him, 50
ii is presumed that he will make the next speech
after.
The New Jersey contested election case came
no in The House ibis morning, on which speeches
were made by Messrs. Harper Of Ohio, Hamlin,
Dobbin and Chapman. The question whether
Mr.. Runk, the sitting member, or MIR. Farlee Inc
contestant shall hold The seal, depends on The man.
ner in which the House shall conslruc The election
lsw of the Stale Of New Jersey. The friends 0!
MIR. r. maintain that il recognizes the students al
Princeton College, coIgregated there 10 pursue
their studies as citizens Of The STATE although tney
NAV have come from other States, to which they
intend returning when their Collegiate course
shall have been completed. Il appears TO me, thal
fair test Of the correctness of this constfucuou
is 10 be found in reply TO the question, whether
such students are subject 10 be called on TO per-
form militia duty. Certain public officers or ser
wants, and clergymen and physicians are alone
exempt, if | mistake not, from such service
Students of Divinity net, al the places Of their
clearly ascer;aincd residence. II these students
are regularly enrolled as militiamen IN New
Jersey, their rights as citizens Of iha! State are
perfect but not otherwise. You will remember
tha, do not write as a lawyer, for know nothing
Of law, professionally. From Ias tenor OF the
speeches. am Inclined to think that MIR. Runk
will retain the seal.-[Two days after, Mr. RunE
was confirmed in his seat The Toe being 80 lo
!, &C, and The Speaker giving the casting vote.
Before this debate opened, MIR. Mcdonnell Of
| Alabama asked me indulgence oil The House foI
. "a personal explanation" and in style pecu
liarly his own, delivered SO keen satire upon
such things, which have of late become 100 com
mon thai | fancy no oher member VIII soon Iis'
for similar purpose. He complained asains
report 10 The New York Herald OF his remarks
on the Harbor bill, which. he said made him u.
Ter sundIy charges asains. one or Two oil ms co,
leagues that were far from his thoughts. he 81
50 made an amusing fling al the comments OF th'
Columbian Fountain, Ga Temperance paper pub
shed in this city,) on the late refusal OF he 1ouss
10 grant the use OF the Hall for Temperance
meeting. The Macs and the BIS voted with con
siderable unanimily against the request, and were
!, scored with an unspaTing hand Mr.. McCon
nell stepped forth as heir champion on The foor
against The "Foun!ain." He "did not mind th'
/. assaults upon those in Congress who would TAXI
: dram occasionally, but he objected 10 beln:
, singled on, for their anmadversions,' DC. VI
the whole the inlerlude was particularly rich
and regret that DO not ieel al liberty 10 lay ]
before your readers in e1tenso. Mcconnell is {
queer wag, and doubtless fought his battle witt
,, the little Temperance paper and its reporter OF
the floor, By way of showing how supremacy n
diculuus such things are Who Will next rise e
make "personal explanation"
The Pos,masef-General on the last day o
February remodelled the INSPECTION ot1lce OF III:
department, and in SO doing managed TO dispense
with thirty-five hundred dollars in salaries an
nualy The duties Of The third assistant Post
master General are hereafter TO be performed bl
the principal clerk OF that branch of The office
under the supervision OF The FIRST assistant Post
E master General By this change The office
third assistant is abolished, as well as one clerk
ship while The business the department VIII d
in no manner inluriously affected in The arrange
ment Cave Johnson has saved more money Z
The nation than any MY men now living
His habits Of close atentioa 10 business and RI
gid economy, though so necessary for the success!
OF the existing post office law, are sadly missel
in the House OF Representatives constantly
hear members declaring that no man can NIL M:
position in their body. The secret of The weigh
Of his objections TO unnecessary or unjust aPpro
pria,ions was to be found in the fact that he mas
tered every case coming before The House tina
required the Appropriation Of money. he coulf
say more in len minutes, and he rarely spoke
, longer, than any other member in ball an hour
f His every sentence en- odied telling argument
Messrs Houston o. Alabama and g. w. Jone!
, of Tennessee are laberins with praise Wof!nl
earnes,ness 10 fill up the vacuum caused by nj:
absence Bur i; will be long, indeed, before IN,
simple II object, from either OF these gentlemen
or from any oiher, will operate so instantaneous
IL 10 arouse ali in the House, disposed 10 ccnno
mise the public money. MACON
ICor7csporasnee Of the Richmond Enquirer.
WAsH,saroS CRY, March S, 1896
hardly know how 10 commence letter 10 yor
this evening, for my mini is SO full OF The extra
ordinary scene that took place n The Senate 10
day, ,ha, caa hardly write oft OF am thing else
The sore (for the fostering disagreement amongs
certain Of our friends in that body may we'll be call
ed sore, POLITICALLY is rapidly coming 70 head
Indeed, j, is now ripe, and mus, and will soon hs
cured b. an application Of he lancet OF public
opinion-party opinion, if you choose-whict
will hardly tolerate much longer The endangerins
Of the principles which James K. Polk was Sc
lecled TO carry out, through petty personal squsb-
bes among individual prcninen, public men,