Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-24
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

[Cmresyon9enee Of The Richmond EnqHi'e,.I
WasulsGroS Cry March Is, loio.
/ canno, give YOU sketch OF Mr. Arc.:f :
sraech on Oregon, 10 day, for two sooa a ~ sum
,.ica, reasons. First, because did MOI hear y;
,od secondly. because ii bad heard i, nv capa-
cities are mol Sufficiently deep 10 have iathomed
il, mysteries. But was not he canehi 10 ma
snan moi I-fai,h. ] would sooner have RECORD
ed votes on multiplied motions for Adjournment
il The Esr>c, lo- month OF private bl!i days
This evening, reporter who had taken seven
naces and half OF noles oil the speech, on be.
inc asked whether The Senator from virginia
was for or against The notice, declared M ma
bilv to tel; .'fof. said he "my notes read equal
,yas inielIieiblY up The page, IS cown-iiGm lie
rich, hand, as from the .ei.-cf, again, from ,hr
middle, up or DOWNRIGHT or lc!l.' have it!eu
n han dozen vicli,niZsd listeners 10 fnd on; VIE
thpr h was, or was mol in favor Of me notice,
and each and every one OF them were u'lef!y IN
able 10 answer the question. The misfortune ls
,hot no ore wi lie able 10 identity the Senator'S
position until his vote is rcooded-his nose can
NOT be counted on either side uniil then.
In The House, 10 day, The voting on ne various
amendments 10 the Harbor bill was continued IN
il was reported 10 The House, then, The balance Of
The davis session was devoted 10 voting n certain
al The appropiatious lacked on ioit il committee.
The anpr1pria,icn Tor The improvement OF The
Tennessee river al or about The Muscle Shoals
was stricken on; so, also, were one or TWO oiher-
of minn, r! porlance. A il IS now reduced t.
ccriainiy thar the bill must pass, us opponents
will labor 10 cu, il down as much as they can,
BY voinsic strike off as many Q! The amendments
as Possible, mos, Q! ihcn having hsen appended
with view OF making The main hlli 100 otIoHsly
unconstitutional f1r inc Wing eyer. u swallow.
As The DAYS proceedings show that their NAV
are capacous enough 10 take IN any proposition
10; The expenditure .! The public money, il mat.
,eis not how monstrouS, the iiienG> OF rercnch.
meni have wisely determined 10 change he cha
racer oithcir efforts ana 10 seek inius;rions,y 10
remove as many a tic appropriations beyond The
reach OF their devouIiag jaws as possible.
Mes>rs. Fries and ScEencH ot Uaio ti1 = rer.
>0nal spa about an amendment offered By Tie
!o:mer, which ended in noise and sincS.
To lfow. he question on The fioa passage OF
he bill! vii he taken, which wi result in tic ap.
Precipitation Of about one and 4 halt IN lots ot
m.aey 10. hdIbor and rirer rprovement rG,po
ses, ~ n majority ranging from ihiry 10 fly, a.
may be.
regret to have 10 Sriie YOU thai Senator Col.
qul.i lost IN Interesting ljl9e son, Of abOr, TWO
years Of age q day. The child had teen iii tn
some Time, ard ior week pas. lis recovery was
beyond i. hcp e.
According 10 The bill for he establishment oil
Inc Smithsonian institute, as reported from the
Select COMMITTEE, 10 whom he subject was re.
ierred, The board of managers are 10 be consinl-
ed c0por0tiou; that is, provided Congress do mol
amend il. so Is 10 leave out This feature in the
n!ar. To Inc credit Of Mr.. Owen The Chairman
al lbc COMMITTEE. he itsaid, that gentlemen siruC.
sled manlully in Committee against the ohDoX-
il;s provision; oui WAS voted down b. majority
VI orc
! 10 day for The corporation mama has passed.
am inclined u noar and believe, ii- Demo
cratic Senate AMI Democratic Horse o: Gcrre-
se:;.silyes, Mhc have 50 comr'ecr kiiri lhe
charters q The Bsra5 81 ~ District viii rci
vo,c oGt Tic Smithsonian E-qnes' 70 be hume
.lsg!,J away. urder The imposing parollf 81 .
corporation charter, vh.ch, IL c.sin English
Beyond all law. The Wigs in Congress. ami
IL tais civ ever ,:.e 20 ncr instincts, ere e.
,reulelr anx:1us 10 have il : caiueFcd n..itr-
iion..-aimoei 9. ;iJch -, as 10 TX il un+er Wing
conroI. Every conceivable elIort viii he used
ported; but, fortunately, the re:ormsIs Of tho
!ouse are wide awake, and in;erd making i con-
.ortAai'e 10 The Democratic sentiment q the
iay noon the subject al chartered corporations.
The existing sound condition OF popular ofiniou
uron this question is, simply, the rcsul. d lie
ialury done 10 the public morals and iu,oc.>
interests 81 The counlrr through The example Of
the late U. States Bank. MACON.