Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-07
4 WENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1916.
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pensa,ion was directed 10 be paid 10 the Officers
and Clerks OF the Senate.
Mr. Cameron, from the Committee on Patents
reported the bill from the House to legalize GER
tain acts of the Chief Clerk Of the Patent Or
fee, with amendments, which were ordered 10 be
printed.
Tie bill TO remit The duties accrued or paid
upon the importation OF railroad iron in certain
cases, was read third time and passed. Yeas
IS, nays 20.
The bill TO enable Ihe people Of Wisconsin 10
form Constitution and State Government, and
lor The admission Of such State into the Union,
was taken up and passed.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was then taken up.
4 large number OF amendments we're adopted.
Mr. Archer moved 10 insert an amendment ap-
proprialing 10 the Stale OF Virginia S64 900, as
The Reporter understood it, for sums due from the
United States 10 said Stale.
Mr. Evans oppressed his regret that the amend
ment had been offered he thought il neither The
place nor The occasion 10 do so; The same motion
had been made last year, which he had lel il his
duy 10 resist, lie thought il not suited 10 an ap-
preparation bill.
Mr.Archcr defended his position with some zeal.
MI Davis said he should feel bound 10 offer an
amendment 10 the amendment ofthe Senator from
Virginia, Mr.. Archery by inserting an item ci
$3.50 QUO, or such sum as may be reported 10 be
due 10 Massachusetts.
Mr. Archer hoped that the claim Of Virginia
would resi- on lis own merits, without having al
lached 10 ii any foreign or ex'raneous matter.
Mr. Davis would MT press it, being perfectly
willing that The claim 81 Massachusetts should
rest on its own merits
The question was taken on agreeing 10 the
amendment OF Mr. Archer, and decided in the al
frmative.
The question then REQUIRED on The proposition
Of Mr.. Davis, and after brief cooquy, in which
Alessrs. Lewis, Evans, Webster, Davis, Speighi
and others participated,
Mr.. Lewis demanded the yeas and nays, and
The question was decided in The affirmative, 2G 10
II.
Mr.. Niles moved TO amend The bill BY insert
ing clause that The proceeds OF Inc Magnetic
Telegraph should be placed in the Treasury OF
the IT, States for the benefit OF the Post Office De-
partmen'.
The amendment was agreed TO.
The bill was here reported 10 the Senate, as
amended, and The question being on concuuing in
the amendments as adopted, the yeas and nays
were then taken on concurrins in the amend
menl relating TO the appropriation for The pay
ment Of the claim OF Virginia, and decided as fol-
lows:
YgAs-Messrs Archer, Ashley, Bagby, Ber-
rcn, Brccsc, Calhoun, Cass, Chalmers, John NJ.
Clayton, Corwin, Crlenden, Davis, Greene,
flanagan, Jarnasin Johnson Of Louisiana, Nc.
DuiIie, Mangum Miller Morehead Niles, Rusk,
Sewer. Simmons, sspeish', Webster, Wes,cou
aud Woodbfidae-2S.
NAys-Mcssrs. Allen, A,chison, A,herlon
Benton, Bright, Thomas Clayton, Dickinson,
Dix, Fairfield, Houston, Lewis, Pearce, Phelps,
Semple, Sturgeon, Turney, Upham and Yulec-
H.
Mr. Benton renewed his motion in Senate 10
insert an appropriation oil three hundred and six
ly-one thousand dollars Tor The paymen, OF The
fourth and fifth instalmcnts OF the Mexican IT..
IDENTITIES.
This motion Led 10 long discussion, in which
Messrs. Benton, johnson OF Md, Evans, and
others participated when The question being Ia
ken, the vote stood a:es 81, noes 49,
So the motion vas lost.
Mr.. Rcnion then moved the same amendment
virtually, with a provision that the claimants
should agree to take scrip, payable within five
years, and bearing IN interest oil five per cent.
or this question Tie yeas and nays were de-
ma aided and the result was yeas 20, nays %.
MIR. johnson Of La. here renewed his motion in
the Senate 10 insert an Item approprialing l00-
900 dollars for the erection of cus,om-housc in
the city OF New Orleans.
The question having been put il was announ-
ced ayes lS noes 10; when, another Senator rising
and desiring 10 be counted, the question was de-
cided in The negative.
Mr.. Allen rose 10 inquire OF the Chairman Of
the Committee on Finance whether he had any
adequate idea Of the amount which had been add
ed IL the bill By the amendments
Mr.. Lewis was understood to say that il would
take pretty good accountant 10 keep pace with
The Gprialion> bui he was inclined 10 believe
there were tchpfp Shnuf million ~ d,lla
added.
The bill was read third time; when there
were cries Of, "Rcad ii now; lei il be passed"
MIR. Calhoun suggested 10 The Chairman OF
the Committee on Finance that il would he as
we'll TO defer the passage OF the bill ill TO. NOR
row, as there we're SO many and such various
amendments, that il was almost impossible to
know what they were, in 50 hurried state OF The
proce edings.
The cries still continuing "LeL the bill be
passed"
The question was put BY The Chair "Shall the
bill pass" and ii was decided in the affirmative.
On leave granted, Mr. Crtenden introduced
bill for lie improvement Of The rivers Ohio, Mis-
sissippi, Missouri and Arkansas Twas read Il
FIRST Time, and It's second reading was deferred.
The bill making appropriations 10 the Mill
larry Academy al Yves, Point, was ordered 10 a
third reading, after being amended.
The Senate then went into Executive sess ion.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Speaker stated this morning, that The
question o. title olhe bill providing Tor the pay
ment of French claims had no, been acted upon.
The previous question vast then moved upon the
title 10 The bill, when Mr. Jones, OF Tennessee,
moved 10 lay the bill upon the table.
The Speaker said it was not in order. The
lille was then agreed 10, and The bill sen; 10 the
= fi,Dfb Nj
Mr.. Mckay reported ih- Navy Bill from the
Senate, which was referred to The Committee Of
The Whole.
The Land Bill! vas next before he House upon
The question Of concuriing in the amendments
ol the Senate.
Mr.. Smith, Of Illinois, moved that The Senate
amendments be concured in, and called for The
previous question.
A call OF tie House was moved and rejected BY
a large vote.
Mr.. Brodhcad Of Pa, moved 10 lay The bill upon