Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-12
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, May 7.
SENATE

THURSDAY, MAY Il
SENATE.
A;ler.the presentation OF sundry petitions,
Mr.. Speisht moved 10 reconsider the vote by
which Inc Florida judicial bill was Yesterday Or
dere, 10 be enerossed for third reading.
The bill TO settle the claim OF New Hampshire
agains the L. S. was put upon lis passage, anc
the yeas and nays Icing ordered, resulted as fo
lows-ayes ls, noes 10.
No quorum voting, Mr.. Speight inquired whe.
Their there was any rule for call OF the Senate
Ii there was, he would more The CALL
MIR. Breese read the rule showing that The Sc.
rale had The power to send the sergeanl-a-arms
for absent members.
Mr. MoTehead said he was no. particularly &C
quainied with The rules OF the Senate, tat ne re-
coecied that upon former occasion, upon We
10 OF the ilile Tariff bill, il had been proposed 10
send for absent Senators, there being no quorum
present, and il mad been Indignantly opposed by
the Senator from Mo-, (Mr. Benlon,) who was al'
ways foremost in preserving the rules as well as
The courtesy of The Senate.
Ailer some conversation, the subject was drop
ped, and the bill passed over informally.
The bill from The House repeating Inc duty on
Java Coffee, and reinndins certain Spanish ton
mage duties, was referred 10 the Committee on Fl
nance.
Mr. johnson Of La from the Committee on
Private Land Gains, reported baci: The bill which
had been recommilied, providing for the ADJUST,
menl Of all suspended pIe-emplon claims, with
certain amendments.
On motion, i, was ordered, that when The Sen
ate adjoIrns, il adjourn over until Monday next,
and that the Secretary be directed 10 have The car
pet removed, and mating rut down in its place.
The rest OF the session was consumed in the
consideration OF one or TWO private bills, and then
the Senate adjourned over until Monday next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Mckay moved that the rule be suspended,
for The purpose of going into Committee OF the
| Whole ON The State cf The Union. The motion
did not prevail.
Mr.. Adams offered series of resolutions call
ing upon The President 10 report 10 the House the
name 0. every soldier in the army who had been
put TO death for desertion, Since the commence
ment oilhe present session OF Congress.
| Also, The names Of The officers By whose auiho-
rily said executions had taken place.
| Also, directing The Presien, 70 cause said OIL
GERS 10 be arrested and tried Tor MURDER By Court
Martial.
Also, directing the Military Committee to in
quire and report upon The causes of The increased
number OF deserlions from the army
| Mi Adams asked for the consideration OF his
resolutions, which being objected 10, he moved
suspension of The rules, and demanded The yeas
and nay. thereon.
Tie House refused 10 supcnd, ayes As, noes
! Mr. Giddings al Ohio rose 10 privileged ques-
ton. He moved 10 reconsider The vote BY which
The House had yesterday ordered the printing OF
the documents received from the President in re-
ference 10 The shooting of deserlers in the army in
Texas
Mr. Giddings then proceeded 10 make speech
denuncatory oil the shooting Of The soldiers as an
scl OF downright murder, wholly unjustihable and
calling for the most solemn consideration on the
part OF the House.
Mr.. G. said be would call The attention OF the
House 10 somewhat similar case which was 10
be found in volume ofihe State papers on mill
,ary affairs, and was proceeding thereto, when
Mr.. G. w. Jones called him 10 order, on The
ground that it was not in order 10 go into The
merits o. The question, on motion 10 reconsider
vote ON printing.
The Speaker said the gentleman must conhne
his remarks 10 the question OF printing.
Mr. Adams enquired whether The nature and
character OF the documents 10 be printed were mol
relevant
The Speaker repeated that his question OF
printing was the only one proper TO be discussed
on the motion pending, and the gentleman could
only remark on the character OF the documents in
reference 10 that question
Mr. Giddinss said that the very object he had
Ter OF The documents, The nature Of which had
been suppressed-nol put forth in any OF the city
papers this morning-but actually suppressed
He was going to show that in similar case the
Housa had ordered all The documents 10 be printed.
MIG. w. Jones again called Mr.. G. 10 order.
II was not in order to argue in favor OF the print.
ing on the motion of the gentleman from Cho.
The Speaker enquired Of Mr. G. what his mo-
ton vast
q. 4 l.
der the vote by which The documents had been or
tered 10 be printed.
The Speaker said The gentleman could not
proceed 10 show The proprcly Of printing, when
The House had already ordered the documents 10
be printed.
Mr.. Schcnck inquired whether it was not in
order for gentleman 10 make speech against
the position be occupied.
After some remarks on The question OF order,
MI. Giddngs went on 10 STATE the circumstan-
ces attending the shooting Of some deserters in
Florida, under the orders of Colonel King, in
1919, and 10 show that Congress had ordered an
investigation, and directed The publication OF all
the documents, and had passed 4 resolution re-
guessing the President 10 strike the name ct Col
King from the roll Of the Army.
Mr. Burr OF South Carolina raised question
OF ORDER.
The Speaker decided lha, Mr. Giddinss was not
in order From This decision an appeal was
taken, and the Chair was sustained.
The mction of Mr. Giddings was then laid on
The table and thus the matter ended Tor The present.
Mr. Stephen Adams OF Mississippi offered
Joint resolution for the adjournment OF the Two
Houses CT Congress ON Monday, the 18th OF July,
at O'Clock, P. NJ.
Two.thrds we're required 10 suspend The rules,
and The motion was lost-l02 10 G2.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole upon the bill for the support OF the Post
Office Department.
Mr.. Hopkins commented upon The deficiencies
in the posi- offices in New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Boston, ST. Louis and Louisville and
said that he deficiencies from the small per cent
age received were entirely nadeqrate TO pay the
expenses OF the Offices, and in New York The
Postmaster had received nothing, while his eS-
penses were five thousand dollars more Than his
receipts.
Mr.. Davis of KY complained of the abuse Of
power, on the parl OF the Postmaster General,
by which compensation had been paid 10 The
I amount OF some hundreds Of thousands OF dol
lars.
Mr.. Hunter, OF Va, defended theI Attorney Gen
eral and Postmaster General, tor the cons,ruc
lion they had given to the law ot Congress. he
argHcd that the law had not been violated, aud
that the Two officers named deserved the thanks
OF the country for extracting order out OF The
most incohercnt piece OF legislation 10 which his
| attention had ever been turned.
| The debate was continued BY Messrs. Darrash,
Of Pa, Stone, Of Ky, Seldom, al Va, Baker, Of
| Illinois, and others.
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1916.
The Senate was not in session 10 day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MIR. Tibbaus OF KY, by unanimous consent,
reported bill for The benefit Of the blind, appro-
priating 1000 acres OF land, 10 be sold under the