Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-28
FRIDAY, July 81.
SENATE

MT. Sewer maze PERSONAL eApidHdlluH W
the effect that, when speaking Of laborers being
The same every where, he meant Tree laborels
and did not include the slave laborers Of the
| South.
Mr.. Dix presented memorial from The most
eminent Surgeons and Druggists in New York.
against laying 4 duty upon the importation u
foreign leeches.
Mr. Ashley, from the Committee on the Judi.
cary, reported the bill from The House requiring
agents for claims 10 produce duly authenticated
! powers Of attorney in certain cases, without
| amendment.
BY unanimous consent, the bill was read
third time and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Evans, The Senate took up
the bill from the House in relation To The duty on
| Java Coffee, and the rounding Of certain Span
ish tonnage duties illegally eyacted, which had
been reported from The Committee on Finance
with some slight amendments.
The amendments were concurred in, and the
bill was, by unanimous consent read third
time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Allen the Senate took up the
bill from the House extending the time for local-
ing Virginia military land warrants, which was,
by unanimous CONSENT read third time and
passed
On motion OF Mr.. Evans, the bill providing for
the payment oil The Treasury notes purlo,nei
from the New Orleans Custom House lew years
since, and alter having been cancelled, again PIT
into circulation was taken up and after being
slightly amended, was. by unanimous consent,
read third time and passed
MIR. Dix then moved 10 take up The River and
Harbor bill.
MIR. Rusk hoped the motion would not prevail.
He desired TO get up The Texas Navy bill.
Mr.. Weslceti also hoped The motion would not
prevail. He was anxious that certain bills re-
lating 10 the territories Of Iowa AMI Wisconsin
| should be taken up.
The yeas and nays were ordered on The motion
Of Mr.. Dix and il was decided in the affirmative.
| Yeas IS, nays Ia.
| A debate sprung M upon certain amendments
proposed, in which Messrs. Dix, Basby, Rerrien,
| Weslcolt, Johnson OF Md, Manguln and Cas-
took part, and inc amendments were rejected.
Mr. Jarnagin submitted an amendment, max
ing an appropriation Of $1,000 for the improve
ment of Tennessee river, which, after some re-
marks from Messrs Jarnagin, Bagby and Crit
ienden, was rejected. Yeas Is, nays SO.
| Mr. Archer then moved 10 amend the bill, by
| inserting clause for improving the harbor Of
Richmond TO Bermuda Hundred, S45,0 900.
MIR. A. pointed TO the importance of the i'm
proyement Of the harbor, and adverled TO the
| fact, that the great State OF Virginia had never
had any oil her harbors improved.
MIR. Johnson of Louisiana moved an amend
ment, for the improvement Of The Sabine River
Rejected.
Sundry other amendments were proposed and
rejected.
Mr.. Jarnagin moved 10 strike out Of The bill
all The appropriations for the improvement. Of The
| Ohio Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas
| rivers, amounting To 100000.
| The amendment was rclecled-ycas Is, nays
80.
| After the rejection of several other amend
mems, the bill was reported 10 The Senate, in the
precise shape in which il passed The House.
Mr. Bacby said il was evident that a bill Of so
much importance could not be permitted 10 pass
without discussion, and as The hour for taking up
the special order had arrived, he moved that the
bill be postponed until tomorrow
MIR. HAYWOOD hoped The Senator from Ala
| bama would withdraw his motion. He was OPP
posed to The bill and should vote against il, as
well as The Senator from Alabama, but il was
| evident that a large majority ot The senate had
determined that The bill should pass without eros
| sing / or ,loiling an and it was only wasting
The time Of the Senate 10 debate il. II the Senator
| from Alabama wished 10 address the people, he
| could do it from his desk 1.-The wished 10 address
the Senate he might as we'll speak 10 stocks, for
their minds were made up from honest convic-
ton he did not doubt and any thing that could
be said would have no effect
MIR. Bagby said, that he knew that what ne had
10 say would have no effect; and though he did
not believe that, even could he speak with the
| tongue OF an Angel, he could change single
vote, vel he had duty 10 perform which nothing
shonld induce him IN iorego.
| MIR. Simmons said he was perfectly willing 10
yield his right 10 the floor, for The time, in order
| that the Senator from Alabama might proceed
with his speech.
The question was then taken on the motion Of
MIR Bagby to postpone the bill until tomorrow,
and decided in The negative-yeas 10, nays %.
Mr.. Bagby then addressed The Senate in oppo-
silon TO The BILL on the ground OF its being uncon-
slluional, unjust, inexpedient and corrupt.
The bill was then read third time and passed,
by the following vote:
YEAs-Mes.rs. Alien, Ashley, Barrow, Benton.
Berrien, Bresse, Cameron, Cass, John NJ Clay
ton. Thomas Clayton, Corwin, Davis, Dayton,
Dickinson, DIX, Greene, flanagan, Hunting
ton, Jarnagin, Johnson of La, Johnson OF Md,
Miller. Morehead, Pearce. Phelps, Rusk, Sem
pie, Sewer, Simmons, Speigh,, Sturgeon, Up
| ham, Webster, and Woodhridse-3l:
| N4ys-Messrs. Archer, Anterior, BaSby, Cal
bouu. Chalmers, Cilley, Fairfield, Haywood,
| Houston, Lewis, Mansnm, Niles, PennybacSer,
Turney, Westcotl and iuee-lo.
A communication was received from Col. NJ
e Lewis. one Of the commissioners TO The Ca
manche Indians, joining in the request OF Col. i.
| MI. Butler, for the appointment OF a communicate
investigate their proceeding and accounts.
The Tariff bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Simmons resumed and concluded his re-
marks in opposition to The bill:
The Senate then went into Executive session,
and, afler some time spent therein, adjourned.
MIR. Webster will occupy The moor to-morfo"'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A great number OF reports were mace from from
committees. Among them was The warehouse
bill with sundry amendments, and nolice lnal
The bill wonld be called up for consideration On
Monday next.
A report was made from the library comml me,
in favor OF the purchase OF Cabins iho'ah o''-
The The committee on ways and means were dis
CHARGED from The consideration of petition
from Baltimore, praying tina, leeche' may De
g.. II dntv