Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-22
TWENTY-NlNTH CONGRESS
Secon d session.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 90, l64...
SENATE.

During the morning hour numerous petitions
were presented and referred. Several unimpo,.
lant resolutions of inquiry were also disposed o,
Mr.. Weslcot presented a memorial from Gin
zens OF the District OF Columbia, praying hs
convict labor may not be employed in tue con-
slruclion Of the Smithsonian Buildings.
Mr.. Mangum presented tie memorial OF RI.
bert Owen, asking that hi, plan Tor The Improve,
nent OF human society may be properly inyes.
gated. II was referred 10 The library committee
After The disposal OF several unmpoIant ma.
, tiers, the Senate resumed The consideration Of he
bill TO increase The army, together with The seye.
raj amendments pending thereto
. A long and tedious debate ensned, after which
the amendment offered yesterday BY Mr.. Corwir
. was adopted by vote OF % 10 Is. Il pfoyd.,
lha, each non-commission officer and priyals
whether volunteer regular, shall be entitled n
l60 acres OF land, but il The term for which 80.
lunleer may have enlisted does no, exceed one
year, then The grant is 10 be reduced 10 50 acres
The debate was then resumed upon The amend
ment OF Mr.. flanagan, 10 appoint chaplain,
pending which the St nate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Personal explanations we've made by several
Mr.. c. J. Ingefsolrs resolution aulhorzir.
The printing OF 5000 copies oi The Report 0, a,,
year of The Committee on Foreign Relations On
The war with Mexico. was again taken M an.
adopted, BY vote Of 1903 to -.
A bill was reported 10 extend and continue in
force The act incorporating the City OF Washing.
ton. Read three times and passed.
A resolution was adopted calling on The PIE.
siienl Tor The names OF the members of Congress
serving in Mexico, ard By whom commissioned
Bills were reported, read twice, and referred 10
the committee Of The Whole on the state OF The
Union, making appropriations Tor Revolutionary
Pensions, and for the Military Academy.
A bill 10 provide Tor the deposit OF money col.
/ lectet from customs and the public lands into tie
/ Treasury, and TO make compensation for The col.
lection OF the same was read twice and referred
10 The committee OF Ways and Means.
! A bi ! vas framed declaring The assent OF Con.
gress cer,airlSta,es 10 impose tax on lands al.
hr sale.
Bills 10 extend the charter OF The Union Bank
Of Georgetown; 10 esa bsh a count al hey Wesi.
10 auihoriz, the Secretary OF the Treasury Il
cause experiments 10 be made in a certain IN
veniion by liquid fire.; making compensation 10
pension agents for their services; making pro.
vision ior the improvement of the Mississippi an
Other western rivers; authorizing the purchase
and publication o.! The manuscripts, &C. d me
late Thomas Jefferson; amendatory OF The sevt.
vera acts relating 10 patents; 10 revise The con-
su.ar sysem OF the u. States; To carry into etec
certain treaties with China; relating 10 the saeo
mineral lands, were all read twice and referred
| Bills passed, authorizing the citizens OF Du-
bulue 10 enter certain island opposite The Iowr
A resolution was adopted, requiring The heats
Of IN. several Departments 10. furnish the Con.
millee on public expenditures with all iniorna,
ton deemed necessary Tor the performance I,
iheir duties.
Mr. c. J. Ingersoll introduced BILL Che three
million b.l making further provision lof The N.
,ercourse between The United States and foreign
NATIONS Made the special orter ior Isl Muntdy
in February.
A resolution was adopted requiring thai men.
beers shall be charged with paper taken BY then
from the iodng-room.
As eat number vi memorials were presen.
ed, reports made, private bills read fIr>t an
second time, and one or Two passed when Ihe
| House went into COMMITTEE III the Whole a.
he 81 ate of The Union, and took up The Indian
appropriation bill. The committee rose, report.
ed the bill 10 The House, and il twas read lhI't
time and Jassed.
The House then again went into Commute OF
the Whole, and took up the naval appropriate
bill The committee was addressed byhMessis +
Culver and Sawyer, when The committee rcsc f
reported progress, and The House adjourned. +
DIRECTORS OF THE FARMERS BANK
OF VIRGINIA, FOR 1877.
ny THe stockton pgRs ~ THE ExscUry. (
AT RICHMOND.
| William II. mcfarland, Richard o. Iiaskns,
/ Thomas W. McCancc Richard Is. Gooch,
! lanes Boshrr William e. Allen. anu
John Wadsworh, Joseph X. Anderson
/ William II. llaxali.
AT NORFOLK.
! y. &. Whitehead, William Mallory,
| John Tuni~ Joseph 7. Allyn, AZ:
| w. camp, william Nard.
Josiah Wills.
Ar PETERSBURG.
william Robertson, Richard X. Meade,
Lewis +. Hicks, Robert Leslie, ana
Robert .. Boiling Robert Il. Iolier.
Joseph ID. White
AT FREDERICKSBURG.
John II. Waacr. John ". Herndor.
Stephen J. Biaydes, Peter Gcolrrk, and
J. Vs. Slaughter, Samuel Gordon, Jr.
John Hart.
At LYNCHBuRG
William Radfcrd. John 1'nsley,
John ~ Warwick, John 6. Merm, and
Samuel McCorke, William u Young. II
Christopher Winfrer.
AT WINCHESTER. r.
James 81 Mason, John Bruce. !
p lilo Williams. Jacob Ssnseney, and -
George +. Washington, George w. Baker
Robert l.. Baker.
AT DANvILLE
Nathaniel T. Green, John Noble,
John W. Paxton, Robert Wilson, and =
Robert Ross william H. Noodlns {.
William 7. Law.
AT FARMSILLE. b
William &. F0urnoy, George w. Daniel,
Francis n. Watkins, Patrick u. Jackson, an:
James Biant0n, Monroe X. Fppln.
Joel +. Scott.
AT CHARLOTTESVILLE.
John X. Jones, Thomas j. Randolph =
William Garth Andrew Leitch, and s
f. r. Moon William ]. Robertson. s.
Andrew Mckee.
AT WYTHEyILLE
Stephen McGayook William Gibboney,
T. l,rockett George stuart aud II
John r. Matthew'S Ephraim MsCavoch.
Robert Gbboney.